A Week

This week...

I saw and heard tales from my parents flying birds of prey on the moors and learnt that there's no such thing as a wise owl as owls are the stupidest of all birds and have very poor memory and awareness.

 

 flowers always look better after a little bit of rain.

 

That sprinkles always makes a girl giddy! Look at the bright sparkly colours...*stares hypnotically*

Local Wines truely does come in all the colours of the rainbow

Going back to your old school for a leaving/reunion party is just weird with all the memories of being a school girl

 

And everyone loves super tiny fairy cakes!

zoo, zoo, zoo, we're going to the zoo...!

Some recent snaps of a trip to the zoo

Firstly, some fish with no eyes....yes! I know! (what you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh!)
 

 Froggy!!!!

I just want to sit on one of these lilly pads and pretend I'm kermit for the day!

 

"Ok, go ahead, take my picture but make it snappy!" ...i swear I'm killing myself with these puns today...

 

This guy bent right down to say hi to me!
 

This is a mossy frog. My favourite animal of the day, you go up to this empty looking tank and see the plaque saying "mossy frog" and spend ages looking for a frog...or some moss....but wait! It's both! Right in front of me all this time!
 

I think this Giant tortoise couldn't work out how to reverse out of where he parked up last night to rest...

Another frog! Can't you tell they are my favourite animals?
 

A happy, smiling froggy!...who actually rolled his eyes as i took this snap as you can just see....
 

Batman!
 

I love zoos and always wanted to be a zoo keeper as a child. As as animals should be in the wild, where there isnt a place left in this world that can support them no longer, zoos should step in to preserve what they can and educate the public. Suprisingly a lot of zoos breed and rear animals to release back into wild as well as curate the ones under their care. I'm always torn about animals kept in captivity but all i saw was happy, healthy animals in nice, stimulating environments....which can only be a good thing no?

Hope you guys are having a great day!

Birdie love. xxx

Road trip and the search for the twinkie

Just a few pictures of the road trip to a few days away, where en-route we stumbled on a pretty amazing "garden centre" which was pretty a hodge-podge of various things under one roof.

Donut peaches...my favourite! Only available for a limited period each year due to the short season they have and primarily come from Italy where they are apparently a "poor man's Bellini." These peaches tastes so intensely sweet of peaches...you know that first bite where a fruit taste bland and watery, these babies dont!

 Shelves crammed with lovelies...making it an intensely pretty sight.

Such a colourful little guy no?

These are celestial parakeets and have an eerie glow to them in a certain light..such beauties

And an axolotl!

For a good few years I have been search for the ever ellusive twinkie, some american delicacy that featured as a much beloved snack in many american films but never makes it as far as being imported into the UK. Even after being to America and several of it's states, I've not encountered a twinkie in any shops until now...

In some random shop in Torquay...

Hooray!

A twinkie in all its cakey goodness...but it tasted like I thought it would...weird but creamy! We brits got a few cakes that can top these twinkies but at least I have now tasted one and the search is now at a rest! I love american sweets and food but the prices of these goodies after import charges is just stupid! 

I swear its cheaper to post to someone than buy it!

We dined out the second night in Torquay at No7 fish Bistro and the menu is just fish, fish, fish! I'm careful eating this stuff as I'm allergic to the more oily, stronger fishes but damn it's so good! I had Mussels for starter that literally melted in your mouth...never had mussels that do that and the sauce is divine!

 Cuttlefish starters in a wonderful tangy sauce...I reallyed liked this one too and cuttlefish is another fish I have now tried for the first time. 

  

Plaice filled with peeled prawns and cooked in a cheese sauce....to die for!

 Best of three selection which included a mini plaice filled with prawns in cheese sauce, bistro's own fish and chips and mildly curried salmon with banana chutney that tasted soooo good!

There was more but I didn't get the pictures as too busy eating. I loved the food, the dishes were well balanced and the flavours just sent you to seventh heaven. Only let down was the appalling service being the length of time between dishes and it took forever for orders to be taken and the bill to be paid. This let down the whole experience...I mean 40 minutes to chase the bill?! Really?!

More pictures to come. Just rushing to upload a few now to share!

Birdie love! xxx