Brookfoot Ski Lake

Car expenses are just like buses I think, one minute there are none, the next a few arrive together.

Today it was new tyres day for Sue, so we headed off to Brighouse at lunchtime to visit a small independent tyre business -  PSM Tyres.

While Sue was at the "treadmill " (ho ho ho) I had my nose to the grindstone - well , not the grindstone, to the railings near the ski-lake.

It was good to chat with Mick there.

After a nosy about I met up with Sue in Spoons for a snack.

Earlier a text from JM reporting Pink Footed Geese over Brighouse heading NW, had me stood in the garden gazing skyward.

I was thinking that the Geese had gone further north and bypassed me when a second text from DJS told me they were now over Lee Mount (way south of me).

I picked them up as black dots in the bins, aimed the camera in their general direction and took a few snaps! But I cannot see them in the photos.

There were 75 Geese ... see  Calderdale Birders Blog

It was a mild windy day with heavy rain and strong winds arriving late afternoon.

Looks a bit grim tomorrow morning.

Birds:

Usual birds, for here, seen today.

16 Heron.

18 Cormorant (probably more out of sight).

2 pair of Goldeneye.

Coot.

3 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Herring Gull.

Black Headed Gull.

Common Gull.

Grey Wagtail.

Buzzard.

2 F. Goosander on the river.

Joke. (Thanks - Tommy Cooper).

I know I've told this one before but who cares, I like it.

There are 8 billion people on the earth.

Of the 8 Billion  - 1.49  Billion are Chinese.

Therefore one in 5 of us must be Chinese.

There are 5 people in our family.

Therefore one of us must be Chinese.

The members of our family are:-

1. Me.

2. Our Barry.

3. Our Jennifer.

4. Our Zhang Wei.

5 Our Carol.

Not really sure which of us is Chinese.

I know it's not me.

I think it's our Barry.

One in 5 people on the eaer