Best time of the day

It was 4.40 this morning when the blackbird started singing just outside my bedroom window. With the sun streaming through the curtains I was up by 5.15 and just before 6, was sitting in the garden, with a cup of coffee. Warm sunshine, a light dew on the grass, no car engines, no 'Attention - this vehicle is reversing' from somewhere in the distance, no yelling children on their way to school - in fact nothing except the sound of birdsong.

There's no doubt, for me, an early summery morning is most definitely the best time of the day.

 

I agree Fidgetsum. Makes it all the more annoying when the brats over the back get up and ruin it though...[ why do children today have to screech all the time? ]

 

Ohhh, I wish I knew. There's one child who lives near us and must, by now, be about 7. I've never knowingly seen it, but I've certainly heard it. It whinged as a baby, screamed and whined as a toddler and now it either screeches or grizzles, particularly when it can't have it's own way - which appears to be most of the time. Try to sit in the garden at week-ends and all you hear is 'Daaad, daaad, muuum, daaad ....', causing Mr. F'smum, during one particularly irritating afternoon, to call out 'For heaven's sake Dad, answer that wretched child and shut it up.' If memory serves, that was the same afternoon he'd just finished packing ready to go off to The States again .... just as well perhaps!

 

Must be a relative of our neighbours over the back ~ they have four of the little darlings. I've tried to keep things civil but one day I collared 'daaa-aaad' and suggested he get a volume switch fitted to the older boy. The reply was "I've no intention of interfering with his life skills"....
Lord preserve us from purveyors of books on the subject of child psychology. :wallbang:

 

Who needs a book when a sawn-off shotgun guarantees results?

 

I also agree ..I'm always up around 5.30am for precisley that reason.It's so peaceful and interesting.Hubby and dogs still in bed,chooks getting up, Frank the fox passes by on his way home and yes the birds having a sing song..it certainly is the best time of the day for me..

 

I love the time when i come home from work, make a coffee then go for a potter resulting in sitting on my newly crafted oak/mahogany bench. Bliss

but, one day my next door but one neighbours boys were catapulting stones into my garden - so i SHOUTED at them; half an hour later another landed. i went to the house 'proper cross' mum answered the door and said 'well i will have a word but to be honest they dont take much notice of me'

i was gobsmacked! so i asked sweetly 'would you like me to come in and tell them off?'

she said YES - so i did lol! and i confiscated the catapult

Loopy

 

A friend down the road was having all kinds of problems with some teenagers who live near her - including damage to her property. Complaints to the parents fell on deaf ears and the police refused to turn out. Luckily, being a proud Welsh girl, she has a Welsh flag in the window. She rang the police again and said that she was being subjected to racist attacks and that if they didn't do something quickly she would lodge an official complaint. The boys in blue arrived in minutes.

And yes, early morning this time of year is wonderful.

 

The attitude of most parents these days is 'These are my kids, put up with them'.

 

I suppose they've got a point ..... I had to put up with mine!

 

Broken homes no discipline and lots of kids so they get more benefits.

Yes we have our fair share of whingers and screamers near us.