Simple pleasures

[Louis the fly]

Taking time off from the crazy world of politics for a while for life's simple pleasures.

On one side of my garden is a fence completely covered in different types of ivy , I did not plant this , it has evolved by itself over the years. I do not cut it down because it is green all year and it keeps the fence up in heavy winds. Every year blackbirds nest there , there are none of the colourful birds our friends in Oz have just the families of blackbirds , sparrows , four fat pigeons and little birds with brown and yellow feathers. We feed them every morning and have a birdbath , the birds play a game of chicken walking around the edge until the bravest one jumps in then the rest follow.

It is good to chill out and relax occasionally , to take stock of how lucky you are to be living in peace , our problems are nothing compared to others. I am listening to one of my favourite bands of all time , Mammas and Pappas , great lyrics , wonderful voices and harmonies.

LOVE AND PEACE.

[John F Collier]

Taking time off from the crazy world of politics for a while for life's simple pleasures.

On one side of my garden is a fence completely covered in different types of ivy , I did not plant this , it has evolved by itself over the years. I do not cut it down because it is green all year and it keeps the fence up in heavy winds. Every year blackbirds nest there , there are none of the colourful birds our friends in Oz have just the families of blackbirds , sparrows , four fat pigeons and little birds with brown and yellow feathers. We feed them every morning and have a birdbath , the birds play a game of chicken walking around the edge until the bravest one jumps in then the rest follow.

It is good to chill out and relax occasionally , to take stock of how lucky you are to be living in peace , our problems are nothing compared to others. I am listening to one of my favourite bands of all time , Mammas and Pappas , great lyrics , wonderful voices and harmonies.

LOVE AND PEACE.

Agree with all there Louis, I have a similar situation, that's the more enjoyable side of life, "Enjoy" cheers John F

[vic mcclymont]

Louis, agree we have Robin's,Blackbirds,Sparrows & Starlings,a big bag of seed only last a few weeks.
Regards
Vic

[Bill Morrison]

Hi Louis. Those of us that are lucky enough to have a garden of some sort are still in touch with our ancestral roots. It can be a lot of work keeping it up to scratch but sitting out on a nice day makes it all worth while. The wildlife that shares your space is just as interesting at the moment we are watching Blue Tits ( feathered variety ) in a nesting box. They never stop bring food for the young, am knackered just watching. This is the first time in seven years the box has been used I hope to see the young ones leave the nest.

[Keith Tindell]

I have a love of the wildlife in my garden as well, i have bought one of these trail cameras, runs on batteries, from Amazon £60, and this really shows what goes on while you are asleep. I have several foxes visit after dark, plus old brock the badger. This week i was putting two fat balls every day into the feeder, which was more than normal, so i fixed the camera on the feeder, sure enough, mice, watched them climb the tree, shimmy down the cord to the feeder. So a quick trip to Morrisons and purchased a plastic mixing bowl, drilled a hole in the middle, and suspended it above the feeder, problem solved. Only problem now is they have transferred their attentions to the wife strawberry bed, oh well, kt

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Vic .
Your lucky I bought a bird feeder hung it on a tree, around 300 major Michell's, Rosella,s, Cockatoos etc destroyed it in one day, I now leave it to the bloke with chickens in his yard, they flock there.
Cheers Des