tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post5535811771839235575..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Three hours and eight milesMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-78441841365288154252017-11-13T01:10:07.230+00:002017-11-13T01:10:07.230+00:00Thanks, once again, for showing me the country...l...Thanks, once again, for showing me the country...lovely.<br /><br />Have you ever given any thought to writing up bits for tourist pamphlets and travel magazines? They would be lucky to hire you to do write ups of your "walks".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-65817113485505967692017-11-12T10:14:24.538+00:002017-11-12T10:14:24.538+00:00Lovely countryside pictures including two of my pe...Lovely countryside pictures including two of my pet hates... Shooting parties and rubbish. Sadly we see both here in Mid Norfolk too.Rae x Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-79409677075646567032017-11-12T10:11:39.629+00:002017-11-12T10:11:39.629+00:00Totally agree Ilona. Pheasants, partridges etc are...Totally agree Ilona. Pheasants, partridges etc are all bred in readiness for the shooting season. In the UK no one needs to shoot to eat those days are long gone. They pay to go shooting its a business.It was reported on our news one year that the Sandringham Estate Boxing day shoot killed and buried over 2000 birds.....Why??? Rae x Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-78647069627979655812017-11-12T09:23:49.001+00:002017-11-12T09:23:49.001+00:00No, I don't usually report it. Council cutback...No, I don't usually report it. Council cutbacks means they don't act very quickly, and I haven't time to keep going back to check if it's been picked up. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-82975901935678246622017-11-12T09:18:35.371+00:002017-11-12T09:18:35.371+00:00No, Jenette, I feel completely at home in the coun...No, Jenette, I feel completely at home in the countryside. Don't very often see anyone.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-83370731565382334722017-11-12T09:16:27.479+00:002017-11-12T09:16:27.479+00:00It's what you're used to. I feel nervous i...It's what you're used to. I feel nervous in busy towns and cities, but being alone in the countryside doesn't bother me. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-313353543377473212017-11-12T09:14:26.312+00:002017-11-12T09:14:26.312+00:00Hi. They will probably eat them, but in this day a...Hi. They will probably eat them, but in this day and age no one needs to kill their own meat. The birds are bred for killing, same as any other animal I suppose. I just think it's a horrible thing to do. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-11971660370864795552017-11-12T09:05:36.980+00:002017-11-12T09:05:36.980+00:00lovely photos today Ilona.lovely photos today Ilona.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-26327193018262190882017-11-12T07:07:26.552+00:002017-11-12T07:07:26.552+00:00I hate dumped rubbish. I report it. I don’t tend...I hate dumped rubbish. I report it. I don’t tend to walk by myself in lone places - but that’s just me. I often see lady walkers/joggers who do though on a daily basis and are perfectly ok. It is possibly that I don’t have a mobile and if I have a fall (I dislocated my knee earlier this year and couldn’t make anyone hear) I would be in trouble. Of course, nasty things happen in busy places too - if we worried about everything, nothing would be achieved. NatalieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85287347032868133482017-11-12T05:24:19.034+00:002017-11-12T05:24:19.034+00:00I would assume they are shooting the pheasants to ...I would assume they are shooting the pheasants to eat them. From an animal welfare point of view it's kinder to eat things that have been free until they are killed. Rather than eat dairy and eggs, both industries that involve the large scale slaughter male chickens and male calves and non productive animals. Curly Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802333414956803595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-50893562277557175192017-11-12T01:20:38.295+00:002017-11-12T01:20:38.295+00:00In my experience when they shoot pheasants they ar...In my experience when they shoot pheasants they are not shot to bits. They are used as meat. I once worked as a nanny for a family where the men went on pheasant shoots and came back with a " brace" of pheasants. They would be plucked and prepared just like chickens and we had them as a delicacy, they were a bit gamey tasting.marlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128039722160556974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-29848635381027306632017-11-11T23:38:10.401+00:002017-11-11T23:38:10.401+00:00I grew up in Hertfordshire and used to walk the co...I grew up in Hertfordshire and used to walk the country lanes, bridle paths and woods for years. Never really used to worry, although sometimes I would get the wind up if the area in which I was walking was dense and secluded woods. Fast forward a couple of decades and last year, I was back in Hertfordshire and the area in which I grew up. I found it absolutely nerve wracking to walk along the lanes, bordered on both sides by woods. I don't know, it seemed somehow sinister! LOL I would not walk anywhere by myself. Paranoid much? LOL My best friend cycled for several miles along the country roads to meet me one evening and I told her straight, I am terrified of the English countryside now. I feel as though I'm being watched!! I would rather in be South Central Los Angeles any day of the week, completely unafraid. The feeling of foreboding that I carried with me in the UK is non existent for me here in the US, which just goes to show how we adapt to our surroundings in ways we never imagined! I admire your strong character Ilona and hope that all of your solitary countryside walks are as enjoyable as this one.