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Hello, Elle and Pigale!
I got a Tweet from the loch and switched the on the site.
Lassie had landed, then Laddie flew in.
After a few minutes Laddie flew off and returned soon after with a fish which Lassie took from him, rather noisily!
She then took off with the fish. Probably to a nearby branch to eat her meal in peace.
So, both "our" birds are back from Africa!
Good news!

Yes Rusty! it's great to have both of them back!

I am also looking forward to seeing the owlets in Dorset develop their feathers etc..... I think what they have now is more like down and they are all white.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it is good to know that Lassie is back!
I have still not seen both birds together, though.
And the nest was empty the last time I looked.
Very frustrating!
Has your son been round to see you this evening?
It will have been nice for you both to have a chat.
Very cold here.......

Hello, Elle!
Yes, everything back to normal at the loch.
Even had a visit from one of the crows yesterday.
Yes, my son has just gone.
He brought me a silverside meal from the butcher!
I see Wendy Houvenaghel has condemned British Cycling for their bullying, sexist practices, and the way they treated her.
I was hoping Wendy would speak out.
She was practically a neighbour of mine once.
She studied dentistry in Dundee!
And seeing you mentioned Douglas Bader, Wendy's rank in the RAF was squadron leader!
A very nice lady.
It is fairly chilly here, too.

Hi, Rusty!
Your son does bring you some mouth-watering meals!
I love beef!
Yes, I saw some of the comments that Wendy Houvenaghel had made.
She said that British Cycling's approach of "a medal at any cost" had caused a "culture of fear".......
However did she manage to combine being a dentist with being an RAF Squadron Leader, and also a competitive cyclist?
So how do you think the investigation is going?
In "15 to 1" tonight, there was a question about Victoria Pendleton......
I cannot recall the exact wording, but the gist of it concerned the title of Victoria's autobiography ...... basically, the contestant had to complete the title "Between the ? "
I feel sure you know the answer!

Hello, Elle!
Wendy was a top class rider.
World champ several times.
I never saw her in uniform though, just a skinsuit!
She was always very elegant.
Not sure how she fitted all her activities in.
That is the way sport used to be.
Folk had proper jobs, and had sport as a pastime.
I think the investigation is struggling to uncover the truth.
So far Team Sky and BC are not telling the truth.
That is natural to them.
Best getting, Wendy, Nicole, Emma, Vic, Jess, Dame Sara, to give evidence.
And the Paracyclists, too.
Between the Lines was Queen Vic's book.
Yes, my son is very good to me.
I'll have the silverside for my tea tomorrow.

Good morning, Rusty!
A fine day but extremely cold!
Everyone is back in their "winter woollies" and thick padded coats!
I am taking the dog for a trim next week (she is very shaggy!) so I hope it warms up again before then!
I have a free day today, now that my friend is no longer coming up to town......
I think I shall be "lazy" ....especially as the weekend promises to be hectic.
Coffee, apple and cheese - and crosswords - are first on the agenda.......
How about you?
Any plans?

Good day, Elle!
Fine day here, not very cold.
I'm being collected by my friends later and going to Pine Cone.
Then I have the E3 race in Belgium to watch in the afternoon.
My granddaughter, Miss O, finishes her teacher placement training today.
She got a very nice card from the third years, saying,
"Goodbye and good luck, Miss O,
and thanks for the biscuits! X"
She is very pleased! Me too!
Lassie made the News on BBC Scotland, website.
Headline, "Lassie Comes Home"!
A bit of a star, this bird!

Hi, Rusty!
You sound to have a busy day looming ahead!
That is good to be going out with your friends .
You haven't been to the Pine Cone for a while?
How is your pal's mother doing? Any improvement?
How very nice of your granddaughter's pupils to give her a card, wishing her well for the future!
So what is ahead for her, now that she has finished her teacher's placement training?
Is there any more time to be spent at college?
Or is this "it" - ready to be thrown out into the big bad world?
Where does she hope to teach eventually?
I just managed this morning to catch a glimpse of Lassie and Laddie together, before the "obscurity" veil came up over the nest again......
I don't know what it is?
It look like a sheet of opaque glass that slides three-quarters way up over the picture?
Do you get this, too?
Enjoy your lunch, if you are off shortly!

Can I just check that it's the Loch of the Lowes webcam you are following? Apart from it "buffering" from time to time, it works fine for me. Superb quality pictures for a webcam!