What have you discovered today that made you smile?

Primrose

That the bitterly cold winter has obviously been good for my soft fruit bushes. I picked nearly 2 lbs of redcurrants today from half of one bush, with one bush still to be picked. My only dilemma now is working out what to do with them all, but thankfully the freezer will keep them safely until my creative instincts kick into play.

zarazara

Blackcurrants. Large and plump. Delicious.

candyblue

My first 5 raspberries, and the best of it all I didnt even spot them so havent been waiting for them to ripen they were just there ready to pop in my mouth yummy!

ginnyknit

:):):)well it was a bit of a terrified smile, realised what I thought was another courgette plant is actually a giant edible pumpkin plant, they reckon they can cover 65foot of land and I already have 2 in another bed. well Im sure it will be fine as long as it doesnt grow into the kitchen

katholicos

Gathered another punnet's worth of strawbs and enough mangetout to accompany our evening meal :-)

It's been raining all day and it pleases me.

jsh99

Smiles: The rain! At last as it's been 6 weeks now and the horses paddocks had started to look a bit brown and I was fed up with watering everything in the veg garden. Finding 7 courgettes on 3 plants:D Contacting the local allotment society and donating our muck heap!:T

Grrrr: Finding two more courgettes and quite a few potatoes pecked at by next doors chickens:mad:

GarnetLady

Looking out at my bird pole this morning and seeing this -



Best view I've had of the woodpecker.

soul619

today my dad was told to cut up some old cast water pipes at work as they looked a mess and needed tidying up but when he went over he could hear some chirping, to his suprise there was a nest with two baby robbins in the pipes. my dad told his boss he aint shifting them put barriers round the pile of pipes and laminated signs saying ' baby robbins nesting do not remove or mess with pipes or barriers'

made me smile so much bless him

heynonnynonny

Simply adorable!!:D

GarnetLady wrote: »

Looking out at my bird pole this morning and seeing this -



Best view I've had of the woodpecker.

Primrose

Ah, the kindness of people. A neighbour knocked on my door today and asked if I wanted some of his surplus redcurrants. I've picked so many of my own already, and still have some yet to be picked. But it was such a kind thought. It's really refreshing when people offer to share their goodies in this way.

Garnet Lady - loved your woodpecker photo. We find them such shy birds. You're lucky you still have a fatball intact on your feeding tray. Round here the magpies come, peck huge chunks off them and fly off with them, and within 15 minutes of putting them out, they've all but disappeared.