In article , Janet
Baraclough. . writes
One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

We know of a farmer up here who always sleeps with his bedroom window
open and every year a pair of swallows nest on top of his wardrobe!!!
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
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The message
from Janet Baraclough .. contains
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One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

I found that a solitary wasp had begun a nest in a hole in the woodwork
of my main room (not here) which had been drilled at some time to let a
wire through.

I left the window open just enough to let her in and out until the nest
was finished, filled with anaesthetised small caterpillars, and sealed.

The wopslet hatched and pupated and broke out of its cosy hole, but I
didn't see the going of it.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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The message
from Janet Baraclough .. contains
these words:

One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

I found that a solitary wasp had begun a nest in a hole in the woodwork
of my main room (not here) which had been drilled at some time to let a
wire through.

I left the window open just enough to let her in and out until the nest
was finished, filled with anaesthetised small caterpillars, and sealed.

The wopslet hatched and pupated and broke out of its cosy hole, but I
didn't see the going of it.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from Janet Baraclough .. contains
these words:

One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

I found that a solitary wasp had begun a nest in a hole in the woodwork
of my main room (not here) which had been drilled at some time to let a
wire through.

I left the window open just enough to let her in and out until the nest
was finished, filled with anaesthetised small caterpillars, and sealed.

The wopslet hatched and pupated and broke out of its cosy hole, but I
didn't see the going of it.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

In article , Janet
Baraclough. . writes
One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

We know of a farmer up here who always sleeps with his bedroom window
open and every year a pair of swallows nest on top of his wardrobe!!!
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

In article , Janet
Baraclough. . writes
One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

We know of a farmer up here who always sleeps with his bedroom window
open and every year a pair of swallows nest on top of his wardrobe!!!
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

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After I'd searched the room for half an hour, I finally spotted it
regarding me from just beside the radiator.

It then ducked under a low table with table cloth hanging to the floor
all around and various boxes underneath. It was very quiet and non
panicky and let me catch it by coming towards it with a fold of the
cloth and quietly putting my other hand over its back. So we took it
outside where it fluttered up into the hedge.

I don't have high hopes of it - I don't think it should have been that
easy to catch. But we've done our best by it.

Glad to hear you got him out safely.

Robins seem almost fearless. I've often had them pottering around so
close it's a wonder they don't get stepped on or dug in. Young ones even
hop around the cats :-(

Janet

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:49:41 +0000, Jane Ransom
wrote:

In article , Janet
Baraclough. . writes
One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

We know of a farmer up here who always sleeps with his bedroom window
open and every year a pair of swallows nest on top of his wardrobe!!!

I have friends, in France, who woke up to find an owl perched at the
end of their bed.
--
Martin

In article , martin
writes
On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:49:41 +0000, Jane Ransom
wrote:

In article , Janet
Baraclough. . writes
One early summer morning our back door stood open all day long. When I
came in at the end of a long day gardening, I found a pair of swallows
sitting on the open beams; they had started a mud nest at the top apex
of the dining-room ceiling :~}

We know of a farmer up here who always sleeps with his bedroom window
open and every year a pair of swallows nest on top of his wardrobe!!!

I have friends, in France, who woke up to find an owl perched at the
end of their bed.

Hmm, around here that means there's going to be a death in the house!

--
Malcolm Ogilvie

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 12:10:38 +0000, Malcolm Ogilvie
wrote:


In article , martin
writes


I have friends, in France, who woke up to find an owl perched at the
end of their bed.

Hmm, around here that means there's going to be a death in the house!

in Alpes Maritime it means that they left the windows open on a hot
night :-)
--
Martin

The message
from Malcolm Ogilvie contains these words:

What's "a hot night"?

If you don't know by now, you are unlikely to, ever.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:39:03 GMT, Rusty Hinge1
wrote:

The message
from Malcolm Ogilvie contains these words:

What's "a hot night"?

If you don't know by now, you are unlikely to, ever.

To wit, to woo?
--
Martin

"Rusty Hinge1" wrote in message
...
The message
from Malcolm Ogilvie contains these words:

What's "a hot night"?

If you don't know by now, you are unlikely to, ever.

ROFL

"Rusty Hinge1" wrote in message
...
The message
from Malcolm Ogilvie contains these words:

What's "a hot night"?

If you don't know by now, you are unlikely to, ever.

ROFL

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 19:52:20 +0000, Malcolm Ogilvie
wrote:


In article , Rusty Hinge1
writes
The message
from Malcolm Ogilvie contains these words:

What's "a hot night"?

If you don't know by now, you are unlikely to, ever.

Hmm, I wondered who would be the first to discover an "entendre" in what
I wrote!

What did you expect I gave a serious answer and somebody else didn't.
--
Martin