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  • how things change in a day

    - 04 May 2017 - 6 comments
    This morning dawned bright and sunny and I had a couple of things to do. First job,cast my vote in the local elections then I was off on a stroll past the graveyard into the park and along the little wilderness. I love walking among the trees it's so

  • I owe it all to the physio

    - 05 May 2017 - 7 comments
    After yesterday and the back problems this morning I started the treatment my new physio gave me a couple of months ago. Firstly I had 30 minutes on the massage chair (low setting). Then the big difference, Instead of the strenuous exercise of the old

  • Of gorse,bluebells and other things

    - 07 May 2017 - 4 comments
    A glorious morning today so I had choices. Cut the grass,or go for a walk,that was a no brainer so I set of for the fields on the way to the beach. This is the time of year when the gorse is blooming and smelling of vanilla and we still have blossom on

  • A big day today

    - 08 May 2017 - 8 comments
    With the good weather holding a trip to mother's was on. I bussed to within a mile of her place then walked the rest strolling through the rezza on the way. It is a tranquil little spot amongst the bustle of industry and traffic. I took a few snaps Click

  • Day 4 of the new reconditioned me

    - 09 May 2017 - 4 comments
    Feeling fit and healthy this morning after yesterday's exertions today I decide on a stay at home day. This morning I mowed and strimmmed the left side of the back garden,with no rain of late it hadn't grown much and only took just over an hour. The sun

  • A gentle stroll through the lanes up to the beach

    - 10 May 2017 - 5 comments
    Another lovely day and feeling refreshed after my morning wamr up I headed down to the village and up Thorney Lane to the beach. There wasn't much in the way of action. just horses,cows and sheep grazing a sight that makes me feel very contented. As I cut

  • A little light gardening and a lot of sun

    - 11 May 2017 - 5 comments
    with thunder forecast in the next couple of days I gave the ront garden a run over this morning so all grass is cut and strimmed. The temps rose as the morning went along so a lunch outside was on again. I was joined by the cats of course careering around

  • Well that was a pleasant surprise

    - 13 May 2017 - 7 comments
    I clicked on here this morning more in hope than expectation and I was very pleased to see my page returned John informed me it was a service,pity they didin't tell anybody. Keep on blogging folks,for now anyway Time to brave the rain and head for the

  • Little Haven coming on

    - 14 May 2017 - 4 comments
    After 2 days of rain and more forecast after today I had a stroll over to the Little Haven,I wanted to see how it was faring after the savage pruning job not so long back. Well it is coming along just fine I can see my the nearby office workers have

  • Walney park and trees

    - 15 May 2017 - 2 comments
    After leaving the Little Haven yesterday and heading back over the bridge I decided as the forecast is for rain all week I would extend my walk to combine the park and suronding trre. As everybody who knows me will tell you I like nothing better than

  • Much to much hassle

    - 16 May 2017 - 5 comments
    Sorry folks (if anybody can actually read this of course) I can't reply to you GGGGGRRRRRRR I'll try again tomorrow,meanwhile back to Flickr and post some photos there

  • A change to shopping and a nice walk

    - 17 May 2017 - 7 comments
    Now I am in better shape I have decided to split my shopping into two days. The Saturday shop is usualy a back pack and two large bags,A fair weight to lug around. so today the weather being dry and mild if not sunny I decided on the two mile walk to

  • Following yesterday's little lane

    - 18 May 2017 - 3 comments
    I carried on down the lane I showed yesterday and on the the shoreline where the channel splits in two. I joined where the west fork fills the gullies to form the salt water marsh and followed the headlead round until I faced east and the channel proper.

  • Of Cats, breakfast visitors and of course the rain returned

    - 21 May 2017 - 4 comments
    After a few days of fine weather allowing me to wander about today the rain returned,it's not all bad the grass is cut and the plants could do with the rain. When the weather is good the cats go crackers running hither and tither in and out of the house.

  • A sad time for all

    - 24 May 2017 - 6 comments
    I have taken a couple of days off blogging,my way of showing solidarity with the victims of the lastest evil bomb attack The country is on critical terrorist alert and expecting more attempts at mindless violence

  • Working in the sunshine

    - 25 May 2017 - 6 comments
    Today I awoke to a thick sea mist,with the weather we were forecast that was a good omen and so it proved. I was out cutting and strimming the front grass by 9:20 and finished at 9:55 a nice easy job with the grass just really needing a tidy. After a

  • Hot and humid

    - 26 May 2017 - 3 comments
    The temps today have been similar to yesterday but the humidity is much higher making it feel sticky The cats have had trouble keeping cool and I have divided my time between indoors and out. The hight humidity could be caused by a weather front closing

  • Of armed police on our streets,good shopping and awaiting storm

    - 27 May 2017 - 4 comments
    I was up and early into town today before the hordes descended and the storm appeared. We have had armed police guarding some areas of town,glad to say all is quiet. We build nuclear subs here so of course security is always high but this is up a

  • June looms ahead and maybe summer

    - 30 May 2017 - 3 comments
    As another mixed bag of weather closes May I am hoping for a more settled month ahead with plenty of sunshine. As I wandered taking snaps this month I ended up with a few odds and ends so I hs#ave put them together here. My favourite is the much maligned

  • A lovely day for messing in the garden

    - 31 May 2017 - 5 comments
    We hit 80f again this afternoon much too hot for mowing although the back is growing at a rate of knots. I decided on clearing grass from the bushes ,I started with the rose and that was easily done the gooseberry however needed a different approach. No