Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,392
    capt_slog said:

    rjsterry said:

    Do we need a show us your shed thread? Not that we're a bunch of clichéd middle-aged men or anything.

    Why not? :)


    Good idea. Pinno could post pics of his cars :p
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    There is a single starling sitting up on the aerial on my chimney going through its full repertoire of noise. I would not call it bird song exactly. But it is enthusiastic and it does cheer me up.

  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,546
    We have a single blackbird advertising his suitability as a mate to all and sundry. The only sad point is that he's been at it for a week now and Mrs Blackbird is nowhere to be seen.
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  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    rjsterry said:

    We have a single blackbird advertising his suitability as a mate to all and sundry. The only sad point is that he's been at it for a week now and Mrs Blackbird is nowhere to be seen.

    He's probably a bit late. I'm getting a blackbird visiting who is obviously collecting food to take back to the nest.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I moved a plant in to a pot yesterday, carefully done, well watered. This morning it was all on the floor and mud everywhere. A female backbird was taking big beak fulls of mud and flying to the trees at the front of the house. I just left it all there, it must have come back about 30 times for it. It was also getting beak fulls of hanging basket wadding.

    Blue tits are also very busy back and forth to the bird boxes now making their nests.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    The bird song on my little walk this evening was lovely but briefly hearing a woodpecker was the highlight. Seems quite early in the year to hear one. Also, the carpet of bluebells was starting to bloom especially of the south facing side of the woods.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,343
    orraloon said:

    There is a single starling sitting up on the aerial on my chimney going through its full repertoire of noise. I would not call it bird song exactly. But it is enthusiastic and it does cheer me up.


    I've got courting starlings opposite my house - the female seems very unimpressed, but given the male's attempts to get her attention, I'm not wholly surprised...


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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    There seems to be dozens and dozens of starlings around here now and increasing daily. I'm hoping to see a murmeration soon.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    edited April 2020
    rjsterry said:

    Do we need a show us your shed thread? Not that we're a bunch of clichéd middle-aged men or anything.

    Are you becoming a pedantic, grumpy middle aged man - what with a physics thread and now objection to this? Should we post in clearly defined areas?
    I'd rather post bollox anywhere - even in a shed :)
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,546
    edited April 2020
    pinno said:

    rjsterry said:

    Do we need a show us your shed thread? Not that we're a bunch of clichéd middle-aged men or anything.

    Are you becoming a pedantic, grumpy middle aged man - what with a physics thread and now objection to this? Should we post in clearly defined areas?
    I'd rather post bollox anywhere - even in a shed :)
    A suggestion, not an objection. I now also have a mental image of you abusing the local letterbox. 😮
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    rjsterry said:


    A suggestion, not an objection.

    You're bored...
    rjsterry said:

    I now also have a mental image of you abusing the local letterbox. 😮

    ...and twisted.

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    edited April 2020
    briantrumpet said:


    ...stuff... ...murmurings...

    When this is all over, go visit Gloucester and watch the Starlings. It's amazing.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    The nest in our bird box is now empty. All four chicks seem to have flown.
  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    mrfpb said:

    The nest in our bird box is now empty. All four chicks seem to have flown.

    Any idea what bird is was?
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,392
    We have a Robins next in next doors garden and the parents are making regular appearances. Seem to like sitting on the dividing fence and chirping. Which gets our dogs quite excited.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    Hooting with Owls again me.

    It's a lovely, still, mild night.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,546
    edited April 2020
    Watching the fox cubs playing at the bottom of the garden with mum keeping an eye from the top of the compost heap.



    Excuse the poor picture quality - heavily cropped.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,149
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Watching a livestream on Fb of The Aussie Pink Floyd doing their top 10 gig recordings as voted for. Those guys are A1 brilliant. Though my choice did not make the 10. Next week. 👍
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    A 106 year old just left hospital having suffered from CV19.

    On another cheery and trivial note, the birds were quite a cacophony at sunset tonight.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    So I discovered for the first time this week, I kid you not, that the thermometer on my bike computer (it was a stocking filler at Christmas) actually has two digits.

    And on my ride* today, I discovered that the 10s digit goes up to 2!





    * essential travel only, no more than 10 miles from home, didn't cycle through any villages** and of course I absolutely made sure I didn't enjoy it


    ** or at least not ones that matter
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,546
    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Now past £10M👍
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,314
    bompington said:

    So I discovered for the first time this week, I kid you not, that the thermometer on my bike computer (it was a stocking filler at Christmas) actually has two digits.

    It must be wonky. It must have been in your back pocket or something. It never gets above 9 deg where you are. That's proof.

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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,546
    edited April 2020
    From XKCD

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Surely he should get promoted to Major Tom now?
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,495
    Pross said:

    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Surely he should get promoted to Major Tom now?
    £12.5m now. Well done Sir!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,392
    Tashman said:

    Pross said:

    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Surely he should get promoted to Major Tom now?
    £12.5m now. Well done Sir!
    Its one of the few positive examples of something 'going viral' these days...

    Well done to the old boy!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Tashman said:

    Pross said:

    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Surely he should get promoted to Major Tom now?
    £12.5m now. Well done Sir!
    Shout out to Geraint Thomas who is doing back to back 12hr turbo sessions Wed-Thurs-Friday to raise money too.

    Doesn't seem to be getting traction because I don't think many people can empathise with how awful being on a turbo for 12 hrs would be.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    rick_chasey said:

    Tashman said:

    Pross said:

    orraloon said:

    Seeing the Captain Tom @ 100 years old NHS justgiving fundraiser hitting £9.7m. Just added a few £. Lovely to see the old boy becoming a focal point for people to help our seriously xxxxed up world through NHS charities.

    Surely he should get promoted to Major Tom now?
    £12.5m now. Well done Sir!
    Shout out to Geraint Thomas who is doing back to back 12hr turbo sessions Wed-Thurs-Friday to raise money too.

    Doesn't seem to be getting traction because I don't think many people can empathise with how awful being on a turbo for 12 hrs would be.
    Yeah, that was my thinking. People will shrug their shoulders and say 'he does it for a living so it won't be that hard'. I heard his interview yesterday where it seems like he realises that as well and he was trying to make the point that he'll be covering about the same time as 9 TdF stages and that it's far more uncomfortable to do it on a turbo as you don't get the same opportunity to stretch out. As someone who finds an hour on the turbo uncomfortable I can appreciate it and I'm hoping to join him for a bit later if I can get set up in time after work.

    I know someone who completed an Everesting challenge on the turbo a few months back, virtually 24 hours on a stationary bike!

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