Monday, May 29, 2023

Bits and pieces

 Today was an odd sort of day. 

Jill started in the garden putting in some of the new plants, in the drizzle! Half the primroses are in, some spirea and a willow.

Upstairs, Bruce hung the cupboard door. It works really well as a two halves door. Otherwise it was too close to the sink to open.


The other door to the Attic looks good too.


Bruce then made a lovely windowsill.


Rob and Jill worked to move everything from the last room to do. There was a lot of bits and pieces of left over materials. Jill decided to shift left over insulation to the attic. It's a start!.



There were a few interesting birds around so we went out for a bit.

 A lovely summer plummage Great Northern Diver spent a good deal of time giving us a show.








There were also some feisty dunlin on the beach and a dark phase Arctic Skua flew and landed right in front of Jill and did some serious posing.









The oystercatcher  is still glued to its nest and doing a grand job.



We got home to a welcoming committee of lambs and ewes peering through the gate looking longingly at our plants. Just as well we shut the gate when we left!





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