Ferrets and Steam Engines

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret here!

We were expecting a little sunshine today, well, the forecasters said it would be sunshine and clouds but today it has been all cloud, wind and a bit of a chill!

First thing this morning we were out in the wind and chill but Old Two Legs was saying that it may get warmer later, yeah, right!

We found a bee that was just too cold to fly!

It's taken ages to climb up here!

 Back home OTL rushed through the cage cleaning and by ten thirty we were ready to go to the Steam Fair!

First thing we did was to find out where the Ferret Stand was located. We arrived just as everyone was having a bit of late breakfast!

Holly was doing her best to get a nibble!

 Roy was tucking into his breakfast and teasing the ferrets as well!

Aw! Come on, just a nibble?

When Holly and I started as well he gave up and let us all have a nibble of sausage!

This is how it's done!

 Being it was a Steam Fair there were loads of steam engines parading around the ground and show ring. Of course these are all made by the owners and were very well manufactured!

You can see how big they are by this Two Legs sitting on the back!

 Not only were there Traction Engines but also there were Steam Trucks as well!

I don't suppose this would ever be allowed onto a Motorway!

We could walk quicker than this could go!

It was fun looking at all the tractors and old cars but to be honest, after a while it was getting too cold so we left them all and headed back home.

Not sure what there is for dinner tonight but we have had some sausages but I think that it is Scoff tonight!

Well, you can't win them all!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Wendy has a Problem!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret here!

What a change from yesterday, this morning when we went out the wind was still blowing but it didn't feel so cold.

Well, actually it was still cold enough to be noticed but with the slight drop in wind it didn't feel so cold, if you know what I mean!

Both May and Eric declined the offer of a walk first thing this morning and at lunchtime Wendy and Monty were fast asleep, so it was just Holly and I who had to brave the cold!

Sunrise was one of those uninspiring events that serve to disappoint rather than inspire!

Not the best sunrise this year!

 One thing that Old Two Legs lets us do is to decide which path to take when we are out in the forrest. Some times we got left and sometimes we go right and just accasionally we confuss him rotten by going both left and right!

OK, You go left and I'll go right!

 With all the weeds chopped down, there seemed to be a terrible lack of interesting insects but OTL managed to get a shot of a Hover Fly, having a rest!

It's hard work flying against the wind!

 We came across this thing which OTL says is called a Fairy Moth 'cos in the sunlight they tend to gather together and if viewed at a distance, they look like fairies!

Adela reaumurella is one of two small day-flying moths with extremely long antennae known as "fairy" moths. These enchanting fairies dance in groups around bushes in sunlight and could well be mistaken for fairies at the end of the garden. Depending on the angle of the light, their wings change from black to metallic blue-green to shiny gold.

 This description has been copied from a web site about moths!

Back home OTL decided to put his feet up and read his book but every time he got going he was disturbed by a loud snoring sound!

Just for a change, it wasn't me and Holly was down stairs.

After an investigation we found out that it was Miss Wendy, laying on her back in the ferret bed, with her paws sticking in the air, snoring her tail off!

You know we sometimes wonder why these ferret get handed into the Ferret Rescue, I mean, such a sweet little gentle ferret.


With Miss Wendy, we think we have an idea.

Every so often OTL has to wash her butt and get rid of the ferret poo that has stuck to her tail. Of course, the loud snoring in the middle of the night wakes everyone up in this house!

It's a good job we love her!

See you tomorrow when we hope to have some tales of our adventures!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret.

Blue Skys and a Wicked Wind!

Hello Woofers!

The gangs all here again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

It's Saturday so that means The Missus is off to do some Glue Slapping up in the village hall with her mates!

We managed to get out early this morning for a walk but the wind was howling in off the North Sea!

It was a good job we had our Rufty Tufty Harnesses on 'cos that managed to keep some of the wind out!

When we got to the forest we were very disappointed, I mean, they had chopped down all the weeds. What used to be a haven for bugs and buzzing things now is flattened and all the bugs have gone!

How is Old Two Legs going to get his pictures of the 'Interesting' bugs if there is nothing but grass!

Undergrowth gone, bugs gone and buzzing things gone!

I mean, just look at the nothing that is left!

Look! Serious lack of bug land!

 What was worse, no bunnies to chase!

Still, the sniffs were OK but OTL spoilt it by grumbling about a lack of insects!

This is not one of our best walks!

Things picked up at lunchtime, not that there was and sudden growth of Bug Land Weeds but rather it was a welcome sight to see both Monty and Wendy out with us for a walk. It was still blowing in off the North Sea but we managed to get out of the wind and let them have a run and a sniff!

On the way home we dropped into the village hall to see the ladies and Rosie who gave Wendy a lovely cuddle and better than that, Monty got a cuddle as well!

Rosie came out to see us as well and we got a tickle behind the ear!

