HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a good week and keeps healthy. I'm hoping that everyone on this forum will avoid the virus. Sending you all protective energy.
BIRD NEWS FROM MY PATCH
The big Barred Owls are nesting at the bottom of the ridge right across from my front door. Every time I go outdoors, one of them gives me a booming hoot. Last year, they nested in a tall, old locust tree on the levee by the creek. We had so much flooding that the nest site turned out to be a precarious perch. I think they remembered it was a dangerous location, so this year they’re nesting low in a tree across from me. They are incredibly loud. Their call sounds like, “Whoo cooks for you? Whoo cooks for you?” They can also caterwaul just like large apes when they're feeling aggressive. They can chill my blood sometimes. LOL!
I walked up the hill to town last week to get a couple of meal items at the little general store. I looked up, and R.T. Hawk was flying above me. He landed on a tall silo and watched while I went into the store. Then, he escorted me back. I think he thought he was protecting me from the big Barred Owls, which are his enemies. I hope they can all stay away from each other. R.T. and his mate are nesting far back in the flood plain away from my house right now.
A very Happy Birthday today, to OG.
Hope you have a lovely day! (I would have posted this first thing, but being a dilly, I thought it was tomorrow, LOL!)
Good afternoon (just) all. Hope you are all as upbeat as possible and adjusting to this situation.
In my part of Suffolk we have/had 3 bins - one for recycling (but no glass) one for non recyclable inducing all food waste (this gets burnt to provide electricity for the region in some special piece of equipment.
Both of these are collected every 2 alternate weeks.
We also had a brown bin for garden refuse but we were asked to pay £42 a year and I decided I would take mine to the local tip/recycling centre where I also took all my glass. However this has now closed but thankfully we do have local car park that has bins for glass so I can go there. But no compost bin as my garden is very small so not sure what to do with it.
I'm still working from home but a lot of our customers have shut so not a lot to do. I was paid as normal for this month but am still waiting to hear if I will be furlough so I can get the 80% from the government.
Our supermarkets appear to have everything under control and whilst you may have to queue to get in there is plenty of goods and produce.
On a worrying note - I have out on 2lbs in a week so must up my exercise as I already have weight to lose.
OG - have a very happy Birthday and I hope you family spoil you!