"Excuse me...

"Are you the lady with the seed?"

This fledgeling was was by one of the feeders on the Common this evening and, as I stood nearby with the camera, it hopped off the branch, on to the ground and across the path, just a couple of inches away from my feet. Maybe it was waiting for the lady who replenishes the feeders on a regular basis?

MrM went down to Ashington to practise with his friends M and M. I was hoping for a relaxing evening, but there's a long 'to do' list on the desk, starting with today's washing up...