Monday 8th June 2015

Very warm day.
Henry Street for cushions.
Another good night for moths.
Lots of damselflies about this afternoon.

Sunday 7th June 2015

Very warm day.

Day spent putting together lodge furniture.
Lots of Damselflies about.
Good night for moths.
First bbq of the season.

Saturday 6th June 2015

Due to technical issues my blog will be cut short and without photographs for a while.
Very warm day.
Day celebrating Russell and Mariah's wedding at Sonning golf course.

Friday 5th June 2015

A very warm and sunny day, probably the warmest so far this year. Still pretty breezy however.
Another day spent working on project 2015. Internal glazing bars fixed and floor trims also fixed. On Sunday will attempt to make up the furniture and then I can safely say, job done (apart from the patio).
                   Lots going on in the garden, swifts were about in large numbers most of the time flying around 483 but late afternoon appeared around 479. Pretty exciting, just need them to find the box now. Appreciate a bit late for any breading this year but just to find the box (as last year) would be exciting enough.
Picture 1 - Damselfly in the conservatory.
      "    2 - Damselfly on the pond hosta.
      "    3 - Young robin.
      "    4 - Another visitor to the conservatory.
      "    5 - Colorful fly on a plant tub.
      "    6 - Can you believe there is a coffee table, 2 armchairs and a settee in this box.

Wednesday 3rd / Thursday 4th June 2015

Couple of warm days at times breezy.
Frustrating time still dealing with plumbers. Have found yet another plumber who did in fact turn up today. Has agreed to carry out the work on Tuesday. We shall see?
                Lighting connected to the lodge now, just need to clip the cable now. tomorrow I should finish all the internal work to the lodge.
                 Damselflies still attracted to the conservatory, none around the pond. Starlings driving me mad now with their  screeching. Twenty one on the lawn this afternoon.
Picture 1 - Damselfly.
      "    2 - Lodge lighting.

Tuesday 2nd June 2015

Warm but still pretty breezy. Have not so many vertical sunflowers now.
Day spent laying rest of the oak flooring and grouting the tiles in the lodge. Skirting also fixed so hopefully by this weekend I will have finished all internal work and I can start on the lodge patio.
          Lots of damselflies about today, a fair few ending up in the conservatory. Some interesting looking flies also fancied the warmth of the conservatory. Camera still picking out the mouse in the wood stack. Last night in fact there were two so think this is the camera to watch now.
           Good to see Lulu and Clive tonight. Over to see the lodge, they appeared pretty impressed.
Picture 1 - Coming into land...
      "    2 - Foxy ground feeding on spilt bird food.
      "    3 - Mouse out for evening feed.
      "    4 - Fly in conservatory?
      "    5 - Damselflies in the conservatory.

Monday 1st June 2015

Mixed bag of weather today. Started ok being mild, some sun but by jove did it change from 5pm. Rain and strong winds. Can't believe we are heading for a heatwave.
Spent today making a start on laying the oak flooring in the lodge. Should finish this part of the project tomorrow.
                    Miss watching the antics of the blue tits, concentrating now on watching the mice in the wood stack. Pretty active tonight.
No sign of the swifts again, a week now since I last saw them over the house. Will continue to play the swift call but my guess is it will be a disappointing year.
Picture 1 - Sunflower border.
     "      2 - Young Crow feeding from the blue tits feeding bowl of dried bugs.
     "      3 - Last feed for the last blue tit. All now fledged, not 100% successful as two died.
     "      4 -  Dragonfly nymph from the pond.
     "      5 - This spider was so small it was lucky it was spotted.
     "      6 - Delivery of decking for the patio around the lodge.
     "      7 - Floor tiles in the lodge finished, just the oak flooring now to finish the job.