What are you all up to

Lovely sunshine in this part of Lincolnshire and warm enough to stroll the field without a coat (all be it after toting the logs).  I see I need to go out again as the bird feeders need filling again - wonderful group of long tailed tits enjoying the fat balls and peanuts. 

Very cold and frosty here today but gloriously sunny.  Keep warm everyone.

Glad you had a nice day with your son and his girlfriend Helen. Hope his move to Manchester goes well.

Lovely afternoon here on the Kent coast, wall to wall sunshine. I hope you sorted your water pump out Tricky ,and had a safe journey back to the north of the county .

Lovely afternoon here on the Kent coast, wall to wall sunshine. I hope you sorted your water pump out Tricky ,and had a safe journey back to the north of the county .

I see I need to go out again as the bird feeders need filling again - wonderful group of long tailed tits enjoying the fat balls and peanuts.

Pippah - I've been doing a lot of work in the computer room today and have noticed these wonderful little birds coming to our peanut and fat ball holders on at least 6 occasions. In late spring they tend to only come about twice so it seems that they shorten their circle in winter to ensure a regular supply of food. Can't blame them and they do brighten the day.

I may have mentioned this before, so apologies, but they go out of their way to look after any chicks in their fellow LTT's nests if they lose their own and can often be found searching out food for them and actually feeding other birds chicks. 

Thankyou Millie. Son and his girlfriend are back looking for somewhere to rent, the first place they found fell through, unfortunately.  He will have to find somewhere quickly he starts his new job in 3 weeks!  

Still very cold, not been out much, getting on with my knitting, one more sleeve to go.

Eldest just sent me some pictures of the ski slopes, looks even colder there! 

Not  had  to  refill  my  bird  feeders  for  a  day  or  three,  I

assume  they  are  getting  their  nourishment  elsewhere

at  present.  The  thing  that  riles  me  at  the  moment  is

that  they  are  not  touching  the  fat-balls  at  all  ,  so

tomorrow  I'll  get  some new  from  the  town  market,  replace 

the  existing  ones  and  use  me  Old  Mammy's  cheese  grater

on  the  tired  ones  &  put  the  bits  out  for  the  ground 

feeders  to  enjoy  !  ( Wood  &  Feral  pigeon   Heaven     )

We have just returned from our first trip away of 2017. We were at Lomond Woods Holiday Park in Balloch one if our regular sites. The weather was cold but I managed to go a cycle up to Luss yesterday for any cyclists this is a lovely route right alongside the loch great views all the way.

They breed them harder north of the border, Francis.

Brian, we found the same problem with the fat balls we were using at the start of winter and changed to one with a softer mix. That solved the problem Ask your supplier.