Weeknotes: 2026-03-29

I had somewhat restful week off between jobs, before starting a new accessibility role tomorrow (Monday 30th March). The weather was changeable, but it was nice to spend some time in the garden and bring some order to it after the winter. Plenty of leaves to be swept and branches to be picked up.

The local birds seem to be enjoying the food I’m putting out for them, and there’s something rewarding about just idling and watching them. Thus far, I’ve seen:

• Long-tailed tits
• Blue tits
• Great tits
• House sparrows
• Robins
• Pigeons
• Magpies

I have spotted some blackcaps in the trees behind the garden, but they seem less fussed about my offerings. The long-tailed tits were the first visitors to the feeder, but I’ve not seen them for a while; the pigeons observe from afar and will wait for the sparrows to make a mess; the robin makes an afternoon pitstop; the magpies bully the smaller birds away.

I enjoyed a walk and pint in the sunshine on Thursday, before attempting to update the sealant around the shower: the old stuff is a pain to remove through a combination of manual and chemical tooling.