This morning

I'm afraid nowadays what with losing part of a lung and a lot of worn out joints and Crohns Disease short easy walks are my limit. Luckily where we live that still means I get time sat around on the hill watching upland birds. I certainly don't think I have a missed a lot of what I wanted to do

Still hoping to see a few more forumates at Leighton Moss meet up this end June and can guarantee flat (easy as you want) walks (no hills) and a cafe for refuelling stops. !! can we tempt anyone ? !!

It's very tempting Hazel bur we're not sure what we are doing holiday wise yet but it is possible for us to do it in a day if Chris is up for it or we have some friends in Milnthorpe who would be happy to accommodate for a couple on nights. At the moment our next target is a week in Northumberland starting 19th Feb. It's a family do so daughter, son in law and 3 grandsons, a bit of an enjoyable madhouse sweek but we will grab plenty of birding time.

If you can manage to get there with Chris it would be great to see you both Pete; apart from this trip we haven't planned anything this year, still waiting for things to settle down further and although I'm beginning to sound like an old record stuck in a groove. LOL ,..... I still have to get my eyesight sorted or I won't see any birds at LM in June. !! Meanwhile, enjoy you family get-together Pete, sounds just the ticket; I would have to get a plane to Australia to reconnect with my family so not booking that one just yet !

Hope you can get your eyes sorted, I'm afraid I am struggling with my Macular Degeneration which varies at times I think light is a big factor. There is also a cataract in one eye but they will not operate on that unless things get real bad because if that goes wrong it is my only working eye so I would be totally blind' As it is I am now just short of being classed as sight impaired so making the best of what I've got.

Wendy S said:

Hope you can get your eyes sorted, I'm afraid I am struggling with my Macular Degeneration which varies at times I think light is a big factor. There is also a cataract in one eye but they will not operate on that unless things get real bad because if that goes wrong it is my only working eye so I would be totally blind' As it is I am now just short of being classed as sight impaired so making the best of what I've got.

Sorry to hear that Pete, I cannot grumble about things as I'm sure mine can be sorted to a satisfactory level even if I still need to wear weaker glasses at the end of lens replacement. I'll be happy if I can reduce the minus 6.5 diopter in each eye (probably worse now as that prescription was 15 months ago) so I am able to enjoy birdwatching and photography once again without reaching the limit of what the binoculars and cameras can be adjusted to. I also have early cataracts too but will have to pay privately for treatment despite very poor vision, I get frustrated missing so much when out birding but I have to remember others like yourself that have added complications. I'll let you know how I eventually get on once I make an effort to get it sorted. Fingers crossed ! I have a birding acquaintance who goes to Leighton Moss who has MD and has undergone various surgery/treatments and he was due to have further surgery in Lancaster the week after I saw him so hopefully they have improved his vision, As we got older it feels like the wheels are dropping off our bus one by one. ! I keep reminding myself, I still have vision no matter how poor it is.

Definitely tempted Hazy, will be asking you for dates etc as soon as I get myself back into living after these last two years!!!!!!
I think Australia opened up it's borders this week too. I would be thinking of going over but my friend has a hospital appointment in March so they won't be up to a visit just yet.

Wendy S said:

I'm afraid nowadays what with losing part of a lung and a lot of worn out joints and Crohns Disease short easy walks are my limit. Luckily where we live that still means I get time sat around on the hill watching upland birds. I certainly don't think I have a missed a lot of what I wanted to do

It wouldn't be right if we all liked and did the same things.

Unknown said:

Still hoping to see a few more forumates at Leighton Moss meet up this end June and can guarantee flat (easy as you want) walks (no hills) and a cafe for refuelling stops. !! can we tempt anyone ? !!

I'm still hoping to make it for a day, overnight is still something I'm exploring for suitable places at sensible costs since my accident.

For those new to the forum, and others, here's the link to the: Leighton Moss Meet-up 2022 thread

https://community.rspb.org.uk/chat/f/the-tea-rooms/278554/leighton-moss-meet-up-2022

Michael B said:

I'm still hoping to make it for a day, overnight is still something I'm exploring for suitable places at sensible costs since my accident.

Hope you can make it Mike;   here's the current prices at the local Travelodge which is just ten mins from LM.       That's on the cheapest, non refund deal.