This morning I was busy picking chives to have in my scrambled eggs when it started to rain. Of course I am very happy when it rains because all the vegetables I am growing get watered, but it is not very good to work in, as it makes all the leaves stick to your tools and your clothes. My boots get muddy too and they are not very waterproof.
As I was walking back to my house I heard a 'Craw craw!' noise and there was Chalfont the crow hopping along beside me. He had had his breakfast of fat grubs the rain brought out of the ground and now he wanted to play.
'Come on Chalfont!' I said 'let's find something to do indoors.'
Rufus was lying on the straw on the floor of my house. He wagged his tail when I came in. 'Hello Rufus! I said 'Would you like to make something with Chalfont?'
We decided to make our own garden indoors with grassy mounds and trees. Rufus brought all the things we could use such as leaves and moss and twigs and Chalfont cut out the shapes with his beak.
It was almost as much fun as working in a real garden - though we did not get wet - and at the end we drank some delicious lemon balm tea and ate some biscuits with cheese.
