Saturday 13th April 2019

Warm and sunny after a frosty start with temperature reaching 15c this afternoon.
Another day spent working on project museum. Coming along good with two walls now covered with shelves.
Unfortunately nothing else to report.

Friday 12th April 2019

Another frost last night, however the day stayed reasonably warm with temperature today reaching a high of 15c.
A day working on project Museum so unable to report on wildlife activity today.
Museum coming along good with more shelves fixed. 

Thursday 11th April 2019

After a cold start and a hard overnight frost the day was very warm and sunny with the temperature reaching 16c this afternoon.
Made a start on my latest project creating a museum from the disused summerhouse. After a little refurbishment I will then fit out with shelves for the museum items. The museum theme will be 'how we used to live'. Will enjoy this project as so many of my objects hold memories for me from my grandparents time living in Reading all their life. 

Wednesday 10th April 2019

Very warm and sunny with temperature reaching 16c this afternoon.
A day in the garden. Made a start on my latest project. The years old empty sunroom is being transformed into a museum. Made a start on the electrics today, this room has the main power supply for the garden.
After being empty for a number of years the spiders, as you would expect have taken over. Cobwebs and spiders fill the room, can't bring myself to disturb so will have to work round them!
          The first wildflower plant flowered today in the wildflower plants area I created during the Early Spring. The plant is a Silene Dioica.
Other wildflowers from daisies to dandelions also at their best, loving the sun.
            Tufty has penetrated the food store again, at a complete loss as to how it gets in. My only option now is to empty the store and brick round the base from the inside.
My 2018 Wildlife books arrived today, not 100% happy. Two spelling errors and texts to the images are not good. Could do better.

Tuesday 9th April 2019

Cold, wet and miserable. Temperature only reaching 9c this afternoon. 10mm of rain since midnight.

Nothing to report today as out with John and Hilly. Catching up after Hilly's recent operation.

Monday 8th April 2019

Mild and overcast with temperature again reaching 13c this afternoon.
Mrs.Blackcap appeared in the garden this morning, not seen since January so good to see the return. The male still elusive.
Still no sign of any birds nesting, a pied wagtail however was collecting bird food again so must be a nest close by.

Funeral today of Trevor. 
Trevor, have many memories of course from those early days when we first met all those decades ago. Our snooker nights and that trick ball I will never forget. I still have the ball. Your enthusiasm when working for me at Motorglass. The time you decided to start your own Landscaping Company and the huge sack of daffodil bulbs you dropped off for me when I was expecting a small bag! 
I still have the furry pumpkin you presented me, hanging in the Leaping Frog.
You were a credit to your family and friends in the way you dealt with this most awful of diseases Trevor. RIP my friend and thanks for the memories. Pumpkin.

Sunday 7th April 2019

Mild, overcast day with temperature today reaching 13c this afternoon.
Today spent on editing the 200 odd photographs of the University Reunion event yesterday. Now on a stick ready to be uploaded to dropbox so everyone can see.

Nothing else to report.