Sunday, 9 January 2011

BULLY FOR ME

An attempt to work today was thwarted by strong wind and heavy seas, so I consoled myself by wandering aimlessly around Finstown - up and down and around and down and up and back down and around and back up and along and ....you get the picture.  A fine male Brambling graciously surrendered to the Year List without a fight,  and then, after twelve rounds, three submissions and a knock out, a female Bullfinch was dragged screaming from the shrubbery and ceremoniously red inked on the Master List.

Pheewww - glad to get that one out of the way.

A Snipe lurked under the bank on the Peedie Sea as I returned from buying bizarre ingredients for tea. Beginning to wish I had never bought the latest Nigella Lawson book for Jan - hot Beef Stew on a cold salad base ????, think the publishers may have got a couple of recipes mixed up..... it was a bit like eating a starter, a main course and a pudding all at once. I know all the courses end up in your stomach eventually, but I would prefer to place them there in some sort of logical and enjoyable order.

A fine 1st winter Iceland Gull cruised gracefully past me at eye level along the 4th Barrier on the final leg home.

Things are going sweetly.


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2 comments:

  1. He who disses the Missus's cooking..........goes hungry!

    Old proverb. Probably.

    ;-)

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  2. although you know that was me.....but for some reason the stooped computer thinks it's Nick......

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