Dad and daughter

I was delighted to spot not one, but two green woodpeckers on the lawn after lunch. Fortunately the camera with the long lens was close by (as it usually is) and I was able to grab it and take lots of shots through the window. From what I can tell, this is an adult male with a juvenile female. I had heard some strange calls yesterday from the nearby trees and thought they were birds giving a warning sound of a nearby predator but now I’m wondering if it was a green woodpecker’s ‘yaffle’.

As for the rest of the day, it’s been a really busy one, which I hope is a sign that my energy levels are returning. I’ve dead-headed, watered, washed, ironed, baked and practised on the piano, as well as going to mid-week communion. All in all, my watch seems quite pleased with me today! 

Smithers certainly is – he put on his ‘Mole’ pleading face this morning, asking if there would be cake, and, would you believe, two were in the oven in no time.