Day 2275 Wildlife

5th November 2023

The clocks went back an hour this morning so we had breakfast, and a walk with the dogs all before 11.00am, unheard of normally.

We did our usual around the block and around the lagoon stroll. On the way back we saw a Buck and Doe in a garden standing motionless, almost mistaken as statues watching us, after a standoff for a couple of minutes, they both took off disappearing into the nearby woodland.

I used the sunny weather to plant seventy-five bluebells bulbs in the front wild garden. These were sent as to me as replacements for the previous batch where half came up as daffodils.

I cleared a space of long grass and loosened the soil and buried the lot. Now I will wait until spring to see what comes up.

We had someone come to collect a headboard the Kelli had painted whilst I was away. The guy bought it for his daughter who was decorating her room, the dark paint of the headboard would fit in with the moody decor planned for the room.

I cut the grass in the back, it was a bit long and as winter is coming the grass won’t get flattened by the months of snow covering.

I packed away the lawnmower and pulled forward the snow blower, getting prepared.

We then drove round to a neighbour to collect a dresser that we had been promised provided we got it down from the attic.

The entrance to the attic was by a fold down ladder, not the most secure structure to climb.

I climbed up with trepidation not sure what I might find. I struggled finding the light switch, but once the area was illuminated I could see the small dresser in one corner.

I removed the drawers, each filled with old VHS tapes which I packed into dustbin bags.

I had to lower the drawers one by one down the ladder to Kelli who didn’t want to step on it.

Finally I had to lower the carcass down the same way, fortunately it wasn’t heavy, and Kelli did venture on to one step to be able to receive it.

Then it was back home to work on various dressers in various stages of repair.

Kelli made a start on the repaint commission, getting the sanding and priming done before the darkness fell.