Balm Extra

Well these short films seem to be quite popular, so here's another clip fresh off the floor of the Pathe newsroom.



It’s an odd state of affairs. We haven’t been out of the parish for a week. The road that runs alongside the river has never been busier with bumblers and bikers and we make an effort to touch base with each one we see from a safe distance.

I’ve been up on my allotment for much of the day, frantically bunging in potatoes should the place be shut down for a few weeks. Far better they’re in the ground than achieving “super chit” status sat on the bench in the shed.

Today I saw an Osprey.

Don’t see them very often, but they do drop in on their way north occasionally. This one didn’t hang about for long as it was mobbed by the resident red kite.

Black caps have suddenly turned up in the garden too.

Swans and water fowl are sitting on eggs and buds are about to break which is always a tremendous sign of the impending season, although Madam retiring to her craft room to bang out a batch of “Get Well Soon” cards in anticipation of a burgeoning market is a a little foreboding.

Thanks to everyone for getting in touch. Touching base seems to be quite an important thing to do at the Moment.

but,

as ever,

Keep Em Peeled!