Yesterday I went to the Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery..

No photographs, it says no photography..

The artist Donald Rodney.. link is from The Guardian newspaper.

Well worth the visit if the artists works come near you! A young artist and if you read about his works, he made a huge impression in his short life.

And a huge difference in this world in a short time..

After the gallery I wandered around for a while..

Had no real purpose, which is nice.. 

Stopped to talk to promoter in the street, poor guy didn't get a word in!

But instead he got a pocketbook version of my life!!! He asked!! Bless him!

I should have a government health warning sticker on my head! Do not start a conversation with this woman, you'll hear more than you ever thought you needed to!

And today! Walk to and through Nottingham Arboretum.. 

Beautiful at any time, but more so in autumn.. and most of the leaves have fallen already.. gorgeous..

Of course me being me, got a little sad over a bird! He was alone, and quiet and I whistled at him... He looked a bit more lively when I walked off to the next aviaries.. Oh yes, he is in an aviary.  Not randomly in a tree! I am not talking to random birds flying about!! Honestly!

Then he started singing! 

He was quiet when I went back, but he flew back to me, and started to sing again... So sweet...

He is a Diamond Dove.. It says the birds here have all come from people who could no longer look after them, for whatever reasons..

He should be paired up or in a small flock.. Google says..

'If you only keep a single dove then after a period of time the bird will probably bond on you. Doves are very social and thus have a need to be close to a living being. Indication that bonding has taken place are wing flicking and kissing.'

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The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle