Morning it's sunny here too, I'm listening to the birds outside Hope everyone is feeling good this morning? I'm waiting in for a parcel but have to pop out at 3..

Morning Summer. Why do parcels always arrive on days when we have to go out?

I love to watch the mums feeding the baby birds - their little beaks wide open and their wings flapping in excitement.

I don't think I've ever got to see that Yogi, I know they have their nests in the beech hedge and I see much toing and froing but no sight of a nest close up.

Oh no, I didn't mean in the nest, Squiggle. I meant once they have left the nest but the mum is still feeding them.

Hubby is off today, so might not be around till later on.

Off to water the tomato plants.

I just saw a mama blackbird feed her youngling on our lawn

No doubt on a diet of worms (but not this sort)

I just saw a mama blackbird feed her youngling on our lawn

That will be a never-ending job for her then blackbirds follow their poor parents around for evermore, even when they are just as big as their parents, the poor parents have to keep flying away hotly pursued by aggrieved youngster

Originally Posted by ~Sweet Summer~:

I just saw a mama blackbird feed her youngling on our lawn

No doubt on a diet of worms (but not this sort)

So that's what the Diet of Worms was all about, I never understood it at school

I'm back from the funeral. The reason why there was a 75 minute gap between the start of the church service and the start of the bit at the crem was because they had a horse drawn hearse. So the church service was the normal length, and the extra time was because it would take longer for horses to trot at a dignified pace to the crem compared to a motor vehicle.

The service was what I would have expected and I reckon there must have been around 150 people there.

It seems quite fashionable to have horse-drawn hearses nowadays, glad it all went well EL.

*wonders if Summer's parcel arrived*

Evening all.

Aw wow! I loved Colchester!!!! It has a special little place in my heart Where does joyron live? I wonder if I've ever driven through it!

I live in a small village just off the main Maldon to Colchester road, just outside Tiptree.  Have you ever driven this road Sweet?  It's a lovely area to live in and we have been in our current house, which we built ourselves, for 20 years at the end of July this year.

Good evening all.    Hope you all had a good Easter weekend.  Sorry to hear you had to attend yet another funeral today El Loro!!  I am looking forward to watching the events unfold on Friday.  It will be a great day.  I spent the whole day watching Charles and Diana's wedding 30 years ago too.

Been a little tired today so I've not been near the computer.  Hubby took me out for a meal this evening.  First time I've been out since I got home from hospital.  Made a nice change.  Will be off to bed shortly.  Love you all.   

Well done on having your first trip out Joyron, and I hope you enjoyed your meal.

I shall also be watching the wedding on Friday, as I did when Charles and Diana got married in 1981 (one month before my wedding).

Going for a bath and having an early night, see you all tomorrow.

Night Yogi, I too will be glued to the TV on Friday as I was 30 years ago for Charles and  Diana's wedding (doesn't seem possible its that long ago )

So glad you managed to get out for a meal Joyron, how nice to see you improving bit by bit.

Signing out too so speak to you tomorrow

Aww missed everybody joyron - glad you enjoyed your first trip out

the bit i remeber most about the diana wedding is her getting out of the coach showing a dress that looked very creased

night yogi and squiggle - sorry to have missed you both

Squiggle - i am on holiday at the mo and the birds keep coming into the garden and getting food for their young and any bits hanging around that they can make into a nest - i.e some bits of dead grass etc - A robin was hopping around the garden as well today - blackbirds have  a lovely song as well

Good morning everyone

Pleased to hear you have been out for a meal, Joyron

Cloudy at present, but there are bits of blue, so may be another sunny day.

Good morning everyone. It's another sunny day up here - my plants in the greenhouse are loving this weather.

Ros, sorry I missed you last night.

Me too it was such a disappointment

Morning everyone, looks like another lovely day here today There's a bit of a breeze but the sea is looking very blue which usually means its going to be sunny.  Catch you later.

Squiggle, can you see the sea from your house? That would be Mr Yogi's idea of Heaven.

Although I'm not keen on swimming (probably because I'm not a strong swimmer) I love to be near the sea, lakes, lochs or rivers. There's something calming about water, I think.

Someone send those kids back to school, I can't keep this pace up!! hi everyone hope you're all having a sunny lunch time too

Hi Summer, it's lovely and sunny here, too.

Are the kids all getting haircuts before going back to school?

Yes Yogi I am so lucky.  It was always our dream to live somewhere with a sea view but we never thought we would be that lucky.  The lady who lived here before us had allowed two huge sycamore trees to self-seed and block the view, can you believe that so when we moved in it was a bit peek-a-boo but as soon as we could afford a tree surgeon we had him cut them down (those tree surgeons charge a fortune) and hey presto our lovely view.  I agree I love to live near the sea and would miss it terribly if I lived away from it now.

You can see the Gower Peninsula in Wales when it is clearer and for some reason this picture makes the sea look a bit further away than it actually is.

What a stunning view, Squiggle.

I can't imagine why anyone would block out a sea view with sycamore trees, no wonder you cut them down.

I've been out on a long walk with the dog - we are both exhausted. The heat tired me out, nothing to do with my poor fitness level.

Hi everyone  How are you all this evening, well i hope . I am just in, my feet are killing me! Will catch up with all the goss

Love your photo squiggle.

And if you look closely you might spot a visitor

 El .   Is this the view from your house squiggle? How lovely x
That was nice getting out Joyron , you are certainly doing well

Evening Skylark.

Hi Yogi  How are you ?

I'm fine thanks. How are you, apart from the sore feet?

i.m fine Yogi, glad to be finished work! Its been lovely weather, not  that i have seen much of it, but it does cheer to see the sun.

True Skylark, people definitely seem happier when the sun comes out.

Are you watching Emmerdale - it looks like Kelly's time is running out as Jimmy is remembering more and more. Hopefully, she'll get written out after that.

I see you were talking about birds. I live beside a huge park, and there are a family of birds living in one tree that i noticed. They are very small, blue with yellow and a slight red tinge breast, do you know what they are? Its hard to see them really as if you go closer they fly off. They are very pretty, and havent seen them before, they werent there last year .

Yes have it on, hopefully she packs her bags and be gone! That Rhona one gets on my nerves

Yes, they've made Rhona a bit moany since she got pregnant.

What a lot of rubbish that was !  Did you see my post above Yogi, about the wee birdies?

Sorry Skylark, I missed the post. It sounds like blue tits, I'll see if I can find a pic. BRB.