this isn't strictly gardening but it's bird-watching and music?

I love that track! thanks monjardin

Yes so do I! Had forgotten about it though. I love most of Simon and Garfunkel's music, and recently bought a 'best of' compilation.Know what you mean about the owls, we have been hearing them here [tawnies I think] they sound very melancholy and lonely[of course they are probably just shouting 'get away, this is MY tree' or something even ruder.]Haven't seen any woodpeckers here, are they annoying with all the drilling?

there are sometimes tawny owls in the woods behind here and i find it so frustrating, i can hear them but i have never yet seen one.

that track of simon and garfunkle is really nice but OH loves them and has probably played too much of them!

you can't play too much Paul Simon but occasionally frightening - 'The Dangling Conversation' for instance

i might have to look that one up!

Sticki it's a song from later in the S & G partnership, where two (pretentious? cultured?) people are in a relationship that's breaking down, all they have left is to talk about 'meaningful' things but really they have nothing to say to each other ("Lost in the dangling conversation/and the superficial smiles/the borders of our lives"...)

Now if only they'd each got out together into the garden with a spade and a pair of secateurs or so... The relationship might have been saved!

if they are still talking maybe they are half way ok? the lyrics are very clever though

you are absolutely right ~ get on with the job, that is a much better way!