Alex & Zvezda's Big Year 2021: Version 6.0 Limited Edition

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Soukous said:

I had similar thoughts.

Well whilst I cannot speak for Chez Soukous I will put in a good word for a certain window and garden in SLO. The Lasko is pretty good too.

[Kitsafari]

12 hours ago, Galana said:

Well whilst I cannot speak for Chez Soukous I will put in a good word for a certain window and garden in SLO. The Lasko is pretty good too.

 

hmm wonder if we should have a GTG birding session at a certain window and garden in SLO once we all can wave our passports and vacc card and start moving outside the borders.....

[Soukous]

21 hours ago, Galana said:

Well whilst I cannot speak for Chez Soukous I will put in a good word for a certain window and garden in SLO. The Lasko is pretty good too.

Well, Alex has already offered to apply his aquathermal  treatment skills to our expanse of glass, so that should lift our rating.

[Galana]

9 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

if we should have a GTG birding session at a certain window and garden in SLO

As long as @mvechtbrings his Sofa, I am in.

[Soukous]

1 minute ago, Galana said:

As long as @mvechtbrings his Sofa, I am in.

 

and @michael-ibkbrings enough cakes 

[xelas]

You are all warmly welcomed ! For those that have fear of height there is also a terrace below the balcony .

[michael-ibk]

I'll be glad to cook. 😊

[Kalaharikind]

1 hour ago, michael-ibk said:

I'll be glad to cook. 😊

Good idea. Was it not our host-to-be who subjected his wife to a rice diet in Namibia? Or was it Botswana?

 

Shall I be the potjie princess, to give you a break? And I can light fires and braai. Not so great with doing the dishes, though.

[xelas]

Oh my, a man can not escape his reputation  (it was Namibia / Kgalagadi). Michael, training would be a good idea; don't forget chef Andreas .

[michael-ibk]

Andreas will be the Patissier. 🙂

[Galana]

6 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Andreas will be the Patissier.

I remember them well.

Shame that all the jobs seem taken. Nowt for me to do but watch the birdy.

[Kitsafari]

15 hours ago, Kalaharikind said:

Good idea. Was it not our host-to-be who subjected his wife to a rice diet in Namibia? Or was it Botswana?

 

Shall I be the potjie princess, to give you a break? And I can light fires and braai. Not so great with doing the dishes, though.

 

 

I can do dishes! I can't cook unless you want to know what inedible food tastes like. 

 

[xelas]

11 hours ago, Galana said:

Shame that all the jobs seem taken.

You can lead the evening "what have we seen" meetings, plus adding a course of EBC photography .

[Dave Williams]

17 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Andreas will be the Patissier. 🙂

 

Is Strudel on the menu? Irresistible! Count me in!

[Galana]

6 hours ago, xelas said:

You can lead the evening "what have we seen" meetings, plus adding a course of EBC photography 

Agreed but ONLY if guests hang up their darn phones and apps like they do Six guns in the US.

[xelas]

We can easily declare our property to be phone-free zone , @Galana!

[xelas]

Speaking of “free” zone, I still remember the notice on the reception counter at Hotel Jugoslavija in Belgrade:

 

Molimo uvažene goste da ostave vatreno oružje na recepciji

 

Not all have respected that.

[Galana]

Leave your Uzi with reception.?

[xelas]

3 hours ago, Galana said:

Leave your Uzi with reception.?

Basically yes; mostly CZ production pistols, like CZ-99 (used to end the life of infamous Arkan at another Belgrade hotel.

[xelas]

Weather in February was sunny and warm but lockdown rules kept me within walking distance of our home. Here is the February birding collection:

 

BY 013 / SI 013

Greenfinch (European) - Chloris chloris

 

female

 

male

Ljubljansko Barje, 5-Feb-2021

[xelas]

BY 014 / SI 014

Collared Dove (Eurasian) - Streptopelia decaocto

 

Ljubljansko Barje, 17-Feb-2021

[xelas]

The sighting of the month was a huge flock of Cranes who flew almost above our house. Thgis is only about 1/3 of the total number; they kept themselves very high.

 

BY 015 / SI 015

Common Crane - Grus grus

 

Ljubljansko Barje, 28-Feb-2021

[xelas]

March started with sun thus allowing me to explore the neighbourhood.

 

BY 016 / SI 016

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

 

Ljubljansko Barje, 2-Mar-2021

[xelas]

BY 017 / SI 017

Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix

 

Ljubljansko Barje, 2-Mar-2021

[xelas]

BY 018 / SI 018

Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

 

Ljubljansko Barje, 2-Mar-2021