No, I haven’t in my isolation gone there yet! I am sitting working at my desk (kitchen table) with the doors open listening to the call, the call that tells me spring has arrived. I grab my recorder eager to capture the sound so I can share it here with you:https://suzanneradford.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/cuckoo.mp3 The cuckoo is a solitary bird in nature that calls to mark its territory, or to call for a mate (smiley face).  It represents many things across cultures, but t

It was one of those weeks, you know the ones when nothing seems to be going right? Work wise, I had a couple of frustrating situations with financial ramifications then my car got a puncture so I had to buy two new tyres and to top it off maintenance work needed doing on my flat in London (kerching). So with a niggling mind, I was driving home from the garage when this happened. A huge bird of prey swooped down and flew alongside the car, it was so close, with the window open