Signs Of Spring

I know some think that the first signs of spring is when they see snow drops. But for me it’s the daffs. Don’t get me wrong I like snow drops, and I have fond childhood memories of seeing snow drops in our flower beds.
However when you consider the area I grew up in then is [...]

Perky Jerky

In the past I have bought to your attention such classic foods as tactical canned bacon,Jolt Gum and sweets with a caffeine hit.Now I bring to your attention Perky Jerky.
In the past I’ve said how I use Jolt Gum in the morning if I just want to break camp and get going for [...]

A Hard Post To Give A Title to

Some iPhone snaps today for you. The swan was on the smaller middle pond today away from the competing ducks. Bud went paddling so he could have a drink. Yeah I know there are drier ways to have a thirst quenching drink, but unlike Strider, Bud and Barney like to paddle and drink.

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A Chatty Walk at the ‘reserve’

The last few days have been lovely up here in the North East. Although freezing at night the sun has been out taking the edge off the cold during the morning. So instead of muddy,boggy walks round the ponds, the ground is nice and solid.
Depending on if there are cars where we park I make [...]

Enforcing What We Have Already

I listen to Radio 5 Live a lot. I like the phone-ins and they are daft enough to read my text messages or tweets out, and even sillier to call me up to make my comment on air sometimes (if they like the text I send in). Anyway the other night I was listening to [...]

Alpkit Skip The Outdoors Show

yep you read that right. In the March email newsletter that Alpkit sent out today. This is how they broke the news:
“We have decided not to go to this year’s Outdoors Show. It takes a lot of energy and quite a bit of cash, and to be honest we thought we could make better use [...]

Thinking Aloud

Decided that today I would not take the camera with me. I still have stuff to edit from yesterday so I didn’t want to add to my pile of photos to work through.
Anyway from time to time I catch this program on BBC during the day called Natures Calendar. Which despite my personal opinion on [...]

Just Another Day At The Pond

I have to admit I am starting to stalk the swan at Oakenshaw Nature Reserve. But then who doesn’t think that a swan is a magnificent bird? Ok Bud, Barney and Strider seem to think that swans are something to bark at and getting food that they should have. Yes I have been feeding the [...]

Swans,Herons And A New Addition

Well today I took the good camera with me as well. So we know what my best camera was today. The main reason I had done that was because yesterday I had spotted a new member to the community of fowl living on the main pond at the nature reserve. Which I was hoping to [...]

A Bud Update

It has recently been pointed out to me by a good friend that I hadn’t given a Bud update recently.Well Bud is doing well. Being down by one leg doesn’t seem to bother him that much. I think it effects me more than it does him. I’m always keeping an eye out for him [...]

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