Wittle Birdie died peacefully in Oakville on 31 July 2015 at the age of ~2 weeks. Wittle Birdie is survived by his/her parents, Daddy and Mommy Birdie. He/she is preceded in death by all his/her brother and sister birdies. Wittle Birdie was born on ~15 July 2015 in Oakville. He/she never graduated from the nest, never had a sweetheart, and never had a chance to set up his/her [...]
La De Da De Dee – La De Da De Dah
Name that tune! Here is a crappy Blackberry photo of the really enjoyable Emily Claire Barlow show in Oakville on Thursday evening. Thx to WS, DV, AG, RVZ and (of course) HVW.
This is nice.
What else could I have done?
I was sitting in the back yard last Saturday afternoon, in the doldrums of summer, when something fell from the tree above me. It was a baby robin, and it bounced off the empty lounger beside me and landed several feet way under a table. The nest was 20ft up, at the end of branch, and [...]
In a mist
We really only had a day to explore Balloch, which felt both very new and very familiar. New, because we haven't visited for 30 years (mea culpa), and I have forgotten much. Familiar, because things haven't changed a great deal (Brigadoon?). We started the day with a taxi ride to the quaint village of Luss. [...]
