DERV is a type of fuel that is used in on-road vehicles to keep fleets moving. DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, but the fuel is also known as white diesel or road diesel.
Love this. When I was a boy, all the old smelly geezers on the council who wore donkey jackets and smoked Boars Head called it DERV. 'Hold on, son: need to go back up the yard for DERV...'
Whenever I see that blonde hair, and striped shirt, I know that I'm in for a wonderful relaxing and exciting adventure. I learn so much history from you, Nicola, which is a priceless gift. Thank you for everything you do. Learning about the lives of every day people makes me feel more connected to the world at large. God bless you, Nicola!
One unique thing about the lands across the “pond” is there are so much to explore and perhaps find a small treasure,or a large treasure ! You have so much HISTORY locked up in the soil water ways ! Yes we here in these lands also have unknown treasures of historical values! The FIRST NATION’S PEOPLES have so much information in Their wonderful stories !GOOD luck in your mud larking and finding lots of infesting “TREASURES ! Love❤ 👍🏻🍀🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲🌵ARIZONA ,USA 🇺🇸
As a Girl Scout leader, I love that you found a Brownie pin. Whenever I go to London, I make a point of stopping in the Girl Guide shop next to Buckingham Palace or getting up to Pax Lodge.
I was a Brownie, too! But I lost my pin in the early 50’s. I like to think it got swallowed by a Canadian goose visiting Chicago and worked its way over to the Thames where it was deposited seventy odd years ago to be found by my favorite mudlarker! 🥰💕❤️👍👍 I accept your challenge and will report back one day…
The ducks foot could be part of a coal scuttle set, used to rake coals on an open fire. You put a bit of everything in this video, I really like your idea of getting youngsters out in the elements to discover nature, history and what leads from their findings. Wonderful.
I agree! The swans and their youngsters are magnificent,and ties in so perfectly with the theme of encouraging young mudlarks,and the subsequent pursuit of history,lest we are doomed to repeat it😔
I have to use a wheelchair to get around, so unfortunately mudlarking is beyond me, but thanks to your uploads I can share your enjoyment in your finds. Always fascinating, thank you for sharing.
I broke my ankle in several places in January and am just starting to walk again, It really made me appreciate my mobility something we take for granted, the videos got me through it too Kx
Hi Nicola I think the Plastic disc with" DERV" on it is something to do when petrol was rationed and DERV stood for Diesel Engined Road Vehicle. This may have been attached to a can or pump for Diesel fuel .I would guess circa 1940/50, Prior to this time both cars and lorries were all mostly powered by petrol and very few by diesel and cross contamination was a problem. Loved the bit with Paige both her enthusiasm and yours was an absolute delight. Thanks Nicola x
@@nicolawhitemudlarkMy daughter works for a fuel company in the US. The difference is for taxation purposes. The diesel sold for farms has a dye added and has a different tax rate. If a road vehicle is caught with the wrong color in their tank they are cited for dodging taxes.
the "duck foot" first thing I thought of was a back scratcher as well. Would not want it any sharper. Derv is a type of fuel. I love the nature walk aspect of this trip
Hello Darlene, from me in Brussels, Ontario. Those baby ducks & geese were adorable. I like how so many of the mudlark and dump digger channels include scenery in their videos.
Nicola, you are so interesting! Nothing is better than your combination of music, nature, and Thames River finds - plus your mentoring of young people! Thoroughly enjoyed this video🌞
I loved the cards ,that was so thoughtful of the children ❤ to take the time to make and write to you. You should be very proud. Love your show Nicole thank you for it.
I loved the lead sheep, and the tiny cross, made me think of children playing by the river and going home crying because they've lost their things! And being scolded for it! It's not so much the value of the objects but the lives of the people who last used them. You bring this out so well!
Nice finds Nicola! Thank you for showing your video with Paige, it's wonderful to see children having so much fun and learning at the same time. My four year old Granddaughter often asks to watch 'the lady who picks things up at the river' and if she is ever at a beach she looks for things. I will continue to encourage her 😃💗 x
@@clockwork9827 the thought is, the worms think the sound is heavy rain, and since they breathe through their skin they'll drown once the soil fills with water so they come to the surface. how the gulls figured this out? I do not know... but it's adorable every time 😂
Dear Nicola, I have watched about a dozen of your videos over the past few days and I am enchanted and enraptured by the concrete connection you experience with history. History for most of us most of the time is abstract and untouchable. When I read the pages of a history textbook it is engaging but apart. I am, in the most intimate sense, disconnected from it. But when you touch a real, concrete, specific, particular object - especially one with a name of some sort - that physically and intimately connects you to another real person who lived long ago. And then you bring it to us - and I am in New Zealand, the other side of an entire planet. Your commentaries are soothing and comforting. You bring life to that which is dead. Thank you.
I was in the brownies for maybe a year. USA. I re!lly wanted too be. Girls out but I joined a summer swim team and then took it to the next level in high school as a diver and relay swimmer. No time for scouting. Now I metal detect as a hobby. What a wonderful treasure hunter the young lady is!
I wasnt a Brownie, but I was a Brownie leader. I was a Bluebird for about a years time. I cannot participate in the Tide Line Arts Find 5 Objects Challenge. I live in Texas but no where near any water. I love watching you and Si-Finds do your mudlarker. I will try to find a few things around the garden and parks. Your interview of the little girl mudlarker was wonderful! It was so sweet to see her excitment with her finds. Thanks for sharing Nic!
