Gotta mind the molehill at Tixall Wide now..

Moored Tixall, Staff & Worcs Canal

When I let the dogs out this morning I started…..

One, two, three, four, five, six… *yawn* seven, eight.. I thought “Hey that is enough of that!” 

The reason for all the counting was because The People’s Trust for Endangered Species is looking for volunteers to take part in a national count of mole hills!  Well there is no point in counting moles is there, because you never see the damn endangered creatures.  Well I did my bit this morning, but gave up the count due to the fact I was falling back off to sleep again..

Farmers and gardeners I guess won’t be joining in the count, nor, I suspect, will all the garden and DIY shops that sell hundreds of products “That definitely get rid of moles”.. so we are to save them are we?  I wonder how many moles there are to a molehill?  Ho hum, this survey is for future research.. I wonder what for.. soon we won’t be allowed to walk where there are molehills in case we disturb them eating worms!..

I didn’t do a lot today apart from counting molehills.. Oh but I did walk of course.. going via the Post Office at Great Haywood through Shugborough Park and the woodland on the far side. The lakes over there were full of wildlife..

Out of the Park through the beautiful gate houses at Milton Milford and back along the towpath from Tixall (Beep Beep) Bridge.  Tomorrow the weather looks good, and I might go over to the east of Great Haywood with the collies and have a look at the area around Tolldish and maybe come back via Little Haywood…

I hope Havant and Waterlooville do themselves proud tomorrow, but moreso, I hope they all enjoy themselves, not only the players but the 4000 or so ‘fans’ that have gone up there to watch.. I know a few people who have gone, I bet they have a great time..

Portsmouth play Plymouth tomorrow in the Premiership Football, the battle of the Dockyards.. guess what, the referee for that is a Mr Mariner!!