NOTES ON LIFE BY JIM EMERTON
Little stimuli each day maintain motivation. At 72 I enjoy life with royalties from 9 books on Amazon.co.uk-I am a poet/philosopher and author, and write in many media. My autobiography is out there, I was a formal student for 11 years, evolving into an horticulturalist and science teacher. For Mensa ,this will be sig no 18 that I have created in. Wise to eat a healthy diet, walk out in the real world and keep buzzing in the brain. On my global travels there were some great characters in 60 countries and islands which were personality enhancing. My formula for a long life is to squeeze the juice out of it -Jim Emerton.
LETTER
Let me explain about birds bred down from my original 7 foundation birds with later introductions: After many enquiries and interest shown ,they are now at various lofts where other people are breeding from them to form their own strains and families in time ,and with some outbreeding. Pairing birds together of my old blood will be inbreeding, and this keeps a strain alive. Credit should be given to Nicholas Harvey/Paul Addicott/Richard Scott/Chris Booth/Michael Feeney/John Hewitt and others. ,who are keen on strain development under their own management. My main role at 72 is author and mentor, and I write this letter to clarify the facts of the matter-yours in sport Jim Emerton.
Trumpet
I blow my own trumpet, that beautiful sound, because I am so very profound. I f ever my light goes dim, it would be such a great big thing. Modesty is my middle name, and drives them all insane. I love the sound of rapturous applause from every open single door. My moon my sun, may fall is shade, but now I have it made. I may ride upon a star; you see I’ve been on earth before. Jim Emerton.
General Information
I like YB’s bred from March to May in better weather conditions. If kept well and flown natural they are good for the future, and flown out on all they can eat. Early ones need training in May and may be good in the wing for 300 mile races later in the year. Spring bred birds, range well, get fit and are less work than December ones. I did breed some early for fun though and to get the stock started. I won 4 open races on spring bred birds and broke records at the time as they assume better condition in their being, than winter bred birds. Losses of any YB’s are often high, whatever you do. The skill is down to the fancier, and untrained earlies go down like flies when raced. Jim Emerton.
