A Lovely Day…

The Japanese Quince

First thing yesterday morning I popped outside to fill up the birdfeeders before the promised rain arrived.

On my way past the bonsai, I caught a glimpse of scarlet flowers, with the familiar bright yellow stamens. It was a sight to gladden my heart, as I realised that the pigeons hadn’t dined on them yet.

As I walked back to the house, thinking that today would be a special day.

Most of my small trees were on the move now and I looked forward to seeing them in all their glory.

After a pleasant morning blogging here there and everywhere, I whizzed past the news, only to be halted by a very familiar scene. Well, most of it was.

It was definitely the River Thames in London, but what was swimming around, having so much fun?

Dolphins! Dolphins in Father Thames?

I lived in London when I was young and loved the enormous river that threaded through London and most of the surrounding countryside. I have lived near it, lived on it, and missed it so much since we moved down to Hampshire.

Sometimes grey and misty and often muddy, he was a good friend to this lonely child. Someone I could talk to and share my thoughts with. I swear he talked to me too.

I would have loved to have been there to watch the dolphins play. It must have been magical…

There were three dolphins, but the press were a bit stingy with the photographs…


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  1. Susi Bocks Avatar

    How very cool!

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  2. John W. Howell Avatar

    Sounds like a wonderful day. The quince is gorgeous

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  3. zonethreegardenlife.blog Avatar

    Oh I love Japanese Quince and miss it in my clime! Such a lovely colour.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      I have my eye on a white one!

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  4. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar

    I agree, it would be Lovely to see Dolphins… And in the Thames.. a very unusual place to find them as they must have swam up the estuary …

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar

        Me too :-) a rare sight xx

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  5. Annette Rochelle Aben Avatar

    That would have been cool, to see the dolphins!

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  6. tidalscribe.com Avatar

    I was born near the Thames and spent six years walking by it and across the lock. Sadly my parents were renting so had to move away to afford to buy their own house, but I have always walked by and over it at every opportunity.

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  7. D.L. Finn, Author Avatar

    Would have loved to have seen that :)

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      so would I… The photo wasn’t good enough!

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  8. Author Jan Sikes Avatar

    Wow! How amazing to see dolphins in the river. I love the upbeat tone of this post!

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  9. Stevie Turner Avatar

    I’ve never heard of dolphins swimming in the Thames before. Wish I’d seen them!

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      I wanted to have been there so bad, Stevie…

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      1. Stevie Turner Avatar

        Me too. I last swam with a dolphin in 2017 when we went on a cruise.

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  10. V.M.Sang Avatar

    Admittedly, I’ve not watched or listened to much news today, but I missed the dolphins in the Thames.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      I hope they make a habit of it, Vivienne…

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