killdeer
Inactive User
In just a few short months, I become an OAP and in theory, I'll have all the time in the world to follow my pastimes. In truth, I've been 'retired' for some time as I suffer badly with several illnesses which severely restrict what I'm able to do.
Anyway, to get to the point, I'm finding myself overwhelmed with hobbies which previously gave me a lot of pleasure. With having a motorised dish, I still thoroughly enjoy tuning in to all the various channels and feeds available. Recently though, I've been restoring an old Fibo dish which has been quite stressful at times with me thinking I've taken on a bit too much.
Then there's my fascination with the growing of exotic and subtropical plants. I grow a lot of stuff from seed in my electric propagator and this has led to too many plants being all over the garden, conservatory and greenhouse. There's far too many for me to cope with and I'm just totally overwhelmed.
Since a very young age, I've enjoyed watching our feathered friends and this has led to a great deal of twitching in more recent years with several friends of mine.. I've twitched from the Shetland Isles to the Isles of Scilly, Orkney, Isle of Wight, Kent, Cornwall ets etc. I've got a rare bird alert pager which, not surprisingly, alerts me when rarities have been discovered. Nowadays though, I dread it when a real mega turns up especially if it's a species I've never seen before.
In case I get timed out, I'll post this right now, just in case this doesn't get lost. TBC.
Anyway, to get to the point, I'm finding myself overwhelmed with hobbies which previously gave me a lot of pleasure. With having a motorised dish, I still thoroughly enjoy tuning in to all the various channels and feeds available. Recently though, I've been restoring an old Fibo dish which has been quite stressful at times with me thinking I've taken on a bit too much.
Then there's my fascination with the growing of exotic and subtropical plants. I grow a lot of stuff from seed in my electric propagator and this has led to too many plants being all over the garden, conservatory and greenhouse. There's far too many for me to cope with and I'm just totally overwhelmed.
Since a very young age, I've enjoyed watching our feathered friends and this has led to a great deal of twitching in more recent years with several friends of mine.. I've twitched from the Shetland Isles to the Isles of Scilly, Orkney, Isle of Wight, Kent, Cornwall ets etc. I've got a rare bird alert pager which, not surprisingly, alerts me when rarities have been discovered. Nowadays though, I dread it when a real mega turns up especially if it's a species I've never seen before.
In case I get timed out, I'll post this right now, just in case this doesn't get lost. TBC.
