A bird in the house disturbs the order of things

Wenlock Edge The blackbird’s wings have the flutter of panic as he tries to navigate through the house to find an escapeThe unmistakable fan-snap of feathers announces the arrival of a visitor. A dark blur up the stairs, a spike of electric current. There is a palpable disturbance to the order of things when there’s a bird in the house; perhaps that’s why it’s associated with ill omen. The blackbird hops through the back door following a trail of breakfast cereal.We have