Friday, 11 July 2014

A Day at the Races - Queen

By way of explanation for the selected 'headline' today I would just like to wish You and Yours a
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
Typical of Hugh’s shrewd and inimitable way he thinks that gratitude to his staff is best shown by a Christmas Gift offered on the day and acted upon somewhere around about mid-July. The season being full of Turkey and Tinsel, Paper Hats and Parties does anyone really want another ‘bun-fight’ then? And when the weather is as it was yesterday, well what a gig! Last years outing you my remember was the Rugby game between Bath and Ospreys. Another sporting event and another return to the Beautiful City but this time to receive a 
The day was self explanatory, so not a need for too many words.
 Family and Friends Muster
 Time to take a look around before dinner.
 The Finishing Post
 Views to the North
 and South
 Your Sports Correspondent
on the scene.
 Being a bit of an aficionado on the
 Sport of King's
 there was a Master Plan,
 but first a song!
 As the Starting Gates were towed into place
 and our 2 lovely Hostesses for the day prepared for dinner
the horse for the first race were paraded before the punter.
 The Plan? very simple 10 quid each way on the rank outsider
 and one or two of the blighters
 have GOT to be placed??
 You don't get any further 'outside than No2 he didn't even want
to get into the stall. Good job there were only 9 runner or he might
have come 10th - one down a few to go.
 Race 2, a CERTAINTY and to get my 20 'spot' back.
 Wot! Me Worried??
 "Excuse me Sir would you like to follow us this way"
 Ah, No3
 if you look really closely you may see him just rounding the 
final bend, top right hand corner, while all the others were
approaching the final furlong.
 A GREY, A GREY my Kingdom for a GREY!
OK - just 60 Quid DOWN
 The TV Interviewer should have had a word with me
I had a Sob Story to tell him.

 6th at this stage of the race
 but surely he'll make up ground on the run-in?
 THIRD
brilliant a PLACE so a RETURN on my £20 outlay
 Always having thought of myself as a WINNER
I was off to collect the Divi
£16????
There, only put £20 on and got that lot back - a WINNER all the way to the Bank!
 Only 54 Quid DOWN
a glass of red was needed and to 'sit this one out'
 Alison the Dancing Queen
she and I dance the night away at Daryl and Cath's Wedding.
 It can be reported that 
A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
 Yeah! It's OK to say Thank You but don't forget 
YOU OWE ME
£ 94.00

As we sailed off into the sunset -Many Thanks to Hugh and Janet!
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Thursday, 10 July 2014

Cloak and Dagger - Black Sabbath

Well, it would seem we (I) made a right klutz of the Scarce Footman on the previous Post. As a new species to myself as well as the property I sort guidance from both Skinner and Clancy along with a little outside help. All said that this Moth is wide-spread and common so why the hell did I tell you it was 'scarce'? Maybe it was something to do with the name Scarce Footman!
Referring back to that same addition to the list 2 days ago, today's contribution was discovered in a similar way but instead of being the very last Moth caught this morning
 CLOAKED CARPET
was the very first found clinging to a nearby fence post. Now, if
I've got this correct it is a 'scarce Insect with less that 200 records for
the county of Dorset and a most welcome addition to the
Parley Court and my own Personal Moth List.
Others in the traps included
GREY DAGGER (type)
another difficult Moth to identify visually.
JULY HIGHFLYER
BORDERED PUG

DUSKY BROCADE
BROWN-TAIL
DINGY FOOTMAN
and
CLAY
In addition a perfectly healthy and typical

FLESH FLY
was caught which has been posted on the Blog before, but
compare it with this which is exactly the same Insect and you could
be forgive for being baffled.
This hapless creature along with many many more found dead or
dying in various traps has been effected by the
Entomophthora muscae Fungus deadly to all Diptera (Flies).
John Gifford is thanked for his knowledge of the subject.
WHIRLY-GIG BEETLE
On this morning's continuing search to log all the plants on the Farm
BROAD-LEAFED DOCK
LADIES BEDSTRAW
CREEPING THISTLE
GREATER BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL
were found before this
COMMON SHREW
attracted my attention, found dead on the path.
Young
PIED WAGTAIL
are now feeding from most of the grassy areas while this
BROWN HARE
was flushed from one of the fields.
 SCARCE CHASER
is now on the wing along the River Stour and Parley Pond,
 all 3 ALPACAS have recently been shorn, a mammoth task
holding them down I am told and it was considered this
short series of mating
BANDED DEMOISELLE
would be of interest.
First, find a female perched on the grass and grab her by the
scruff of the neck.
Then gently position yourself into a
Lover's Heart
then with a lot of fluttering get on with the business in hand!
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