tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3305875655284073084..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ThreesomeYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31191829675651229712020-02-18T17:33:46.304+00:002020-02-18T17:33:46.304+00:00LOLLOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63792154051223174142020-02-17T18:33:39.107+00:002020-02-17T18:33:39.107+00:00We live on a hill but even in Sheffield's rive...We live on a hill but even in Sheffield's river valleys it hasn't been bad. I am not aware of any homes being flooded over the past two weeks though elsewhere in Yorkshire a good number of homeowners have suffered. <br /><br />How did you get so far off topic? Blue sky thinking perhaps?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7979371433291389332020-02-17T18:23:19.383+00:002020-02-17T18:23:19.383+00:00I've seen in the news that Yorkshire had some ...I've seen in the news that Yorkshire had some serious flooding - are you folks okay there? I know that in many cases the news is filtered to give us the most extreme events and - as is the case here - there is a big difference in how storms affect low-lying versus hilly areas, but still ...<br /><br />I think rats do get a bad rap. On the other hand, if you've ever had the pleasure of seeing a very large rat - or many - scurrying around it's a bit nervewracking! I saw one cross the road in front of me one rainy night and it rather freaked me out! I feel very sad for the white rats used in labs. Their lot in life is worse than animals raised for the plate - to suffer, and finally, to be killed. Same with any lab animals. Gah. How did I get so far off topic? sorryjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89973665079865280492020-02-17T14:20:45.184+00:002020-02-17T14:20:45.184+00:00Thanks for that comment Mary. Interesting.
P.S. ...Thanks for that comment Mary. Interesting. <br /><br />P.S. Are you a female sparrowhawk?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41715071129098308042020-02-17T13:33:55.441+00:002020-02-17T13:33:55.441+00:00Sorry, but that Sparrowhawk looks mightily pissed ...Sorry, but that Sparrowhawk looks mightily pissed off (endowing him with human feelings, I know). Considering how keen-eyed they are, I'm wondering if he didn't know you had him in your lens and didn't appreciate having his photo taken. Pretty much the same look I give folks when they want to take photos of me. <br /><br />We have a variety of birds of prey around here (near the Chesapeake Bay)--bald eagles, ospreys, and various kinds of hawks (i.e. red-tailed, red-shoulders, Cooper's). Sometimes a red-tailed hawk will sit on our deck railing checking out our bird feeders and the innumerable voles. A bit of a shock to walk in my kitchen and see him out the window not 10 feet away. Amazing to see just how large they are up close--50-60cm wingspan. The bald eagle is even larger. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51316083104516265242020-02-17T13:20:11.902+00:002020-02-17T13:20:11.902+00:00I wonder if it is possible to make retrospective c...I wonder if it is possible to make retrospective complaints to the RSPCA? After all, you single-handedly devastated their family life Graham! Poor little things!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77401838235116413202020-02-17T12:32:16.225+00:002020-02-17T12:32:16.225+00:00I kept pet rats and pet mice as a child and they a...I kept pet rats and pet mice as a child and they are wonderfully intelligent and able to solve fairly complex problems. What few of us like is fast moving creatures of any kind sharing our space uncontrolled. I came home from New Zealand once to find my garden shed absolutely over-run with field mice who had discovered the perfect winter home. One of the saddest things I've had to do was turf them all out. Fortunately it was late spring and they were likely to survive. Mind you I then had to completely gut and disinfect my garden shed. Happily it was brick so was fairly easily cleaned.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11316707423919856062020-02-17T12:22:52.376+00:002020-02-17T12:22:52.376+00:00We certainly do think differently about other rode...We certainly do think differently about other rodents i.e. guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils. Poor Mr Ratty!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7631664682089781102020-02-17T12:20:41.659+00:002020-02-17T12:20:41.659+00:00We need to feel that the characters are real and a...We need to feel that the characters are real and are worthy of our attention.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25314273037652588062020-02-17T12:19:25.196+00:002020-02-17T12:19:25.196+00:00I get lazy about reading too Red. Here are three b...I get lazy about reading too Red. Here are three books you might want to try: "Red Midnight", "Renegade Red", "Red Heat" and "Red Hot and Reckless".