tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38055382836420500772024-03-13T21:04:12.527+00:00Little Green Men PhotographyRandom postings from an itinerant engineer who would rather be taking pictures or catching trout on the fly...Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.comBlogger558125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-12963171950340409502021-04-25T15:55:00.000+01:002021-04-25T15:55:22.219+01:00A Grand Day Out to Stowe Gardens<p>2021 has been a very lean time for photography: partly because of the Covid lockdown, but mainly because I've spent almost every waking hour since Christmas working on the Cambridge Camera Club website. Lockdown has been partially lifted and the website is all but complete, so a week ago we went on a Grand Day Out to <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stowe" target="_blank">Stowe Gardens</a> to meet up with the Bristol side of the family. We last saw Joe in September, and he's grown up a huge amount in six months. We were only with him for the day, unfortunately, but it won't be long before he's allowed to visit Harston with Frances and Christopher.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysXUHp69pwjUVAD4Qs3YNa4pEe_eYYhvh6ogn7oBVCzViQEecEdLPb8aVopzexEjlJElucwrCywWd1OqQIJJ0LEAynCJ2LHxBMUcAnSQEvYQVLhHkgit9_xyx25z2Z3QesfMPnpVxXQ/s1000/_XTB0464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1000" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysXUHp69pwjUVAD4Qs3YNa4pEe_eYYhvh6ogn7oBVCzViQEecEdLPb8aVopzexEjlJElucwrCywWd1OqQIJJ0LEAynCJ2LHxBMUcAnSQEvYQVLhHkgit9_xyx25z2Z3QesfMPnpVxXQ/w640-h608/_XTB0464.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexLBUjS1HenjrKpBUhZdv9-SrfzzWkiJHPN6scDR2TYYip8UF8bkOlJs4aDxZxA5M0gane2Ygj5Y0bIjQ2-OInZ4JzjtcfciEyQ3WgvlIB6RawQ5CGGYAK_xF-6IegJgQeF_nsORxhu0/s1000/_XTB0465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She has been a constant joy during a very strange 2020, and is now very much part of the family. As well as being yellow rather than black, she shares many of the same characteristics of the late and much lamented Amber (AKA "The Dumb Blonde"). So much so that Flora has now acquired the epithet "DB2".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS8HQmWDc6Fqd2X8BeDY1VYLUP-Jf8KsmDgKLcCxQ11dAev-ia7rCOWawMJpHqM8sS51WCdYSeLmo371PFYHyfQxSTd_EMW9I_JpQcUW-p2L4wkKDaV-x-MsbbQiJrRb43xZ1kMwVSu0/s1000/_XTB0406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1000" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS8HQmWDc6Fqd2X8BeDY1VYLUP-Jf8KsmDgKLcCxQ11dAev-ia7rCOWawMJpHqM8sS51WCdYSeLmo371PFYHyfQxSTd_EMW9I_JpQcUW-p2L4wkKDaV-x-MsbbQiJrRb43xZ1kMwVSu0/w640-h552/_XTB0406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JTbgbeGyou33AuSMoKeRLj9e7pPEz7c7Vvv74n-TtzRk293XJAH6DGop5x4EABTlI-zDrv3v3VlrSOLsWNac0UR3k84Pe6LYfao7vxMkHIix73LBLzKM8W1xRI5GruBIiGg3078Orps/s1000/_XTB0408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JTbgbeGyou33AuSMoKeRLj9e7pPEz7c7Vvv74n-TtzRk293XJAH6DGop5x4EABTlI-zDrv3v3VlrSOLsWNac0UR3k84Pe6LYfao7vxMkHIix73LBLzKM8W1xRI5GruBIiGg3078Orps/w524-h640/_XTB0408.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBPcrOIeJZDb6a9-wbI4rxf1qOQ7v9vDRr0dV-KfQrDiFfY9p4tkqQvrQjZRHP3npZ8vnvTm2UeKqQ4c5ZRJM3BJc-Ejmyxq4xPdu6jc8GH7uiAuAmsME6qulXWsIi4oREXvROu9IzKY/s1000/_XTB0410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1000" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBPcrOIeJZDb6a9-wbI4rxf1qOQ7v9vDRr0dV-KfQrDiFfY9p4tkqQvrQjZRHP3npZ8vnvTm2UeKqQ4c5ZRJM3BJc-Ejmyxq4xPdu6jc8GH7uiAuAmsME6qulXWsIi4oREXvROu9IzKY/w640-h484/_XTB0410.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVIjfomL5L6FBXnzGoQ2CCkraYzNktd1Jf0FViNksUJmVtkkf-SDkWAdWUu9XTlly2ox255cf13_MipTEUpQ-jjHw54aLotqYGRLJrX7uggCGm8Xdflyp3TRZoM6eegbnSV2xCPnGZ5s/s1000/_XTB0419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVIjfomL5L6FBXnzGoQ2CCkraYzNktd1Jf0FViNksUJmVtkkf-SDkWAdWUu9XTlly2ox255cf13_MipTEUpQ-jjHw54aLotqYGRLJrX7uggCGm8Xdflyp3TRZoM6eegbnSV2xCPnGZ5s/w640-h420/_XTB0419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>To jog your memory, this is what she looked like when eight weeks old at the end of February.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQVdBLZi_ufflIJdh0deaQturMn95EGHzABhEA9f-sTm1YBEFxJN9Xx1fgCxfSh5rhUieVarePHasECS1TUArGypo12FSD90jrEFCHGlamwW3yx84ImazNiDaagMCfGZ5sr0ZqupsACE/s1000/_XTA2421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="687" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQVdBLZi_ufflIJdh0deaQturMn95EGHzABhEA9f-sTm1YBEFxJN9Xx1fgCxfSh5rhUieVarePHasECS1TUArGypo12FSD90jrEFCHGlamwW3yx84ImazNiDaagMCfGZ5sr0ZqupsACE/w440-h640/_XTA2421.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><p>Another week and it will be Isla's birthday (in lockdown, presumably).