A near disaster averted today…I almost stood on the dumpling blackbird, reeling down the side path carrying a ladder in a howling gale, it shot out from beneath my feet and across into the fruit bushes protesting loudly. The wind has been gusting angrily since the early hours of the morning, the lawn beneath the… Continue reading A close run thing…
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The dumpling grows up…a little
The garden has been so dry that I put the sprinkler on and the dumpling blackbird emerged out of the bottom of the hedge motel as it began to drip, but this time he was able to scramble about following the parent bird. The sparrows have been making a deal of noise in any piece… Continue reading The dumpling grows up…a little
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