Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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PS- I hope noun is the right word in this context. I never really learned those.

[vegaslover]

A work colleague showed me a video she had recorded recently when out with her grandchild.
Her grandson had spotted a hummingbird moth
Never heard of one before

[Doobs]

We’ve got a cuckoo at Hampton water an old brick pit now a nice nature reserve / country park
I hear it most days
It’s the first one I’ve heard for awhile though
I haven’t seen swallows / house Marin's yet ? That’s a sign of warmer weather

I haven't heard the cuckoo or seen a swallow this year, but since I downloaded that Merlin app I've been surprised to learn that there are birds around me that I never see. 

I'm on the lookout for a Jay, a goldcrest and a whitethroat.

I think I have seen a whitethroat in the garden, but have only seen Jays nearby.  A goldcrest would be great.   We get goldfinches in the garden on the feeders, which I always live to see, never saw one until we got the feeders, fussy buggers.

I did my lawn yesterday and sat myself down on a chair as the ageing do after finishing a task.  The birds didn't realise I was still there, so after about 5 minutes they had returned to eat.  One must have caught sight of me as they all scattered whilst alarm calling.  One poor little blue tit was left on its own, not knowing quite what to do.  The sound was tremendous for a short while, before it went off in completely the wrong direction chased by it's mother (?) who was still calling it.  Hopefully it will know what to do next time, or it wont have long for this world.

There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.

More of this ilk on my diary please. It gives me as much pleasure to know that someone else is seeing it as it does to see it myself.

I think this is my favourite time of year.  Love it when all the young leave the nest and make their first steps.  We have had at least a robin and wren's nest in the garden this year.  I did see some great tits in the nest box, but haven't seen the young yet, so not completely sure it was used.

Can also confirm was feeling a bit rotten then other morning at about 4am.  Got out of bed and opened a window to listen to the dawn chorus.  If I didn't get to sleep so late so often would do it more.  Easy to forget your woes after hearing that.  Now just need to hear that cuckoo.

[Doobs]

I see. 150 miles is a long way for her to drive even if she was fit and well.

Mrs Red has to go to York tomorrow and I gently suggested she would be better taking the train. Saves me worrying.

It's not like you can pop round every 5 minutes either is it.
What is she like with technology Doobs, can you face-time her or anything?

I ring her every week, sometimes more, like she hasn't been well so have rung her 2 or 3 times this week.  Technology is hard for her, she is in her late 80s.

[Jon MW]

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There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.
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The double glazing keeps any outside sound out of our house normally, but when it gets warmer like now we keep the window open a bit and tend to fall asleep to the sound of sheep and wake up to the dawn chorus and the sound of cows

It is not relaxing - but it is ... cool

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I see. 150 miles is a long way for her to drive even if she was fit and well.

Mrs Red has to go to York tomorrow and I gently suggested she would be better taking the train. Saves me worrying.

It's not like you can pop round every 5 minutes either is it.
What is she like with technology Doobs, can you face-time her or anything?

I ring her every week, sometimes more, like she hasn't been well so have rung her 2 or 3 times this week.  Technology is hard for her, she is in her late 80s.

Ah, I didn't realise she was quite so old. She's done well to be independent for so long.

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There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.
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The double glazing keeps any outside sound out of our house normally, but when it gets warmer like now we keep the window open a bit and tend to fall asleep to the sound of sheep and wake up to the dawn chorus and the sound of cows

It is not relaxing - but it is ... cool

We have cows one side and sheep the other and they can get a bit noisy at lambing time or when the calves are separated from their mothers, but by far the houses thing is the rooks in the trees at the bottom of the field. They start arguing at daybreak and continue until it goes dark.

Kaw,  kaw, kaaaaaw.


Soothing.

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Trump trial.


What do you tink the odds are of a conviction? Remember, we need all 12 jurors to vote guilty.

I would love to see it, I just can't see it happening myself.

[doubleup]

If it was just the evidence, it would be about 100% guilty. The case was made and in response the defence submitted virtually no evidence. You or I would stand no chance, if we didn't make an effort to defend ourselves.



 

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Even if he were to be convicted it wouldn't bother his supporters, in fact I think he would use it to his advantage.

Imagine if he had absolute power, like Putin or Kim Jong Un. I wonder if America would still be the land of the free?

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There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.
...

The double glazing keeps any outside sound out of our house normally, but when it gets warmer like now we keep the window open a bit and tend to fall asleep to the sound of sheep and wake up to the dawn chorus and the sound of cows

It is not relaxing - but it is ... cool

How is Science Wife BTW? Still Sciency?

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[Jon MW]

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There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.
...

The double glazing keeps any outside sound out of our house normally, but when it gets warmer like now we keep the window open a bit and tend to fall asleep to the sound of sheep and wake up to the dawn chorus and the sound of cows

It is not relaxing - but it is ... cool

How is Science Wife BTW? Still Sciency?

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She is in her second year now teaching at a new school and they're trying to persuade her to go for a Head of Year job. But she thinks she's too young for a management job so she's resisting so far

[Supernova]

I delivered to dyson farms Spalding the other week
 
quite a large and surprisingly tidy yard for a farm

Perhaps he has a good Hoover.

He has a range of seriously way over the top hair tools. His hair is looking much tidier these days. it's a shame Boris never got on board.

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What are you insinuating?

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No Trump verdict yet FFS!

COME ON, DO IT!

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