HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a safe, serene week.
It looks like the enormous, squawking Pileated Woodpecker has decided to nest right at the beginning of my driveway lane, across from my front door, this year!
A shame that EE had to turn out to deliver the roof racks, but the Ukraines needs are greatest at present, as I'm sure everyone would agree. I've just sent for some lapel badges in blue & yellow, to show my support. Do wish we could help in a more practical way than just sending donations. The rain began with a vengeance after lunch, so it was just as well that I hadn't got around to putting out the laundry! My OH had just mowed the lawn. The sun is trying to shine again now - typical Spring weather! I had a cracking headache this morning, so fingers crossed I've not now caught this other thing which seems to be going around. I'm beginning to sound like a hypochondriac! I took some paracetamol which helped, and realised that I've gone from someone who once only took about 2 headache pills a year, to someone who has just used up an entire packet!
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Donations of cash can be better than goods. The experience here after bushfires & floods has been that too many people donate useless things when people who have lost so much and really need basics. (Ball gowns not required!) Those in charge of relief agencies are best at choosing whether food, clothing, medicines, etc are needed and in the case of Ukraine weapons. I’ve seen pictures of huge teddy bears for children; I would think a smaller cuddly toy would be better for a confused child.
Dau had been helping car-pool a child to school after she recovered from covid & her parents were still in quarantine. Now the child has caught covid again a few weeks later, worse than last time. Poor kiddo. Health people were surprised at second positive test.
ANNETTE – Wow! I have checked flightradar and discovered lots of busy little planes dashing about our state. . . to Coober Pedy, to Port Lincoln, Ceduna, Port Pirie, etc. I saw one larger “plane” which was the Singapore to Melbourne flight. Amazingly its flight path passed over Adelaide. One night I shall check to find out who is taking off at 10.45 pm, sometimes later and getting very close to our 11 pm curfew. Although we are so close to airport, we are not on the runway flight paths and we hardly notice the planes. Helicopters are very different. There are so many copters involved in car chases or circling suburbs to catch crooks. I suppose there are also Flying Docs and News reporters but it is the circling police that get a wee bit trying.
LYNETTE – Thanks. I shall take more notice next time either conservatory or garden room are shown on “Escape to the Country”. The channel recently added (up-to-date???) 2019 episodes to the usual 2016.