This And That

Well, have managed to get a better shot of our furry friend whom we have nicknamed "Artie"

Once again, it was taken through the window and together with Artie's quick movements, the quality could have been better.  The blue box is not a thing of beauty but it was all we could find to keep his food dry.

Yesterday we had a real surprise.  Artie brought his mate!  Yes, we now have two squirrels.  His mate is much smaller and does not have the tan colour on the face that Artie has.  It was so comical to watch. Artie has spent days burying nuts all around the garden, in my flowers pots, anywhere he decided would be a good place.  So yesterday he was at it again but his mate had other ideas.  As fast as he was burying them, "she" was digging them up and eating them.  We spent a whole hour watching them and laughing.  Wildlife -  a joy to behold.

We still have some colour in the garden

I very much enjoyed reading the comments you left yesterday. It is obvious that I am not the only one who has had to deal with this type of situation. Thanks to you all.

I am so grateful that Mike gave permission for me to write about his Mother in the way I did, it cannot have been easy for him. He asked me, later on, why he does not appear much on my journal apart from being called "him indoors" so I think I had better put that right today.

He reminded me about a story of his R.A.F. days.  He and his friend Charlie were called into the Commanding Officers room and told they had a special job to do.  They had to go up to Scotland and pick up some urgently needed printing equipment.  It would take two trucks they were told so they would go up one behind the other.  They were given the appropriate paperwork and set off.

Now to get to Scotland in those days was much harder. There was no Motorway and military trucks were lumbering and slow. So, all in all, it would take a week to do the round trip. They did not mind, it meant getting away from the base.  They were told this equipment was vital and they had to take care of it.

Off they set, two and a half days to get to where they were going.  They arrived and went to the office to ask where they were to pick up this equipment.  They also requested help as it was obviously going to be heavy stuff to lift.  They were taken to the stores and  duly presented the paperwork.  The person in charge disappeared and a few minutes later came back saying "here you go".  They were dumbfounded when a typewriter was passed to them. "Hang on a minute" says the man - "I will go and get the other one!"  They felt such fools. They had to tell their "help" they were no longer needed and, of course, these men fell about laughing.

So, back they came from Scotland with one old fashioned typewriter apiece.  Had to secure them down very well to stop them from flying around in the otherwise empty trucks. My beloved still laughs about it.  Well, as he says, "orders is orders!"

Taken during their trip.  My beloved Mike is the one on the right.

Now, dear readers, I think we must start securing things. Gale force winds expected tomorrow with torrential rain. They are already warning of falling trees and structural damage so best to batten down the hatches just in case.