suzieosman

Some rarities I've taken while hubby is chasing insects down on the Somerset Levels.

A Cuckoo

A newly fledged Reed Bunting

One of the two rare nesting Great Egrets which I found hunting away from the nest right in front on me

Sue

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Oh my god.....what can I say, I'm truly overwhelmed by all the good wishes and heartfelt sentiments, what a wonderful bunch of people you all are....even from people who don't even know me. As you may have realised, I've managed to pick the locks....piece of cake...and thought I'd just say thanks in person for all your lovely comments.
Ade has been an angel, but I am a bit worried he's going to overdo it, so I'll have to keep an eye on him, he won't be much good if he's completely knackered will he? So don't worry folks, I'll make sure he takes time out for himself..... apparently that's a lesson I've got to learn, should be fun
Yes, it was a really BIG shock, not overweight, do exercise, eat healthily (at least 8 or 9 fruit/veg a day) BUT I was a smoker, until last Wednesday that is....NEVER AGAIN....I choose life from now on, not fags!
I count myself extremely lucky, as Ade said, the GP, ambulance crew, A & E staff, doctors, nurses, porters have all been amazing. My family have rallied round and kept my spirits up and my sister & brother in law came straight up from Portsmouth, to offer support and help to Ade and stay for my 1st weekend home, my sis has been amazing, my girls have kept me laughing and Ade has been my rock, I'm very lucky to have such an amazing family and the best fella in the world ever.
My heart has been fixed, my bad habit has been stubbed out forever and the half dozen pills and the spray should keep me ticking over nicely. I'll be back to my old self (but even better) before you know it. I will be doing the Rehab course, as I need to learn to relax.
Thanks again everyone, but most of all thanks Ade....you really are the best
Love to all
Sue xx

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I'm definately out for the 27th, as got to go back to work...yuk :-(....but the 30th would be perfect....Me & him will watch this space

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Well folks, we have snow in abundance over here and it's still falling :-(......and looking at the weather forecast, you guys have it too, so driving conditions look pretty bad.....So looks like another day indoors for us.
Regards to all
A very disappointed Sue & Ade

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As Ade forgot to mention me, I thought you might like to know that all being well, I'll be there too....So you'd better show up Jules! Anyone know if Mari is up for it? With at least 3 or 4 of us, we might get a word in edgewise....We know, don't we Jules how our 2 can chatter!!
Anyway, fingers crossed for good health and fine weather and look forward to seeing you all on the 12th
Sue x

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You'll be safe Nick, Ade's not up to the drive for this one, so going up to the NBPC on Sunday instead....Sorry Cheryl, catch you next time mate
Sue

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Hi Miles....I'd very much like to do a trip there, so if your planning any future visits, we'd be interested. This w/e was out for us, as I'm poorly and Ade's gone to FOI at the NEC today...Just don't make it the w/e of the 11/12th Feb or 22nd/23rd April

Sue

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Hi Cheryl.....Might be up for this one, I'll have to ask his lordship when he gets back from the NEC....Sadly I couldn't make it, the dreaded Bronchitis and a throat infection have got the better of me......so not been out all week, except for work, so feeling pretty cheesed off now, especially as last Sunday the weather put paid to our trip to Marwell, although we did have a nice weekend at my sisters' down at Waterlooville. So wish me luck, and hope the antibiotics do their stuff and we might just get there

Sue

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I wasn't intending to go, but might have to just to stop Ade spending too much!

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Showing your age again Ian....LOL
I 'spose I'll have to get the needle and thread out again, to let out the Pink shell suit, Ade's bound to put on a pound or two over Christmas, as if I don't have enough to do.....and just so he can impress Hobbsy!!
So what time we meeting at the Little Chef? I'm gonna need some serious nourishment to get me thru' this day.....Terry is Zippie coming? Only you mentioned squeelin' piggies...LOL.....Can't wait to see all you guys again and meet some new ones too, should be one helluva day
Merry Christmas everyone...see you soon
Love Sue x
P.S Ian can't you get Shirl to throw a sickie???

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Ade + Wife.....I ask you!!.....Only kidding Barry....You weren't to know, I think Ade forgets I have a name sometimes and not everyone knows it......Anyway really looking forward to this one, it'll be nice to escape from the Christmas madness for a day....and of course i shall expect an extra special xmas cuddle from Geoff, oh and Kev, oh yeah and Andy...lol.....and it'll be great to see my special little chum, Cheryl...shall we start practicing our barracking now, or just go for it on the day and see how much grief we can give Ade!...tee hee....
Oh well I guess that's me well and truly grounded, once Ade reads this....LOL

See you all on the 18th....fingers crossed for one of those fine winter days....

