Hi everyone. If you didn't check the last few pages of the previous week, it was very busy. I'm going to catch up all the latest posts after dinner.
Auntie I laughed and laughed when I read your mail. Our dear friends in Denmark have been telling the same thing to the little ones in our family here in Scotland for years and years!
Unknown said: i`ve been reading your lovely Christmas memories and begun to wonder why Santa visits you guys in the morning of the 25th and us in the evening of the 24th. Then I realised: because Santa actually lives here in Finland, it is quite convenient for him to start his rounds here. And it also gives him time to visit more homes here personally ;)
i`ve been reading your lovely Christmas memories and begun to wonder why Santa visits you guys in the morning of the 25th and us in the evening of the 24th. Then I realised: because Santa actually lives here in Finland, it is quite convenient for him to start his rounds here. And it also gives him time to visit more homes here personally ;)
You have been chattering quite a lot here today and covered so many topics with new links for Earthquakes, Bald Eagles, Starlings, Lightning Strikes, Cats, Florida Osprey !!! I am not sure where to start. As many of you have said, I fail to understand why anyone should shoot a Whooping Crane.
Patriciat, thanks for reminding me of Eric Halsal and his phrase, ' Points are going' on One Man and His Dog. Fly looks a lovely dog and very huggable. I remember our dog had to have Metacam for his arthritis. Sorry Fly has second injury and hope he recovers soon.
I see Alan is going to be very busy producing his own shows. Obviously the first LG Blogger budding billionaire.
We have, at last finished our Christmas shopping for presents and any food I can buy in advance. Still waiting for an order for three presents made over the internet. Hope they arrive in time.
Margobird – glad you enjoyed a Christmas dinner out with your friend – and are safely home! Take care tomorrow and Friday – bad forecast in the south of England. I hardly know the area around Croydon – think I once went to a party there, at Addington Golf Club. I don’t know Dorset well either – my mother had a friend in Wareham, but OH and I only went there once, and we also went several times to my aunt in Dorset, but that was at Halstock, nearer the Somerset border. We have been to Weymouth and Portland, which we liked very much. We don’t venture south these days – furthest this year was Lancashire!
Auntie – hello again! Enjoy your snow – I suppose snow on frozen ground is safer underfoot than ice after rain. I am sure Santa loves your beautiful country and is pleased to get back after his very busy night – maybe that’s why he makes an early start in some places! This site following has been mentioned before as the source of many interesting facts – they have a big section on Christmas, with an advent calendar which tells you about Christmas all around the world by looking at a different country every day - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/
Caerann – Aren’t starlings great? They are such clowns, but really quite clever, and their flock flying displays are fantastic. Your link led me to another on YouTube – the evening display at Otmoor near Oxford – this is also mentioned in Mark Avery’s blog of 14th December “What would Lewis Carroll think".
Annette – totally identify with the comment wishing he was as diligent with jobs around home as the charity work – but I am glad really that he can put his learned skills to good use, and also that it helps him feel valued in his retirement. Although he knows I value all his care and help for me, that’s not quite the same thing. Kids here used to leave out sherry and a mince pie for Santa – it now seems to be a can of lager for him and a carrot for Rudolph – and the carrot has to have teeth marks by morning!!!!
BrendaH – hope your ordered presents arrive. Our son asked for something after I’d bought his Christmas present, so I said I would order it for New Year since he will be here with us then. Today I had to email to chase it, and it seems that it will be here on time – I was very impressed with their prompt reply.
Scottish Gas phoned today to try to postpone our gas service for the third time! I made a big fuss and they are going to honour the arrangement for tomorrow … … if their overnight notification to the service engineer works this time – we shall see!
That extra daylight – we had a bonus today – because the weather was clearer towards sunset, we had not one extra minute but about fourteen – I can tell by the light sensor switching on our decking lights!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Pair of bald eagles at osprey nest:
http://www.ospreynest.org/
Hi folks I tried to post a response earlier but it must have got lost in the 'blue screen' ether,
Thanks to all who sent good wishes to Fly. She's still hobbling quite badly but will be fine I'm sure.
AQ Love your 12 days of Christmas - both versions.
OG Thanks for the hug. I've passed it on to Fly, who is very friendly and loves cuddles. And yes, we take all 4 dogs to Strathspey. Stay in a house with direct access to pine forest.
Diane Glad you and your Dad liked Fly. Unfortunately she doesn't have a passport so can't travel!
Thanks for that, Alan. Gee, they look a bit cold.
My page 14 is still peculiar. My atavar is there but no posting. I’m glad you people can see the Scottish Days of Xmas ‘cos I can’t. I’m missing several others’ posts too – just their atavars appear.
What? Santa lives in Finland? Here in Aussieland we are told he lives at the North Pole!!! Many shopping centres have special post boxes for children to post their letters to him. A section of Australia Post answers these letters.
One year Dau ordered a music CD for Himself. It arrived 14 months later in time for his birthday – and he had forgotten he had wanted it!!!!
Wonderful video of Beakie.
A restless night. Too hot and muggy to sleep. 29 C just after midnight. Thunder grumbled all night. Very little rain but humidity is now 88% and temp down to 20 C. I’m so tired. I still have one pressie to get but I’m going to stay home today, maybe wrap the rest. Must do some cleaning in case we have drop-ins over the weekend.
Golly, been a bit busy & not been on here for a while, & there's so much to catch up on. Glad the 'page muddles' sorted themselves out in the end. Loved both versions of the '12 Days'. Will try to find the time to look at some of the many new links mentioned.
Caerann: Happy to see you back again, hope all is OK there with you.
Getting colder here already, as is forecast, it's going to be cold all over the UK for the next 2/3 days. Off tomorrow to do last major assault on both the Christmas present List & the Food List. Have to get to a huge out-of-town M & S early, before all the parking spaces are taken up. These days I wear my most comfortable shoes, and go out as if ready to do battle! -and it is a battle, in a way, fighting thro the crowds. Shall probably come home when I've had enough of all the pushing & shoving.
Unknown said: Pair of bald eagles at osprey nest: http://www.ospreynest.org/
Oh I did not realise that cam was still going. That is Barbee Mill in western USA.
Yes there does seem to be some friction between bald eagles and osprey. Recently I saw a report of a bald eagle killing a young osprey. Up to then it was thought that it was only great horned owls did that.
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Not getting much done this morn. I've been on the phone for ages, then wasted(?) time Googling Californian wildlife. Thus
On the twelve days of Christmas my true love sent to me . . .
Twelve Bighorn Sheep clashing / Eleven Hummingbirds sipping / Ten Mountain Beavers gnawing / Nine California Quail flushing / Eight Pronghorns running / Seven Coyotes yipping / Six Tule Elk grazing / Five Gray Whales / Four Grizzly Bears / Three Red-tailed Hawks / Two Pocket Mice / And a Condor in a Redwood Tree.
AQ, That was a GREAT use of your time:) very good. I have no idea what some of those are so will have to look later!! LOL