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Not at all, I assure you. Steve.

She would have been thinking, " come on, you old git, let's get moving. We've only climbed just over 2000ft." Steve.

That's Loch Eil, just West of Fort William. We lived "Out West" for seventeen years, then headed East, to our current location. We has no real issues with being incomers, probably because we both worked locally, and mixed well. Made lifelong friends there. Steve.

I am only going by what I read in The Express :rolleyes: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1799240/historic-pub-destroyed-fire-black-country Not known for its fact based journalism, but the article states that it was listed in 1960. "It was made structurally safe in the 1940s and has been a...

I had 3/4 acre at my last place, and swore that I would never have grass again, unless I had something to eat it. :D My place is just visible, over the dogs' left shoulder. Steve.

I understand that this is a listed building. Does that mean it has to be rebuilt? A bit more than a whiff of smoke about this, IMO. Steve.

It's a postage stamp, Pete, so does not take a lot of looking after. Steve.

My Mahonia is suffering from rust. I dug it up in June, potted it, and moved it to an open position. All to no avail. It has been treated with a fungicide, but it seems a loosing battle. Not only that, but something is munching on my Hydrangea. Everything else is doing quite well...

When we lived over on the West coast, I had two Buddleia in the garden. I cut branches off them, stuck them into the ground, and, more often than not, they grew. Ended up with too many Buddleia. :laughing: This morning we have strong NW winds, making the temperature feel 8 deg. o_O, although...

It's been raining all day, and is not set to stop. So, a few Bumbles taken yesterday, in the sunshine. Steve.

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I am sure that you are correct, Viv. Steve.

Yes, Lyn, I should do that. Thank you. Steve.

I managed to find this (well, The Boss did) today. A Christmas "card", from my Father to my Mother. This would have been when he was in North Africa, probably 1943, at which time he was hit by a DR, at night, and invalided out. The "paper" is a flimsy, no doubt designed to save weight. I...

Not surprising, the amount of food I'm putting out for them. :laughing: Steve.

'twas a lovely evening yesterday, and the bees were out in force. Steve.

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I have had a reply from the Ringing group that I emailed. "Many thanks for reporting one of 'my' starries. On having a close look at your photos, it is ZB6, a juv female ringed in my garden at Wellington Park, Montrose, on 29/5/23. One of eight ringed that day. I have now ringed over 9200...

I am able to read the ring number from the left leg. I have reported the sighting to the local Ringing group. They have said that they should be able to ID the bird. Steve.

A poor picture, that was about to be deleted, when I noticed that this young Starling has been ringed. Small White. Steve.