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Good news ?
Well it is to me.
We have just had 24hrs of the heaviest rain I have seen in the past 10 years, hopefully more to come. Our water tanks are overflowing and our garden will now survive.
It's saddening to think of the storms a lot of you have been through recently but after 10 years of on and off drought conditions, more on than off, we need every drop possible.
Cheers all.

That was my alternative clue for 2d!
(I changed it because I thought it was too obvious).
No euphemism intended - honest!

awww thank you rossim

brilliant news Busby. It must have been very galling that we are swilling in water and you have been so long without it.

Thank you chrise, I'm glad it's not just my food the birds won't touch

Michaelangelo is, of course, a Ninja turtle.
A day with a 3 year old is a great temporary cure for insomnia.

Good .........daffodils, crocuses, snowdrops and even daisies. Birds too. Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
Mags.

It isnt raining yet
our Wagtail has returned
My large Crow has just worked out how to get 3 cocktail sausages and a mini scotch egg in his beak, they come twice a day for the buffet
and lastly Coker one of our cats is 24 today

Hey Doglet.
Congratulations to your cat.
24 yrs...does it need a walking frame?
That's one ancient moggy.
Must have been well looked after.
As for the crow...All at once?

Used to know someone with a pet crow. It was called Chips.

My-crow-chips! :-))

Had to think about that for more than a few seconds.

Very good Rosalind :-)

I'll apologise now Rosalind.

I bet the crow was into apple.

yes all at once his mate has to have whatever is left, and they follow us when we walk the dogs, they are really very clever, the cat eats like a horse is in charge of the dogs and the other cats she was a feral kitten and is still quite wild after all these years