Ravendale House

After a tiring day yesterday we went for a short walk before tea (which thankfully Peter was making.) We hadn’t gone far when we spotted something neither of us have ever seen before. Sadly it was dead.

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I love to see butterflies in the garden, sadly there seem to be fewer these days. Strange as it may seem for a gardener, I also like to see caterpillars and often wonder what kind of butterfly or moth they will grow in to.

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The wind is still blowing, but at least it is warm and sunny now, so yesterday we decided to spend the day at the seaside, in Skegness.

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All our married life Peter and I have liked a nice car. For some people it’s an exotic foreign holiday, for others eating out at fancy restaurants, but for us it has always been owning a good car. Our current one is a Mazda MX5 and we both love it to bits, in fact it’s the 4th MX5 we’ve owned in the the last 20 years, and this particular one will celebrate it’s 3rd birthday in a couple of weeks time.

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On the 29th January I took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch for 2011. Today I received a leaflet through the post showing the results, and I thought it would be interesting to compare my sightings to the nationwide averages.

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Things have been happening apace here, so I thought it was about time for a general update. Now where shall I start? The weather perhaps.

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We all know it’s been a hard winter, but I feel it may have been harder than we realised for some of our little furry friends.

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It’s still probably a bit early to do this, but today I’ve been counting the cost of the harsh winter.

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Today I saw a treecreeper in the garden. Happy St Davids Day.

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Today I took part in the R.S.P.B Big Garden Bird Watch for 2011. I watched between 10.40am and 11.40am through the kitchen window. Here are my results.

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