Return of the Pin

Less lost in large.

18 months ago, I blipped my tufted duck pin; it had been a birthday present from an NHM friend several years before, and lived on my lapel as a happy reminder of friends, NHM times, and (of course) tufted ducks.

I lost my tufted duck while walking in Kent last November, and felt rather bereft; I bought a stand-in shelduck (the Egyptian goose's closest relative among the RSPB pins) which was sweet but felt like a bit of a stop-gap...

More recently, friends in Oxford very kindly gave me a Barnacle goose pin that they spotted whilst away on holiday (mentioned here). 

Now, coming full circle, MinBannister spotted this at the RSPB's Big Nature Festival, thought of me, and super-kindly gave it to me (via Royal Mail). What a wonderful surprise it was to find it in the post; I'm thrilled and feel so touched. It obviously isn't the same pin, but it serves to remind me of the same things, as well as the kindness of blipfriends.