We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(

--
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 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!

Judith

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(



Still around he two nests in the (cartshed) garage, and two broods raised
in each this year. Mind you, our cars have to stand out in the summer so the
cats can't use them as a ladder :-)



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(

Yep ! Lots of them sitting on the wires here (Lincolnshire).

Soon be - Bah Humbug - I *hate* Christmas time I suppose :-(
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

On 28/8/07 23:10, in article
,
" 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!

Judith


Here's my Pollyanna moment - tah dah! - you learned not to be frightened of
bats?!! Of course you did - do not disappoint me!
We spent a happy 30 minutes sitting in the garden on Saturday, under the
cedar tree with 3 excited little girls watching the bats feasting on flying
perils. Their interest and absorption was wonderful to see.
Bring on the bats! I wouldn't have the itchy bits on my feet and legs if I
had pet bats.

--
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 28/8/07 23:14, in article
, "Sally Thompson"
wrote:

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(



Still around he two nests in the (cartshed) garage, and two broods raised
in each this year. Mind you, our cars have to stand out in the summer so the
cats can't use them as a ladder :-)


'Ours', as in locally, seem to me to arrive late and leave early. They
never nest here but choose an area mere minutes away and among those is the
wall of my step daughter's house. But I know so little of their habits that
I could be in a real muddle as to their going or staying intentions. I just
feel that when we see them en masse, they're not going to be here a lot
longer. In a previous house, we had a cowshed with a dangling light flex.
The clever swallows built their nest on this and it was protected from all
predators, apparently. This went on for years. At my son's house, there is
a broad granite archway with oak beams across part of it. It's entirely
weatherproof and his grandfather set up a few of those fake nests. I've
known that house more than 30 years and those nests have never failed to be
inhabited and other swallows have built real ones beside them year upon
year. I really am going to have to find out a bit more about this. Every
year it both puzzles and intrigues me!

--
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 Aug 28, 11:59 pm, Sacha wrote:

Here's my Pollyanna moment - tah dah! - you learned not to be frightened of
bats?!! Of course you did - do not disappoint me!

No!!!!!!!!!!! My middle name is wuss.

Judith

"Hugh Jampton" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(

Yep ! Lots of them sitting on the wires here (Lincolnshire).

Soon be - Bah Humbug - I *hate* Christmas time I suppose :-(
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

I love christmas, BUT, I really love summer and we dont seem to have had
one... Feel like I have missed something...

Donna

"Hugh Jampton" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(

Yep ! Lots of them sitting on the wires here (Lincolnshire).

Soon be - Bah Humbug - I *hate* Christmas time I suppose :-(
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton


Do what we are doing. Go away for Christmas and the New Year :-)

No Christmas Shopping, taking everyone with us. :-)

No decorations. We are cruising so the ship does all that :-)

No cooking. All done on board by professional chefs. :-)

Christmas Presents? Vouchers of the person's choice. Garden Vouchers. Book
Tokens, Argos, etc, etc Easy to pack, like in the Christmas Card :-))

Empty house over Christmas? No, we have friends from a different part of the
country to House Sit, Garden/Greenhouse sit and Pet Sit all in one go. 3
Bedrooms so they bring their family to the seaside for Christmas and the New
Year, all we have to do is make sure the Freezer is stocked, ..... not
tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo difficult :-)

We will get a tree in for them and put some decorations up but they have
said don't bother.

It's great to have friends :-)

Mike



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On 29/8/07 00:40, in article
,
" wrote:

On Aug 28, 11:59 pm, Sacha wrote:

Here's my Pollyanna moment - tah dah! - you learned not to be frightened of
bats?!! Of course you did - do not disappoint me!

No!!!!!!!!!!! My middle name is wuss.

Judith


Tchah!

--
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 28/8/07 23:50, in article , "Hugh
Jampton" wrote:

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(

Yep ! Lots of them sitting on the wires here (Lincolnshire).