Adore the Thames creature musical, brilliant. Thanks Nicola, your videos are always over way to fast. Thanks also for sharing your squirrel buddy with us. Have an awesome day!
What a great idea, Nicola! The part with the little girl makes me so happy! It's great to see little ones that interested in history. Plus, the hands-on experience will encourage them to research their finds and develop a love for history. Very cool!
I don’t know where to start! You give so much pleasure to old and young with your videos and everything we learn from you about your finds! I showed my grandson your video of cygnets hatching and you should have seen his face! He was in awe! Thank you for what you do for our children (and the oldies)! Greetings from a very wet South Africa 🇿🇦
Hi Nicola. It doesn't take much for one of us to send you a message but what amazes me is that you make the time to respond to our messages. You get so many I don't know how you do it. It is so gratifying to hear from you even if it is just a ❤️. Thank you for that .
Sunday afternoon with Nicola at the foreshore and I know all will be right with the world. Another great trip to the Thames and some wonderful back stories, Nic. I really appreciate your efforts with kids to get them up and out of the house to give mudlarking a go.
I must admit I haven't watched one of your videos in awhile. I'd forgotten how relaxing and interesting they are. This one was no exception. I could spend hours listening to this young lady talk, her voice is like music.
I love seeing youngsters who find the past inspiring. that curved piece of metal might have been a sacking or canvas needle. or even a medical instrument. I hope she continues to enjoy her discoveries.
Hi Nicola, I do so like your programs, and as an ex-pat Londoner living in Alexandria, Egypt, some of your foreshore escapades bring back so many memories so thank you. After I sent my Derv thing I noticed the comment before had it to a tee; so, I felt a bit foolish, none the less we were both correct. Thanks again for the great programs.
The musical instrument put me in mind of a chanter from a set of bagpipes. That's the part where the piper plays the tune with their fingers. I had a friend who played, and he always had his practice chanter with him -- just the bit with holes, which screwed into a wider part which held the reed, and then a mouth piece on the other end. Much more portable than actual pipes, and much quieter, too! He brought it and played it wherever he went.
I thought that, but my other half is a bit of an expert on tis stuff and said most likely a whistle or recorder. He's made a few bagpipes in his day : )
Awesome! The military flute is called a fife. Back in olden times, and regiment had a fife and drum band. I got a pile of squirrels in my yard. You know the gray squirrels you have there are from America. I think squirrels native to Europe are red. I have developed an interest in Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, and for the life of me I can't find information on how the English Army was armed then. The first pattern "Brown Bess" came along in 1722. Surely they had abandoned pikes and matchlocks by then? I know halberds we're still used....some of the infamous pirates like Black Beard got their start in Queen Anne's War. Enjoy your week. 😃 Edit: Ah ha! I found a "doglock" musket that sold at auction somewhere for almost $10,000 and has "AR" on the lock for Queen Anne. The doglock was the preceded the "Brown Bess"....👍
Red squirrels are rarer these days since grey squirrels were introduced from the 1890's onwards, an english Duke imported them, according to google, 'they advanced rapidly as they could adapt well to new environments'. Scotland, where I live, and Ireland are where the red squirrel now has its main strongholds. (This is just Britain, I don't know about the rest of Europe).
Hi Nicola, I dont know much about squirrels or whether they all have bushy tails, but the little creature on the right hand side of that button looked more like a cat, because of the slim tail, and they like climbing trees too! The young girl certainly loved going on the hunt, and the honest joy of finding relics, Im glad to see young one's getting involved in something that creates interest, in history and research, Wonderful! Take care and thank you for taking us with you! Oh! I have just realized that I have almost repeated Bruce D Bowel and his comment, my appologies! Well he's absolutely right! Cheers!
Another magnificent and captivating video of terrific finds. It’s thrilling to see how these videos are inspiring children and others to get out and explore the outdoors. Thank you for bringing us along and for creating such deeply thoughtful and quality videos!
Thank you for cleaning up the Brownie Pin, that was phenomenal. Your shot of the Swan with Tschaikovsky was perfect! It was a lovely day of avian beauty and I love that you share that with us, too.
What a wonderful video. Children love you and your videos because you are indeed a truly wonderful person, with a heart of gold. So many things you do come from that wonderful heart of yours. Now if someone had told me:: Today you shall see the Squirrel eating avocado.. I wouldn't have believed it.. hehe... All the very best to you Nicola. 💖🥑🐿
I really enjoyed seeing Paige and her excitement for mudlarking. It is truly remarkable to think about the tens of thousands of lives you have touched in a positive way! Thank you for always putting out family friendly content and making people excited about history through your found objects!
Me thinks Duckie was on its tippies 😀 love that you take the time to share the loveliness of nature on and along the Thames - from teeny bugs to geese and of course wee window sill squirrel 🌿 - love them all
I just love the classical music you chose to go with the birds, and geese. I know it must take much time composing, and editing your videos, and it definitely shows with the final end product you reveal to us. You sure are still living by your brownie pledge about doing your best! I was a brownie here too back in the sixties here in Pennsylvania. You make your videos so fun such as Mr or Mrs squirrel peering into your window, and feeding avocado’s. By the way I never told you how much I love the M&S Empress Earl grey that you were kind enough to recommend when I asked you a few months ago, my only problem is that it’s not sold here in the states. Thanks for everything! 🥰
Your young friend is looking for treasures on the shoreside is brilliant, It can never be a bad day when you can do something to encourage children's minds and imaginations.