</p>Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999123.826775163821154 -35.0782841 80.447242836178845 35.2342159tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-4823273199686327812020-05-25T09:38:00.000+01:002020-05-25T09:38:31.497+01:00Flora at 18 weeksMore catch-up pictures of our ever growing pup, taken at the beginning of May. Being a true labrador, Flora is obsessed with anything vaguely food related. She also likes chewing on things, so was in seventh heaven when given a yogurt pot to lick out.<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at a similar stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/05/normal-service-is-resumed.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-27445700011114456812020-05-20T16:54:00.001+01:002020-05-20T16:56:58.367+01:00Flora at 16 weeksFor those who have been waiting several weeks for their puppy fix, I can only apologise for the delay. I've been really busy with other things (in this case, the Cambridge Camera Club website), meaning that I haven't had much time for photography. I've kept up with pictures of Flora, though, so here are a few of her aged 16 weeks towards the end of April.<br />
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Flora isn't quite as obsessed with balls as Isla, but she knows that it's a good way to get her sister to play with her.</div>
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Sometimes the games can be quite scary...<br />
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...although not as scary as "Fat Jimmy", our lard-arse of a cat.<br />
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After all that excitement it's time for a lie-down. Sisters really do make excellent chin rests.<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at roughly the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/growing-up.html">here</a> and <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/flower-power.html">here</a>.]</div>
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Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-19300721688209746762020-04-13T18:09:00.000+01:002020-04-13T18:09:17.246+01:00Flora at 14 weeksThe weather has been sufficiently warm recently that we decided it was time to dust off the paddling pool so that Flora could be initiated into the joys of water play. At all started with some peaceful sunbathing...<br />
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...but then Harriet decided to get the hose out. Fun, fun fun.<br />
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Meanwhile, Issy was doing a valiant job of washing all the winter's detritus off the paddling pool. Needless to say, Flora wanted to help.<br />
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...if a little scary.<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/waterlogged-wimpole.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-77505154100251935912020-04-05T19:29:00.001+01:002020-04-05T19:29:19.169+01:00Flora at 13 weeksFlora continues to live up to her name by being addicted to plants - well, eating them anyway, much to Harriet's disgust. Pansies are a particular favourite, but geraniums are also remarkably tasty...<br />
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Issy went shopping during the week, and brought back a large bag of vegetables. Before we could stop her, Flora had half-inched a sweet potato and was busy chomping her way through it.<br />
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...but, of course, big sister likes sweet potatoes too.<br />
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Finishing the yogurt is always an exciting occurrence - for a dog, anyway - and Isla always gets first dibs at licking out the pot.<br />
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Flora loves the cats, but - as with Isla two years ago - the affection isn't always reciprocated. Peace broke out for a while, though, as a result of the glorious spring sunshine.<br />
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Today we had a leak from the bathroom, which happens to be directly above my office, and water was dripping into my computer (which, conveniently, has a set of ventilation holes in the lid). The first I knew about it was when the graphics card went haywire (immediately before dying, as I discovered later). In an attempt to mitigate the damage I put the computer out in the sun to dry off. Isla and Flora decided to do a spot of sunbathing too.<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/waterlogged-wimpole.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-31973499856057057862020-03-29T19:45:00.000+01:002020-04-05T19:08:21.165+01:00Flora at 12 weeksSo, a new super-cute <i>Andrex</i> puppy joins the family, and immediately there is panic buying of toilet paper. Then, on the first day that Flora is officially allowed into the big, wide world, the Coronavirus lockdown is announced. Coincidences? I think not...<br />