OTL has been catching up with his Game of Thrones series and is not bang up to date. I must say there was a lot of waring going on and plenty of sword fighting!

Let's hope that tomorrow it will be a bit warmer or better still, no wind!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

A Woofin' Good Friday!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret here!

Well, Friday has arrived and we were looking forward to a warm and sunny weekend.

As we left the house for our morning walk what did we feel on our nose?

Rain!

I mean, that's not the weather for the May Day Holiday is it?

It didn't get any better at lunchtime except that the rain held off while we had a wee and a wander!

The Missus got a message from Roy at the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue saying that they would be running a Ferret Racing Stand at the Merton Vintage Show, Faversham.

That's it, we checked on the Internetty Thing that forecasts the weather and reckon that Monday will be a dry day with some sunshine!

So, with a bit of luck we may very well make a visit and say 'Hello' to a ferret or two!

Old Two Legs has been getting all the bits of paper ready for the accountant geezer wot tells OTL if he is making money!

We think that OTL knows just exactly what is in the bank and how much is his and not the Tax Man!

So, no pictures today but with a bit of luck we may have some tomorrow!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,
 
Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret.







Hey Woofers! OTL took a picture of me!

Love from Monty!

 
 

Oak Apple Gall Wasps and Creepy Trees!

Hi Woofers!

Back again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

It has been rather warm and sunny today down here in North Kent. However, the morning sun rise was a little disappointing, hardly a glow, more of a dull smudge!

See what we mean?

 Mind you, it was fun when Old Two Legs pointed out one of the trees who had his face on today!

Treebeard is an old cousin of mine!

 Walking along the path through the forest OTL saw a tree with a funny growth on it. He said it was a caused by a Oak Apple Gall Wasp. The tree didn't have its leaves out yet so we couldn't say if it was an Oak Tree but after they are out we will check again!

Yep! That's the front door for the Gall Wasp!

 Lunchtime was warm and today both May and Eric were awake, they said they would love a run out.

This field is full of sniffs!

 The local Parish Council Members look after the sea front and keep the grass mown. OTL keeps telling them they should leave some weeds for the insects but they keep chopping the weeds back. So, it was pleasant to see some plants growing, before they chop it all down again!

Now that looks pretty!

 Miss May spent most of the time on the ground but Eric asked if he could spend time in the Ferret Bag, that was until we turned for home and then he jumped down a scurried all the way back to the car!

You know this bag is so warm and comfortable!

 Mind you, he did enjoy the run back to the car and all the sniffs along the way!

Hey! How's this for a pose!

It was good to read how helpful Archie Babe has been, helping to clear up all the mess his Two Legs has made with her new electric gissmo!

Dinner has just been called, It's Mugging Time!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

A Chilly Start to May!

Hello Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Well, welcome to the month of May, named after Miss May or so she says!

Last night Old Two Legs set up the moth trap in the garden and switched on the light and we all sat back looking for moths. Bedtime came and there was no moths to be seen.

OTL left it all on all night long and first thing this morning we had a look and..........nuffin!

We reckon it is still too early for moths but when OTL was dismantling the bird feeder ready for washing, out popped a small moth and scurried away before OTL could catch it!

Later this morning he ordered up some plastic sample jars to keep the moths in, if ever he catches any!

All this moth thing has started him off looking for other crawly stuff to photograph.

First of all is a Hover Fly.

A Hover Fly, not hovering!

 We couldn't find a Hover fly with such long, thick antennae so we will have to look on the Internetty Thingy and see if there are any pictures!

After it moved sideways for a moment!

 A few yards further on he spotted this thing that looked just like a Mosquito who was looking for some blood!

We didn't hang about!

An early Mosquito called Dracula?

Next there was this thing and we are not sure if it is a Carder Bee or a Spring Flower Bee?

We are certainly rusty on this insect stuff!

Holly says she is going to take a reference book to bed tonight to brush up on insect spotting!

Maybe a Male Spring Flower Bee?

What ever they are called, they were all busy eating the nectar on the flowers and generally making a loud buzzing sound!

So, if it's sunny then we will be helping OTL spot all the insects that will be worthy of a picture!

The down side of all this is that the Hay fever has started to work on OTL's nose!

We always know when the summer starts,  OTL starts sneezing!

We are off to help him set up the moth trap again to see if get lucky tonight!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric Dee Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Sunbeams, Bert and a Pesky Rabbit!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret here!

We managed to get in trouble today!

You know what it's like, there you are wandering along the path and on the wind comes a super sniff that yells out 'SNIFF ME!'

So, what's a woofer to do?

Off we go, Holly and I, and find a sniff that says 'Roll on Me!'

And we do!

It is then that Old Two Legs starts jumping up and down and getting all showy off!

Before we know what's happening, he has clipped our lead on our harness and there we are, unable to have any fun!

