steffi

No one party is perfect

I vote for those who put themselves out there in the real world every day. Not just when they want our votes

Politicians who play a genuine part in the community

Those who protect rights and have empathy for the marginalised and vulnerable

There is only one choice 💚

Always kinda loved these since I was a kid, when I discovered them as part of a infant school project

Many years later I still cannot resist turning over logs to look for them

And as a result, a handful of years ago I found the biggest I have ever seen, at one and a half inches long, near Bodiam

Brussel Sprouts

Portals

Agadoo

Do I win?

Timber cupboard well on the way to completion

DIY again.

It just keeps getting bigger.

And Yes, it will have doors.

But I have run out of timber and I refuse to visit the DIY store at weekends.

So tomorrow may well be a 'me' day.

Its been a few days since we lost another of the great conservationists, Jane Goodall. And it has taken a while for me to process this
Alongside Dian Fossey and Simona Kossack these 3 were to me amongst the greats
Not for what they did, but how went about it
Will we see their kind of bravery again?

With both a large LGBTQ+ community, and also a strong Green foothold

I used to think this little corner of the world, East Sussex, with Brighton in the West and Hastings in the east, was immune to this kind of behaviour

But I guess the Evil has begun to spread even to this once peaceful oasis

Pyracantha

Hawthorn

Blackthorn

Ornamental Crab Apple

A recent visit to a RSPB reserve.
It has been a good year for nuts and berries

Autumns bounty

Framework for a DIY Pine cupboard

DIY continued.

After 2 days of Blood, Sweat and .. Curses, I am well on my way to building a cupboard.
Costs, mean some things I just have to do myself

I am quite clumsy, but tried to keep the blood to a minimum

Not quite so succesful regards the Cursing.

p.s. I still hate DIY very very much

Hello back-atcha

Overall, yesterday was quite good thank you
I hope yours went well also.
And today? Lets see how it unfolds.

I used to think around about a quarter of people were supportive.
A quarter were anything but
And half didnt really care either way

But now the 25% of haters are growing bolder
Will the 50% who previously thought it had nothing to do with them step up and become allies?
Or just keep looking away?

To me all Zoom calls or Teams meetings are unnecessary and any information imparted via an hours meeting could have easily been covered in 2 lines of an email.
But enjoy your free day : )

Whilst waiting for my car when in the garage, If the weather was pleasant I would sometimes walk up to the burial site amongst the trees, and spend some time there with a book.

A beautiful and peaceful location.
Not unusual to for me to fall asleep there

Susan the squirrel has now put in an appearance.
I have not seen her for most of the summer.

From the dirt on her nose you can be sure she is burying everything I give her

Multiple bird feeders

Now that Autumn is well and truely with us and the weather is becoming increasingly inclement, I have decided to set up the winter bird feeding station a little earlier this year.

Yes, it is a re-purposed Rotary Washing Line

The walk back through the woods as the sun breaks through the clouds

Conservation day site 3

Arrived onsite today and lightly raining, but by the time we were into the woods it had become increasingly dark and we joked that we should have had torches

But we still managed to find five Dormice

By the end we were all a bit soggy, and only then did the sun appear

Done

Beautiful Pig

Today I made a new friend.
And it only took a handful of Acorns.

Male Common Dormouse, briefly held in plastic bag for weighing

Conservation day site 2
Smaller location with fewer nest boxes to check.

Last month I found my first Dormouse nest since I started monitoring there, and this month a second nest only about 25m away from the previous.

But this time it had a resident in situ.
First Dormouse recorded at that site.

Dormouse nest laid beside nest box in which it was found. Probably about 20-30 days old

Conservation day site 1.
Met the new Enviromental Conservation Officer who tagged along for a while, for an informal chat and to bring him up to date with how the Dormouse monitoring is going
No Dormice today but did find a Dormouse nest, in a location where I have not previously recorded any finds

Mary Poppins

Post a female character you love

Spit Spot

Room in state of early decoration. Bare walls battened to take Pine panelling before book shelves can be added.

Today has been an ongoing DIY project.

And now I am hot, tired and for the next couple of days I am also going to very busy
So time to leave this job alone for now

Just because I am 'quite' good at DIY, does-not mean I have to like it.

And believe me I really, really do-not like DIY at all.

1. A smile returned.
2. Time alone in a summer woodland.
3. Hugs.
4. Dancing for the pure joy of it.
5..........
Getting caught in the rain.
I'm not much into health food.
But I do like Champagne.

The interior of a bare wooden nest box containing a sleeping Dormouse with just a whisp of Moss as a Duvet

Dormice sometimes like to make use of old birds nests. The mossy nests created by Wrens are often favoured.

But when the mood takes them they can create quite well structured and cosy nests.

And then sometimes you feel that perhaps they just could not be particularly bothered.

Today I had the pleasure of visiting a customer site in Croydon.

Compared to last week, when, if it could go wrong it did, today was all rather successful.

After almost 30 years working for this company, and only 6 months from retirement, I feel I might finally be getting the hang of this job.

Small Pine Bookshelf

I spent yesterday building a small bookshelf

Happy birthday
I hope it will a memorable one for all the best reasons

Oh I never said I was particularly successful with my choices.
I often mess up at a world class level.
But being an Aries I am never going to admit to any of that.

Well I have been told that I have mostly been a typical Aries...unsure if thats a good thing or bad?

But mostly, I just try to get through life without messing up to often, or upsetting people....

I havent been keeping score but am hoping Karma will be kind to me

Woohoo !
Won £30 on the lottery last night.

I 'should' at this point say that this win will not change me at all. But it will.
I am easily pleased.
I might need to dance a bit now.

💚 Yes 💚