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Flora has now been on her first real walk to the Recreation Ground, although - because of the lockdown - Monday was the only day she was allowed to play with other dogs. Playmate number one was none other than Isla's best mate, Daisy.<br />
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Flora certainly knows how to be cute and endearing in order to get what she wants.<br />
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Back at home in lockdown, Flora is fascinated by the hole in the decking where our clothes drier fits. By the time we come to use it this year, the hole is likely to be significantly larger than necessary.<br />
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The sunny weather has meant that we've spent lots of time playing in the back garden. Isla, being ball-obsessed, occasionally allows Flora to join in...<br />
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...but not for very long.<br />
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At other times the two dogs play really happily together, which is lovely to watch.<br />
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Flora still has a <i>penchant</i> for eating Harriet's flowers, and most of the pansies have now been stripped (as well as several geraniums up-rooted).<br />
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Having mastered the cat flap already, Flora has now taught herself to use the stairs. As a result, absolutely nothing is safe any more - including the cats!<br />
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I wonder what she'll learn to do next week?<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/walkies.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-80339980307357374682020-03-23T15:54:00.000+00:002020-03-23T15:54:02.679+00:00Flora meets Ted for the first timeSince it is Flora's first day in the big, wide world, I took her and Isla to play with Ted in the spring sunshine. The garden in Toft is sufficiently large that I was able to keep the requisite 2m apart from everyone else while, at the same time, allowing the three dogs to run around to their hearts' content. <br />
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A short series which shows Ann discovering what slippery customers puppies can be...<br />
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There's nothing quite like a puppy to lift the spirits.Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Toft, Cambridge CB23, UK52.186549799999987 -0.007887852.176814799999988 -0.0280578 52.196284799999987 0.0122822tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-87134217251495733622020-03-22T18:47:00.000+00:002020-03-22T18:47:21.955+00:00Flora at 11 weeksCoronavirus - and the social distancing resulting from it - has inevitably had consequences to the way we live. Both Harriet and Issy are now officially working from home, and this will be the "new normal" for the foreseeable future. Luckily we have Flora to provide endless light relief (along with sleepless nights, it has to be said).<br />
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We've seen a bit of sunshine during the week, so Flora has been playing in the garden with Isla. Mainly they have got on with each other absolutely fine, although it has to be said that Isla can be rather possessive where balls are concerned. Flora is allowed to play with them - up to a point - but then she needs putting in her place.<br />
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Flora the Explorer continues to live up to her name, and she now knows every square inch of the back garden. Luckily it's now almost a week since her second set of injections, so from tomorrow she'll be able to start discovering the big wide world (subject to social distancing restrictions, of course).</div>
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Living up to the literal meaning of her name, Flora has discovered that pansies are edible. I'm not sure that Harriet appreciates her flowers being put to canine culinary use, however.<br />
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Flora is definitely starting to grow up, although she's still very cuddly and loves nothing better than a warm body to lie against.<br />
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Why worry about coronavirus when there's a blonde puppy to put things into perspective?<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/04/easter-puppy.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-91912922817916350292020-03-14T19:11:00.000+00:002020-03-14T19:11:45.145+00:00Flora at 10 weeksFlora has been with us a couple of weeks now, and she's turning into a real character. Bold and adventurous with a highly inquisitive nature, she's into everything and always in the thick of the action. She still has that "butter wouldn't melt, Andrex bog roll" look, although she can be a real monkey when she wants to be.<br />
