Felt like Christmas

Or certainly, mid Spring...

Five buzzards displaying
Four lapwings lolling
Three crows a mobbing
Two curlews calling
And a swallow flying by

We found a log to sit on in the field under the moors and had a whale of a time watching the birds.  The unexpected fly-by of a single swallow gave me the best feeling in the world.  

I've since had a go at the blue-tit look of yesterday with my nail scissors and comb.  Luckily, I have plenty of hair to play with and I'd practised twice on Rich - there was a bit of straightening up to do but I'm satisfied that the lop should go unnoticed on my video call tomorrow for my Spanish lesson.  It was very much touch and go at one point.