This week so far, 13-14.7.2020.

Sunday, we had a walk over to Debdale Park and had a nice wander round in the Sunshine.

A lady approached me and said are you the chap that put's pictures of the park on Facebook, Fame at last!, "I'm one of many" I said, then she said she wanted people to know about the "Rose Growers of Debdale" so if your in the area had a look at their efforts.

This is a nice new area in the park, It used to be the mini golf course but with the cutbacks over the years there was never anyone to man it and it had gone to fallow and looked a right mess, but someone has had the idea to turn it into this!, very nice too.

This is the path down near the reservoir.

A young Blackbird.

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Been a dull few days up to now, so Monday stayed in and did a bit more on my Lego Truck, very addictive!, should take it a bit slower or as Son John said it could be quite costly, but what's it for if not on dull, cool and wet days!.

We did however go for lunch to Pear Mill Cafe which has opened again but I think there are a lot of people still cautious about going out , whether Boris wants them too go out spending or not.

There was only one other couple in besides me, Pepe and mate David, so we got a coffee each on the house for our visit. I'd not been since they closed though they have been open for takeaways the week before. It is all safe in there with all the serving staff in face visors and gloves and bringing your meal  and cutlery to the table you have selected  away from anyone else.

Was luck to catch the peregrines after lunch.

A silly fat pigeon not bothered by the falcon above it.

Tuesday morning saw me off to Specsavers for an eye test, again all the staff in face masks and the floor all marked out with green tape and only one person to be in a square at a time.

My test went well with my distance vision set by my cataracts operation years ago but my near sight had deteriorated slightly, there again I was a few years overdue with my tests!, so it's back again next week to pick up my new reading spec's. One thing I did realise whilst in the store, with all the staff in face masks I found I must lip read as well as depending on my hearing aids, so I will be struggling a bit if Boris decides to make at mandatory to wear face masks in shops, I'm not bothered as I already do, but when everyone else does it might be a problem for me and others in the same position!.

While in Hyde, had taken my new compact camera with me so tried it out on Hyde Clown Hall.


All zoomed in!



The view from the car Park, very good there £1 for 3 hours, that's the way to get people back in the shops again isn't it, that's not new there though its been that for a few years now, since the new car park was made when KFC was built.


Zoomed in again.


Not bad for a compact 35x zoom, the update on the new Hyde Road bridge.


Hope you've noticed the new tab under the header picture, Lego Technics, click on it to see my latest project.
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Did you hear about the guy who lost his left arm and left leg in a car accident!, he's all right now.
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Another couple of days in lockdown, 8.7.2020.

Took my little hound Pepe for his regular wash and trim, his favourite  place is Mucky Pups in Oldham, and while he is in there I pop up the road to the Manor Village Bakery where they do a fabulous Bacon Buttie, only takeaway at the moment but I don't mind sat in the car with it. Got a few cakes and oven bottoms to take home too.

On the way home popped into PC World for a wireless mouse as I've not got the hang of the finger pad on my new laptop yet.

When I got home there was my Lego Technics kit in the porch, I'd only ordered it the afternoon before after dinner, and there it was before noon the next day, that's service for you and no postage!.

That's a big box Pepe!

Today we had a walk over to Debdale Park, our local park to see if we could get a better picture of the parrots and has the weather was better we got these pictures.

This one flew in with a bunch of berries in its claw, will have to look out where it got them from.

 

There were six in all today.

Tucking in to its dinner.

Need a stretch after dinner. 

Magpie stealing the parrots peanuts.

Think this is a juvenile Blackbird?.

Regulars, social distancing chats, that's the tree in the background the parrots seem to congregate in.  

The cheeky squirrels are everywhere, same as other parks.

The volunteers hard at it, its a social thing as well.

The bowling clubhouse.

They must have got some money from somewhere, I've not noticed these before, there again I've not been for ages

All the paths round the park seem to have been resurfaced as well so its very pleasant to walk round now without wading though mud.

Got the modelling table ready

This is the main model that's got the blue car with it too.

The back of the box shows the main model at the top and the bottom of the picture shows what you can also make with the pieces if you want to break up the main model! 

This is the instruction book, I've read novels thinner that that!, having said that, very good quality and very good plans, once you get used to the terminology terms used, good job I've got John to fall back on at the moment, but as my school teacher used to say " Must try harder".

Needed a big table too, these are all the bags of bits.

So just need bags Number One at first, so the rest back in the box for now.

Had a couple of hours on it today, this is the progress so far.

This is the differential, not too bad but after a word with son John, he gave me a few tips as he is a seasoned builder  

I had the yellow part here on wrong, but John told me the way to find the right parts.

Seems about right at the moment!.

As John said, if you go at it hell for leather this could be a costly hobby but a steady couple of hours will be alright at the moment, as my brain is hurting now!!.

So watch this space to see the progress!.

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Custer's last words at the Little Big Horn: "l'll never understand these darned Indians, a few minutes ago they were all singing and dancing"!

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A few days of rain, 4-5.7.2020.

With the rain over the weekend, only went over the road to my local Debdale park, but at least I found where the Ring necked Parakeets hang out so it wasn't a wasted trip.

But it was raining slightly so the pictures aren't too good of the parrots,

 

 A couple here but saw three in all, but they weren't co-operating and getting together so I could get them in one shot.  

In the same tree this Wood pigeon.

Another nice part of the park is this orchard.

With a nice carved tree trunk.

What more can the park people do?, the rubbish bin six feet away and still it's too much trouble for some idiots to use.

Some times you see rubbish all round the bins but that's usually crows and magpies scavenging for scraps.

Even though it was drizzling the volunteers doing their good work.  

One of the nice trees on front of the wardens huts.

Here's a couple of magpies.

And a crow, big aren't they.

Another wood pigeon.

A male Blackbird.

Back home in my garden, feeders were well attended by my resident birds.

This is an adult and a baby, all the babies seem to be feeding themselves now.

 

Tucking in well.

Adult, I'm not sure how you tell the sex of these birds.

No red face and a mottled breast until their first moult!. 

Today Monday, Number one Son came and set up my new Laptop and transferred all my programs over from the old PC which was still on Window 7, so will now have to learn how to use the Windows 10 system and mouse pad on the laptop!.

Saw this on the internet somewhere today and it seemed quite apt today for me!.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young

Another thing son John introduced me to today was Lego Technic kits, something I'd been looking for to replace my jigsaw puzzling, which was a good way to pass the time in lock down but not very much to stretch your mind. 

So tided up my Modelling table ready for my first kit ordered from good old Amazon, watch this space!.

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Will eventually add a "Lego Kits" tab to the top when I get a few models to put in it.

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If all the worlds a stage,

Where do the audience sit?. 

Why in movies does every window in Paris have a view of the Eiffel Tower?. 

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