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Flora likes to sleep with - or, ideally, on - one of us, and here she is on Harriet's lap.<br />
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The garden is endlessly interesting - especially the area behind the bushes which the cats use as a midden. Like Isla before her, Flora loves to eat plants and chew pebbles (of which there is an endless supply since the garden is covered in slate chippings).<br />
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Little and Large.<br />
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Without any training - or, indeed, encouragement - Flora has taught herself to use the cat flap. Absolutely fine at the moment, but I wonder what will happen when she's <i>just</i> too big to fit through the hole.<br />
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Lots of things to explore indoors, including shopping bags and all of Isla's "big girl" toys.<br />
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Isla and Flora will happily share a sofa, and frequently curl up together.<br />
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Flora the Explorer will try absolutely anything, including attempting to drink my coffee.<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/03/ten-weeks-and-counting.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-73408369936974360242020-03-08T16:19:00.000+00:002020-03-08T16:19:50.098+00:00First week with FloraFlora has been with us for a week now, and the time has flown by. This is probably because I've achieved very little other than looking after this adorable bundle of fluff, of course, but I wouldn't have it any other way. She's an adventurous soul, and has spent the week exploring the house and garden. On a couple of occasions there was even some spring sunshine, so we were able to play outside for a while.<br />
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Flora the explorer.<br />
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Sometimes it's cold and we want to go back inside, however.<br />
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Flora has the traditional healthy appetite of a labrador, licking the kitchen floor at every opportunity - something which Amber used to do regularly, but Isla never has.<br />
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Flora has definitely found her voice this week, and frequently barks to get attention.<br />
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Isla has, on the whole, been absolutely brilliant with the young upstart. The only arguments have been over the occasional toy or - more usually - Flora's blatant disregard of the 100 mile exclusion zone around Isla's food bowl. She'll learn...<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-week-is-long-time-in-puppy-licks.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-41892275503650138542020-03-07T16:33:00.000+00:002020-03-07T16:33:09.412+00:00Joe at 14 monthsA couple of weekends ago Issy and I travelled to Bristol to see the family (and, in my case, to visit the annual HiFi show). We hadn't seen Joe since New Year, and he's grown up enormously. Not only is he now walking everywhere, but he's jabbering away the whole time. No words as yet, but it's only a matter of time. <br />
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Interestingly (and, perhaps, unsurprisingly) the "face recognition" feature on my camera didn't work when Issy decided to hold Joey upside down!<br />
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Joe knows that telephones have buttons and are carried in the hand. Using impeccable reverse logic, he believes that anything which has buttons and can be carried must, therefore, be a telephone. Here he is chattering happily into a remote control unit...<br />
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With his big eyes and blond curly hair, he's a real heart-breaker. What a sweetie, and we can't wait to see him again at Easter.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879151.296248 -2.9106335 51.612778 -2.2651865tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-90453511318358174472020-02-29T18:00:00.001+00:002020-03-08T16:01:17.179+00:00And then there were two...Flora - Isla's half sister - has now officially joined the family, and she's a real heart-breaker. Very relaxed and confident, considering she's just been taken away from her siblings, and now beginning to explore the house and garden. Isla has been incredibly tolerant of the new upstart, the only exceptions being when Flora strayed too close her food bowl (a capital offence) and attempted to climb into her bed. They're not quite at the "playing together" stage yet, but I don't think it will be long.<br />
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Isla started the destruction of my backpack straps when she arrived two years ago, and it's nice to see that Flora is continuing the family tradition.<br />
