Another week folks. Just in case you missed it, AQ posted the following at 12:41 a.m. Sunday morning:
Good morning. 10.10 am. Yawn. Couldn’t get to sleep last night plus we lost an hour as daylight saving started. Tiring but such an exciting day yesterday watching Daughter#2 look at 100s and try on dozens of wedding dresses. Funny (strange funny), that she wants me involved. For my wedding I was busy fending off my mother as, being the last of the flock to marry, she had developed a set of traditions/customs that were essential. Hm, I won some, lost some. As Dau#2 has been living away from home for several years, I am quite happy to sit back and let her decide her day.
Annette. Until you learn the new appliances are you eating out of a can beside a campfire in the backyard? Or on a diet of salads? LOL
Diane. Later I shall post some photos of Pacific black ducks on the Backyard gallery. Loved the Kakapo video – thanks for the link.
Margobird : Hamish did drag his blanket out but not onto the grass. He has deserted it and gone back in as it is cloudy now.
Afternoon folks. Zombie-auntie (been at work last night and slept some 3 hours today) here. Alan, migraiting leafblowers... good riddens :) But can they migrate as far as one finnish satteliteosprey did 2002: he went from Finland to the South-Africa, totally 12 500km!
my photos in flickr
Auntie : That is amazing. All the way to south africa. Perhaps we should satellite tag a leaf blower and find out if they go there after autumn.
What a long way, auntie. When I 'flew' south in an aeroplane, a few days ago, I couldn't help thinking what a distance it is just to the northern shores of Africa for a lonesome bird, on her first trip- the whole thing is just as mind boggling as the latest news about there being more rings on the planet Saturn than we thought.
Alan, glad Hamish is more his old self and hope he has forgiven you & the vet for putting him in a lampshade- how animals do hate them! We had a cat once who just kept moving backwards in an effort to escape the horrid thing, & in the end we had to relent and take it off him or I thought he would go crazy. You do seem to see some wonderful wildlife on your walks, you must live in a lovely area of the country.
I hate car washing, and put if off whenever possible. Like shopping though, & I'm afraid folks that I'm one of those awful people who buys a lot of stuff every January ready for the next Christmas (although I must admit that sometimes I put it away & forget, then things can get duplicated, or else people get things for their birthdays because of the mix up!).
hi all
glorious afternoon here, if a little nippy.dave and i and took dillon for a walk by the caledonian canal, then sat in a beer garden having a pint of guiness and a glass of wine looking over the beauly firth to ben wyvis (our nearest munro) - mountain over 3000 ft - there has been snow on the top for a week so that was the sign to get our new bird table out. we usually find it takes a few days for the birds to realise it is there, but this year they were feeding on the nuts and seeds within the hour. we have a very terratorial robin who thinks the feed is all his. how i wish he would realise there is plenty to go round.
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Thanks, Tish, I did try to guess that's what it meant! Never smelt it, but I'm sure its a lovely smell. Thanks to dibnlib for their lovely description of today, sounds heavenly.
Anybody seen Soosin lately?
aquilareen: I just saw the pictures you posted of the Pacific Black Ducks. I love them!!! They look so friendly and engaging -- like they'd walk right in for some tea and conversation. And I'll bet they could tell some witty stories, too!!! They make me smile just looking at them. And I loved the shimmering colors of blue and teal on their sides. Stunning! I wish that I had a pair here. I used to live on a duck pond, and the ducks would quack all night. I found their chattering soothing. Thanks for posting!!!