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Wolves don't eat that many sheep, and on the hills like Exmoor, they'd chase deer. Yes the ones that kill trees by eating the leaves of saplings. They've worked miracles in Yellowstone Park. It would make hunting more difficult.

Hi, Had a lot of trouble getting here. My Bookmarks disappeared, and when I tried to retreive them, I lost my Passwords - Bit tricky as I'm trying to contact the Many Problems I am trying to solve.

I had Strawberries when I was a Kid ... I also had a pet tortoise ... Tortoieses LOVE strawberries.. I think The Tortoise beat the slugs to them.

Wolves OK, but Shepherds might think otherwise, as do the Lambs.

Bring back wolves. More effective than huntsmen for controlling deer and all sorts of other benefits too. That sounds like an intriguing picture.

I went off to the garden centre yesterday, and came back with 18 strawberry plants and 6 tomato plants. The compost is mostly too heavy to move round to the back, but I managed one, and my strawberry pots were a bit smaller than I remembered, so they are all planted safely. Now for the mini greenhouse construction. Some of the parts are under this season's grass, so a bit of groping will be needed. On the other hand, Blunders' old one is reposing on the patio so I may let the gardener grope the grass next week.

about 1950, I was moved out of London. The Estate was taking up old Country park, house, and Farms. The Manor of the Old Park was Demolished (Possibly many years of Dereliction and Anti Aircraft Guns on its Foundations hasten is demise), The Remaining Frorest and Parkland is now being treated as a Nature Reserve - not all to my approval - (150 deer have taken residence; too many, and the Ancient Trees and Land is sufferring - but that was an "aside" to my "Aside") What I was getting round to was your ref to Foxes, One Lady seems to be an A1 Photographer raids the Manor every mday. One day she got distracted by taking Pictures of a (or more) Fox. One Shows Him racing across the fields Like a Greyhound. Obviously fit and well nourished his run showed like cartoon beast with his Back legs overtaking his front legs as he ran. I'm sure that a Horsey Person could Define that type of gait. Terrific Photo though. If I was motoring again, I'd go over there early, before their Visitors arrive - To think I used to play in those woods as a kid, Anf Forced into Cross-country runs when I was later at school.

Lovely animals. Their cries are a bit disturbing. Rather like those of Domestic violence victims.

Another lovely day. Meeting my darling daughter for dinner in Taunton. Now to blag a parking place in the museum car park because the other car parks are further away than I'd like to negotiate on crutches.

Ah, But the Herds of rabbits resulted in a Glut of Foxes.. Where I live now, The glut of houses and weekly dutscarts resulted in a Different Glut of Foxes.

Today, the goose grass is being pulled out so that the flowers can flourish. The drowned tulips never broke the surface of the water, but the narcissi are looking beautiful. A sharp shower forced a coffee break but it is sunny again now. I was really irritated when a huge tractor rolled up a few days ago and sprayed the field outside the garden. The rooks and hares had been looking for food there recently, and the farmer could just as easily have cut the weeds and let them rot down.

It must have been upsetting to see a green field be skimmed of grass. for lawns. I'm not over fond of lawns. An area of grass with flowers in it, is a pleasure, but people who mow them short and get angry with moles are missing one of the joys of life. I enjoy the wildlife in my garden, including pheasants, who have a refuge here. I once saw, a few months ago, a Great Egret by the flood lake in the distance. It's only there to hold flood water from the moor, so is only there at times in the winter. It attracts sea birds though when it's full.

You have reminded me of something.

Many years ago (Many Many years) I was walking my Mum'd dog. A lovely and inteligent and Gentle Alsatian. We were in a field with shrubs and hedges and Highland Cattle came into view. Cattle (cows and calves) were non-plussed - Dog totally confused at beasts he had never seen before. Beasts and dog looked at me expecting me to explain each other? Dog took a long detour as we passed them!

At a later time I saw the "Field" had become a superb lawn, and every morning (My train passed by en-route to work) the field had .. perhaps a hundred... Rabbits. and later still, the feild was cut and lifted as Lawn Turfs.