I think that duck's foot is meant to be draping over something so the toes are pointing down. Boy, I am so glad I stuck around to the end! I was hoping to see the squirrel, which I did, but I have never seen baby loons before!! So thank you for including that! ❤️❤️ And the seagull that looked like it was doing the Riverdance to catch its meal at 13:00 had me cracking up!
Quite a few birds do this and it is thought to be learned behaviour. It is done to imitate rain falling to encourage worms to leave the ground and become lunch.
Paige was delightful, knitting with Nic is bliss, Canadian geese always make me smile, we have so many here. Thank you so much for sharing Nicola. Peanuts are bad for squirrels as they are considered junk food for them, but I think better than nothing. Excellent as always Nicola x.🤗💜🍁🇨🇦🐘👣
I really enjoyed today's video. I appreciate the moments of nature and the music that goes with them. I love your music, although I wish you posted the music more at the end, it is all very good.
You were an adorable little brownie. I love your videos and the stories you tell us. Thank you for the beautiful music and photography. Thank you for inspiring the children of the world and acknowledging them for their curiosity and creativity. Your Granddaughter, Paige is adorable. I love beach combing here iin the USA with my grand-nieces and nephews.
My first thought was that the ducks foot looks like an old back scratcher. Very cute! Maybe it was more sharp at one point. I think if I lived in England I’d never leave the foreshore. Lol Also, I got my flying crow pendant necklace from Wendy a couple of days ago. I love it!! She does an amazing job with her jewelry and I love every piece I have!
Congratulations to Nicola, and Paige . Such lovely finds, and the friendship between you is precious. Go ladies, this is history in making and, Loved the history we learned from it all !!! Well done .
Well this one has it all, great finds, hidden treasures, fascinating animals, adorable young mudlarkers, items marked W and you! Wonderful footage of squirrel, who knew avocado's are on the menu!
Wow! I was in the Brownies also when we lived in Tehran! I remember I had practiced memorizing my vowes and on the big day I forgot the words due to nerves and started bawling 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve just been to our local farmers field. The field was recently ploughed. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. I was out for about 3 hours. Ing the things I found. Parts of clay pipes, bits of pots. Some type of button, and a little sugar pot lid!! How did it survive being ploughed?beautiful blue and pink/lilac glass, bits of patterned plates, a bead. It’s made my day. I love watching your videos. 5:49 that looks like a printing stamp.
How Very Special to see The Pipe Queen and The Pipe Princess in one exciting Adventure! The brass foot you found reminded me of a brass frog sun dial I saw in a garden in the past. A Lovely Tideline episode with wonderful ducks and geese! The little ones are precious indeed! Thanks So Much Nicole! Love, Light, Peace and Joy of Being and Larking! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Nicola, as always, you have given me a wonderful Sunday gift. I must say that you captured some fabulous wildlife in this video. The butterfly was exquisite!! The tiny ducks and goslings were so precious but I do believe your lil squirrel 🐿 (I call it Thames since it’s your mudlark mascot) is THE cutest of them all!! Watching him devour that avocado was amazing! Take good care my friend I’ve yet to meet!! Love from DeeAnn🇺🇸
I love it when you do close small finds search. I said 'Brownies' right away and I had one in the 40s just like it. I think if I remember rightly it was three fingers for the Girl Guide salute and only two for Brownies.
First time watching and enjoying. Fascinated that there seems to be more man made objects in 1 square meter of that river bank than the whole of my home beach. Terribly fascinating, enjoyable,relaxing and humorous all at once. So many stories, so many lives, so much history. Thank you
the tag with DERV on was in a submarine.. the command was given by the excited commander-- DERV, Merv, DERV!! =P =) the wood piece you found just before 18 min .. could it be the handle to one of your lost trowels, or someoneelses?? I see that's negatory!! =) Paige is precious! her excitement while showing you her finds did my heart good!! Thank you Ms Nicola again for taking us along on another mud meander !
The high point of this presentation was the small picture of yourself as a brownie! So lovely to see, and yes you haven't changed a bit. Your videos are always interesting, thank you.
I recognized that Brownie pin right away. I was a Brownie also in 1975 here in Canada (We emigrated from England in 1969.). I still have my pin, my hat and my promise book. ; ) I so wish I could be there mudlarking. There's not much here in Ontario, Canada to find sadly. It's sweet to see that young girl really enjoying mudlarking...maybe she'll become an archeologist or something.
There is no missing the excitement Paige had when you pointed out that pipe, you may be teaching your competition how to find them all.😁 You have been a wonderful inspiration to quite a few young ones, and older ones like me. Thank you.🥰🤗
"I have something in my pocket that belongs across my face, I keep it very close in hand in the most convenient place. I bet you wouldn't guess it if you guessed a long, long while. So, I'll take it out, and put it on, IT'S A GREAT BIG BROWIE SMILE!". My mother was a Girl Scout leader in the 60's and 70's and all my sisters were Girl Scouts (and Brownies, of course). I used to have to suffer my sisters singing this song endlessly. Now, I kinda like it. Go figure!
