tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post1559543036771384272..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: So, to get back to that bird....Jenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-61022174668643653132018-12-08T02:37:24.563+00:002018-12-08T02:37:24.563+00:00G’day from Australia, coming over from Jeanie’s. V...G’day from Australia, coming over from Jeanie’s. Very interesting, will follow. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-18442296621852757562018-12-07T03:58:33.567+00:002018-12-07T03:58:33.567+00:00I actually came here to thank you for your visit ...I actually came here to thank you for your visit to my blog then read about spending time with Jeanie and Rick, as well as your interview with the biologist. Your photos were amazing, and I was SO impressed that you took these two "strangers" into your home and showed them such a good time. I'm SO glad to know there are still good people left in this world.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-34953076296782853022018-11-13T18:20:39.351+00:002018-11-13T18:20:39.351+00:00And what a wonderful time it was! You two were the...And what a wonderful time it was! You two were the best hosts and we loved the musical museum, Gunnersby, Kenwood and the wonderful times we spent together. It was fun reading about your visit to the biologist and the birds! Oh, I wish your photos had turned out -- i'd love to see something that massive! But I really was geeked up by the iridescent turkey! Oh, so pretty, I wouldn't want to imagine him as Thanksgiving dinner!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-67405373706723051102018-10-27T07:50:38.438+01:002018-10-27T07:50:38.438+01:00Wow so many interesting things to share here dear ...Wow so many interesting things to share here dear Jenny!<br /><br />loved each bit of this post ,specially the private museum and wonderful private zoo <br /><br />either i never saw such glass column on fireplace before <br /><br />enjoyed the videos alotbailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70681101251806565312018-10-21T02:49:39.864+01:002018-10-21T02:49:39.864+01:00You meet so many interesting people! Isn't it ...You meet so many interesting people! Isn't it fun to meet up with a fellow blogger? And a wingspan of around nine feet? I can imagine that might be quite intimidating.<br /><br />Good luck with your project - looking forward to hearing about it!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-21450141752977703572018-10-21T01:00:53.314+01:002018-10-21T01:00:53.314+01:00Those glass columns on the fireplace are amazing! ...Those glass columns on the fireplace are amazing! <br />Really enjoyed the videos... that Wurlitzer is something else. Remember as a child hearing that. Thanks for your great posts Jenny :D) Sue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46068646188470567492018-10-20T21:29:14.005+01:002018-10-20T21:29:14.005+01:00That fireplace is magnificent, the fanciest firepl...That fireplace is magnificent, the fanciest fireplace I've ever seen. As you say, the glass columns are very unusual, as are the three cherubs and all the floral decoration.<br /><br />The stuffed animals are wonderful. I just hope none of them came to a nasty end in order to provide work for the taxidermist.<br /><br />It's odd that chandeliers are still so popular. They just seem absurdly over-the-top to me. And they must be a nightmare to maintain and keep clean.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70632427771915834962018-10-20T12:06:06.707+01:002018-10-20T12:06:06.707+01:00Great post. The wood floors catch my eye right awa...Great post. The wood floors catch my eye right away. The fireplace is stunning. Love the hat. :)Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-83397148300755558612018-10-19T22:46:19.388+01:002018-10-19T22:46:19.388+01:00How fascinating to go to Wales and meet such an em...How fascinating to go to Wales and meet such an eminent biologist. I'm never sure how I feel about stuffed animals. I understand those who have collected them do so with a love of the natural world, but I have to confess I am not comfortable with them. All the same, they represent important work, don't they? The aviary must have been huge for the condors! I shall follow the progress of your project with great interest, Jenny. I remember Gunnesbury Park from my childhood in London. It was one of my father's favourite places. He was an architect, so we were taken to many of these fine houses. It looks wonderful now!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-42614749193933312622018-10-19T19:59:01.365+01:002018-10-19T19:59:01.365+01:00Oh come on I want to see you in a hat! Actually I&...Oh come on I want to see you in a hat! Actually I've never seen you at all! <br /><br />Wow that is some fireplace. Can you imagine having something like that in your own home? LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-76838286938038869372018-10-19T13:50:09.085+01:002018-10-19T13:50:09.085+01:00So that’s why you’re going to Mauritius! Lucky you...So that’s why you’re going to Mauritius! Lucky you.<br />Sadly, the link to the condors didn’t work, but I see live ones in Ecuador - lucky me!