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From Margaret - Spring

23/3/2020

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I am not making an exciting offering - however here goes.
I know it is cold, but the sun has been shining. I have been gardening, which has attracted the attention of two rabbits, who seem to think my efforts are just for them. If I had a gun they may not be quite so appreciative.
The squirrel who comes every year, sometimes with a mate has been happily digging up the lawn looking for his/her store of nuts.
I think I have a blackbird nesting in the hedge, which provides me with a lovely song just outside my window.
In other words I think Spring has arrived.

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Helen
23/3/2020 01:58:36 pm

Red or grey squirrel?
thanks for sharing 🐿️

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Margaret Stoyle
26/3/2020 01:10:47 pm

Grey Squirrel. I wish it was a red squirrel, but it is still entertaining.

I saw a wren yesterday - tiny, tiny bird with upturned tail.

My magpie has lost it's mate this year, so probably no nest building. However they can be very aggressive with the smaller birds, so that may be a good thing.

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Helen
24/3/2020 09:16:07 am

We have a lot of birds activity in our garden with different finches, tits, Robins, jackdaws, magpies, sparrows, woodpigeons (treating the pond and grass like a spa!), ...
I've been watching magpies nest-building a couple of doors up. They're quite entertaining as they spend a good 5 minutes jumping up and down on the nest every time they add new material.

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Richard
24/3/2020 10:32:22 am

Sorry to be slow on the uptake but here goes. My threatened contribution (mainly for Tenors and Basses) on how to burn toast and fry an egg ( essential skills ,I know ) will wait for another day. However, all this talk of spring triggered my grey matter to recall some long lost songs which maybe a few will recall - Spring Comes Laughing is obvious but for a few it might be from the John Clare cantata for which I struggle to remember the right words but the Autumn part has something like 'The Spring is gone and Summer beauty fades like setting sunbeams in their last decline' . Then It was a lover and his lass.. and probably more - any offers??

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