Things you don’t see in Willenhall
A short pause for thought tonight. Something completely non-political barring the worthy argument that everything is political of course.
While I was away in Germany over Christmas/New Year I saw two things that made me think. The one was the stars and the other was a woodpecker.
You don’t see much in the way of stars in Willenhall, living in the second largest conurbation in the country with all its light pollution pretty much ensures that only the few brightest get through and maybe on a very clear night there’s a good display, but being away from all this I actually saw a good array of stars, something I’m hard pressed to remember seeing since I lived in Aberystwyth.
The second thing, a woodpecker, really made me think. I’ve inhabitted this little planet for nearly 28 years and in that time I’ve never seen one before. It seems so simple a thing but it’s quite easy to get through over a quarter of a century of life without having experienced one of the little buggers banging his nogin against a tree. I think this is more about being a parent and wondering about the experiences that life will afford my son rather than anything for myself but it is easy to be deprived of such a simple experience without even realising it when you come from such an urban area as we do.
24th January 2007 in NOT politics
Bob Piper responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 9:01 am #
The image of Paul Mac on the way back home from the pub, “banging his nogin against a tree” does not bear thinking about… but see, Willenhall has one star at least.
Paul Macmanomy responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 9:14 am #
Unfortunately I gave up banging my nogin a long time ago
Bob Piper responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 11:36 am #
Bloody good job too… breeding like a bloody rabbit, you were.
Paul Macmanomy responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 3:26 pm #
Jealousy will get you nowhere! As opposed to “breeding like a rabbit” which makes you personally fulfilled and enriched as a human being but bloody flat stony broke!
Political Penguin responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 5:41 pm #
Great. I do an extensive post on DRM the other night that involves highly important issues relating to freedom and not a whisper.
I do a post about a bloody woodpecker and get blitzed with nob gag innuendo.
Paul Macmanomny responded on 24 Jan 2007 at 7:21 pm #
Should tell you something eh?
All those lovely recommendations on Bloggers4Labour can’t be wrong can they!
Don’t worry kid I’m sure that when the Piper referred to “Willenhall has one star at least” it was you he meant!