Getting Ready!

Hello Woofers!

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

I don't know why but this week is a sort of 'quiet week', I mean, nothing very exciting has happened at all and it's only Monday!

Old Two Legs has been out most of today and The Missus has been waving the feather duster in the caravan!

Now, activities in the caravan means that it's not long before we go away on holiday! The next sign is when OTL gets out the bucket and sponge and gives the caravan a good wash!

If we are lucky, we will get sunshine and a big long beach so we can run up and down and of course there is also the sea for swimming in! 

Just for OTL there is a distillery in town and a craft shop for TM although she says it's not the best one she has ever been in!

She is so picky!

Holly and I are looking forward to the Chinese take a way when we overnight in Gretna cos they some seriously good king plawns!

OTL is getting all his paperwork done and it won't be long before he fills in his income tax return and that is last thing he does before we leave!

The ferrets aren't getting excited yet, they don't do 'excited' until the morning we go and they are sitting in their travelling cage with the caravan hitched up on the back of the car!

But, that is all in the future, today it is busy busy with the boring paperwork!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Another Warm Day!

Hello Woofers!

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

I don't know what it's been like your end of the world but here is North Kent we have had a rather warm spell to weather!

The Missus was looking at the temperatures and announced that in Carradale, where we will be holidaying this year, it was thirteen degrees centigrade but here in North Kent it was twenty eight degrees!

Warm or wot!

As normal, Eric was out with us this morning and being Eric, he just had to get into trouble!

You see, it was like this.

Holly had a little bit of The Grumbles and ended up with a 'Klingon' hanging on her butt. So, Old Two legs put Eric back in the  ferret bag and crouched down to remove the 'Klingon'. Eric, being Eric decided he wanted to see what was going on and stuck his head out of the bag, only to find Holly in an unlady like pose with OTL wiping her butt!

Eric, thinking that Holly was trying to get into the bag, decided to warn Holly that the bag was for ferrets and not Woofers and gave Holly a nip on the ear!

It was at that point that Holly decided that a ferret would look better with it's own ear removed and tried to oblige Eric at the same time.

This left OTL trying to decide on how to separate the pair as he was holding Hollies tail up with one hand while trying to remove the 'Klingon' with his hand shoved inside a Poo Bag!

A bit of a Push and Shove took place and all were separated, dog, ferret and poo!

Holly in need of some help!

 When we got into the forest OTL spotted these things which he thinks are some sort of insect egg!

Some serious looking eggs!

 Unfortunately he has his 35mm lens so we couldn't get any detailed picture of the eggs but this was the best close up we could manage.

It looks like it was growing through the leaf!

 Lunchtime both Wendy and Monty decided it was too hot to go walkies and stayed sleeping in the bed!

Mind you, that didn't stop OTL clicking away at a Speckled Wood butterfly that was having a snooze on the woodland path!

A Speckled Wood butterfly

This afternoon OTL has been fiddling with the electrics on the big car cos' he says that he wants to mount a 'Dash Cam'.

OTL just loves his Gizmo's!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,


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

Warm or What?

Hello Woofers!

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

Just what the vet ordered, a warm and sunny day all day!

We started off with a morning walk with Eric de Ferret. We left Miss May in bed catching up with her sleep. Eric was into all the sniffs and insisted on running after me!

I'm sure he meant no harm but I remember when Freddy de Ferret used to do that but he would give us a nip on our back legs if we didn't go fast enough for him!

Hey! Can I walk with you?

 I can still remember his sneaking up behind me!

Go on, just a little walk?

Go on, I get a bit lonely walking on my own!

If you slow down a bit I'll show you where the Ferret Sniffs are!

OK, but hurry up, Old Two Legs is coming!

Lunchtime we went out with Wendy and Monty but OTL had forgotten to put their harnesses on so they could only have a walk one at a time.

Poor OTL, Monty kept running ahead and then towards the undergrowth, so he got picked up, put on the right path and let go, only to head back towards the undergrowth again!

In the end he went back in the bag and Wendy came out but blow me down if she didn't do the same thing!

That was it, back in the bag and off to see Rosie down at the village hall where Rosie was helping The Missus slosh some glue and glitter about!

She gets all the best jobs!

We are off for a snooze before bed time!

See you tomorrow,

Luv,

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

The forecast is for sunshine!

Hi Woofers!

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

Today hasn't been too bad weather wise hasn't it?

Down here there has been a bit of cloud but it has been pleasantly warm and first thing this morning young Eric decided he would come out with us for a walk, leaving Miss May to enjoy a snooze!

Holly and I chased a rabbit but as normal it got away by diving into a hole!

Them Rabbits can be right sneeky!

 Eric decided that they were not worth chasing and was quite happy to stay back and let us get on with the chase!

I don't know why they bother, I mean, they never catch one!

 In the forest Eric was having a great time sniffing all the sniffs. His coat is super smart and the bright sheen looks 'The Business'!

Do I look good or wot?

 Lunchtime Monty and Wendy decided they would come out but they fell asleep on the way down to the sea shore and were successful in blagging a lift in the ferret bag!

