Feeder time

There was a hint of air frost on the top of our leylandii hedge, the one at the back of our back extension, yesterday morning, so we decided it was time to crack out the bird feeder - to find that we did not have a full feeder's worth of bird seed left in store. Twenty four hours later, still no bird action, so perhaps there is still plenty of natural food left for them. On the other hand, BH has now leveraged her planned visit to Sainbury's by buying some more, this time in the form of husked sunflower seeds. The sort of thing that some people use a vegan sweets. Feeder now topped up.

Reminded that the fascia board needs painting again. It seeming no time at all since we had it done, although checking would probably reveal that it is five years or more. Gloss paint not what it used to be since the active ingredients were regulated out of it. With all the white plastic about, I suppose the demand is no longer there to make the necessary R&D worthwhile.

For the avoidance of doubt, the plant visible top left is not growing out of the edge of the garage roof. It is actually some way away.

Later that morning, a warming up run around Ruxley Lane, thinking it prudent after what must be nearly a fortnight's gap not to go straight into a full-on Jubilee Lane trip. Still no progress on the No.24 plate, ending the run at (21, 24, 33).

Later that day, a short local walk, taking in the express pre-fab. Since I was last there, two utility cupboards, maybe a metre high, have appeared in the front garden. I thought something to do with electricity, perhaps a charging point for an electric car. Then there is a smart new front wall, made of brick and faced with cement rendering. No doubt to be painted white to match the pre-fab. And the front is all set to be setted with some fancy looking setts from Marshalls, a few reserved flower beds apart. Clearly no expense is being spared. 

Pre-fab here does not mean cheap and quick, which was the whole idea when they were used big time for rehousing after the second war.

The walk closing with a visit to the new skip in Manor Green Road, clocked on return from Ruxley Lane. A skip containing a good number of quite decent looking used bricks, the ones with the shallow, flat frogs, possibly from the Dorking Brick Company. As I was walking, just the one brick to start with.