Thank you for another delightful video, Nicola. Your cinematography is amazing and the subject matter never disappoints. You found some really neat objects - I almost wonder if the duck foot was part of an Art Nouveau vase/vessel/lamp/? of some sort. The interlude with vignettes from nature you filmed and then set to the Dance of the Little Swans was brilliant. Paige's lark and her collection of treasures was a great way to wrap up the video - fun to see another generation engaged and eager to discover history. Brightest blessings to you, always, dear lady.
Looking at the lovely birds, the ducks, swans, and geese. Nice yellow stone, from a ring maybe? Pretty little cross. What a great padlock,and an unusual shape. Love the history on it. Paige did an awesome job and found some good items 👍.
Hello Nicola. I think the duckfoot might be the foot of a little box. Maybe for tea, sugar or something like that. Thank you for your videos und the fun you bring to us
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been binge watching you videos. They are both entertaining & educational. You are an explorer... please keep up the GREAT work... and keep sharing!
The “Duck Foot” could be part of a decorative box (not wooden). If it were a glass box, it would be a foot on the corner and the round end is a way of attaching it to a copper loop that is soldered to the bottom of the glass. The copper loop is attached by Tiffany’s copper-foil method. There are no screw holes because you don’t screw anything into a glass box. I’m sure there are other substances where a foot would look like this. I do Stained glass work, and I have many small versions of it that I use on jewelry boxes.
Hello Nicola, oh lovvve the challenge for kids. And Page, lovely girl. And your squirrel friend! when you wave those tales, that the one about the nut bags… I think you shine the most. Beautiful pin with the dancing pixie, glad that you kept it and discovered that… then we discovered little Nicola haha. I had a great time watching at this video, and Nature there, Silvia said that well! ~ Love and thanks💛
Hey Nicola, I am a member of the watch all the way to the end of the video club; thanks for filling every minute with great content! Loved seeing your little squirrel friend trying avocado for the first time; maybe you could share a tortilla chip or two with avocado next time. JK. Be well from Washington state USA ❤️
DERV is a type of fuel that is used in on-road vehicles to keep fleets moving. DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, but the fuel is also known as white diesel or road diesel.
Love this. When I was a boy, all the old smelly geezers on the council who wore donkey jackets and smoked Boars Head called it DERV.
'Hold on, son: need to go back up the yard for DERV...'
Red diesel tag we think. Red diesel fuel for agricultural vehicles. Sarah and Tim Silver
Derv is just short for diesel, when we have a taker delivered at my petrol station its what's on the delivery note 👍
Correct, I was born in the 40s, (in England). As youngsters, we always called diesel, DERV., for short.
Thanks for this speedy valued contribution!
Whenever I see that blonde hair, and striped shirt, I know that I'm in for a wonderful relaxing and exciting adventure. I learn so much history from you, Nicola, which is a priceless gift. Thank you for everything you do. Learning about the lives of every day people makes me feel more connected to the world at large. God bless you, Nicola!
thank you. Im so glad you enjoy them x
The best treasure from this video is the little girl. I hope she never loses her sense of adventure and wonder.
One unique thing about the lands across the “pond” is there are so much to explore and perhaps find a small treasure,or a large treasure ! You have so much HISTORY locked up in the soil water ways ! Yes we here in these lands also have unknown treasures of historical values! The FIRST NATION’S PEOPLES have so much information in Their wonderful stories !GOOD luck in your mud larking and finding lots of infesting “TREASURES ! Love❤ 👍🏻🍀🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲🌵ARIZONA ,USA 🇺🇸
As a Girl Scout leader, I love that you found a Brownie pin. Whenever I go to London, I make a point of stopping in the Girl Guide shop next to Buckingham Palace or getting up to Pax Lodge.
I was a Brownie, too! But I lost my pin in the early 50’s. I like to think it got swallowed by a Canadian goose visiting Chicago and worked its way over to the Thames where it was deposited seventy odd years ago to be found by my favorite mudlarker! 🥰💕❤️👍👍 I accept your challenge and will report back one day…
Paige is absolutely adorable and she already has a wonderful eclectic eye for mud larking.
The ducks foot could be part of a coal scuttle set, used to rake coals on an open fire. You put a bit of everything in this video, I really like your idea of getting youngsters out in the elements to discover nature, history and what leads from their findings. Wonderful.
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I agree I knew them to be called a companion set, comprising small brush, shovel and rake
I'd love to use it as a back scratcher :) perfect upcycle for it ;)
Ditto, my first thought too.
Looks a bit like a Victorian picture hanger that fits onto a picture rail??
The duck foot as a back scratcher is logical and that did cross my mind; but I also imagined it as one of a set of desk lamp feet.
Love how "The dance of the little swans" works for many intriguing foreshore creatures!
I agree! The swans and their youngsters are magnificent,and ties in so perfectly with the theme of encouraging young mudlarks,and the subsequent pursuit of history,lest we are doomed to repeat it😔
The ducks at the beginning made me laugh at how in sync they were with the music 😂
Another 40 mn. of simple, relaxing and pure pleasure. 🦆
Thank you Nicola. xx
Thank you Didier x
I often put Nicola's videos on when falling asleep. Not because they're boring!! Totally not boring. But it's so relaxing and soothing to listen to.