Just wake me when we get there!

 About the point where we start heading back to the car, we spotted a beetle scurrying across the wooden steps but we all decided to leave it along!

A Bug Beetling along!

 Both Monty and Wendy enjoyed the run in the long grass and the meadow flowers!

Miss Wendy just loves the grass and the sniff of the plants!

Being Friday, Old Two Legs normally finishes early but today he had some deliveries to make and he had stuff to take to the carriers so that means he hasn't finished until late, poor lad!

Us woofers on the other paw have enjoyed a super afternoons snoozing!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Happy Birthday Eric de Ferret!

Hi Woofers!

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

Another one of those very busy days. First of all, it's Eric de Ferret's official birthday today!

We have been discussing his exact birth date and it ranges from 30th May up to 1st of June, so, we have settled on the 30th May so that if it is the 1st then he will get his birthday song a couple of days early!

OK, all together, after the count of twenty seven....................nine, fourteen, twenty seven!

Happy birthday to you,

All wee wee and poo

Sniff yer butt for a pressie

Happy birthday to yoooooooo!

There you go and he is all of three years old now and is just as much a terror as when he first arrived here!

It took a little while to settle down with Miss May cos she missed her sister but now they always seem to be cuddled up together and you can thank OTL for that cos he spent time with them both and made sure May didn't try to nip Eric too much!

Eric came out with us this morning while May stayed in bed for a snooze but she was all up and dancing about when we came back and was rattling the cage door to be let out for a rampage and some breakfast!

OTL took the car down for an MOT but it failed, seems that one of the front springs was busted and the shock absorber was in need of replacement so he had to go down to the main dealer to get an appointment and for them to check they had the correct springs in stock!

So, no time for any pictures today, especially as at one time OTL was swinging from the gutter cleaning all the moss out!

Dinner is on it's way so we will make it a quick one today cos we are expecting some beef tonight as a special treat for Eric!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

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

Good News Day!

Hi Woofers!

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

Well, as you know, we took Monty to the vets so he could get stabbed to prevent him getting Distemper.

Monty didn't like it, in fact he had to be held by Old Two Legs while the vet attacked Monty with that nasty sharp thingy!

Before that, the vet was listening hard through his stethoscope to Monty's heart listening for any signs of cardiomyopathy. Poor Monty was getting all upset and was in need of a cuddle, so he scrambled up the front of OTL and snuggled up under OTL's chin and wouldn't come out again until it was time to go!

The results were that the vet couldn't hear anything untoward and suggested we come back in six months for a checkup, just in case or sooner if the coughing gets any worse.

Which, OTL says, is 'I don't know, get proper ill and we'll see later'!

Mind you, he did have a good look at Miss Aprils notes about when she had cardiomyopathy and notes the medicine she was given.

This morning we went out for our walk but this time we took Eric with us for a run. Miss May decided it was just too early to get up so she went back to bed to wait until breakfast time!

OTL had some jobs to do including getting an MOT done on the big car but when he got to the garage they told him the machine wot doz the testing was broken, so he will have to come back tomorrow if they can't fix it today!

Still, one good thing, while he was out he picked up some chicken chews for us woofers and some chews for the ferrets as well!

Yum, Yum, Yum!

Lunchtime we left the ferrets snoozing and headed off to the sea shore. It was still all cloudy and gloomy and there were no butterflies to see, all the bugs seemed to have gone with the possibility of a few flies and a couple of Buff Tailed Bumblebees!

Not the most exciting day, however, we did have some fun.

Now you remember how Archie Babe got into trouble mucking up the duvet? Well, Holly and I have a surprise for OTL when he gets into bed tonight 'cos we were given a carrot each and we made a bit of a mess on the bed. So, to get out of trouble, we hid all the carrot crumbs under the duvet, on OTL's side of the bed!

Pity it wasn't some doggy biscuits, crumbs, that would be fun!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Worried about Monty!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!

Well, it's been a bit of a cloudy day today, nothing too exciting and not many bugs buzzing about!

This morning walk was full of cloud. and just a little blue sky.

Yeah, so it's sort of cloudy, so wot?

 We didn't find many bugs, just a few mossies and a couple of bumble bees going potty over the pollen in the flowers!

The river looked pretty boring so we left it all together and headed down to the forest but there was nothing down there either!

Medway on the Mud!

 Early this morning Old Two Legs called the vet to arrange for Monty to get stabbed with his  distemper thingy.

At the same time the vet is going to give him a check over 'cos Monty has been coughing rather violently and OTL remembers that Miss April used to do that and she had Cardiomyopathy. So, OTL wants to get it checked out before it gets worse!

We don't want Monty to get sick!

Now, it's close to his appointment time so we are off now.

More news later!

Luv,

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

Moth Hunting!

Hello Woofers!

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

Old Two Legs has been a right Porky Piggery today. Remember that cake? Well OTL reckons that Tracy makes the best fruit cake he has ever tasted, second only to the one he had last year which was also made by Tracy Hastings, who is also a Cat Woman, but we don't hold that against her!

