Reddish Vale Country park, 29.9.23.

 Friday, it was down to Reddish Vale park again, not too bad a day so had a good walk round.

On the lower mill pond there were the two Cormorants I'd seen on Tuesday.

This one lying down on the job.

This one drying out it's wings after fishing.

At the top end of the lower pond there were these two cute Little grebes, the grebes have done well here this year with a brood of four chicks.

The Terrapins were out catching the last summer sunshine

On the top mill pond this crow was enjoying the bourbon biscuits

Here it is trying to pick up two pieces, because it knows if it doesn't it will be gone when he gets back.

Today Saturday I went to the Bridge view café to meet my friends back from their coach trip to Dunoon. It was nice to see them again and specially as they had brought me a present each!.

Peter had brought me this teapot, has he knew I'd been looking for one to wean myself off coffee and get back to tea, after all it's tea that the British Empire was built on wasn't it 

Jean had bought me this pack of toffees.

Whatever next, you can take your dogs into the outside seating area of the Café, but not indoors

This nice narrow boat to there today, will be getting cool on them what with winter just round the corner.

I know they have heaters on them and people had bought them instead of houses, but there are still lots of rules and regulations to follow, same has houses, ie mooring fees and licences for each canal system.

Jean had arrived in her new (to her) car and very nice too, a Nissen Note, I'd been fancying one of those until my current car caught my eye. It is a very nice automatic and inside and out looked like it was straight out of the showroom.

Alfie's dinner today, he always heads to the green grape first, but does eat all the rest. 

So a good couple of days, there again at my age any day you wake up stretch your elbows out and don't feel wood is a good day isn't it!.

October tomorrow where did September go!.

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If each mistake you make is a new one- cheer up, you are making progress.

Are part-time bandleaders semi-conductors?.

Definition of an opera; where a man gets stabbed and starts singing instead of bleeding.

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Reddish Vale Country Park, 5.10.2019.

Been out and about again this week with my faithful hound Pepe.

Been to Pear Mill Antique Emporium more for the Cafe than any thing else, where Pepe is well known for his love of boiled ham and looks forward to his plate that the staff very kindly provide each time we go.

I always like to have a good mooch round and imagine I'm on Antiques Road Show and try to think what would do well on that program, don't know if I would do better than the celebrities do on that part of the program, watching though like to think I would be better, but don't we all!.

Not many birds about at the moment perhaps they know something we don't??, I did manage to spot the Kestrel that another website member from Reddish Vale site had posted that they were back so it was a hot foot down there the next day!.

There was one there come to check out his old nest box which they didn't use this summer.

 After checking with my Phone Appt saw it was a male with his grey head, females have a brown head.

Think he was thinking those squatter pigeons that used it to bring up a family in the summer had left it in a bit of a tip!.

Wait till I get a grip of them he thinks.

Perched on the other side of the arch, perhaps thinking to surprise the squatters if they return.

Very regal bird though if you were a pigeon you wouldn't think so perhaps.

The other website member said there was a sparrowhawk there as well but it had been seen off by the Kestrel and Magpies though I didn't see it, maybe it didn't want to chance it again.

This Cormorant is saying Grey is the new Black.

Some of my baby Goldfinches at home seem to be getting their red face feathers, but not all of them yet, perhaps they are from different broods as there seem to be quite a lot of them!.

Can't help admiring the cheeky Robins can you.

Well as I said not much there today but might be some Winter visitors coming soon, fingers crossed.

Well another nice day gone and the Strictly dancing tonight!.

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Men do cry, but only when assembling furniture from Ikea!.

Why are women called 'Birds' because they tend to pick up worms.

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Reddish Vale Country Park, 14.8.2018.

Today at the Vale it was overcast, so there weren't many people about, I was lucky enough to watch the young Great Crested Grebe trying to get some food for itself but hadn't seemed to have got the idea of diving yet and could only dip its head underwater where it could no doubt see the fish but not get at them!.

  

Getting quite big now, but not straying far from mother after losing four siblings.

After Mum, watching the pathetic performance of  her youngest she decided to show him how to do it.

Got a big one here for your dinner.

Get this down your neck

You've dropped it Mum, don't worry they float when dead, but eat it head first so the spines on its back don't get stuck in your throat.

Its too big to swallow that Mum.

Well if your not going to eat it, I am, waste not want not!.

Junior still trying to get a smaller one.

Lovely grub!.

The young Mallards are getting bigger and eating themselves now.

So a good mornings walk and then off to Morrison's for Fish & Chips now the weather has got a bit cooler!.

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Don't kick a man when he's down, unless you're absolutely certain he won't get up!.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame!.

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.

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