A New Bird-Watch?

 Bob and I move onto the bird-watching phase.

As you know we have bought a few hanging bird feeding danglers and they have been a smashing success. Word has spread, one could almost say the tweet has gone viral, and all and sundry of the as yet only Eurasion blue tits have come and feasted at our hanging buffet.

The other day we were in town again and couldn't resist going to Action ( a cheap shop that holds some surprisingly good vegan and other offerings ) and stocking up on more bird danglers. Well, while perusing said aisle, Bob found a small bird house which he had to get and I surreptitiously put several enticing looking bird danglers as well as dried worms into our basket.

I know, the worm bit sounds harsh but it seems that our avian friends love and need them although I still need to follow it from a vegan and climate change angle to make sure it's okay. As well as dried worms there also landed a bird ice cream tub in our basket. Well, lard and seed made to look like ice cream and why shouldn't birds be as weak around ice cream as we are...

As for this bird house, which was extremely cheap and had to be assembled at home which should give you a hint, a lot of noise ensued.

Once we got home Bob hauled out various tools and sat down to assemble this tiny house with the aid of a flimsy looking instruction leaflet. It didn't take long before our lounge was filled with choice words and threats of bird house demolition. Mausi alternated between sniffing the various pieces lying about and running to hide in the bathroom. I wisely pretended to not hear nor agreed that we would never buy anything ever again at Action. This self assembly stuff is bad wherever you buy them. Nails too small, screw drivers too big and patience too thin...

After many many years of marriage I am onto my husband. Usually after vocal complaints about companies selling shoddy stuff or the deterioration of quality, he most of the time gets things done. Granted, the aforementioned bird establishment is a tad bit low off the ground ( sadly the stilts didn't survive the building process ) but it works.

Birds are flocking to this new feeding station which Bob lovingly filled with a selection of avian vittles and are slowly getting used to the fact that breakfast, lunch and dinner are here to stay every day.

Both of us love standing at the window watching our diners feast and happily chirp away. There is a sense of tranquility when watching birds which is just what the doctor ordered. Love it. So far the worms have been left untouched but as Bob tells me, they get eaten by a different variety of birds...hope we won't get vultures visiting our avian bistro.

Quite nice, isn't it? How about this delightful spread... 

Oh, I almost forgot....Bob organized a pool alongside the house. Now we just need them to discover the joys of swimming...

Biggi