Catastrophic collapse of Labour in the elections yesterday. David Attenborough's 100th birthday. Today is sunny and warm and the bowling machine is up and running. And a picture from Uzbekistan. A hard place to live and work. I wanted the woman to sort of merge into the desert. I spotted her from the bus returning home I guess to the bright-walled house which was all alone in the Kyzylkum Desert. And some people on a cruise ship got hantavirus somewhere. Apparently not spread like Covid. We shall see in due course. And here is a pic of the grey wagtail chicks. Cant see much but their little red gapes awaiting food from their mum. There are five so lots of flies needed. And still on thd bird theme here is the great white egret. Very shy so pic taken from inside. Back with the nest.
I always say it will be a good day and it was. No rain though chilly for some so we brought tables in and gathered chairs for eating indoors. Otis though unfortunately trapped his thumb when a table collapsed on it. Alex took these memorable pics. Girls in laundry. Jane, Julie, Doug and Helen in hall. Boys in kitchen. The rest nearby. All worked fine. No posing for pics which some may regret. The sheep are back looking clean shorn. Heath found a moorhen nest with 1 egg in the chestnut tree on the island. There are now 4 eggs on 7th and the grey wagtail has hatched two chicks and there is at least one fox cub and I saw a mother and young muntjac in the garden this am. Our village shop has won.