Garden Centre Cafe Dog Walkers Club.

Today we had a day out together at Reddish Vale Country Park, we met at the Cafe there which was as you can imagine on school holidays full of parents and their children.

I even met my next door neighbours, with their lovely children, in fact all the children today were all well behaved and enjoying themselves!.

Our group all had a nice meal which we didn't have to wait too long for considering the fact they were full of customers, when it came it was nicely presented, hot and savoury and a reasonable price!.

Afterwards we went down to the information centre area and had a walk round to the small lake that the others hadn't seen before. It was nice and quiet and peaceful there and we had the place to ourselves, except for the wildlife!.

Heron.

Cormorant.

Drying out after a good fishing session.

Then it was back to the Info centre for a nice cheap cuppa, and a cornetto each.

 I'd arrived early and had a walk round the larger lakes and saw some of the others birds there and the children were there in Canadian canoe's on the river.

No pictures of the kids, its not the done thing these days is it, they were all very keen to have a stroke of Pepe and were very polite about it!.

Nice fluffy Chaffinch

Beautiful colourful little bird's 

The cygnets are both doing well  on the larger of the lakes

Mum very attentive and keeping her eye on Pepe!.

Plenty of cormorants there today.

The Great Crested Grebe Babies are both doing well 

Quite different to the parents at this stage aren't they 

Not sure what type this one is, no doubt mate Bob will let me know before I can find out myself!.

Also on my solo walk round found these colourful flowers/ weeds? with lots of bees all over them., they didn't seem to be bothered if they were Flowers or Weeds!

These were all taken with my IPhone, so turned out quite well I thought, so included them all!.

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Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and can't stand in the driver ahead of you!.

One thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion,economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe

that we are above-average drivers!

If your wife wants to learn to drive, don't stand in her way!.

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Tuesday, 4th July 2017.

Met a few of the mates at the Garden Centre Cafe today, had a good chat, putting the world to rights

Friend Jean had taken this photo earlier, the view from the Garden Centre Cafe.


 Then had a walk down to the landing stage to see the members there.

The Body guard!.

A couple of mutants, nice colours though.

Went back to the GC Cafe just in time to see the new gazebo had arrived and Maggie and Ryan were putting it up.

Fills the whole seating area and though it looks a bit dark here there are going to be lights inside and on the tables.

Still meeting people who have been in the Lakeside cafe and are not happy with the new up market menu and prices!.

In case you missed the new GC Cafe Menu ( Maggie's Place) here it is again!.

More like the down to earth fayre we Northerners are used to, a walk round the park and a cuppa and a Bacon/Sausage Barm or what ever to round off the day!.

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An apple a day keeps the doctor way,

But an onion does the job for a week!.

Due to a mix up in Urology, orange juice will not be on the menu this morning.

Harry got threw out of the hospital, because he took a turn for the nurse!

It's the way I tell em!.

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Sunday 25th.6.2017.

This Sunday I went to Reddish Vale Park again though it was dull and drizzling, I thought the Kestrel's might have had their babies out on the veranda by now, but no lucky too wet perhaps only us Teal's out and about!.

Do plenty of people like and use the Vale, see this!

Some of the art work on the sides of the Information Centre

Though I didn't see the kestrel's, there was this nice Moorhen,

The Great Crested Grebe's nesting again, leaving the earlier brood to fend for themselves

Then out of nowhere spotted these Canadian Geese Goslings, 8 in total and quite grown up, I was surprised as I'd not seen any young chicks about over the past weeks. 

There was this couple with one younger chick still with his yellow baby fluff.

Video of them on the move!

A forth coming attraction at the Vale, was there last year and was good!.

Monday at Etherow,

 went to the Garden Centre Cafe as it's better for some of the old Breakfast club, whilst there the Couple we've met before with this Leonburger came in, As Pepe had met it before he wasn't too bothered!.

He's 10 and a half and weights 12 Stone!.

Think this little fellow followed me from the other Cafe as I fed him most mornings!, they're not daft are they.

 

 Some very nice plants in the garden Centre at the moment, just had a new delivery!.

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If you live in a glass house,

You should change clothes in the basement.

If you can't be a good example,

Then you'll just have to be a horrible warning!.

If flattery get's you nowhere, try bribery!.

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Today at Reddish Vale, 26.3.2017.

I think Spring has finally arrived don't you!, the clocks have gone forward and the sun was shinning today

The Vale 

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Nice with a bit of sun on your back isn't it Ethel, Don't be getting any idea's Fred!.

The Great Crested Grebes are getting their nest sorted

Don't worry about the black one eating all the seed Ethel, he only eats fish!

Look at the size of his webbed feet!.

Mr Heron.

Spotted this Moorhen high up in a tree!.

 

You can just make out the wild Ring Necked Parakeet here.

Last but not least are these beautiful Chimneys for my Narra Boats, that my Mate the Master Design engineer has made me!

There will be a smoke unit in them when they are fitted to the boat.

With the weather getting warmer I will soon be Abell to start spraying the Amelia Rose and fit these beautiful Chimneys, in the meantime I will paint them, but show the Brass bands round their tops

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Yesterday I saw a guy trying to chat up a Cheetah!.

"Hello I thought hes trying to pull a fast one!.

Cats took thousands of years to domesticate humans!.

Do radioactive cats have 18 half lives?.

Now an important announcement for drivers travelling to Shrewsbury on the M11.

The M11 doesn't go to Shrewsbury!.

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