I went back to an old friend for Story Telling today. I told the Japanese Folk Tale Shippeitaro it is only the second time I have told it since the pandemic hit. A story that grips the audience with the hint of the supernatural.

I am busy at the moment researching British Folk Tales particularly linked to the West Country for new stories to tell. That is for both older and younger audiences!

Saw my first Hobby of the year today high above the Sailing Lake -a great bird to watch. Did well for migrants Little Gull, Common Tern, Whitethroat and a few Swallows. Just need to hear a Cuckoo now! When I was cycling to Wick Court I stopped to watch the Swallows by the canal swing bridge (actually didn’t have a choice). They were checking out underneath the bridge for their nests they do this every year never worrying about the bridge opening and closing!

Pictures below are of a Hobby and a Swallow- they are not my pictures!