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66433730959062498812020-02-17T12:15:31.510+00:002020-02-17T12:15:31.510+00:00Please don't have nightmares about him Lee.Please don't have nightmares about him Lee.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51009110934143135622020-02-17T12:06:19.076+00:002020-02-17T12:06:19.076+00:00PS: I know what you mean about a book being well w...PS: I know what you mean about a book being well written but as long as we do not warm to the characters, it can be the best written book in the world and still leave us cold.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68015380733057023872020-02-17T12:05:42.779+00:002020-02-17T12:05:42.779+00:00The sparrowhawk is impressive. We've seen and ...The sparrowhawk is impressive. We've seen and heard many buzzards and other birds of prey on Sunday, when the weather was sunny and it was as warm as it sometimes gets on a chilly day in June or July - 18 Celsius!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7687958243507144532020-02-17T11:36:04.040+00:002020-02-17T11:36:04.040+00:00That's the girlThat's the girlJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71589366601654164832020-02-17T07:54:44.915+00:002020-02-17T07:54:44.915+00:00Rats "... the loathsome offspring of the devi...Rats "... the loathsome offspring of the devil". They are, YP, in as much as they have potential to spread disease. Think Black Death. Though, in fairness, one may argue that it was the fleas that fed on the rats which were the devil's own invention. The other thing, and its impact not to be poo pooed, that they are double incontinent wherever they go. Holy shit.<br /><br />Since humans (men in particular) appear to make judgements based on the VISUAL, may I suggest that the fact that a rat's tail is long and naked in itself feeds into our repulsion. Give me a mouse any day. Not that they aren't double incontinent. <br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7177999884745728062020-02-16T23:51:00.736+00:002020-02-16T23:51:00.736+00:00I've been very lazy on the reading lately. I h...I've been very lazy on the reading lately. I haven't been to the library for about 3 weeks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58884877370421258222020-02-16T22:14:10.132+00:002020-02-16T22:14:10.132+00:00That bird certainly doesn't look very happy ab...That bird certainly doesn't look very happy about being caught out! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41397642791077478922020-02-16T21:47:24.183+00:002020-02-16T21:47:24.183+00:00Great minds think alike...but so do you and I...so...Great minds think alike...but so do you and I...sometimes!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17323964372457885672020-02-16T21:46:39.015+00:002020-02-16T21:46:39.015+00:00Sparrowhawks say you look like Charles Hawtree!Sparrowhawks say you look like Charles Hawtree!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4324650277787241812020-02-16T21:45:44.318+00:002020-02-16T21:45:44.318+00:00I met her! She works in Farm Foods now.I met her! She works in Farm Foods now.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-92044387695838527752020-02-16T21:44:45.072+00:002020-02-16T21:44:45.072+00:00Fortunately, I believe that I am too large to be a...Fortunately, I believe that I am too large to be a sparrow hawk's dinner.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62405920025432681482020-02-16T21:43:37.181+00:002020-02-16T21:43:37.181+00:00I courted a girl called Julie who lives in Selby
...I courted a girl called Julie who lives in Selby <br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88454238478682855192020-02-16T21:35:32.916+00:002020-02-16T21:35:32.916+00:00Not easy to get a photo of a sparrow hawk up close...Not easy to get a photo of a sparrow hawk up close. I've seen them in action, they are quite scary, especially if you are a sparrow.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35716425842703275772020-02-16T21:24:25.415+00:002020-02-16T21:24:25.415+00:00Sparrowhawks always look to me as if they're w...Sparrowhawks always look to me as if they're wearing pyjama trousers.Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9349159598147664932020-02-16T20:23:20.343+00:002020-02-16T20:23:20.343+00:00That's really weird. I was contemplating a spa...That's really weird. I was contemplating a sparrowhawk post today but got off on another track which needed quite a lot of rooting around for photos. I've read, and very much admired, Birdsong and another one which I think was called Charlotte Gray about which I can recall nothing but I seem to remember enjoying it too.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com