CONDOR

This photograph was sent to me from a friend called Maureen that she took while on holiday.  It is a Condor and a bird I have never seen in the wild.  Perhaps some day.  Thanks Maureen for giving me permision to share this with us. 

Many thanks for your visit and also your comments.

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

Like yesterday as I was coming home from church I wanted to see if there were many birds down by the sea however there weren’t, only these Common and Black headed Gulls and Starling.  As I have broken a finger in 2 places on my right hand (the one I use most) and it is splinted up and have been told to rest it more (which I have not done) I now find it is still quiet painful and  for a short while am not going to comment as much although I will still read your posts and try to rest it more so that it will heal quicker.  Hope you understand.

I am linking this post with WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY.

Many thanks for your visit and also to all who leave comments.

THROUGH MY LENS - Wild Flowers

When I was coming home from church I spied a bed of wild flowers that  our Council had planted so stopped to photograph them  There were a great many bees on the flowers.  Please enjoy their beauty on this Monday morning.  

 I am linking this post with THROUGH MY LENS.

Many thanks for your visit and  also to all those who leave comments

SUNDAY THOUGHT - Peacock at Blessingbourne House

For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 9:21

Photographed at

Blessingbourne House

County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The Peacock is indigenous to India. It was brought to King Solomon by his ships from Tarshish which in this case was probably a district on the Malabar coast of India, or in Ceylon.

Thanks for visiting and also to all who leave comments.

SATURDAY CRITTERS - Cats at Blessingbourne House

These are the cats that live around the Blessngbourne Estate.  The black and white one belongs to one of the workers.  The other one belongs to the owners of Blessingbourne House, Colleen and Nick Lowry and is sitting outside one of their entrances (last 2 shots).  

Once again, sorry for the quality of these shots as the camera was not at the correct settings since Daniel fiddled with it. 

I am linking this post with SATURDAY CRITTERS

Many thanks for visiting and also to all who leave comments.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS and FRIDAY'S HUNT - Blessingbourne House

Once again it is time for Friday’s Hunt and Weekend Reflections and this week the letter is G, Favourite and Wheels.  Mainly I have 2 videos for you to illustrate G and Wheels so bear with me.  All these shots and video were taken when I, as a GRANNY I took my daughter adn GRAND CHILDREN to Blessingbourne House for 4 days while they were home from Malawi.  We had a ball and wonderful place for a family holiday.

This is Crunchie, a Pygmy GOAT who loves his ears scratched..  He was called Crunchie  because he grinds his teeth and last ime I was at Blessingbourne he had a another goat friend but he died of a stroke.  The clip shows Daniel having fun feeding Crunchie. If the video which included some hens (more about themm next week) does not appear below, CLICK HERE.

GO, GIRL GO!

We bailed out this rowing boat and had several rows on the lake but on this occasion I was on my own so it was extremely difficult to take a photograph when I was rowing but after putting the camera on 2 buckets and on the other seat, then not wobbling the boat, I managed it!

I have hundred of reflection shots from the lake
 but I will leave you with this one today. My FAVOURITE things to do at Blessinbourne House was to row by myself on the lake. So peaceful.

At Blessingbourne House, we always seem to be on WHEELS of some description as there was fabulous Mountain Bike Trails but more about that another day.  There was a half covered area with all kinds of ‘things’ to ride as well as a table tennis equipement and so I am showing you a video of the family having fun doing just that. Below I am trying to teach Annika to ride a bike (more of that another day also).  

If the video does not appear below, CLICK HERE.

I am liking this post with FRIDAY'S HUNT and WEEKEND RFLECTIONS.

I hope you enjoyed the fun of this post and thanks for visiting.

Many thanks to all who leave comments.

GOOD FENCES - Toy Boy, Cowboy and Lola at Blessingbourne House, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland

Toy Boy belongs to Colleen the owner of Blessingbourne House and although she is very busy  running the estate with all it's activities with her husband Nick, she finds time to ride Toy Boy as often as possible.  He is 9 years old and a beautiful horse with a large appetite.   The other two greys are Cowboy and Lola and were friendly and loving.  Daniel especially loved them.  Sorry about the quality of these shots but unbeknown to me Daniel had changed so many settings on my camera and I could not get it right for a while. 

I am linking this post with GOOD FENCES.

Many thanks for visiting and also to all who leaave comments