Thursday 10 June 2021

The Kids Are Alright - The Who Part I

 We think it was roundly agreed at the mention of the 3 Wise Men in a recent Post, that they hailed from the East and that my fantastic guide and mentor in Taiwan, Vicky Cheng, whom we will hear from again on Sunday, was also found in that direction. What we were not expecting, until recent days, was to get a hat-trick in such short time with the arrival of the Cambodians!

Taken at their last visit in 2015 - a drop of water under the bridge since then!

Benny, Alex, Fred and Lizzy

My 4 Grandchildren and their parents are all of British / Australian dual citizenship but currently live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and now stretching their legs for a few weeks as the restrictions allow back here in the UK.

Only 2 at a time it was Lizzy and Fred who drew the 'short staws'
and after the 'brief' it was straight on to some serious
MOTHING
with Lizzy being facinated with the
BUFF-TIP
and Fred equally so with the much larger
POPLAR HAWK-MOTH
Unfortunately, the first mammal to be encountered was a dead
MOLE
but ever onward.
A short adventure with some of the
Heavy Plant
before heading from the Heath and finding a hatched
BLACKBIRD's EGG
WOOD MOUSE
before heading for an encounter with the
Rare Breed Goats
with the
FRENCH ALPINE
creeping up behind them before it was time for
Fried Eggs and Lindt Lindor Chocolates
before bed.
Moths again in the morning was followed by the
Equestrian Ladies
inviting them to take a ride.
A carrot or 2 seemed to keep the mount subdued as
as Fred took to it like a Duck to Water
with Lizzy
not being quite so enthusiastic.
What was guaranteed to please, as it had on the last visit,
was a trinket but full size
Bow and Arrows
purchased from the Navajo / Hopi Tribe during one of my wanders through
Deepest California
while it was just about at the point of departure that we found the
REED WARBLERs
chattering away at the Main Pond and the
Joggers
Approaching from the West.
IT IS SAFE TO SAY A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!
Part II to Follow.