I have to use a wheelchair to get around, so unfortunately mudlarking is beyond me, but thanks to your uploads I can share your enjoyment in your finds. Always fascinating, thank you for sharing.
Me too and I'd love to mudlark
I broke my ankle in several places in January and am just starting to walk again, It really made me appreciate my mobility something we take for granted, the videos got me through it too Kx
Hi Nicola I think the Plastic disc with" DERV" on it is something to do when petrol was rationed and DERV stood for Diesel Engined Road Vehicle. This may have been attached to a can or pump for Diesel fuel .I would guess circa 1940/50, Prior to this time both cars and lorries were all mostly powered by petrol and very few by diesel and cross contamination was a problem. Loved the bit with Paige both her enthusiasm and yours was an absolute delight. Thanks Nicola x
Thank you Ralph
@@nicolawhitemudlarkMy daughter works for a fuel company in the US. The difference is for taxation purposes. The diesel sold for farms has a dye added and has a different tax rate. If a road vehicle is caught with the wrong color in their tank they are cited for dodging taxes.
As a Brownie, you promised you would do your best, and you kept that promise, to everyone's delight. Thank you, you're inspiring.
the "duck foot" first thing I thought of was a back scratcher as well. Would not want it any sharper. Derv is a type of fuel. I love the nature walk aspect of this trip
Same as me think it is
I think the duck foot would make a very satisfactory back scratcher. After all one wants scratched, not scratches.
true!
Thank you for including the baby ducks that’s so cute. Can’t wait to see today’s show. ♥️♥️♥️💛. From Darlene in London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Hello Darlene, from me in Brussels, Ontario. Those baby ducks & geese were adorable. I like how so many of the mudlark and dump digger channels include scenery in their videos.
NunuNunu love the baby ducks too, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada❤️🇨🇦❤️
Nicola, you are so interesting! Nothing is better than your combination of music, nature, and Thames River finds - plus your mentoring of young people! Thoroughly enjoyed this video🌞
I loved the cards ,that was so thoughtful of the children ❤ to take the time to make and write to you. You should be very proud. Love your show Nicole thank you for it.
I loved the lead sheep, and the tiny cross, made me think of children playing by the river and going home crying because they've lost their things! And being scolded for it! It's not so much the value of the objects but the lives of the people who last used them. You bring this out so well!
Nice finds Nicola! Thank you for showing your video with Paige, it's wonderful to see children having so much fun and learning at the same time. My four year old Granddaughter often asks to watch 'the lady who picks things up at the river' and if she is ever at a beach she looks for things. I will continue to encourage her 😃💗 x
excellent. So glad your granddaughter is inspired Amanda and that you inspire her xox
“Now, that is interesting. What could it be?” 🌸 The young lady at the end was precious. 🌺
I absolutely love all the shots of the birds! You caught that little gull doing its dance to summon the worms up from underground, so cute.
haha ! is that what it is ! good to know
@@clockwork9827 the thought is, the worms think the sound is heavy rain, and since they breathe through their skin they'll drown once the soil fills with water so they come to the surface. how the gulls figured this out? I do not know... but it's adorable every time 😂
Crows do it too.
The Brownie badge reminded me of “Joan the Wad”, Queen of the Cornish piskies. 💕
Dear Nicola, I have watched about a dozen of your videos over the past few days and I am enchanted and enraptured by the concrete connection you experience with history. History for most of us most of the time is abstract and untouchable. When I read the pages of a history textbook it is engaging but apart. I am, in the most intimate sense, disconnected from it. But when you touch a real, concrete, specific, particular object - especially one with a name of some sort - that physically and intimately connects you to another real person who lived long ago. And then you bring it to us - and I am in New Zealand, the other side of an entire planet. Your commentaries are soothing and comforting. You bring life to that which is dead. Thank you.
Thank you very much Ted. I really appreciate your thoughts here.
I was in the brownies for maybe a year. USA. I re!lly wanted too be. Girls out but I joined a summer swim team and then took it to the next level in high school as a diver and relay swimmer. No time for scouting. Now I metal detect as a hobby. What a wonderful treasure hunter the young lady is!
I wasnt a Brownie, but I was a Brownie leader. I was a Bluebird for about a years time.
I cannot participate in the Tide Line Arts Find 5 Objects Challenge. I live in Texas but no where near any water. I love watching you and Si-Finds do your mudlarker. I will try to find a few things around the garden and parks.
Your interview of the little girl mudlarker was wonderful! It was so sweet to see her excitment with her finds.
Thanks for sharing Nic!
Thank you Texana. Looking forward to seeing your five finds!
I love the way you show the wildlife and scenery as well as your treasure finds. Thank you for such lovely videos 😃 😊 😀
Adore the Thames creature musical, brilliant. Thanks Nicola, your videos are always over way to fast. Thanks also for sharing your squirrel buddy with us. Have an awesome day!
Thanks Debbie x
What a great idea, Nicola! The part with the little girl makes me so happy! It's great to see little ones that interested in history. Plus, the hands-on experience will encourage them to research their finds and develop a love for history. Very cool!
I don’t know where to start! You give so much pleasure to old and young with your videos and everything we learn from you about your finds! I showed my grandson your video of cygnets hatching and you should have seen his face! He was in awe! Thank you for what you do for our children (and the oldies)! Greetings from a very wet South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you Karin. Greetings back. love from London x
Hi Nicola. It doesn't take much for one of us to send you a message but what amazes me is that you make the time to respond to our messages. You get so many I don't know how you do it. It is so gratifying to hear from you even if it is just a ❤️. Thank you for that .
