Garden – The Tame Pheasant
A Garden visitor, he is becoming tamer. This is Freddy. He visits the garden every day to feed. Originally, he was quite timid, now he is becoming bold. Today he was feeding while the lawn was being mowed. If there is no food out when he arrives in the afternoon he will wait while I walk up to him to bring him some! He lives in the school playing fields over the fence from the garden coming over for tea just before 4.00 most days. If pheasants were not indigenous to this country we all marvel at them if we saw them abroad while on holiday. They are magnificent looking birds. It is a shame that Freddy, like most of his cousins, was raised to be shot. Mind you, pheasants do taste good.
Garden – The Trees are Coming Down.
No Longer a Dark Garden? There was an answering machine message when I got home yesterday. The lady next door had left the message to say that he son was arriving in the morning to cut down her trees. I have mixed feelings about this. There are 2 large, very large Leylandii next to my garden fence and so I would not mind them going. Further up the garden they have a Spruce which is large and looking weary. Up from that (these are all along the fence) are a couple of smaller trees. The result is that the right hand side of my garden is in shade and is dry. Removing the Leylandii would help the light and dryness. I would be sorry to see the Spruce go as I have always had a soft spot for Spruce trees. However, they really are not garden trees. What worries me more is that they may be thinking of taking down all the other trees in their garden. Their garden is wreathed in mature trees, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore, and various large (overgrown) bushes. None of the trees should be in a domestic garden, that is true, but they are there now and they contribute to the large number of birds that visit my garden. I also wonder whether some of the local bats roost in them. Two years ago a neighbour just down the road sold part of their garden and a house was built on it. Down came the trees and the local bird and bat population took a hit. I just hope that the same is not about to happen again. So happy, that the garden will no longer have a dark dry bed, and that the Green house will get more light. Happy that another tree will not come crashing down – one of mine succumbed to the gales a few years ago. I just hope that it won’t be a crash and burn exercise.
Phil’s British Heart Foundation Donation – you know it makes sense
