A WALK AROUND SHAKELY MERE IN CHESHIRE

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  1. ARMANDII

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    They have Black Swans at a garden I used to visit at Hodnet Hall in Shropshire. Unfortunately the garden changed owners and it's only open on rare occasions these days.:snork:
     
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    There's two "A"'s, Victoria, and the younger "A" has been given his visa back to the IOW.:heehee:
     
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      one is an animal and the other is hard on the outside and soft on the inside :heehee: :mute:

      hubby is just written this on FB



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      Sitting here having crumpets and butter and Kaz shouts out Armadildo.....Amarillo..... oh what's that crunchy on the outside....pause......Armadillo
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        Now I call you guys Big A and Little A ... am I now supposed to say Older A and Younger A ... ??? :scratch: :heehee:
         
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          Not seen a ginger badger for a good 20 years now, only silver ones:sad:
           
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          i love swans and im not racist so i love em what ever their colour:heehee:
           
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          Trying to work out which is applicable to who there, Kaz.............please don't answer:heehee:

          Well, I guess it's in what department you're talking about, Victoria!!! Big "A" I find is usually what I get called, among other things:heehee:, whereas Aesculus gets called good names!!!:snork:
           
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            I really never knew black swans was real :)their gorgeous :)
            I didnt have to google armidildo thou :heehee:x
             
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              Well, why does that not surprise me, Kaz!!:snork::heehee:
               
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                Here's a couple of photos of a Black Swan I took on the River Weaver in Cheshire a couple of years ago...:)

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                  The first and only time I saw a black swan was in the Açores in 1993 when we went there for our 25th anniversary. As it was so long ago I don't have a photo on the computer but have a picture I painted of my black swan with Woo's white swan five years ago ...

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                    Great pics, Bilbo, although it had me wondering as to whether or not the Black Swan was actually with the White Swans or they were "escorting him/her off the premises":snork:
                     
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                      Forgot to give people an idea of what Shakely Mere looks like.

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