tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post5979706188122849543..comments2024-01-30T10:46:39.914+00:00Comments on Dartmoor Ramblings: LAMBS AND A FROZEN NEWTEm Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-66921716169977679282013-04-11T21:02:02.795+01:002013-04-11T21:02:02.795+01:00I can't say I have Sonia....no!I can't say I have Sonia....no!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-23587961366945261572013-04-11T20:45:12.986+01:002013-04-11T20:45:12.986+01:00Those lambs are adorable! And where you live... th...Those lambs are adorable! And where you live... the landscape is just breathtaking. Do you ever see pixies?<br /><br />soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-31812292100071798752013-04-11T20:45:12.002+01:002013-04-11T20:45:12.002+01:00Those lambs are adorable! And where you live... th...Those lambs are adorable! And where you live... the landscape is just breathtaking. Do you ever see pixies?<br /><br />soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-25808617139448841712013-04-11T19:16:17.841+01:002013-04-11T19:16:17.841+01:00Parsnip - thank you.
Elizabeth - Often rather ugl...Parsnip - thank you.<br /><br />Elizabeth - Often rather ugly round the bum area!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-52761036045083693492013-04-10T21:09:48.542+01:002013-04-10T21:09:48.542+01:00I am always amazed that lambs which are so very sw...I am always amazed that lambs which are so very sweet turn into sheep which are often, with the best will in the world, ugly! We have lost loads of frog spawn here too. I am pinning my hopes on a wet area down in the bottom of the valley but haven't got there yet to check.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-72227213879173845702013-04-10T20:05:49.124+01:002013-04-10T20:05:49.124+01:00I must not comment at night I can't see the sc...I must not comment at night I can't see the screen..... mistakes all over<br /><br />here is my e-mail<br />angryparsnip at g mail dot com<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-57784481679969028052013-04-10T08:47:50.143+01:002013-04-10T08:47:50.143+01:00Caroline - Snippet's muscle is already fully r...Caroline - Snippet's muscle is already fully recovered without the expense of the vet thank goodness. I'm hoping to photograph a live newt soon!<br /><br />Thelma - let's hope it's a granddaughter; they don't seem to get so obsessive about these things! Long way to go before that though. The Minecraft people have a mode in which you can play it called 'creative' which makes it sound just fine.....IT ISN'T!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-50165615241936182662013-04-10T07:26:33.338+01:002013-04-10T07:26:33.338+01:00Well apart from cute lambs and excellent photos of...Well apart from cute lambs and excellent photos of your bird visitors, all I can say about those terrible computer games that boys play, not only do they play them into adulthood, but your grandsons in the future will probably be doing the same!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-44656146596193343032013-04-09T23:13:55.720+01:002013-04-09T23:13:55.720+01:00What wonderful spotty Dalmatian lambs, Em! So sorr...What wonderful spotty Dalmatian lambs, Em! So sorry about Snippet's muscle. And how sad about the poor newt, creatures I rarely see, alas. Keep warm! Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-8977745950901887362013-04-09T15:31:57.940+01:002013-04-09T15:31:57.940+01:00Sorry you've had a bad winter too! When will i...Sorry you've had a bad winter too! When will it end? We now have rain and fog and cold. My bulbs are retreating back into the ground after a few days of sun and cold.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-50799615514137352732013-04-09T10:49:30.640+01:002013-04-09T10:49:30.640+01:00It's been one heck of a winter. Leaving all so...It's been one heck of a winter. Leaving all sorts of descriptive words out 'cause I'm sure the space allocated would not be enough and the language not the prettiest! <br />FANTASTIC to see a little slowly coming to life again. You've captured the ewes and their babies beautifully and, like the others, love the shots of the birds.<br />The rest of spring will follow shortly for sure :D I'm soooo looking forward to it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291653794232344859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-88148130101223998582013-04-09T08:49:59.307+01:002013-04-09T08:49:59.307+01:00The spotted ones are definitely the best. No black...The spotted ones are definitely the best. No black ones yet.....they're even better!