This morning was jolly chilly. We shook ourselves to puff out a little more feathering before venturing into the yard at first light. Brrhh! Yes it is definitely autumny. The leaves that had seemed to stay green for longer this year are now turning gold and red and yellow and fluttering down on a whim. The acorns and conkers that were so plentiful are falling too. And jolly painful if you are in a hurry and accidentally tread on one or other. Lucy and Josie love playing with the conkers and Lucy, having the bigger beak, rolls them up and down and then spits them out.
The tall and fearsome giant thistle that was so popular with a multitude of bugs and insects looks mighty sad now. But we know that if you scratch around his root there are already signs of his new life waiting in the protection of the soil for his grand arrival next year.
The tall and fearsome giant thistle that was so popular with a multitude of bugs and insects looks mighty sad now. But we know that if you scratch around his root there are already signs of his new life waiting in the protection of the soil for his grand arrival next year.
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There are less tasty morsels for us to catch - the yummy flies have disappeared and we are always pleased to see Mum and Dad fill up our food trays. And as a special treat 'The Tin' is brought out - the equivalent of a Sweetie Jar for Hoomans - and as Gavin had been on his very best behaviour this morning, he was allowed to pick one seed from The Tin!
Sylvia & Gordon xxx