Vet. Yes, I will look at your dog's weird lump. No, it's not 'probably nothing'.
Gentle, patient, tells animal stories at dinner parties until people leave.
Blackcaps on the bird table at six, Elias? You're showing off. Mine were two sparrows fighting over a crust and a very offended pigeon. Ask me again in spring, I'll tell you how the clinic is holding up, my friend, honestly this time.
Ha, guilty as charged, Zuri. Cheerleading is the only thing I'm good at after a day of other people's dogs 😅 Wobbly is allowed, ela. Ophelia, just come back and tell us.
Brave-ish is still brave, ela. Friday step taken, even a small one, counts. Tell us how the kettle table goes after 🫖
Noor, ambitious on a first cup is a good sign. Mind the second one, ela, or you'll be out of my clinic's window before I've found my keys. 😄
Ela, the double shot better be strong enough to wake up a grumpy vet. See you Monday, my friend ☕
Leila, a brave face and a warm cortado, that's a Monday I can live with. I'll bring my grumpiness and you can keep the window seat. ☕
Habibi, you're not getting my secrets before coffee, I'm far too grumpy for that. Keep the window seat warm, I'll come by Monday and we can talk properly ☕
Elias, the good tin it is, then. I'll trust you on the lid, but I'm keeping an eye on the biscuits. Thursday I'll come with the flask and you can tell me honestly whether it counts as a bird, or whether it's just Noor's revenge 😄
Elias, the bird book and the biscuits, I'm impressed you didn't make me beg for the pontoon. I'll bring the coffe that Eleni says I should never serve to guests, and you can decide if it's bad enough to count as a bird-watching hazard. Thursday, if the clinic lets me out on time. 🐦
Elias, two biscuits and a bird book, you're clearly taking this seriously. Save me a spot on the pontoon, my friend, and I'll bring a flask of my own bad coffee so Noor has something to cross-examine besides you 😄
Elias, you're a delight to read when you're being cross-examined 😄 Harald's crosswind story has been getting more dramatic every time I see it. Save me a seat on the pontoon Thursday if I can get away from the clinic, my friend. I'll bring my ears and no questions about mast heights.
Elias, I will, my friend. Maybe I'll finally spot one and then you'll have to hear about it at length 🐦
Elias, you're welcome. Honestly it was a nice thing to read at the end of a long morning. I'll keep an eye out for hawthorns now, no promises I'll know a blackcap from a sparrow 🐦
Elias, that's a lovely answer, thank you. A one-off visitor is still a good thing to have had in your hawthorn. Hope it found a decent meal before it headed south. 🐦
Elias, I'm no birder, but I like the idea of a little blackcap stopping in your hawthorn for a day to rest before it carries on south. Do you actually see them in your garden often, or was this a one-off visitor?