ANOTHER BLACKBIRD AND OPERATUNITY

Last night, as we were watching "the News", we heard a cheeping and looked down to see a very young blackbird sitting next to the hearth.  Kim the cat came in and looked at it.  It must have been her who brought it in but she had done no damage.  We put it in a box and fed it with dog food overnight.  Because of all the cats around here we felt we could not raise it safely so phoned the Bird Rescue Centre at 10 a.m., when they opened, to see if they would take it.  The answer was "yes" so we drove to the other side of town with our charge.

It was also the day for the Operatunity Concert and we got back just as it was starting.  Today's concert was Christmas at the Proms and it was just as good as all their other concerts that we have been to.  It incorporated songs such as There'll Always be an England, I Vow to Thee My Country, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Jerusalem, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah, Pie Jesu, O Holy Night, Rule Britannia, Pomp & Circumstance, Land of Hope and Glory and Feliz Navidad plus lots of other songs and general entertainment.  

We thoroughly enjoyed it.  As I had an osteopath appointment afterwards we headed straight into town and had lunch at le Bistro de Paris.  A very pleasant day.