Minkpenny, when I was a kid I didn't live in Spain, but I came for holidays with my parents, I too was always on the lookout for the bulls as we drove across the country, My Dad used to tell me that they followed us around the country just to make sure that we were safe.

Mehaul - It's a big SI, you must have a great memory!

Jakeroo - as Gibraltar is only 90 kms from my house we usually drive there very early in the morning in order to avoid the long queues at the border (depending how the police feel that day), so the pic was taken about 7.30am, we try to be out by 11 am, before the hoards of people start flocking in. On another note, although your picture of your snowed in house is beautiful, I really don't think I could cope with that amount of snow much less your temperature!!!, I think 12º C is freezing.

QB - I absolutely LOVE your zebra, and I am really sorry about your camera.

Oops forgot to put the picture in.

A picture from my favourite 3 day event, Barbury...



Thanks, szabs - so am I :-( I had some great pics for you guys, and loldogs...

Woodford Green on the Essex border

QB - so sorry about your camera. I hope you have enough of your beautiful shots on file until you get a new one.
mehaul - gorgeous bougainvillea. Imlazyitis is a contagious condition. I suffer recurrent bouts!
Jakeroo - your snowy house is so picturesque, but I wouldn't want to live there (no offence).
Sharon - those bananas are so tempting. They are in short supply here since Cyclone Yasi and floods hit Queensland.:-(



I'm not sure what the insect is, but it's quite tiny since the miniature rose is only about 1.5 inches.

Beautiful rose!

here is a pumpkin vine that sprung up near the chook house - we suppose it happened because of the kitchen scraps. There's pumpkins on there already about the size of a softball. I think we'll be sick of them by the end of winter!

A few fellow walkers moooooooving along near Dashing Rocks in Timaru in January.

My people are very proud Cornish, but having lived in Gloucestershire for many years , there are parts of that county that also leave me gasping. Here is a little lane in Ledbury. The pub dates from 15 something and it is a beautifully maintained town.

I love such quaint, cobblestoned paths - one of my favourite things about Europe.

Like mushrooms these tower blocks have spread after being seeded by one. Or that's how it looks anyway.

I wouldn't be - I love pumpkin! We never used to have it when I was a child because my father hated it and my mother didn't care one way or the other. One day I asked my father why he hated pumpkin. He said it was because it tasted like shoe polish. Not intending to be a smart-aleck, I asked him when did he eat shoe polish and I got a clip around the ear for being cheeky. My grandmother knew I liked pumpkin and she knew I never got it at home, so she always cooked pumpkin when I went to visit her. That's one of my fondest memories of my grandma.

West window Gloucester Cathedral

That's stunning, Ren!

Bob the Builder - Can We Fix It?



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Yes We Can!

On Old Arab door in todays modern world.

My camera was handed in! {*Really* Happy Beagle Dance!}
This is the park where I dropped it. Fans of British TV may recognise it as where Wendy Craig agonised over her life in "Butterflies".

Great news Quiz Beagle! A collective sigh of relief from all of us.

That is wonderful news Quiz Beagle!

Wow, that park is a legend QB- I've been to Cheltenham once but never actually had a clue where I'd have found it. Great news about the camera- I'd always be more concerned over the photos I'd lost as you can't replace those- and have lost hundreds over the years when the film didn't load but just had to live with that as what else can I do.

This is a typical English country view in Ware, about 20 miles north of London

Be a while before they're ready but here you go MG

Mmmm - pumpkin soup with a hint of cardamom or maybe nutmeg. Fresh crusty bread.....

If I try to grow pumpkins they always get powdery mildew, so I've stopped trying.

Copago, can I come for dinner when they are ready?





This is the Busselton Jetty (pier), south of Perth. It is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere and I believe it is the second longest in the world (only narrowly beaten by Southend pier in UK). It is 1841 km or 1.14 miles long. At the end of it is an underwater observatory - will post photos I took in the observatory later on.

Oooh Sharon, wonderful news! Yes I have lovely memories of that park.

For a while there, I was scrolling up and down wondering what good news I had given.

Butu makes a friend...

I was on the land end of Southend pier long ago with a friend in the amusement arcade and were so busy we missed the train to the end (over a mile) and walked, and were given certificates on arrival for each person who does. I don't know what I've done with it now but hope it turns up now.

These no entry signs were abolished in 1963, the writing being removed to be in line with the rest of Europe (despite not being connected to it). The catseyes are even older, being withdrawn about 1953, and one of only 3 known to survive in Britain, and actually on a public road which is the first I've got on one personally as they are all incredibly rare.

To the best of my knowledge, they don't give out certificates at Busselton. You can walk or take the train to the end of the jetty where there is an underwater observatory. We took the train because (a) we were short of time, (b) the train ride was included in the cost of admission to the observatory so you had to pay for it anyway, and (c) we were lazy!

This is inside the observatory. (Does Southend have an underwater observatory at the end of it?) I'm setting the scene for tomorrow's pic which will be a closeup through that window. My camera has an "aquarium" setting as well as an underwater setting, so this excursion was the perfect opportunity to play with it.

I haven't shared a photo of Precious for awhile, so here she is, enjoying the spring sunshine.

Ooops sorry Sharon I meant QB of course.!!

I'm waiting to see the close up, MG.