Welly Dog spent the afternoon on the bench today while the lawn was mown. He seemed quite happy up there with the blue flowers mentioned yesterday, forget-me-nots under the bench and bluebells in the foreground.
We had lots of bird visitors on this beautiful Spring day, among them the Bullfinch at the feeder and a Dunnock, like a sparrow but with pink legs, perched at the top of the old pan stand. 
NEERAJ SINGH
April 20, 2026 at 11:59 am
So beautiful ❤️
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Gorgeous aren’t they? 🙂
nrhatch
April 20, 2026 at 11:08 am
Does Welly Dog get a “move with a view” each time you mow?
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Love that, move with a view!
Yes, we do pop him in different places when the mowing takes place. I will encourage him to have different views to enjoy.
Heyjude
April 19, 2026 at 8:13 pm
I love that you get bullfinches. I haven’t seen one since I was a teenager living in Wakefield.
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:12 pm
We love the variety of finches that we get but the RSPB has asked everyone to stop feeding finches between May and October as there’s a disease going round. We just have to feed with fat balls and meal worms, not the sunflower hearts.
Heyjude
April 21, 2026 at 7:27 pm
I had to stop using fat balls as they attract the rats.
mybeautfulthings
April 22, 2026 at 6:12 pm
You have reminded me that we did have a rat problem some years ago and I wonder if that’s why we stopped using fat balls……
We shall see – I hope we don’t develop a problem. I did not like seeing them in the garden.
utesmile
April 19, 2026 at 7:05 pm
How wonderful your birds, you have a great variety there. I do love that blue everywhere of Bluebells and Camassias – a perfect mix.
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:10 pm
We do and we love them but the RSPB has asked everyone to stop feeding finches between May and October as there’s a disease going round. We just have to feed with fat balls and meal worms, not the sunflower hearts.
utesmile
April 22, 2026 at 3:48 pm
I heard that too. We don’t want them to get ill. 🙏
mybeautfulthings
April 22, 2026 at 6:09 pm
Better they stay well and we’ll welcome them back in October. 🙂