Bethany, My Gestating Blackbird In June of last year, I wrote about an immature magpie who aborted his useless, half-baked nest in a nearby...
Siegfried the Seagull Siegfried the seagull sat on the sandSurveying the sea that was close at handA swarm of associates gathered aroundTo see if...
Taco: My Treasured and Faithful Friend In October 2007, we were staying on the Costa del Sol, Spain, and drifted into the large Shopping...
The Unmade Bed Within spitting distance of my bedroom window, there stands probably the scrawniest pine tree in the entire country. Intending to be...
The Humble Donkey Two of our most celebrated events in the Christian calendar involve one of my favourite creatures; the lowly donkey. The Christmas...
Billy the Bull Billy was a shy young bull and not the least conspicuousHis constrained life of idleness was really quite ridiculousHis day was...
Becky the Bee Becky the Queen of the honey beesShe’s all you’d expect from the famous “bee’s knees”Surrounded by thousands of celibate lassesA privileged...
Lee the Flea Lee the providential fleaHails from a frenzied familyA market-stall for cousin DeeA circus act from Auntie VeeBut though our Lee is...
Twiglet the Piglet Once upon a farm there was a pint-size baby pigletSome people bought her boldly and fondly called her “Twiglet”They didn’t know...