#291 - Robin's Pincushion Gall

There are only a handful a photos in this blog I regret and my Robin's Pincushion. this time last year, is one of those. I'd just had my eye surgery and so couldn't tell that the picture was out of focus which was disappointing as I really wanted to do them justice. I just thought they were such mysterious looking things with such a charming name, besides which, it is a wonderful moment when your child tells you something that you didn't know, I mean a real fact, not the "Guess what I've just done..." sort of enlightenment. I expect I shall get used to it but it is still, a year later, very much a novelty and the Robin's Pincushion always reminds me of that now, the slightly humbling wonder of having my own child impart knowledge to me.