Into The Light Of A Dark Black Night

There's a bird that sings in the middle of the night. I wake around one o'clock and there he is, fluting away. I can only guess at his species, but since he can string quite a few notes together in a lot of different combinations I think he's a blackbird.  It's not normal for birds to sing in the middle of the night in February- or is it?

I don't mind that he wakes me up.  I like to hear him. Tweet tweet twiddle tweet. It's like he and I have a connection. The symbolism is obvious, but from his point of view I suppose what he's doing is telling other birds to keep away from his manor or hurling abuse at a cat.

I've just remembered there's a Beatles song- a very pretty one- Macca through and through: "Blackbird singing in the dead of night."  The website I've just visited says it's a song about civil rights. Yes, well, I suppose it is; but  I bet it all started with Paul lying awake at midnight- just as I've been doing-  listening to birdsong and thinking, " that's odd ."

Ailz Says 'Hi'

She'd like you to think she's studying, but actually she's doing on online jig saw.

A Correction

John McCain says Tony Blair has "sacrificed his career" by supporting the Iraq war.

No he hasn't.  Blair has stayed on and on in office,  disregarding opinion in his own party and on the streets and (unless he has to step down over corruption charges unrelated to Iraq) will depart later this year at a time of his own choosing. 

After which he will travel the globe, play at being an elder statesman and rake in the appearance fees.

His career hasn't suffered in the least.  

What he has sacrificed is his reputation.