UPDATE AND OBSERVATIONS OF CREATURES AND GARDEN FLOWERS.

Dear friends and fellow bloggers, you have all been so kind in sending warm encouraging comments and well wishes for my speedy recovery, thank you so much. For a while I felt as if I had grit in both eyes but was told that in time this would disapear, and it did .However I will still have to wear glasses for watching TV and at the computer. with  Progressive Lenses, I chose some really nice frames, but am still waiting for my new glasses to arrive, which should be within two or three days time, then I will be able to see much better. Pedro's and my birthday were enjoyed by two birthday celebrations, instead of just one. My lovely daughter Eva gave me a new feeder to hang at the bird's feeding station. When it arrived and assembled it was a lot bigger than she had anticipated from looking at the picture in the catalogue and  she was so disappointed but I think that it  doesn't look that bad, and it is squirrel proof which was the main reason for Eva buying it. 

Two photos to show where it hangs from, and also show the bottom of the feeder.

The squirrels step onto the loops and the mecanism closes the feeding places.

The roses around the entrance door gave a good show of blooms this year.

My large Hoya Carnoso came into flower for the first time since it was put outside on my balcony.

I am delighted with the many  blooms it has produced, and there are many in bud

The Trumpet Vine is now in full bloom.

Blue-tit

The Eurasian Jay.

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 Partly hidden Eurasian Jay. 

Sweet pose from this blue-tit.

Always a pleasure to see a robin.

Female great-tit

This wily squirrel is on it's way to the feeder

The Blackbird used to come every day whilst feeding it's chicks. Haven't seen it since.

The Boganvilla gave a wonderful display of flowerrs this year.

The Agapanthus are a lovely shade of blue and so are the Hydrangeas.

The March Frog in the pond.

Two Newts

A  Dachshund metal boot scraper 

Fig leaves are so decorative.

Out of focus female Great Spotted Woodpecker. She comes to my balcony every day.

The Great-tit with a peanut in it's beak

Thank goodness it rained last night, as the temperature has been unbearable, in the high thirties making doing nothing feel exausting.  I was postrate for most of the time. It is still 35 deg outside on the balcony but it seems like a respite after almost 40 deg's I know that we will have to get used to this extreme heat as it's our future

however physically draining  and debilitating it may be.This post was done over a period of a few days but even so, my eyes are suffering the consequences,  they are tired and watery. I will visit you all as soon as i receive my new glasses.

I will be linking up to Saturday's Critters tyou will find the logo on the right, just click on it and it will take you there.

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