So it's nearly the end of May already and doesn't time fly when you are having fun!
The first signs of summer are starting to appear, including us turning off the heating more and more frequently! This late spring period is one of my favourites, with all of the young birds starting to fledge, plants taking on more and more colour as well as a constant colourful display of butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies.
The first signs of summer are starting to appear, including us turning off the heating more and more frequently! This late spring period is one of my favourites, with all of the young birds starting to fledge, plants taking on more and more colour as well as a constant colourful display of butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies.
This Broad-Winged Damselfly was one of many out in number down by the river this week
Now that the weather has warmed up it is great to spend more and more time outside enjoying what nature has to offer. For me it's hard to beat the feeling of relaxation when I sit quietly in the woods or by the river and let nature come out and play around me.
The only way the motto on Vicky's new water bottle could be more accurate is to say that Nature is Therapy
In the last installment I mentioned that I was tempted to buy a wildlife camera, enabling me to watch animals that are either normally too shy or nocturnal. In the end I decided to go for it and placed an order, and while I am still getting used to setting it up in the right ways some of the results have already been fairly impressive.
Mum and Dad came down for a 5 day visit while Vicky and I had some time off the week before last. We spent each day touring some of our local hang outs, including seeing all of the sites where both Vicky and I work. We even managed to enjoy an ice cream on Lyme Regis seafront without attracting the unwanted attentions of the resident Herring Gulls! I didn't really take any photos during the week, however there are several on Facebook if you want to take a look.
In the absence of any other photos here is another one of our friend Stubby the tame Robin
During the last 2 weeks I have also decided to learn the ukelele. Over 10 years ago now I tried to learn the guitar, but never really got anywhere fast. Several of the guys that I work with are in a band and suggested that I should try the ukelele as a good instrument to start with. Already I have started to master some of the basic chords and learn a few short songs, so hopefully as the weeks go on I will be able to report some further progress in this department!
I couldn't resist the one with the Union Jack paint job!
Moving on to my news stories of the week. This one made me smile rather than laugh. While happiness can never be measured in material goods, I am more that sure that this guy will have been more than grateful for what he received in an act of good karma...
And as it seems to be wedding season, you probably wouldn't expect this to happen if you booked a Gary Barlow lookalike to perform at your wedding...
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