It snowed during the night, so when we went out this morning everything was pristine. As we were one of the first to walk down the street and into the park, we didn't encounter any ice, formed by compacted snow. That was at 7.35 a.m., at dawn.
We got into the tennis courts,and Miss Sophie ran around. The two juvenile ravens came and sat on the fence, one of them making a soft croaking noise. They did get some titbits.
Miss Sophie hugely enjoyed chasing them.
Town Raven
In flight
Location Map
This shows where we walk and meet the ravens
Friday, 17 December 2010
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Thursday, Dec 16th, 2010
It is grey, gloomy - and the wind comes directly from the North Pole. Fresh snow predicted as well for tonight - it will be difficult again to get out.
We did go to Llandaff Fields today, and the two juvenile ravens appeared. They got some titbits but are still not happy for me to look at them when they pick them up.
sadly, Miss Sophie has taken to chase them, and I swear one of them enjoys this game. He sometimes swoops very low right over Miss Sophie, lengthwise, knowing full well that she will try to retaliate.
They didn't do this today - too windy, too cold, too gloomy.
Here's hoping we can make it into the park tomorrow ...
We did go to Llandaff Fields today, and the two juvenile ravens appeared. They got some titbits but are still not happy for me to look at them when they pick them up.
sadly, Miss Sophie has taken to chase them, and I swear one of them enjoys this game. He sometimes swoops very low right over Miss Sophie, lengthwise, knowing full well that she will try to retaliate.
They didn't do this today - too windy, too cold, too gloomy.
Here's hoping we can make it into the park tomorrow ...
Monday, 13 December 2010
Monday, Dec 13th, 2010
I am sorry I haven't posted for some time - and I apologise in advance for not posting every day for the time being.
There have been - and are - a bunch of reasons:
*) my health - getting better, but it is tow steps forward, one step back, so it'll take time;
*) the weather - it has been arctic here, with pavements, pathways and even some of the fields actually iced over, which has made walking far more hazardous than last year, especially since Miss Sophie is a bit more of a handful, physically, than Madame Dog was;
*) the ravens - they are erratic at the moment, because there are far more crows in Llandaff Fields than last year. This is due to the building works going on in the area where I live. A couple of trees where the crows used to roost have been felled, so they and the ravens are looking for new accommodation.
Please bear with me - I'll do my best to get this blog back to normal!
There have been - and are - a bunch of reasons:
*) my health - getting better, but it is tow steps forward, one step back, so it'll take time;
*) the weather - it has been arctic here, with pavements, pathways and even some of the fields actually iced over, which has made walking far more hazardous than last year, especially since Miss Sophie is a bit more of a handful, physically, than Madame Dog was;
*) the ravens - they are erratic at the moment, because there are far more crows in Llandaff Fields than last year. This is due to the building works going on in the area where I live. A couple of trees where the crows used to roost have been felled, so they and the ravens are looking for new accommodation.
Please bear with me - I'll do my best to get this blog back to normal!
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Tuesday Nov 30th, 2010
Grey - gloomy - cold - damp - frozen drizzle (couldn't really call it 'snow') - no sun: just right for the last day in November.
We left the house at 7.30 a.m., having a quick chat with Karen and Bas in the big field. There were no ravens watching that I could see in any of the trees.
We went into the ravens field because the one dog group had already walked past us, going back. We were the only ones, so I let Miss Sophie off the lead once we were in the far corner.
We left the house at 7.30 a.m., having a quick chat with Karen and Bas in the big field. There were no ravens watching that I could see in any of the trees.
We went into the ravens field because the one dog group had already walked past us, going back. We were the only ones, so I let Miss Sophie off the lead once we were in the far corner.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Monday November 29th, 2010
No snow overnight, no dreaded Easterly winds as yet, so the temperature (28F) at 7.20 a.m. felt positively balmy, compared to yesterday.
It was a glorious sunrise, the sky pale blue and dusty pink in the North east, and the sun rising as a huge, golden orange ball around 7.50 a.m.
We met Bas and Karen at the top of the first field, and we walked across the big field together, Miss Sophie off the lead.
It was a glorious sunrise, the sky pale blue and dusty pink in the North east, and the sun rising as a huge, golden orange ball around 7.50 a.m.
We met Bas and Karen at the top of the first field, and we walked across the big field together, Miss Sophie off the lead.
