esther photographises
esther takes photos at Polesden Lacey. At least she did last year.
Here is a family portrait.
(tony please note – i’m smiling in this picture)
guess the animal
we went to Polesden Lacey today. we went last easter too. there was no chalk fire engine this time.
however, there was this funny little animal which popped out of a clump of grass next to where we were having a picnic. it was shaped abit like a mini-squirrel but without the tail and was very jumpy. it was also quite ferret like.
we’ve not a clue what it was. any thoughts ? i managed to get some photos of it as it popped it’s head up. it was quite small and far away, hence the poor resolution:
update: as sandi spotted, it’s probably a weasel:
here and here
oh dear. but now i’m not sure if it was actually a Stoat.
Apparently, “the stoat is sometimes mistaken for its close relative, the weasel, but it is larger and has a distinctive black tip to its tail, whereas the weasel’s tail is all brown”. we have no tail pictures to investigate. i don’t think i saw black on the tail.
if it were a weasel, perhaps it tricked us
pillow talk
yeah. i get my pillow back tonight.
is it a coincidence that this appeared here today ?
so what did i learn ? not sure.
certainly that i need chocolate more than my pillow (the longest i managed giving up chocolate was 5 days).
i also learnt that if i’m tired enough i’ll sleep with a degree of discomfort.
easter egg hunt #2
we had a second easter egg hunt later in the day:
jane hid one in the lock of the garden shed which seemed a nice idea until it got stuck. oops:
yorkshire puddings
raw materials supplied by Aunt Bessy, but expertly cooked and delivered by Jane.
summer’s here
i spotted it. the first ant of 2004.
roadie
i’ve posted pictures of esther and kezia shifting our guitar gear in and out of church many times before. kezia is really getting in to it now though. in this one she appears to be smoking a fag (it’s actually a white chocolate finger biscuit)
vicars at easter
easter certainly brings out the vicars. we had a really good service at church this morning – it was family service (kids stayed in) and there was a communiion. it was a real celebration of what God, through Jesus, did.
there was also a baptism of one of our friends’ children which added to the fun. they brought their own vicar with them so there were two official vics there.
and then there was matthew, seen here. he’s also a vicar but you wouldn’t know to look at him standing their with his Easter bucks-fizz champagne.
we all stood around pondering the power of the resurrection and the fantastic things that God does whilst drinking champagne and scoffing cake.
bucks fizz and chocolate cake makes a good alternative communion.
at our old church they give out grapes to children in the communion which is a nice idea. they should wrap them in breadcrumbs – that would be even better
easter egg hunt #1
we all got up at 7am this morning to search for easter eggs in the garden. it was a bit chilly, but good fun.
hat poll results
we also learn readers wear their hats on the following occasions/reasons:
- when I have exceptionally bad hair
- when I want to get ahead
- when i go see my boy =)
- always!!
- when I’m in the jungle
- baseball games
- when i’m feeling too lazy to make my hair look inoffensive to passers-by
- to hide bad hair
- for medical reasons
and my favourite:
- while drinking gin
clandon house
we went to Clandon House which is a National Trust place today. When we arrived it was raining so we became our own parents by suggesting we had a picnic in the car. jane really didn’t enjoy it (as seen here).
Then the girls did a quiz to find easter eggs in the growns which was most excellent.
tidying the estate
it’s Good Friday today so we spent the day out in the funkypancake estate.
jane did all the work as i am totally rubbish at anything gardeny. here are some grass clippings in a bag.
more general instructions
i saw this sign on a seat in a very posh furniture shop. ideal instructions for the easter period
hair
i’m always disturbed to see big chunks of hair in the street.
tomato or
or what ? or nothing ?
the classic two options: take it or leave it.
