What a difference a rail makes!

I think the highlight of the last week must have been getting a stair rail on the outside steps.

It all happened very quickly. I received a phone call on Monday asking if a person from the disability department of the WDH could come out to see me. Of course I said yes.

A lovely young lady came out on Tuesday to see me asked a few questions, watched me walk up and down the stairs. Straight away she agreed a rail was in need and even suggested a half step at the bottom, because the bottom step is very deep.

The next day (Wednesday) I received a phone call from some body else from the council saying that there would be a joiner out to fit the rail on the following afternoon.
As promised Thursday afternoon we heard some drilling on the stairs, the workman fitted the rail and left without us seeing him.
The rail is a real help to me I find it so much easier to get up and down the stairs now.
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Tony saw the Sparrow Hawk in the garden on Friday. I did put a very short video on here of the sparrow hawk that Tony took. However I have removed it because for you to see the film I had to remove the safety feature and Blogger then put up a warning saying
"This Blog contains content only fit for adult viewing"
It was a bird on a fence having a dump for goodness sake!
Any how that is why it is no longer on the blog.

The Robin is trying to attract a mate he is singing his little heart out.

Mrs Blackbird comes into the garden when she can, or until Mr Blackbird see's her and chases her out again.

Well I don't know what I put in there but I don't think she liked it!

Now for todays useless fact:-   

In ancient Rome,

when a man testified in court,

he would swear on his testicles.

Until the next time...

Rugby, Jeffery Deaver and Raw carrots!

The writing of this blog has been very hit and miss of late. I have been very unsociable, however I do try and I will try harder. We just have not been going any where or doing anything to write about.

The Six Nations Rugby is about half way through. England are doing well, they have won both the matches they have played and are at the top of the table.(for the moment).

I am reading my second "Jeffery Deaver " book and I pleased to report that I am really enjoying them. I have a list of his books written down so whenever we are out I can always look for one or two if we pass any shops.

Lynsey is enjoying her new job, although she has a day off tomorrow as her friends father died suddenly last week . His funeral is tomorrow, Lynsey has known the family since she was 9 years old and is going to the funeral, I hope they don't play 'Stairway To Heaven' by 'Led Zeppelin' or she will be crying buckets.

I have been going down to the garden even though it has been very quiet, I think it has  been a bit cold for the squirrels. They did show up a couple of times however, the Robins and Blackbirds came along too.

One of the Squirrels enjoying a nut.

Robin ready for take off.

Robin looking a bit over awed by the apples.

Blackbird enjoying the apples.

The last photo I am putting on is one I received in an email from Elvira.

The message read something along the lines of ...

A road sign made specially for Yorkshire people.

Now for the useless fact:-  

The average Briton consumes,

8 cows, 36 sheep and 36 pigs in a lifetime.

For the vegetarians,

A raw carrot 

is still alive when you eat it.

Until the next time...

The wildlife needs feeding no matter how cold it is...

The weather is not making me happy. It is so cold, my aches are aching.
I have not spent a lot of time in the shed, although I am not neglecting the birds or squirrels. I am still feeding them, just not staying down in the shed as long.

The birds come early on a morning and about 4-4:30pm so I try to make sure there is plenty for them. The squirrels appear at any time so the nutboxes are filled on a morning with plenty of black sunflower seeds out around the garden as well that way they don't wreck the feeders.
If I am feeling really generous I put out some chocolate near the peanut butter. The squirrels love chocolate for a treat.
Everything that comes into the garden loves peanut butter, there was even a crow trying to get some the other day but I just didn't have a camera to hand, so that was another picture I missed.

Robin is always first to appear.

Blue Tit never far behind.

Long Tailed Tit always a pleasure to see.

Starlings sharing peanut butter from the log, that makes a change they usually fight over it.

A Starling having a bath, I had only just cracked the ice and added more water seconds before.

Another Starling watching over the garden, on the look out for cats and Sparrow Hawks.

Squirrel almost missed the table when he jumped

However he managed to hang on and reach the food on the table.

Now for a useless fact, (I was asked where it was on the last entry so I thought I had better remember this time.)

If you fed a seagull Alka Seltzer,

It's stomach would explode!

How do they know these things?

Until the next time...