Peach Cobbler

“Leave the peach cobbler in the kitchen alone,” mother would say, going upstairs. But I couldn’t help myself. I sneaked in and watched him. Watched him make his stupid peach shoes, taunting. “Nobody’s going to wear those I’d say. “They’re stupid.” But he worked on. Fredesque […]

World Shorebirds Day

Today I discovered it is World Shorebirds Day (thanks Window’s Co-pilot!) This of course led me down a deep internet rabbit hole to discover many new things about shorebirds! Here is a link to the World Shorebirds Day website: https://www.worldshorebirdsday.org/ I recommend a read to understand […]

Word of the week – Pulchritudinous

pulchritudinous  adjective    formal uk   /ˌpʌl.krɪˈtʃuː.dɪ.nəs/ us   /ˌpʌl.krəˈtuː.dən.əs/ (especially of a woman) beautiful SOURCE: Cambridge Dictionary What a very strange sounding word indeed; a mouthful, an almost guttural sounding word which to me summons up similar sounds such as decrepitude, sepulchre, putridness. Ironic really how such an ugly sounding word […]

Project Hail Mary

I feel like everyone’s heard of The Martian by Andy Weir (and maybe seen the film starring Matt Damon as solo Mars inhabitant and space pirate, Mark Watney)…but have you also heard of Project Hail Mary?

Not a book about birds – but not everything I read has an avian theme! 🙂

Birdsong

In keeping with the theme of my Writer’s Aviary, here is another book recommendation from my Bookshelf. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. I recently re-read this book with interest in how it may have influenced my own writing, being one of my top 20 books of all time. Be warned though, some minor spoilers ahead.

Low Tide

Unworthy are my words of you,impatient as birdsencouraging the morning light.Ours is a gentle and quiet embracesoft and settled in enduring night.To wake from the sweetest dream, so calm,can never compare with this peace in your arms.Into me you instil with your kissa feeling never before […]