A long Overdue Thank You and a Quick Nesting Bird Update

So the pot might have seen like an ideal site but it being on the ground with no foliage cover was plainly a bad idea (seems the birds that choose to nest in my garden aren't of the very clever sort see postings from last year, a further search for collard doves in my search widget in the right hand column will point you in the direction of how that story turned out).
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Anyhoo!! Last evening while preparing dinner I saw the inevitable getting ready to play itself out, a local cat was obviously aware of the family and was canvassing the joint for a quick and free meal, so I chased it away and took a circle of chicken wire that normally stands around my strawberry tower and placed it around the nesting site.

I'm hoping with this in place I have at least increased the chances of the adult's survival and maybe the chicks as well when they fledge. It should create a somewhat safer approach to the urns opening.
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I took this picture this morning and I swear not five minutes later the same culprit from yesterday showed up all sneaky to try his luck, well I again frightened him off. My eldest of course told me I should not move from the window all day, as if !!

I have done all I can do, its up to the little birdies to use their wits now to out smart the cat/s in the area, of which there are many that use my garden as their personal highway.

Now for a long overdue thank you for two awards given to me by two separate bloggers.
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Thank you Tanya of Allotment 4 You and Jo of The Good Life

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I am most sorry for my delay in receiving these awards but life sometimes gets in the way at times.

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So to receive this award the rules are:

• Besides linking back to those who gave it to you,
• I also have to list 7 random things about myself:

1. I wanted to be a vet when I grew up, all the subjects I took right up to leaving high school was to that aim and somehow I became a nurse?!?!?
2. I can't swim.
3. My favourite colour is GREEN.
4. I have trouble remembering my age (I generally have to think of hubby's and then take way 3, which of course makes me look like I am fibbing if I was asked by an official).
5. I also have trouble remembering the date of my wedding, I can remember the year and the month but the day escapes me every time, so I have it stored on my phone and in my wallet.
6. I was once a member of Green Peace.
7. When I do a cartwheel now I see ***stars ***

• Now to pass these lovely awards onto some of the many blogs that I enjoy perusing.

Maureen of Allotment Heaven
Ali of Ali's Allotment Plots

Read's Allotment Retreat
Helen of Back Garden Allotmenteer
Steph of The Green Grower
Mrs Jones of From Weeds to Seeds
Gardening Mum of Little Garden Helpers

I'll be sure to pop along later and leave a little message on your blogs to let you all know I have passed these on to you, well unless you see it first :)

PS I have updated my other blog to if you would like to take a peek.