Inverness is the furthest north I've been on that side, on the west it would be Glasgow, Greenock & Gourock, but that's not the farthest North I have been Europe-wise, that pleasure goes to Narvik in Norway in February '97 - 220 km inside the Arctic Circle, it was icy with snow in places ten feet high and twilight at midday, but not really that cold - well I didn't wear my gloves.
I remember us coming over from Arran in a storm and having to dock in Gourock later in the day than originally scheduled ...we'd taken my new car as it was smaller and cheaper for the ferry. I drove down the coast road in the dark with waves crashing over the road! It was quite a hairy trip home!
Parent awake looking windswept
middle one just stretched one wing out - it was quite long
I saw a live feed earlier in the year of one of the parents sitting on those eggs and literally covered in inches of snow ..only her/his head was showing above the snow. What dedication. Surprised they have the energy to set off on that long journey so soon after raising their chicks.
Cats very rarely do f**ts, they tend to throw up instead, usually because they get fur balls stuck in their throat, and Fred loves ham
Our dogs love it too ...we don't love them if they eat it though
On a different note, new laws and regulations and stuff in the US are seeming to get more serious, the videos I watch on youtube from US reviewers often mention whats going on and it seems worse by the week. Watched phil's video about Vape Expo New Jersey, what a ridiculous shame. The event opened and the health dept dropped by and started fining people for vaping!
I hadn't heard about that - I'm supposing NJ and NY are states that have banned it publicly. How totally ridiculous! Hardly likely to be many people there that don't use the stuff or aren't with someone who does ..even if it
was harmful - all of which is totally unfounded!
Very Hard work yes, i`m knackered with her, but in a nice way
I have got her on jolley`s K9 premium puppy dry food at the moment, but i just ordered some James Wellbeloved dry puppy food for her, to give her a bit of Variety.
JW has been one of our dogs every day foods since being puppies. We give them the Lamb & Rice, and Sophie also gets a 50/50 mix with Royal Canin that's designed not to cause wind, and thus lessen the risk of bloat (fatal condition for deep chested dogs that can kill in minutes). We mix something tasty in with it too: either a 100g of some human grade pet food that we get from Zooplus in Germany, or an ounce of cooked minced beef. They get two meals a day - again, advised for deep chested dogs.
But talk about a healthy appetite ! apart from her main meals, starting with scrambled egg for her brekkie, she will happily munch away on any treats i decide to give her
At least she is leaving her piles outside now though, so thats a bonus, i can put up with the niffs.
Sophie used to get scrambled egg for breakfast, and porridge for supper: semi skimmed milk with a drizzle of honey on it ..good for them! She'd only been here for two weeks before she started coming in here bang on 10pm and staring at me until I made her supper!
Sophie would/will eat anything - she loves a plate of salad!
I only give her a treat once a day: right after she'd been out for a walk - started when she was a large young hooligan who would bound into the kitchen and literally knock me over in enthusiastic greeting, so I started having a biscuit in my hand and making her sit down for it - worked a treat, and I still do it even though she's too gentle to knock me over now.
Georgia isn't motivated by food though, and can be a pain to feed. She does like those little Caramel crunchy biscuits for with coffee!
Hi Adam
@dw117 I also watched some of those vids about NJ, what a farce, hope they win the court case over the fines, bet it was mainly down to the Senator that was on the scene and the Health Dept. had to look as though they were doing their job because of him.
Seen the latest over here - Brighton wants to ban smoking on the beach - if that gets passed then they will include vaping as well.
Yes, I'm sure they will. Are we seeing something like banning the use of rather than ban the actual liquid & equipment? ..or is it just the start of something that will go far deeper I wonder.
No they don't, think that's a doggy thing - it's never a lot though, enough to just pick up with a couple of sheets of kitchen roll folded over, so not too bad, sometimes you can hear him start coughing, open the door quick and shove him outside before it happens
The little one is guaranteed to be sick if she gets a broad bean or a piece of pear. Sophie only ever if she's got a bit of grass stuck in her throat, and that's rare.
