Wood carving -- Marrakesh

I checked out the city's annual Festival of the Trees this afternoon. This year it's in a large tent set up in the Market Square. (Sorry it's a bit fuzzy...)

Shopping most of today, but did sneak a quick photo of The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking.

Sorry Bijou, it's not THAT kind of mouse.

As far as I know this is the only car designed around the 21st century outside Japan to have a classic grille. It's a Lancia Lybra and probably one of less than ten registered in Britain. I would have thought if they are managing to sell them it wouldn't hurt a few more firms to offer a similar choice of styles as well.

Just a quick photo of some trees today.

I can't show pictures of my 3-year-old grandson's first cooking lesson.
But I'm happy to display the result!

Auntie, that's making me feel hungry. I hope your Grandson enjoyed his lesson :-)




Cold and windy today, but at least the rain held off.

Trev, we both enjoyed it hugely. His little apron has "STIRRER" on it, so he stirred the cold ingredients. The boiling took place when he was out of harm's way.

St Mary's church in Hendon.

A cold but beautiful day.



This was Frensham little pond, late afternoon today.

The other part of the view from yesterday

Nothing of note photowise today, but this was the sky from yesterday just after I took the pond photo.

The final view of the church, it is photogenic and not the sort of scenes you'd expect in London.

This is the the view from my bedroom window (angled to the right) this morning up here in Scotland. The photo almost looks as if it's been taken in black and white, but can assure you is colour. The tree in the centre in a copper beech, with the entrance to our drive just to the left of that.

Wow, I had no idea Scotland would have that much snow already. Gorgeous photo, Mugaboo - would make a great Christmas card.

My cat!

Great pictures as always

Trev, your photos look like paintings, they are sooo beautiful!

Mugaboo, what a lovely picture! Jakeroo is right, it would make a great Christmas card.

Karusa, your cat is a cutie! What is his/her name?

Oh and Sat! Enjoying your pictures of London, as usual!

I'm also enjoying all the photos! Lovely cat, Karusa, welcome to you both!

Shortly after this photo was taken, Precious chased a leaf, shook her paws, hissed at me and headed for the door to be let in. I think she didn't like getting her feet cold and wet. Her tail (unfortunately unseen in the photo) had puffed out to more than twice normal size, too!

Aw, poor Precious, hehe She is so beautiful!

This is Banksia coccinea, which grows in the sandy soil of Australia's south-west. Sadly, there's no chance of it surviving in my garden's heavy clay loam.
It's cultivated for the florist trade, which is how I came to have it.

The flower looks just like a hairbrush to me, Dawn.

The only sort of mice that I prefer! A good friend sent them to me as a early birthday present

I have been doing a bit of family geneology. Discovered that my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather's house still existed. So I went to have a look over a Thanksgiving trip -- it's in Virginia just about 30 miles from Charlottesville where my oldest son lives. When I started this geneology trip I had no idea that some of my ancestors were from Virginia.

This side view shows the original house. When it was built it was a log cabin. Over the years and renovations the logs are covered over. It was built in the early 1700s. It's so cool to have found this tangible piece of family history!

I think my mother was a Virginian until she met my father.

Here is one of our Maine Coons, Fred, doing his impersonation of Bagpuss

Fred is gorgeous, SOTHC.

What is it with cats and their fascination with bags? My kitty also loves doing that.

It's snowing! All day yesterday it rained, and today it turned to the white stuff.

I saw enough last winter that I don't want to see any this winter!

Pssst! It's December already.......

Yes it is Sorry I am onto it
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