Yes, get out into the fresh air. We have Highland cattle at Dunster, the ginger ones, and banded Galloways on the Moor. I have one or two bluebells out, so a look at your bluebell woods would be balm to the spirit. When I was on my Ecology field Course, I did a project on Bluebells. Then on the return from Llandudno the rocky west side, our tutor stopped the minibus to show the whole side of a mountain in Snowdonia covered in Bluebells. The scent is gorgeous too, but at Leasowes near Halesowen it has been mixed with Wild Garlic. Something that needed one to get used to.

The sun is shining - Maybe a bus to The Bluebell Woods is worth a visit.. Just a-pondering on when I last walked up to Langdon Hills (a Nature Reserve).
But that route Keeps reminding me that when I had that "stroke", The Ambulance People must have Taking me that way (couldn't see much outside) to avoid the traffic, and into the Hospital Via their "Private" entrance through the Staff Housing... They sometimes Put some Lifestock on to Landon Hills, Sometimes Hosses, Sometimes Big Gingery Shaggy Highland Cattle. MUST get some paperwork out of the way and Venture out.

It's a beautiful day. The soleille is brilling all over the place. My gardener is coming to grout the patio and drink my tea.

I have received a salad cutter in the post. Put the ingredients inside, turn it upside down and cut through the slots. Rotate the bowl 90Degs and do it again. Cheap and cheerful from China. Saw it on Facebook. I bought it from Amazon though.

I'm a bit tired today. I went to the green burial site to talk to Blunders. I'd been a few times lately, but didn't have the strength to hobble up to the grave side. The whole place was a riot of primroses.

That was very much a Precis... I have been passed from pillar to post re my GP prescriptions not paid to me.
Re Noddle. That thread passed through several hands - Carer (From an outfit called Mosaic - cant tell you her name because I can't spell polish) pointedme to Stepchange whose membership involves getting an evaluation from Noddle. One of my exchanges with Noddle was to get anaddendum to my credit report, which I wrote (i.e., having no credability because I have no address). They intervened my addendum saying that they would need to get the Electoral somethings-or-others to acknowledge what I say.
The Bank Manager (nice Lady but I can't remember her name) was also helpful (re non-receipt of my plastic card - I lost the first whe I slipped ove in the snow, in the Hospital bus to door walk), and has instructed me to complain to their Headoffice, Phoned me the same day, and have directed me to the Bank Ombudsman.
My lack of mail (yes, I'm persuing that too) means that I don't House Insurance Doc. I now have much to read before getting (If the insurance covers it) legal advices. I also needs to confirm that the Insurers solicitor is NOT one that also represents the Council. I also needs to keep the Ward Counciller up to date - he is a useful contact.
Oh yes, remind me to get a supply of File folders.

It looks to me like victimisation. Have you tried emailing the Police Commissioner?

Noddle are pretty good. They were recommended to me by a lady from my bank call centre. They don't charge for credit file inspection, but they might also help smooth the path with your Bank. When we were faced with what I can only call buggeration - bureaucracy designed to make you give up all signs of struggle, we found that it could be traced back to one single official. A Councillor who had been Mayor once or twice was also involved, and he had taken a bit of a shine to me, but it had already gone too far at the start. In your case, I'm sure that the High Court Judgement will work its way through, but let's just hope that this last batch of paperwork will do the trick. Maybe you can use an online only Bank in the meantime. Shine is quite a good one. Or your own Bank will keep issuing temporary chequebooks until the matter is resolved.

I remember your elderly lady now you remind me, actually I did think of her fleetingly, but wondered if you remembered her. You are a kind soul.

The thing about the triangle is that you have to hit it at the exact moment to get the best result. G & S operas seemed to have a lot of triangle work in them.

See, Still not firing on all six... I meant BUS, not BUT. and then My Mind jumped a bit. No Not kid sister.. Some weeks ago an elderly Lady mistook me for someone else - Since then she has asked me to help her plan how to get to whichever Hospital she is Directed to. (LinkingThree bus routes to get to hosps outside of other towns). That's why I went to her favourite Cafe instead of aiming to the Country Park. But She wasn't well enough to get to the cafe. Hence that bit of sun waisted.

