I am no DIY expert but at the moment am painting a wardrobe - only problem is that it feels like a Forth Bridge episode - and it's my own fault as after having some very good (and not cheap) wardrobes fitted, the quote to paint them was £800, so I stubbornly declined and said at that price I would do it myself. So 3 weeks later it's still only 75%complete and I'm perhaps regretting my hastiness. So far Sal has been reasonably forgiving in not being able to use the brand new wardrobes with all the clothes still in boxes - not sure the charity will last much longer !!
The other weekend activity was spending a good part of Saturday playing Netball !! - Parent's v's Teachers. Rather odd to have played a new sport after 45 years ! - Once I'd got the hang of the silly rules (after I'd been penalised half a dozen times for trying to stop the opposition from passing the ball - though that was the idea !!) it was better than expected although probably contributed to the sore back which came on after Sunday's bulb planting.
All of this meant that I didn't have any birding outing. Last weeks Crane had flown down the East coast and settled in Suffolk for the week !!! - and I'm not really thinking that I could have avoided about 800 miles of driving as we had a great trip and saw some other good birds, but there is a fair amount of irony there.
Around the garden, the birds seem to have vanished from the feeders, which I'm currently assuming is as a result of late Summer dispersal, otherwise a little curious given that there were a fair number of common species in the trees, with a flock of up to 20 Siskins, 3 Lesser Redpolls, and several Goldcrest, Great Sopotted Woodpecker and Treecreeper. A roaming Tit flock had Long-tailed, Marsh, Blue, Great and Coal. 4 Bullfinches are still in their favoured area and the Tawny Owls are still very vocal at night although I haven't seen in daylight again since August.
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