Sunday afternoon with Nicola at the foreshore and I know all will be right with the world. Another great trip to the Thames and some wonderful back stories, Nic. I really appreciate your efforts with kids to get them up and out of the house to give mudlarking a go.
I must admit I haven't watched one of your videos in awhile. I'd forgotten how relaxing and interesting they are. This one was no exception. I could spend hours listening to this young lady talk, her voice is like music.
I love seeing youngsters who find the past inspiring. that curved piece of metal might have been a sacking or canvas needle. or even a medical instrument. I hope she continues to enjoy her discoveries.
Hi Nicola, I do so like your programs, and as an ex-pat Londoner living in Alexandria, Egypt, some of your foreshore escapades bring back so many memories so thank you. After I sent my Derv thing I noticed the comment before had it to a tee; so, I felt a bit foolish, none the less we were both correct. Thanks again for the great programs.
Thank you Paul. I appreciate your comment. And don't feel foolish. I greatly enjoy reading all the IDs so thank you!
The musical instrument put me in mind of a chanter from a set of bagpipes. That's the part where the piper plays the tune with their fingers. I had a friend who played, and he always had his practice chanter with him -- just the bit with holes, which screwed into a wider part which held the reed, and then a mouth piece on the other end. Much more portable than actual pipes, and much quieter, too! He brought it and played it wherever he went.
I thought that, but my other half is a bit of an expert on tis stuff and said most likely a whistle or recorder. He's made a few bagpipes in his day : )
@@lordofchaos-t2e Thanks; good to know!
The last bit of blue and white pottery shows children with a rope swing. I loved the Tudor dress hook! Wonderful find!
Awesome! The military flute is called a fife.
Back in olden times, and regiment had a fife and drum band. I got a pile of squirrels in my yard. You know the gray squirrels you have there are from America. I think squirrels native to Europe are red.
I have developed an interest in Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, and for the life of me I can't find information on how the English Army was armed then. The first pattern "Brown Bess" came along in 1722. Surely they had abandoned pikes and matchlocks by then? I know halberds we're still used....some of the infamous pirates like Black Beard got their start in Queen Anne's War.
Enjoy your week. 😃
Edit: Ah ha! I found a "doglock" musket that sold at auction somewhere for almost $10,000 and has "AR" on the lock for Queen Anne. The doglock was the preceded the "Brown Bess"....👍
Ooh. In France we call it a fifre…
Red squirrels are rarer these days since grey squirrels were introduced from the 1890's onwards, an english Duke imported them, according to google, 'they advanced rapidly as they could adapt well to new environments'. Scotland, where I live, and Ireland are where the red squirrel now has its main strongholds.
(This is just Britain, I don't know about the rest of Europe).
Your So Sweet and Wonderful to encourage young ones to look for History.
I love your squirrel, and the way you say it! :-D And your young friend was VERY knowledgeable!
Hi Nicola, I dont know much about squirrels or whether they all have bushy tails, but the little creature on the right hand side of that button looked more like a cat, because of the slim tail, and they like climbing trees too! The young girl certainly loved going on the hunt, and the honest joy of finding relics, Im glad to see young one's getting involved in something that creates interest, in history and research, Wonderful! Take care and thank you for taking us with you! Oh! I have just realized that I have almost repeated Bruce D Bowel and his comment, my appologies! Well he's absolutely right! Cheers!
Another magnificent and captivating video of terrific finds. It’s thrilling to see how these videos are inspiring children and others to get out and explore the outdoors. Thank you for bringing us along and for creating such deeply thoughtful and quality videos!
Thank you Christopher x
I love lead toys so when I saw the sheep I was delighted. But even more so when you named her after me! 😂🤣❤️
Thank you for cleaning up the Brownie Pin, that was phenomenal. Your shot of the Swan with Tschaikovsky was perfect! It was a lovely day of avian beauty and I love that you share that with us, too.
thank you
thanks for telling us it was Tchaikovsky ! good to hear some up & at 'em music🎻🎶
@@clockwork9827 about that... It's from the Nutcracker Suite, but I can't remember which dance. lol.
What a wonderful video. Children love you and your videos because you are indeed a truly wonderful person, with a heart of gold. So many things you do come from that wonderful heart of yours. Now if someone had told me:: Today you shall see the Squirrel eating avocado.. I wouldn't have believed it.. hehe... All the very best to you Nicola. 💖🥑🐿
I really enjoyed seeing Paige and her excitement for mudlarking. It is truly remarkable to think about the tens of thousands of lives you have touched in a positive way! Thank you for always putting out family friendly content and making people excited about history through your found objects!
Paige is lovely!
Me thinks Duckie was on its tippies 😀 love that you take the time to share the loveliness of nature on and along the Thames - from teeny bugs to geese and of course wee window sill squirrel 🌿 - love them all
I just love the classical music you chose to go with the birds, and geese. I know it must take much time composing, and editing your videos, and it definitely shows with the final end product you reveal to us. You sure are still living by your brownie pledge about doing your best! I was a brownie here too back in the sixties here in Pennsylvania. You make your videos so fun such as Mr or Mrs squirrel peering into your window, and feeding avocado’s.
