tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post5380503204346905699..comments2024-03-28T12:25:58.047+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: Where is the joy?Jonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-7220140290192786422015-12-08T22:15:29.774+00:002015-12-08T22:15:29.774+00:00cheers for the comments all, maybe I'm on the ...cheers for the comments all, maybe I'm on the way back.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-92088915780120234452015-12-02T15:06:52.610+00:002015-12-02T15:06:52.610+00:00The fact is in those days you had less stress, mor...The fact is in those days you had less stress, more time and young kids to help create some of your best stuff. Even though now your time of less your own, your blog is still one of the go-to reads. Long may it continue.Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164747997397980883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-54788414709069348232015-11-26T22:37:38.872+00:002015-11-26T22:37:38.872+00:00I was always in awe of how you even dared to try t...I was always in awe of how you even dared to try twitching with the kids in tow (in toe - aaaaargh not the toe photos!) - we went on a family twitch this afternoon to see the local american bittern. The kids were moaning a bit cos the bird wasn't on show. And then it stuck its head up. And the kids went nuts cos they'd seen it. Then it disappeared and they started moaning again. Then it reappeared and they went nuts again. Then it disappeared and we went home. <br /><br />my blog is really boring. it was ever thus. except now i can do crap photos.<br /><br />ho humColhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470840834870693132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-30870794471585653112015-11-26T22:25:35.446+00:002015-11-26T22:25:35.446+00:00Thank you, I think it was because there was a narr...Thank you, I think it was because there was a narrative beyond the 'here is the list of birds that I saw today' type of thing (which I can't sustain). In a strange way I miss them too, and keep thinking that I might return to check the SNAFU status remains. But I don't. It was only a couple of mental coots after all...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016343206340495842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-63912451892184599632015-11-25T22:37:24.110+00:002015-11-25T22:37:24.110+00:00I miss the doomed-to-failure nests. Absurdly predi...I miss the doomed-to-failure nests. Absurdly predictable, and incredibly boring when you stop and think about it, but somehow it just worked.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-23211434095836352092015-11-25T21:52:45.161+00:002015-11-25T21:52:45.161+00:00I remember it well. And yes, it was much more amu...I remember it well. And yes, it was much more amusing in the old days. But then so was mine...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016343206340495842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-33460512396179048532015-11-24T22:06:02.233+00:002015-11-24T22:06:02.233+00:00I have fond memories of the ever-looming Mount Gar...I have fond memories of the ever-looming Mount Garment...<br /><br />Re the 'where is the joy?' question: tell me about it! However, I suspect that for some bloggers writing is simply in the blood, and will not be denied. In your case I'm glad.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.com