Nest Boxes and Cars

As it is National Nest Box Week we put up several boxes yesterday in the hope that the little birds who seem to be eating us out of bird seed at an alarming rate, will carry out a little bit of home viewing ready for when the weather is warmer and they need to start setting up home. Barn owl boxes to build next as we have several owls who hunt all around us and it would be a great honour if one decided to use our barn this year to rear a brood. Simon King is promoting nest boxes on the National Nest Box site which also wants people to monitor the boxes and any other nests in hedges in the garden for the national data base. It gives lots of information about building, siting and watching so why not join in.

The truck appears to be working again, which is a huge relief as we need the truck to be able to pick up our visitors and get to shops, market etc. It was doubly annoying as the Stig (our lovely green 1977 SAAB) was also playing up. Why are cars such a nuisance and a necessary evil, so a big thank you to Chris for keeping at it despite negatives from the other half, who always seemed to be the one driving when one or other broke down. 4 hours in a car park while it got sorted out - never a dull moment, but several frustrating ones!