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Oo-er something keeps setting our front security light off, I wonder what is on the prowl tonight:-S

Lesley x

I'm just about flaking out here lol.Just had a bath and then had to have a little down.
What with the very hot water and then the radiators blasting out heat !!!.I have now turned the heating RIGHT DOWN....We aren't used to this .Even my son just came down and said "Phew it ain't half hot Mum" :-D :-D.I think I'll have to have a moment on the back doorstep again .I mustn't complain though lol :-D
Not sure what the birds have been doing today ,but I can see the feeder isn't empty.

With your house being so hot now Jane at least the carpets will dry quickly after you've cleaned them :-D

Ann I wish MOG would give our grass a trim, he says it is still to wet which it probably is in places but it isn't to wet all over

You certainly do have some fussy birds in Yorkshire, have you ever tried making your own fat balls kandj? I haven't.

Nothing much happening in our garden today :-(

Lesley x

Ann we are almost expiring with the heat now lol Jumpers stripped off and heating turned down.Our radiators have never been so hot.We lit the wood burner this morning as it was pretty chilly ,but i will just let it go out now as it is chucking out so much heat.I had to go and stand on the back door step just now !!!

Glad they have got it done Jane. Hot water and radiators now then? :-)

Well ,it is all done :-D.Chap just popping around sometime tomorrow just to recheck the shower.I have just washed some floors downstairs .They look much better now :-D
Tomorrow I will attack carpets and get rid of the dust everywhere.It seems to be in every room of the house :-S

Graham ,I often hear a thump on a window and dread looking out to see what poor bird it is.I find the smaller ,lighter birds fare better after crashing,and somehow the heavier ones more often come a cropper.I often see the dusty pattern of wings from a pidgeon.

The lady blackbird is busy feeding at the window now.It is amazing how fast she can get those pellets down !!!!

The sun is out now and it seems to be a nice evening after a miserable morning.

We ended up putting those window stickers on our conservatory windows to prevent that.

A grey wagtail just flew into my window. It seems okay though. It's now bobbing about in the garden. They bob up & down as if they're on springs. :-)
A few months ago a sparrow flew into my window and knocked itself out. It recovered after a few minutes though

Raining here now although was nice earlier. I think it will dry up again soon. OH managed to give the lawn a top cut yesterday so the garden is looking tidier. Not seen any birds this morning but the seed has gone down.

What a nightmare you are having Jane. I hope everything gets finally sorted and dried and cleaned up very soon

Was sunny here first thing but then we had a couple of heavy showers again and now it is grey and windy. All I have seen this morning are the starlings and the pigeons who are being fed by the starlings. The starlings land on the seed feeder and swing it to and fro in the wind so a lot of seeds fall onto the ground below, where the pigeons are waiting to hoover them up.

Just looked out of the window and guess what - it's raining again. If the birds have got any sense they are huddled in shelter somewhere.

Oh dear Jane, it sounds like your tank has been leaking for quite some time, so thank goodness it is being replaced. Why does one job always attract others? It's the same here!! I think you and your OH might just be on the plumbers Christmas card list lol.

It's a dry, bright day here in Yorkshire which is good to see. Shows the garden weeds up though...... always a job ready to keep me out of mischief.

A quiet start as yet in the garden for the ground feeding birds but the young blackbird and several starlings keep coming to the window feeder and eating the mealworm suet pellets and some sultanas I put in there, but all are ignoring the fat ball as yet.

Lesley ,I might call on you to clean mine .I reckon the bathroom carpet will be in a desperate need of a good clean after all this lot going on.The plumber and his mate are very good at trying to keep the carpets covered but they still get mucky :-S
I'm off to bed .Need to up and ready for 8.30 . :-S

Oh Jane it must be awful keep having all this unplanned upheaval, I hope this is the end of your plumbing problems.

I too haven't seen much bird activity today...I've been cleaning carpets :-|

Lesley x

Ooh could have been nasty Jane, at least it is not too cold. Hope it gets fixed ok tomorrow. :-)

It's been quite a day here with the Hot Cylinder coming out and the plumber discovering sodden flooring underneath.It was a right mess and he was surprised the tank hadn't actually dropped through the ceiling :-0 :-0 :-0.
So at the moment we have no hot water or heating.Hopefully by the end of tomorrow all will be fine :-D.A lick and a promise will have to do for now.
I haven't even been looking out for my birds today other than topping up the feeder.
It will be nice just to get back to normal again
:-D

Vera I will PM you the blog address

We've been out most of the day but as I walked back into the kitchen at about 4 pm a small flock of starlings took off from the garden. They have as much right to be fed as any other bird I suppose but I wish they weren't quite so greedy. Shooing them off doesn't seem to help as they come straight back again. And you are right about the berry pellets kandj; they've cleared ours again and they seem to like the suet cake as well.

The bluetit also likes the suet cake but none of the birds seem to go for the fat balls. There are a couple of blackbirds that seem to be in the garden quite a lot but I haven't seen them feeding yet. I'm also hoping that we might get some sparrows and chaffinches at some point but I haven't seen any around yet.

I hope your sore throat has improved Ann. I'm probably being very thick but how do I get into the photo blog? I would love to see your flower pictures but I don't go on to Facebook.

Those who don't go on facebook, I have put some photos of the flowers in the garden on the photo blog.

Very sunny with a cold wind, but warm where it is sheltered.

Two fat collard doves having lunch at the moment but no small birds that I have seen today so far. :-)

Feeling sorry for myself today as I have a sore throat. Wondering if I am hatching a cold.

Dry and bright but mega cold here in Yorkshire today. Not sure the suet pellets with mealworm are as popular as the berry flavoured ones, but perhaps the birds will get used to them soon.

We have magpies back here this morning, we haven't seen them for a while. Usual collard doves, fat pigeons, Mr and Mrs Blackbird and thrush plus the blinking starlings...... I keep shooing them away from the feeder but they are ignoring me and rooting for the berry pellets. Nobody interested in the fat ball either as yet!

So two white pheasant Lesley...... have they come back to see you yet?

Is all good with the Plumber at your house Jane, is the leaking shower sorted now?

Any little birds back in your garden today Ann?

Any new birds visiting your feeding station Vera?