Success

 A good day for the garden. 

Jill was trying, in vain to slap some more white on the outside in the wind when she heard Goldfinches. We have had them fly over before, but not stop. Today we had 2 on our new feeder station and they were joined by 5 siskin- a first for the garden. They fed all day.

Jill gave up covering everything in white and went over to dig some more trench.

Then it was sanding ogee and undercoating skirting. Jill had a ' feeling pee'd off' day so headed out for a walk this afternoon. Did try and find some Orca but they sort of disappeared from the direction they were headed.

Jim cut the ogee to fit the odd spaces round the door and mitred the skirting.

Bruce did some more with a fiddly bit of wetwall.

This evening, zdavy came over with the digger to put in a test pit to see what it's likely to be like for extension foundations. Looks good, not solid bedrock.!

Interesting misty sunset

Wee bit of water

 Yesterday we had a bit of a wet patch. The washing machine is temporarily in the old kitchen til we have the new one. We have been sticking the hose out of the window but it didn't want to stay put. Amazing how much water there is in a washing machine. Bruce gave it a proper route to the drain today so all good.

He also put in the fiddly bits of wet wall around the door.

Jim fixed the dodgy mess if pipes left in the attic by the first builder so we don't inadvertently break them.

Will add a photo tomorrow to show the improvement. Can now put more flooring down.

Once Jim finished up there he got back onto the bathroom as it's been windy and wet today for outside stuff. 2nd cupboard now done.

Jill did a bit more touching up in the blue bedroom. After spending days hunting for the can of paint, which wasn't anywhere near the others. But, the byre and Nissan hut got a bit of a tidy!  Also another board went down in the attic and a bit more trench got dug. Not great with a dodgy back but it's getting there. Shame we can't get the digger round there!

 Turned out quite nice just before tea so we went on a Ring Ouzel hunt; but didn't find one. We did see several Great Northern Divers, Red Throated Divers, Wheatears and whilst following one, Jill stood on the fur of a sleeping otter on the footpath. Bit of a rude awakening before it belted into the sea. Many apologies for the scare friend.

Really cute lamb at the end of the road.

Stay at home day

 Weather OK this morning so it was out putting some cement in the drystone wall by the old gate to make sure it is safe and the stones don't move again and then it was the first cut of the grass. Boy it was long already. Have left a small patch for wildflowers see if we can grow some cornflowers.

Then it was a quick build of a temporary feeder station for the migrants coming through. ( and lots of starlings)

Finally found someone to take the dressing table that doesn't fit in now. Glad it has gone to a new home rather than disposing of it. Met some lovely folk too.

 As promised a few more shots from yesterday's trip to Sumburgh.

Joy ride

 We got up really early for a trip to get the puffins before they left the cliffs at Sumburgh, but they didn't! They stayed around all morning in good numbers. There will be some more photos on the blog tomorrow as there are plenty.

We had some good Eider and shelduck action at Boddam too.

Along with Whooper and Wheatear at Scatness.

By the time we got home it had been a long day but it was good to see a number of Golden Plover right by the house.

Need to look up a new flower too.

Few other nice bits and bobs around too.

We got home at tea time so while it was cooking Jill put a shelf in the chook house.

Jill checked the chooks and finally persuaded Dippy to join the other two and they went to bed really well