Hallo all. Have a wonderful week.
Unknown said: I had wondered when we would get photos from Felixstowe Ferry. They were great, I really enjoyed them all, and really clear definition.
Glad you like them - I haven't been down there that much this year, though we had a flurry of visits when the skylarks, whimbrels and short-eared owl were all showing.
Unknown said:I wonder whether the ferry is running now?
Yes, it is - but my old friend the Ferryman is now running fishing trips in his own boat and someone else is manning the Ferry.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Morning all: Well, family left at 3 a.m. this morning and have just this minute arrived home. Another amazingly fast drive with some excitement coming and going. Apparently it's hunting season (boo!) in Arizona now and the deer apparently hang around towns because they realize they're safer there. So the kids are driving through the small town of Yarnell about 5 a.m when they spot 6 deer just standing in the middle of the highway. They slowed down, expecting the deer to take off but there was no response until they stopped almost immediately in front of them and hit the horn, which sent the poor deer skittering all over the road. On the way home today, they passed three fires behind LA, one of which was burning right alongside the highway; smoke was very bad they said. It was a good visit with only a minor hiccup or two. Totally bizarre weather though: Very hot and dry Sunday, hot and humid Monday, cloudy and mildly humid Tuesday, thick fog with pale afternoon sun Wednesday and overcast with no sun forecast for today, but PatO, clouds do have a definite faint orange/yellow tinge that's a bit eerie but not that Armageddon-like glow that hung over San Francisco,
OG: Did J get his new phone sorted out? Has SiL done the three peaks ride before? Re vets, I see that someone (BBC?) is filming a new version of All Creatures Great and Small.....
Heather: Gosh, hope your bro gets over whatever it was quickly, but that's a reminder for us all not to ignore those kinds of symptoms. Just saw your update; keep us informed and take care.
Third load of laundry in and have tidied up and run the vacuum quickly over the house. Not planning much for the rest of the day and going to have coffee and pastries in Brit friend's garden tomorrow morning...
Take care everyone.
Pat O said:'All Creatures ...' is on Channel 5. That filled me with dread - but I watched the first episode and it was pretty good. Hope it continues that way. I (and possibly some others here ...) am old enough to remember (only just!) the original, which I really enjoyed.
I saw the trailers for this. My OH, being an ex farmer, adored the original years ago, and watched it over and over. This new one looked good, and has some excellent actors featured, but my OH will not be persuaded to give it a try!
I also remember watching the original All Creatures with my daughter and Mom - we loved it. A gentle series... The actor who plays Siegfried has some resemblance to the original actor. Yes, saw that Diana Rigg died today - so glamorous in....in...The Avengers (thank you Google) .
When the family was here, we were all treated to yet another wonderful visit by the hawk, who spent about 30 minutes on the fountain exasperating our local crow family before dropping down to the lower level to sit on a submerged rock and take a shower under one of the streams from above. We were all transfixed. :-)