parliament

here are the rooks discussing how high to build the nests this year. and if you wonder why this is a parliament check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_by_subject_I-Z I notice that psychiatrists have no collective noun, thinking about the boss I am going to suggest either a talk or a shrink of psychiatrists or a failure or a section (I like that one) (and before anyone else makes any funny cracks, a wonder of lurchers).

nesting

are these nests high, middling or low? Will it rain (yes), or shine (yes). We say they are so high they would fly away if they were any higher

aliens

and if it wasn't cowering behind this stock (ie dog) proof fence I' d have had it for breakfast

nostrils

And you wouldn't be afraid of this enormous schnozzle trying to bite you on the bottom?

twilight

The whole world holds its breath before Spring rushes in.

Sentimental perhaps but this is the picture of a summer coming.

Later I had a close encounter.

more buzzards

"come back here you buzzard" I cried but it ignored me. When we were small, mum used to threaten us with being carried away by buzzards and pecked to death; it was worse than daleks in a canine Dr Who. In the far distance is a line of white houses, this is Tamar View just outside Launceston, so it was a very clear day, but the houses now dominate the whole view. Why not paint them green? If our house is anything to go by this is the colour they will become soon anyway.