remember when people went shopping, and it was part of social life and people talked to others they met? Maybe it was a long time ago. Today I was doing my stint at manning the consultation stand for Friends of Newham Grange Park in the foyer of Sanisbury's, Whitehouse Farm. Some people did show an interest, and it was really good to talk to them, and listen to what they had to say.
However I was struck by how many people walked in, eyes down, often a phone clasped to ear or headphones on, and didn't answer when anything was said. There didn't used to be shopping on a Sunday, and I don't unless really pressed, but it doesn't seem to have relieved pressure that people have to cram a lot into a short time. Sad.
Whilst I was there John was doing the "big garden birdwatch" for the RSPB, watching birds in the garden. In our small garden for one hour we had at any one time : 4 blackbirds, 2 chaffinch, 1 coal tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch, 4 house sparrows adn 1 robin. They all seemed quite sociable !
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