Good Morning/Night Everyone and welcome to another addition of our fun and very informative thing we do called the "chat." =O) Today, we in America turn our clocks back so it should be great fun trying to figure out what time it is where everyone else in the group is.
Posts for part of 30th and all of 31st October, plus part of 1st November can be found on pages 16-18 of the 25th October Chat. Don't miss newly posted flower and tree photos, a report on the Crane Cam from TerryM, an intriguing video link from Gary, Wattle15 checks in and traditions for the days of 31st October and 1st November from Auntie, Diane and yours truly; plus much more.
Well, I guess that's it then. Be well and safe everyone.
Sunday everyone. 9.10 am here, grey(ish) morning temp about -3C and no wind.
Caerann, thank you for starting a new thread and a great summary.
Absolutely fab pics yesterday folks, thanks!
my photos in flickr
Thanks Caerann. Hot, 35 C. We had lunch at Daughter #2. Poor girl had planned soup & toast until she heard the temp! Chicken & salad instead. The pic is South Australia’s floral emblem, Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa), snapped in the front garden of a country town near the Barossa Valley.
Hasty addition to the tete a tete -
Oh my Wattle - all that cleaning - good luck with it all and do take your time with it . Hope it goes easily and that you get a big chill out at doing something you really enjoy at the end of it all.
Thanks Caerann for the info on 'back pages' - I'll catch up with those this afternoon. Don't want to miss Gary's link.
Good for your Diane - I'm with you, it's a thanks for the Harvest . I 'coward' in darkness once my hiking friend had left after dinner last night. The 'kids' (some of them quite grown up) can be so unpredictable over here I'd just rather not open the door to them. And then went to bed early.
Happy Sunday everyone. I'll catch up with the chat later this afternoon.
AQ the Desert Pea is so colourful - I'd really like a large shallow pot of that on my patio.
Morning all,
Halloween passed fairly uneventfully here on TI. We had 4 lots of T and Ts. In the first batch there were 15 children, I think there were 2 or more groups morphed into one. Then a group of 5, then 2 and then 4. After that we switched off all the lights and watched Strictly come leafblowing in the dark. All the children seemed to have at least one adult with them.
Dibnlib : We used to call it guising when we live in Scotland or penny for the guy. Also used to go dooking for apples.
Weather is atrocious this morning. Heavy rain and strong winds.
Morning everyone
Weather here awful as well. We didn't have many T and Ts last night ... just two lots ... accompanied by parents ... just as well my student godson was here watching the football on tv ... he ate up the remains of the goodies! Interesting to hear of the different customs in various places around the globe.
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
Index Thread
Latest on twitter from Simon King who is now in West Africa:
" Marsh harriers, rollers, egrets, pelicans, black storks, terns and waders all around the roadside salt flats. Birdy central. SK"
That's quite a list from Simon King, Alan. How lovely it must be to travel the world & see so many species.
Many Thanks to Caerann, for starting our Chat thread today! also, interesting to hear about the 'silent suppers', and aunties graveyard traditions, and others from around the globe on their experiences of this time of year. It means different things to all of us, & I was personally against the commercialisation of it here, as when we were young it only meant the telling of ghost stories - Bonfire Night (Nov. 5th) was much more of a celebration. However, we do have a few little 'visitors' as we are on the edge of the suburbs,and I havn't the heart to not join in- this year we had 3 boys aged about 8, dressed in masks & black capes: they looked pretty scary, even tho so young, but when given some treats, were so polite! They were followed after 10 mins by 3 little girls (about 6 or 7) dressed in dark witches dresses, but with no masks or hats, just their own flowing hair about them - they were so sweet & pretty, & stood dumbly at the door, so I said "let's see, perhaps I can find some treats"... when given some sweets, they ran away, down the driveway, giggling like little ducklings!! (in both cases, sensible parents were standing at a distance to see all was well). We then had no more, so as Gary suggested, tucked into some of the chocolate ourselves.... (what diet!).
Gary: What a tale, about the swimming deer! - glad it was a happy ending.
AQ: How pretty are the Desert Peas- they make a lovely emblem for your part of the world.
Wattle: Your Wattle tree is just beautiful, & fascinating to hear you grew it from a seed- how long did that take? Also liked your dramatic orchid. Hope all that laundry doesn't take up too much time, know what you mean about having to clean the rest of the stuff, when you start one job it leads to another. Very satisfying when its all done, but sooo boring....
Today began with driving rain upon the windows, and wind which rattled the conservatory roof: outside, I could see the trees bending and shedding what's left of their leaves as clouds scudded furiously across the distant fields. Now it's quietened down a little but is still breezy, so the start of November looks like the start of winter for us. Will put out my new bird feeder (from RSPB!) & try the new bird mix with dried worms in it- it looks grisly but expect they'll love it.
Have a good weekend, All.
Good morning/afternoon/evening all:)
Caerann, thanks for starting the thread and very well put introduction. I remembered to put our clocks back but have just remembered I need to do the answerphone one!
Lindybird, you write like a novel:) It is a lovely "read" Thanks
Hope I don't get all the blame for everyone eating the left over candy/sweets!!!
Diane, and others, thanks for your posts on the other thread. I admit I haven't given much thought to the very serious side of harvets/food shortages, as I have been so lucky. Thanks for raising it and giving me pause for thought.
Dry here at the moment which makes a change. Quiet day planned (hopefully) so catch up later.
Happy Sunday everyone
hi alan
atrocious weather here too. took dillon out round very wet woods and met dudley the leonburger ( what else would you call a leonburger) with hugo the boxer so stopped for at least 10 mins for a chat. it struck me after that anyone who is not a dog walker would think we had a screw loose standing there blethering in the pouring rain. still as i always say "you do not shrink". at least i only had a goldie to dry off and not a leonburger!!!
remember well, dooking for apples and trying to eat treacle dipped tattie scones suspended from a line and going home with a very sticky face.
hope we do not have too many fireworks between now and bonfire night. dillon might not mind but so many pets are terrified. how does hamish cope? as you call him thunderdog i presume he has no problems with loud bangs
Dibnlib/Alan, is "dooking for apples" the same as "dunking for apples"??
Also, I have no idea what a "leonburger" looks like, will have to look that up.
Off for some exercise, catch you later