tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post5226077370358775377..comments2024-01-30T10:46:39.914+00:00Comments on Dartmoor Ramblings: STALKING GOLDEN PLOVEREm Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-85586383874846676772013-11-15T15:47:55.386+00:002013-11-15T15:47:55.386+00:00Blogger can be SO frustrating. It so often complet...Blogger can be SO frustrating. It so often completely deletes all my blog list, some of which I've never transferred to the sidebar,which is really annoying. I suppose it's free so I shouldn't complain. Glad you're back and sorry about writing it three times! I often copy something before trying tom publish it just in case.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-66962674531071487032013-11-15T15:45:25.998+00:002013-11-15T15:45:25.998+00:00I really had to get close to be sure!I really had to get close to be sure!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-90806238412104575832013-11-15T15:45:05.563+00:002013-11-15T15:45:05.563+00:00Thank you David and I'm glad you agree about t...Thank you David and I'm glad you agree about the lone stone!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-75475012539490979052013-11-15T15:44:34.114+00:002013-11-15T15:44:34.114+00:00His pack are more important than anything I'm ...His pack are more important than anything I'm sure Elizabeth. Lovely to hear from you! Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-91143998399093080772013-11-15T13:49:01.511+00:002013-11-15T13:49:01.511+00:00Ah Ha at last, I'm able to comment! Something ...Ah Ha at last, I'm able to comment! Something weird happened and I was unable to leave any comments-anywhere, Google just refused to log me in.<br />Anyway Em, I have now written this 3 times so here goes.....<br />Just beautiful images of the Golden Plover, they look misty and soft and it's nice to see them close up. Love 'The Boys' in the grass image-they look so keen. That foal really looks like a calf to me too.<br />I'm not so keen on the stone image as it's a little too bleak for me, but I can see the beauty in it.<br />So sorry to hear you back is so painful -I think you need to give yourself a break and take the pain relief for a while, otherwise it can get you down, it works better if you take it over a longer period rather than in short bursts.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-2575401700681740942013-11-15T13:23:34.748+00:002013-11-15T13:23:34.748+00:00testing testing 123testing testing 123SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-63620893550869389262013-11-14T15:19:25.559+00:002013-11-14T15:19:25.559+00:00They shimmer in the sunshine, the plovers that is,...They shimmer in the sunshine, the plovers that is, not that there was a lot about that day!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-61442761338982016782013-11-14T13:58:42.453+00:002013-11-14T13:58:42.453+00:00That foal certainly had me fooled Em !That foal certainly had me fooled Em !Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507537074005136610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-74811701985126782782013-11-14T12:54:48.736+00:002013-11-14T12:54:48.736+00:00Great stuff Em, these are cracking shots as Golden...Great stuff Em, these are cracking shots as Golden Plovers are hard to get close too as you have already highlighted. I also really like the lone standing stone pic, I think it would make an excellent card :-)<br /><br />I am so sorry to read about your constant pain and I can only send you my best wishes that things will get better with time. I can certainly sympathise with how difficult it must be to give up riding so I think you have every right to moan !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-24185567441918361732013-11-14T12:21:16.200+00:002013-11-14T12:21:16.200+00:00I always come to you for my nature 'fix'. ...I always come to you for my nature 'fix'. Your dogs are much luckier than poor city-bound Buster!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-13789562071312797942013-11-14T12:07:41.805+00:002013-11-14T12:07:41.805+00:00Fab plover shots! They really are so pretty! Sorry...Fab plover shots! They really are so pretty! Sorry to hear you are suffering with an old injury, it must be hard not being able to do something you love. You are definitely entitled to moan about it :) What a cute plump fury foal! I must have missed a post I think - I haven't seen more options for cards! I'll investigate! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-43245714769342468862013-11-14T09:52:49.567+00:002013-11-14T09:52:49.567+00:00You should have seen them before I tinkered with t...You should have seen them before I tinkered with them!