You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I used to edge my garden beds with bricks and a spade cut drainage ditch, it looked so neat and tidy on those big curves under the trees, until the blackbirds descended to hunt for worms. It was a weekly battle, me with the broom twitching fresh soil back where it should be, and those buggers with their dirt tossing excavations. These days though we are on friendlier terms. I have two, mr and mrs I think, who come when I garden, to watch for the delivery of slugs and snails - this place has a plague of those. The birds come so close, especially mr, bright beady eyes focused on every move my hands make just in case I miss a prize. The Tatty cat sits on the stairs in the sun and just watches them hop to it, I don't think she was ever taught birds are prey. Small felt balls though, she knows what those are. And knows that at 2am they are on the prowl and require rounding up...