Sue

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Well done you....I'm very pleased for you mate

Sue

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How about Saturday? as it looks better weather wise

Sue

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Hi guys, hope you don't mind a couple strays, from over the river, joining you......haven't seen some of you for yonks, so it will be nice to catch up

All the best, don't forget to pray to the Sun God....Sue

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Well guys, looks like we're off to South Wales after all......Sorry Geoff, gropes and cuddles next time eh?...LOL

Sue

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Gigrin Farm feeding time will be at 2p.m, as the clocks will have gone back that morning (I read it on a notice last time we were there in August) Apparently the birds don't have watches, so they don't know the clocks have gone back......For those who haven't been it's a spectical well worth seeing, but don't rush off too soon, you'll get better shots if you hang around after the rest of the public have gone.....If we don't make it there, have a great time everyone

Regards Sue

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I'm with Denny.....but only cos I can't get Ade off the computer

Sue

P.S We counsell each other.....and get thru' tons of tissues

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P.S for those who don't know us....we're only kidding, so don't worry, we haven't really come to blows....Well not yet anyway...LOL

Maybe see you all on Sunday

Sue

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Not sure if Ade will be going anywhere....He may be having a large piece of China removed from his head!!!!

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Well he should have bought me some platinum Geoff....It's your fault, I didn't know about that till tonight!!

Only kidding, I'm sure my Platinum halo is on it's way...LOL

Sue

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Well Ade's going to Wales and I'm going to Stourhead....LOL

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Well looks like we won't be able to go after all......Ade's back is knackered and it don't look like our daughter can get a lift to and from work, so we'll be staying local this weekend....Hopefully try and organise something for another time, when more people are free
Cheers all
Sue

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I bought my Sigma 28-135mm macro lens from Warehouse Express about 6 weeks ago, but only started to use it a couple of days ago.....Yesterday whilst out catching Butterflies the manual focus packed up. I rang W/E at 2.00pm, they asked how long I'd been using it, and after a few minutes wait, they came back and said,"We'll send a replacement tomorrow and collect the other one".....The new lens arrived at 10.00am today, as promised and I can only congratulate W/E on their superb customer service. I am not saying they are perfect, I had problems getting my 300D in the first place, but in their defence it was because Canon were messing them about....In the end they broke up a kit for me, just so I could have my camera and I got a refund as the price had by then gone down....I was also sent the 100 cashback voucher.
Yes, everyone is right, as the retailer W/E are responsible for replacing goods, that were unusable in the first place.
I would suggest you speak to W/E again, ask for someone senior, or a very helpful lady called Ann, who bent over backwards to sort out my 300D delivery. They should replace the lens and sort the problem out with Sigma themselves.....Good luck

Regards Sue

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Nice write up Ian......I won't bother with the competition, we already have a copy....It's going to get pride of place in the dining room...lol....It was a great weekend....Can't wait for the next one....Sue x

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I used to uncontrollably terrified of spiders....but also have never felt that I have the divine right to kill other creatures.....So unless they could be humanely removed I would stay out of any room they had occupied for days.....Once slept on the sofa for a week, cos 3 huge buggers disappeared under my bed and couldn't be found. I couldn't even see a picture of them, without running screaming from the room....How girlie is that!!!......The cure was simple....Ade made me face my fear at the Tropicaria in Minehead.....where a red kneed Tarantula was placed in my quivering hands, their bodies are so delicate, like eggshell, that if I had dropped it, it would have died and my concience would not have allowed that to happen.....I guess I kind of bonded with this delicate creature and began to see it's beauty.....Phobia gone.
Still scared shitless by heights tho'....or is it falling....or is it hitting the bottom.....LOL

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How about 'Isn't she lovely' by Stevie Wonder....that's about the birth of a child.
Got ask why tho'?

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Want a good laugh folks........Ade fell asleep and missed half of it, including those wonderful swans!!! Poor old love, must be his age....LOL....Great prog tho'....Cheers all...Sue x

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ROFLOL

We could show those Osbournes a thing or two, at least our animals are house trained.......We love each other really, "don't we Ade"

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In your dreams peasant!

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I'll vouch for that!

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"I SUPPOSE YOU THINK THAT WAS FUNNY!"

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Off to our bed now...catch you all again soon

Regards
Sue & Ade

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Only when it's really cold...LOL

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I just had a thought....ouch....Perhaps we've discovered a new species....Is there any money in it? Not that Ade'll get to see any of it....Not with me, 3 daughters, 3 grandaughters....he won't see a cent...hee hee

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Yeah I told him, it's just below his waistband...LOL

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Ooh Matt, you naughty boy....glad to see you got his 'Happy Look'....tee hee.....Just got the twins to bed...so thought I'd add my tuppence worth!

