tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post7454088024308198587..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-23323187455833306152010-10-17T21:04:34.656+01:002010-10-17T21:04:34.656+01:00Thank you Maggie:)Thank you Maggie:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-27791936671094134752010-10-17T20:36:22.201+01:002010-10-17T20:36:22.201+01:00Look at all those delicious notes. What a delight...Look at all those delicious notes. What a delightful bird. All I have are hawks and crows....a lot of the latter. Glad he is recovering well.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-91303682801174007742010-10-17T18:25:21.320+01:002010-10-17T18:25:21.320+01:00John.G: I'm speechless. Make the most of it;)...John.G: I'm speechless. Make the most of it;)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-64413095063489651282010-10-17T17:24:23.041+01:002010-10-17T17:24:23.041+01:00BANG! Yum, yum.<b>BANG!</b> Yum, yum.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53898909302156490602010-10-17T15:50:19.896+01:002010-10-17T15:50:19.896+01:00Eryl: no dammit! I had a great one in Tunbridge W...Eryl: no dammit! I had a great one in Tunbridge Wells - gave dappled sunlight at the top of the garden. As for out about, we have to visit the surgery twice a week for dressings (almost over) and to check blood levels for Warfarin. Tomorrow it's Taunton - new physician. It's all go but things are normalising thank goodness and Mapstew's suggestion of a bacon buttie went down a treat at lunchtime.<br /><br />GG: of course it was Daphne but it's the film I remember.<br />I'll tell MTL about your idea of a gift - we have an anniversary coming up, although if he never gave me another thing I couldn't grumble.<br /><br />Leah : glad to have you round. Don't be a stranger:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-90797037352112135112010-10-17T14:01:56.474+01:002010-10-17T14:01:56.474+01:00I adore fluffed up birds. They make me laugh out ...I adore fluffed up birds. They make me laugh out loud!<br /><br />I've done a bunch of catching up with your news, and am now up to speed. What a lovely haven the Lodge is!<br /><br />thinking of you--<br /><br />xoLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-62983156753168633482010-10-17T13:55:05.390+01:002010-10-17T13:55:05.390+01:00Yes, it's true, I do know someone who hates bi...Yes, it's true, I do know someone who hates birds thanks to Hitchcock, though it was Daphne DuMaurier who started it all and not Hitchcock.<br /><br />Christmas is around the corner so maybe this bird is the first of the gifts from YTL.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-33819500593764418532010-10-17T12:51:26.880+01:002010-10-17T12:51:26.880+01:00Do you have a pear tree to go with it?
Glad to h...Do you have a pear tree to go with it? <br /><br />Glad to hear you're getting out again, so soon too! XErylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-81668385586975896982010-10-17T00:06:30.632+01:002010-10-17T00:06:30.632+01:00GG: fashion designers could learn a lot from natu...GG: fashion designers could learn a lot from nature and wild life. Come to think of it they probably do.<br />Who who who hates birds?<br />Mind you I don't like to be in a room with a wild bird flying around. Too Hitchcockian.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-46602369418507028382010-10-16T23:59:05.622+01:002010-10-16T23:59:05.622+01:00Dahhhlin', the hot orange is simply deeevine. ...Dahhhlin', the hot orange is simply deeevine. Mwah. Mwah.<br /><br />The other day, my mother watched a bird bathing in a puddle of water, and the way she described it was so funny. <br /><br />Aren't birds adorable? I know someone who hates them though :-0neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-15096350073193293982010-10-16T23:33:49.443+01:002010-10-16T23:33:49.443+01:00Randall: men are from Mars:)
Madame D: but I don&...Randall: men are from Mars:)<br /><br />Madame D: but I don't think they are very bright - all fur coat and no knickers.<br />All slowly getting better thank you:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-90468413002114570262010-10-16T20:53:12.747+01:002010-10-16T20:53:12.747+01:00Very sweet looking bird indeed. Beats our little s...Very sweet looking bird indeed. Beats our little sparrows into a cocked hat. Hope all well with you.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-88658132560944608502010-10-16T19:09:58.904+01:002010-10-16T19:09:58.904+01:00Lunch?
