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. ;-(

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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.'

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

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?
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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.'

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


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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.'

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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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

Oh yes indeedy they are very messy little birds, even the pony gets poo`d on
:-)

kate



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"Sacha" wrote in message
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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.'

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

"Sacha" wrote in message
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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.'

On 1/9/07 09:07, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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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.'

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
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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.'

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?

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
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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

On 31/8/07 19:35, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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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. ;-)


That's until like me today you fetch out of the barn the scaffold tower and
get covered in swallow poo!


There's always a price to be paid. ;-))

--
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.'

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.'