Oooh....Shut that door. 

Cheers - Phil 

Been busy with Army Reservist duties for last month, so avoided the stay at home element of the lockdown largely.

Been interesting, and at least I have some extra money coming in, but will be happy to be at home a bit more next week.

I imagine the Mrs will have plenty for me to do!

Had some good news yesterday, I'm on furlough, thought I wouldn't get anything as these days I'm a casual invigilator, doing one on one stuff. Ok its only about £9 per week, but....

As it's International Dawn Chorus Day today, I got up at 4.30am and headed out to open fields which luckily are just a few hundred meters away from me. I was amazed at how many birds were already singing (ditto how many cars were on the ring road at that time!) at this time and soon the cacophany was overwhelming. I stayed out for around an hour and as dawn broke the noise did drop off, so headed back home and managed to fall asleep again. A bit tired now but worth the effort.

Quote from: Steve J on 03 May 2020, 06:39:34 AM
I was amazed at how many birds were already singing (ditto how many cars were on the ring road at that time!) at this time

More traffic around here, as well, Steve....Sure of it !

Von actually got stopped by the boys in blue, a couple of days ago, asking where she was going.,,Apparently they were checking on every car driving into, or through, the local village.

She was off to get horse feed from store 5 or 6 miles away.......That was absolutely fine.
I wonder if they DID catch anyone extracting the urine.

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: Steve J on 03 May 2020, 06:39:34 AM
As it's International Dawn Chorus Day today, I got up at 4.30am and headed out to open fields which luckily are just a few hundred meters away from me. I was amazed at how many birds were already singing (ditto how many cars were on the ring road at that time!) at this time and soon the cacophany was overwhelming. I stayed out for around an hour and as dawn broke the noise did drop off, so headed back home and managed to fall asleep again. A bit tired now but worth the effort.

Well done, that man 

Since even in the best of times a hospital is no place for someone with Parkinsons we are going into a pretty strict isolation to try and ensure that my Mom doesn't get this virus. Even if she did survive, being in a hospital with no visitors and possibly with overworked nurses would be a real nightmare for her. 

Luckily, we have a very nice place here by a lake and the various birds do their best to keep us entertained.  Our little town has a carillon bell tower that has been putting on drive up concerts that my mom can look forward to.  I guess living in the unfashionable countryside has it's perks on occasion. 

 

Some time in the middle of last week I lost track of time and date.
Misjudged the length of the week.
Caught myself up at 02:00 on Saturday (Sunday morning) reading.

This isn't very good - confusing.

It's now Wednesday, as I only work Wednesday at the school I'm doing three half days at this week...

Quote from: lowlylowlycook on 04 May 2020, 03:59:04 PM
I guess living in the unfashionable countryside has it's perks on occasion. 

I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

Cheers - Phil

See the message is changing from "Stay Home" to "Stay Alert".

Reminds me of the old schoolyard joke - Be alert, Britain needs lerts!

Nah! We've got enough lerts now, what we need are more loofs

Quote from: Ithoriel on 10 May 2020, 02:02:48 PM
Nah! We've got enough lerts now, what we need are more loofs

That one deserves a good chewing - Nobby wait til he gets his coat on whilst I fetch a Noyed..

All of us struggling to remember which day of the week it is, as it's all become a bit of a blur. Taking a break from gardening and have set up a game to play tomorrow. Next week hope to be able to go out for a longer walk and to somewhere local that's quiet, just for a change of scenery. It's all becoming a bit 'Googie Withers' at present.....

Quote from: Steve J on 10 May 2020, 08:36:13 PM
All of us struggling to remember which day of the week it is, as it's all become a bit of a blur.

Just a bit !

Have to admit, that for someone probably least affected by 'all this'....(Like I've said, the only thing I can't, or rather won't do, is pop down to the local village on a whim..... And not go and get a paper on a Sunday,).......I AM starting to feel a bit 'ground down', twitchy and worst of all, somehow almost 'bored'....which I hope doesn't mean that I'll start getting careless.

Got oodles of work lined up....The weather's been really nice....I can listen to whatever I want, all day...I CAN go out for normal shopping..and down to the post office, when I need to get some soldiers sent off.....and the pharmacy for any prescriptions.

Got an extra morning out this week to go and see the nurse for a B12 jab.....Perhaps that's why I'm twitchy.....The jab doesn't bother me in the slightest.....(I must have had dozens, by now)...I think it's because I really would like to avoid the surgery.

Cheers - Mr Paranoid.