WAB dragonfly meeting - Page 7

eeyore · #**151** (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tormentil

Talking of doughnuts, ever read The Ripple Effect by Dominic Holland.
It's the story of a guy on the night shift in the local bakery who doesn't put jam in the jam donuts, and the series of events leading from this misdemeanour. Very funny it is.

when i was on the night shift in a local food factory we ran out of ham bits and made a 3000 run of cheese and ham quiche with no ham - then another 3000 run with chopped prawns instead

Oscar2006 · #**152** (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

back on topic is pw a big site - i ask because i have a feeling that ann and i are going to be late so we might have to come find youse (again

) - fourwings i seem to have deleted the pm with your mobly on it can you send me it again plz

PRW is not a huge site.

I guess there will be several small groups at different points of the reserve.
You will probably see some of us as you pull into the car park area.

mrs fish · #**153** (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 03:37 PM

I know you will all have a great day/weekend, I'm off on my hols for two weeks to-morrow so will have to "read all about it" when I get back

Ann2 · #**154** (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 11:14 PM

Have a great holiday Mrs Fish!

Ann

Tormentil · #**155** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 04:17 AM

I'm up rarin' to go. I'll make me sen a bowl of porridge whilst waiting fer Roger to pick me up.

mrs fish · #**156** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ann2

Have a great holiday Mrs Fish!

Ann

Thanks Ann

sheffielder · #**157** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 06:50 AM

Well, we are now coming, looking forward to meeting everyone, just getting ready to leave now.
Priory water here we come!

FourwingsJNR · #**158** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 06:13 PM

What a Day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definaitley choose the right day, every insect was thriving and just about everyone got what they went for e.g White Legged Damsels and Small Red Eyed Damsels

It was a great day and everyone thouroughly enjoyed themselves despite it being a little too hot for some people

And it was great to see so many people from WAB together and everyone got on

also there was many people not from WAB and they showed great enthusiam for the wildlife.
also every single person showed respect towards the reverse

A few such as Fourwings, MTR, Oscar2006 ect, are doing an all nighter for national moth night and staying over night mothing until 9-10 tomorrow morning, crazy bunch

I would have loved to have stayed myself but i'm going to the seaside tomorrow so couldn't

anyway as you will see from the photo grphs it was a great day

Matt H

Za · #**159** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 06:57 PM

Glad to hear you all had a great time and saw what you hoped for.I almost made it, but as I couldnt sleep til 2AM, I quickly turned the alarm clock off when it went at 6AM

Sounds like I missed a good one.
Still, no doubt there will be loads of good pictures.
Za

glsammy · #**160** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:39 PM

A superb day out at a site that takes some beating. Also you couldn't wish for a nicer group of people.
I was one of them melting under the heat, but what the heck!

Here's some of my images from today.

Za · #**161** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:45 PM

Looks like they were all being very cooperative today,nice set of pics!
Za

jennyb · #**162** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:53 PM

Glad to hear you all had a good day. Great photos, Graham.

No doubt we will see more tomorrow when everyone gets back.

Jenny

glsammy · #**163** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jennyb

Glad to hear you all had a good day. Great photos, Graham.

No doubt we will see more tomorrow when everyone gets back.

Jenny

Thanks Jenny. I could post another 20 or so, but I'll hold back to give others a chance.

Tormentil · #**164** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 09:10 PM

Excellent day. Excellent company. What more can one ask for.

A big thankyou to the organisers.

Ollie · #**165** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 09:51 PM

Some great images Graham and Ben.

Just like to say thanks to Fourwings, Oscar2006 and the others who helped to make this a great day out.

I acheived my target of White Legged Damsels and Small Red Eyed Damsels and will put some images up tomorrow when I've more time to sort them out.

A great day, and it was nice to put some faces to names.

Thanks everyone.

Roger

glsammy · #**166** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ollie

Some great images Graham and Ben.

Just like to say thanks to Fourwings, Oscar2006 and the others who helped to make this a great day out.

I acheived my target of White Legged Damsels and Small Red Eyed Damsels and will put some images up tomorrow when I've more time to sort them out.

A great day, and it was nice to put some faces to names.

Thanks everyone.

Roger

I would also like to add a big thank you to Roger, without his generosity, none of my pictures would have been possible, as he has kindly lent me his Bigma whilst mine is being repaired.

Thanks again Roger.

eeyore · #**167** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 10:20 PM

looks like we missed a good day - I had a dodgy pie last night and spent a large chunk of the evening feeling like i was being stabbed in the gut - subsequently i was in no fit state to drive to leicestershire this morning

Za · #**168** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 10:27 PM

Couldn`t have been the 20 pints of cider, must have been the pie!

Za

eeyore · #**169** (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Za

Couldn`t have been the 20 pints of cider, must have been the pie!

Za

actually i only had the one pint - that made the stabbing pains worse , so bad that i had to leave the pub and go home early ( which is a first for me) , nope it was the pie and i shall be having words with tescos about their "finest" range at the first opportunity

smartie · #**170** (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 06:53 AM

Lovely day and excellent shots, Graham and Ben. I'm impressed you had the energy to sort them last night - I was asleep in my chair by 9.00!

It was great to meet everyone - thanks again to Steve and the others for organising it.

Off to see if I got any decent photos.

sheffielder · #**171** (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 07:28 AM

We would like to thank everyone involved with arranging the meeting yesterday.

And also say "hello" to those we did not get to say "hello" to, both myself and my sons had an very enjoyable day, they needed refueling more frequently than most, but it was a very hot day, and we needed to leave mid afternoon as we had arranged to attend a moth night in North Yorks, but we did see a lot of newbies for us at Priory Water.

That's a really nice place you have there, we are very envious, and look forward to seeing the photos.

Thanks
Andrew & sons (Adam & Stephen)

Ollie · #**172** (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 09:48 AM

As promised I have put a few shots taken at Priory Waters into the main galleries. I have only uploaded three. My two target species to see and photograph and one of the Canada Geese in flight. Just can't help myself when it comes to Geese in flight, have to take a photo.

I might add that I also saw another first for me an Emperror Dragonfly although I didn't get a photo it was still an experience to see my first Emperror. I got loads of other photos of Common Darters Southern Hawker etc and had a fantastic day out.

Roger

Oscar2006 · #**173** (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:40 AM

I would like to thank a few people for the event yestersday:
First and foremost Tim Goodlife who manages the reserve; without his sterling efforts these sort of events at Priory wouldn't happen.

Secondly Fourwings for making the event happen.

Thirdly MTR for always doing the Chinese/Chippy/Beer run,

and finally those people who travelled form both far and near to attend and enjoy the day, It was good to meet you.

I really enjoyed the day, I just wish it could have rained a bit more!

T Goodlife · #**174** (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 11:54 AM

I would like to add my thanks to Oscar, MTR and Fourwings for all their efforts in providing a great day and night out for everyone yesterday. All I did was cut a bit of grass.
It was nice to see so many people come from quite a distance in some cases, and enjoy a day of lovely weather and good humour.
Hopefully we can do this every year if the interest is there.

Tim