Because I'm an enthusiastic reader, I'm always eager to see what books strangers are engrossed in when I see people reading on public transport. On the way down to Melbourne today I read this book on the train and then on all the trams I took. I held it out in front of me like a proud shield.
Keeping chooks is one of the greatest joys in my life and I want people to know that I am not some random redhead on public transport, but that I have chooks!
I learnt a lot whilst reading the Chook Book. Of course you can never read too much about something you love, but I have learnt more than a book can ever teach just from hanging out in our yard and quietly watching our birds in all their feathered glory.
So many people have commented to me how dumb chooks are – what pea brains. And maybe they are compared to dogs or cats, but what nobler job is there than sitting on eggs of new life. I was in awe of Cuba when she was broody and I am in awe of those little pea brains who can create something as complete and contained as an egg.
After all these millions of years of evolution and with all my years of education, if only I could create something so wonderful each day.
1 comment:
Based on your fourth paragraph, LOM, you have learnt the old adage that more knowledge is gained by looking at the real thing than by reading the books. That's not to suggest that you shouldn't read the books, but rather that you don't gain much from reading the books without looking at the real thing. xx
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