Shutters back up and the missing little men’s heads that drop to hold them in the open position, installed.
Slightly incorrectly on one side as it turned out. - A few millimeters too high and when I swung the shutter open to test, it nicked the bottom and flicked off a chunk of recently painted but rotten, wood. Oops. That isn’t going to hold for long.
Hirondelles 2 - Andrew 1.
They stupid pair won’t give up on the stable nest and sneak in at every chance. I think by now they know the human routines and what to expect in the months ahead so maybe they know best. I’ll give them a few more days and if they’re still game, admit defeat and re-open the window route.
There are another sensible pair that are in and out of the piggery through a broken window. They must have amazing eyes to go at high speed from bright sunshine to almost darkness without mishap. Or maybe they have mishaps.
La Poste man came up trumps with this delivery from David - no problem straight to the door with a smile.
Girls got roped in to doing some painting in Thalia’s bedroom - ceiling done and white suits hardly needed, walls and walk in cupboard left to do later this week.