tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post2406780776525470218..comments2023-07-02T09:49:08.147+01:00Comments on pear tree log: Wild Eyes in Owl WoodElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-55861406260887935052012-02-06T15:46:44.339+00:002012-02-06T15:46:44.339+00:00I was like a child who wasn't given all their ...I was like a child who wasn't given all their smarties when I woke up. We had travel, but made the most of what we were offered. You'll see it in the recent blog post.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153598646374414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-1823308366927813252012-02-05T09:35:18.933+00:002012-02-05T09:35:18.933+00:00Janet, Perhaps he should have used a water pistol...Janet, Perhaps he should have used a water pistol on them. We got plenty of snow - so I am just about to don my snow gear again and help build another snowman.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-71442205102682877502012-02-05T09:33:56.945+00:002012-02-05T09:33:56.945+00:00Hello Nelson, Welcome, and thank you for visiting...Hello Nelson, Welcome, and thank you for visiting. I do hope you will return and become a follower. I will definitely pop over and visit your blog, later today. Right now we are busy building snowmen and recapturing some of the fun of childhood. We don't have snow very often, so we have to make the most of it now!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-77657791980746270212012-02-05T09:29:59.260+00:002012-02-05T09:29:59.260+00:00LBM, I told you that the trees have eyes - I just ...LBM, I told you that the trees have eyes - I just didn't expect them to glow red in the moonlight. It must have been very disconcerting, to say the least!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-61396031420552994222012-02-05T09:28:06.434+00:002012-02-05T09:28:06.434+00:00Gavin, We have some drift of about two feet deep, ...Gavin, We have some drift of about two feet deep, all very sculptural and beautiful. Not much traffic driving through the village (1 tractor so far) so I wonder whether the road is blocked somewhere. Did you have much snow?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-15105109808037028382012-02-05T09:26:08.641+00:002012-02-05T09:26:08.641+00:00Ms Sparrow, Definitely soup weather. We love it ...Ms Sparrow, Definitely soup weather. We love it too - it suits my style of cooking, only we won't go into that one! <br />It is amazing what a few free cd's can be used for. I wonder what fate awaited all the others.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-63328111276793386472012-02-05T09:19:44.571+00:002012-02-05T09:19:44.571+00:00Jane, Luckily we got plenty last night. The worl...Jane, Luckily we got plenty last night. The world is transformed and magical - now we have the photographs, and the snowman, we just need it to disappear overnight!!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-18801282051767487212012-02-05T09:18:06.804+00:002012-02-05T09:18:06.804+00:00Scarlet, We got plenty of snow and they are out b...Scarlet, We got plenty of snow and they are out building a snowman right now. The soup was lovely and spicy, just the thing for a cold winter night!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-12225857417066787052012-02-05T09:10:16.279+00:002012-02-05T09:10:16.279+00:00Joanne, I like that, a wild disc chase. We got p...Joanne, I like that, a wild disc chase. We got plenty of snow and because it was really windy the drifts are beautifully sculpted. Harry and George are busy as I type.<br /><br /><br /><br />John, That is interesting about the chimes and the discs, so inadvertently we have done the right thing by the chickens. Thanks for the tip about the hair, I'll get working on that one. Anything that helps protect the old girls!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-58698235675726575272012-02-05T09:06:59.529+00:002012-02-05T09:06:59.529+00:00Molly, They must have looked pretty spooky - espe...Molly, They must have looked pretty spooky - especially away from the house and 'alone' in the wood. My imagination would have gone into overdrive!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-57533635382859957152012-02-05T09:05:21.761+00:002012-02-05T09:05:21.761+00:00Meggie, Although it is only breakfast time here, w...Meggie, Although it is only breakfast time here, we have just spent an hour and a half out in the snow and I could just do with a bowl of your broth, it sounds very warming. I like the idea of adding nutmeg, I must try that some time. Meanwhile I will have to settle for porridge with prunes and spices.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-76159944633967885272012-02-05T05:19:02.636+00:002012-02-05T05:19:02.636+00:00I would have been gone when the wild eyes didn'...I would have been gone when the wild eyes didn't respond to my waving. Hope one of your next post contains a photo of a snowman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-39675776545299965242012-02-04T23:21:15.254+00:002012-02-04T23:21:15.254+00:00Ha ha, you have to watchful of those prowling CDs!...Ha ha, you have to watchful of those prowling CDs!Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-86298162787751903992012-02-04T22:23:18.610+00:002012-02-04T22:23:18.610+00:00A lady who can surmise her meal with a tasty photo...A lady who can surmise her meal with a tasty photograph. The price of forgetting my picture was the sum of 336 words; 1,672 characters; and 45 lines for any obliging readers... I'm itching to see how deep that snow is tomorrow.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153598646374414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-40419714078587612432012-02-04T22:18:30.731+00:002012-02-04T22:18:30.731+00:00I loved your old-fashioned tale of the farmer chec...I loved your old-fashioned tale of the farmer checking the henhouse for foxes and encountering CD's! What a modern twist!<br /><br />My housemate is making some chili soup in the crockpot for supper.<br />After that is gone, I'm thinking of having some ham and pea soup.<br />Yeah, winter!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-55940862903958243462012-02-04T22:08:53.907+00:002012-02-04T22:08:53.907+00:00If you don't have enough snow for a snowman, I...If you don't have enough snow for a snowman, I'll send some over.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-76016271842436076842012-02-04T21:58:00.906+00:002012-02-04T21:58:00.906+00:00Your soup looks good. I hope George and Harry get ...Your soup looks good. I hope George and Harry get to build their snowman tomorrow!Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-59920861135449063052012-02-04T21:32:32.734+00:002012-02-04T21:32:32.734+00:00I was told to use discs and wind chimes (metal one...I was told to use discs and wind chimes (metal ones of course)by an old gamekeeper<br />he said anything "odd" and out of kilter will frighten a fox.....<br />I also use human hair ( from the barbers) puched into the hawthorn hedge and dog hair from our dog groomer!!!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-37395221302153764462012-02-04T21:04:15.637+00:002012-02-04T21:04:15.637+00:00A wild disc chase! I hope you get as much snow as...A wild disc chase! I hope you get as much snow as you want and nothing more. This entire winter can be ended none too soon for me.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-9500442269581335042012-02-04T20:59:14.295+00:002012-02-04T20:59:14.295+00:00I think those CD's would have freaked me out t...I think those CD's would have freaked me out too and I would have hotfooted it back to the house. glad the chooks were safe in the morning.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-44953719184237278002012-02-04T20:52:56.507+00:002012-02-04T20:52:56.507+00:00My soup for dinner is almost ready.....creamy brot...My soup for dinner is almost ready.....creamy broth with broccoli, potatoes and diced ham mixed in. Add salt, pepper, and a little fresh ground nutmeg. <br />I guess it is soup weather.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.com