- no - not the book by Bruce Chatwin, but an idea that pinged into my head when I was just sitting outside the pottery with a cup of tea, listening to the blackbird singing at the top of our ash tree. He was the loudest, but I could hear two more in the distance answering.

Then I imagined each of those being able to sing to some others - a network of blackbird conversations stretching all over the UK.

So, all my blog chums who can hear a blackbird might be listening to the same territorial conversation that I am. I thought that was quite a pleasing idea to round off the week before the bank holiday...

Have a good one, everybody. I'm off now!

Seen this morning on the wall of the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis.

Pigeon 1: "Coo, nice house"

Pigeon 2: "It's a bit of a hole really, but it's mine."

It is reported that the market in pigeon accommodation is largely unaffected by the credit crunch, as most die before they are old enough to get a good (or even a bad) credit record.

• Tired of sitting through endless FAST trailers with banging music?
• Weary of working out non-standard DVD selection menus?
• Don't want to watch another film in an obscure language by accident?
• Not interested in 3rd rate out-takes and actor interviews?

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