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The pong is finally dissipating - yay! I think the last couple of days of good weather, where we have been able to open all the windows to allow a good flow of fresh air, has helped. Ruby is away most of next week so the windows in her room can stay open 24/7.

 

What I thought were crows coming to the bird table are in fact rooks. I like rooks.

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Owl that's amazing - a JRT getting to 27.

 

My great aunt had a dog who lived to be 22 despite the fact that he was run over and badly injured when he was about 5. He died when I was 23 so I had known him virtually all my life. I was quite upset because he and I had been play-mates in our youth and also my great-aunt moved in next door to us, after her husband died, so I saw Rarie every day for about the last 10 years of his life.

 

Whenever someone would ask how Rarie got his name my g-aunt would tell them "well we were walking near a quarry this day and we saw a man about to throw this pup off the top into the quarry pit. I told him he couldn't throw a pup away like that and when the man asked why not I told him "Well that's a long way to Tipperary" " I thought it was hilarious when I first heard it as a kid. In fact they got Rarie by taking in an unwanted dog from one of their customers (they had a pub at the time) and the dog turned out to be pregnant. She had three pups, two went to a friend of theirs and they kept Rarie along with his mum, Gina.

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blackmagic, could the little bird have been an adult quail?

 

I suppose it could be. I have never seen one. They are not shown as coming as far north as us but that isn't always correct.

 

We do have a shooting estate around us and I know they release pheasants and partridge each year so it is possible they release quail as well.

 

We didn't manage to get a photo of it and it hasn't been back since these two days that it was here.

 

the cuckoo arrived week ago and is n full voice. It get s annoying haring the constant repetitive one tone call.

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It's MAY tomorrow. How did we get here so fast! What shall we call May's wafflings?

 

Err, well May's Wafflings to start with or

 

May's Pull-Up-A-Chair

 

May's Blossoms

 

May's Dosy Dotes

 

May's Tantrums and Talks

 

Any more suggestions? Add 'em here so whoever starts off the May thread tomorrow has a choice :flowers:

 

Archie is letting me know he thinks it's time for bed so I'd better do as I'm told. Good night all.

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