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On lonely blackbirds and accepting reality

Posted on July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 by Martin Howell

One of the great joys of summer must be listening to the male blackbirds singing their hearts out, trying for all they’re worth to find a mate. I have always felt for these beautiful creatures, whose songs are the very essence of English summertime. I found myself this week wondering what happens to the poor […]

Will you just listen…? Please?

Posted on June 23, 2024October 22, 2024 by Martin Howell

I had thought, after my previous blog posts, that I’d rather reached an end of sorts. I have derived much pleasure from writing them, and from the wonderfully generous comments people have made in response, but I wasn’t sure what else there was to say – at least, I didn’t think there would be until […]