This is Beanford Lane and we sometimes come back that way from Burton Joyce. When the children were very young they thought going through the ford was very daring and exciting. Maybe they still like it - we do. Apparently Tracy likes to come that way too. I hope the weather in Barcelona is as good for her holiday as it has been here.
An interesting fact about Beanford Lane is that it is closed for about one week each year because some toads migrate from country on one side of the road to country on the other. And we wouldn't want hundreds of squashed toads would we? Please don't ask me what type of toad, because I can't remember.
And no download problems with the todays's picture either.
Brian emailed to say they were back from their Scottish holiday and that their weather hadn't been very good, but they had had a restful break. We have pencilled in (faintly) Monday 15th for a potential get-together. Brian is going through that period which besets most of us, of an ageing Mum who needs a steadily increasing amount of attention. David emailed last night asking for Tracy's postal address as they have lost their hard-copy address book and needed to send her a birthday-card. It will be a little late now - but it is the thought that counts.
We did our weekly shop today and managed to restrict ourselves to Lidl and Morrisons at Bulwell which we prefer to the local one. Bob emailed me and commented on our 'action packed life' - National Trust meetings, Country & Western Concerts, and a new Toaster and wondered what future excitements could be in store -"two trips to Lidl in one day" - he wittily offered. Yvonne pulled all the flowers off the dandelions in both lawns and improved the look muchly, for potential buyers. Karen really needs to come and mow as soon as possible. But she knows about it and will turn up as she gets time. Don't know if Ray has finally solved is Walagata problem - at the last shout, it was his Maxthon browser causing the trouble, but he seemed sure of fixing it. As soon as I've completed this Blog, I'll call him up on 'Talk' and see how he is getting on.
Bob has asked me, if he enters 'comments' in my Blog, can they be read by other 'subscribers'? I simply don't know the answer and I might ask Ray to read a blog-post of mine, to which I know Bob has added comments, and see if he can get at them.
We have Rufford (or Rufford ford)close at hand which I avoid in rainy times to avoid damaging the cat (not that I am a cat lover). It is much like your Beanford as kids like to stand on the bridges and get splashed by obliging drivers.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, Dan and his friend, aged about 6, closed the A616 to traffic at Wellow Dam to allow toads to cross. Most years we had hundreds of the little tiny babies in the cellar at the Durham Ox and fed them live (essential for dietary reasons) to Dan's pet Garter Snake (you win some, you lose some, as the man said).