#the dingle

[angela-the-fox]

The version of The Dingle i made it.

(The design of my persona is my dingle,i named Twingle.Fun fact:has 2 tails)

[dansnaturepictures]

Ten photos I took a year ago today in the cottage we stayed in and at the Dingle and another look at Newborough Forest in Anglesey 

They are of; one of the many occasions we enjoyed seeing Rabbit from the cottage, wet foxgloves, Red Squirrel, a view, yellow iris and another view at the Dingle and broom, ivy and red campion, a view, a closeup of red campion and a buttercup type flower I believe greater spearwort at Newborough Forest.

The post I did about the day on the day is here: https://dansnaturepictures.tumblr.com/post/654819828186693632/23062021-the-cottage-the-dingle-and-newborough

[dingletragedy]

99. I fell in love with you, not them. ( the prompt thingy) 🤗

my attempt at humour. (thank u!!) 

Robert was having, what he classes as, a really productive week.

That was until he found himself in a prison cell of all places.

You could say it was a slight inconvenience.

An inconvenience because he’d done nothing wrong.

Well not in the grand scheme of things - he was the lessor of all criminals in this situation, but he was the only one spending the after in a prison cell because the Dingles know how to avoid prison don’t they?

And Robert, well he was only half Dingle.

—

It had all started when Belle returned home in the early hours of the morning after a night out with some old school friends, claiming that she was almost instantly alarmed by the lack of a certain pig milling around the place.

Which is how Robert had found himself up at Wishing Well for a family crisis meeting at the crack of dawn.

He’d thought about sacking it off, fobbing them off with an excuse about meeting a client, but then it struck him that he’s just blown his own business to pieces, and figured someone, most likely Cain, would catch him out and chop his bollocks off.

That, and Aaron was out of the village, at a scrap convention in Shipley. He’d made Robert promise to call with any news and keep an eye on everyone. The Dingles hadn’t been having much luck as of late, so he could understand Aaron’s concerns.

Plus, he’d never admit it aloud but Robert loves having this big family - loves being needed and dependent on. It makes him feel part of something, that he’s valued and respected in - never overlooked or tossed aside like he has been with his own family many times previously.

—

He’d gone to the meeting, resisted the urge to roll his eyes once he’d heard that all the fuss was about a bloody pig. He’d met Charity’s eye from across the room and seen his own feelings reflecting back at him.

That’s the thing with him and Charity - they both lack sympathy for those who aren’t themselves or their respective partners. Some may call them selfish but Robert knows better.

Robert thinks he’s the most selfless person he knows - considering he spent two hours trecking around the outskirts of Emmerdale whistling for a bloody pig, not just any pig no - a pig named Spmanela Hamderson.

He’s just glad Aaron can’t see him right now, or god forbid Liv - they’d rip him to sheds.

After what seems like a lifetime, Cain posts an update in the family WhatsApp chat.

Robert fumbles with his phone to see the message, fingers cold from the bitter February air.

The message he reads makes him chuckle to himself, not quite believing the situation he’s in.

We think we’ve found her. In some thieving bastards pen. Now we just need to steal her back before the farmers get wind. Girls go recoupe at home - this is a mans job.

It’s a mans job, whatever that means. 

He’s pretty sure Charity is more experienced in this sort of criminal activity than all 4 men put together. 

But well, Roberts a man isn’t he? So he supposes he better get a shift on - the address Cain sends though is, thankfully, just up the top of the road.

—

Nothing about the farm screams criminal activity - and he voices that opinion to the men, which he soon learns is a terrible mistake.

Maybe Cain will chop his balls off after all.

Of course, they have this whole plan laid out. Sammy calls it the ‘how to steal your own pig guide’ and honestly, Robert can’t comprehend how Sammy has made it to the ripe age of 41 in, mostly, one piece.

It’s all going smoothly until they hear sirens.

Because of-fucking-course this pig is in fact not Spamela.

And sure, Robert’s covered up a murder before but he’s at a loss of what to do in this situation.

Luckily for him, Sammy takes the lead.

Only he puts Robert right at the forefront of everything, doesn’t he?

Oh yeah, apparently this was all Robert’s idea.

And the fact he’s holding an obvious pair of fence cutters doesn’t exactly do him any favours.

It’s safe to say Roberts the only one who ends up in the back of a police car - apparently, he’s the brains of the family - which Sammy seems to think is a solid ground of reason to throw Robert under a fucking double-decker bus.

—

It must be nearing eight o’clock by now; the small window in his cell has been streaming nothing but a dark glow for hours now.

And Robert knows Aaron’s here, knows because he’s been told by DS Wise, and knows because he’s heard him gobbing off.

Knowing the Dingles are going to be on the receiving end of an angry Aaron right now, is more than a comfort to him.

They deserve it.

Because Roberts too old for his. He has too many responsibilities, he has children for God’s sake.

But more importantly, he’d planned a special night in for Aarons return. Just the two of them, a bottle of expensive red and an empty house to make the most of.

The whole lot of them should count themselves lucky that he’s just been released without further questioning.

—

When he arrives home Aaron is stood in the kitchen. He’s leaning over the sink, his back to Robert and his chest is heaving rapidly.

He’s talking on the phone, well no, he’s shouting. Roberts not sure who he’s spitting his harsh words at but rather them than him, he thinks to himself.

As soon as he hears Robert shuffling towards him he haphazardly throws his phone on the counter and visually sighs with relief.

He’s on Robert in seconds, stretching up on his toes to wrap his arms around his neck.

“Robert, I’m so sorry” He’s saying, over and over again. Robert reckons he’s got nothing to be sorry for, and he tells him as much.

