Nature update (12) - all things counter, original, spare, strange

Or in short, a new sparrow family has moved into AirBnB, considerably out of season, since most birds, for obvious reasons, try to get the nesting over before the monsoon. However AirBnB is an exceptionally des.res., being in a covered and enclosed passage, and therefore dry, and sheltered from wind, rain and predators. It could well be a previous family come back for a second round; there's no way to tell since while I'm sure sparrows can distinguish among other sparrows, we can't.

Luckily, the Beastie Boys are reluctant to get their feet wet, so they don't like going outdoors if it has been raining.

And the citron bush has one smallish citron (say the size of an unusually large lemon) almost completely yellow. I can't remember when this one was fertilised, so it could be either six months early, or six months late in ripening. Either way, it's definitely out of season too. Oh well, more candied peel is always useful.