Whimsy R number suggests < 2000 posts before Xmas.
A robin landed in my garden and sang at me yesterday. I know they do that quite often, but the timing was spot on.
I get quite sentimental, despite believing in no aspect of the story whatsoever, that the red breast was got in an attempt to pull out one of the crown of thorns. It's up there with Gelert.
JLO notwithstanding, Vernon woke me up at 5.45 needing a wee I then felt I couldn't face being woken an hour later to give him brekkies, so he got fed. I'll regret it in 12 hours.
However, who cares? I'm now off to sleep again.
We have a Jay that often sits on our balcony rail. He's a pretty handsome chap.
It's like Birdworld down here at Pongstocking Towers, which is lovely. Woodpeckers, nuthatches, jays, wrens, finches, etc are all regular visitors, along with the predictable plethora of tits of all kinds and a great many robins and blackbirds - the males of both the latter species spend more time fighting than they do feeding. Crows, jackdaws and magpies also swing by two or three times a day in large groups: they were particularly pleased with all the leftover beef scraps we threw out into the garden for them after Christmas dinner.
Good morning, world! I was catapulted from bed by the smoke alarm, which turned out to have been set off by Bionica’s epic post-dhal dump.
Poos so powerful they set off smoke alarms! That is quite a skill.
That’s what happens when you eat two large servings of dhal and not only your own green beans but everyone else’s.
Wow, that's quite the achievement. Maybe there's a Duke of Edinburgh award for most impressive pooing.
PaLippy and I have just returned from the supermarket, which was delightfully quiet and surprisingly well-stocked given that they've been shut for two days.
I'm still in bed reading, having received a disgracefully lazy Waitrose delivery.
There definitely should be a Brownie badge.
I didn't know that was even possible!
A sparrowhawk last month, and a pair (at least) of blackcaps this month have brought our garden bird species count to 22. But no woodpeckers.
I am in awe. In a lifetime of hard work I've never so much as spoiled a CO2 detector.
Birds I have seen in my garden:
- Woodpecker
- Jay
- Wren
- Red Kite (OK, hovering
- Magpie
- Robin
- Jackdaw
- Owl
- Pheasant
Birds I have not seen in my garden:
- Parakeet
Boo.
If you remove owl and pheasant, and add mallard I have a very similar list of garden birds.
I have chucked my lot in with Bionica, by brunching on the reheated cabbage, sprouts, swede and stuffing from yesterday. Delicious and full of healthy fibre and so on.
<pressure rising>
When I look at my Facebook feed these days I find myself briefly wondering why everyone is suddenly having pregnancy scares.