Author Archives: The Bald Birder

Monday 13 April Tried to do nothing today as had been physically busy since the lockdown began what with running, walking and garden jobs etc. Also, combining the mental pressures of work away from work, thinking about family vulnerabilities as well as your own safety has made this past three weeks draining. That’s the problemContinue reading “Day 24”

Sunday 12 April So, this morning should have started with a walk over Brooklyn Bridge after breakfast at the Brooklyn Flea market but the Coronavirus pandemic put pay to our trip to NYC. We saw on the news yesterday that they are having to build temporary mass graves for the dead on Hart Island offContinue reading “Day 23”

Saturday 11 April The sun was shining all day today, high temperatures and we were all in the garden for pretty much the whole day. The veg patch is virtually finished now after a real team effort; the final touches of compost, top soil for the beds and bark chippings for the paths. Lisa madeContinue reading “Day 22”

Friday 10 April Good Friday started with a lovely run around our local lanes with Adora in the early morning sunshine. It was another gorgeous day with wall to wall sun and warm spring temperatures which has been coaxing the blossom out on the cherry trees in the back garden. Late morning we took deliveryContinue reading “Day 21”

Thursday 9 April I’m laying in bed writing this podcast listening to (and recorded) two Tawny Owls singing (click the photo) to/at each other for the second night in a row. Often regarded in mythology as an omen of bad luck or death a number of writers including Shakespeare in Julius Caesar have included TawniesContinue reading “Day 20”

Wednesday 8 April Another beautifully sunny and warm day; the birds, the trees, everything else is just getting on with life. I read in an article about meditation that we need to shift our thinking away from worry because there is very little in life and death that is actually, really worth worrying about. TheContinue reading “Day 19”

Tuesday 7 April Changed the panels on the greenhouse and reused the old panels to put a roof over the Pergola. This means we could possibly get grapes from the vine that had been left to roam uncontrolled for several years. Boris Johnson is still in intensive care but is ‘stable’ and is in ‘highContinue reading “Day 18”

Monday 6 April It has been an intense evening after hearing the news that Boris Johnson has been admitted to the intensive care unit of St Thomas’ Hospital. He was already in hospital after going in yesterday but things worsened this afternoon. Lisa was in school today and one of my schools was open too,Continue reading “Day 17”

Sunday 5 April Having to stay at home gives you an opportunity to get stuck in to a project. Me and Stan did the veggie beds yesterday and with Adora today we completed the fence and gate all out of pallets and reused timber etc. Lisa is nurturing carrots, cucumber, onions and potatoes amongst otherContinue reading “Day 16”

Saturday 4 April There is a day each year when you feel the season suddenly appears. Today has been an absolutely beautiful day and Spring is 100% with us. Been in the garden with Stan, Lisa and Mabel building a veg garden whilst Adora is inside reading and recovering from our early morning jog. BurgersContinue reading “Day 15”