A scrap metal helicopter and blooming heather

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The photo was taken in Boddington, Western Australia, on our way home from a school reunion. The ‘helicopter’ is made from scrap material but isn’t it cleverly done? The rest of this discussion is about something else entirely. We’ve been listening to a couple of Scottish songs including Wild Mountain Thyme. Although it’s a lovely song, the line about the ‘blooming heather’ never sits very well with me. The word ‘blooming’ as I know is a bit of a negative word. We might talk about a ‘bloomin’ nuisance’ or a ‘bloomin’ pain in the neck. It’s a minor (very minor) expletive so to me, every time I hear ‘blooming heather’, it grates with me. Such a shame as it’s a lovely song.