Musings – Page 6 – Helen Yemm

Of kamikaze chaffinches and robins in kilts

It’s April and I can’t believe how cold it is out there. I am still feeding the garden birds. The finches and tits get sunflower kernels, and the container is invariably raided by the local squirrels who are doing their best to gnaw through the plastic.

Well here goes

Easter Saturday, and the sleet is horizontal outside my window. Even the little wagtail hoovering up the scraps left by the blackbirds – male ‘Raymond’, female ‘Biddy’ – Blackster that is, (sorry, I have a bird thing) where was I , yes, even the little wagtail is looking a bit chilly, wagging at half mast,Continue reading “Well here goes”

Hello

This is a brand new thing for me. I shall eventually start writing about what I am doing in my garden and on my allotment. My son (a first class geek) is helping me to get this up and running. In the meantime, you may like to read my stuff in the Saturday Telegraph GardeningContinue reading “Hello”