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About

When I was a kid my favourite wild bird was the Yellow Hammer. Sometimes confused with the finches, it’s actually a bunting. In the summer months, and it seemed always to be summer then, I’d listen out on quiet afternoons for its pretty little song, which I’d been taught to recognise as saying:

a little bit of bread and NO cheese!

Then, I started growing up, life got busy and far, far too noisy, and I stopped listening. The yellow hammer did not go away, it carried on without me, sweet as sweet.

Recently, I started listening again.

12 responses to “About”

~ Sil in Corea | June 17, 2008 at 12:49 pm | Reply

Looks clean and neat. I really like the story behind the name. Whee! First! Heheheh.

Hugs from the far side,
~ Sil in Corea
bonnie | June 17, 2008 at 1:41 pm | Reply

Gosh we all stop listening I’m afraid. Well at least to others. 😉

Interesting no ads. Had you gone to Live Journal there would of been. lol
Betty Lou | June 17, 2008 at 3:48 pm | Reply

Looks like a nice, clean start much like your house move will be. Good luck with it all.
Paula | June 17, 2008 at 7:06 pm | Reply

I’m a birdwatcher, so I love the name because of the story behind it. I try to slow down and listen, but it’s good to be reminded.
B.J. | June 17, 2008 at 7:44 pm | Reply

I, too, like the new look, and I am glad you will still have archives of the old diary. My favorite activity on boring or rainy days is going back and re-reading all your old entries. I claim the medal for having read every one from the very beginning! My best to you…BJ
Maureen | June 18, 2008 at 10:51 am | Reply

Ahh ! I was being thick!
Rosemary | June 18, 2008 at 6:32 pm | Reply

I think we all will be listening more now. Great title.
Bex | June 21, 2008 at 1:37 am | Reply

I have a CD in my car now that has guitar music with birds chirping loudly behind/in front of it. I love it. Nice new blog, too. Afraid I’ve been away too much lately and haven’t kept up. Have we sold the house? I’ll have to wend my way backward. Best of luck, whichever it is.
Mike | July 7, 2008 at 2:21 am | Reply

They say this is the song of the Yellow Hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLssx3rTqlw&feature=related

That’s the one! Thanks, Mike… 🙂
Michelle | July 30, 2008 at 2:59 am | Reply

Hi John –

I’m still reading! How are those quilled daffodills doing? I thought you might enjoy this:

https://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/07/30/five-reasons-to-write-poetry/

–Michelle
wordsofmine | August 23, 2008 at 7:19 pm | Reply

I’m not a bird watcher but I loved this history you gave. I like the new look.

mz. em
Randi Ksiazek | May 18, 2012 at 12:20 pm | Reply

Thx for information.