Phenomenon
PHENOMENON: strictly “..any event that is observable.” (Wikipedia) Common usage “..most commonly used to refer to occurrences that at first defy explanation or baffle the observer.” (Wikipedia) Keen natural historians go through life observing the wonders of nature. Day by day we see “life” happening before us; the passing of the seasons; life cycles of animals and plants; the feeding; the mating; the changes of form or size. We find wonder and enjoyment in all the changes as they occur. Some of it we understand; much of it is still a mystery. But every now and again, something happens which takes us completely by surprise. Something which we have never seen before; possibly never heard of; possibly heard of but never witnessed. Some “event” which we may have guessed at , or realised must take place but never seen. A “natural phenomenon”! Some years ago Mary and I were on a conducted birding holiday in Romania and part of the trip was living on a boat and cruising t...