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This week I have been busy with a few crafty activities before I get bogged down in sorting my house move.
Maxine wanted a little Easter bunny hoodie for Ben so I chopped up one of his grandad's t shirts - here we are....

I made a little pair of bunny boots and added a bobble of fluff for a tail on his hoodie.
Now he will be all set for his Easter get together with his little buddies.

My table is quite tidy really - just a few teddy bear outfits.
Orangutan had been modelling my knitwear!

This is my latest knitted cardi. I manage to stay awake until I put my knitting down although I almost think I could knit these patterns in my sleep now!



















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Have a great week.
x Jo

Friday smile

This handsome young man made me smile this week as he strutted round my garden looking for scraps that the other birds had left behind. We always have pheasants in the field but just now and again they venture into my garden.

BUT
This is the handsome boy that loves his dinosaur fleecy poncho!

If you want to enjoy a few more smiles on a Friday follow this link to Annie's A stitch in time blog.

Have a great weekend.

x Jo

Secret life of the pheasant!

Well....as Victor Meldrew says...."I don't believe it!"

My hen pheasant left her nest to sneak round to my bird feeder and feast on the crumbs and seeds dropped beneath it.

Minutes later another female pheasant came into my garden and enticed her away into the field where they spent a few minutes grazing.
My pheasant seemed reluctant too go far away from the hedge.
BUT - a cock pheasant made his way across the field and the second female walked away.

The cock pheasant put himself between the my hen pheasant and the hedge.
Then (and this is where Annie says I was being a bit voyeuristic!) he jumped on the hen, pinning her to the ground and pecking her head. Of course they were mating and, never having witnessed it before, I had no idea how violent pheasants could be!

Within minutes it was over and my hen pheasant flew back over the hedge and returned to her nest, aparently none the worse for wear.
I think the eggs had been left for about half an hour in total. It has been so very cold and wet I really doubt that any will hatch but, if they do, it should be today or tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!!

x Jo