Remember when I said I made a list of Christmas gifts I'd like? Well, never mind. I did. And it included an owl box. This part of Surrey is home to tawny owls and I WANT ONE in my garden. Somehow, the instruction got a bit muddled and the largest ever owl box arrived!
Its a fantastic piece of workmanship, hand-made in Gloucestershire. It took two burly men to get it into the oak tree, using a system of pulleys and quite a bit of huffing and puffing.
The dogs and I were kept well away from the action, not even asked to be a pulley weasel. As in van weasel, loft weasel... Oh, never mind. Contact me if you don't know what I mean.
But, all's well that ends well. I am so happy with the box in the tree. I can't wait for a curious tawny owl to come and have a look. I hope it doesn't take too long.