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Flora's favourite spot for a snooze appears to be on a mat in the dining room with her head shoved inside one of Issy's shoes. No accounting for taste, I suppose...<br />
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I'll document Flora's progress as time goes on, so please stay tuned for lots more unbearable cuteness!<br />
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[Pictures of Isla at the same stage can be found <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/03/p-day.html">here</a>]Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999999999152.059048 -0.0833956 52.21497 0.23932739999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-78671293075994412652020-02-16T14:58:00.000+00:002020-02-16T16:48:19.310+00:00A big "Hello" to FloraAlmost exactly two years since we first went to see Isla (pictures <a href="https://littlegreenmenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/02/new-member-of-family-almost.html">here</a>) Issy and I were back in Lavenham to meet her half sister, Flora, who will be joining the family at the end of the month. The weather couldn't have been more different to last time, given that Storm Dennis was starting to make itself felt, but the excitement at meeting our new family member was just as great as before. We now have two weeks to re-puppy-proof the house, having almost got back to normal after Isla's arrival. (She still has a <i>penchant</i> for raiding the kindling basket, meaning that it needs to be kept out of her reach.) Despite the inevitable chewing of fingers, clothing, furniture, cushions, etc. - and the endless puddles on the floor - everything is worthwhile given the pleasure and companionship which a dog (or two) brings to the house. Roll on February 29th for the arrival of our leap-year pup.<br />
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The breeder, David Knight of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Waterside-Gundogs-1425461911036962/">Waterside Gundogs</a>, holding Flora's sister - Abby - who he is keeping.<br />
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The following two pictures are Flora's yellow brothers, both of whom are looking for a good home. The one in David's hands is the "big boy" of the litter; the other is more delicate, with absolutely beautiful markings.<br />
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Having just been fed - and with the strong winds of Storm Dennis howling outside - the pups were understandably keen to go back to snoozing under the heat lamp. Given the conditions I didn't blame them one bit. Flora is the yellow pup on the left in the first picture.<br />
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Fingers crossed that Isla and her new playmate will actually get on. Whatever happens, you'll be able to read the full story here...Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-81966444969637353902020-01-13T17:08:00.000+00:002020-01-13T17:08:25.968+00:00Scotland 2019 25: Glen FeshieHaving had our fill of red squirrels (is there such a thing?), we asked the wardens at Loch Garten about potential walking locations in the vicinity. It was a very hot and still afternoon; and, since we had lots of time to kill before heading towards Fort William, the recommendation was to head for Glen Feshie.<br />
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As well as being a great place for a walk, the area is also an impressive example of what can be achieved with "<a href="https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewilding/rewilding-projects/glenfeshie">rewilding</a>". For many years Glen Feshie was managed as a deer forest: indeed, it was here that Edwin Landseer painted his most famous work, <i><a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/159116/monarch-glen">Monarch of the Glen</a>. </i>Management in favour of the deer meant that the traditional pine woods were dwindling; but, starting in 2004, there was a concerted effort to cull the deer population and return the area to its natural state. The absence of deer meant that Scots pine, birch and juniper saplings now had a chance to grow without being eaten, and the woodland is gradually re-populating the hillside as a result.<br />
