How are we getting through it?

[Westmarcher]

Congrats to both Jim and BI on your 'big birthdays.' Hopefully it won't be too long when you can celebrate in style!    

[Ithoriel]

Congrats to both Jim and BG on your 'big birthdays.' Hopefully it won't be too long when you can celebrate in style!   

Hear! Hear! To both those sentiments!

[Steve J]

Happy birthday Mark! Our son is 20 on Thursday and it's our 25th wedding anniversary next month, so none of us are able to celebrate, but frankly it's not a big deal given the current circumstances.

I too have spent more time birdwatching, which I do normally anyway, but they somehow give me more pleasure at present. I take part in the butterfly cound each year, so have enjoyed spotting a mixed bunch so far with the glorious weather. I still get a buzz seeing them.

The garden is loving the extra attention and hopefully will give me a bumper crop this year.

[Westmarcher]

I too have spent more time birdwatching, which I do normally anyway, but they somehow give me more pleasure at present.

Funny you should mention that, Steve. Seeing I was at a loose end, Mrs Westie suggested I make a new bird table. Unfortunately it all kicked off when she saw she was third .....

[Big Insect]

Happy Birthday Mark

I was 70 last Monday and I was told 70 is the new 40.

http://jim-duncan.blogspot.com/2020/04/youll-never-guess.html

Jim

Congratulations Jim - something for me to aspire to - you are only as young as you feel - which is odd as I can some days feel that I am 8 or 27 or 41 or 10000 year old - occasionally all at once.

[jimduncanuk]

Don't act your age, act your shoesize.

[Big Insect]

Happy birthday Mark! Our son is 20 on Thursday and it's our 25th wedding anniversary next month, so none of us are able to celebrate, but frankly it's not a big deal given the current circumstances.

I too have spent more time birdwatching, which I do normally anyway, but they somehow give me more pleasure at present. I take part in the butterfly cound each year, so have enjoyed spotting a mixed bunch so far with the glorious weather. I still get a buzz seeing them.

The garden is loving the extra attention and hopefully will give me a bumper crop this year.

Thanks Steve - but I have had a great day - lots of calls - a what's app video conf with my grandson - his mum sang happy birthday and he just gnawed a coaster (1st tooth came through yesterday). I then got introduced to the cultural wonder that is The Stick Song from Hey Duggee! Hmmm ... not sure I approve of that daughter no.2. Shouldn't he be watching David Attenborough or something educational. A host of cards tumbled through the letter box - "gawd bless the posties every-one of em."
I managed to even take some shopping up to Cathy & was greeted by a hand-painted Happy Birthday placard in the window.
Sometimes it can be the simpler things that are memorable - we had planned a big lunch in a fancy resturant with both daughters and extended family attending - but the stress of that - pre Covid - was already taking the fun edges off it.
Glad to hear the wildlife is appreciating lockdown Steve - the allotment was certainly full of life this morning at 07.00 - magpies, jackdaws, robin, thrush, the overnight smell of a fox and most wonderful of all the call of a pair of Ravens flying over high up. The sun was shining - the dew was on the grass ... and it was relatively quiet.

Wonderful ...

[Steve J]

the allotment was certainly full of life this morning at 07.00 - magpies, jackdaws, robin, thrush, the overnight smell of a fox and most wonderful of all the call of a pair of Ravens flying over high up. The sun was shining - the dew was on the grass ... and it was relatively quiet.

Simple pleasures that you just can't beat

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Idyllic!

[paulr]

... Sometimes it can be the simpler things that are memorable ...

Well said

[Norm]

The grand kids have sent us their paintings of rainbows (in the UK all the youngsters are painting rainbows and displaying them in windows - is that happening anywhere else?), so tonight, I dug out the watercolours and painted up a couple of similar, put a message on for the grand kids and in the morning will post to both households as there are still daily collections from the post box.

I sent some sweets a couple of weeks ago ...... resulting in embarrassment as one of the packages (they were both identical!) got withheld by Royal Mail until the excess postage was paid .... ooops!  in the end, it all turned out dearer than the sweets! I should have just ate them .... like I did the Easter Eggs

[Steve J]

Loads of rainbows in the windows around here, which is nice to see.

[paulr]

Some rainbows and other drawings but mainly teddy bears and similar soft toys in the windows here, so young kids can do teddy bear hunts on their walks

Our PM declared the Easter bunny an essential worker but did explain that they may have trouble reaching some houses due to the restrictions

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

There is a decorated wall over the road, each brick chalked a different colour...and rainbows in most windows.

[Leon]

With us being on top of the PPE production for the first time in 3 weeks, I can put my attention to something else for a change!  So, I'll be spending the next few hours carefully checking and cleaning up 100's of Japanese figures for production moulds...!