Ha! I like this heading. It suggests I have been struck with
a bolt of energy – wish I was but alas no. I am merely referencing the fact
that today could pass as a spring day – the first of 2013 here in Ireland. The
east wind was missing and we had a blue sky and sunshine all day. What a treat! And I had to rescue two butterflies
from the Yank’s house today.
There were two butterflies on this window. I picked them up and let them out where they flew high into the sky |
Pat and I headed off to check the house out and pottered
about for a few hours. We haven’t been for ages – the weather has just being too bad. But today encouraged by the
sunshine we headed off and even managed a few small jobs. I cleared the bedroom
with the floor I want to paint and swept it out. Then Pat did a few repairs for
me.
Pat fixing the floor |
Maybe if we get another good day I will get started on the
sanding and cleaning in preparation for painting. Pat also finished off the paneled
wall with a trim along the floor. I will paint this to match the wall when I am
down again.
New trim needs painting |
I spent a bit of time out in the garden today also. I wanted
to enjoy the weather. I checked our trees and pruned some low shoots and
branches to encourage the growth up the young trees. I am trying to encourage
one main leading shoot so the trees will grow straight and strong.
We put crow guard covers on our chimneys way back at the
beginning of this project but every year – in spring, the crows come back and
drop nest construction materials down through the guard. They cannot get into
the chimney and haven’t been able to build a nest there for years but they just
keep coming back and trying to block up my chimneys. I cannot understand all the energy they put
into collecting these materials and then pushing them down a chimney that they
cannot get into.
In this image you can see what the crows are pushing down mt chimneys |
Then again, maybe it isn’t much different to Pat and I. We return to the Yank’s house every spring with our tools and materials and we have never actually been able to move in, or spend one night there. We haven't finished our nest either. Maybe 2013 will be our year!
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Yankshouse
Great to see you (and the birds and butterflies) 'springing' into action !
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thanks LOB - lets see how long it lasts ha!
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