Born in and now returned to Yorkshire from Scotland, spending summers in Italy. I knit socks but prefer to wear flip flops
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
The roof is falling in
Mr FF bought this bird table for my birthday 25 maybe more years ago. It was one of those gifts you don't know you want until you actually receive it, they're always the best and I love it very much. It's been in constant use in the gardens of all 5 houses we've had and survived dreadful weather on the North York Moors and in Scotland but despite the wood being well cared for with regular treatment it's now starting to show its age. It hasn't helped that the squirrel likes to sit on the roof while he forces his way into my so called squirrel proof feeders. The crows also like to perch on the roof or sit on the tray and haul up the fat balls I suspend from the side so they can get a good peck, we even had the odd sparrow hawk land and sometimes the frantic bird activity has caused the table to fall from it's cantilevered hook onto the lawn.
My table came from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds but they don't seem to have a hanging model now. Still I'm sure a simple re-roofing exercise will be no trouble at all for a retired engineer who already has a huge list of home maintenance work to complete.
Your photo of your bird table made me smile - our back garden bird table has a serious wet rot problem has half of it missing since on of next door's cats attacked a dopey pigeon...and I await a new top replacement which we have sitting in the garage...but in the mean time what is left still attracts the birds and is still the epicentre of the garden. x
Your retired engineer could always consult with my retired engineer (who has actually made and sold bird tables and nesting boxes!!) .... of course that would necessitate a trip down to the beautiful Borders and you would have to come too - we could do all things crafty in the studio and leave the engineers to their engineering!!
Your final comment did make me laugh!! They say that once you've retired, you wonder how you ever found the time to work!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will last many more years with a little attention from the engineer.
ReplyDeleteYour photo of your bird table made me smile - our back garden bird table has a serious wet rot problem has half of it missing since on of next door's cats attacked a dopey pigeon...and I await a new top replacement which we have sitting in the garage...but in the mean time what is left still attracts the birds and is still the epicentre of the garden.
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Oh tell Mr FF that we all have high hopes of his DIY skills! He won't want to let us down now will he?!
ReplyDeleteYour retired engineer could always consult with my retired engineer (who has actually made and sold bird tables and nesting boxes!!) .... of course that would necessitate a trip down to the beautiful Borders and you would have to come too - we could do all things crafty in the studio and leave the engineers to their engineering!!
ReplyDeleteNo job too small! I am sure that Mr FF is over qualified to mend the roof on a bird table.
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