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-18943064776238733722013-11-14T07:34:27.971+00:002013-11-14T07:34:27.971+00:00Nice Golden Plover shots, Em.Nice Golden Plover shots, Em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-70777736275662915932013-11-13T13:22:57.612+00:002013-11-13T13:22:57.612+00:00I was thinking of you when I wrote it actually. It...I was thinking of you when I wrote it actually. It must be awful looking at those horses Gail - Trigger, at least, was never a comfortable ride. He was described by someone as like sitting on a pencil! When I meet people on the lanes on horseback I give them a cheery wave, but I actually want to wind down the window and tell them how lucky they are. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-82955604291434645362013-11-13T13:20:47.634+00:002013-11-13T13:20:47.634+00:00Just the legacy of major surgery I think Parsnip; ...Just the legacy of major surgery I think Parsnip; they just chuck you out of hospital with no idea of what's in store!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-85656136725322123792013-11-13T12:17:08.073+00:002013-11-13T12:17:08.073+00:00Until someone has had spinal surgery they have ide...Until someone has had spinal surgery they have idea the pain and problems that result from it. Hang in there Em, I know the anguish of selling something you know you'll never use again. I die a slow death every time I see our horses knowing that I can never ride again and even riding in the carriage can be painful if it's over rough ground. It's been since 2008 since I had my spine fused and I still take pain killers daily :(Gail H. Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491594160247541113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-58303859425929639922013-11-13T03:18:25.743+00:002013-11-13T03:18:25.743+00:00I came late to the post ... lovely photos.
I am so...I came late to the post ... lovely photos.<br />I am sorry to hear that your back is causing you such pain.<br />Damp weather ?<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-43148144939419574492013-11-12T20:51:27.670+00:002013-11-12T20:51:27.670+00:00Lots of titanium back there Pat! Lots of titanium back there Pat! Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-74500153488046412622013-11-12T20:50:51.430+00:002013-11-12T20:50:51.430+00:00Thanks Sarah. I feel for your friend too! xThanks Sarah. I feel for your friend too! xEm Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-58379652806944619312013-11-12T19:50:48.554+00:002013-11-12T19:50:48.554+00:00I am sorry to hear that you are in such pain Em - ...I am sorry to hear that you are in such pain Em - that sort of constant pain is just so very wearing. Your photographs are amazing - they always are - and all the more so now that I learn of the state of your spine.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-16438172220813028052013-11-12T19:46:36.287+00:002013-11-12T19:46:36.287+00:00Em those are amazing shots of the Golden plover. I...Em those are amazing shots of the Golden plover. I feel for you with your back and have a friend who has spinal surgery and just like you has suffered much pain. Our backs are such a major structure of our bodies. I love the view of Dartmoor that you like too.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-49718552118059058772013-11-12T16:08:02.860+00:002013-11-12T16:08:02.860+00:00It was! Plovers are absolutely beautiful and such ...It was! Plovers are absolutely beautiful and such a privilege to see.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-361670798804385042013-11-12T16:06:46.358+00:002013-11-12T16:06:46.358+00:00They'd gone! I'll have to wait ill next ye...They'd gone! I'll have to wait ill next year but I know where they were....I think. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-88400137929915066592013-11-12T16:04:55.277+00:002013-11-12T16:04:55.277+00:00I had a quick look-up on plovers. It seems there ...I had a quick look-up on plovers. It seems there are some in coastal regions of the US, but maybe not quite the same as your species. I learned that our common kildeers are related. I do think birds are the most uncooperative of creatures re photos--you did well!<br />Chronic pain--I think we're allowed a whimper now and then. Your accident/injury had to be completely life-changing.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-62488436873900441882013-11-12T13:38:02.113+00:002013-11-12T13:38:02.113+00:00I've found a more recent article, from Februar...I've found a more recent article, from February this year regarding the slime, and at that stage, it remained a mystery. Definitely the same stuff, but found on a nature reserve in Somerset. Suggestions that it might be regurgitated innards of frogs.......hmmmm. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.com