Last night OTL got the moth trap thingy out last night and set it all up and just before he went to bed the heavens opened up and dumped a load of rain on the moth trap!

Luckily the electrics are sealed to IP65 or something like that and in the morning it was still working!

So, next OTL starts unloading egg boxes from the trap we find that there is just one insect in the boxes and that one has drown in the water!

As OTL starts to dry out the trap he disturbs some moths that have been hanging on the wall!

To start off we identify a White Ermine, looks good!

White Ermine

 Now, this one is a bit of a weirdo, look carefully and you will see the antennae are very very long!

The male has antennae up to four times the wing length! Best of all he waggles them up and down to attract the females!

Nemophora Degeerella

 Now, the next is a bit of a puzzle but we reckon it is a Mouse Moth, pass the cheese please!

Is it Cheddar?

 Now this one suddenly started flying around but we don't reckon it came from the  moth trap but rather was on the look out for breakfast!

Now we are not 100% sure but it could be an Emerald Damselfly or a Scarce Emerald Damselfly!

Well, it might be, Emerald Damselfly or a Scarce Emerald Damselfly!

 This one is better, it's a Ladybird, with spots!

Morning Lady!

 On our walk we spotted this bloom, looks lovely!

Another Wild Rose!

 Look wot we found! This is Monty getting a cuddle from The Missus over the weekend Crafty Thong!

He gets all the best cuddles!

Well done to Christina who correctly identified the deadly nightshade we found the other day.

Remind me to wee on it next time we see it!

Hey! Remember the Lupin we spotted? We' it seems we were totally wrong and they are Foxglove!

OK, so we are not right all the time but what is worse, someone has cut the flowers down!

That is just not on!

Lunchtime was fluffy clouds and a warm breeze!

Yep! Summers here!

 OTL had a good laugh at a bee that was rolling around in a load of pollen! Now that's not fair 'cos we get told off!

Roley, Roley,Roley,Roley,Roley,Roley,Roley,Roley,Roley, Roll!

 That's it for today, OTL is going to put out the moth trap again tonight and see what we get!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

A Muggy F1 Sunday!

Hi Woofers!

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

It has been one of those muggy days here in the south, it started off with a breeze and some cloud, then it went all sunshine and  after our midday walk it went sort of cloudy and muggy. We could almost say it looked like rain was heading our way!

We found another new butterfly and it's called a Green Hairstreak, it's nothing rare but we hadn't seen one!

A Green Hairstreak hiding in the green leaves!

 We spotted a caterpillar hanging by a single strand looking to land on something!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

 On the news this morning some scientist were looking for reports of Cuckoo Spit which is really the Frog Hopper in hiding.

Well we saw some but can't remember who to report to!

Well here is the spit but where is the Frog Hopper?

 This is a new plant to us but the colours look dramatic!

No, we don't know but it looks good!

 Now, yesterday I promised some pictures and here they are!

2019 Crafty Thong!

 Now this one is the cake that Rosie won but said OTL could have!

Who's a Lucky OTL!

One seriously Yummy Cake!

 The only problem is, OTL wants it all for himself and won't share with us!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

It's The Crafty Thong!

Hi Woofers!

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

Yes, it's the weekend all the Crafty Ladies have been waiting for all year!

It's the Allhallows Crafty Thong!

There were loads of ladies having a great old time sloshing glue and glitter and doing loads of amazing things!

Holly and I didn't get to go up there but instead we sent Wendy and Monty up for cuddles!

There was the famous fruit cake that has some serious icing and Old Two Legs had four goes to guess it's weight. Well he looked at it them moved it across the table and had another guess.

Guess wot?

He didn't win, Miss Rosie guessed the weight but she said that if she won, the cake was to be given to OTL on account he so loves fruit cake!

OTL was tickled pink and asked that we send super big thanks to Rosie for such a wonderful present.

He also won a bottle of giggle juice that The Missus has already pinched!!

One Happy OTL!

We will show you the pictures tomorrow 'cos he left The Missus to bring the cake home by the car as it was too heavy to carry home on foot!

The day has been full of sunshine and blue skies and this morning OTL spotted what he thinks is an Irish Damselfly which is supposed to be a bit of a rare sight. Looking at the body it seems to be black with blue rings and that is the only mention made in his Book of Insects, so begorogh, it's Irish!

Is Dublin anywhere near?

 There were not many moths or butterflies around, or maybe OTL just didn't spot them, so, he went chasing flowers.

Well, at least they don't fly away!

Well, it's yellow!

 These were easy, Daisy'!

Daisy's for a Daisy Dog!

 Now, remember these? We reckon they look like Whizz Bangs so that's what we called them. Never did find out their real name!

Whizz Bangs!

 OK, we know this is a weedy plant but it has green stems, white flowers like a parsley and this one has red leaves!

Now this is just odd!

 This is hidden up the top of the field, we don't normally go up there but as the blooms were out OTL walked all the way up and took this picture!

A super Lupin hiding up the top of the field!

So, bye bye for now!

Luv,

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