May 29, 2003
The Long Journey Home
The BBC are running a season of nature programmes highlighting the various aspects of nature in Britain. It is up to the usual high standards of BBC Wildlife filming, despite being hosted by Bill Oddie (I still haven't forgiven him for The Goodies). According to Bill, England is experiencing a shortage of house sparrows. Well, they can have some of the hordes living in my back garden.
They can also have the pair of swallows that are busy trying to build a nest on the front of my house.
While I marvel at the feat of these little birds to fly all the way from Ireland to Africa, crossing the Sahara and back, I'd prefer they didn't build just over the front door. Next door looks much better.
Meanwhile, be sure to get out for a walk this month. The fields are covered with flowers at the moment, particularly buttercups.
UPDATE 30th May. It seems I'm not the only one marvelling at the fields of flowers...