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| Madame Caroline roses on the barn wall |
One of the pleasures of summer is surely eating outside. As soon as the temperature rises and the sun shines we like to take long leisurely lunches on the terrace and today was no exception.
We had a simple lunch - minestrone soup, bread, cheese, olives and a glass of wine. While we were eating I noticed a robin with a grub in her beak perched on the empty bottle of an old wine rack set into the terrace wall. She disappeared behind the rack before reappearing a few minutes later. It would appear that there is a nest with young in the recess of the wall. This is the first time that we have noticed robins nesting in the garden. I hope we don’t disturb them with our lunchtime sessions.
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| the nest is set back behind the wine rack on the right hand side |
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| Rick chasing swallows |
Robins love the company of humans.
ReplyDeleteShe seemed very bold and didn't seem fazed by us sitting so close to her nest.
DeletePerhaps it would be kindest to eat indoors until the baby robins have hatched and fledged.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the weather forecast for the coming week I don't think we will be eating outside.
DeleteYou're very lucky Sue. Hope Rick doesn't reach and disturb it either.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
Disturb "them" and not disturb "it"
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It's well out of Rick's reach, she's built her nest in a very safe spot.
DeleteI think we don't have robins here,It is a beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteIt's the first one I've seen in our French garden,we used to see lots in England.
DeleteI love the white sun umbrella underneath the wisteria.
ReplyDeleteIt's good at stopping all the blossom falling onto the table.
DeleteYes, that is the trouble with wisteria isn't it. In my last house I had wisteria on a pergola but it didn't really lend itself to a sun umbrella whereas yours is the ideal shape for one.
DeleteYesterday evening we had to move from our open terrace to our covered terrace, as the sun was too hot.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it a beautiful day?
DeleteI hope that you were not having to get your wine from that rack. It looks like Decorative Purposes Only.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely decorative!
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