Cheers.Lunch?<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-17096095914492820182010-10-16T17:38:29.812+01:002010-10-16T17:38:29.812+01:00Sandy: thank you. We actually had lunch out today...Sandy: thank you. We actually had lunch out today. Only at the new Morrisons but it's a start. <br /><br />Judy: har har! see John. g's comment below.<br /><br />John.G: I'll bet if you had had a conversation with it like I did you couldn't have eaten it.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-59973793655023724062010-10-16T17:08:59.029+01:002010-10-16T17:08:59.029+01:00kenju, a quail is a quarter of the size. Still tas...kenju, a quail is a quarter of the size. Still tasty though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-47319634429765497462010-10-16T13:38:54.159+01:002010-10-16T13:38:54.159+01:00It looks like a quail to me. Funny how they can fl...It looks like a quail to me. Funny how they can fluff up like that! It reminds me of a saying..."Ewe's not fat, ewe's just fluffy!"kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-63385870805766912002010-10-16T12:55:05.954+01:002010-10-16T12:55:05.954+01:00Lovely bird photos. So glad everything is going we...Lovely bird photos. So glad everything is going well for your patient.sablonneusehttp://sablonneuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-13699312721732201002010-10-16T07:46:00.333+01:002010-10-16T07:46:00.333+01:00John G: you're a star:) But you wouldn't ...John G: you're a star:) But you wouldn't would you?<br /><br />Parsnip: I'll have to ask him for his views on this;)<br /><br />Shane: now John G IS a nature boy. My camera was way at the top of the house but it seemed to like my voice and waited for me. I look forward to seeing your results. Thanks for the link.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-62670585453980178702010-10-15T23:40:15.872+01:002010-10-15T23:40:15.872+01:00Prize to John G.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/...Prize to John G.<br /><br />http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redleggedpartridge/index.aspx<br /><br />They're more commonly associated with the east - good spot, and good capture (I'm now working with camera at my side in the hope of similar nature opportunism).Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827981433386542298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-80214292768639421902010-10-15T22:45:19.839+01:002010-10-15T22:45:19.839+01:00After reading john.g. comment maybe your MTL might...After reading john.g. comment maybe your MTL might do the plucking ?<br />See what train of thought I am on because of Scarlet.<br /><br />I have eaten Quail before but after seeing the hoard that now has taken up residence around my citrus trees, they are off limits.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-26775597314244596962010-10-15T18:43:32.330+01:002010-10-15T18:43:32.330+01:00French Red -Legged Partridge! Great eating. We get...French Red -Legged Partridge! Great eating. We get them in our garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-75825230899221769352010-10-15T16:34:53.348+01:002010-10-15T16:34:53.348+01:00Rachel: so glad you like it:)
Scarlet: how could...Rachel: so glad you like it:)<br /><br />Scarlet: how could you! As if the thought would ever cross my mind. In any case plucking is not my forte.<br /><br />Parsnip: Scarlet is bad!<br />I must check the bird book and see if she's there.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-59276157181619637212010-10-15T15:43:58.189+01:002010-10-15T15:43:58.189+01:00OH My Goodness ! love Scarlet Blue's comment.
...OH My Goodness ! love Scarlet Blue's comment.<br />Reminds me of the Quail that have taken over my property... <br />I know it is not a Quail but what a beautiful bird.<br />Adore the captions !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-20786903490903755632010-10-15T13:27:12.092+01:002010-10-15T13:27:12.092+01:00Looks too nice for a pheasant.
Are you fattening i...Looks too nice for a pheasant.<br />Are you fattening it up for Christmas?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68858960657289213122010-10-15T13:01:12.229+01:002010-10-15T13:01:12.229+01:00Fat or svelte, simply beautiful!Fat or svelte, simply beautiful!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.com