Radiator Fun

Sen-Chan: One of the very best places to be during the day in winter is the radiator in #1's study. It is wide enough to sit on comfortably, and she has a bath mat draped over it so it's pleasantly warm but not too hot. It's even big enough to host both of us!

And there are games to be played from it!

It gives an excellent view of #1's desk, but the most interesting view is of course towards the outside, since there are two bird feeders just outside the window! Which makes me think of an incident last week that we haven't told you about yet. #1 was at her desk fairly late one evening wen she heard a lot of flapping outside the window. When she opened it, she discovered a Great Tit that had gotten its claws caught in the mesh of a suet ball. It is the first time this has ever happened. She brought the ball and bird inside with her. Fortunately (so she says!), only Tom was with her at the time. The nylon mesh was wound so tightly that she needed smaller scissors than what she had in the study,  so she and the bird came down to the bathroom and there I was, FASCINATED!!! She eventually got the mesh off and brought the bird back up to let it go, but it managed to get away inside the study! So there I was, leaping up in all directions, and the bird flying around, perching on the big beam, and #1 chasing after ME! She unceremoniously dumped me outside and got a butterfly net with which she caught the Tit and put it outside. Here it is, perched on the beam:

As a result of this, the standard suet ball in nylon mesh has now been replaced by a cylindrical metal suet ball container. We treasure our birdies!