A delightful start to a showery Sunday by looking out of the window. Female Blackcap was the first bird I saw in the bushes close to our front feeders. As I peer out a Great Spotted Woodpecker appears a Coal Tit  dances in and out of a feeder when the coast is clear all within a couple of minutes. A little later the male Blackcap appears, I attempt to take his photo but he doesn’t play ball! How lucky we are to live in such a wonderful place.

Tomorrow I am hoping it is clear enough to see Saturn and Jupiter– I will take the scope out if it is clear because I am led to believe the moons could be visible. Will report tomorrow.

I apologise for my ramble through illicit card playing yesterday. I don’t think I conveyed the fun we had and how subtle our cheating signs were till we were rumbled ( we had got away with this for a long time). Our sixth form common room was a separate building from the main school building so we did get away with murder! Occasionally cards were hastily hidden when a teacher approached and a couple of times we got hammered! I don’t think young people today doing A levels are allowed such latitude!

Will try and do a quiz tomorrow or Tuesday.