Visit to Reddish Vale again. 18.9.2018.

Pepe has had a poorly back offside knee this past week but after a visit to the vets and a few injections he seems to be on the mend now.

We had a trip to the Vale on Tuesday, meeting with fiend David with his foster baby Pug Geoff!.

We had a cheap cuppa in the info centre and then a walk round the lake with Geoff galloping ahead puppy like, exploring all the smalls and watching the ducks and swans!.

I carried Pepe and stopped at each bench to take photographs and then on to the next bench, I don't know about his knee mine was giving out by the time we got back to the Info centre, he's going on a diet this week!!.

Lady Mandarin.

Paired for life I believe, this pair have been together a few years.

Very regal 

Looking at all the different shells,colours and markings on the Terror-pins round the lakes ,they must be different types that have been dumped there!.

BOGOF.

Not close enough with this one.

That's better hey!.

Talking about pairing, think Loveee is in the air.

You can run but you can't hide Heron specially with legs like those.

Alright I'll come out for a photo shoot.

Is this my best side?.

Think I'd like to try that bungee jumping!.

Ooooh perhaps not!!.

A few of the little guys.

Fluffy.

Today Pepe looking and I'm sure feeling a lot better!, had a wash and trim on Friday that the vet had said was OK. He looks and smells lovely now.

Not quite the Lion King but he thinks he is!.

Been re potting some of my Mother-in- law's tongues and Ponytail Palms today, bought the Ponytail Palms after reading they store water in the ball trunk at the base and over watering is the worse thing you can do, they were placed on a wet tray at the garden centre, still I suppose they water everything the same and hope they sell before they die!.

I've re potted mine in Cactus compost and hope for the best that they will dry out before the roots rot!.

I like cactus type plants as they survive better if you forget to water them.

Well that's it for another day folk's.

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Daisy Nook, 5.9.2108.

Daisy Nook today with mate David and his foster puppy Pug Geoff!.

Drinks and grub first at the Cafe, non for you Geoff , I'm afraid, don't look so sad!

We had a good walk round the canal walks and fields with Geoff and Pepe getting on well since Pepe told Geoff off for being disrespectful to his elders, they get on well now.

A nice change for them both from Etherow, plenty of new smells.

Nice Heron on the top canal, great fishers no wonder the fishermen don't like them, think the're jealous really.

Juvenile Coot luckily survived the Herons attentions when younger. 

Not so safe are these baby Moorhens, on the first pond after the Cafe, only saw two babies last week and friend Mary said they had seen three, obviously they had been hiding in the reeds all along.

I had seen a heron investigating the area last week 

Back at the Cafe after a good walk round and a drink or us all, including the dogs!.

So another good day at Daisy Nook.

It got better as on the way home we called at Mate Bob and Joyce's, they like to see Pepe on a regular basis to make I'm taking care of him I think!.

So after a chat and a drink I was given the "Order of the Kingfisher" for snapping my first Kingfisher last week!.

What a lovely present and so lifelike!.

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Down at Reddish Vale.4.9.2018.

Down at the Vale the last couple of days there was plenty of wildlife though the Kingfishers seemed to be hiding today.

The last young Grebe standing seems to be having trouble at the moment, its parents have disappeared and trying to fend for itself  can't get the hang of diving for fish.

In the end it came over to where I was feeding the other ducks and pigeons and started to eat my seeds!

Looking quite handsome now and starting to get its head tufts.

Perhaps get the hang of fishing soon, at least its eating something.

Visiting the neighbors!

Sun bathing.

The monster still about!.

Goosey Goosey gander.

Nice walks.

Islands in the stream ( Dolly Parton).

Chaffinches with their bumble feet.

Trying to find out about the markings on this Swans head must ask Darren the warden.

I'm shy!, is he still looking?.

My nails are catching in this netting.

Friend David turned up today with his Foster Puppy Geoff!

Getting quite used to walking with Pepe and like all dogs needs a good walk to quieten him down for the evening.

About 15 weeks now.

There you go well exercised and sleeping with his Mum!.

We're all off to Daisy Nook in the morning and Geoff is quite a hit there with the ladies!.

That's it for now folks call back again soon.

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