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Jealous today of people not writing their blog with a massive hang over, my fault I suppose but it does not make me feel any better. I known, a hang over on a school day, but it was a works party so I could not refuse and it does give me a chance to play with my camera in different conditions, oh and drink way too much cheap Guinness. Trevor has been in touch again with cryptic clues about his great walk; it seems that it might not have gone as smoothly as he first let on, so we are waiting for a full report in the next few days. Picture today was taken last night and I thought it would be very appropriate for today. ---------------- Now playing: Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me via FoxyTunes

Jealousy, the green eyed monster. It’s not often that I succumb to this but in this case I will make an exception. Trevor, our very good friend, spent yesterday walking in the Lake District, that on its own is enough to make one jealous, but I could have resisted the feelings. Then he informed us that he had walked to 2 of the most remote of fell tops, by the route that took him down one of the most remote valleys, past a beautiful and again remote lake, which from the sounds of it he had to him self, again I resist the temptation to feel jealous. Then he informs us that he got to the top of one of the fells and got snow, and not just a bit but a complete white out, so there’s me sat at my desk in a crowded office, while he is all alone on top of a very remote mountain in a blizzard. Jealous does not even come close to how I feel, I’m turning green just writing about it. Needless to say, Trevor got back safe and sound and will probably be dinning out on the story of his great day out f...

Well winter is here, we have had snow, not much but enough to mention, and last night a heavy frost, just the morning to take the camera out. The down side to all this is its freezing, the car was solid with frost and took forever to defreeze, the ground was icy and every bit of exposed skin started to go numb, no fun when you are trying to operate a camera. On the plus side I had the countryside to myself and some lovely views to photograph. Once I’ve finished this I will be able to see if I have anything worth showing, I do find that while this blog has got me taking lots more photos, it can also take me away from taking shots as I have to keep writing and sorting out images for it and my time management skills are very poor. The shot for today is of the last green on our local golf course, no I’ve not posted the wrong shot, its been raining here a lot over the past week and the golf course now has a massive new lake where the last hole and car park used to be. ---------------- Now p...

Congratulations to Babooshka, Her blog RAMSEY DAILY PHOTO has just being named Blog of note, and about time too. This blog is a bit of a fraud, it claims to be a daily photo site, like many out there, but it is much, much more, unlike a lot of photo sites the writing out weights the photos on most days and again, unlike most photo sites, the writing is always as good if not better than the photos. The reason for this is that she is talking about things that are close to her heart and in common with her pictures this gives the writing the edge over the bulk of the other sites. Now she can enjoy the fruits of her labours, about a week of fantastic visitor figures, that if they were anything like mine, will blow her mind. Now for awards given too this site over the past couple of weeks, first from Chrissy at serioustwinsgirl came the “Brillante weblog” award, then hot on its heels came “This blog is rated Excellent” award from Jamjarsuperstar . Thank you both, there are times when doing...

Yesterday picture was of a place called Luds church , situated in the hills above Leek. It is a rock crevasse in the middle of a wood, very well hidden and quite deep and if you are luck enough to have it to yourself, a very magical, if a bit scary, spot. It’s dark and damp and very quite, there seems to be no bird noise or the sound of wind in the trees and after leaving the bright autumn wood it is very bleak and forbidding. There is a link to the legend of the Green knight and standing there you can almost hear the sound of an Axe being sharpened. Up date on Kep, the vet thinks he knows what the problem is and has started him on some tablets; Kep is still bandaged up and limps around the house trying to get extra fuss, its working wonders. Update on Trevor, he is wet but OK, and sending us some great pictures. My picture today is a shot of a plane taking of from Manchester airport. ---------------- Now playing: The Cult - Wild Flower via FoxyTunes

Where is sleep tonight, like a lover out of sight. I reach out my hand to that other land, Oh where is sleep tonight. I toss and turn in my bed Thinking of words left unsaid Words I can’t say in the brightness of day, Oh where is sleep tonight. A magical place in the night, where my lover holds me tight. Another world far away Far from the cares of the day, Oh where is sleep tonight. Jeanette McKee ---------------- Now playing: Queen- Princes Of The Universe via FoxyTunes

First and saddest part of the weekend over, we have just waved off Trevor on the second leg of his journey up to the Lakes. It has become a bit of a tradition that he stops here over night and gets an early start for the next day, it’s also a tradition that we eat and drink too much and stay up well past our bed time, so that the next morning ends up being a bit of a late start after a long breakfast. I am so jealous of him, a whole weeks walking in the lakes in autumn, with all those wonderful colors. The photo today is taken from just across the road from our house and shows Leek in all is glory. The church on the left is where we got married many years ago. ---------------- Now playing: Nirvana - Polly via FoxyTunes