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Congratulations Lee!
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it would appear you don't need hand with all the birds Lee I have pm'ed the address for the invitation seriously though, congratulations to you both.
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Chris
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Thanks all, Dave, Gibster, Matsukaze and Chris
Well, our favourite service stop is Leigh Delamere on the M4, it's the one we always stop at en route to my mum's in Somerset!
Well, our favourite service stop is Leigh Delamere on the M4, it's the one we always stop at en route to my mum's in Somerset!
Gibster, you can't go far wrong by following the advice from Susie's recent signatureGibster wrote:Any hints or tips you'd like to divulge, I think my Sami may be awaiting a similar event sometime in the (um, nearish) future.
Well no date set yet, and there's talk of a new bathroom first, so ours won't be for a while yet. Over to you Gibster?Susie wrote:I didn't realise you lot were so romantic! Who will be the first UKButts wedding! Gibster & Sami?
Ahem, I know....!Susie wrote:Oh, and I hope you remember that her engagement ring must be at least worth a month's salary.
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Jolly good.
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The best service station for us butterfly lovers has to be Clacket Lane on the M25, where I took this photo:
No doubt it also has Purple and White-letter Hairstreaks.
No doubt it also has Purple and White-letter Hairstreaks.
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Nice one - I can see HIM
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Horny little devil, ain't he.
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Well that's brightened up a grey morning
I was at Clackett Lane a couple of weeks ago. We also like that one as we normally stop there too on way/way back from Kent. Plus I'm from Sevenoaks so it was my nearest one. I always make a point of looking at the Sallows now after sightings were reported last year. (Was that you Matsukaze?)
I also love that stretch heading clockwise after Clacket Lane with the downs visible and where the woods sort of scallop, it always makes me want to go walking
See you in July little feller.
I was at Clackett Lane a couple of weeks ago. We also like that one as we normally stop there too on way/way back from Kent. Plus I'm from Sevenoaks so it was my nearest one. I always make a point of looking at the Sallows now after sightings were reported last year. (Was that you Matsukaze?)
I also love that stretch heading clockwise after Clacket Lane with the downs visible and where the woods sort of scallop, it always makes me want to go walking
See you in July little feller.
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Of course, if the locality is right (and I'm thinking Mountain Ringlet habbo - my last remaining mainland resident species - and in warm sunshine, say in late June...) with enough UKButterflies members present...naturally there would have to be elves and pixies present, with fairy lights and lots of bling (Sami's tastes are truly impeccable!) then maybe - just maybe - my mind could be swayed. Maybe.
Aaah, farewell sweet freedom, twas good knowing you
Aaah, farewell sweet freedom, twas good knowing you
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Um... Sam's just read the above post and...well, um...suffice to say she's kinda excited.
(Naturally so am I - it's not every day you get a chance to see Mountain Ringlets is it?) :l
(Naturally so am I - it's not every day you get a chance to see Mountain Ringlets is it?) :l
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In my great old age I look at young couples such as yourselves and do wonder why women are so keen to get married and men are so resistant. It should be the other way around
Married men have better physical and mental health than single men and they live longer on average too. Once married men might have lost out financially to their single brothers but now with women becoming the greater wage earner in many homes that isn't the case. Conversely married women do far more work in the home than their husbands regardless of whether they work full time or not and their health is poorer than their single sisters.
The price of an engagement ring seems a small payment in return for a lifetime of hard graft from the lady
P.S. Apologies for hijacking your thread, Lee, delete at will.
Married men have better physical and mental health than single men and they live longer on average too. Once married men might have lost out financially to their single brothers but now with women becoming the greater wage earner in many homes that isn't the case. Conversely married women do far more work in the home than their husbands regardless of whether they work full time or not and their health is poorer than their single sisters.
The price of an engagement ring seems a small payment in return for a lifetime of hard graft from the lady
P.S. Apologies for hijacking your thread, Lee, delete at will.
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Good luck to you and Sami too Gibster. I hope this hasn't forced anyone's hand but do keep us informed!Gibster wrote:Um... Sam's just read the above post and...well, um...suffice to say she's kinda excited.
Good luck Lee, this is thin ice we're skating on!!!
All the best,
Lee
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Ha! It seems that the only one with any idea of what's occurring around here is Susie...guess that her 'great old age' puts her at an advantage, the ol' codger!!
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I'll have been married 18 years this year, I know what I'm talking about.
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Thursday 3rd March 2011
Raptors
I was at the Cardington Airship Sheds in Bedfordshire yesterday with work. They are huge, 55m high, 247m long and 83m wide. You get a sense of how big the airships must have been just by looking at the sheds from the outside.
http://transportheritage.com/find-herit ... obi2Id=197
For a change, I wasn't driving so I was enjoying the countryside from the passenger seat.
