[Flora Poste]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

Afternoon all.

Afternoon SR

Is the swimming pool still filling up

[Gemo52]

When we had a cockerel we used to get eggs with blood spots.

No eggs now 'cos no chucks.


Good morning. Probably straight down to San Diego. Santa Monica has changed beyond all recognition in the past 14 years since I was last here.

[jojo the joyful]

Awwwe, that tribute was lovely

Originally Posted by Gemo52

When we had a cockerel we used to get eggs with blood spots.

No eggs now 'cos no chucks.


Good morning. Probably straight down to San Diego. Santa Monica has changed beyond all recognition in the past 14 years since I was last here.

What ??? NONE ?????

No Foggie ???

NO JOJO ????????????



Sounds as if you are having a lovely time though Gemo.

If I were to tour America, I'd have to do it in a greyhound bus (well a small part, 1 stop )

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by poppynymph

hi folks theres a lovely message off balders bro in the acknowledgements in the shields gazette.

Hiya poppy.....that was lovely of Michael.

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by Flora Poste

Afternoon SR

Is the swimming pool still filling up

It's still there.

Originally Posted by Gemo52

When we had a cockerel we used to get eggs with blood spots.

No eggs now 'cos no chucks.


Good morning. Probably straight down to San Diego. Santa Monica has changed beyond all recognition in the past 14 years since I was last here.

Morning Gemo..........you sound as if you're having a brilliant time.

Originally Posted by jojo the joyful

Awwwe, that tribute was lovely



What ??? NONE ?????

No Foggie ???

NO JOJO ????????????



Sounds as if you are having a lovely time though Gemo.

If I were to tour America, I'd have to do it in a greyhound bus (well a small part, 1 stop )

Poor wee Scotty died last year.........natural causes tho', she was a brilliant wee mum.

[poppynymph]

hi sr yes its a lovely tribute.dont know who had this thunder, lightning,and heavy rain storm last on here.weeve got it now.sr i think its headiny your way.

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by poppynymph

hi sr yes its a lovely tribute.dont know who had this thunder, lightning,and heavy rain storm last on here.weeve got it now.sr i think its headiny your way.

The weather here today was bloody awful, you could hardly see your hand in front of your face with the haar! Yet there will still idiots driving with no lights on & overtaking on blind bends. Absolutely astonishing!

The sun has come out about an hour ago, but it's really muggy, I wouldn't be surprised if we do get thunder.

[Flora Poste]

Originally Posted by Gemo52

When we had a cockerel we used to get eggs with blood spots.

No eggs now 'cos no chucks.


Good morning. Probably straight down to San Diego. Santa Monica has changed beyond all recognition in the past 14 years since I was last here.

Morning Gemo

Sorry to hear Santa Monica didnt live up to expectation.

Originally Posted by Scots rool

It's still there.

Morning Gemo..........you sound as if you're having a brilliant time.

Poor wee Scotty died last year.........natural causes tho', she was a brilliant wee mum.

Oh dear We have had a really lovely warm sunny day today even though we were forecast stormy weather, but expect it will get us in the end.

[honeythewitch]

Originally Posted by poppynymph

hi sr yes its a lovely tribute.dont know who had this thunder, lightning,and heavy rain storm last on here.weeve got it now.sr i think its headiny your way.

We had the huge storm, an absolute deluge that flooded the garden but only a slight bit of lightening. We stayed in the garden throughout. Elfy paddled and it was past his ankles at one point. We were soaked to the skin, it was lovely.
My daughter has gone out to buy a union Jack (not flag ) gazebo.

[honeythewitch]

Originally Posted by Gemo52

When we had a cockerel we used to get eggs with blood spots.

No eggs now 'cos no chucks.


Good morning. Probably straight down to San Diego. Santa Monica has changed beyond all recognition in the past 14 years since I was last here.

I wonder why. Perhaps he chased them, which encouraged the blood vessels to burst or maybe swiped the parts of feed containing vitamin k?

[Janet29]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

The weather here today was bloody awful, you could hardly see your hand in front of your face with the haar! Yet there will still idiots driving with no lights on & overtaking on blind bends. Absolutely astonishing!

The sun has come out about an hour ago, but it's really muggy, I wouldn't be surprised if we do get thunder.

i finished a little earlier....got absolutely soaked through. The rain was like a tropical storm, roads were bad again

on the positive side it was warm

Good afternoon

[jojo the joyful]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

It's still there.

Morning Gemo..........you sound as if you're having a brilliant time.

Poor wee Scotty died last year.........natural causes tho', she was a brilliant wee mum.

I am so sorry to hear that

I though Scotty had gone earlier (that's why I didn't mention her) She was prone to going on sabaticals though, that was probably it

[jojo the joyful]

Originally Posted by Janet29

i finished a little earlier....got absolutely soaked through. The rain was like a tropical storm, roads were bad again

on the positive side it was warm

Good afternoon

Steaming !!!!!

Afternoon Janet

[Gemo52]

Originally Posted by jojo the joyful

Awwwe, that tribute was lovely



What ??? NONE ?????

No Foggie ???

NO JOJO ????????????



Sounds as if you are having a lovely time though Gemo.

If I were to tour America, I'd have to do it in a greyhound bus (well a small part, 1 stop )

A fox got our remaing three a week before we left. Don't know whether to restock with bantams and keep the enclosed or to try quail. I would be lost without some kind of poultry.

Originally Posted by Flora Poste

Morning Gemo

Sorry to hear Santa Monica didnt live up to expectation.



Oh dear We have had a really lovely warm sunny day today even though we were forecast stormy weather, but expect it will get us in the end.

