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On 30/8/07 22:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:10:39 -0000, " wrote: On Aug 28, 10:52 pm, Sacha wrote: We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner tonight. ;-( -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Sacha, as you know I can't tell a swallow from an Amazon. I did notice what I thought was a lovely swoopy bird last night, it was a bat! Are you confusing Amazons with tits? Swallows and...? But as a consolation prize, one of the girls was called.....? I did love those books - still do. I bought some for the grand daughter recently. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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snipped book stuff :-)
About half of our swallows have gone but there still plenty here in Gloucestershire, including one nest that contains some newly hatched very noisy little souls. kate |
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On 31/8/07 11:33, in article , "Kate
Morgan" wrote: snipped book stuff :-) About half of our swallows have gone but there still plenty here in Gloucestershire, including one nest that contains some newly hatched very noisy little souls. kate Is that usual for your area? Or do you think the weather has affected them? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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It is usual for us Sacha, we have lived here about 10 years, and for the
first year we did not have any swallows but as soon as the stable block was built the word went round the swallow world and they moved in :-) They come in the middle of April and the last lot leave late Sept. The weather does not seem to have affected them one bit, all the nests had about 4/5 babes in them and this is the first year we haven't spent climbing ladders putting them back in when they fall out :-) kate "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 31/8/07 11:33, in article , "Kate Morgan" wrote: snipped book stuff :-) About half of our swallows have gone but there still plenty here in Gloucestershire, including one nest that contains some newly hatched very noisy little souls. kate Is that usual for your area? Or do you think the weather has affected them? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 31/8/07 13:25, in article , "Kate
Morgan" wrote: It is usual for us Sacha, we have lived here about 10 years, and for the first year we did not have any swallows but as soon as the stable block was built the word went round the swallow world and they moved in :-) They come in the middle of April and the last lot leave late Sept. The weather does not seem to have affected them one bit, all the nests had about 4/5 babes in them and this is the first year we haven't spent climbing ladders putting them back in when they fall out :-) snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 31/8/07 13:25, in article , "Kate Morgan" wrote: It is usual for us Sacha, we have lived here about 10 years, and for the first year we did not have any swallows but as soon as the stable block was built the word went round the swallow world and they moved in :-) They come in the middle of April and the last lot leave late Sept. The weather does not seem to have affected them one bit, all the nests had about 4/5 babes in them and this is the first year we haven't spent climbing ladders putting them back in when they fall out :-) snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' That's until like me today you fetch out of the barn the scaffold tower and get covered in swallow poo! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cultivars |
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Oh yes indeedy they are very messy little birds, even the pony gets poo`d on
:-) kate "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 31/8/07 13:25, in article , "Kate Morgan" wrote: It is usual for us Sacha, we have lived here about 10 years, and for the first year we did not have any swallows but as soon as the stable block was built the word went round the swallow world and they moved in :-) They come in the middle of April and the last lot leave late Sept. The weather does not seem to have affected them one bit, all the nests had about 4/5 babes in them and this is the first year we haven't spent climbing ladders putting them back in when they fall out :-) snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' That's until like me today you fetch out of the barn the scaffold tower and get covered in swallow poo! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cultivars |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 1/9/07 09:07, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? Oh, cute, very, very cute. I love donkeys..........tricky question! ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 1/9/07 09:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:07:39 +0100, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? I think so. Have grandchild, willing to swap for pony and trap. I don't believe you. Not for a millisecond. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? Oh, cute, very, very cute. I love donkeys..........tricky question! ;-) -- Sacha Have you got a nice hunky farrier who lives nearby :-) kate |
My favourite birds in the gardens. I shall miss their excited squeeky/chirpy chatter when they go - usually around the 20th of Sept - but who knows with this crazy summer we're having. The garden goes ever so quiet when they leave.
'My pairs' are frantically feeding their third clutches now. I always wonder if this last clutch ever gets to South Africa first time around, as I suspect they hole up in Morocco or some place for their first winter and then link up with their older brothers and sisters upon their return the following April. Who knows? |
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On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 10:25:46 +0100, Martin wrote
(in article ): On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:15:07 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 1/9/07 09:45, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:07:39 +0100, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... snip I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? I think so. Have grandchild, willing to swap for pony and trap. I don't believe you. Not for a millisecond. Of course, the parents would have to agree. Of the pony? -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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On 1/9/07 10:21, in article , "Kate
Morgan" wrote: I'm green with envy. I *told* Ray we should have a pony and a donkey for the grandchildren. ;-) Is that a fair swop? Oh, cute, very, very cute. I love donkeys..........tricky question! ;-) -- Sacha Have you got a nice hunky farrier who lives nearby :-) kate I don't think so - goodness me, you wicked woman! ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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