On Friday I took my granddaughter to Mere Sands Wood, Holmeswood. Unfortunately it was not a very good day for phtographs, but here are a few of them anyway...



A coot at the bird feeder



A pheasant having lunch

Pedoja: Are the wire things on the feeding platforms to prevent water rats etc. from scoffing all the seed?

Don't know smithy..... couldn't rats easily get through that mesh......?

Originally Posted by smithy99

Pedoja: Are the wire things on the feeding platforms to prevent water rats etc. from scoffing all the seed?

Nah! that's to stop scousers from feeding

Originally Posted by Chas King

Nah! that's to stop scousers from feeding

It's a good job you didn't say "High Parkers" or you'd get Dons after you

Hi Ped.
We went last Monday, its a very pleasant walk but we missed seeing a kingfisher by a couple of minutes.

I didn't manage any photos apart from a couple along the canal and Fettlers Wharfe. A very nice place for coffee and home made cakes!!!!.

T.

Originally Posted by funtimefrankie

It's a good job you didn't say "High Parkers" or you'd get Dons after you

High Parkers are allowed to eat the bird food in the cages

Having been born in Bootle and lived in High Park for about 30 years before ......wait for it........ moving to Blowick.

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

T.

PS . are you from Barkdale?

Originally Posted by Thingy

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

I doubt you're on the first rung , yet

Thank you for those kind words.

T.

Oi..!!! You lot..... stop arguing on this photo thread.....

Just a bit of friendly banter.

To-day I have proved everything said about me was true!!!!!!

I went on a wonderful walk round Sefton Park. The Palm House was looking superb and the staff were thrilled they have their first ever banana's. Took a superb photo! The flowering cherries formed a canopy by the lake. Took a superb photo.!

A swan was sitting on its nest preening itself. Took a superb photo! The Daffodils are still looking stupendous. Took a superb photo!. And Finally......walked to Otterspool prom and back to Albert Dock where I saw the statue of the BIG BANANA. Took a superb photo!.

MY CAMERA WAS ON BLACK AND WHITE. Oh S...t

T.

Originally Posted by Thingy

Having been born in Bootle and lived in High Park for about 30 years before ......wait for it........ moving to Blowick.

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

T.

PS . are you from Barkdale?

Well first of all Thingy, there is no "z" in Chas, please spell my name correctly from now on. I know people up High Park don't talk proper but neither do scousers, secondly I was not born in Barkdale but Childwall " Therefore that makes me a scouser and I feed in cages and any scraps I can find in the gutter. I have lived in Southport longer than you, 43 years to be exact, so maybe I am more naturalised than you

Originally Posted by Thingy

MY CAMERA WAS ON BLACK AND WHITE. Oh S...t

Don't be shy let's see the pictures B&W can be very effective....

Hi Chas. Sorry to have mislead you in someway but I have actually lived in Southport for 66 yrs having arrived here in 1939 with a label tied to my coat!!!

M.

PS. thats given my flippin age away and I will expect a card from you next Wed!!!!