Sue Robinson

Belated Happy Birthday!
It’s beautiful around Lochinver - hope the weather allows you to enjoy it.

🙄 Will it never end?

Belated Happy Birthday. Do hope the virus goes soon.

Well done, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿! What a smashing result at the end of a truly wonderful tournament.
Commiserations to Canada 🇨🇦
#RedRoses
#England
#RWC
#WomensRugbyUnion

This isn’t good for my 75-year-old nerves! 🤣🏉

That’s up there with the Yellow-legged Gull that Merlin said was in our garden. 🙄

71 or over? You can still have breast screening if you choose

PSA for women over 70 in the U.K..
Did you know you can still have a mammogram even though older than the age range for automatic screening invitations?
I’m 75 and have my next appointment in a few days. One quick phone call was all it took.
www.gov.uk/government/p...

We’ve just been to Dungeness on this VERY windy day. Saw *only* six of the reported 20 Glossy Ibis, but also six Great White Egrets.
I can remember one evening about 20 years ago, piling into the car to drive for a couple of hours because a single GWE had been seen. Now they’re commonplace.

A very Happy Birthday to you! Whippets and wind notwithstanding, I hope you have a lovely, memorable day!

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

Out of respect I’ll enjoy a few minutes of quiet reflection.

Sable Cocker Spaniel head closeup. Kinsey with very untidy hair, as she lies on a bed having just arrived for a morning cuddle. Her head is resting on a protective white sheet that is kept on the bed and the light is a warm glow from an out-of-shot nearby bedside lamp. Her nose is hidden by a fold in the sheet and she’s dozing.

Cocker Spaniel bedhead.
Mine probably looks as bad as I’ve been awake since just after 2. 🥱

Definitely yes. 👍🏼

First ten minutes of The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix. Aargh.
Apartment instead of flat. 🙄
As for leverage…it’s leaverage in England (where the story is set) NOT levverage.
Why do we have to pander to the U.S.? Can’t they cope with the King’s English?
😠

I’m not sure they’re bright enough to twig that outside is best.
We tried reminding our 12-feet-inside-from-the-back-door visiting frog that we also have a pond. Still, it decided sitting in our dog’s water bowl was the only place it wanted to be. We were too surprised to take a photo, dammit.

Aw…🥲. Definitely story material.

A brief early evening wander near Beachy Head was rather birdless, possibly due to lots of noisy walkers.
Due to having to look at the ground when I walk I missed the best encounter of a female Sparrowhawk nearby.
Still, my close encounter with a Bloody Nosed Beetle made up for the lack of birds.

Well done, @redrosesrugby.bsky.social ! Smashing match!
#WomensRugbyWorldCup2025

Good luck to the @redrosesrugby.bsky.social this evening! 🌹
#WomensRugbyWorldCup2025

My dog Kinsey’s water bowl is in the kitchen, about 12 feet from the conservatory back door. It’s open pretty much all the time right now, at least until dusk.
So…what was IN Kinsey’s bowl at bedtime last night?
Yep.
A very large FROG. Thank heavens Kinsey didn’t see it! Would have been carnage.

Unfortunately some of us have very real arachnophobia. In my case, haven’t a clue why, but it badly affects my life. It’s House Spider season. Already had to deal with four. Getting them outside is a real challenge and my fear haunts me every single day. Hypnotherapy helped a little. I need more. 😟

I always try to remember alt text but due to your response have now changed my settings so I’ll have to remember!
Thanks!

🤣

How to convey the absolute gut-wrenching feeling of loss when you can no longer walk along holding your camera, ready in an instant to capture that fleeting moment in time?Instead you sway, fumble with two sticks, swing the camera up and try not to overbalance but that moment has passed?
#Grief

I hate the assumption that everyone has access to and knows how to use the internet. And it seems so often it’s a requirement when one is already under stress. Thank goodness you (and probably other family members) are there to help your mum.

A cat’s back foot, showing the pink pads that look Like a teddy bear.

Black and white cat lying on her side on a grass lawn, looking at the camera.

Black and white cat lying on a grass lawn, looking to one side of the camera.

LOL I’ve been catsitting for the past week. Yesterday when Bob joined me in the sun I noticed her “teddy bears” but didn’t manage a decent photo. This is spooky.
#Bobisagirl

Gosh, that must be incredibly frustrating for you. Ah, well. I’ll just stay alert in case the situation changes!
Thank you for replying. :)

@nicolaz.bsky.social Cat sitting away from home so spent all of yesterday listening to Spear magically transporting me to Arthurian times.
I have both Hild ebooks but see that although Menewood is available as an audio book, for some reason Hild isn’t.
Will it become available on Audible? Please?

I have to look down when I walk (since needing sticks for poor balance) so do spot things that Polly misses. But then she’ll be looking up at things I miss! Also, if I want to look around I have to stop walking completely and it’s surprising what I see just by pausing for a moment.

Two pairs of eyes are always better than one!