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The temperature in Glen Feshie reached the low 30s on the afternoon we visited: plenty hot enough to melt the tar in the road, as I discovered.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Glen Feshie, Kingussie PH21 1NZ, UK57.000000000000007 -3.916666699999950736.821266500000007 -45.22526069999995 77.1787335 37.391927300000049tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-37521685670867035032020-01-12T19:23:00.000+00:002020-01-12T19:23:45.709+00:00Happy Second Birthday to IslaOur little pup is two today. A birthday tea, complete with special doggie cake courtesy of Andrea, John and our "best mates" Dillon and Daisy.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Harston, Cambridge, UK52.137009 0.07796589999998104852.059048 -0.083395600000018943 52.21497 0.23932739999998104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-8339284975937282002020-01-09T14:12:00.000+00:002020-01-09T14:12:10.829+00:00Scotland 2019 24: Loch Garten red squirrelsWhile eating lunch at the Loch Garten visitors' centre, we received notification that there were red squirrels on one of the feeders at the back of the building. Time to drop sandwiches and pick up a camera! None of these pictures are going to win any prizes given the cluttered background, peanut feeder and obviously man-made perch (antlers don't grow on trees, and cable ties aren't normally found in the wild). This doesn't stop the little beasties from being utterly adorable, though, and I cherish the half hour or so I spent photographing them.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Loch Garten, Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Nethy Bridge PH25 3EF, UK57.2404483 -3.700640900000053137.0691333 -45.009234900000052 77.41176329999999 37.607953099999946tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-7319653305041303952020-01-08T12:56:00.000+00:002020-01-08T12:56:39.754+00:00Scotland 2019 23: Loch Garten birdsOur next accommodation after Pitlochry was in Ballachulish (near Glencoe); but, because of the expanse of Rannoch Moor, there wasn't an obvious direct route between the two. The choices were to go south, via Crianlarich, or north via Spean Bridge and Fort William. Since we had the whole day for the journey, we decided to take a slight detour and head up through Aviemore to the <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/loch-garten/">Loch Garten Osprey Centre</a>. The eponymous birds have nested in Loch Garten every year since 1954, and the RSPB have installed a "<a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/loch-garten/live-video-webcam/">nest cam</a>" so that the chicks can be observed at close quarters without being disturbed. Sadly the birds didn't return in 2019, but our visit was far from wasted. Loch Garten is in the Cairngorms National Park, and its ancient Caledonian Pinewoods are ideal places to spot two of Scotland's iconic species: crested tit and red squirrel. After the damp squib of Mar Lodge Estate, we had high hopes that the glorious sunshine would gives us better luck this time.<br />
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I spotted a red squirrel running across the track, but didn't manage to photograph it. Perhaps our optimism would be justified after all?<br />
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The Visitors' Centre at Loch Garten is absolutely brilliant, with plenty of opportunity to watch the comings and goings on the various feeders. Photographic conditions weren't ideal, unfortunately, with extremely harsh back-lighting and perches which were obviously man-made. Even so, our patience was rewarded - briefly - when the feeding station was visited by one of the local cresties. <br />
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Other visitors were siskin, chaffinch, great tit and a juvenile spotted woodpecker.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Loch Garten, Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Nethy Bridge PH25 3EF, UK57.2404483 -3.700640900000053137.0691333 -45.009234900000052 77.41176329999999 37.607953099999946tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-42016761185143748482020-01-06T15:04:00.002+00:002020-01-08T12:57:03.124+00:00Scotland 2019 22: Rannoch MoorHaving got cold and damp walking through the Mar Lodge Estate, the following day dawned with clear blue skies, virtually no wind and a predicted maximum temperature well into the 30s. Given that we still needed to escape Pitlochry because of the <a href="https://www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk/">Blair Castle Horse Trials</a>, we decided to head west on the banks of Loch Tummel, Dunalastair Water and Loch Rannoch to one of the most remote tea rooms in the country at Rannoch Moor Station. OK, so the official excuse was that we wanted to go for a walk on the moor and in the woods above Loch Laidon, but who can resist the <a href="http://www.rannochstationtearoom.co.uk/">Rannoch Station Tearoom</a>? It was so good that we had to visit it twice, in fact: once on arrival (when the cakes were still hot from the oven); and again after our walk for a belated lunch.<br />
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The last time we visited Rannoch Moor was by train back in 2004, when it was wall-to-wall low cloud and rain. Fifteen years later, it couldn't have been more different.<br />
