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While this one was taken on Wednesday, with her new 'kitty' Delilah (I ask you! Cuddly toys that come with names and birth dates! Whatever will they think of next?) - we lost her old 'Kitty' while camping, so Mommy had to replace her! - this is how she spent an awful lot of time last week. It seemed to be the only way we could get her to sleep without crying!

It was taken on a visit to Kew Gardens. When we first arrived we went to feed the geese and ducks, and she absolutely LOVED that! The railings at the edge of the pond were exactly the right size for her to grasp nicely and the right width apart for her to stand comfortably. I, however, was not so comfortable as one of the geese was having a go at biting other children's toes. I could feel myself getting into over-protective mother mode!

Here's another one from Kew - we sat and played under the trees overlooking a coot's nest on another pond and watched it feed it's young. The father was definitely in over-protective father mode as any other living thing within a certain distance was chased off with much noise and flapping of wings! Notice how much hair she's got now! That started growing all of a sudden. When she baths or swims now it stands up in a little mohawk - very cute!

As yet, I haven't had a chance to sort out the video stuff, but that will come before the end of the summer (I hope!!) so watch this space for that.