Mundane News

[Reynard]

Listening to the Community Shield from Wembley on the radio.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

What a strange day. Just after we woke up there was a muffled "thud" and our daughter reported a good sized bird had flown into her closed window. This was a puzzle as the curtains were closed at the time.

Sure enough a very dazed looking pigeon/dove type thing flopping around looking very dazed on the flat roof. Just out of reach it has to stay there. Luckily our cat is 19 and a half so the bird is out of reach of him!

After a while though, it sort of flaps off the roof and crash lands in the large shrub by the back door. It sits there for a bit not really looking very well so we captured it and kept it quiet in a nice dark shoe box. Next thing I know, I have been volunteered to drive the thing up the motorway to a wildlife hospital.

It was sounding slightly improved by the time we got there and turned out to be a rather under nourished wood pigeon. It'll be looked after there for a few days and brought up to a healthy weight and then released. After a donation to them and a pub lunch, my quiet inexpensive day in with maybe a ride was none of these things!

How it managed to be under fed is a mystery. The pigeons and starlings between them empty out the industrial sized bird feeders we have in under a morning.

 

[TVC]

This afternoon involved a return to the pub and a Strawberry and Black Pepper Gin.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Well I have been banned from the bulk cooking I had planned this afternoon. Something about knives and blood not wanted in his kitchen.

I have however had a lovely day whittling away at a piece of beech and fashioned the beginnings of my spoon. One slight accident has stopped play for the moment but I'm itching to get back to it when the blood transfusion has finished

Looks like more crochet for the rest of the day

 

[Hill Wimp]

This afternoon involved a return to the pub and a Strawberry and Black Pepper Gin.

Sounds nice.

You could make that yourself.

There is a rather lovely Sevillian Strawberry Gin that our local micro pub serves.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'd like to post something but am just too busy in the kitchen simultaneously making beef bouginone, Wimpers special shepherds pie and meatballs in ratatouille....

 

[Levo-Lon]

Had a nice few hours at RSPB Sandy today watching the fledgling Hobbies and a few other birds..nuthatch buzzards kites swifts and all manner of small finch and tits..
Been a member for years but never visited the Sandy site..
Free parking for members and a really lovely place to spend a few hrs..

Then stopped at Rutland cycles at Grafham Water..for a look at all the bikes..
They have a 0% finance deal on atm too...
A new fat tyred Marin Pine at 500 quid for 12.50 pcm. Thats a good buy for a rrp bike of over 800.
I did think mm that could be fun but i cant even ride a bike at the mo so left sharpish before my common sense failed.. Wife thought i should have got it she does love me

 

[TVC]

I'd like to post something but am just too busy in the kitchen simultaneously making beef bouginone, Wimpers special shepherds pie and meatballs in ratatouille....

Are you having to wear the nurse's uniform too?

 

[Reynard]

Can't be arsed to cook tonight as still feeling rather run down. Off to the chippy in the village shortly.

Arsenal did win the Community Shield though.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Are you having to wear the nurse's uniform too?

Later....

 

[potsy]

Heating's on

 

[Hill Wimp]

Heating's on

WTF you wimp !!!!

It's August.

 

[Lullabelle]

@User14044 , earlier I was thinking about Gravel and a knife ended up cutting the palm of my hand which is now plastered and throbbing, spooky coincidence

 

[potsy]

WTF you wimp !!!!

It's August.

August in Manchester

 

[ianrauk]