tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post4916852440443274095..comments2023-10-22T08:06:07.451-07:00Comments on The Purple Empire: Purple Patch (July 2011, Saturday 13th in Alice Holt) Derek Longhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669210989794244490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post-54344029399675636452013-07-17T07:47:13.454-07:002013-07-17T07:47:13.454-07:00Dennis - Thanks, indeed it seemed more fitting to ...Dennis - Thanks, indeed it seemed more fitting to see them up in the tree tops looking down on us. <br /><br />Mark - fortunately work is keeping me very busy this week, however I keep plotting how to find emperors closer to home in Reading! Chris Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16097736392795572676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post-8194726298954390962013-07-16T13:32:05.931-07:002013-07-16T13:32:05.931-07:00Hi Chris - be very careful - I encountered my firs...Hi Chris - be very careful - I encountered my first emperor in Alice Holt six years ago and now am completely entranced by this bewitching creature. My other hobbies have fallen by the wayside during the summer and I have been in the Alice Holt complex for ten consecutive days at some point the purple addition is all powerful...... mark BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073163991290906211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post-11494134150937128282013-07-16T12:49:30.120-07:002013-07-16T12:49:30.120-07:00one never tires of watching iris!
I saw my first i...one never tires of watching iris!<br />I saw my first in 1978, and the thrill is the same whenever I see them.<br />Interestingly, a lot of us get more pleasure from watching their high up antics than seeing them close up down on the ground<br /><br />Dennis from Bucksdennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305882991823814389noreply@blogger.com