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-16122901234071141722013-04-09T04:30:50.334+01:002013-04-09T04:30:50.334+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-1477034343829147302013-04-08T17:11:04.223+01:002013-04-08T17:11:04.223+01:00It's really sad isn't it? I was thinking t...It's really sad isn't it? I was thinking this morning that, by now, the Tormentil would usually be flowering like mad on the moor and I can't even find evidence of leaf growth yet. As for violets.....not a chance. At least we don't have the dreaded white stuff of which you speak any more!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-17132500565899469662013-04-08T16:48:17.092+01:002013-04-08T16:48:17.092+01:00What a shame about the newt. I haven't seen on...What a shame about the newt. I haven't seen one for years and to find one frozen to death is very sad. Sorry to read of Snippet's mishap too but glad to read on your reply that he is improving.<br /><br />The bird photos are beautiful, I wish I could get closer to my garden visitors to capture all that detail. Lovely to see the lambs too. I went just five miles up the road yesterday in search of Violets in woodland and found the wood covered in around 35 centimetres of snow!!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-64681893242450175382013-04-08T15:46:19.616+01:002013-04-08T15:46:19.616+01:00Snip is a lot better today - thank you. Animals re...Snip is a lot better today - thank you. Animals recover so fast don't they?Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-23759169005854673072013-04-08T10:05:35.926+01:002013-04-08T10:05:35.926+01:00Beautiful photos :) The lambs are exceedingly cute...Beautiful photos :) The lambs are exceedingly cute!<br /><br />Such a shame about the frogspawn but relieved to hear some that you moved to deeper water is surviving (ignore the comment on my blog in reply to yours - it was typed before I read your posting and realised some was still alive :) )<br /><br />Sad news about the newt too - no sign of any yet in our pond but there again they always seem to appear after frogs.<br /><br />Hope Snippet's strain improves soon.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-43182369442069946492013-04-08T08:59:06.677+01:002013-04-08T08:59:06.677+01:00Gail - The bird photos are taken form about six fe...Gail - The bird photos are taken form about six feet away through the window on full zoom, otherwise they wouldn't be so good!<br /><br />BB - Snip is a lot better today but still not as mad as usual.<br /><br />Rusty D - I wonder the same as the birds wolf down their porridge. I suppose all that flying takes a lot of worm energy.<br /><br />Kim - We have rain! I may be wishing I could give it to you in a few days time given the forecast....Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-90057415579831148582013-04-08T03:43:58.570+01:002013-04-08T03:43:58.570+01:00I love this time of year with all the lamb photos ...I love this time of year with all the lamb photos like yours, there is just something so precious and innocent about them. <br /><br />Spring arrived for us this weekend, and I'm hoping it brings a little bit of rain for us as well. <br /><br />I hope Snippet feels better!! :-) ~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-70619562769622724902013-04-07T21:59:45.288+01:002013-04-07T21:59:45.288+01:00Those lambs really are so sweet!
I've had a ...Those lambs really are so sweet! <br /><br />I've had a robin keep me company in the garden all day today, even though both of us were freezing cold! It must have eaten its bodyweight in the worms I dug up. Where do they put them all?? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-9243646542341628182013-04-07T21:49:46.610+01:002013-04-07T21:49:46.610+01:00Great photos and I love the Dalmation lamb! Tell ...Great photos and I love the Dalmation lamb! Tell Snippet that armpit strains are infinitely preferable to groin strains - if you're a Rugby player than is!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-91804235457768687762013-04-07T21:29:42.328+01:002013-04-07T21:29:42.328+01:00Totally in love with the baby lambs! What wonderfu...Totally in love with the baby lambs! What wonderful photos of them!<br /><br />Your bird photos are just great~clear and so full of detail.Gail H. Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491594160247541113noreply@blogger.com