These photos aren't great, as they were actually taken through the window - but the size of those cockatoos was impressive! The cats certainly thought so; trying to hide behind the cushions as the cockatoos ate the birdseed from the hanging basket.
It was wet and windy at the weekend, but the cycle race must go on apparently, so as we are all in lockdown, Him Outdoors raced against his fellow cyclists on the stationary trainer on the back verandah. Steam was coming off his back in the rain as he watched the avatars of the other competitors on his digital monitor. This is what cycle racing looks like in the midst of a pandemic.
And as we are still in lockdown, this is my latest book delivery to keep me amused when I have no alternative evening entertainment.
Our latest trip was to Iceland. I chose this destination because I wanted to watch Woman at War - great film - and then we worked back from there. We had a Midnight Sun cocktail, in which the main ingredients are Icelandic vodka and crème de violet.
Our soundtrack featured The Sugarcubes quite prominently, which Him Outdoors enjoyed (also Monsters and Men, and Daði Freyr - as seen on The Eurovision Song Contest), and traditional starters, which he didn't.
There is a lot of fish on the menu and everything is either smoked or pickled, so while I tucked into smoked salmon, cod liver and pickled herring on dark rye bread, he opted for the smoked chicken and a port, brandy and liver paté.
The main meal was more fish - Plokkfiskur, which is Icelandic fish stew made primarily from white fish (we used blue-eye cod), potatoes, milk, flour and butter. Well, I thought it was delicious!
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The walk with the Walking Crew was around Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve, where we found an expertly-built hide, and a seat by a pond.
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