Welcome

A welcome busy little bee on an unwelcome dandelion...

Nesting

We have some crows who are making a nest outside of our window, it is that time of year again with the swings and roundabouts of nature, nests full of crunchy little birdies and lots of predators seeking them out.

Heather

Easter Sunday and we will be planting a couple of winter blooming heather, also uprooting our plum tree and placing it out of the path of the deer who have shown no mercy to the poor thing over the last few years.

Digestion

Karen said "What are you taking a picture of that for?" and I had to admit, like the bear poo photo, it is one of the more obscure things to blog about. However, it is part of nature, crows and seagulls on the pier regurgitate this sort of stuff all the time, it's a natural part of their digestive process.

Kiwi Birds

It was another mammoth Skype session the other week, I was a bit sneaky and took some pictures of the elusive Kiwi birds from our secret hide. There was a vast amount of wine consumed on both sides of the planet and rightly so..

On the left, Greg (pronounced Grig)  and to the right, young Sue who apparently will be 39 this year...

Conversation topics included house prices, the cost of wine, invasive medical procedures and of course Bovril .

Benjamin Blanket

The guy is still a sweetheart, ancient yes, but a little darling.