to everyone who visits here. I wish all of you the very best for the festive period which I know is a particularly difficult period for some, myself included.
This is a picture on the front of cards that I sent to some good friends. I bought them from Thrive, the horticultural charity that uses gardening to change lives, which is a good cause that I support.
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la_spice
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 10:03:23
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MrFlighty
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 15:18:51
Many thanks, and to you too! xx
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jenray
Pro - http://www.jenniferhunter.co.uk
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 11:16:59
Have a peaceful Festive Season and a very Happy New Year, MrFlighty...GBHs and loads of love to you...XXX
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MrFlighty
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 15:19:31
Thank you kindly, and to you too! xx
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EllieGant
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 12:16:04
Happy Christmas to you too, Mr. F. It's been a pleasure enjoying your company this past year (and more!)
Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
(I love that card!) xx-
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MrFlighty
- Saturday, 20. Dec, 2008 @ 15:21:09
Thanks, and you too! Rest assured it's been mutual.
It's a lovely picture isn't it! xx -
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menhir
- Thursday, 22. Jan, 2009 @ 20:37:48
What a delightful scene Mr F. I love the way birdie has used the spade handle on which to have a rest.
Ma-in-Law has a bird table outside her room window, apart from developing peripheral cataracts making her think she can she extra birds at feeders that aren't there, she has a great time observing. She always was a bird lover. One of her brother's nursed an owl back to health once. The owl though able to roam and fly free, stayed around.-
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MrFlighty
- Sunday, 25. Jan, 2009 @ 08:01:00
Thanks! I've seen robins do just that.
I'm sure that it gives her a great deal of pleasure. I find owls fascinating but have rarely seen them in the wild.
Take care xx-
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menhir
- Sunday, 25. Jan, 2009 @ 14:51:05
We see a lot of brown owls on fence posts, would you believe, watching traffic whizz past. There are also many predatory birds, buzzards are commonplace, they too, sit on fence posts, though not as often as I have seen owls in position. Kites are becoming more visible a bit further south, their distinctive features are attractive.
We have watched the geese flying south for the winter in their massive 'v' shaped formations. Many,many settle around here. In the not so distant future, we will see them in their distinctive style, flying north again. I have seen so many bird species that I forget many of them.
As a townie, I was used to seeing pigeons, the thrush, blackbirds and robins, so I memorised their names easily. Now, in my rural retreat, I lose track of what flies past, except for low flying figher planes! -
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menhir
- Thursday, 22. Jan, 2009 @ 20:38:57
Mistake: one of her 'uncles' that should read. Bird care seems have tumbled down the generations in one form or another.
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MrFlighty
- Sunday, 25. Jan, 2009 @ 08:02:17
My mother loved watching birds in her garden. xx
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menhir
- Sunday, 25. Jan, 2009 @ 14:59:20
Ma-in-law, when in her own home, was regularly out in the garden feeding the birds. If she wasn't to be found in her usual spots in the house, that's where you'd find her, in the garden, sometimes almost taming some of the young birds with crumbs, any weather and any time of year.
Hubby is good with our wingéd friends. I am allergic to feathers so generally, I have keep clear. We had a young injured seagull last year. Hubby first thought about putting it out of its misery to save it from predators. I suggested we call the Scottish equivalent of the RSPCA. While we waited, hubby found it a box and put in a quiet dark place to rest. I found some bird seed that we eat as cereals or salad toppings(!) and left the food with birdie.
SPCA lady had a look, I explained the situation. The wing had been caught on something and one of the main feathers for flight had been damaged. She said that the bird would be nurtured and flying wild in about 6-8 weeks.
If the allergies in the family didn't exist, I am sure hubby would do more with birds, just like his near ancestors have done. -
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Wishing you a happy Christmas