Heard some noisy Mistle Thrushes today and then saw them. I recalled watching Winter Watch on T.V. and seeing how they defend clumps of Mistletoe and guess what that is exactly what I watched. One bird seeing off a rival and then disappearing into the clump! I also saw my first pair of Stonechats for a while. I do love this perky little birds that are often on the top of bushes. Always make me smile.

The ground is completely saturated and water is standing all over the place. The River Severn also looks high. When I have cycled recently the puddles have caused a few problems going through them!

Been thinking of my Story Telling and I am aiming to offer doing some virtual freebies for schools over the next couple of months while things are so awkward. I do sympathise with schools who seem to be given an impossible job by the DFE in the current climate. I hope they think about giving school staff the vaccine sooner rather than later.

Yesterday’s Fruit Quiz

a) Isaac Newton is connected with the Flower of Kent ( an apple tree of course)   b) Kiwi Fruit is a Chinese Gooseberry  c) The Bramley is the number one Cooking Apple in UK supermarkets   d) Avocado is the fruit with the highest fat  e) Mango is the most eaten fruit in the world.

Today’s Quiz on Birds (but you don’t need bird expertise!)

a) In the famous Monty Python sketch what was the breed of parrot John Cleese was supposedly sold?   b)   Which football teams are nicknamed “The Eagles”, “The Seagulls“, “The Magpies” (there are two teams) c) Which southern US state is known as the “Pelican State”   d) Which instrument was played by jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker?  e) What is the alternative name of the Shakespearean character “Robin Goodfellow” ?