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Hornets

28th September 2003, lunch time | Comments (0)

I’d just returned from a very good morning’s tennis (three hours) when Dad spotted some hornets in our apple tree.

I’ve never got too close to hornets before (I thought they were too aggressive), but these seemed to be quite relaxed. Once I got within about a foot I could clearly hear the sound of their jaws scraping away at the apple…

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New chickens

26th September 2003, lunch time | Comments (6)

A few weeks ago, my parents went to a bird auction and came back with a bunch of new chickens. The best, and funniest looking, of the ones they bought are called Silkies. They look like little, fluffy chicken-llamas…

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