Weekly Chat, Sunday November 29,2009

Those Hummers look good to go. Believe it or not they were being disturbed by a leaf blower. Perhaps Gary is there on holiday? 237 viewers on cam at the moment. I tried to join in the conversation but I think nearly everyone is from the US so it was a bit difficult. I have learned a few textspeak abbreviations though.

FAB

good evening to everyone

glad you liked applecross auntie it is certainly a beautiful area.  If you can get natural world on bbc 2 tonight at 9.00 it should be worth watching. It is about highland wildlife  and will feature sea eagles and black throated divers amongst others. 

Alan: Was that a leafblower?!  Gary: Was that youo? I couldn't figure it out - didn't last long enough to be a sander or anything like that. But I noticed how Mother H rushed up when it got loud. I haven't tried to join in the conversation at this point or leave a comment in the area below the video. Too many sign-in options right now.  My Loch Garten "Favorite Places" entry has grown from 1 to about 20 other links!

Hi, All.  Damp & drizzly here today on Lindybird Avenue. Had to dig out my boots to splosh around the town, on various errands: all missions completed successfully.

Many thanks to DjoanS  for the hilarious link to the animal Christmas song! Will be sending it on to my son who is as daft as I am.

auntie:   Glad to hear you enjoyed doing what I would call 'slobbing around' - your trip in the frosty world there sounds magical to me. Scotland is wonderful, isnt it?  although I can't really choose the best scenery as there are places all over the UK which I love & never tire of.

Alan:   Those hummingbirds absolutely must  go soon, or the nest will burst or something. Tried to follow some of the conversations on the page, but gave up as they seem to have their own little world. I do text a lot myself as its the only way to keep track of my sons, but don't know all the expressions.

Came online with not much time to spare today, to see if there was news of 'our girls' - wonderful that they seem to be quite happy pootling about & its really intriguing about the other osprey who's been spotted. I believe Nethy is out there somewhere & will one day return to LG triumphant, to surprise us all.

Unknown said:

Afternoon everyone. Weather here has been nice today. -3C and sunny. Enjoyed the drive to my mum`s (60km to and back), sun was shining and the frost on the trees and fields was pretty.

Yesterday went mostly on the sofa "doing nothing". Well I watched several TV shows that I have recorded earlier and haven`t had the time to watch earlier. There was an interesting six-part documentary (watched two parts) about a man who rented a cottage in west coast Scotland, Applecross (if I remember correctly). He bought two pigs, few hens and goats. The scenery there is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!!!! Maybe I was a Scott in my previous life `cause I seem to have a soft spot in my heart to everything Scottish and your natures beauty brings tears to my eyes so easily. (even if not tired... lol)

Hope you all are having a nice day!

Auntie

I watched that series - I agree that the scenery was fabulous.  Can't remember the man's name but he really discovered how hard llife can be on the edge.

Oh Djoan! That video is wonderful - so funny and silly. I shall forward it to everyone I know! Thanks a bunch!

DjoanS, what a great video. Thanks, enjoyed it a lot.

Auntie, glad you had a nice day and lovely descriptions.

I can confirm I haven't been to the West Coast with my leaf blower!!

Elephants at Pete's Pond.

Catchup time. In no particular order, and provided I remember everything I meant to say . . . LOL

Caerann – We have bags for shopping. A sack is something Father Christmas has for his goodies, or hessian ‘bag’ for farm stuff like wheat. Hm, bags have handles, sacks do not? SA banned single-use plastic bags at supermarkets earlier this year. Fruit & veg shops still supply thin plastic bags. And dress shops, etc have the thicker plastic – that’s still allowed. Everyone carries their "green bags", stronger and reusable, to the supermarket. Me, I have a collection of the old naughty bags. I have been using the same ones since March and only a few have fallen to pieces. So much for single-use. The checkout people do not pack these naughty bags which suits me as I can pack them without putting all the heavy things in one and the light in another . . . My problem with the "green bags" is that they are so big I could only lift them if half full. I prefer something smaller.

Annette – The garbage truck did so much damage that the room & carport have to be rebuilt. Owwwch! Loved your pic of camellia and the liquidamber street. We have had a liquidamber tree in our front lawn for 30+ years. Really we are too close to the sea (about 1 km) and the top keeps burning off with the salt air. Himself is threatening to remove it. And I do see that its days are numbered. :-(  But such fond memories – Dau#2 used to perch up in it reading. It was she that named those round things "bommyknockers" (and so they are still called!!). And I do like to see the lawn smothered in the leaves in autumn. <sigh>

Gary – Not all neighbours are so neighbourly. Or is it nowadays? Earlier this year new people moved in – a couple & child. I kept an eye out but it was 2 months before I caught the girl. I went across, called Hullo, she ignored me. Bother this says I to myself and persisted. I caught up with her at her front door. I said words of hullo, welcome, my name is. She said Is there anything I can do for you? I said I just wanted to say hullo. She turned, went inside and shut the door. I was a bit miffed as I don’t pester our neighbours, only speaking when we meet.

Djoan – Great video. Thanks. I’ve sent the link on to friends - it must be spreading like a chain letter!!! Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods. (Japanese proverb)

The hummimgbirds are so big now. Mum had trouble yesterday reaching up to feed one of the "little" ones.

Last weekend our TV showed the Joanna Lumley "Northern Lights" program. Wow!