Good Ol' Scotland

Didn't spend much time away from Hessilhead whilst in scotland but there's a lot of beauty all around. not at all hard to find! even made a few new friends :)

Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust

spent over 5 weeks in tge woods in southern Scotland at a wonderful place called Hessilhead wildlife Rescue with some of the most devoted wildlife rehabbers i've ever met- Andy and Gay Christie who took in their first wildlife casualty back in 1970! these two are a well of knowledge and i feel honored to have been able to spend time with them.

While at Hessilhead i did everything from learning to mend broken wings and legs to dressing wounds, feeding and cleaning up after every type of British wildlife you can think of...going to rescue foxes in snares and swans out of gardens then working to get them fit and setting them on their way...hang feeding concussed dear and even sometimes butchering them. i learned more rehabbing techniques then you can shake a stick at but only a tiney fraction of what there is to know. opened a huge dore into the life of wildlife rehab. and got me more excited about it then ever!
though sometimes it was hard work and long hours in cold, wet and very muddy conditions i wouldn't have had it any other way. i really came away with a lot from there.

Inverness

the BWRC wildlife conference was held in Inverness, Scotland this year. the timing was ace and i went up with the Weirfield group. learned lots and had a great time. wonderfull experience. 140 quid well spent! didn't see lock ness monster but ruth and i did see a common seal! that was AMAZING!

Lincoln Bits and Bobs

just thrown in a few bits here...lovely dog i met outside chip shop....morning out for breakfast with Ruthy in the rain.....last night in lincoln- me and select members of the weirfield group pulled an all-nighter after a night singing and dancing in Scream for Rob's bday/my going away...didn't get home till half past 4 or something and had to be up to leave for scotland at 6 so we all took showers, me, rob and sarah and met back at her's for pancakes! such madness but very woth it!

ta for now, Weirfield

my time at Weirfield was ace. learned loads and got some great hands on experiences but mostly i've come away from there with a right good bunch of friends. cheers guys! (from left: myself, Joe, Row, Rob and Lou)

the Cotton Experience

it's been a wee while since i've last updated...so here we go....back in september i think it would have been, i spent a weekend at Joe Cotton's in the country. proper posh. had a long night- me, vicki and him did, and in the morning (well, afternon to be truthfull) he was kind enough to make us breakfast...in his underwear. haha i won't put that pic up!