Musings from the Merse
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Sadly Huttonian left his camera connection to the PC in Mareil Marly, France so bloggees are not able to enjoy pictures of the immense ejaculation taking up a large area of the pond produced by Les Frogs early yesterday am-nor can they admire the extraordinary sight of over 20 frogs' heads bobbing on the surface of the water (still attached to their bodies, I hasten to add) sniffing the Spring air and gurgling happily in chorus for a job well done. Fear not, when I am reunited with the missing yoke all will be seen in glorious technicolour. Also, as a bonus, the first daffodils in the Manse Garden enjoying the warmth of the south wall. Bet you can't wait -especially for the glistening gollups of Spawn.
Someone has mentioned the idea by a local farmer to build a mobile henhouse. They always used to be the rage in rural Norn Iron; a sort of cage on wheels that you move on when the fowl have scratched out all the grass. You then shove the cage on to somewhere else -fresh fields and postures new as the ladies of the night used to say when moved on by the Fuzz in some part of Hampstead Heath that is for ever Engerland. As it happens the Hutton Think Tank (Bits Bobs and bright ideas section) has been working on a hi tech version of the mobile Hen House ATPP (All Terrain Poultry Protector) which as a top speed of 3 mph (5 kph to the non decimal challenged) This has a sensor which can identify birds with suspected Avian Flu-whereupon the whole capsule (which can take up to 50 hens, normal size) is moved on at 3mph to a safe distance. Research has shown that enflued birds, presumably too groggy to fly, have a top speed of 2mph so the fowl are permanently protected from contamination. Sadly the prototype ATPP crashed into the Whiteadder after a passing dog had cocked its leg over one of the wheels. Dog Urine has a similar DNA to the Grippe Aviateur (as the French have it, as they do) and , we now know (some what belated;y) can engender speeds from a ATPP up to 5mph. Back to the drawing board for the HTT techies. . Draw a line and move on. etc.
Someone has mentioned the idea by a local farmer to build a mobile henhouse. They always used to be the rage in rural Norn Iron; a sort of cage on wheels that you move on when the fowl have scratched out all the grass. You then shove the cage on to somewhere else -fresh fields and postures new as the ladies of the night used to say when moved on by the Fuzz in some part of Hampstead Heath that is for ever Engerland. As it happens the Hutton Think Tank (Bits Bobs and bright ideas section) has been working on a hi tech version of the mobile Hen House ATPP (All Terrain Poultry Protector) which as a top speed of 3 mph (5 kph to the non decimal challenged) This has a sensor which can identify birds with suspected Avian Flu-whereupon the whole capsule (which can take up to 50 hens, normal size) is moved on at 3mph to a safe distance. Research has shown that enflued birds, presumably too groggy to fly, have a top speed of 2mph so the fowl are permanently protected from contamination. Sadly the prototype ATPP crashed into the Whiteadder after a passing dog had cocked its leg over one of the wheels. Dog Urine has a similar DNA to the Grippe Aviateur (as the French have it, as they do) and , we now know (some what belated;y) can engender speeds from a ATPP up to 5mph. Back to the drawing board for the HTT techies. . Draw a line and move on. etc.
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A kind bloggee (and fellow blogger) has kindly offered to provide Huttonian with the wherewithall to upload iamges of Frog Eggs. Not to mention the Village Hall. Tvm
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