Other stuff to get into the mail... This Damn Council falsifying my address is causing Havoc.
False address now extended to cease Royal Mail deliveries to my real address... and stuff like Bank and Polling details wont to local bank branch, etc.
No address means No Bank Card, and my other bank have cancelled their plastuic card: Yes I can cash a cheque - but I wont get a replacement chaquebook.
No Bank Card, nor address means that I cant top up phone/pooter/etc
No address means No Credit (e.g., no Essex Credit Union ceased trading, and I needs a a budget account elsewhere)
No address means that the Insurance on my house is to my real address.
I needs to get sme break-in repairs dating from my Hospital absence, but can't get response
Same insurer covers some Legal Matters, and I can't get a mail response, for Rules re Policy (64 page book by e-mail: my pooter wont deal with whatever they load the pages with, so I has to use Library pooter - so I had to use my last cash withdrawal to get it printed). Now waiting for Royal mail to work out how to deliver a reesponse to my real (; [i]in perpetuity[/i]) address. I needs to get local ward counciller...
(Other contact made to MP, Bank- necessary before moving on to Ombudsman, Estate Manager, GP Ombudsman, Post Office, Oh yes... an outfit called Noddlle - refered by my "Carer" to the Electoral address who are working on that, and.... and... Lots more follow ups to do.. actually, it's more complicated than that.. several things but a couple of them are my Pensions - annual increases but some would posted me a docket to fill in/get doc to prove that I'm still alive - I wonder if I am.

Think I'll have a "Lie down"

Never Dabbled in Music. I think I could remember the notes to play The Triangle.

Is this Kid Sister you are talking about?

Glad the weather improved. It wasn't as wet here as expected, and we had some sun. Our gig this morning went well and I found out how to pronounce Bodhran. I've been asked to default to viola in future. I'll have to stretch my arm a bit.

I hope your recorded deliveries work out.

Hi!
Yes I saw the Sun - Not something often seen . Scary so I looked the other way.
Actually I was going to take a But up into Langdon Hills (a Nature reserve - mix of field and forest), Unfortunately, I was thrying to find some Bus routes to get her to a Hospital appoint next month so I went into the coffee shop in the Town Centre instead. Unforunately she wasn't well enough to get there so I waisted todays sun.
Anyway, More Writings to make to be Rec Delivery on Monday. Some minor developments.

They're good at embarrassing companies. It needs the political will to obey the High Court.

The weather here has improved. It looked as though the sun was shining somewhere.

I went to a rehearsal which went fairly well. A stroll in the woods, then went to a hand car cleaning establishment. All the conkers flushed out of the engine compartment and back home.

Don't know about You and Yours - Not certain they will have any effect on Voter List or Postcode Writer. (I read somewhere that one of the "Social Media"is effective - but I'm not certain which one. I have one of the Councillers (hoping to be re-elected) working on Council Tax re a Non-existent address.,
Must buy another set of File Boxes...

Yes it's really bad. Did they make any promises to put things right? Otherwise you could always try "You and Yours". I know the BBC is biased, but it could help you. If they are ignoring the High Court, only ridicule will work.

'twasn't Blowing Whistles, It was just Public (Ten of us), but just certain aspects of costs and charges.. But if one mentions domestic affects it might start a seed sewed, or a hare running.

One step forward in my own matters: having received no mail from to my legal address, and I wont accept the false address, I have had to get an e-mail re my House Insurance. I now have their advice that my renewal has taken place, and that The renewal Does include some legal matters - but it is in the form of a 64 page book - now all printed (at great hexpense - my own pooter won't respond to to whatever they post on). The Council have tried to fob a change of address to my house (Just to recap: This is a Pedestrian Estate, but the Vehicle access for Emergency Services is via Keys held in Fire Engines and Ambulances. They did this by invalidating the sequencial House numbering, and have Tried repeated the same numbers several times, so that The Fire Entrances are used for carparking) - Where was I ... Oh yes, Royal Mail now wont deliver to my real address, despite The High Court declairing that my Address is[i][b] in perpetuity.[/b][/i]
Thus I get none of the details needing attention this time of year: Private Pension annual increase, Ditto Former employers Pension - Which may necessitate a Doc's Letter request to prove that I'm still alive, - Ditto, state Pensions and so on. It also means that I didn't get my House Insurance Renewal and.... (Don't Laugh), that if the Council actually backpedalled into using my real address.... which won't be delivered, so I have no Council Tax demand.
But it is worse than that - With my Legal addressed now disused, I have : No vote, No Credit Value and Hence no Bank Card, etc., thus no way to renew my Mobile phone and/or pooter, and, and,

Oh MATRONNN - My Pills please