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There was some respite for the heat in the woods, but this was more than made up for by having to climb up a gradient. No choice but to turn around and head for the tearoom. Again!<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Rannoch, Pitlochry PH17 2QA, UK56.6858661 -4.577033300000039236.5143781 -45.885627300000039 76.8573541 36.73156069999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-40975832042853336362020-01-05T11:08:00.001+00:002020-01-05T11:08:24.707+00:00Scotland 2019 21: Mar Lodge FungiWe may not have seen any red squirrels in Mar Lodge Estate (or anything else with either fur or feathers, as it happens); but, even in August, it was clear that 2019 was going to be a bumper year for fungi. These are a few of the species we found while walking through the pine forest, all taken hand-held with a Fuji X-E3 and 16mm f/1.4 lens without reflector or flash. No attempt has been made to do any "gardening" (either physical or digital) so these specimens are exactly as we found them.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Estate Office (Mar Lodge Estate), Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar AB35 5YJ, UK56.992425999999988 -3.485545999999999436.820937999999984 -44.79414 77.163913999999991 37.823048tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-21007612167107645032020-01-04T12:51:00.000+00:002020-01-04T12:51:39.431+00:00Scotland 2019 20: Mar Lodge Estate<a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/mar-lodge-estate">Mar Lodge Estate</a>, now operated by National Trust for Scotland, is the UK's largest nature reserve and is situated in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. It was originally a 19th century hunting lodge, and now comprises one of the few remaining areas of Caledonian pinewoods. The river Dee runs through the estate, which is now a centre for hiking and other outdoor pursuits. It is reputedly a good place to see red squirrels in their natural habitat, although they remained elusive on the day we visited. Perhaps they didn't like the rain?<br />
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We might not have spotted a red squirrel, but other people claimed to have more success. Mind you, one of the entries on the board implied that a haggis had been spotted recently...<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Estate Office (Mar Lodge Estate), Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar AB35 5YJ, UK56.992425999999988 -3.485545999999999436.820937999999984 -44.79414 77.163913999999991 37.823048tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-52917222698379095982020-01-03T19:11:00.001+00:002020-01-03T19:11:20.740+00:00Scotland 2019 19: DeesideI didn't know it at the time I booked our accommodation in Pitlochry, but our stay coincided exactly with the <a href="https://www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk/">Blair Castle International Horse Trials</a>. Since we're fans of neither crowds nor horses, we decided to head out towards Braemar for a bit of peace. Although the weather wasn't great, the views were still pretty spectacular - especially going past the <a href="https://www.ski-glenshee.co.uk/">Glenshee Ski Centre</a> and the subsequent drop into the village of Braemar itself. <br />
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Once in Braemar we headed west along Deeside towards the <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/mar-lodge-estate">Mar Lodge Estate Nature Reserve</a>.<br />
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The previous pictures were taken at a viewpoint overlooking a bend in the river Dee. The road sign warned us to look out for wildlife; but, initially, the only thing we found was a desiccated (and rather dead) toad on the footpath. After a little bit of hunting, however, I discovered one of its brethren - this time very much alive - hiding in the undergrowth.</div>
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Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0The Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion, Broombank Terrace, Braemar, Ballater AB35 5YX, UK57.0050727 -3.404879299999947836.8335847 -44.713473299999947 77.1765607 37.903714700000052tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-65729364259833683562020-01-02T16:22:00.000+00:002020-01-02T16:22:56.189+00:00Scotland 2019 18: The Scottish Crannog CentreAfter leaving the Edradour distillery, we decided to go for a drive to the <a href="https://www.crannog.co.uk/">Scottish Crannog Centre</a> near Kenmore on Loch Tay. The area is famous for its crannogs - Iron Age wooden structures, built on stilts in the shallows of the loch and accessed via a wooden causeway - and the modern reconstruction was built by the Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology between 1994 and 1996. It is very much a piece of living experimental archaeology, as well as being open to the public. The latter requirement meant certain "health & safety" compromises, such as the addition of emergency lighting and reducing the distance between the crannog and the shore; but, even so, the crannog still gives an excellent feel for what life must have been like in one of these rather strange and unintuitive structures.<br />
