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Still almost spring…

Still almost spring…

Well, it’s been an interesting past few weeks. The end of March saw the cobbles, at long last, being laid around the house. The men came and went according to the rain but eventually finished the area all round the house and the driveway out front. This has put us in good stead with our neighbours as the area in front of their entrance was also done. This gave Richard another job to do: he used all the tiles we…

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The dig

The dig

We are greeted, on our morning dog walk down to the river, with quite a cacophony of sounds. Leading the charge are the thrushes. There are a number perched high on top of the chestnuts, easily spotted on the leafless branches, calling out a series of repetitive screeches and squawks. It’s not at all musical, I’m not sure why they are called song thrushes. They are joined by the more pleasant warbles of the robins and wrens, the flute-like song…

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