By the way I never told you how much I love the M&S Empress Earl grey that you were kind enough to recommend when I asked you a few months ago, my only problem is that it’s not sold here in the states. Thanks for everything! 🥰
Your young friend is looking for treasures on the shoreside is brilliant, It can never be a bad day when you can do something to encourage children's minds and imaginations.
I think that duck's foot is meant to be draping over something so the toes are pointing down. Boy, I am so glad I stuck around to the end! I was hoping to see the squirrel, which I did, but I have never seen baby loons before!! So thank you for including that! ❤️❤️ And the seagull that looked like it was doing the Riverdance to catch its meal at 13:00 had me cracking up!
thanks. so glad you enjoyed. yes, I love the tap dancing gulls!
Quite a few birds do this and it is thought to be learned behaviour. It is done to imitate rain falling to encourage worms to leave the ground and become lunch.
Great smile from the Queen of the Mudlarks!
Hi Nicola i think the ducks foot is part of a toast fork as a kid we use to toast bread over an open fire nice finds by the way have a lovely week
I thought is was a back scratcher. lol. Thanks for sharing.
Paige's hat is so adorable. What a lovely child. How fun.
Paige was delightful, knitting with Nic is bliss, Canadian geese always make me smile, we have so many here. Thank you so much for sharing Nicola. Peanuts are bad for squirrels as they are considered junk food for them, but I think better than nothing. Excellent as always Nicola x.🤗💜🍁🇨🇦🐘👣
Thanks Marion!
I LOOOVE your video's ! 😘 Your music went great with the WONDERFUL NATURE shots... 😍 Of course, the finds are FASCINATING !!! ❤
I really enjoyed today's video. I appreciate the moments of nature and the music that goes with them. I love your music, although I wish you posted the music more at the end, it is all very good.
You were an adorable little brownie. I love your videos and the stories you tell us. Thank you for the beautiful music and photography. Thank you for inspiring the children of the world and acknowledging them for their curiosity and creativity. Your Granddaughter, Paige is adorable. I love beach combing here iin the USA with my grand-nieces and nephews.
My first thought was that the ducks foot looks like an old back scratcher. Very cute! Maybe it was more sharp at one point. I think if I lived in England I’d never leave the foreshore. Lol Also, I got my flying crow pendant necklace from Wendy a couple of days ago. I love it!! She does an amazing job with her jewelry and I love every piece I have!
Oh excellent. Im so glad you got a crow necklace. It's one of my favourites
Congratulations to Nicola, and Paige . Such lovely finds, and the friendship between you is precious.
Go ladies, this is history in making and, Loved the history we learned from it all !!! Well done .
Well this one has it all, great finds, hidden treasures, fascinating animals, adorable young mudlarkers, items marked W and you! Wonderful footage of squirrel, who knew avocado's are on the menu!
Wow! I was in the Brownies also when we lived in Tehran! I remember I had practiced memorizing my vowes and on the big day I forgot the words due to nerves and started bawling 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve just been to our local farmers field. The field was recently ploughed.
I’ve learned a lot from your videos.
I was out for about 3 hours. Ing the things I found. Parts of clay pipes, bits of pots. Some type of button, and a little sugar pot lid!! How did it survive being ploughed?beautiful blue and pink/lilac glass, bits of patterned plates, a bead. It’s made my day. I love watching your videos.
5:49 that looks like a printing stamp.
wow great finds! well done. and thank you
How Very Special to see The Pipe Queen and The Pipe Princess in one exciting Adventure! The brass foot you found reminded me of a brass frog sun dial I saw in a garden in the past. A Lovely Tideline episode with wonderful ducks and geese! The little ones are precious indeed! Thanks So Much Nicole! Love, Light, Peace and Joy of Being and Larking! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Thank you DaveyJo x
Nicola, as always, you have given me a wonderful Sunday gift. I must say that you captured some fabulous wildlife in this video. The butterfly was exquisite!! The tiny ducks and goslings were so precious but I do believe your lil squirrel 🐿 (I call it Thames since it’s your mudlark mascot) is THE cutest of them all!! Watching him devour that avocado was amazing!
Take good care my friend I’ve yet to meet!! Love from DeeAnn🇺🇸
I love it when you do close small finds search. I said 'Brownies' right away and I had one in the 40s just like it. I think if I remember rightly it was three fingers for the Girl Guide salute and only two for Brownies.
First time watching and enjoying. Fascinated that there seems to be more man made objects in 1 square meter of that river bank than the whole of my home beach. Terribly fascinating, enjoyable,relaxing and humorous all at once. So many stories, so many lives, so much history. Thank you
Thank you so glad you enjoyed
That bird in the puddle had me cracking up😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Your videos are a moment of peace and calm in a crazy world. Thank you!
the tag with DERV on was in a submarine.. the command was given by the excited commander-- DERV, Merv, DERV!! =P =) the wood piece you found just before 18 min .. could it be the handle to one of your lost trowels, or someoneelses?? I see that's negatory!! =) Paige is precious! her excitement while showing you her finds did my heart good!! Thank you Ms Nicola again for taking us along on another mud meander !
I absolutely love your videos Nicola. You have so much history in the U.K. compared to us here in Canada. Love the footage of wildlife too.
