River Nene, Fotheringhay
I had a haiku accepted yesterday. The accompanying haibun were rejected, but it’s quite a red letter day when I get a haiku accepted, so I don’t mind.
That leaves me with plenty of choice in haibun when I select the one for submission this month. It’s falling into place so well, it’s bound to be a disappointment when it all falls apart. Because, let’s face it, all the good plans turn out to be too good to be true.
We went for a drive this afternoon. It was quite pleasant but I took no photos so you’ll have to take my word for it. I am only just getting used to going out again and am not very good at it. At one time there were five red kites in front of us, with a couple coming very low. We also saw one landing in a tree and a buzzard on telephone wires.
Fotheringhay – cottage and phone box with library and defibrillator
Peterborough never had buzzards when I lived here, and England didn’t have red kites at all – they were all in a small part of Wales. They were reintroduced into the Chilterns in 1989 and Northamptonshire in 1995. Now they are so common they have been put on the Green List. This is quite a change and shows we can reduce some of the decline in nature.
I’ve just had an email from WP suggesting I am getting to the limit of my free plan and suggesting that I might like to take out a discounted paid-for plan. I’ve been on a paid-for plan for years and am slightly annoyed by this. That’s why I get annoyed by the constant minor faults and inefficiencies. The cost of WP is a major item in my annual budget and I’m not sure they take it as seriously as I do. They really should notice me and the service I pay for, and if they haven’t been providing it, how about a refund? I think I know what the answer will be to that.
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire
Congratulations on the haiku acceptance! The picture of the cottage and phone box with library and defibrillator caught my eye. That is an an interesting combination of things to have in an old red phone box. I always associate those red phone boxes with Dr. Who. 🙂
They are very distinctive. Villages can adopt them for £1. I suppose it is cheaper for BT than maintaining or removing them.
https://business.bt.com/public-sector/street-hubs/adopt-a-kiosk-scheme/
Thanks for the link! That was interesting.
🙂
Tootlepedal’s advice is good – but no doubt a waste of time
Yes o both. I tunneled into the information in admin and found I am on the level of service I thought I should be. It’s just that I don’t use most of it. I need to think about things.
I definitely think that you should write to WordPress and ask for your money back if they think they’ve been offering you a free service. Mind you I wouldn’t mind a discount on next year’s fee.
I may look into it, though I’m sure it’s just hem getting confused as I’m definitely paying through the nose each year.
Good news about the haiku and the kites. Very annoying about WordPress. What. The. Heck.
All part of life’s rich pageant Laurie. 🙂 This week I will write poems about kites and dream about people sending me bills for things I already pay for.