tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462975995418404460.post3762628344898656387..comments2024-01-30T02:50:16.432-08:00Comments on Plovers Blog: A trip down memory lanePaul Troddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532050770282573211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462975995418404460.post-24274583708555892452016-02-28T23:32:25.591-08:002016-02-28T23:32:25.591-08:00A teacher such as Dr Ing was indeed gold dust, his...A teacher such as Dr Ing was indeed gold dust, his enthusiasm for nature was infectious, and can you believe he delivered his lesson smoking a pipe with his Labrador dog beside him, gifted!Paul Troddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532050770282573211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462975995418404460.post-29279816792162431092016-02-28T12:31:48.249-08:002016-02-28T12:31:48.249-08:00Happy days indeed Paul. I was never that meticulou...Happy days indeed Paul. I was never that meticulous in recording what I got up to, just had ordinary diaries starting in my teens, but they are fun to read.<br />A big bonus, as you found, is having a school teacher that can enthrall youngsters with the joys of being out birdwatching. We had one at my school, he started a bird club and took some of us out birdwatching and I was hooked although I have never pursued it for a while, to the twitching stage as most people have, don't know why.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com