Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Love, jackdaws and farmyard impressions.

1. A pair of teenagers lie wrapped around each other on the birds nest swing on the coldest, clearest day of the year so far.

2. The sound of jackdaws -- chack! chack! chack! -- and lying on my back (with Alec giggling on my chest) to look up at them.

3. I'm making cow noises and chicken noises for Alec. I suddenly realise that the mmm-mmm sound he's making is... mooing!

Goldfinches, meeting and mackerel.

1. Goldfinches, painted like they're going to war, crowd the bird feeders. 2. We meet my cousin's partner for the first time, and it...