It didn't last long, just long enough to get past the sniffs!

Through the woods we noticed just how much the undergrowth has grown. OTL says that the undergrowth will die back as the tree grows more leaves!

Ever changing vista!

First thing this morning we got down the sea shore and stood for a while looking at the sun beams, pretty wot?

Looks pretty don't it?

 Lunchtime we came across Bert who was enjoying the sniffs. Now Bert has a thing about Holly, he just loves her but Holly winds him up rotten!

I told you, no tongues!

 Heading for home OTL saw a rabbit  sitting in the middle of the path trying to decide whether to run or stay still hoping not to be noticed!

I reckon I would have got it but OTL wouldn't let me go!

We spent the afternoon resting on our beds while OTL got all busy with some orders that have come in.

It's a hard life being a woofer in this house!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret.

Here comes the Sun!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy,Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

We love Mondays, everyone is off to work and we get the sea shore to ourselves!

Mind you it has to be sunny to make it better!

This morning it was a shade misty out to sea and the wind was letting us know it was still there!

Not another Ethereal photo!

 It was OK 'cos when we got behind the hill the wind dropped right down and with a little bit of sun it was quite pleasant!

When I grow up I'm going to be a Vulture!

 Lunchtime we met up with those SpannerPoo Brothers but today we ran towards them and they ran back to their Two Legs!

A right pair of wimps!

 Down on the sea front the sun was out and the sniffs were warming nicely!

There's a better one over here!

Back home Holly and I crawled into bed while Old Two Legs went off to deliver stuff and take some rubbish down the tip!

You know he gets all the best jobs!

We're off to see what is for dinner and also what OTL has got on his plate!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy,Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Ethereals again!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

It was good having an extra ten minutes in bed this morning, that's what I like about Sundays!

Mind you, we had to put up with The Missus snoring her tail off!

OTL was up at his normal time so we sort of rolled over and landed in his sleeping place on the bed and got the benefit of his body warmth that made the bed feel all snugly!

That wasn't to last and pretty soon we were off for our morning constitutional around the sea shore.

There was no deep red sun rise, more of a cloudy entrance with a few sun beams thorn in. Old Two Legs called it 'Ethereal', not sure I would agree with him but it's a case of keeping him happy, so, here is an 'Ethereal' sun rise!

A Touch of the 'Ethereals'!

 Lunchtime was a little better and through the woods we came across a carpet of little Daisy type flowers covering the ground.

I said it looked pretty and Holly agreed, then she had a wee on them!

That girls got no soul!

Yeah! This looks like a good spot!

 On our way back home we came across a couple of woofers that were half Spaniel and half Poodle. Holly said they were too rough to play with and called them 'SpannerPoo's'.

One was called Bertie and the other was Jack.

I didn't join in the chasing about but they both danced around OTL playing up to him!

Have you got a ball Mr?

 Their Two Legs had a pocket full of nibbles to tempt them with, so every time they were called to 'Come Here', they got a reward!

Aw, Great Mum, Gissa Nibble!

 OTL says that we don't need to bribe us with nibbles 'cos he has got us trained!

Mind you, a nibble now and again wouldn't hurt!

These two were brothers and I think it was Bertie wot got a bit too close to my tail and needed to be told off!

Any closer Mutt and you'll be limping home!

He backed off!

Ya don't mess about with me!

Back to work tomorrow!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Brrrm! Brrrm!

Hello Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Well, it's Saturday and that means F1 racing on the TV again!

Old Two Legs has to get up early and get all his jobs done before he can sit down and watch the racing, well, that's what The Missus says!

We tend to get our morning walk at a little bit over a 'Quick Walk' so that means the rabbits hear OTL crashing through the bushes and they have all run away by the time we get to where they had been!

I tell you, there must have been at least twenty rabbits here!

 The view out to sea wasn't much improved, the winds were blowing from the West so that means the wind was blowing off the land, so no White Horses to be seen!

It looks a bit bleak!

 We have heard that storm Hannah or Spanner as Holly likes to call it, was sweeping across from the West so we kept a watch out for rain clouds and storms coming in over the local Power Station Chimneys!

We had a good game of chase but to be honest, I really don't know what we were chasing. You see, Holly went woofing off and I followed, woofing my tail off, as you do, but when we stopped Holy says to me, 'What was that?' to which I replied, 'Dunno, you were the one who was running!'

Don't tell OTL, let's pretend it was a Nargle!

 Mind you, he seemed more interested in taking pictures of the undergrowth. Mind you, I suppose you could get a Nargle or two hiding in there couldn't you?

Nargle rich hunting grounds!

We watched to racing, well Qualifying 1 & 2 but the race track around the houses was so narrow that the racing cars kept falling off the track!

Let's hope the racing improves tomorrow and they don't get troubled by Storm Spanner!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!