Meet Derek & Daisy

It had been so wet and everywhere was puddles. I was out in the garden helping Percy find worms. I went to the patio mat and was nosing under it where there were four beautiful wriggling long worms. I ran over to Percy to tell him but he had enough where he was pecking away and just said

"Good lad, you eat them up" and carried on pecking. He can be very off hand at times.

I looked around the garden. Max and Seb were still asleep, and then I spotted Derek and Daisy Dove on top of the bird table. The very bird table Percy tried to teach me to fly from. They were ccoing to each other and doing all that silly kissing and cuddling stuff.

"Want some nice juicy worms you two?" I called up to them.

Derek broke off mid-kiss and squawked down a Yes

"Over by the door under the mat there's four lovely ones"

"Don't be daft. We don't go near the house and how could we get under a mat?" he turned back to resume his cuddling with Daisy.

"They are all asleep in the house and I can lift the mat for you. I'm strong"

"Go and bring them here and we'll have them here" Daisy was very gently spoken but very forceful in what we said.

I've never carried worms before but I didn't want to let her down.

I got them out one by one and took them over to the bird table. Aren't worms funny things in your mouth? They wriggle about and go into all sorts of funny shapes.

As I brought them over Derek fluttered down and picked them up and took them up to daisy and they shared them. I thought it must be nice to have a girlfriend you can share worms with. I might go looking for one this week.