Smith and Jones
Apr. 1st, 2007 07:05 amWell, actually, more general weekend guff first. It's been pretty lazy so far, starting on Friday when I took a nice long lunch break for a meal out with my Mum, brother and Small for Mum's birthday. It's so nice these days that Simon has enough money that we can split the cost of stuff like that! Then after work in the afternoon - I was alone and useless, because of a) being well satedand b) headache - back to theirs for a little party tea and family visiting and whatnot. I love birthdays in our family.
Yesterday was properly lazy. Went for a walk around Roath Park Lake, which is always relaxing. Wanted to see if the swans are nesting yet, and they are, and so are the coots. I love seeing the coots build their nests - they start right at the bottom of the lake and slowly build upward, so that the end result is a little tower that looks like nothing so much as a miniature island just floating in the middle of the water but not going anywhere. And the baby coots, when they hatch, are adorable - like mini punks with these bright orange feathers sticking up on top of their heads. With nesting season in full force, it really does feel like spring now.
Also did a load of baking, and had a mini-marathon, watching the first four episodes of Rome season one, which made me all happy and sad about having everyone alive again. What with being all about the fall of the Roman Republic and all, that show manages to kill an impressive number of characters over the course of 22 episodes! I'd forgotten how much I love season one.
And then, of course, there was the new season of Doctor Who. ( Thoughts thereon behind the cut. )
Yesterday was properly lazy. Went for a walk around Roath Park Lake, which is always relaxing. Wanted to see if the swans are nesting yet, and they are, and so are the coots. I love seeing the coots build their nests - they start right at the bottom of the lake and slowly build upward, so that the end result is a little tower that looks like nothing so much as a miniature island just floating in the middle of the water but not going anywhere. And the baby coots, when they hatch, are adorable - like mini punks with these bright orange feathers sticking up on top of their heads. With nesting season in full force, it really does feel like spring now.
Also did a load of baking, and had a mini-marathon, watching the first four episodes of Rome season one, which made me all happy and sad about having everyone alive again. What with being all about the fall of the Roman Republic and all, that show manages to kill an impressive number of characters over the course of 22 episodes! I'd forgotten how much I love season one.
And then, of course, there was the new season of Doctor Who. ( Thoughts thereon behind the cut. )