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Lyn W

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Depressing news item tonight showing all the plastic that has made its way to the Galapagos Islands:(
Looks like much of it has been dumped from ships so that they can avoid the tariffs charged for disposing of waste at ports.
I despair of the people in this world sometimes!!:mad:

Anyway on that note I am going to say goodnight.
Sleep well and/or enjoy the rest of your Tuesday!
 

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Depressing news item tonight showing all the plastic that has made its way to the Galapagos Islands:(
Looks like much of it has been dumped from ships so that they can avoid the tariffs charged for disposing of waste at ports.
I despair of the people in this world sometimes!!:mad:

Anyway on that note I am going to say goodnight.
Sleep well and/or enjoy the rest of your Tuesday!

Springwatch wasn’t much better with seabirds trapped in plastic :(

The plastic waste problem is massive [emoji22]
 

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The plantain ones that I bought. I will be checking my post box tomorrow to see if my dandelions have arrived yet. [emoji1]

Carol — Apologies for leaving you alone in the dark. It’s lots of things for me that might be to blame for my absence, but in the evening it’s mainly “Fauda,” an Israeli TV series... Sorry! (It’s just that good.) :oops:
I’m also wondering if the postcard is getting any closer to your mailbox. Fingers crossed!
 

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Between thunderstorms and unblocking downpipes from the gutters, I investigated the nestbox this afternoon

Here’s what it looks like without the front on the box
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And here’s the damage Mrs Bluet-it did to the top of the box with her woodpecking!
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The nest extracted contained Baby B who was partly feathered and emaciated and 3 tiny eggs that didn’t hatch. There was no sign of his siblings; I can only assume that they were so small that Mrs B was able to remove their bodies
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We have a nature tv programme called Springwatch that started this week, they have a camera in a nestbox with chicks about the same age which are much better developed. I think Baby B had not been getting enough food for a while.

So the box is cleared out and available for roosting now. I doubt another bird will nest in it this summer.

Linda — Sorry for Baby B. It’s a nice nest though. Hope a luckier family will take over. And that Mrs B has a better time next year...
 

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I try to pop in as often as I can. Got a few projects of my own going while waiting for hubby to finish with his.
The veggies are still being transplanted to the pasture garden. Decided I want to plant a row of rugosa roses in front of my thuja hedge, so it will be a double hedge. But I want the roses in a raised style bed so I have been shoveling lots and lots of dirt. And weeding my flower beds too.[emoji1]
I may have too many plants[emoji57]

BamBam — my social butterfly daughter and your social butterfly daughter seem to have plenty in common. :D
Don’t get lost in the jungle of your garden! We like to have you around :) :p
 

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I’ve tried growing plantain it it never takes off. I get seeds from parks.

Same with mallow. I transplant it from parks and buy seeds. This is the first year I have seen a little Mallow plants pop up in the pens and I think I figured out that rodents eat it down to the ground when it gets big enough.
It’s crazy how excited I get when I see weeds growing!

Kathy — Sure you get excited at the sight of weeds. Imagine how much more excited your babies are!
I still can’t fail noticing “tort food” in the streets and parks and everywhere around me. :rolleyes:
Might be the reason I took up geocaching as a new hobby — so that I stop looking for weeds everywhere... and start looking for tiny plastic containers everywhere... :rolleyes:
 

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Good mornooning, roommates!
Summer here — 27 C! The parks are crazy lush green (you don’t see this much green in parks in Turkey) and baby ducklings are happy to be fed. (Birdseed this time — no bread! ;) )
Work + house cleaning + coffee with a friend on my agenda. Have a great Wednesday, everyone!
 

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Kathy — Sure you get excited at the sight of weeds. Imagine how much more excited your babies are!
I still can’t fail noticing “tort food” in the streets and parks and everywhere around me. :rolleyes:
Might be the reason I took up geocaching as a new hobby — so that I stop looking for weeds everywhere... and start looking for tiny plastic containers everywhere... :rolleyes:

I am the same. I still can’t go for a walk without thinking “Ooh that’s a good dandelion” :D
 

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Linda — Sorry for Baby B. It’s a nice nest though. Hope a luckier family will take over. And that Mrs B has a better time next year...

The nest is a work of art. It’s not something you appreciate from the camera. Mrs B took her time building it, but did a really good job.
 

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Good morning/afternoon.
A drizzly Weds afternoon here, it's rained but only a trickle compared to some parts of the country.
I have just returned from lunch in a local pub with my nephew - a chance to catch up with him and see what he's up to.
I had gammon with chips and salad and now I could do with a lie down!

Lola continues to be active but eating little unless I sit in his room and hand feed him and even then he's being fussy.
The food I left for him has been walked over several times and is now spread around his room!
I think he is taking advantage of my concern!!

Anyway time for a coffee now so I'll speak to you later
TTFN
 

Lyn W

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Couldn’t post the pic, it seems
Lovely pics Lena!
I was watching a coot family nesting on a lake recently - mum was sitting on 5 chicks and dad was swimming around for food, passing it to mum who then gave it to the babies. They were beautiful I could have spent hours watching them.
 

Lyn W

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Good morning all. I went to sleep accompanied by thunder and am pleased to wake to none. Let’s hope it stays away today. We had a month of rain in one hour alone yesterday!

I’m off to Bristol in the next couple of hours to pick up son and his gear :)
Hope you had a safe trip there and an equally safe trip back.
 
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