Author: nealpp

  • Still Building!

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    Our blue tit (still no name) has been busy still building her nest. She’s moved on from moss and is now bringing in some more substantial twigs and straw in. This photograph was taken at about 16:40 this afternoon.

  • Blue Tit making it’s nest

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    This was recorded on the afternoon of 12th April. The Blue Tit was in and all all afternoon with mainly moss to make the nest nice and cosy. The blue tit comes in at around 35 seconds on the video so hold in there!!  

  • We have residents!!!

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    Very excited today when I checked the webcam in our nest box. At last, after observing a few birds sticking their heads in to case the joint, it looks like some little birdy has taken up residence!! Keep checking by selecting Tingleywatch from the menu on the left. I’ll post screenshots when I can of…

  • Garden Birds

    Garden Birds

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    A few shots I took of some of the birds we get in the garden.  

  • Nostell’s Lost Rhododendrons

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    An outing for us to Nostell Priory is hardly a rare thing, but there are two main issues to report from there today. The first is the long-awaited opening of the new cafe in the courtyard complex. This complex has been in development for at least two years and the previous cafe was a small,…

  • A new theme

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    Elegant themes (www.elegantthemes.com) is where I get my themes from and the previous one I used for PackardNet called Memoir was from them. They are recently adapting new themes so they show properly on all devices not just desktop PCs so on smartphones or tablets the theme is adjusted. One of these new themes is…

  • Love Nature at Harewood House

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    This week at Harewood House, there was a Love Nature week. This included a few tents with RSPB, alpacas (which were very cute!) and ones with children’s activities in. There were some activities where woodcraft could be made as well. For us, we kept out of the way of the hoards of prams and wandered…

  • Ilkley

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    Had a train trip to Ilkley today. Not been there since I walked from Ilkley to Harrogate one day. Our main intention was to visit Betty’s to spend some vouchers bought for us at Christmas, and as usual it was superb! I did a little search on Bing Scout on my phone and we were…

  • A Bracing Walk

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    Ian and me decided to get some fresh air and have a walk from RSPB Bempton Cliffs over to Flamborough Head. The cliff path was very muddy so we only got to North Landing but it was a good workout and very enjoyable. It was also very bracing, especially when the wind picked up on…

  • Giulio Cesare – Opera North, 10th February 2012

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    Giulio Cesare is our first Handel opera we’ve seen, and it won’t be our last. This review could be very short; Handel is brilliant!! The synopsis courtesy of Opera North goes as follows: Egypt, ancient times. Cleopatra uses all her considerable wiles to persuade Caesar to join her in an alliance against her brutish brother…