Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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I don't know if I've mentioned the stoat we've got living in the drystone dyke at my folks' house Red. We've had great fun watching it hunting round the field outside the kitchen window without ever getting the chance to get  a picture.

Last week we got the chance:

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Next doors cat got her(you can just see the 2 bloody marks on her throat where the bottom teeth have bitten her), she was a mother as well - we know because the bloody cat's caught 2 nearly full grown kits as well since.

I know the cat's doing what comes naturally (although he'll not eat them), but it's annoying that just as the garden's doing well, the rabbit population's exploding and our finest rabbit deterrent has been killed.

That's my one gripe with cats as pets, they are such wanton and indiscriminate killers. They are decimating the wild bird population.

[Rod Paradise]

I don't know if I've mentioned the stoat we've got living in the drystone dyke at my folks' house Red. We've had great fun watching it hunting round the field outside the kitchen window without ever getting the chance to get  a picture.

Last week we got the chance:

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Next doors cat got her(you can just see the 2 bloody marks on her throat where the bottom teeth have bitten her), she was a mother as well - we know because the bloody cat's caught 2 nearly full grown kits as well since.

I know the cat's doing what comes naturally (although he'll not eat them), but it's annoying that just as the garden's doing well, the rabbit population's exploding and our finest rabbit deterrent has been killed.

That's my one gripe with cats as pets, they are such wanton and indiscriminate killers. They are decimating the wild bird population.

Introduced into this country as well - not a native species.

Laxie we've a wee terrier who is hell on wheels with rabbits - but it's the nighttime raids that neighbours have suffered, the wee lass is asleep at the bottom of my bed at that time.

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Uncle Ralph

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[Laxie]

Not half jealous

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The grinding bike!!!  How's it going?

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Great. Even the Mayor came to see it.

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[Karabiner]

The grinding bike!!!  How's it going?

Tom's still got all of his fingers but I was worried for a while.

That's me chatting with Tom's mum in the background, a lovely lively soul just as I imagined her to be.

[Laxie]

Tom's MUM?!  Sorry, but she doesn't look old enough.  Dunno who I thought she might be, but wasn't going with 'Mum'

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A "Bender" tent.

Standard Gypsy accomodation. (makes a great spare bedroom)

Before

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After

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Not half jealous

We were asked to do a "Living History" day as part of the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller history month. It was lovely to do things the old way, even if it was only for a few hours.

[Claw75]

great pics Tom

[Laxie]

Not half jealous

We were asked to do a "Living History" day as part of the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller history month. It was lovely to do things the old way, even if it was only for a few hours.

Ahhhhh, makes sense now.  Thought 'family reunion of sorts' first.  Then remembered the picture of the Mayor and figured there had to be more to the story. 

Love the 'Bender' tent!