Pippi’s pulling up her stripey-socks for the final sprint towards the Good-Life……………

MrsMoo2U

liking the painted flowers idea. My wellies are currently green hunters. A very thoughtful pressie from Mr C. I used to have pink ones and was desperate for red ones. I really needed new wellies. He left them for me on the doorstep wrapped in red crepe paper with an apology that he had been unable to get red in my size. Saw red ones in Cheap Charlies last month but resisted as I was having the holiday.

Just a thought Daffy, those ones in progressive safety say that they are food ones. You should check if they are suitable for outdoor wear or simply for food factories. 'Then again you could wear them when making your pancakes :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Cheery_Daff

I will indeed be checking cheri Mind you, if they're fine for food factories, I suspect they'll suit my lightweight wellie purposes

vl2588

MatyMoo wrote: »

Flippin eck, that's cheap! I'm not too far away from you and pass by on the A1 every time I visit my sisters.

Be sure to wave on the way past :T

Pippilongstocking

Loving the wellie talk

Vl - I looked at stevenage - omg HOW far are you from the beach??????

Tea here tonight - sweetcorn chowder (cheery tinned leftovers) and toasties

Hope you are all warm!!

vl2588

Well I grew up by the sea and what I miss most is the seagulls! Still, saw a flock of waxwings yesterday so I have been mollified for a while

Pippilongstocking

Jealous here!!

Today I saw
Curlews
Pheasant
Naughty chickens
Starlings
Rock doves
Blackbird

Not much really and no gulls!

Cheery_Daff

we saw pesky giant wood pigeons, coal tits, blue tits, great tits, and a dunnock (just to make you jealous!) Sadly no chickens though

vl2588

Love curlews but oystercatchers are my fave! Waders make the best noises IMO

Lemon_Tree

i think all i've seen today are geese and a swan. They're the ones i noticed or knew the names of

glad you found your norty chicken.

EssexHebridean

The gulls are all here! Lots of Black Headed's around here at the moment - bizarre as we are nearly as far from the beach as MatyMoo! it's been raining here all day so most of our birdies have sensibly kept a low profile today. On better days though we get blue & great t*ts, Long tailed t*ts occasionally, collared doves, the inevitable starlings, blackbirds, sparrows and robins. Saw a treecreeper in the woods across the road a few weeks back, and are lucky to have an RSPB reserve not far away which gets lots and lots of ducks and waders as well as resident kingfishers.

Cheery - like the idea of painting flowers on boring wellies - goodness knows I have enough nail varnish too!