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The Blackbird

This all started on the weekend 6/7th may 2006 , well, for me it did anyway, for the Blackbird it can only have started ,at the most, 8 days earlier, as that is when the bicycle, that now has the blackbirds nest firmly wedged against the front wheel, was last used. i was about to tidy up at the side of the shed, general work, a bit of sweeping and putting things straight, when i noticed the nest, it was empty at the time and i did think it was a silly place to build a nest what with two large german shepherds running loose, kids and grandkids on the loose as well, and built on a 2ft high wall with the nest being supported by the wheel of the bike, but i thought i had better not disturb it just in case, and then on tuesday the 9th, one egg,

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Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting this is the little garden that birdy has decided to build it's nest behind.  

then came wednesday

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THEN THURSDAY Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting THEN ALONG CAME FRIDAY Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting SATURDAY COMES AND NO MORE EGGS SO IT LOOKS AS THOUGH 4 IS THE LOT, BUT I DID MANAGE TO GET A PIC OF BIRDY SITTING ON HER NEST Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting AND EVEN A CLOSE UP Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Dad keeping a look out Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Mum waiting for me to clear off ..lol.. Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Hatching time, 1 to go Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting All hatched now, thur 25th may Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting feeding time Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting getting bigger by the day Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting and still more grub Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Mum & Dad having a chat during feeding Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting 1st one ready to leave Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting And then there was 3 Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting 2 ready to go now Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Only 1 goes this time so still 2 left Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting This one uses the ladder to escape...lol... Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Awww! all on his own now Photobucket - Video and Image HostingWell the last one leaves the nest on tuesday evening 6th of june so in less than a month they have been laid, hatched, and flown the nest. Dad has a quick word with the last one before it leaves (probably about the birds and bees ..lol..) Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting just one last thing then before we close the story Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting<<
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Rooney

  Will Rooney be fit enough to play for England ? 

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strange but true

It's strange,isn't it.   You stand in the middle of a library and go       ''Aaaaaaagghhhh'' and everyone stares at you.  but you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in.