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:

  1. Beautiful fortress. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  2. Love duckling photo and last shot is sooooo colorful ~ excellent photography ~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  3. 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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  4. What an idyllic day! Thanks for the experience.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. I so enjoyed looking at your photos...I'll come back and visit again...:)

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  13. Delightful captures.

    Zucchini
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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  14. OK, now I want a moat :)

    lovely place
    you got some beautiful plants

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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. Marvelous...I enjoy seeing your pictures: magnificent!
    Thank you for that!
    Greetings,
    BShell

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  21. Thankyou all for calling by and thankyou for your comments

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  22. Some lovely picture collection I must say

    PhenoMenon, ABCW Team

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