tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post6566437768264979146..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Sad NewsJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-6837999447289631192012-05-07T10:44:47.472+01:002012-05-07T10:44:47.472+01:00I've spent over a week now without hardly seei...I've spent over a week now without hardly seeing the news - it's been a delight! I had noticed that there had been a pile of rain down south, but the weather can be cruel and drop it all on you so fast that it's rushed off to the sea before it can raise the level of resevoirs and all that. It's beginning to sound prolonged so I hope your drought is at an end you can start using hosepipes again.Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-89150162341756767882012-05-05T04:54:23.192+01:002012-05-05T04:54:23.192+01:00That is sad news. I can't believe you have rec...That is sad news. I can't believe you have received so much rain.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-14276459609212489302012-05-04T13:07:58.569+01:002012-05-04T13:07:58.569+01:00Sorry to hear about the swans' nest. Would the...Sorry to hear about the swans' nest. Would they try to build another one later? After our dry winter and spring, we are getting adequate rain. We'll see what the summer turns out to be like. Abso sounds like quite the character. I like the official response: relocate him, rather like being sent to Australia.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-76034472698045527502012-05-04T12:12:05.320+01:002012-05-04T12:12:05.320+01:00Hi John, Sad to hear about your swan family. My b...Hi John, Sad to hear about your swan family. My brother in Lincs has told me about the rain. Sounds like a case of "It never rains but it pours". Bye for now JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476181295259115670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-30231883797300941622012-05-04T10:15:59.847+01:002012-05-04T10:15:59.847+01:00That is very sad indeed, poor swans. I guess many...That is very sad indeed, poor swans. I guess many other water birds along the river banks may have lost their nests too it seems to be all or nothing with rain at the moment:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-11404494297562001422012-05-04T09:58:54.657+01:002012-05-04T09:58:54.657+01:00That's sad about the swans nest John I guess t...That's sad about the swans nest John I guess this happens more times than we know to water-bird life..Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-80054642435655375912012-05-04T01:30:00.368+01:002012-05-04T01:30:00.368+01:00I wonder if the swans will try for a late nesting ...I wonder if the swans will try for a late nesting elswhere--maybe that isn't something they do [?]<br />If only the needed rain could be measured out instead of a deluge.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-68508683620219847212012-05-04T00:24:23.341+01:002012-05-04T00:24:23.341+01:00I am sorry for your over abundance of rain and the...I am sorry for your over abundance of rain and the bereft swans, but delighted to know there is a word for loutish behaviour that can be muttered at those who practice it.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-45812056314542621582012-05-03T22:15:09.748+01:002012-05-03T22:15:09.748+01:00Natural selection at work? The smarter swans nest ...Natural selection at work? The smarter swans nest in higher ground? Perhpas not. Asbo - we have an over abundance of that here in the States. I'll have to remember that one.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-15933791149422970422012-05-03T21:41:40.591+01:002012-05-03T21:41:40.591+01:00How sad that the swans have lost their nest, there...How sad that the swans have lost their nest, there must be many wild creatures who have lost both their homes and their lives during this wet spell. I know we need the rain but not all at once!Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-82475421879821951182012-05-03T21:05:49.940+01:002012-05-03T21:05:49.940+01:00A spoilt nest is such a sorry sight. We have flood...A spoilt nest is such a sorry sight. We have floods here and rain, rain and more rain... Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-22507613787331450232012-05-03T20:33:57.383+01:002012-05-03T20:33:57.383+01:00Sad...Sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-23969025427409140832012-05-03T19:44:43.222+01:002012-05-03T19:44:43.222+01:00Sorry, Tipper, but we need that rain. Remarkably w...Sorry, Tipper, but we need that rain. Remarkably we have floods and a drought at the same time over here! Our water comes from an aquifer, a layer of porous rock that holds water like a sponge. The water held in that layer is at an all-time low because of a couple of dry years. This last rain has all come at once so is just running away down the rivers.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-13550529682993276352012-05-03T19:33:48.176+01:002012-05-03T19:33:48.176+01:00A duck nested in a most unsuitable place on top of...A duck nested in a most unsuitable place on top of a wall by the side of the road in our village. She hatched off ten ducklings last week and by the endof the first day they had all gone. The beck was running very fast and I wonder if they were just washed downstream. Whatever the reason she spent the whole day walking up and down the road calling them.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-88041056519223643532012-05-03T19:25:32.503+01:002012-05-03T19:25:32.503+01:00Yes, to http://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090...Yes, to http://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356 Tipper, we need it in the U.S. Strangest New England I have seen in 14 years. Drought in so many locations. Thanks for the rose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-41468383680600329142012-05-03T19:02:12.225+01:002012-05-03T19:02:12.225+01:00Makes me wish I could take the rain and put it whe...Makes me wish I could take the rain and put it where people need it-instead of where they don't!Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.com