A great week. International cricket is back. Having previously beaten Ireland in two 50 over matches, this week England have beaten South Africa TWICE.
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| Mark Wood winning the second match by bowling a very clever last over |
This is a good sign for England as the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy starts on 1st June - South Africa are very strong side and two England wins in these pre-tournament warm-up matches will give us a good confidence boost.
Also - B and I went to City Screen in York for a live broadcast from the Old Vic Theatre in London of Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead". Very enjoyable - really good performances from Daniel Radcliffe as R, Joshua McGuire as G and David Haig as The Player.
Meanwhile - back at home - I haven't mentioned our daily visitor. Since October 2016, this chap has been visiting us for lunch every day.
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| A cock pheasant who comes to share the seed. |
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| If there is insufficient for his meal he jumps up and knocks the feeder |
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| After lunch he often goes for a sleep behind the flowers in the undergrowth |
We are pleased to see him and pleased that he feels safe enough to stay for a post-lunch kip. No sign of a hen yet or of any nest-building; do pheasants make nests?
Pheasants are good fun, but noisy and they make a mess if the hens arrive. I guess they must build nests of some sort, but mostly the hens just drop eggs wherever they are - idiots. Worst mothers in creation. They tend to bed down under hedges etc rather than building a formal nest.
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