Jane at Levant: ABC Wednesday and Z is for ...

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

ABC Wednesday and Z is for ...

Hello - ABC Wednesday and Z is for Zombie - and this has been me this past week or so !! I think I have an addiction - not drug addiction - alcohol addiction (well only a little bit) chocolate addiction - compulsive shopping addiction - ( I do like a good sale )- but I think I have blogger addiction- which has been newly discovered this week when my PC went belly up- well actually the internet went down. Numerous calls frantically to my provider - only to receive confirmation that a fault maybe on the line- and that numerous tests would be carried out - results !! Zilch - must be a connection on our side ! - unplug this and that - all requests thoroughly carried out- to no avail - next stage I was told was to call out an engineer £50 call out fee I declined and took my pc off to our man that can at the local shop to be checked out - and it was given the thumbs up. So home again heart in mouth - plugged everything in - nothing! - another call to the provider - oh yes a fault had now been found on the line and it would be rectified within 72 hours - well guess the rest - anyway here we are back on line complete with a new router. So to celebrate this occasion I am posting a few fav pics of the week and linking to ABC Wednesday - Our World Tuesday and Nature Notes

Whittington Castle - a brilliant setting for a plant fair - a jolly affair - an annual event where plants and seeds could be bought - the weather was sunny - pretty good for waterlogged Shropshire

I just could not resist those plants and I was well pleased with my purchases which included a white lupin and a ladybird Poppy and several packets of poppy seeds

We walked round the castle afterwards - enjoyed a cup of coffee and watched the swans swimming on the moat

The mallard was loudly marshalling her ducklings - who were intent on escaping from her clutches

The coot family - with their adolescent family

I have been trying for weeks to get a shot of these two bullfinches on the feeder together - and now I have missed to get their tails - perhaps next time aren't they beautiful!

22 comments:

Unknown10 July 2012 at 03:56
Beautiful fortress. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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carol l mckenna10 July 2012 at 05:30
Love duckling photo and last shot is sooooo colorful ~ excellent photography ~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)
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Jane and Chris10 July 2012 at 05:32
The bullfinches are beautiful..as are the ducklings, coots, plants you bought , swans, and castle. You didn't expect me to choose a favourite did you!
Jane x
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Barb10 July 2012 at 07:40
What an idyllic day! Thanks for the experience.
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Farida10 July 2012 at 07:49
I am addicted also to blogging these days, hihihi. I get euphoric when I see a comment in my post/s coz I think, blogs are useless if others did not read it, right?

Thank you for sharing your part of the world, UK is a beautiful place. I hope to get to know you more through your future posts. Would you care that we follow each other? Take care :D
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photowannabe10 July 2012 at 09:48
Oh, I just hate how tied to the computer I am.
Nothing seems to get the hackles up like not being able to keep up with my blogging friends.
I'm so glad things are finally back to normal.
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Leslie:10 July 2012 at 11:28
Amusing way to incorporate Z into your post! lol Poor you! I feel the same way when my computer goes down - it's like I'm suddenly imprisoned with no way to communicate with anyone. I love your photos, including your header! Just lovely...

Leslie
abcw team
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Bettey10 July 2012 at 12:25
I can relate to the zombie feeling. I have a newborn son!

Great idea for Z!!!

If you get a chance, stop by my blog and "Like" Hood Photography on Facebook! Thanks!
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Molly10 July 2012 at 13:16
Glad your PC is up and working again. Our broadband is that slow it's painful:(. I saw the plant sale advertised - you've got some gorgeous plants. I've been past Whittington castle along by the moat but never been inside. Looks like a lovely day out there.
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Joy10 July 2012 at 15:05
It was nice to see a weekend when the sun appeared, just the time for a plant sale, certainly computer connectivity is a must in a rainy 'summer'.
Joy - ABC Team
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Roger Owen Green10 July 2012 at 16:36
I admit a certain addition to the PC. I left the laptop for 5 days last week and missed it terribly.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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Lynette Killam10 July 2012 at 18:01
I so enjoyed looking at your photos...I'll come back and visit again...:)
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Chubskulit Rose10 July 2012 at 21:28
Delightful captures.

Zucchini
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
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Dianne11 July 2012 at 05:13
OK, now I want a moat :)

lovely place
you got some beautiful plants
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EG CameraGirl11 July 2012 at 07:19
I'm afraid I am also addicted to the Internet. Oh how upset I would be if my computer were no longer connected to the outside world!

Love the castle you chose to celebrate. And aren't those ducklings cute?
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Rambling Woods11 July 2012 at 10:18
I read Dianne's comment and I have always said that I would love to have high walls and a moat around my house...Beautiful area and the plants you selected are so colorful..sorry about your recent issues and hope you don't have any more of them Jane...Michelle
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eileeninmd11 July 2012 at 14:28
I would be lost without my internet connection. The castle is beautiful and what a great place for a plant sale. You chose some lovely flowers and plants. I enjoy seeing the birds from your part of the world, they are beautiful. Lovely photos, thanks for sharing.
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Libby11 July 2012 at 15:23
What a lot of great shots this week! A plant sale at a castle - what could be better!?

The birds on the feeder are pretty, as are the swimming swans.

I really enjoyed this post very much :)
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Black Jack's Carol11 July 2012 at 15:30
I confess to an addiction to internet too but seem to have escaped the shopping and chocolate ones :) I'm glad it has been sorted out for you. The mallard shots were especially touching.
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BlueShell13 July 2012 at 06:25
Marvelous...I enjoy seeing your pictures: magnificent!
Thank you for that!
Greetings,
BShell
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jane14 July 2012 at 01:37
Thankyou all for calling by and thankyou for your comments
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Anonymous18 July 2012 at 04:46
Some lovely picture collection I must say

PhenoMenon, ABCW Team
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