Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey), 23 April 2023

Morning all:  Sounds like multiple trips hither and yon with some nice tales attached.

AQ:  These days, we default to 'keep it easy' for family gatherings, birthdays, etc.

Rusty:  Hmmm, lots of variations on white in that jigsaw; must've been quite a challenge.   Had to smile at your post for AQ that "stuck there all pale."  :-)  Meanwhile, hope you're feeling less fragile, but maybe not a bad idea to check in with doc re 'sudden violent headache.'  

A rather over-scheduled two days here; meanwhile, more gopher mounds are showing up in the garden.  :-((

Annette - there were indeed many shades of white and also many shades of brown. I left the kingfishers until last and they came together quite easily. I am not going to dismantle it yet after all that effort.
It is nigh on impossible to get a doctor’s appointment these days. If I get another of those headaches any time soon (which I sincerely hope I don’t) I will fill in an e consult form on the surgery website. You put in your symptoms and problems and they get back to you usually with a triage phone call from a practise nurse. Maybe then, you might get an appointment with an actual doctor!!!! I haven’t used this but a friend has and did end up getting an appointment. Goodness knows what you do if you are not au fait with the technology.

‘Fraid my post for today didn’t travel from brain to fingers. Now it’s time to peel veggies for tea.

Good Morning. Dry here but still cloudy. Pics from yesterday to follow.

Rusty, hope the headache didn't/doesn't return.

AQ -- I know the feeling!!

Ditto from me, RUSTY
ANNETTE - reading between the lines, you seem to be busier than usual. I hope all is OK.
I'm coughing and spluttering still, but no Covid. Painter is coming today to assess outside jobs -
My son had his gastroscopy --nothing sinister found

Heather - I am really pleased to read that nothing sinister was found at your son’s gastroscopy. What a relief. Also glad t9 hear you haven’t go covid. Still a nuisance to have a cold though.
Thanks for the good wishes everyone. Touch wood, the headache hasn’t come back but I still feel a bit fragile and slightly nauseous for some reason. However, it hasn’t stopped me going birding with the ladies group this morning. We went to a local ancient woodland looking for the Pied Flycatchers. They haven’t returned! Rather sad. We saw other returnees- chiffchaff and blackcap. It was cold! Only 9 degrees and I hadn’t taken my hat and gloves!!!!

Heather - Good to hear about your sons investigation. One worry off the list! Sorry you're still ailing, but at least its not the dreaded virus again. I keep hearing that it's still around.

Rusty, it certainly feels colder here than was forecast, with a chilly wind getting up this afternoon, too. Darn it, I've put the heating back on.

Yesterday we had an outing. Went to have a walk around a small lake built from a former sand quarry. On the way, we passed through some Cheshire villages, and one of them was ablaze with Coronation decorations! Mostly knitted!!

Please forgive the blurry picture - taken in haste through the car window as we passed over a junction. But as you can just make out, they had put knitted covers on every bollard and lamp post!

The local church with a cardboard or wooden soldier at attention outside. Another church was festooned on every railing with red white & blue, and flags. Near it, the main postbox for the village has the best set of figures I've ever seen, showing standing on the top a full foot high King & Queen in full regalia! Just beautifully done.