Seeds sown and where is that blue tit?

I spent time today sowing some seeds into modules and pots.

Annual Herbs: Dill, Sweet Basil, Bush Basil, Summer Savory, Coriander (Cilantro) and Lemon Coriander

For the allotment:

• Runner Bean “White Lady” (rather late to sow these but I expect they will catch up)
• Lettuce “Bronze Arrowhead” (very reliable and stands well)
• Lettuce “Feuille De Chene” (HDRA Heritage variety. The name translates as “oak leaf”. Supposed to stand well and be unattractive to slugs – we shall see)
• Dwarf French Bean “Negritos” (HDRA Heritage variety. To be grown in a large pot as dwarf French beans always get eaten if I plant them in out the ground. Aren’t bean seeds interesting colours?)

For the garden:

• Ipomoea (Morning Glory) “President Tyler”, “Scarlet O’Hara” and some mixed saved seed from last year.
• Mina Lobata (a very attractive climber, see picture below from last year. Now renamed Ipomoea lobata but I’ve just learned the old name and I’m sticking with that)

The seed sowing took place in the garage. On the side of the garage is the blue tit nest box. Every time I stepped out of the garage I got between the tree the blue tit uses as a look out before flying into the box, and the box itself.

Blue tits look so edgy and nervous at the best of times. I didn’t want to frighten it into abandoning the nest so I kept freezing in mid-step so as not to put it off. I ended up as twitchy as the blue tit.

Bright idea! Perhaps I could get a picture of it entering the nest box. It’s zipping in and out like a yo-yo. Surely it can’t be that hard. All I have to do is stand still with a camera and wait. Yeah right.

I took a number of photos and the blue tit wasn’t in any of them, not even a blur. All I’ve got is the bird box – where did the birdy go?….is it faster than the speed of light. Drat!

All I got was aching arms from holding the camera.