The title is because I spent time today getting an old woody rosemary bush out. As I was grabbling with the branches I was covered in the needles so had that lovely distinctive rosemary smell wafting all around.

I mentioned earlier in the week we were seeing the female Blackcap in the garden. Well all week we have had regular sightings of both the male and female. So we are keeping our fingers crossed that we may get a nest nearby. We have only had Blackcaps in the garden in Winter!

My Quiz team had a narrow win on Thursday! Like my football team we are in mid table! I am setting the questions for next Thursday’s quiz.

Today’s Quiz is on Herbs and Spices

a) What is the national spice of Hungary?   b) Is parsley an annual, biennial  or perennial plant?   c) In Shakespeare’s Hamlet which herb is  said to be “for remembrance?”  d) Sage is now a familiar herb in the kitchen. What was its main purpose in the Middle Ages? e) The curry plant has a very spicy aroma and silvery leaves. What colour are the flowers of the plant?

Pictures below I took yesterday. It is the female Blackcap on the feeder, Song Thrush in the grass and a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the tree.