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[NickFitz]

Dark doings out on the lawn

One of the magpies was spending a lot of time interested in something small and brown over the other side and near the hedgerow. I got the binoculars out and had a look, and it was clearly a small furry animal, and also clearly dead. Didn't seem to be a squirrel, but seemed a bit large for a rat unless it was a real monster one.

So I put my shoes on and went down to have a look. It seems to have been dead for a little while and has a lot of flies buzzing around, but it appears to be a very young fox cub. No obvious indication of what killed it

I vaguely recall seeing something that size and colour in the base of the hedge yesterday or the day before, so it was probably dragged out the couple of feet or so on to the lawn by some creature of the night. Anyway, the magpie (which had moved away to another part of the lawn when I went over) was back there by the time I'd got back upstairs, so I assume it and any other carrion eaters in the vicinity feel like their Coronation lawn party has come early

[WTFH]

As I was about to go into the office, The Wife^TM told me that I needed to fillet 4 trout before her sister arrived.
Trout duly filleted.

[NickFitz]

Lunch: Scotch broth with a bit of wholemeal

Meanwhile across the lawn, a magpie (or possibly several) is dropping in to lunch on the dead creature from time to time

[SueEllen]

Meanwhile across the lawn, a magpie (or possibly several) is dropping in to lunch on the dead creature from time to time

"It's the circle of life" sings...

I've cut the grass.

[NickFitz]

"It's the circle of life" sings...

I've cut the grass.

Funny you should mention that - the gardener (or groundskeeper, or whatever - I'm not sure what their official title is) has turned up to mow the lawns. Naturally, he's disposed of the dead creature first; I don't know if he's chucked it under the hedge or what, but it's gone before the magpies had got properly started on it

[ladymuck]

Evening all

It's been a lovely sunny day up in weegieland. High was 13 degrees and it's just starting to drop off.

Busy day at the coal face. Now having a G&T and a browse through the very scant opportunities available.

[NickFitz]

Tea has been chunky breaded cod with chips and beans

It's turning ominously cloudy out quite quickly, and there's a few spots of rain on the windows

[eek]

Evening all

It's been a lovely sunny day up in weegieland. High was 13 degrees and it's just starting to drop off.

Busy day at the coal face. Now having a G&T and a browse through the very scant opportunities available.

take it you mean contract opportunities because you should have no shortage of food and drink options in Glasgow.

[NickFitz]

The car earlier was also a boat, being the Amphicar CV770. Currently showing as SORN, though in reality it was sold to a Dutchman as they have more use for cars that are boats over there

And the perennial mechanical problems plagued a different set of gold diggers this time.

Then I got around to Inside the Factory on the subject of Jaffa Cakes

And I finally finished Ra

I'm feeling rather tired for some reason, so I'm getting an early night now. Friday tomorrow!

Goodnight all

[WTFH]

Cars washed, grass cut, now TFBSZ