tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post7189524641951850571..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Eight arms to hold youChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-6047055840972483192020-10-24T16:44:09.628+01:002020-10-24T16:44:09.628+01:00:-):-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-41204788422610545852020-10-24T16:43:37.780+01:002020-10-24T16:43:37.780+01:00Hi Jez, nice to see you here - good documentary, w...Hi Jez, nice to see you here - good documentary, wasn't it ? Let's hear it for more octopuses - erm, I mean, octopi - on TV...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-2759187718343921782020-10-24T14:08:06.597+01:002020-10-24T14:08:06.597+01:00Another bit of serendipity here this morning!Another bit of serendipity here this morning!Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-12883192160795671972020-10-24T00:49:41.910+01:002020-10-24T00:49:41.910+01:00I saw that documentary too, fascinating stuff! Gre...I saw that documentary too, fascinating stuff! Great tune too, I worry I don't know enough Syd so this is a welcome boost.<br /><br />And Rol, I believe octopi follows the same Partridge-esque rule as the Lexus, so Lexi,octopi....Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755891707870578084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-42125223503994847242020-10-16T21:20:12.784+01:002020-10-16T21:20:12.784+01:00Sounds like the one - Yorkshire Sculpture Park.Sounds like the one - Yorkshire Sculpture Park.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-57891178517949962042020-10-15T10:54:11.913+01:002020-10-15T10:54:11.913+01:00I just searched for photos of 'octopus sculptu...I just searched for photos of 'octopus sculptures' in your region and found a marvellous, very colourful one in a park by Marialuisa Tadei - maybe that's the one you visit? If so - wonderful!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-55726244644061264882020-10-14T22:04:20.607+01:002020-10-14T22:04:20.607+01:00I always thought octopuses... I'm avoiding typ...I always thought octopuses... I'm avoiding typing octopi because it seems wrong... were fascinating creatures. I wish comments boxes allowed you to attach pictures as I'd share an octopus sculpture we often visit... Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-10527639583356597622020-10-14T10:00:40.098+01:002020-10-14T10:00:40.098+01:00Ah, thanks for that Brian - I don't remember h...Ah, thanks for that Brian - I don't remember hearing about it at the time - that was a fascinating article and indeed their intelligence and character shines through.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-35522280299907772912020-10-14T09:58:08.260+01:002020-10-14T09:58:08.260+01:00Egbert's a cutie, isn't he?!Egbert's a cutie, isn't he?!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-72720282315654311712020-10-13T23:00:43.531+01:002020-10-13T23:00:43.531+01:00That's a great wee film - The girl definitely ...That's a great wee film - The girl definitely bonded with little Egbert. A smart octopus indeed.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-30670992581513539702020-10-13T19:44:05.087+01:002020-10-13T19:44:05.087+01:00Do you remember that story about Inky the octopus ...Do you remember that story about Inky the octopus escaping from the National Aquarium in New Zealand a few years ago? Another shining example of their intelligence.<br /><br />https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160414-inky-octopus-escapes-intelligence/<br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-10039402366513888782020-10-13T18:28:06.082+01:002020-10-13T18:28:06.082+01:00Glad I could spread the word about them! If you w...Glad I could spread the word about them! If you watch some of those videos - there is a lovely one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1twqEn8iHsk - I suspect you may never want to eat one again!<br /><br />Animals are perfect therapy at the moment - totally get the hamster thing, of course! But duck billed platypus babies are a complete unknown, very intrigued... time for a trip down another rabbithole I think!<br /><br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-33099025030603607682020-10-12T23:41:38.547+01:002020-10-12T23:41:38.547+01:00Fascinating stuff C - Had no idea they were such i...Fascinating stuff C - Had no idea they were such intelligent creatures (only having eaten them - sorry!). <br /><br />Yes, YouTube rabbit holes. I was looking a cute hamster clips this morning (you know why) and stumbled upon something featuring the 10 cutest baby animals you’re not allowed to own. No. 1 is the duck billed platypus. Who knew? Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-49632089799669204362020-10-12T22:53:26.442+01:002020-10-12T22:53:26.442+01:00No doubt in my mind about this choice!No doubt in my mind about this choice!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-16920422716645340472020-10-12T21:34:15.611+01:002020-10-12T21:34:15.611+01:00You can't go wrong with a bit of Syd.You can't go wrong with a bit of Syd. Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-39529610597727728962020-10-12T10:21:14.608+01:002020-10-12T10:21:14.608+01:00How come I missed this?! I have no recollection o...How come I missed this?! I have no recollection of reading this, so was probably beginning to lose my sanity too. <br />Funnily enough have heard some great Andy Lewis tracks only relatively recently - good stuff.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-81427926398314620422020-10-12T10:18:42.911+01:002020-10-12T10:18:42.911+01:00Youtube rabbit holes indeed - and I did end up wat...Youtube rabbit holes indeed - and I did end up watching kittens last night (Maine Coon Cats!), oh what has become of me? <br />Octopus's Garden is just one of those songs I may not personally like but I would defend his right to sing it (to paraphrase Voltaire?!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-23141394540914791212020-10-11T21:22:14.873+01:002020-10-11T21:22:14.873+01:00A week before lockdown and I'd already begun t...A week before lockdown and I'd already begun to lose my <a href="http://www.johnmedd.com/2020/03/1970-35.html" rel="nofollow"> sanity.</a>John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-18519236301510928312020-10-11T21:18:45.516+01:002020-10-11T21:18:45.516+01:00We all fall down Youtube rabbit holes, don't w...We all fall down Youtube rabbit holes, don't we? Whatever gets you thru the night, as John Lennon once said!<br /><br />Syd was an inspired choice, but there would have been no shame in going with Ringo's little ditty; an overlooked gem that Abbey Road purists often look down their noses on. John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-65046615925975180222020-10-11T10:50:52.889+01:002020-10-11T10:50:52.889+01:00I couldn't do that to you!I couldn't do that to you!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-40727263683385594722020-10-11T01:15:43.575+01:002020-10-11T01:15:43.575+01:00I feared this was going to end with Ringo... :)I feared this was going to end with Ringo... :)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.com