Chirpings from a Strathalan Sparrow

We are now into the new month of May! I started thinking the other day about the aviating distress call, which is : " May Day! May Day! May Day!" Of course, curiosity came and invaded my mind, and I just had to google the term and find out where it originated from! I will quote what I read :

 “The Mayday procedure word was originated in 1923, by Frederick Stanley Mockford (1897–1962).[1] A senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, Mockford was asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency. Since much of the traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the word "Mayday" from the French "m'aider", a shortened version of "venez m'aider" (meaning "come and help me")”

Sometimes, we may feel like also saying "May Day! May Day! May Day!" when we are in distress. It is at these times that a caring word from a family member or a friend or someone that we have just met can bring much

encouragement and comfort. May we never ever stop telling or showing each other that we care about them and love them. We may not know what each day holds, but we know that love is eternal! It gives us the strength for each day!