“Mama!” Anne rushed into the kitchen to deliver her news. “I’ve got a part in the school play.”
Mama was pleased at this, herself a former thespian. “And what part is that?”
“Bishy Thistledown. Will you make me the costume? Shiny red satin with scattered black dots. And I’ll need a fluffy wig.”
Mama laughed. “So you’re to play a lady-bug?” But it was a start, her daughter’s first foot on the stage.
Note: In Norfolk, UK, the ladybug/ladybird is known as a Bishy or Bishy Barnybee
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What a cute term for a ladybug! Love this photo, too.
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These are two things I love, bishies and thistledown. I cannot pass them by but must take their photos. To find them together was like a blessing from heaven!
The name come from an early medieval East Anglian bishop, Barnaby; the use of the name widespread in Norfolk, not quite so popular in Suffolk (which suggests more ‘foreigners’ i.e. folks moving in from London or Midlands)
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Thistledown is so ver pretty. To get both in the same image was a bonus for you! Isn’t it funny how things get different names, depending on the area?
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Yea, cos also you call it a ladybug whereas in UK (other than Norfolk) it’s a ladybird. 🙂
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Yes, I know!
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Aww, so cute
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Sometimes I name my photos as I’m uploading and editing. This one I named Bishy Thistledown, because to me it’s simply descriptive. And then the story came. Glad you liked 🥰
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I love this name.
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😊
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