tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post6052510756307734691..comments2024-01-30T10:46:39.914+00:00Comments on Dartmoor Ramblings: POST #216Em Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-31472885287824436282014-06-30T11:43:12.779+01:002014-06-30T11:43:12.779+01:00I'd like to take him home with me Gail!I'd like to take him home with me Gail!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-63255411962928928002014-06-30T11:42:39.972+01:002014-06-30T11:42:39.972+01:00I knew you would know Margarethe! Aren't the n...I knew you would know Margarethe! Aren't the names lovely? it's also known as frig spit or snake spit but not round these parts. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-53801600397880960862014-06-30T11:39:55.367+01:002014-06-30T11:39:55.367+01:00Thanks Cait. Sorry I've been such a rubbish fo...Thanks Cait. Sorry I've been such a rubbish follower recently. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-54277032942226696662014-06-30T11:39:27.085+01:002014-06-30T11:39:27.085+01:00Glad I'm not going senile and imagining giants...Glad I'm not going senile and imagining giants BB - thank you. We're STILL doing the online one. 4 1/2 hours so far!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-16303751636806675872014-06-30T11:38:13.958+01:002014-06-30T11:38:13.958+01:00Thanks so much Mark. Compliments are far easier to...Thanks so much Mark. Compliments are far easier to take when you;'re not face to face with someone!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-79480858971503617802014-06-30T01:30:58.030+01:002014-06-30T01:30:58.030+01:00Loved the hay fields and the pony pics! The one h...Loved the hay fields and the pony pics! The one head shot of the bay foal is super.Gail H. Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491594160247541113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-3354262964020881912014-06-29T02:11:42.815+01:002014-06-29T02:11:42.815+01:00The dragonfly photos are stunning! And I knew abou...The dragonfly photos are stunning! And I knew about the spittle in biological context, but the delightful English common names were new to me! Cuckoo spit and frog hoppers :)Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-6787824780119554182014-06-27T23:44:50.585+01:002014-06-27T23:44:50.585+01:00Amazing pics, I did enjoy them, thank you.Amazing pics, I did enjoy them, thank you.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-488326849043234752014-06-27T11:53:48.424+01:002014-06-27T11:53:48.424+01:00Our Navalworts are super-big this year too - must ...Our Navalworts are super-big this year too - must have been that dry spell (broken as of yesterday).<br /><br />Lovely photos, and gosh, your new camera takes amazing closeups of the insects and birds. I hope you soon get the forms completed and can breath a sigh of relief - until the appointment anyway. Good luck with it.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-82247630460124745322014-06-27T11:39:35.108+01:002014-06-27T11:39:35.108+01:00Oh my goodness! Those dragonflies shots are amazi...Oh my goodness! Those dragonflies shots are amazing Em. Wow! No offence, but through the Nikon lens you just bumped up from outstanding amateur to new professional. A well deserved step in status for an artist such as you. Have a great weekend.Mark Elderkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251928969935437984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-47225208205740054842014-06-27T10:13:29.997+01:002014-06-27T10:13:29.997+01:00Two and three quarter hours later - we're stil...Two and three quarter hours later - we're still not finished with the online one!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-76903172374788866572014-06-27T10:13:00.367+01:002014-06-27T10:13:00.367+01:00That's so funny. They are a bit freaky close u...That's so funny. They are a bit freaky close up though. Imagine if they were super-sized. I believe there were GIANT ones at the time of the dinosaurs but don't tell your son that....Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-76795016481808468282014-06-27T10:11:34.080+01:002014-06-27T10:11:34.080+01:00Thanks Margaret, you reassurances are much appreci...Thanks Margaret, you reassurances are much appreciated, on all counts. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-70239592366779558722014-06-26T23:46:25.444+01:002014-06-26T23:46:25.444+01:00such cute ponies! loved your dragons, too. (i call...such cute ponies! loved your dragons, too. (i call them bi-planes). :)<br /><br />good luck with all the hospital forms! TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-17185429095818114702014-06-26T18:04:14.676+01:002014-06-26T18:04:14.676+01:00I showedthe dragonfly to my son, and he freaked ou...I showedthe dragonfly to my son, and he freaked out. Wuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-87106569090240287432014-06-26T17:44:33.825+01:002014-06-26T17:44:33.825+01:00I wonder if tomato juice would work ? it helps whe...I wonder if tomato juice would work ? it helps when the dogs get a little to friendly with a skunk.<br />I don't know if that is expensive ?angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-89731045601840800322014-06-26T16:04:18.385+01:002014-06-26T16:04:18.385+01:00Absolutely. I hope it means they'll know ALL a...Absolutely. I hope it means they'll know ALL about him when we get there....hmmmm. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-26146095417845114632014-06-26T16:03:48.420+01:002014-06-26T16:03:48.420+01:00No problem with inappropriate jokes Christian. Sad...No problem with inappropriate jokes Christian. Sadly, the weather has gone and we are shrouded in mist and rain today!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-82400862063845379352014-06-26T16:02:42.658+01:002014-06-26T16:02:42.658+01:00So did I Chickpea!So did I Chickpea!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-6046576267030605102014-06-26T16:02:28.312+01:002014-06-26T16:02:28.312+01:00Those boys BOTH had to have a bath yesterday after...Those boys BOTH had to have a bath yesterday after poo-rolling. I'm having to buy some odour reducing dog shampoo which I can ill afford. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-45265689625041322492014-06-26T16:01:38.022+01:002014-06-26T16:01:38.022+01:00Thank goodness a lot of them only involve circling...Thank goodness a lot of them only involve circling things like 'never, sometimes, often, constantly'!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-49629686199977589202014-06-26T16:00:38.706+01:002014-06-26T16:00:38.706+01:00A bit more than I expected. Lovely to see you toda...A bit more than I expected. Lovely to see you today! Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-10527123525088604582014-06-26T16:00:19.464+01:002014-06-26T16:00:19.464+01:00Is that it Mr Tom? Regarding your deleted comment,...Is that it Mr Tom? Regarding your deleted comment, you have it!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-91141756222642106142014-06-26T15:59:45.853+01:002014-06-26T15:59:45.853+01:00I'm not as close to them as you think - that&#...I'm not as close to them as you think - that's why. The new camera has the ability to zoom on the macro setting and produce this quality. Now I know how other people do it!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-88311693533118804052014-06-26T15:58:47.884+01:002014-06-26T15:58:47.884+01:00Glad I'm not alone!Glad I'm not alone!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.com