If the good energy is missing….

….you should count to 10 more often 😊

Back to school last week. Despite the fact that I enjoyed talking to the students and my colleagues again, it took noticeably energy to teach for the first time. I prepared the lessons much better and in more detail than I am used to, it was “work” and did not happen automatically. Clearly a new sensation for me. 

It also feels a bit like that at home. Normally I'm not one to complain about the weather, but walking the dog in a downpour almost every day or having to get in and out of the pen wet is starting to bother me. Normally the daily activities are relaxation, now more of a "must".

The breeding is still going reasonably well to my liking, even though I don't have my planning in order again. I let the kites do free coupling, but the search for a partner and the laying went so smoothly that I was not able to submit many eggs from the breeders. And so we learn every year, so pair the kites a week later next year. I had 23/24 couples with 11 days on eggs and checking yesterday only showed fertilized eggs. So that's fine. I put the youngsters on the ground for the first time this year with about 16-20 days, let's see if the parents are more comfortable on the 2^e round comes late (some of them have already laid). Another week and then the first will be weaned.

Due to the death of my mother and the grieving process you are in, you notice that things that are normally routine or that you shrug your shoulders about with a smile now arouse irritations. That is why it is good to count to 10 a little more and realize that the irritation is more in your body than there is actually a reason for it. 

Next Saturday I will meet physically for the first time with the Evaluation Committee Flight Program 2024, set up by the NPO board. (from now on ECV2024) I won't be able to say much about it since my blog is not the right place for that. I wonder if we can come up with a good proposal to bring about the much needed changes in our sport. One thing is clear to me, we will have to and dare to look further than just a new flight program. In the meantime I have already read several columns from enthusiasts that are in line with the ideas I have myself, now let's see what the rest of the committee thinks about it. Despite the fact that I have indicated that I will never again do (administrative) volunteer work in the pigeon sport, I have accepted this challenge because it is a project that must be completed within a defined time. So I already know that within half a year I will be "free" man again 😉