More Jabs, October 1.10.2025.

 Well, it was off to the chemist to get my Covid and flu jabs on Wednesday, I'd been getting text from the Doc's to book an appointment, but it was easier to go to the chemist where it was a walk in job. one in each arm, was ok, but I turned quite cold for 24 hours, then I felt a bit delicate for 48hours but everything back to normal now, that's if you can call it normal at my age!.

I ordered a cabinet for my living room, it looked a bit bare after moving the computer into the front room.

I was just arriving home when the carrier arrived at my door and I thought he's not going to get that large box into the porch, so wound my passenger window down and shouted "leave it in the garden Mate", then parked up and rushed to the house to get the box in as it looked like rain. of course I forgot my car window!, what a plonker!. My mate Chris doing his home watch, texted me to tell me my car alarm was going off!, that was from Türkiye!, ain't technology great these days.

This is the cabinet, it was so heavy I had to walk it into the house then the living room, it said on the instructions to build it close to where its going to be, and that was true.

 Its so solid and sturdy, with three shelves inside, good job I've built plenty of flat packs with my son in the past. Everything checked out and went together ok it was just the weight of everything!, how can they sell these at £55.99 beats me. That's why I love Amazon, I certainly get my money's worth.

Bought another of those colourful clocks for the bed room.

At the Bridge café this week there was this guy was passing though on a walk from Huddersfield to Macclesfield, then home to Marple!.

Said he was a lecturer at Huddersfield University!. 

My dinner this time was this soup and a roll, spoon stood up in it.

That's very filling!.

Wednesday at Morrison's, thought I'd have a change and ordered this, didn't realise it was two eggs, two ham and a load of chips.

I only ate the one egg and ham and a few chips, but they only say you paid for it, eat what you want and leave the rest!.    

Halloween stuff on sale for the hungry kids??. £35 each.

Can see a couple of my friends in the background there. This dog I found out today when you pull it's lead it's eyes light up red and it howls!.

My friends don't like to play cards in Morrison's on our Tuesday's but I saw these two guys today using their internet!, so what's the difference?.

Back home my yew tree has got hundreds of red berries on it this year, must be at least 20 years old by now, so it might be mature now.

It's the tree that the English long bow was made from!.

I decided to cut down my Red Acer in the garden as it was getting quite leggy in the middle, filled two green bins alright but having trouble getting the main root out, will have another go at it when it stops raining.

Got a three bundle of Hydrangeas from Amazon, which came direct from the a Garden centre, very well packed and healthy.

Should be White when it flowers?.

Red.

Think I've got that right will see in the Spring no doubt.

Pink.

  I decided on Hydrangeas as the one I put in the front garden this year has been in bloom for months now, though it's not turned Blue yet, perhaps in the Spring, I have added stuff to make the soil acidy which they like.

This should be a red one was from Amazon but a different garden centre, looks a bit sad but hopefully will perk up once I get the root from the Acer out and this in!.

Will have to check which garden centre they are from, if I order anything else in future.

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The past week, 19-26 Sept.2025.

Been a while since the last post, sorry about that folks, writers block perhaps.

My internet subscription was running out so I was offered a new contract, but it had to be fibre optic!, but with a two year contract it was cheaper than my present contract, even though next year it goes up by £3, it will still be cheaper than I'm paying now, so its all good and best of all its a lot faster and reliable!.

Had to move into the front room though, still I only use the computer to do my blog. 

In the living room had a change round, not sure what's going in the place of the computer stand.

There was a post on the Reddish Vale website that someone had been attacked down there, so I have bought myself a pepper spray from Amazon, carrying a camera about makes one a target doesn't it.

Can just see it at the side of my bino's.

Had a visit to the Vale yesterday and the swan family are all doing well, the kids are all grown up now and only need their white plumage now.

A nice coloured Wigeon on the lower mill pond.

Some nice mallards posing on the top mill pond.

The dogs love the vale and these two were in and out of the water.

Someone has been doing a bit of carving and it's on display in the Vale, have you spotted it yet!.

Met a fellow photographer there called Lawrence and he took my picture feeding the geese and pigeons. 

Earlier in the week I was over to the Gorton Ressers, beautiful weather!. 

Sat in the shade for a while before off to Morrison's for my favourite meal.

It's on the kids menu but I love it and it's not too much. 

 

 I was glad to see that the resident Swan's were also doing well.

Looking down on the family you can see the kids are nearly as big as their parents!.

This one liked the seed I'd brought and climbed out to come to me.

Even young swans are big when close to you, but this one was quite calm and even ate out of my hand.

Plenty of pigeons to mob you!.

Back home the RSPB said a few years ago that sparrows were on decline, they aren't in my garden!, they can polish off 3 big feeders a day in my garden.  

Here is one for my sister, the new all electric buses in Manchester.

This was instead of the Clean air system the council were going to introduce where you had to pay to drive in Manchester, Thanks to Andy Burnham the Mayor!.

Ps It's being said that he should be Prime Minister instead of Cur Starmer.

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Reddish Vale, 8.9.2025.

It was Reddish Vale again for me yesterday, it was nice and quiet, sunny as well. though the lack of rain is causing a lot of duck weed on both top and lower ponds.

This young heron on the top mill pond was only a few yards away from me, so I took advantage of that.

Asleep with one eye open!.

Little Grebe on top mill pond.

Hand feeding the pigeons, as though I had any choice!.

There was only one big Terrapin out on the day.

A Woodie telling a pigeon off, "I was here first push off"

Lower mill  pond with an older Heron.

Crow enjoying a monkey nut.

My favourite bench on the lower mill pond.

Decorative bush brightening the place up. 

Not sure what these blue berries are, but there are loads of them about if your interested.

Back home a young starling in the garden competing with dozens of house sparrows.

 My bushes have lots of red and yellow berries on which the blackbirds love during the winter.

This is my friend coming for her evening treat, she enjoys the two gardens to explore and she keeps the cats away from my bird feeders.

I finally got one of the new £1 coins!.

Friend Jean got it me!

Missed the blood moon, only got it later when it came into view from my garden, very bright but not Red!!.

Next events for you.

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