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We have one heck of a thunderstorm going on at the moment.

Lovely birds long tailed tits. Looks like rain for us tomorrow,hoping to go to Lyme Regis so fingers crossed.

We were definitely here in May 2011 and September 2012 plus a couple of other times.

I think when we were in Dorset you were also there at the same time at West Bay?or we may have just crossed over.I can't remember.(nothing new there lol)
Hopefully we will visit Dorset again one day.But if we do we will have to make sure there is nothing major going on as we were stuck in traffic for ages last time.I think it was a big Traction Engine fair,plus some other event and it took us several hours longer to get there than planned :-S

I have a family of Long Tailed Tits on the feeder :-D.One of them has the longest tail I have seen !!

We saw one Kookaburra but I think there are two. I will put a photo up after we get home. Yes we love it too, this must have been our fourth visit.

I love it there Ann.We went about 3 years ago when we were on holiday down there.It wasn't the best time to go as a lot of the flowers had finished or were just going over.
Are the Kookaburras still there?.I think there were 2 and I thought they were fascinating but very strange looking birds.Also they were much smaller than I had expected. Ah Chesil Beach :-D.I spent a couple of hours sat there when OH went off on one of his walks.I made a hollow in the shingle and settled with my book.The sun was shining and it was just so nice.Then on the waters edge were several fishermen waiting for a Shoal of Mackerel that they heard were coming that way.I saw the fish arrive and it was quite something to see :-D

We have just been to abbotsbury tropical gardens, we have been before but they are so beautiful that we couldn't resist going again. The view from the top over Chesil beach is glorious and today, although a few hazy clouds,the sun has shone again for us. At the top of the garden where we could look over to Chesil beach there were a couple of pheasants. I managed to photograph the male so when I get back hopefully I can put it on the blog

We had a picnic lunch overlooking fields and watching a buzzard chased by a crow, then there were a couple if Jays so we were well entertained.

OH is just going to golf it has clouded over and thunder storms promised for this evening so I hope they can beat that.

Maryanna I was so disappointed to miss that exhibition and the evening out with my Daughter ,but it was just not meant to be :-(
We have had a lovely time here though .Yesterday right until 11 last night sitting out on the patio eating and drinking and lots of chatting :-D One of her friends came with her 12 year old Staffie Sam.He was a lovely dog and as good as gold.It was so nice to have a dog here again as I lost my dear old Chester last year.
It has been even hotter here today.I have the fans all on the go now :-D.OH took Hannah back to London this afternoon with the car boot full of plants.She shares a house with 3 other girls and she is determined to get the garden looking pretty :-D

I just heard a great clattering noise and looked up to see a big Pidgeon sitting on the top of the window feeder.Shame I didn't have the camera nearby.

Oh Jane, what a shame.

Maybe another time.

M.

Aaw a shame but better to stay home really, i expect your daughter is disappointed too.

I wonder what the fatality was, some poor soul.

No Ann ,I am still at home.Just seeing that the 2 trains before the one I was hoping to get had been cancelled made me realise that it would be packed like sardines with everyone desperately trying to get to London ,and I couldn't bare the thought of maybe having to stand the whole journey squashed up against other people .It would be too hot and sweaty and just not worth it.I have had a couple of nice chilled glasses of wine :-D..well I need something to help me over the disappointment :-D ;-)
I will not try again to go to the exhibition .Twice is enough and the loss of money for those tickets plus train tickets makes a big hole in the wallet :-S
At least I am at home to make sure my birds are fed tonight and tomorrow ,as no-one else would bother :-S
There was a huge Wood Pidgeon trying to land on the window feeder just now.Thankfully it was too big to get to the food
:-D.I'm surprised it didn't knock the feeder off the window with it's weight. :-S

Oh Jane you are fated not to get to that exhibition. I do hope you got back to London for your meal.

Well I only got as far as Bedford on the train .There had been a fatality on the line.So all trains into St Pancras halted.So I have missed the exhibition again :-S.
But I am hoping the trains will be back on track so I can get the 6.15 one back to London.At least I should get to go with Hannah for our Greek Meal.Luckily I heard an announcement while standing with the crowds on the platform that my train was returning back to my town so I hopped back on .Otherwise I might very well still be waiting for a bus to ferry passengers to another station.I have had a nice cup of tea and am recharging my phone and keeping an eye on the updates on the live departure
site.It is looking hopeful,so fingers crossed for my second attempt :-D :-D
Iv'e got a right old headache brewing now so will take a couple of pills and chill for the next half an hour before setting off again .Poor OH ,took me to the station,then had to pick me up and now take me again ,and he has been trying to get loads of plants in.

Thanks Jane, that is good news re Kandj's other half, i hope his progress continues.

Hope you had a god couple of days at the museum and with your daughter Jane.

Hope the bees have packed their bags and left for good. :-D

Getting a bit concerned for my starlings. There were 4 babies, yesterday I only saw 3 and today there are only 2 following Mum around.

Good news about Kandj's OH. Hope he continues to improve.

Enjoy your trip Jane

No sign so far of the Bees.I just hope that when it really warms up and they wake they won't make their way back to us.

Message from Kandj.......Her Husband is now well enough to return home on Sunday,where hopefully he will continue to get better.I think that is just wonderful news :-D
Kandj thanks everyone once again for thinking and praying for them as it has helped her over these past difficult weeks. <3

Off to London later to meet my daughter and go to the British Museum to see the Vikings Exhibition then a nice meal out this evening .I will stay with her tonight then home tomorrow.OH can be on watch for any sign of return of the Bees :-D
I think it is going to be a bit too warm for me at the Museum :-S,so am taking a tiny little paper fan (from a Xmas Cracker) :-D :-D.

Oh Jane just what you don't want in or on your house or garden.

Have you looked to see if there is anyone locally that has hives/sells honey, I'm sure they would remove the swarm for free.

Thinking of you kandj and sending loads of <3 <3 <3

Lesley x

We have had trouble with a large swarm of bees this afternoon .All on the top of our chimney right on the pot :-S :-S.We lit the wood burner hoping to smoke them off plus the heat from the metal topper.They did go ,but only as far as the lilac tree.Then they vanished altogether .Just a few minutes ago OH shouted up from the garden that they were back and to keep the fire going .....just want I don't need on this hot day lol
The council pest people said to keep n eye on things and that if we see them actually going into the chimney to call them back tomorrow and they would send 2 men out.£125.Hopefully we won't need to do that.
I have had to get rid of quite a few that had got into the house but they were all very dopey so easy enough to flick out .I just hope that they all Buzz off somewhere else :-D

We all miss Kandj and her tales of the birds and their eating habits. Love to her and her OH.

Jane we went Oakhampton way but know the roundabout you mean so know where Eggbuckland us, even though he has not heard of it.

Just had a rather delicious crab sakad and chunky chips and IH had a juicy fillet steak, mushroom, tomato and chunky chips.

:-D :-D

Yes Lesley but he might deliberately miss LOL.He is not really the killing kind but has to appear Macho :-D..He did actually get a couple of rabbits last year.My biggest concern is that he might hit but not kill and I can't bare to think of any kind of creature suffering.It needs to be a clean shot.
I haven't heard from Kandj since last Wednesday.I do hope her OH is improving .It is such a tough time for her and she really appreciates that we are all thinking of her .
I do miss her here <3 <3

Ah but will he use it Jane? :-D

Lots of <3 <3 <3 to kandj

Lesley x