- Location
- Near Colchester
Dogs opening their Christmas presents
things that make you smile
- Thread starter rob1
- Start date
- Location
- DD9.
Auntie and uncle round for Xmas, young lad has made a miniature Lego diorama of the western front complete with tank. (Haven’t a clue where he got that idea)
anyway, he brought it down and was explaining it to retired history teacher Uncle Bill.
“and that’s the allies trenches, that’s the Germans”
And that bit in the middle was called no mans land
“why?”
because no one controlled it, if you ventured out, youd likely get shot
“would you die?”
probably, it would also have a lot of land mines and they also used poisoned gas
“…………..”
Parental interjection - “but not at Christmas, they all came out and played football and sang carols”
“and they stopped fighting?”
yes, but a lot of them were actually shot for fraternising with the enemy when the senior officers found out about it
…..“………I…….I think I’m going to take this away now…”
old school! No cancel culture or safe spaces back in the day, tell it like it was………. even if they’re only 7!
anyway, he brought it down and was explaining it to retired history teacher Uncle Bill.
“and that’s the allies trenches, that’s the Germans”
And that bit in the middle was called no mans land
“why?”
because no one controlled it, if you ventured out, youd likely get shot
“would you die?”
probably, it would also have a lot of land mines and they also used poisoned gas
“…………..”
Parental interjection - “but not at Christmas, they all came out and played football and sang carols”
“and they stopped fighting?”
yes, but a lot of them were actually shot for fraternising with the enemy when the senior officers found out about it
…..“………I…….I think I’m going to take this away now…” old school! No cancel culture or safe spaces back in the day, tell it like it was………. even if they’re only 7!
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Habit ! I tag everything in the field right at birth. Within a day they are like greyhounds and I can’t catch them
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
We were given the painting below for a present yesterday. Done by a friend of my stepdaughter, I thought it was exceptional. She’s only about 23 and the photos below show how much of a likeness she was able to get. Such talent in one so young!
1
- Location
- South wales
Still blows my mind how some can draw like that @Fraserb wife did a drawing of my wife’s horses from photographs it is absolutely fantastic
- Location
- Yorkshire
Just come to check on them, called them and they came running and jumping out of the fog like they'd just been turned out on first day of spring.
- Location
- Hereford
I used to but I spotted that one day a cow was kicking its newborn calf off because the tag was rubbing her udder so I now leave it till they get well used to it .........and also to make sure the buggers are going to live !
It is ,I agree, more of a challenge a week or so later .
I have one in the field that's now at least 2 mths old and I won't have a hope of tagging it till they next come in !
Gerbert
Member
- Location
- Dutch biblebelt
Not milking in the cold parlour because we bought a robot over a year ago
Paddington
Member
- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
Watching old Columbo episodes this Xmas I noticed that the murderers all have a similar profile, ie they are rich, live in Hollywood, drive a British car, usually Jaguar and despite their million dollar homes they all have the same doorbell.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Latest sunrise of the year this morning. The days can get longer in the mornings now too.
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Didn’t realise my good lady now buys toilet rolls online until this turned up today:
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Only one thing really concerns me:
Oliveau
Member
- Location
- Indre et Loire, France
We came to this part of France 16 years ago and I have always noticed that the mornings continue to get darker after the shortest day, and nothing changes much until mid January. At the moment, not fully light until 9.00. Reminds me of the time in the late sixties when ‘They’ experimented with not putting the clocks back and we stumbling about in the dark for the first hour of the working day.
Breakthru
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Agreed, world on maximum 2.5 degree tilt so everything out of kilter. Warmer autumns/winters, colder springs plus delay to lighter mornings.
- Location
- Near Colchester
This is a brave dandelion on December 30th.
Acconites are out here. Be snowdrops soon
- Location
- South wales
Snowdrops out around hereAcconites are out here. Be snowdrops soon
primmiemoo
Member
- Location
- Devon
You lamp dandelions out your way?
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
