Image by Jon Pauling from Pixabay
Cygnets are fiercly protected by their parent swans. If one dares to walk close to cygnets, one can expect the fury of the swans in protecting their young. But their beauty goes beyond words. This beautiful photo shows them happily relaxing on the edge of the nest.
On This Day
On June 18th 1991 Bryan Adams releases “Everything I Do – I Do It for You” making it song of the year for 1991
On June 18th 1995 All Black Jonah Lomu scores the try of the Rugby World Cup, in New Zealand’s 45-29 defeat of England
Birthdays Today June 18th
Paul McCartney (Beatles) is 79
Delia Smith (Cook) is 80
Jason McAteer (Former Irish Footballer) is 50
Alison Moyet (Singer) is 60
Thought on Friday – June – 18/06/2021
A Fable of Aesop called ‘The Mice in Council’
A cat was chasing all the mice and killing those she caught. The mice called a great meeting to try to think of some way of making themselves safe from the cat. The meeting lasted quite a while. Many ideas were put forward by the mice at the council but none of them seemed any good. Finally one bright young mouse stepped forward. “I’ve got it!” he said excitedly. “The reason why the cat catches so many of us is that we don’t hear her coming. What we need is something to warn us of the cat’s approach. I know what to do. We must tie a bell around the cat’s neck. That way, every time the cat comes near us, we will hear the bell tinkling and have time to hide.” “What a good idea”, squeaked the other mice. “Well done! You have solved all our problems. All we have to do is find a bell and tie it round the cat’s neck.”
The other mice started to cheer and squeal excitedly, but then an old and very wise mouse who had taken no part in the meeting so far spoke up from a corner. “Just a minute”, he said. “It may be a good idea, but tell me this. Is anyone here willing to risk their life by going up to the cat and putting the bell around her neck?” No one answered. In a moment all the mice had left the meeting and the room was empty. No one was prepared to put the bell on the cat. It’s no point having bright ideas unless we are willing to put them into practice!
Paul McCartney (Beatles) is 79
Delia Smith (Cook) is 80
Jason McAteer (Former Irish Footballer) is 50
Alison Moyet (Singer) is 60
Thought on Friday – June – 18/06/2021
A Fable of Aesop called ‘The Mice in Council’
A cat was chasing all the mice and killing those she caught. The mice called a great meeting to try to think of some way of making themselves safe from the cat. The meeting lasted quite a while. Many ideas were put forward by the mice at the council but none of them seemed any good. Finally one bright young mouse stepped forward. “I’ve got it!” he said excitedly. “The reason why the cat catches so many of us is that we don’t hear her coming. What we need is something to warn us of the cat’s approach. I know what to do. We must tie a bell around the cat’s neck. That way, every time the cat comes near us, we will hear the bell tinkling and have time to hide.” “What a good idea”, squeaked the other mice. “Well done! You have solved all our problems. All we have to do is find a bell and tie it round the cat’s neck.”
The other mice started to cheer and squeal excitedly, but then an old and very wise mouse who had taken no part in the meeting so far spoke up from a corner. “Just a minute”, he said. “It may be a good idea, but tell me this. Is anyone here willing to risk their life by going up to the cat and putting the bell around her neck?” No one answered. In a moment all the mice had left the meeting and the room was empty. No one was prepared to put the bell on the cat. It’s no point having bright ideas unless we are willing to put them into practice!
