Recent content by Smudger

Happy birthday Michael, all the best for a nice day.

Terry Dene, Billy Fury, & [ Prince Harry jogging on my local beach.] Who`s this Roy Wood ?

My wife chose a Skoda Karoq for our current car. Petrol, Automatic. I switched to automatic cars a few years back & would never buy a manual box again. Automatics have come a long way in recent years & are brilliant. BMW, AUDI, MERCEDES, GOLF are often driven by selfish people who think...

Pity you couldn't have taken a photo when Wallace & Gromit were there.

If it`s as hot as the 90`s Richard then all those pots would need watering every day, a bit of a chore especially if you want to go on holiday or even for a day or two. I have a couple of fairly large padding pools which i fill with 6 inches of water & bung the pots in & they usually survive...

Have a nice one Eric.

In the garden today, a lonesome pigeon. I think it must have been it`s partner that was ravaged by a Sparrow hawk on the village green. Pigeons pair for life, so i`m wondering if this pigeon will stay single till it dies? Where have all the finches gone?

Happy Birthday Izzy, have a good day.

Painting the new bird table. I wanted to leave it natural but the boss says I have to paint it.

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day :)

Could be a Peony Rose or simply an Old Fashioned English Rose? I have a similar rose in my garden, lovely scent, but looking closely at the leaves it may well be a poppy !

Happy birthday Richard, y`all have a great day now.

Must be the candy floss that attracts them.

I`ve recently had a few days at Rudyard lake near Leek. I had a Lodge with panoramic windows & i saw birds that i haven`t seen for donkeys years... Woodpecker, Jay. Coal tit & my favourite a lovely Thrush. Lots of Squirrels. Would have liked to have seen a Long tail tit. I noticed that the...

Poor thing, looks like he`s been dragged through a hedge backwards, like all birds, a dedicated parent.