General Chat

Good morning
lovely sunny Morning. a bit nippy but hey its Autumn . hello to Tony & Colin .dont see many magpies were we live , a lot of crows . this yr there seems to have been an increase in ring doves . & finches ..sparrows . feed the birds everyday . have two bird tables on the back garden & one on the front .enjoy your wk end ~~~~~~~Allan. Tone & colin .
Barbra

Hi Allan, Barbara and Tony, loverly day in Sydney. Can't last.
There is a currawong* nest just outside my window at work. Each year for the past three it has started building a nest, but abandoned it two years ago and last year. This year it seems to be nesting at least one egg, and yesterday I saw its partner feeding it, in that rather disgusting way that birds do.
Today (I am at work for a few hours) it has been in and out of the nest. I don't know whether it is warm enough for the egg(s) not to need constant care or whether it is still getting the hang of being a mum or dad.
* Currawong: about the size of a smallish crow, mostly black with white on tail and rump. Wiki says "not to be confused with the magpie" which in Australia is rather confusingly not the same bird as the British crow.

Our magpies during nesting season have the rather alarming habit of dive bombing people, especially those on pushbikes. They can deliver a nasty peck. I have't had a problem but probably because I don't go near their nests. I have been dive bombed by Indian mynas though.
Colin

Morning from a rather wet Melbourne city.

Yesterday....37c ( Air-con on )
Today ...18c cold and wet

Just aint ethical.


A'aahhhh....Victoria, bewdiful one day.....rotten the next...lol


C'mon summer...only two weeks to go.



Tony..:>))

Good night Barbra. Stay warm and sleep well

Allan

Allan That sounds pleasant enough for me .not to hot !! beats heating on & hot water bottle for company ;0)) well of now enjoy your Day . Night Barbra x

Barbra it has been cool here the last few nights. In fact on Thursday night we had some papers to burn in the fire and ended up lighting it properly. Nice and mild during the day with temps in the low to mid 20's.

No wind, and no more rain forecast until later next week.

Allan

Allan Gail force winds all around western coast & inland it has broken a couple of trees the garden .the river in the village was over the banking they closed the road yesterday . but open again today . a poor woman in yorkshire her car was hit by a tree. she didnt survive .it seems to have calmed down now . not a bad day today . how is it were you are ?? Barbra

Hello Barbra,

I hadn't realised that the weather was so bad in the UK.

A shame about Blackpool; I remember the Illuminations so well.

Allan

Well Hello Ethics . glad the winds have died down . . done some damage on the prom in Blackpool . Illumination boards blown down, 100mile an hour winds , will cost 1 million pounds to repair . sad remember them well !!.

Morning
A bit blustery here today. heavy rain later .
Bye for now Barbra x

Barbra, we are fortunate as both son and daughter live relatively (no pun intended, but I'll take the score) close.

Our new tree is also fibre optic and like you I no longer have the patience to decorate the tree as such. Christmas is different since the kids have grown up. If we had grandchildren it might be better but..... :0((

Allan

Allan we are trying to go and see family this yr for a few days . weather permiting it snowed last yr couldnt get down . . would be nice if we could as havent done it for a few yrs now . . have a G`Day , & its Goodnight from me Bye Barbra xx ps we got a fibre optic tree . sad as i dont have the same patience now to decorate, just put it up. plug in. all done. lol

Barbra, it all depends.

Mainly just shop as needed but if any good food bargains, we may stock up and freeze them.

We don't bother much with Christmas except for a few presents, and food.

We bought a new artificial tree last year, so that should see us through.

Allan

How are you Allan? been shopping today in m~~~sn just loads of Christmas stuff now . buy one get one free on a lot of items & A~~~~da if you spend £40 you get a voucher book for £40 .. thing is brilliant for familys but two folks all alone . . , i remember my sil & I use to shop & buy one get one free halved our shopping bill . very handy that .do you bargain buy & store things. or just shop as needed ? Barbra

Hi Barbra: It's not helping the overall water situation, but it does mean that we don't have to water the garden for a few days, particularly if it doesn't become hot and windy.

Allan

Evening Allan . not very nice when power down you will have to get 4candles . its happened here once . but its was a very windy night . . sounds as though you are having some rain now . is it helping water situation .Barbra .

Well, what a b*gger

Just sat down last night to watch Junior Masterchef, OH was on the computer....power cut! Off for just over an hour.

Fortunately, we are well prepared for such eventualities as they occur on a regular basis. Usually in Summer on a very hot day when all the air-conditioners go on at once and overload the system, or in Winter when the gales bring down the power lines.

No indications of what caused last night's blackout as weather although wet was mild and no wind.

Possibly a car crash bringing down a power pole

Allan

Hello all.

Bunbury has now had its record WET November in 40 years.....and it has made absolutely no difference to our water supplies!

Go figure :0))

Allan

morning Lovely bright day here today .very cold though . forecast not to good rain & strong winds later & Thursday . hope folks are well . be back later Bye for now Barbra xx

lol Barbra

Goodnight to you and sleep well :0))

Allan