IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS (06/04/10)

         Here we are in a wood about a mile south west of Haltwhistle. I never got around to a post yesterday as on the way a Pheasant flew up and trashed the nearside mirror. I didn’t do the bird any favours but it was a quick end for the poor thing. The glass was fine it just wouldn’t adjust, so a couple of hours stripping, aralditing and reassembling was successful, just as well the blessed things are four hundred pounds.

       We left Ravenglass in rain that would have had Noah dashing for his tool kit. After a stop at Tesco, this time I had a list, we arrived mid afternoon as the rain was stopping. We are parked in a small clearing all on our own which suits me fine after the chaos of Easter weekend.

         Very peaceful our nearest neighbour is a good two hundred yards away. I’m glad we came here, it has potential. There are two castles within walking distance, the river runs past the door and there are acres of woodland to explore.

         The River South Tyne…………Not by the look of things Kingfisher country but I have seen Oyster Catchers.

There are Dippers on this tributary, called Park Burn.

         The woods downstream of me are semi flooded and very attractive.

         This is one of the deeper pools, I was investigating it for life when Molly shot off. I looked up and two hundred yards away a dozen Roe Deer in full flight with a wee white dog doing her best to catch up. No chance of stopping her so it’s sit down and worry time. Worry time! The hour it took her to return felt like a week. When she eventually sniffed her way back we were both so pleased to see each other it was as if she had been gone a month. I usually keep her on the lead but she has been good, even to the point of leaving rabbits alone. She will be on the lead from now, little devil, a few more grey hairs and one very tired dog.

  She even found a bone on the way back, doesn’t deserve it.

This moth is also reading the site rules. I think it is one of the various Beauties but can’t find it in the book.

Tomorrow it’s either castles or birds, the feeders are out on a tree next to the truck and are attracting Nuthatches and a great spotted Woodpecker as well as the usual Robin, Great Tits and Chaffinch, could be an excellent week. Time will tell.