Wet Squirrels and The Many Faces of Willow.

Tony has made a new nut box for the squirrels out of a spare nesting box. He has put it on the wooden frame outside the garden hide. The squirrels soon found it, they discovered they could take the nuts from the hole that Tony had not covered on the front. The squirrel carried on taking the nuts from the hole until he could not reach them. So we thought they will lift the lid now like they do on the other nut box. Oh no, this squirrel decided it was going to try and make the hole bigger, so he began chewing the wood around the hole. After a while, he must have become fed up with that and lifted the lid. The next day it was absolutely throwing it down with rain, I thought nothing will be in the garden today. However, this is a couple of pictures that Tony took.

A Very Wet Squirrel.

There is just nothing to say to this...

We had a ride to Barnsley to take a card for Joanne because it was her birthday. It was raining but the sun was trying to shine too. the sky was not very blue but there was a very bright rainbow

A Very Bright Rainbow.

When we arrived at Barnsley all the children including Logan were at school, which meant that Willow would get all the attention.

Willow is growing into a really cheeky little madame.

The Many Faces of Willow.

Lynsey is still enjoying working, she rings me every evening to tell me about it. 

Mum is doing well, Oliver is keeping her busy throwing his ball for him. She goes out with friends for shopping trips and lunch. 

Mum, Tony and I are all looking forward to going to watch and cheer Russell on when he runs the Yorkshire Marathon.

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If you shop online a lot then the second website might interest you because every time you shop online you can raise money without it costing you anything.

Until the next time... 

The op went well, the surgeon told me in all the 30 years he has been doing this operation he has never seen a gallbladder so full of stones or so thick. I was just glad it was gone. The pain had gone and I felt so much better straight away. I had three small holes and a slightly larger one where a drain had been inserted. I  had to stay in overnight but I didn't really care about that either. Lynsey had told me all the horror stories about the pain I would get in my shoulders from the gas they would pump into me, well I waited for it dreading how bad this pain was going to be. I am pleased to say weeks after I am still waiting so I don't think it is going to happen now.
I am still having problems with my teeth another one broke the other day, it broke eating a jelly bean. I have been told the only way to stop it is to stop taking my meds. I think I will put up with the breaking teeth for now.
The garden has been fairly quiet, I think it was too hot for a while. I have never known it to be so hot for so long. But I have a few photos for you.

The squirrels find places to stop and stare at me.

Different Bugs in the garden & shed.

Bees on the lavender

I keep trying but I haven't got a picture I am happy with yet.

Oliver is very well behaved when he wants something.

That's not fair really Oliver behaves very well most of the time. I think Mum would be lost without him now.

May (Tony's sister) came from America for a visit.

She stayed with us for two weeks. It was very nice to see her, we took her to Knaresborough, Harrogate and Elvira took May & me to Roundhay Park.

We picked May up & dropped her off at Manchester airport.

It was nice to see her, but it was nice when she went home too, although after a few days we did begin to miss her a little.

We always keep a lookout for strange things.

We spotted this car whilst we were out one day, Tony always sees old cars before me so I don't always manage to get pictures of them. This time though I was lucky. Tony told me what the car was but as I am writing this I simply cannot remember what he said!

This last photo is one that Tony took, I think it was partly to prove that I am going a tiny bit daft or to show you how friendly the birds in the garden can be.

My friend the Robin.

I crushed some peanuts & put them on the wooden frame for the Robin. Every time I go into the garden now the Robin is waiting for his peanuts crushing. I also noticed two young blue tits peeping out of the hedge to see if the peanuts were there. I don't know what will happen if I run out of peanuts. I guess they will just have to go and mug a squirrel.

I have had a face to face assessment for my pip, to see if the powers that be still think I need it. I am not holding my breath, Lynsey had hers stopped because some dim wit said she wasn't unconscious when she had a fit. Luckily for Lynsey, she has managed to find a job and it a job in the industry she wanted.

Until the next time...