Taking Stock

 

This week has been one of many emotions happy and sad, exciting and and fearful, reflective and daring. There has been so much going on in the past few days, final farewells, celebrations of successes, excitement of new opportunities and prospects of travel and reunions. So I have felt the need this morning to take stock of my life. I am so privileged to have so much. Health and happiness, a lovely home and family, many, many friends and perhaps most importantly the ability to appreciate it all, great and small.

So this morning before my usual list of 'Stuff to do' I took a walk around the garden just to think and to give myself time to stand and stare.

I don't care if the neighbours hear  me talking to my flowers, they are here for such a short time they should be told how beautiful and uplifting they are. Let me share some of them with you.

Have a lovely day :0)

That's what friends are for

 

Occasionally there is a need for cake! Popping round to a friends house for a bit of a chat I thought I would treat us to a little indulgence so I arrived bearing scones, jam and clotted cream. Guess what was waiting there already!

 

Well its a girl thing isn't it.

We had a lovely hour sitting in the sunshine whilst just above our heads sat a little broody eavesdropper in amongst the wisteria. My friend Jo had watched this pair of wood pigeons trying to build their nest which continually fell apart until they settled for a couple of wobbly twigs. Worried that she would lay her eggs on the twigs where they would almost certainly drop through to the ground Jo set to work with more gathered twigs and her glue gun to build them a more substantial home. Once complete she then had to stand on a chair and lift the daft thing of its own precarious perch, settle the new nest in place and sit the bird back in its new bed. How daft are these birds? she didn't even flap, just accepted Jo's kind intervention. Now she enjoys sitting listening to all the latest news and her partner comes every evening at 7 30 p.m. to take over sitting on the eggs, he is just as happy to sit just inches away from everyone who comes and goes through the door.

Just had to show you this.

More news soon, take care.:0)