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Island, do you know the Lamb and Flag in Rhayadar , great place.
Jude, sent you a PM.
Shaun

Hello Shaun good to see you on here. There you see, didn't hurt a bit did it? Lol!!!

Thank you for the bird feeder tip sounds a good one for the winter when we get a lot more birds around. stay with us!!! :-D :-D

Shaun, obviously I don't know the pub but what a strange name Lamb and flag. Any idea where the name comes from?

Hi Shaun
I'm sure we could find the Lamb and Flag next time we're in Rhayadar, do they do good food? We could have a meet there, get Jude to bring Ann along. Lunch at the pub and red kites in the afternoon - or vicky verkie.

Ann
There is a Lamb and Flag in Covent Garden, London. No idea of origins of the name, mind, I've never thought about it. Lambs in Wales yes, but central London? it is an old pub though and maybe they did livestock trading before the fruit and veg market? Got my curious hat on now.

Jude
Never mind spelling Rhayadar, what's the correct pronunciation???? I've no idea how to spell the Welsh version and probably wouldn't remember it if I did-0

Lamb and Flag...is that the one on the left very oldie woldy, good old coal fire and loverly grub. It would be on the left to us as we come into ..... a litle bit further same side is a car park, with big iron gates at the entrance??

Island...gawd knows..lol

Sounds like a nice idea, will have to work on OH now, hows about you Ann and anyone else??

Shaun..have you worked it out yet...lol

jude

You know me Jude, every time a meet is organised we are already away somewhere else!!

Evening Everyone.
I was a happy bunny this morning as I saw a Red Kite.The first time since that dreadful fire(which is now out)after a whole month :-S.Looks like wild life is getting back to normal at last.

Yes Ann...l know!!...lol

Jane...so sorry l have'nt asked about the fires recently. So pleased they are out now, what a relief for you and the wildlife!!
What a lovely sight that must have been:)

SHAUN.......your bird & feeder photo's are on my blog now:)

We had 2 baby rats this morning trying to get up the wooden posts to the small bird table....one fell off, not yet as agile as parents!!

jude

Love Shaun's pics.Are they Long Tailed Tits feeding?
Dolly's Chickens look lovely and much better than my next door neighbours :-S :-S I am never happy with the way they are looked after. :-| :-|
I did laugh this afternoon.A lump of suet had fallen out of the coconut shell for the birds ,and a little vole popped out of the rockery and dragged it backwards ,back into a gap in the rocks :-D :-D

Jane....lol that would have been a lovely photo/video...lol

jude x

PS Yes longtailed tits, are'nt they gorgeous, love the Woodpecker too:)

Hello Everybody.
Glad you like photos I sent to Jude .
Just sent some to Ann .
Hope you enjoy them.
You all take care.
Shaun

Phots from Shaun on the photo blog.

Pub names - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lamb and Flag: A common religious symbol, with the Agnus Dei holding the red .... There are many pubs called the Nelson and an Emma Hamilton pub too in ...

Examples of traditional and ... - Methodology - Alcohol related - Animals
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub_names - Similarto Pub names - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What’s in a name?
It would be centuries before the first recognisable pubs opened. Religious houses ran the earliest true inns to cater for pilgrims and knights on their way to the Crusades in the Holy Land. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, whose cellars are carved from the rocks beneath Nottingham Castle, is just such an example. Established in 1189, it claims the title of the oldest pub in England and was a stopover point for forces on their way to meet with Richard the Lionheart. Other signs on this theme are the Turk’s Head, Saracen’s Head and Lamb & Flag – the lamb representing Christ and the flag the sign of the crusaders.

Thanks Ann, didn't think of googling it. So it is a link to the Crusades.

Hello Everybody.
Not a nice day over my little mountain, wet misty, windy and nippy.
How are you all, any sunshine with you today.
The Lamb and Flag do lovely meals and not expensive. Very interesting what Ann of GG as posted re the name.
Hope you are enjoying the photos I sent , Ann let me know when you wont some more.
Well Folks,must stretch my legs, you all take care.
Shaun

Hi Shaun, by all means send photos any time. animals and birds to Jude and interesting other photos to me.

It is a nasty wet, grey, miserable day here. I have walked round for the papers skidding along on the mushy leaves and now I am going to stay indoors in the dry. My other half will be in in a minute denying that he is cold and wet and saying he had a lovely morning :-D He has been playing golf!

We had six goldfinches on the feeders this morning as well as the other usual visitors. We also had our first Greenfinch but it didn't stay long, just called in to check out provisions I think. Yesterday we had Chaffinches.

Morning....very quickly:)

Yes Shaun send bird/animal photos to my blog:)

We've had a few starlings,chaffinches and the black bird seems to be more regular.

byeeee

jude x

Jude have you had any problems downloading your photos to your blog or my blogs? I often get the following message

We are sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.
The following errors were found: Input error: Memcache value is null for FormRestoration

which means I have to keep trying to download the photos, sometimes it takes 5 goes and is very frustrating. It happens on both blogs.