Sitting on the deck after breakfast and a down feather floated in front of me. It showed no interest in landing so I reached for my camera to catch it on video. It chose that moment to drop into my empty tea cup. Missed another photo opportunity. Had I been wearing a pair of specs with inbuilt camera I’d have caught it and the bytes would now be streaming in front of you as you read this post.
The lake has begun to attract woodpigeons that stand on the stony edge and lean right down dipping their beaks fully in the water. Woodpigeons ain’t my thang. If I’m patient enough maybe a kingfisher or two might drop by. They would be disappointed as the lake is not (yet) stocked with fish but that’s not my problem.
In reality I can’t see me getting any fish for the lake although I do like the concept of sitting on the deck while dangling a rod and line into the water. Not really interested in catching a fish but the act of fishing is very relaxing. Perhaps I’ll get meself a cheap fishing rod for the purpose. We’ve just flogged a load of fishing gear on Facebook Marketplace! No rod though. THG suggested I invest in a fishing gnome which sounds like a good idea to me. I looked and there are loads to choose from. Watch this space.
I think I’m going to start collecting the windfall apples. It’s a few weeks yet before this year’s zoider making session commences but the apples are coming down in serious numbers. We haven’t yet started on last year’s batch. My cider adviser Adie tells me we do that the same day as making the next lot. We will this year also be able to use apples from the tree at the bottom of the garden. This was inaccessible last year because of all the logs around its base but the log pile has now been tidied. That tree produces nicer eaters.