<br /><br />Sandy in the USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-49272926285163083792017-11-11T23:25:11.009+00:002017-11-11T23:25:11.009+00:00Such varied sights on your walk Ilona.It looks a l...Such varied sights on your walk Ilona.It looks a lovely place to go with your beloved Rocky.I<br /> T<br /><br /><br />Such a variety of sights Ilona.It looks a lovely place you and your beloved Rocky have visited.I too once encountered a horrifying mass killing of birds whilst walking with the dogs.2 trucks loads of dead little bodies-I was traumatized by it and it will haunt me forever.I always think it sad to see an empty public house and imagine the fun shared there.Enjoy your well deserved tipple.Strangely today when I was walking for some reason I kept visualizing a harp! x<br /><br />flisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-88091626098728801862017-11-11T23:17:00.898+00:002017-11-11T23:17:00.898+00:00Me and my Grandaughter done 11 miles today...,Had ...Me and my Grandaughter done 11 miles today...,Had a great time,we do differnt routes every week,And ive got to be honest...the parts that were a bit secluded...i worried about.So i got back on to the main road.I shouldnt have to feel like this..but there is so many things,that have happened to people i know and myself,that i just cant risk it,Debi,xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-15084748919065847132017-11-11T22:48:05.056+00:002017-11-11T22:48:05.056+00:00Don’t you get frightened walking on your own throu...Don’t you get frightened walking on your own through these places Ilona? I love to walk but I’m nervous walking through woods on my own - always think someone is going to attack me at worst or at best nick my phone xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-58664505889275878582017-11-11T22:43:35.506+00:002017-11-11T22:43:35.506+00:00AN EXAMPLE OF SPAM. BASICALLY A LOAD OF OLD COBBLE...AN EXAMPLE OF SPAM. BASICALLY A LOAD OF OLD COBBLERS. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing superb informations. Your web-site is so cool.<br /><br />I'm impressed by the details that you have on this site.<br />It reveals how nicely you understand this subject. Bookmarked this web page, will come back for <br />more articles. You, my pal, ROCK! I found simply the information I already searched everywhere and just could not come across.<br />What a perfect site.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-48461194540322076962017-11-11T22:33:30.688+00:002017-11-11T22:33:30.688+00:00By let it through I mean allow it to be published....By let it through I mean allow it to be published. Spam is electronically generated, it is usually set up by a person wanting to advertise their business. They will blitz thousands of blogs with their comments. <br /><br />Spam is also a comment which does not relate to the blog post, basically garbage, someone talking rubbish to get their name out there. Exactly the same comments come through to my blog over and over again. <br /><br />As you know I have moderation on. Spam should go into the spam box, but a lot of it is getting into the awaiting moderation box. Blogger is not doing it's job of sorting it out properly. I have to check every comment coming in so that spam doesn't get published. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-65406492202600560042017-11-11T22:00:06.303+00:002017-11-11T22:00:06.303+00:00Ilona, i’m Not sure what you mean about spam. How ...Ilona, i’m Not sure what you mean about spam. How do we let it through?momsavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-90779048225455538122017-11-11T21:57:31.156+00:002017-11-11T21:57:31.156+00:00PS Made me cry when you showed a picture of the po...PS Made me cry when you showed a picture of the pond where you used to take your beloved Rocky swimming xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992712947111944352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-6689751436746288832017-11-11T21:55:07.906+00:002017-11-11T21:55:07.906+00:00Hi Meanqueen. your post has opened many emotion fo...Hi Meanqueen. your post has opened many emotion for me ; from the beauty of the countryside to the ugliness of people dumping their rubbish and killing wildlife just because they can, ( I did shed a tear or many more) I also live in a small village with only very few street light and it can be scary at times. I really love your blogs and hope you enjoyed your can of ale after your long walk, loved to you and furry ones Mo xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992712947111944352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-74437093729829458692017-11-11T21:46:20.315+00:002017-11-11T21:46:20.315+00:00It's getting dark so early now. Did you repor...It's getting dark so early now. Did you report the layby rubbish? We have an easy on line reporting form for the council in Norfolk - I am a frequent user and then check they have acted! TrishWishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133314088190424463noreply@blogger.com