Alongside the M1 I saw 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite and a male Hen Harrier hunting, the first one I've ever knowingly seen
Raptors
I was at the Cardington Airship Sheds in Bedfordshire yesterday with work. They are huge, 55m high, 247m long and 83m wide. You get a sense of how big the airships must have been just by looking at the sheds from the outside.
http://transportheritage.com/find-herit ... obi2Id=197
For a change, I wasn't driving so I was enjoying the countryside from the passenger seat.
Alongside the M1 I saw 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite and a male Hen Harrier hunting, the first one I've ever knowingly seen
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That's not a hijack, it's a political manifesto.Susie wrote:In my great old age I look at young couples such as yourselves and do wonder why women are so keen to get married and men are so resistant. It should be the other way around
Married men have better physical and mental health than single men and they live longer on average too. Once married men might have lost out financially to their single brothers but now with women becoming the greater wage earner in many homes that isn't the case. Conversely married women do far more work in the home than their husbands regardless of whether they work full time or not and their health is poorer than their single sisters.
The price of an engagement ring seems a small payment in return for a lifetime of hard graft from the lady
P.S. Apologies for hijacking your thread, Lee, delete at will.
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Spot on mate, spot on!!!!David M wrote:That's not a hijack, it's a political manifesto.
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Sunday 6th March 2011
Save our Forests?
I spent a quick 15 minutes over at the cemetery this afternoon. I was a little dismayed to see the tree I saw my last butterfly of 2010 (Red Admiral, 24th October) flying around had been felled. It was a mature tree, of grand age and covered in ivy. Still, I don't own the ground and I don't know what, if anything, was wrong with the tree.
Just still too chilly for any butterflies but I did see 2 small flocks of unidentified song birds and 5 or 6 Redwings.
While over there there was a loud cracking sound to which I turned to see another massive tree falling to the ground with a huge thud.
This tree was one of a group that stood in a line in front of the cemetery. It seems this felling was natural though, upon closer inspection the tree was damp in the middle. Still, it's lucky no one was walking or driving past at the time.
Save our Forests?
I spent a quick 15 minutes over at the cemetery this afternoon. I was a little dismayed to see the tree I saw my last butterfly of 2010 (Red Admiral, 24th October) flying around had been felled. It was a mature tree, of grand age and covered in ivy. Still, I don't own the ground and I don't know what, if anything, was wrong with the tree.
Just still too chilly for any butterflies but I did see 2 small flocks of unidentified song birds and 5 or 6 Redwings.
While over there there was a loud cracking sound to which I turned to see another massive tree falling to the ground with a huge thud.
This tree was one of a group that stood in a line in front of the cemetery. It seems this felling was natural though, upon closer inspection the tree was damp in the middle. Still, it's lucky no one was walking or driving past at the time.
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First of the Year
And we're off - I was delighted to see a Red Admiral in the garden this morning at 09.12. It was sunny, with a little breeze but no more than 9 degrees.
First sighting of the year
Off to Worcestershire today for a week so will hopefully have a few more sightings.
And we're off - I was delighted to see a Red Admiral in the garden this morning at 09.12. It was sunny, with a little breeze but no more than 9 degrees.
First sighting of the year
Off to Worcestershire today for a week so will hopefully have a few more sightings.
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Peopleton
We're staying at my aunt and uncle's in Peopleton, near Pershore, looking after their boxer, Alice. My nan lives nearby.
Here's Alice, looking happy:
After a drizzly start the sun broke mid morning and it has been glorious today, the first proper day of T-shirt weather. We were at my nan's for lunch and it was no surprise to see a Peacock fly through the garden at around 2pm. Must have been at least 13, 14 degrees. Plenty of bees about too.
After leaving I was itching to go for a walk and a couple of miles around the fields between 3 and 4pm yielded no butterflies but a few more bees.
Here's one of the views and my attempt at an arty daff shot: I have notched up 17 species of bird today without really trying though: Rook, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Blackbird, Starling, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Buzzard, House Sparrow, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit.
We're staying at my aunt and uncle's in Peopleton, near Pershore, looking after their boxer, Alice. My nan lives nearby.
Here's Alice, looking happy:
After a drizzly start the sun broke mid morning and it has been glorious today, the first proper day of T-shirt weather. We were at my nan's for lunch and it was no surprise to see a Peacock fly through the garden at around 2pm. Must have been at least 13, 14 degrees. Plenty of bees about too.
After leaving I was itching to go for a walk and a couple of miles around the fields between 3 and 4pm yielded no butterflies but a few more bees.
Here's one of the views and my attempt at an arty daff shot: I have notched up 17 species of bird today without really trying though: Rook, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Blackbird, Starling, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Buzzard, House Sparrow, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit.
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