It's still nice and Venice beach was as I remembered it. Easier in some ways, we didn't have to trek 5 blocks for dinner.

Originally Posted by honeythewitch

I wonder why. Perhaps he chased them, which encouraged the blood vessels to burst or maybe swiped the parts of feed containing vitamin k?

I always thought it was undeveloped embryos. They stopped appearing as soon as the cockerel went. The cockerels didn't swipe food at all, he would take a piece and put it down of a hen and cluck encouragement for her to take it. Not much chasing either, we had a drake that was bad for that, species didn't matter so long as it had feathers. We put him on the river after he outlived our ducks.

[poppynymph]

it was muggy here today, then the sun came out then this. plenty of thunder and lightning here .our poor bedding plants will be battered.

[Janet29]

Originally Posted by jojo the joyful

Steaming !!!!!

Afternoon Janet

it was

i enjoyed it like Honey...also got me home a bit earlier as my uniform was saturated

[Janet29]

Originally Posted by poppynymph

it was muggy here today, then the sun came out then this. plenty of thunder and lightning here .our poor bedding plants will be battered.

yes thats a problem with bedding plants with heavy rain

my herbs suffered a similar fate

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by Janet29

i finished a little earlier....got absolutely soaked through. The rain was like a tropical storm, roads were bad again

on the positive side it was warm

Good afternoon

Evening Janet. It was/is really muggy here today too.

Originally Posted by jojo the joyful

I am so sorry to hear that

I though Scotty had gone earlier (that's why I didn't mention her) She was prone to going on sabaticals though, that was probably it

Scotty lasted the longest out of all of them. All her wee chicks were gone long before she did.

Originally Posted by Janet29

yes thats a problem with bedding plants with heavy rain

my herbs suffered a similar fate

I haven't bought bedding plants for the last 3 years, it's pointless they just become waterlogged! I planted loads of seeds too (wild-flowers & seeds to encourage the bees) not bloody one of them have come up!

[honeythewitch]

Originally Posted by Gemo52

A fox got our remaing three a week before we left. Don't know whether to restock with bantams and keep the enclosed or to try quail. I would be lost without some kind of poultry.



It's still nice and Venice beach was as I remembered it. Easier in some ways, we didn't have to trek 5 blocks for dinner.



I always thought it was undeveloped embryos. They stopped appearing as soon as the cockerel went. The cockerels didn't swipe food at all, he would take a piece and put it down of a hen and cluck encouragement for her to take it. Not much chasing either, we had a drake that was bad for that, species didn't matter so long as it had feathers. We put him on the river after he outlived our ducks.

Just a burst blood vessel apparently. I think having quail would be lovely, but are they dificult to look after?
It sounds as if your cockerel was a real character.

[Janet29]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

Evening Janet. It was/is really muggy here today too.

Scotty lasted the longest out of all of them. All her wee chicks were gone long before she did.

I haven't bought bedding plants for the last 3 years, it's pointless they just become waterlogged! I planted loads of seeds too (wild-flowers & seeds to encourage the bees) not bloody one of them have come up!

slugs might be responsible for your seeds not coming up

see i paid attention to that linky you sent me

they go in the soil and scoff seeds....they love nice new shoots

[Hicky]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

The weather here today was bloody awful, you could hardly see your hand in front of your face with the haar! Yet there will still idiots driving with no lights on & overtaking on blind bends. Absolutely astonishing!

The sun has come out about an hour ago, but it's really muggy, I wouldn't be surprised if we do get thunder.

The problem is there's no law for daytime driving in bad conditions, maybe an advisory one but what good is that.

I think the old saying, See & Be Seen isn't remembered.

I use the principle that if the visibility isn't as good as it could be then you should have your head lights on.

Side lights should never be used unless they are required by bylaw for parking in the dark on a public highway when the spenn limit is 40mph or more.

Originally Posted by Scots rool

Evening Janet. It was/is really muggy here today too.

Scotty lasted the longest out of all of them. All her wee chicks were gone long before she did.

I haven't bought bedding plants for the last 3 years, it's pointless they just become waterlogged! I planted loads of seeds too (wild-flowers & seeds to encourage the bees) not bloody one of them have come up!

I'll never buy another bedding plant, or Annual, the perennials i bought this year are flowering all ready, all my garden except the grass, is in pots, even the meadow flowers.

[poppynymph]

its about 3 yrs since we bought bedding plants,as we have been revamping the garden, its taken all last summer and some of this year.the plants have put the finishing touches to it.now we just need some nice weather to sit out in it and enjoy it.

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by Janet29

slugs might be responsible for your seeds not coming up

see i paid attention to that linky you sent me

they go in the soil and scoff seeds....they love nice new shoots

Nah, they haven't even come up........it's been far too wet, they've probably rotted away. STFU stupid rain!

[doodle doo]

afternoon all you afternoon people

i went out and i saw some mates. it was a bit weird, or i was weird, one of the two i struggled with normal conversation a bit, thinking 'what are they saying to me?' that's quite usual for being at this rather ill point i think. i recognise it anyway.

and i ate [some of] my greens. please can i have some cherry trifle now for climbing the terrible mountain of terror today?

scots you need an ark up there! have you got a garden shed? i can personally move into it and spend my days syphoning your garden.

we haven't had the promised rain yet. nothingness weather again.

[minkski]

A lightning strike on the Tyne Bridge

The rain here was torrential today, and there have been flash floods all over the place, sun's out now, and I'm pleased to say that the sheltered position has protected my delphiniums and they're still standing