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pfm Picture A Week (PAW) 2023

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Dug out and dusted off my old X100 today. Starting to relearn how to use it!

Summer pinks.
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All Ears.
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Barking up the right tree.
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My great Dad sadly died last year after spending a few months in hospital, whilst he was in my Mum was diagnosed with dementia and went down hill very quickly - especially without her mate of over 60 years, she is now in a very loving care home and although she is my Mum her personality has mostly gone and in a way she has died as well. They were both great parents and I owe/miss them a lot. They were Twitchers and as my Mum had to go into 24/7 care I had to sell their house and self fund her care from the proceeds, in the process of clearing the house i kept their Bird Bath.

Thw Bird Bath has been very active recently so I set up a Blink Camera yesterday to record what was going on whilst I was out and about. When I came back I had over 50 clips of birds that came to visit their Bird Bath. The quality is not that good, the lens is too wide but I find it very heart warming to watch the birds it's like my parents are saying hello, I know they would have loved it.

I do not know if this works or not but here is a 2 minute (far from perfect) clip of a robin and blue tit taking a summer dip, there was also (but not included in the clip) a pigeon, blackbird, thrush, sparrow and of course starlings...the Robin was the main user though I never knew they were such prolific bathers.

Anyway I am going to bed - work beckons.......goodnight


Bird Bath 1 by idomy best, on Flickr
 
Tony Lockhart said:
@idomybest Sorry to hear about your sad family challenges. Similar in some ways to mine over the last three years. All over for now, but I keep looking over my shoulder!
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Cheers Tony, good luck to us all.

On this forum we seem to be of a age where we have gone through it, going through it, or will possibly go through it!

I am the only person available to sort everything out and It is surprising how difficult all the decisions have been, there is quite a steep learning curve - we never had any discussions on what they wanted for a lot of things, it all happened very quickly, I still have a long way to go, but, I will continue to do my best.

Steve
 
idomybest said:
I am the only person available to sort everything out and It is surprising how difficult all the decisions have been, there is quite a steep learning curve - we never had any discussions on what they wanted for a lot of things, it all happened very quickly, I still have a long way to go, but, I will continue to do my best.

Steve
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Still recognising the theme!

Three years ago I lost my only sibling to a big stroke. Then, two uncles, two cousins, an aunt, two close friends, and then last year my mum and dad passed away. Not a great time, and combined with my hernia and a recent slipped disc. It’s surprising, when looking back, how much you can cope with, but it does affect us long term.
Thankfully, my company and workmates have been simply brilliant throughout.
 
Gromit said:
We live opposite a small patch of woodland, in the centre of which is a large natural pond and a place for these local hooligans to hang out. They tend to congregate on our front lawn then, when the time's right, mum escorts her family over there.

Follow me kids! by Boxertrixter, on Flickr
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I caught a mother and her lambs in the garden of the holiday cottage we stayed in, that 'its not us look'!!!


We Are Family - Bhaltos by David Yeoman, on Flickr
 
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