“I know but - God Robert, you could’ve been arrested - charged - and that’s not fair Rob, it’s not. I couldn’t cope if you were inside”. Aarons saying, eyes shining with unshed tears.

And that’s the thing isn’t it? This runs so much deeper for Aaron. Even the slightest mention of prison has Aaron’s back up, mind flooding with painful memories and fear.

Robert could kill Sammy and Cain right now. If Aaron hasn’t already, that is.

“Hey, listen to me,” Robert says softly, “I’m going nowhere, I’d never leave you Aaron.” He places his hand on Aaron’s face and wipes away the stray tear that he couldn’t contain any longer.

Aaron huffs out a laugh, void of any amusement, “What and you’re sure you don’t want to divorce me?” Aaron asks, sounds too genuine for Roberts liking.

“Of course not, you idiot,” Robert reassures him. “I might have to divorce your family though.” He says, attempting to lighten the mood.

Only Aaron casts his head down towards the floor, a tear splashing from his face, thudding on the floor and on Robert’s heart too. And Robert, well he hates everyone who turned Aaron into this insecure mess.

“I fell in love with you, not them, okay? And this, nor anything else, will ever change that, Mr. Sugden-Dingle.”

And that gets him a slight smile, shy and apprehensive but a smile none the less. He takes the opportunity to solidify his love for Aaron with a tender kiss.

So Robert doesn’t get the night in he had planned, but he does fall asleep with his head on Aaron’s lap and fingers scratching lightly at his head - he reckons that might top anything else.

God being a Dingle is exhausting.

But he wouldn’t change it for the world.

prompt list

[madoldbaggage]

The Dingle and Hayhead Wood in Aldridge - May 2018

[glittercolouredunicorn]

Shocked that none of the Dingle has decked tom/joseph yet

[sugdeninabeanie]

Christmas prompts?

So I'm liking the idea of writing robron/roblivion Christmas related prompts but I'm stuck on ideas so if anyone has any just ask/message whatever. Writing fluffy Xmas prompts (nothing too angsty) will help me keep my sanity over the next 2 weeks which are filled with exams.

[woodlandtrust]

The Dingle

Photo: Keith Roberts / WTML

[dansnaturepictures]

23/06/2021-The cottage, the Dingle and Newborough Forest again 

After some down time in the cottage this morning looking after Missy, whilst my Mum and her husband did the Puffin Island trip we did yesterday - where I enjoyed hearing Goldfinch and Song Thrush and seeing a lovely Rabbit very closely as well as moth and crane fly in the cottage and garden and reflected on the incredible and packed few days we’ve had so far, as well as some very different views with the mountains of Snowdonia obscured and light rain falling - we had a look at the Dingle. I took the first three pictures in this photoset of the moth just before bed in the early hours, a view and a Rabbit. 

The Dingle was a great local nature reserve and it was really good to speak to more brilliant people today, maybe more local than recent days whilst it’s obviously been fantastic to speak to so many varied and diverse people all week. It was a lovely walk on a boardwalk and path through bits of woodland and rural landscape with streams and a pond babbling along nicely. It was beautiful. I took the fourth, seventh and eighth pictures in this photoset of views here today. I liked seeing a lot of flowers again, lots of red campion, cow parsley, buttercup, Welsh poppy fittingly for being in Wales I took the fifth picture in this photoset of this, valerian, white clover, wood avens, yellow iris as it was quite a riverine habitat these covering the landscape nicely in places and some smashing foxgloves again with nice scenes of one with raindrops on and one tangled with something else I do like seeing raindrops on flowers  a great wild moment to observe which I used for #30DaysWild today on Twitter a species that obviously we see a lot of at home in the New Forest and similar that we’ve never been away somewhere before and just seen absolutely everywhere as we have done so this has been really special.

In this area that looked much like somewhere might at home I forgot myself for a minute when seeing a squirrel skulk about in trees and I said oh there’s a squirrel. Of course, it could only be one squirrel here the Red Squirrel that we saw so brilliantly to start the holiday on Saturday at Newborough Forest as opposed to the grey that it could only be at home, which if here the Red Squirrels would not be. I relished a chance to have a second bite of the cherry with this one of my favourite mammals today and really enjoyed seeing this red furred icon of a species walk to just above us in the trees in a known feeding area for them. I got the sixth picture in this photoset of this beautiful mammal. It was exceptional to see one again. After the joy of this walking out into a clearing we got a great view of a smashing male Blackcap, the first I have seen for a while.

We then decided to have another look at Newborough Forest, it was a place I had become very fond of already with the magic of the Red Squirrel encounter and more on the pleasant walk on the first night. I took the ninth picture in this photoset of trees here. Like Saturday night here it was great to see a minute frog, Chaffinches and flowers/plants including buttercup, herb-Robert, red campion as shown in the tenth and final picture I took today in this photoset everywhere and broom the two looking beautiful together again as they did on Saturday with bird’s-foot trefoil a nice surprise too. It was great to see a Robin as well.

And on the way it was lovely to see an Oystercatcher and Little Egret around an estuary area the later an extraordinary 16th of my 31 favourite birds I have seen this week this has been a fun list to build up and I’ve felt so lucky seeing them all, Anglesey and wider North Wales is the perfect base with a mix of habitats to see a lot of my favourites. This evening both male and female Blackbird visited the cottage garding and it was exciting to see them and Rabbit together at certain points. Another very enjoyable day away.

Wildlife Sightings Summary: (The Dingle) One of my favourite mammals the Red Squirrel, Robin, Wren well, Blackbird, Blackcap, lots of Black-headed Gulls, noisy Herring Gull and Woodpigeon well. (Newborough Forest) Robin, Chaffinch and frog.