Sue
P.S I just got called a really nasty name

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I know I was late but as usual I couldn't get on the blasted computer!!! All's well now, I've chucked him on the laptop....Actually I'm gonna send the grumpy old sod to bed with some painkillers....Or a mallet over the head....Now then people calm down...it's only a commercial!
Not done for clicks, just for kicks....Cheers Cheetah lovers everywhere...Sue

P.S Ian, hope you didn't hurt yourself too much when you fell over Kate's foot, or was it your male ego....I'll see you sometime, and as Ade will tell you, I never forget!

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It was just a bit of fun folks...We wanted to send Pete into a tizzy .....Ain't photography supposed to be fun????

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Now come on guys, if a 20D arrived here, do you think I would actually get my hands on it.....I think not!!! Never mind at least I'd get Ade's 10D and could take some piccies. Got to agree in the past W/E have been very good, I'm just really annoyed with them at the mo, they keep telling me end of this week....then end of the next week etc etc....If they can't deliver I'll go elsewhere...just wish they'd tell me the bloody truth that's all....Will phone 'em tomorrow and see what they got to say....watch this space....Oh by the way they are now showing the 300D as sold out, took 'em long enough....GRRR

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My new bit of kit hasn't even arrived yet!!!

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Sooooo Sorry guys, we're not gonna make it :-(. Poor ole Ade's back is giving him holy hell this morning (It's always worse when it's cold and damp)....Hope you all have a great day and the weather holds out for you.....Catch up with you all another time I guess.....Thanks Mari for the offer of the loan camera.....Oh and before you say it, it's nothing to do with that so called Rugby match yesterday.....Got to say England were bloody awful...But then it wasn't the same team as the World cup winners...Now that would have been a totally different result.....Congrats Wales, enjoy.....Cheers all Sue

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Well I'm in the E2 club and I'm not getting any more clicks than usual....Not that I've posted anything outstanding lately...I wish.
Don't give yourself a hard time Sarah, your work is very good, my problem is I have to fight for use of the computer and I don't get much time to upload or comment, but I will have a look at your stuff and comment where I think I can be of help.....although I'm more in to macro and animals myself....What I've seen so far is excellent, so carry on doing what you're doing and enjoy....If you can join some of the meets, it's a great way to meet other members, and encourage them to look at your work.....On the other hand it's also a great way to have a good laugh, cos in my experience all EPZers all completely barmy....Keep up the good work Sarah and enjoy....Sue

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I hate football!!!! failed at level 3....Pooey...

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Thanks for the offer Mari, it's very kind of you and Thanks to you too Markulous, but I think I'd be safer with Mari's G2, as I have been using an S1, they're not too different, although I know the G2 is a much better camera, so I expect to get good results Mari...lol....I'd be happy to get me horizons straight!!!
More than anything I'm coming to see them mad welsh people I met once....I'm still in therapy you know.....But I'm told I have to face my demons to exorcise them....So I'll be there!!! If that don't work I'll have to try human sacrifice.....Any volunteers???
Till Sunday guys...Be afraid...Be very afraid

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Hi guys n gals, Happy New Year....Would you believe I've now got the dreaded lurgy...feel like poo!!!...Seriously tho' feeling a lot better today than I have done, so hopefully be fighting fit for Sunday...just got to remember how to switch the camera on...now which button was it????
Hi Kev...I'll see what I can think up for you between now and Sunday...that's if I don't use them all up myself..tee hee....
Hopefully see you bunch of reprobates on Sunday...take care...Luv Sue

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I've got one and never use it, mainly because I can't get a decent focus. I've tried all the different settings etc, but to no avail, so it stay's in it's little bag!! Unless there's anyone out there that can help, then I feel it's nothing but a white Elephant
P.S Happy New Year EPZers

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Hi Kev...sorry we couldn't make it in the end....Had a rough night with the twins, but then they are both teething....so took them home this morning, walked the dogs and went back to bed...I'm getting too old for these sleepless nights you know...just too tired to get our heads around photography today.....Never mind I'm sure Ade will make up for lost time on Thursday....clicking away like a loonatic, and if I ever get some birds to visit my new bird table so will I .....Hopefully see you on the next one and we'll make sure we're not babysitting the night before!!!
Take care...Sue and Ade

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Nice article Terry, Sorry I couldn't get that picture to you, just can't seem to get it to work...Never mind, I'll get him next time!! A fantastic weekend and the best fun I've had in years, can't wait for the next one...Love to Sharon & Fizz.....Sue

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Love to go Kev, but can we make it on a weekend, some of us have to work you know, sadly :-(... I'm already missing out on the Owl trip, but it's worked out as a good anniversary pressie for Ade (and a cheap one too...lol)....Sue

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Oh my god, the 'Mother-in-law....Sue

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