Mere Sands Wood (Holmeswood/Rufford)

**pedoja** · 02/04/2005 11:11 PM

On Friday I took my granddaughter to Mere Sands Wood, Holmeswood. Unfortunately it was not a very good day for phtographs, but here are a few of them anyway...

A coot at the bird feeder

A pheasant having lunch

**smithy99** · 03/04/2005 03:48 AM

Pedoja: Are the wire things on the feeding platforms to prevent water rats etc. from scoffing all the seed?

**pedoja** · 03/04/2005 08:48 AM

Don't know smithy..... couldn't rats easily get through that mesh......?

**Chas King** · 03/04/2005 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by smithy99

Pedoja: Are the wire things on the feeding platforms to prevent water rats etc. from scoffing all the seed?

Nah! that's to stop scousers from feeding

**funtimefrankie** · 03/04/2005 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Chas King

Nah! that's to stop scousers from feeding

It's a good job you didn't say "High Parkers" or you'd get Dons after you

**Thingy** · 03/04/2005 03:05 PM

Hi Ped.
We went last Monday, its a very pleasant walk but we missed seeing a kingfisher by a couple of minutes.

I didn't manage any photos apart from a couple along the canal and Fettlers Wharfe. A very nice place for coffee and home made cakes!!!!.

T.

**Chas King** · 03/04/2005 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by funtimefrankie

It's a good job you didn't say "High Parkers" or you'd get Dons after you

High Parkers are allowed to eat the bird food in the cages

**Thingy** · 03/04/2005 06:30 PM

Having been born in Bootle and lived in High Park for about 30 years before ......wait for it........ moving to Blowick.

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

T.

PS . are you from Barkdale?

**funtimefrankie** · 03/04/2005 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Thingy

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

I doubt you're on the first rung , yet

**Thingy** · 04/04/2005 09:15 PM

Thank you for those kind words.

T.

**pedoja** · 04/04/2005 10:38 PM

Oi..!!! You lot..... stop arguing on this photo thread.....

**Thingy** · 05/04/2005 09:44 AM

Just a bit of friendly banter.

To-day I have proved everything said about me was true!!!!!!

I went on a wonderful walk round Sefton Park. The Palm House was looking superb and the staff were thrilled they have their first ever banana's. Took a superb photo! The flowering cherries formed a canopy by the lake. Took a superb photo.!

A swan was sitting on its nest preening itself. Took a superb photo! The Daffodils are still looking stupendous. Took a superb photo!. And Finally......walked to Otterspool prom and back to Albert Dock where I saw the statue of the BIG BANANA. Took a superb photo!.

MY CAMERA WAS ON BLACK AND WHITE. Oh S...t

T.

**pedoja** · 05/04/2005 05:50 PM

**Chas King** · 06/04/2005 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Thingy

Having been born in Bootle and lived in High Park for about 30 years before ......wait for it........ moving to Blowick.

Where do I stand in your order of social ladder?????

T.

PS . are you from Barkdale?

Well first of all Thingy, there is no "z" in Chas, please spell my name correctly from now on. I know people up High Park don't talk proper but neither do scousers, secondly I was not born in Barkdale but Childwall " Therefore that makes me a scouser and I feed in cages and any scraps I can find in the gutter. I have lived in Southport longer than you, 43 years to be exact, so maybe I am more naturalised than you