Abigail’s Weekend

It was a makeshift weekend   -  with the lounge bereft of furniture, carpet and telly, and the walls freshly plastered, we decided to take Abigail (aged 4 7/8 ) on an adventure to Crag Vale Caravan Site.

She was really excited at the thought of “staying  overnight in a caravan” and seeing mummy the next day.

I managed a short 30 minute stroll on Friday afternoon while Sue went to Heckmondwike to pick Abigail up.

I was impressed with the birdlife here and there were some really interesting footpath signs to investigate in the future.

First up was a Heron, stood stock still in a field, soon followed by a Great Spotted Woodpecker seen both going up the path and on my return .

Then I was greeted by a calling Nuthatch ( not seen) and a Treecreeper.

Not a bad show for a 30 min. stroll and it was nice touch to see a Nuthatch on the nearby feeders when I got back to the site.

We spent all day, today, cleaning and putting the lounge (temporarily) back together again.

It will be 2 weeks before we (Sue!) can start the paint job – one good thing about being d.i.y-phobic is that Sue will not let me near a paint roller.

 I am very good at holding the ladder steady though.

During a lull in the curtain hanging procedure this aft. I heard a loud goose type call from afar. I legged it, double speed upstairs for the camera, and was out the door in a breath – alas 43 Canada Geese appeared not the Pinkies I was hoping for.