Me Ignoramus!

I just had a birthday. Blimey that sounds odd! Sounds like I just gave birth! No I mean it was my birthday recently. I have now been in existence for sixty seven years. Sounds like a lifetime doesn't it? Well I s'pose it is. My life time. Although not quite. Not yet. Hopefully there might be a few years left. Then again I haven't felt too good these last few days. Oh well.

My Extremely Handsome Son George is still working on his dew pond project.

Sixty seven and I know nothing at all. I was having a debate with my extremely handsome son George yesterday as we watched a wasp drink from the side of his dew pond. I told him that insects were not animals, "insects ain't animals," I said to him."insects is insects."

EHS George was astonished. "Of course insects are animals," he said laughing, "you are joking Dad, aren't you?"

"No George," I says, "insects are not animals. Insects are insects."

"You're not serious Dad?"

"Yes I am son. Insects are insects, birds are birds, fish are fish. They are not animals. Only animals are animals."

"Unbelievable!" By now EHS George was looking at me a bit funny, so I left the conversation there and went and had a look on Google.

Can somebody please explain to me how I have reached the age of sixty seven without knowing that insects, birds, and fish are animals? Seriously, I didn't know that! How has this happened? I have had a lifelong interest in wild life and I didn't know! I must be as thick as two short planks? I didn't know that insects, birds, and fish are animals!

Did you know? Of course you did. You're not stupid like me.

I told EHS George. I said to him, "Insects are animals son. You are right."

"Yes," he said, "I know I am."