Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Saturday. An early start today. The routine has changed, I'm doing the heritage centre today instead of tomorrow. I'm going down early to fill the boats diesel tank up before the charter. The people doing the heritage centre have had to drop out and I'm the only one with experience available. Can't leave it to two new people, it wouldn't be fair on them, so, one of them will be crew on the boat under an experienced skipper and I'll be teaching the other new volunteer what goes on running the centre...if that makes sense.

When the Boaty came in.

High cloud making the moon look orange. rather strange, almost ethereal. The pair of foxes were not in their usual place, but I was early, I went out just before three. The badgers were returning home in ones and twos, the deer on the hillside grazing away happily, the small roe deer were down in the field again, they were unaware that I was there. I watched them for about ten minutes before they noticed me, they trotted off then, not in a hurry, but they are not used to me, it's only the second time I've seen them. The bigger deer don't come down al all. No dawn chorus, so I guess the spadger catcher was about, but I didn't see it.
No sign of any traps anywhere. The message was obviously taken seriously. A couple of small furry beasties were having what seemed like a domestic squabble, totally unaware of my presence. It was funny watching them, nothing physical, just yelling at each other just like an ill matched married couple. Maybe they were. I had a look where the crow parliament had taken place, some feathers were all that was there. I guess a fox or something did the tidying up. Nearly back home I saw a pair of hawks dancing in the air. That explains the silence of the birds. I watched them for about 20 minutes, such beautiful graceful killing machines, but they were not hunting, they were enjoying the early morning quiet, just like me really.

I'm sat down with the first coffee of the day now, happy with what I've seen this morning. I'll be thinking of those two hawks all day.

Have a happy day everyone.

[mrs_overall]

Morning Boaty xx
Blimey, you have had an interesting morning and it's not even 5am!

[waterboatman]

Morning Mrs. O. xxx it's all out there, you only have to go and find it. :o}

How's you this morning?

[mrs_overall]

I am fine thanks Boaty.
I was woken at 4am by two local cats, ahem, getting to know each other.
Once I am awake I have to get up

[waterboatman]

Moggies being moggies. I'm the same can't lie in b ed once I'm awake, yet I can go to bed early and read for hours. daft isn't it! :o}

[mrs_overall]

When I go to bed I don't so much fall asleep as fall into a coma as soon as the duvet is over me. My problem is I can't stay asleep.
I have a pule of sewing to do which I am itching to get started on but the sound of the sewing machine always wakes my son up so I will have to wait.
I am going to make a start on the South Col of Mount Ironing shortly

[mrs_overall]

pule? *pile*

[seekeerz]

Good morning boaty and mrs overdrawn - both well today I hope !!

A patch of sunshine here now but not enough to dry the washing ...rats ! ...so into the dryer

Wildlife all well it seems boaty ...you have your own private park there xx

[waterboatman]

A new spelling! :o}

I don't sleep a lot. but I rest while reading. That recharges the batteries almost as well as sleeping. It's been like that since Vera had the cancer the first time. Me waking about every twenty minutes to make sure she was OK, It just keeps on that way. I don't mind. That's the secret! :o}

[mrs_overall]

Morning seekeerz, hope you are well today.
Sunshine? What is that? I can't see the garden for the fog :-(

[waterboatman]

Morning seekz xxx Yup. All is peaceful this morning...apart from the wee furry domestic that is. It was funny watching them. :o}

The sun will be over the hilltop shortly. With a bit of luck we will be busy in the centre today.

[mrs_overall]

Boaty, my secret is to have a daytime nap. I fought it for years, thinking only the elderly did it, but now I listen to my body

[waterboatman]

Oh dear Mrs. O.I'll send you some up shortly. :o}

[mrs_overall]

Thanks boaty xx
(please don't call me shortly lol)

[waterboatman]

When I'm home I will have an afternoon snooze. Nothing wrong with that at all. It can do you the world of good. :o}

[seekeerz]

Fog, mrs o, but it's summer over there, isn't it ? And we've only got sun till the next downpour, which won't be long by the look of it !!

Are you quite recovered now ?

[waterboatman]

Shortly? Now there's a name to conjure with! :o}

[Slapshot]

I just sleep when my body tells me to....too many years of shift work.. Morning folks

[mrs_overall]

Yes, I am fully recovered now thanks.

Right, I am off to do something productive.

I hope you both have a great day xx

[seekeerz]

Time for lunch here, so I'm away too, a good day to all xxx

[waterboatman]

Have a happy day Mrs. O. don't go overdoing it mind! :o} xxxxx

Morning slappy. Shift work plays havoc with the sleep pattern doesn't it.