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The notice says "dogs welcome", although the beautiful black labrador, who visited at the same time as us, discovered that the causeway made from tree trunks was a bit of a challenge.<br />
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One of the demonstrations on offer was the creation of fire from first principles. The basic technique is to use friction from a "spinning top" to create smouldering embers which are then dropped into dry wood shavings. Human "bellows" are employed to kindle the first flame, which can then be used to light the fire proper. The sequence below was taken over a period of a couple of minutes or so.<br />
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Jason is one of the Crannog Centre's Iron Age textile experts, and it was he who gave us a tour of the crannog itself. His insights into the the crannog way of life - and why they were built around Loch Tay in the first place - were absolutely fascinating. Highly knowledgeable, and a real character.<br />
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Sadly we arrived rather late in the afternoon at the Crannog Centre, meaning that we weren't able to sample all the activities on offer. Definitely a place to re-visit, though - possibly for one of their dyeing or leather-making workshops.Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Aberfeldy PH15 2HY, UK56.579501099999987 -4.003144600000041536.408013099999991 -45.311738600000041 76.750989099999984 37.305449399999958tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-23257216919720809402020-01-01T11:43:00.000+00:002020-01-01T11:43:50.719+00:00Happy New Year from JoeBetween Christmas and New Year we were visited by Frances, Christopher and our adorable (and, it has to be said, increasingly adventurous) grandson. These shots were taken at the Foxton recreation ground, where Joe had a wonderful time in the children's playground.<br />
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Just like his dad, Joe can't survive long without eating. Sure enough, he brought a sandwich with him to the playground...<br />
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His face says it all, having been bundled back into the pushchair and about to go home.<br />
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Isla was sporting an injured back leg, but this didn't stop her wanting to run around like a mad thing chasing a ball.<br />
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<br />Ian Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084277360276297223noreply@blogger.com0Foxton, UK52.114938 0.05825100000004113152.0759345 -0.022429999999958872 52.1539415 0.13893200000004113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805538283642050077.post-53080687999276104142019-12-26T14:14:00.002+00:002019-12-26T14:27:34.439+00:00Scotland 2019 17: Edradour DistilleryPitlochry is home to the enormous Blair Athol distillery (part of the even larger Diageo Group); but, nestled in the hills above the town, lies Edradour which - until recently - was Scotland's smallest distillery. This particular honour has now been lost owing to the advent of micro-distilleries, but it is still pretty tiny compared to the "big boys". As well as being visually attractive, with distinctive white/red buildings and lots of picket fences, the size of the operation makes it very easy to understand what is going on. The production of whisky is - quite literally - under a single roof, allowing the visitor to see everything from mill to still, pretty well without moving.<br />
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Unusually, the tasting came before the tour on this occasion, but it allowed our guide - Dylan, smartly dressed in a kilt of the Edradour tartan - to provide background information before entering the distillery proper.<br />
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As can be seen from the pictures below, everything is under-sized in the Edradour distillery. The four washbacks are far smaller than would be expected elsewhere, and the distillery is the last in the country to employ a traditional stainless steel "Morton Refrigerator" which uses cold water to chill the wort from the mash tun.<br />
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The diminutive mash tun, being fed directly from the output of the mill.<br />
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Using Dylan for scale, it's clear that even the stills are pint-sized.<br />
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