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It's supposed to be early summer, not spring: 9C and heavy showers - and things not looking better for at least the next week VID-20210515-WA0014.mp4

BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that due to the Indian variant of Covid people will now be offered the Pun jab. Please take this Indian variant seriously - my neighbour caught it and has been in a korma for a week and he's only just buried his naan.

@chrisjd - see above if you're still around. @kav - the '@' may alert him to your offer 🤞

If only I had the eyes to spot a tree creeper! That's a great shot

Great pic Gary. When you see most British birds close up you realise they're not drab at all; that's some design work there!

Lawsons for me (cos Stubby says so 😄) The leaflets are too thin for Thuja I think and the overall look isn't feathery enough. Makes sense to me 🤔

Speaking as someone who started buying and selling last October and moved at the start of February... - research your local estate agents to find a good one; they'll make all the difference. Ask people nearby for personal recommendation; there's no better way. We did and the same name of a local company kept coming up; in fact half of those we spoke to still remembered to individual who they dealt with. That company did us proud, both in selling and as negotiators/facilitators re buying. This is Point 1 by a country mile. - if you have any decorating horrors paint them white or magnolia. Doesn't matter if the incumbents change it; they probably won't be impressed by your peeling red flock wallpaper in the master bedroom. - don't be afraid to chivvy; estate agents are busy and those who shout loudest tend to get the first attention. Be nice about it of course but it works. Re your windows you need these guys Double Glazing Repairs Near Me | Cloudy2Clear Branch Locator WWW.CLOUDY2CLEARWINDOWS.CO.UK Use our branch locator to find out if we have a window expert near you! We're the only double glazing repair company who... Best of luck and keep us updated. Stressful but rewarding times ahead. Jon

Oh wow; now I really do have prunus envy 🤣 And I'm really glad I'm not the only saddo using his phone to record bees; this from a couple of weeks back PXL_20210413_092943117.mp4

@Mick Dempsey I've just looked again at the first post on this thread; not sure there's been a better pic since - what a stunning cherry. How was it this year?

We are so lucky to have bought a house with this area in the garden. You can't see them here but the wood anemones have been excellent this year. The little wed wody will be going in the ground in June. The area with chip on it was lawn until I decided 'no more' and buried it in 6" of chip and stump grindings; the grindings will last forever as they're Douglas Fir! 🙄

But do not give up hope; my mate at Wick had swifts last year for the first time. His swallows and martins were back last week

A big Thank You from Mother Nature and Farmer! 👍

Last heard a cuckoo near Horsham about 5 years ago. Saw my third swallow of the year yesterday on the Cuckmere flood plain at Alfriston! I was in shorts - doh - so sympathised with any feelings it had of '**** it's cold'

What happened? We were led to expect a day of steady rain and at 11am it's all over; at noon the sun's almost out. Disappointed! 😬

At last! Even in what seems to be the Rain Shadow of Sussex it's raining. Better get the rest of my ex Lawsons Cypress cleared up before the pickup and trailer sink into the lawn

Bearings are fine on mine Khriss; the machine's 2.5 years old and gets light to moderate use. The blades are ok; they've probably done 5 or 6 hours work but from new they never grabbed material as they should. Operator error is always a possibility but I've had two Jo Beau M300s since 2012 and always changed blades myself; never had this before. Usually with new blades you have to be careful not to feed too much because the grab is so strong the machine will stall itself. Not now - far from it. It's true also that a cold starting machine with blades and drum bone dry take a few minutes to really get going; a bit of sap on them makes big difference to performance.

Probs not and I'm a lifelong exponent. At 17/18 years I was playing competitive sport at least 6 days a week and living on 5 hours sleep.

I'll be watching this with interest as I'm getting exactly the same with my Jo Beau; everything's set up right - brand new blades and a tight anvil gap but they just won't drag in. Chinese steel he asked cynically? I'll check the edges in a few minutes...

A worthy cause Justice; have you put yourself in the Tip Sites directory top centre of the screen?

Don't start. I could give the plates for my dad's Jag when I was born, the Bedford Utilabrake following that, the Fiats following that, my mum's 1966 Anglia and at least one of her Fiats! But the names of the guys who recently spent a week here re-wiring... I'd have to think a bit

So, so familiar. So much so that last year and this I actually did online cognitive function tests Cognitive Function Test CFT.FOODFORTHEBRAIN.ORG No, can't remember my score but it was a long way above one causing concern. I've probably forgotten my password to find out too. But I did get an e-mail with dietary recommendations (there's a lengthy lifestyle questionnaire if you fancy it) I read somewhere (probably within that website) that 'if you think you have a memory problem you haven't'. I'll take it! I think it's easy to confuse ageing with failing; what we're experiencing is normal dammit.

This apparently is a Stock Dove. How common are they? I've never taken much notice of Woodie vs feral vs Rock Dove etc before but Stock Dove...?

You mean that the word 'deliberately' is missing from that web page's title 🤭