Afternoon all: Geez. May already? This happens every year!
Sitting in garden with laptop! Under umbrella in shorts and trying to ID a pale pink hybrid rose I didn't think I'd bought but which is now blooming like mad. I went out to buy orange/apricot/peach and yellow roses and have no idea how this pale pink one got into the mix. Also, it doesn't have a little metal label, which the others do, and I'm wondering if it didn't get into the wrong bin at La Sumida, where I bought six bare roots. In the meantime, Amber Flower Carpet and Julia Child roses are doing brilliantly... Met friends for breakfast this morning: Had a egg-white and seasonal veggie mix - won't make that mistake again! Very boring and challenging since nothing stayed on my fork. Was forced to rectify the situation with a cafe au lait and a boysenberry and lemon scone!
Diane: I have a visor and a sweathshirt with a hood that I wear on windy days at the whale count. That's it! Daughter has several cowboy hats, including one with a woven decorative band she made from hair taken from Cimarron's tail (the horse she had to put down Feb 10). I'll check out Trucker Steve next.
Alicat: Bet you had fun with Bobbie. Have you sorted your naughty OH yet? :-)
Wendy: Dolphin visit sounds like fun.
Sheila: Argh! Take care of that knee. Geez. A 1.5 hour wait for food? Did everyone complain loudly? Apparently, several of our channels repeated the wedding video throughout the day yesterday; I'm watching the recording a bit at a time; can't stand to be inside on a lovely day.
OG: More fab azaleas! Good news that son is trying the part-time option; hope it works out for him. Really understand "more money than sense," which also applies to grandson who, sad to say, doesn't have much money, so .....! Still, he's young yet and as always, we live in hopes. Little vole looks awfully sweet.
Hallo also to Lynette. It's past 4; can now officially start new Weekly Chat!
Thank you Margo :)
Good afternoon Alan can't imagine Hmish looking like a shorn sheep bl him. H probably feels a lot more comfortable now and he would still look gorgeous what ever he had done. Hope you get on OK at te vet tomorrow and they manage to remove whatever has been troubling him.
Margobird
Ospreys are back at St Marys - Glacier National Park. Looks decidedly chilly there still:
1st hatch at Hilton Head:
http://palmettoospreys.blogspot.com/
Great news Alan and thanks for pic of St Marys.
I've been searching my bookmarks high and low since I reorganised them a few days ago, looking for the Palmetto video cam. Alas , with no result. Couldn't find it on the blog pages (may have missed a link there). could you possibly supply me with a link??
Hilton Head link:
http://www.palmetto.coop/community/osprey/env_osprey.asp
Been busy indoors – including ironing. Coffee now, then outside, I hope. OH has spread lawn feed and weed treatment – will be planting Cucumbers in their growing bags later – they are very healthy. Agency phoned to say they have a new cleaner for us – and can stay at the same time - Thursday afternoons, so she’ll be here tomorrow and we shan’t have missed any weeks.
Margo – son phoned and is feeling much better – getting bored now, but was able to dry laundry outside, so has his ironing to do today.
Cirrus - Gulls didn’t succeed in robbing Osprey with fish! We have an aggressive Carrion Crow here – keeps diving at Pigeons (both Wood and Feral) while they are feeding, aiming for neck, but only succeeds in driving them away, no injuries.
Sheila and Lindy – I think Terry must be away for two weeks, as she said she would be back at the end of May!
Joan – Magpies (and Jays) are quite silly burying food, as they are useless at remembering where it is! How lovely to have Bullfinch and Blackcap – we don’t see either here.
Alan – poor Hamish, I think he feels naked when he has been to be groomed – pleased he is feeling more like himself this afternoon.
Now Spey Bay Ospreys flying in various shapes and directions:
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Cirrus, no doubt Alan will correct me if I'm wrong, but I wondered whether this was what you are after. It is a scanned image, every 5secs, rather than a webcam.
Edit: Sorry Alan, I see you have already responded while I was Googling!
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Unknown said: OH has spread lawn feed and weed treatment –
OH has spread lawn feed and weed treatment –
Lucky you OG, you are obviously anticipating a spot of welcome precipitation! Care to blow some down my way!
Lovely photos again. Thanks for sharing.
SheilaFE said: Lucky you OG, you are obviously anticipating a spot of welcome precipitation! Care to blow some down my way!
Supposed to rain here Thursday onwards - maybe right though the weekend.
Change of plan this afternoon - 5 of the 12 new fish died since last Friday and 2 others looking lethargic so got to take a water sample to the shop for testing.