Tea? (Part 2)

[coffeejo]

Here in Somerset we have

Cheddar
Curry
Ham

One day i am going to cycle all the above

Done them all. Though not the tear-inducing approach to High Ham. (Hills would love it ) Next on the agenda is to come down Cheddar Gorge ... and eat a proper curry within the borders of Somerset.

 

[Puddles]

The kids eat tonnes of it as well as olives, anchovies and prawns. Strange children

Must be the air this end of the UK lol, Squidge loves all those things too, User76 does not though she will only eat the prawns but her favourite veg is parsnips and Squidge's is sprouts

 

[Hill Wimp]

Here in Somerset we have

Cheddar
Curry
Ham

One day i am going to cycle all the above

Here in Kent we have

Walmer
Ham
Sandwich

all pretty close to one another too

 

[Puddles]

This is marsh samphire

Though there are two types of samphire - marsh and rock - only marsh samphire is widely available. Marsh samphire has vibrant green stalks, similar to baby asparagus, with a distinctively crisp and salty taste. It can be used raw in salad, though it tends to be very salty so it is more often boiled or steamed for a few minutes. Rock samphire has a rather unpleasant smell and flavour. Occasionally you may also find jars of pickled samphire in gourmet shops.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I don't mean to sound dim but what is samphire? And can I eat it on the Wiggo diet?

It's a seaweed yummy.

 

[Biscuit]

The kids eat tonnes of it as well as olives, anchovies and prawns. Strange children

I'd never had Samphire until recently . Big mistake. However 'fresh' anchovies, olives and prawns... . I should move to the med tbh.

Currently I'm avoiding f/b and forums on here until I've finished watching the TOB stage 8 on eurosport player. . See you all in about an hour.

 

[Puddles]

I've stopped putting food out for the birds because we have swarms of parakeets which come and scare off all our garden birds. They only keep away when there is no food in the feeder.

Mum has lots of those killer birds whose name escapes me, hawks or kestrels of something and lots of other wild birds, she also has lots of squirels so we see baby ones often at the right time, and also a wood pecker

When we visited the Hawk Conservancy and I pointed out she had feeders bigger than theirs I suggested she might be a bit OTT about it She buys bird food in wholesale sacks

 

[coffeejo]

Here in Kent we have

Walmer
Ham
Sandwich

all pretty close to one another too

Just near here we've got Ham, High Ham and Low Ham, plus Ham Hill and Hambridge. Don't know how many other hams there are in the county but it can be a bit confusing at times.

 

[Puddles]

Pooped,

Not on the patio I hope!

 

[coffeejo]

Mum has lots of those killer birds whose name escapes me, hawks or kestrels of something and lots of other wild birds, she also has lots of squirels so we see baby ones often at the right time, and also a wood pecker

When we visited the Hawk Conservancy and I pointed out she had feeders bigger than theirs I suggested she might be a bit OTT about it She buys bird food in wholesale sacks

I found a dead kestrel in the field the other day. It was at the base of a telegraph pole so I suspect it flew straight into the wires.

 

[classic33]

I've stopped putting food out for the birds because we have swarms of parakeets which come and scare off all our garden birds. They only keep away when there is no food in the feeder.

"Your" Woodpecker may be to blame..

 

[Hill Wimp]

New route home through Sauf London on my train tonight due to work on the line.
Peckham Rye has never looked so beautiful

For those of you not from London it's an aquired taste to be visited at speed with locked doors.
Not on the tourist trail or the TOB

 

[Hill Wimp]

Nana only has about 4 of those ones, she has about 40 bird feeders in all which I am supposed to remember what seed/suet pellet/peanut etc goes in which feeder and fill them up correctly when she goes away - I always get it wrong...

This one is a smaller one

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Your other pix of Nana and User76 showed a bird feeder with what looked like steps up for the cats to climb.
Was I seeing things, my phone screen is small and I can't be asked to get my glasses out of my bag?

 

[Puddles]

Your other pix of Nana and User76 showed a bird feeder with what looked like steps up for the cats to climb.
Was I seeing things, my phone screen is small and I can't be asked to get my glasses out of my bag?

this one? No it is perches and holes for the birdies to eat the seed

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Back from riding the C2C route with Mrs 26. Here's SWMBO on top of the Pennines