Get some blue tac and cocktail sticks, that will deter the pigeons
Get some blue tac and cocktail sticks, that will deter the pigeonsSat in the garden with Tommy today and he was not in a good mood. My Nan says one nasty pigeon keeps trying to peck at him. Not sure how we stop that if anyone has any ideas?! It’s never happened before
It works on magpies, if you draw eyes on your ice cream helmet they don't swoop. I wonder if there's a nest nearby and that's why the birds are going for him?No idea if that would work or not but I definitely want to try just to see him wandering around with googly eyes on! Thanks for the suggestion
Sidey B that’s amazingIt’s happening!
Definitely got this vibe from you re education/attainment, think we’re a v similar age. Our micro generation like that small few years of births that had some teenage internet access but nothing like now is a weird one - like there really was this onus placed upon traditional education then the eventual grad scheme with IB being the shining star of opportunity, there wasn’t this hustle/digital economy and even having done a computer science a level jobs in tech weren’t really a thing our school promoted? I don’t know anyone who went to uni with the intention of working in that field it sort of just happened to STEM grads whereas these days kids are learning from young or ppl are retraining and aspiring to work at tech companies or start/scale ups whereas our gen were going for FTSE100s or old guard media. The world has changed so much in those ten years alone@Emmapism dear heart, please draw! I felt exactly the same way after an 8 year break because I am a perfectionist and if I'm not immediately good at something I get very frustrated. Eventually I just forced myself to keep doing it and yeah, not everything you do is going to be good but over time you'll get better and better. Also you have to remember that you are more critical of yourself than anyone else is. You'll only see the flaws, other people won't even know they're there because they don't know how you thought it was 'supposed' to look. Everyone's right about drawing stupid shit as well. I find that if I draw a car snake or a bot I don't feel any pressure because it's meant to be rubbish. It's the same for music as well, electroslop is completely different to the dark heavy stuff I usually make. Sorry I've gone on a bit of a ramble there, I feel very strongly about creative pursuits apparently!
You are, as ever, very correct @heretoreaditall2019 I need to bear that in mind. I had a mad amount of pressure to perform academically because I was diagnosed giftedand completely buckled. My school was also keen to funnel as many people into A levels at the sixth form and eventually uni as possible so I got sucked into that pipeline and at the end was spat out as a withered hollow husk with a third class degree that's basically worthless. People also really want to know why you haven't got a job and it's like ok, well, I barely know you, I'm not going to go into my entire mental health history right now to justify myself to you? Believe me, if I could just leap into any job, I would.
I am always envious of those that can draw, it is a skill that totally eluded me. when I was younger I wanted to be a garden designer, drawing was sort of vital for that. I started a drawing course, we did lines and squares and progressed to 3D boxes, matchboxes to be precise. I understood the concept and yet at the last moment I would fail. Not sure if my neurons have knots or what, but without fail I would produce not a matchbox, but a dairylea triangle.It’s happening!
I'm having this read out at my funeral.If anyone is a fan of both bums and rhymes, I fully recommend this book
I can relate to that, I always struggled with technical drawing in school. It’s a shame, because in theory your imagination and ideas are what would really be important for garden design. Do you ever draw for fun? It’s like what we’ve been saying here, it doesn’t have to be good, but just for the fun of it, like the classic Draw A Duck thread.I am always envious of those that can draw, it is a skill that totally eluded me. when I was younger I wanted to be a garden designer, drawing was sort of vital for that. I started a drawing course, we did lines and squares and progressed to 3D boxes, matchboxes to be precise. I understood the concept and yet at the last moment I would fail. Not sure if my neutrons have knots or what, but without fail I would produce not a matchbox, but a dairylea triangle.
Even draw a duck is beyond me, yet I have skills that require manual dexterity and co-ordination, like playing musical instruments, and I was a phenomenal short hand typist. I can’t draw for toffeesI can relate to that, I always struggled with technical drawing in school. It’s a shame, because in theory your imagination and ideas are what would really be important for garden design. Do you ever draw for fun? It’s like what we’ve been saying here, it doesn’t have to be good, but just for the fun of it, like the classic Draw A Duck thread.
It’s so weird how these things work out isn’t it. I can draw ok with enough practice, but could never get my hands to co-operate with a musical instrument. I love that you‘re a horticultural frau!Even draw a duck is beyond me, yet I have skills that require manual dexterity and co-ordination, like playing musical instruments, and I was a phenomenal short and typist. I can’t draw for toffees
bizarrely the only qualifications I have are horticultural.
I spent one summer working as a gardener on a country estate for a lord.It’s so weird how these things work out isn’t it. I can draw ok with enough practice, but could never get my hands to co-operate with a musical instrument. I love that you‘re a horticultural frau!
Was it as amazing as it sounds? (To me that would be a dream job)I spent one summer working as a gardener on a country estate for a lord.
Yeah I loved it, unfortunately the pay was rubbish, and it was only a summer job, but it was great. the guys were obsessed with machinery, which didn’t really interest me, but they would get me to mow the orchard as I was the shortest and could get under the trees without decapitating myselfWas it as amazing as it sounds? (To me that would be a dream job)
Thank feck you’re short!Yeah I loved it, unfortunately the pay was rubbish, and it was only a summer job, but it was great. the guys were obsessed with machinery, which didn’t really interest me, but they would get me to mow the orchard as I was the shortest and could get under the trees without decapitating myself
It was a really hot summer that year, and the estate had an open air pool which was great at the end of the day.Thank feck you’re short!It sounds amazing though (rubbish pay aside), being outdoors and being in nature.
There's some "wisdom" out there that says remember what you loved doing at 7 (or 8, or something) and do that again. Sound advice, for me at leastI should start small and silly. That's great advice.
And I love how this has prompted other lapsed doodlers to come out of the woodwork. Isn't it funny how we don't just let ourselves enjoy an activity for its own sake?
Here's to more of that sort of thing
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