The Sebright Club
  • Welcome
    • Our Committee
    • Site Map
  • In The News
  • Fact
    • A Potted History
    • More about Sir John Sebright
    • Breed Standard
    • Breeders Directory
    • Show Dates & Results >
      • 2023 Results
      • 2020 Results
      • 2019 results
      • 2018 results
      • 2017 Results
      • 2016 Results
      • 2015 Results
      • 2014 Results
      • 2013 Results
      • 2012 Results
      • 2011 Results
      • 2010 Results
    • Reading Matter
    • News Articles
    • Sebrights At Home
    • Artist's Corner
  • Photos
    • Photos 2018
    • Photos 2017
    • Photos 2016
    • Photos 2015
    • Photos 2014
    • Photos 2013
    • Photos 2012
    • Photos 2011
    • The Federation 2011
    • The National 2011
    • The National & Federation 2010
  • Fiction
    • Gordon & Sylvia's Diary
    • The Red Fluffy Earmuffs
    • A Seasonal Tale
  • Store
  • Contact Us
    • Membership Form

Harvest

26/1/2011

 
Picture
This is Harvest. She is French, so she tells us, a Rouen. Apparently her descendants came over from France about 200 years ago - about the same time as we were made!  She says she is the French equivalent of the Aylesbury and sometimes she lapses into her native tongue, but I don't think she realises it. We think she looks like a jolly big Mallard! (But we don't say this, of course). Mum and Dad bought her to keep Joshua company. He was a little white call duck. Joshua came to us to keep Jemima company when Lucy was eaten by the The Fox (Lucy and Jemima were Aylesburys). In fact the ducks go way back to Charles and Diana who had four babies that flew away. The babies were called after Prince William as they were born on June 23rd 1982 – two days after William was born.They were Mallards though. Of a sort. Anyway Joshua is no longer with us and we have Alice. She is Harvest’s only friend as her Mummy and Sister are also no longer with us either. Harvest is very, very old and enjoys sitting in Kizzie’s old sandpit – which is full of water – not sand, obviously. She and Alice dibble and Dad says ducks make a mess. But as we only have two now, it is not so messy. Harvest is very kind and everyone likes her. She squints a bit out of one eye, but I don’t think she misses too much that goes on. If  The Sparrowhawk zooms over, she is the first to spot him and turns her head comically on one side and eyes him suspiciously.
Alice is the daughter of Josephine, and Geraldine was her sister. Alice and Geraldine were called after two people in The Vicar of Dibley. I haven’t actually watched this programme, but Mum says it is funny. Alice is quite comical because she stands very upright and runs along. We try copying her sometimes, but we never look quite the same. Love Sylvia xxx


Comments are closed.

    About Us

    Hello! My name is Gordon and I am a Gold Sebright and my best friend is Sylvia. She is a Silver Sebright. We live with our foster parents on a small farm in the country.  We thought that we would put our take on life and what we get up to through the year into a diary for you. All the characters are real and the events are a true record,  interpreted with a modicum of poetic licence. We hope you enjoy it. Love Gordon and Sylvia

    You can also follow us on Facebook -
    Gordon Sebright
    or on Twitter (X.com)
    @GordonSebright
     


    Archives

    December 2018
    April 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    November 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011

Website by Gordon Sebright