The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

I have seen one this year.Not heard a cuckoo either.

Oh dear. If you have not heard a cuckoo before the end of May and also before breakfast your days are numbered.

 

[Dave7]

@Mo1959 re your Swallows. The photo clearly shows them gathering but it does seem early. Its normally September.
Must be cold up there.

 

[Drago]

24 miles on the ebike this morning. That's the ton broken.

 

[Mo1959]

@Mo1959 re your Swallows. The photo clearly shows them gathering but it does seem early. Its normally September.
Must be cold up there.

It’s a reasonably cool 15 degrees at the moment. Not complaining as I wasn’t enjoying the heat. Of course, as I have just bought a nice light weight short sleeve cycling jersey, it will never be warm enough to wear it now!

 

[pawl]

Oh dear. If you have not heard a cuckoo before the end of May and also before breakfast your days are numbered.

Did see two Magpies this morning One for sorrow two for joy.

 

[Mo1959]

Did see two Magpies this morning One for sorrow two for joy.

We never got them here until relatively recently. Lots now. They are quite attractive but are prone to stealing smaller bird’s eggs and chicks I think?

 

[Dave7]

We never got them here until relatively recently. Lots now. They are quite attractive but are prone to stealing smaller bird’s eggs and chicks I think?

Beautiful but cruel and horrible.
Like so much of the animal kingdom.

 

[Dave7]

Sat outside right now. Cloudy/sunny. Hard to believe thunder and rain is supposed to be here in 90 minutes.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We have rain and thunder.

 

[BoldonLad]

Beautiful but cruel and horrible.
Like so much of the animal kingdom.

A number of years ago, we used to "baby sit" one of our grandsons, then aged about 3 -4 years old, while his mother was at work.

In the garden, we had a small rodent, a vole of some kind.

I thought, "this will interest Daniel", so, on his next visit, I took him in the garden to watch the vole running about, at the bottom of the fence. As we watched, down swooped a magpie and gobbled up the vole.

Fortunately Daniel (now aged 11) was not traumatised by this incident

 

[Mo1959]

Beautiful but cruel and horrible.
Like so much of the animal kingdom.

Not pleasant to watch, but not many animals/birds kill other than for food and not just for the fun in it like some of the human race. I know which I prefer.

 

[Dave7]

Not pleasant to watch, but not many animals/birds kill other than for food and not just for the fun in it like some of the human race. I know which I prefer.

But they do. They do much worse. They lay eggs inside other creatures so the young can eat them from the inside.... how yucky is that.

 

[pawl]

We have rain and thunder.

Just started here Distant rumbling of thunder.

 

[pawl]

I am extremely jealous!

One of the perks of old age.Did wake up at four o’clock Went downstairs made a cuppa dunked three ginger biscuits.Another perk of old age.🍹🧁🍘

 

[Dave7]

One of the perks of old age.Did wake up at four o’clock Went downstairs made a cuppa dunked three ginger biscuits.Another perk of old age.🍹🧁🍘

Ooihhhh dunked ginger bickies. Life doesn't get much better.