Still damp, grey and gloomy - but not too cold.
We went out at 7.20 a.m. - a bit later than usual, but at least it was light, and its being Sunday, the park was empty.
We went straight to the tennis courts, the ravens were waiting for us in the cherry trees.
My daily encounters with a couple of town ravens. They live near the playing fields and parks of my town. Madame Dog sadly is no longer with me. Now that Miss Sophie has come to share my life, it is her, and the other park dogs, which are mentioned forthwith. And, of course, the weather ...
Town Raven
In flight
ITS A DIARY !
This is a diary, or rather, field notes written up each day, with the latest entry at the top.
To get the full story, start at the bottom entry in the archive, and read upwards.
Then read the current diary entries from the bottom up as well.
Once you've got the full story, just visit and read the new story for the day!
Enjoy!
Location Map
This shows where we walk and meet the ravens
The yellow and pink squiggly lines are two walks we take. The yellow one is the one we usually do. The squigglyness indicates how Madame visits her several important sniffing check-points!
We stop several times to feed the ravens, and you can see where they come from.
If you right-click on the image and open it in a new tab, you can then zoom in to see more details.
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Saturday, Nov 20th, 2010
Lots of rain overnight, and still raining in the morning. It was also grey, grim and cold - and MissSophie did not fancy going out into the back garden.
So we only took a brief walk along the avenue in Pontcanna Fields, me still creeping along like a hundred-year old who'd had mislaid her Zimmer frame ...
Thus - no ravens today either.
So we only took a brief walk along the avenue in Pontcanna Fields, me still creeping along like a hundred-year old who'd had mislaid her Zimmer frame ...
Thus - no ravens today either.
Friday, 19 November 2010
Friday, Nov 19th, 2010
It was cold and foggy today, with rather heavy mist over the big field and the other fields in Llandaff Fields.
We only walked round the first field - make that: 'hobbled'! I didn't want to deprive Miss Sophie of her outing, and moving about if at all possible is good for me - and that sciatica ... or so they say ...
We didn't see any ravens because we didn't venture as far as where they wait for us.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day, sciatica-wise.
We only walked round the first field - make that: 'hobbled'! I didn't want to deprive Miss Sophie of her outing, and moving about if at all possible is good for me - and that sciatica ... or so they say ...
We didn't see any ravens because we didn't venture as far as where they wait for us.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day, sciatica-wise.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Thursday Nov 18th, 2010
Posting at this early time, when Miss Sophie and I are usually out - because it is indoor games for her, and no visit to the ravens ...
Unfortunately, I have got sciatica and am a bit incapacitated.
Hopefully I can start creeping about tomorrow.
Unfortunately, I have got sciatica and am a bit incapacitated.
Hopefully I can start creeping about tomorrow.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Wednesday, Nov 17th, 2010
Heavy rain overnight - and still some coming down when we went out at 7.10 a.m. At least it was a bit warmer, even though the wind was coming from the East at some point and thus was a bit ... cutting ...
We went back into the tennis courts again today, as there was now no danger of slipping and sliding.
The ravens were rather uncertain about what we meant to do! They flew from the cherry trees into the big field, on our left as we walked along the footpath.
We went back into the tennis courts again today, as there was now no danger of slipping and sliding.
The ravens were rather uncertain about what we meant to do! They flew from the cherry trees into the big field, on our left as we walked along the footpath.
