Do you know @jjraak you have the Gift of Encouragement of others?Never really been into looking at birds, but I gave a win for the clear passion that shines through in your post.
Think I'll pay a little more attention to them now, because of you.
Respect.
At this point Alf should give us his take on the twin paradox!Time is a man made convention to make our lives run more smoothly but it is a relative thing. At my age, everything is faster because I am relating it to the 78 years I have experienced. Every minute, every hour even, passes in a flash. But that is only the chronological time. In my REAL time the last 78 years have only gone by at about 1/3 of normal speed because I know that in myself I am only 26.
I do lose track of days but have fixed that problem. I get Neil to make calendar sheets for me. Each month is a separate A3 sheet with large squares for each day. This gets fixed to the fridge with magnetic strips and there is one little blue magnet which I move every morning so I can always check which day it is. Plus all appointments are in view all the time and are much more difficult to forget.
Not many women have articulated noses!Aww ..the lovely Samantha....
And who can forget "I dream of genie"
& Did I mention aunt Zelda..xxx
Lauren 'thinks' she has witchy powers...(not so sure she doesn't, mind)
Omg, am I alone in noticing a theme, ....mmhh.
Yep, Such a sucker for a witch ....
And as for black cats, Buffy's wins for me
That may be because the licence is quite expensive - oh hang on, that’s lorries.Not many women have articulated noses!
Alf have some images from the land of your fathers to console you- and JKP's - who was born in aspirational Londonny, London.Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen and those who will be forced into looking for buried Christmas decorations in sheds, garages and lofts, you know who you are, well I hope you know who you are, if you don’t know who you are ask a postman.
Blood sugars this morning were 6.3 and now after breakfast probably climbing.
Here in Tilehurst Towers it will be day two, to or too of the house being transformed into some sort fairy light grotto, all led. Mrs J has expectations and they are
1. I don’t offer helpful suggestions
2. I keep well away
3. I say things like “ Oh that looks nice “. I daren’t think otherwise Mrs J can read my minds, yep all of them!
Stay safe all.
Thank you for sharing this interesting information@lindisfel. One of these birds is still visiting our garden every morning to feed/ look out.I saw this and couldn't reply at the time.
Actually for ringers who ring birds the wing formulae is somewhat important because they migrate south more, due to cold winters.
The ringers measure their primary wing feather length because they are longer in Scandinavian birds due to longer migrations. But many still reach the UK in winter birders can't usually separate them in the field.
One should remember the feathers on a bird are not like fur, they move dynamically, if they are cold they fluff then up and look fatter, males change the movement of feathers in display. Etc.
Their weight gives some idea of their state of health.
Perching birds all have a similar moult and feather sequence.
A young Robin for example after fledging has juvenile plumage all spotted and brown and moults into first winter after getting it's red breast and is ready to breed after one year after hatching which is known as first summer.
Similar with blackbirds the males go through juvenile and first yr progression and all adult males get a eye ring and yellow bill when they move into first summer and breed as adults.
The other birds that seem to have dark bills, may be females, immature males and immature females.
I have been a birder since my youth and it has been a major interest.
Even skilled birders make a lot of mistakes especially with raptors.
D.
Thank you four the images, Aled Jones has a wonderful voice, not overly keen on the lyrics of the song, but fore some and it being a Sunday I suppose some will find it appropriate. Mrs J has banished me to do some plinky plonky with my 10:30am cup of tea, the tea is the constant, the time is the variable.Alf have some images from the land of your fathers to console you- and JKP's - who was born in aspirational Londonny, London.
And I thought it was the speed of light.Time is not a constant, my 10:30am cup of tea, the tea is the constant, time is the variable.
It 's nice to see a perky little Trogledyte in the garden what a powerful song from such a small bird in spring.
Thank you @ianpspurs - as for the decs, baaaagh! Gobstoppers!Morning all. 4.8 here and above freezing, a balmy 3C rising to 5 - double figures by mid week. Hugs for those in frost or snow. @dunelm thanks for the bird photo (I don't have Derek or Vinnie Jones' bird knowledge) - and the a-maze-ing art. Stop pretending you don't enjoy putting the decs up and get with the program. @jjraak I'm sure those refs mean something but they're lost on me, sorry. As for tempus fugit variability for me years do mainly but only on reflection. However some minutes, hours and days seem to "last a lifetime." #3 son and children are here today so we’llprobablyhave The Little Guy - my do that - and Big Sister - no, not there - decorating the tree. Believer or not have a wonderful carb dodgers Advent Sunday. Maranatha.
Good news on the wheelchair front. Is it a type that you can power yourself or will you require a pusher? Hope it gets you out and about in style.14.9 at 0430 today! Took basal insulin and a dose of bolus as well. Also took some pain killers to help me move a bit. Fell asleep again and didn't test again until 0900 by which time it was down to 8.9. Still there at the moment. Don't know what I did to cause that.
My new 2nd hand wheelchair arrived yesterday. It's as good as new and great value for £99 plus carriage. I will be using it next time into the Health Centre - much of today's pain and stiffness is due to walking with my Zimmer on Thursday for my bandaging. No problem - I know the cause and how to avoid it in future.
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