Silvia’s card is gorgeous! What a joy to stimulate young minds, even on the other side of the world! Thank you Nicola, from all of us!
Thank you! Nice finds. The music with the wildlife was lovely. What you are doing encouraging the children is excellent. Well done! Suzy AZ USA
Thanks Suzy
The high point of this presentation was the small picture of yourself as a brownie! So lovely to see, and yes you haven't changed a bit. Your videos are always interesting, thank you.
Ah thank you so much x
More of the squirrel tucking in please!
Aww Mommy duck and her brood xxx love the music and the artistry of your vlogs
My first thought when you pulled the duck foot was that it is part of a set of tongs , given the curve of the toes.
I think you're correct. I thought fire tongs, particularly.
I recognized that Brownie pin right away. I was a Brownie also in 1975 here in Canada (We emigrated from England in 1969.). I still have my pin, my hat and my promise book. ; ) I so wish I could be there mudlarking. There's not much here in Ontario, Canada to find sadly. It's sweet to see that young girl really enjoying mudlarking...maybe she'll become an archeologist or something.
I think the ducks foot is a back scratcher , needs a 18” handle.
That was my first thought too!
Maybe a fireplace tool perhaps??
Like in the Smiths song!
There is no missing the excitement Paige had when you pointed out that pipe, you may be teaching your competition how to find them all.😁 You have been a wonderful inspiration to quite a few young ones, and older ones like me. Thank you.🥰🤗
So lovely to see youngsters enjoying mudlarking. Yet another great video. I think that squirrel is going to become more famous than you are Nicola.
ha ha, he is a demanding celebrity squirrel
"I have something in my pocket that belongs across my face, I keep it very close in hand in the most convenient place. I bet you wouldn't guess it if you guessed a long, long while. So, I'll take it out, and put it on, IT'S A GREAT BIG BROWIE SMILE!". My mother was a Girl Scout leader in the 60's and 70's and all my sisters were Girl Scouts (and Brownies, of course). I used to have to suffer my sisters singing this song endlessly. Now, I kinda like it. Go figure!
Love all the small finds, especially the cross! Would look nice with a Thames garnet in the center! ❤
I love mudlarking and your finds hashing shred..I am Carol Parker from Dayton Ohio
I just love to see what you find & learning about the history is the best part. Oh, and I love it when your squirrel friend visits!
Love the birds so beautiful with their babies!!
Thank you for another delightful video, Nicola. Your cinematography is amazing and the subject matter never disappoints. You found some really neat objects - I almost wonder if the duck foot was part of an Art Nouveau vase/vessel/lamp/? of some sort. The interlude with vignettes from nature you filmed and then set to the Dance of the Little Swans was brilliant. Paige's lark and her collection of treasures was a great way to wrap up the video - fun to see another generation engaged and eager to discover history. Brightest blessings to you, always, dear lady.
Thank you Jackie! x
I was thinking the same thing about the duck foot...not a backscratcher. I can see it being on a bronze ashtray also with another foot
Looking at the lovely birds, the ducks, swans, and geese. Nice yellow stone, from a ring maybe? Pretty little cross. What a great padlock,and an unusual shape. Love the history on it. Paige did an awesome job and found some good items 👍.
DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, so I would assume that its a tag for a fuel drum of some sort.
Paige was adorable! "Nobbly bit" 😁❤
Thank you so much for all your hard work, sharing your finds . It's such a pleasure to see . I really look forward to your videos.
Thank you xox
13:12 OMG!! That interlude with "Dance of the Little Swans" accompaniment was hilarious! I especially loved the dancing gull. :D
:) glad you enjoyed it! x
Hello Nicola. I think the duckfoot might be the foot of a little box. Maybe for tea, sugar or something like that. Thank you for your videos und the fun you bring to us
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been binge watching you videos. They are both entertaining & educational. You are an explorer... please keep up the GREAT work... and keep sharing!
Thank you x
The “Duck Foot” could be part of a decorative box (not wooden). If it were a glass box, it would be a foot on the corner and the round end is a way of attaching it to a copper loop that is soldered to the bottom of the glass. The copper loop is attached by Tiffany’s copper-foil method. There are no screw holes because you don’t screw anything into a glass box. I’m sure there are other substances where a foot would look like this. I do Stained glass work, and I have many small versions of it that I use on jewelry boxes.
Thanks for a great video Nicola. it's so good to see a lovely girl like Page Mudlarking to take the place of old timers like me ..stay safe..VIC..
That duck foot looks like it belonged to fire tongs, the tongs to pick up coals.
I think your spot on there.👍
Hello Nicola, oh lovvve the challenge for kids. And Page, lovely girl. And your squirrel friend! when you wave those tales, that the one about the nut bags… I think you shine the most. Beautiful pin with the dancing pixie, glad that you kept it and discovered that… then we discovered little Nicola haha. I had a great time watching at this video, and Nature there, Silvia said that well! ~ Love and thanks💛
Hey Nicola, I am a member of the watch all the way to the end of the video club; thanks for filling every minute with great content! Loved seeing your little squirrel friend trying avocado for the first time; maybe you could share a tortilla chip or two with avocado next time. JK. Be well from Washington state USA ❤️
Thank you Adrianne!
Terrific finds and now a new found friend Paige LUCKY LADY
A new Paige in Thames history 👍🍻