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-89071063436747322992018-10-17T23:37:31.444+01:002018-10-17T23:37:31.444+01:00There's a theater here in town with a Wurlitze...There's a theater here in town with a Wurlitzer. <br /><br />Natural history museums with preserved animals are both fascinating and sad to me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-32850760439090325082018-10-17T17:54:47.051+01:002018-10-17T17:54:47.051+01:00The aviary must be some size to keep a couple of C...The aviary must be some size to keep a couple of Condors happy. What a bird to choose!<br />The turkey would be great to see if alive. <br />Another fun post. Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-87939347250780482592018-10-17T07:18:02.256+01:002018-10-17T07:18:02.256+01:00I didnt ask the biologist about how he got the con...I didnt ask the biologist about how he got the condors, but all his other magnificent birds were rescues who would not be able to live in the wild. He is strongly against zoos etc. and thinks creatures should live in their own environments whenever possible and in fact much of his work is about releasing species successfully back into the wild so they can re-adapt and do well. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-30810125163643760882018-10-17T06:55:50.091+01:002018-10-17T06:55:50.091+01:00Another interesting, lively fun post, Jenny...than...Another interesting, lively fun post, Jenny...thank you. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-31761116587606876212018-10-17T06:51:31.056+01:002018-10-17T06:51:31.056+01:00One of the many reasons I like your blog is becaus...One of the many reasons I like your blog is because I always learn so many new things here. I never heard of a mauritius kestrel before - and I have no doubt that your new project will be an interesting one. It must have been amazing to see the biologist's home.<br /><br />Walter Rothschild was given a museum as a birthday gift?? Wow - I'd consider myself fortunate to visit a museum for my birthday.....<br /><br />That iridescent turkey is beautiful - - and I enjoyed the reproducing piano video (and, yes, I've previously heard of one).Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-72410908761090089042018-10-16T22:50:36.561+01:002018-10-16T22:50:36.561+01:00People who love what they do are so often fascinat...People who love what they do are so often fascinating. So much nicer than sitting around watching television.:)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-27304795226524892742018-10-16T22:49:56.446+01:002018-10-16T22:49:56.446+01:00I am still developing it so it might change but wh...I am still developing it so it might change but when it is settled I'll be posting. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-68371019268681432102018-10-16T22:49:29.037+01:002018-10-16T22:49:29.037+01:00I did admire his skill. Not only three manuals of ...I did admire his skill. Not only three manuals of the organ, but also playing with the feet. I thought it must need fantastic coordination!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-28068619574086748192018-10-16T22:48:45.196+01:002018-10-16T22:48:45.196+01:00It certainly can produce an astonishing number of ...It certainly can produce an astonishing number of different sounds, and playing it looked really hard. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-48126059792916524162018-10-16T22:48:21.352+01:002018-10-16T22:48:21.352+01:00When I was tiny our neighbour used to have a piano...When I was tiny our neighbour used to have a pianola and I would spend hours, I thought i had somehow learned to play the piano (that's how young I was)> She must have been pretty patient to put up with me there for hours on end!!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-77022188275903424212018-10-16T22:47:19.689+01:002018-10-16T22:47:19.689+01:00I was so surprised at a glass fireplace. I thought...I was so surprised at a glass fireplace. I thought maybe glass would shatter in the heat, but then I thought again.... and actually glass is MADE in heat. So maybe I am wrong.Still, it is the first time I have ever seen glass in a fireplace!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-81296275646589927072018-10-16T22:45:51.431+01:002018-10-16T22:45:51.431+01:00Yes, it is nice that it has been left old fashione...Yes, it is nice that it has been left old fashioned. It is an interesting museum - the building isn't beautiful but the specimens are fascinating. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-23863524597602372902018-10-16T22:44:54.023+01:002018-10-16T22:44:54.023+01:00Baseball and stadiums... I never knew they were as...Baseball and stadiums... I never knew they were associaed with Wurlitzers! Here, they are only known as theatre organs, in old fashioned ballrooms and cinemas also . They were imported and there aren't that many of them left so they have high nostalgia value here too. Just not for baseball LOL!! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-45098221190729084552018-10-16T22:23:48.846+01:002018-10-16T22:23:48.846+01:00Well I'm happy that the raptor was one that I ...Well I'm happy that the raptor was one that I had no chance whatsoever of identifying. <br /><br />I remember seeing an Andean Condor in captivity. The conditions, <i>per se</i>, were acceptable. However the place for a Condor is ranging the vast mountains and plains and the memory of the sad eyes (which were probably more in my mind than reality) of the Condor sitting there have haunted me ever since.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com