Thursday night walk

I have just about got over the cold I had I have felt quit rough at times last Sunday was probably the worst. The dogs have been inside for most of the day due to the hot weather they lay on the tiled floor in the Kitchen for cool.
They are booked in for a trim next week an they need it it costs about £20 each but its worth it .
So I decided to take them out for a walk at 8pm down the drain bank it was lovely and cool with a lot going on. First there was the guy with the well I'm not sure what it is he is often about on nice days it looks like a parachute with a big fan strapped to his back it must have a name but I don't know it, you can just see him in the photo he was going away from me.
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We went on about half the walk we normally do and stood and watched the fish spawning in the reeds for about half an hour there is some big fish they looked like Bream big slabs of fish the water was alive with them the dogs yes both of them sat and watched from the top of the bank until blue decided he wanted to go in the water to play.

By the time we had come back to the truck the sun was setting it must be the ash from the volcano making look so red.

Friday 21st May walk

I got up early this morning to take the dogs before it gets to hot we started about 8.00am along the bank and what do you know I snagged my t shirt on the barbed wire at the gate Lots of people have moaned about it and its the second time I have got caught on it so it has to go.

Its hot at this time of day so it will be a hot day gardening the crested grebe have the right idea every time I go to take a photo they dive.

Its sad to see 1 of the fish had died as you can see he is a large Bream I'm not very good at weights but I would estimate 3 to 4lb .

We sat and watched the fish in the reeds It is great to see them with the sun on the water you could just make them out there were lots of big fish I mean big fish.

I finely got the photo of the Crested Grebe on the surface of the water he had his mate with him so he must have been keeping his eye on her. it was to hot later so I went for a trim at the barbers no 4 so ready for the summer.

This afternoon I made up some tanks for the green house you fill the tanks and the pipes are connected to soaker hoses for the tomatoes. Show you the photos when they are done.

The water in the hot tank is to hot to ho;d your hand under the tap. The solar panels are worth the cost at this time of year I will do a story on they to morrow with photos.