Soon be - Bah Humbug - I *hate* Christmas time I suppose :-(

I love Christmas and this year is the baby grand daughter's first, followed
almost immediately by her birthday, so it's even more special. We like to
go out and see what's blooming in the garden usually but will be away this
year so won't be able to do that. We'll do it on New Year's Day which is
another milestone we like to check out.
But it's been such a rotten summer that it seems too early for it to be
fading already.
--
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 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:08:15 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

On 28/8/07 23:14, in article
, "Sally Thompson"
wrote:

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:52:39 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

We saw a couple of dozen sitting on the wires as we went out to dinner
tonight. ;-(



Still around he two nests in the (cartshed) garage, and two broods
raised
in each this year. Mind you, our cars have to stand out in the summer so
the
cats can't use them as a ladder :-)


'Ours', as in locally, seem to me to arrive late and leave early. They
never nest here but choose an area mere minutes away and among those is the
wall of my step daughter's house. But I know so little of their habits that
I could be in a real muddle as to their going or staying intentions. I just
feel that when we see them en masse, they're not going to be here a lot
longer. In a previous house, we had a cowshed with a dangling light flex.
The clever swallows built their nest on this and it was protected from all
predators, apparently. This went on for years. At my son's house, there is
a broad granite archway with oak beams across part of it. It's entirely
weatherproof and his grandfather set up a few of those fake nests. I've
known that house more than 30 years and those nests have never failed to be
inhabited and other swallows have built real ones beside them year upon
year. I really am going to have to find out a bit more about this. Every
year it both puzzles and intrigues me!

Ours arrive about 21st April - we keep a record. The first year they
inspected but didn't build, and the second year we were privileged to
actually watch them build their nest, raise their young and watch the young
birds learning to fly. (We hid behind the trailer, which must have intrigued
the next-doors.) I have a wonderful photo of all the babies lined up along a
beam watching me - a bit Disney-like! The second year they used the same
nest, raised a brood and then to our surprise built a second nest and raised
a second brood in that. This year we have two pairs which each appear to
have raised two broods in the existing nests. We would be happy if they built
more nests, and it would be interesting to set up a few fake ones for them as
well. We have a pond as you know, and sometimes we hold our breath in the
summer if we are sitting there and they dive and swoop over the pond like an
aerial ballet, presumably both taking insects and drinking. While they are
building the nest, they dip into the pond for the water they need for the
nest.

Beats working for a living!



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

On 29/8/07 15:28, in article
, "Sally Thompson"
wrote:
snip

Ours arrive about 21st April - we keep a record. The first year they
inspected but didn't build, and the second year we were privileged to
actually watch them build their nest, raise their young and watch the young
birds learning to fly. (We hid behind the trailer, which must have intrigued
the next-doors.) I have a wonderful photo of all the babies lined up along a
beam watching me - a bit Disney-like! The second year they used the same
nest, raised a brood and then to our surprise built a second nest and raised
a second brood in that. This year we have two pairs which each appear to
have raised two broods in the existing nests. We would be happy if they built
more nests, and it would be interesting to set up a few fake ones for them as
well. We have a pond as you know, and sometimes we hold our breath in the
summer if we are sitting there and they dive and swoop over the pond like an
aerial ballet, presumably both taking insects and drinking. While they are
building the nest, they dip into the pond for the water they need for the
nest.

Beats working for a living!


You are lucky! Whatever it takes, we don't have it here, unfortunately.
Your description is so evocative.

--
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 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:32:56 +0100, Sacha wrote:

I love Christmas

Christmas will be like any other day in this house - dead miserable ! You
can spend pounds if you're not careful. Not one extra penny is leaving my
pocket I assure you. Upstairs with my mug of cocoa and my copy of Bleak
House !!!
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

On 29/8/07 21:44, in article ,
"Hugh Jampton" wrote:

On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:32:56 +0100, Sacha wrote:

I love Christmas

Christmas will be like any other day in this house - dead miserable ! You
can spend pounds if you're not careful. Not one extra penny is leaving my
pocket I assure you. Upstairs with my mug of cocoa and my copy of Bleak
House !!!

One lump of sea coal and a candle stub as a treat?

--
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.'