Tag Archives: Long-tailed Cape sugar birds

Working Day

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today, I worked! I love these kind of working days. They are low key and I can do as much or as little as I like. I worked for an hour and then we went to the … Continue reading

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The Birds are Back

Saturday – 7 days til Christmas! Today was the day… The birds came back in variety and number. One of the fun moments of the day was watching a young long-tailed sugar bird holding court and protecting his turf. Other … Continue reading

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Sparrows at the Window

Sunday Today was the day… We had tons of birds come to the juice bottle. It was a warm sunny day with very little wind. After our swim and breakfast, I video called with Stacey and Elsie and showed Elsie … Continue reading

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Green Was a Clue

Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I went to Barracudas for lunch again. They have a 3-course Sunday special. We thought it would be the same as last week, soup, roast and malva pudding, so imagine our surprise when … Continue reading

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Carrying Buckets of Sand

Thursday Today was the day… A cubic metre of sand was delivered and is currently on the verge. Mike started carting bucket loads of it onto the side patio. He did 15 trips. After dinner, as I hadn’t done 10000 … Continue reading

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They Just Keep on Coming

Thursday Today was the day… The wind dropped and it was a glorious day. It was a day for cleaning windows. We did ours. Courage did the rest… This was my tea break view – Mike working on his tan… … Continue reading

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I Never Expected This!

Monday Today was the day… The birds arrived! For the last two months I’ve been trying to lure wild birds to my feeders, but I’ve had so little success. I’ve moved the feeders around a bit and had a few … Continue reading

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