Bliss!

I have been waiting for these few days for some weeks. Three days of bliss in the middle of the Surrey countryside. Nothing to do but be pampered and relax. This is what having time off between jobs is all about, recharging the old batteries ready for the challenges ahead.

Valentine Surprise

Whilst we like to do the romantic bit on Valentine's day, we do not always do the flowers and stuff. But look what greeted me when I got home! He is an old romantic after all.

'Home James!'

Time to head home for supper with my Valentine. We don't do the mushy romance bit that often, indeed a bit mire would be good, but 14 February is a day for romance in my book. So, I am 'on' my trusty steed and heading home.

Is Spring on its way?

Scrapbook Getaways - Day One

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch - The Results

As planned, I was up early this morning ready to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, hot coffee in one hand and binoculars in the other. I set a timer to 60 minutes and I was off.

So what did I see:

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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

This weekend is the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Anytime on 29 or 30 January 2011 you are asked to spend just one hour recording the birdlife in your garden, your local park, wherever you happen to be.

All you need is a pen, some scrap paper (or, a printout of the handy bird ID sheet), and an hour to spend watching the birds in your garden on either Saturday 29, or Sunday 30 January 2011. From past experience you get more birds early in the morning, rather than in the afternoon, so if you can bear to get up early you will probably find it more rewarding, there is nothing quite as boring as gazing into your own garden for an hour with nothing to record. I will be up with the sun on Sunday to see what this year's count will be, I have already ensured that there is lots of food out ready to tempt the local feathered visitors, putting it out today means they will know that it is there tomorrow.

Then simply record the highest number of each bird species seen in your garden, or local park (not flying over) at any one time, and come back to this page to tell the RSPB what you saw.

If you're not too sure what bird you've seen, try the easy to use bird identifier, or have a look on the A-Z of birds pages.

You can also ask questions, and share your tips for a brilliant birdwatch on the RSPB friendly Big Garden Birdwatch community group.

Helping garden birds really is a lot of fun, and couldn't be easier.