Martin, that is the sort of logic that made Britain great

One reason I don't usually go to Stevenage or many similar places is however many pictures I take they all look something like this:



I must have taken 30 pictures there yesterday and over half looked exactly like this. It is a new town from the 60s and is just a maze of roundabouts and office blocks along the roads. It looks identical from one end to the other, and I can now prove it if anyone looks on my album sites.

A nice winter shot of Newcastle Civic Centre

This bird is named Winston, and he lives at a local garden centre that my sister and I visited today. He's very friendly, and poses when he sees a camera.

Talking of animals who pose, here is a cat who lives in the village of Lacock , where a lot of tourists go, as it is the site used for filming many of the wonderful BBC Drama series, such as Cranford,
He saw me approach (assuming he is male of course!) and immediately jumped up on a wall and did just that. I could almost hear "Is this my best side?" Unbelievable, and a beautiful cat (as he well knew)

Columbia River, Vancouver, WA

A replica of The Wright Flier in the Air & Space museum, Washington DC.



Sorry I haven't posted much recently but I got struck down by the dreaded lurgy, resulting
in a week-long spell in hospital. They're still going through my blood samples with a battery
of tests in an effort to find out what it was. I'm hoping I didn't contract it during the recent
trip to the USA. I don't want to have doubts about going back should the chance ever arise.

Oh Martin, that's terrible (your illness, not the photo) I hope all goes well and it was nothing dire.

I'd never want to live in a block like this but always like photos of them. This is as you arrive in Stevenage

Martin hope you are on the mend.

August means fields and fields of endless sunflowers

Wish you a speedy recovery, Martin.

The field of sunflowers is gorgeous, Andrea.

Near the harbour at Hoonah, Alaska

Came across this little fellow basking in the sun today. How relaxed can you get?

Thanks for your good wishes. I think it's pretty much out of my system now though it's left me
feeling like the bunny that didn't get the Duracell battery.

This is one of the scenarios at the Babbacombe model village. I instantly thought of the FarmVille
game on FaceBook for some reason.

One of the lesser known Baker Streets, in Weybridge.

Love that photo MotherGoose!

Here's Precious relaxing, and enjoying being called "Good Girl!" after having made me a present of the mouse she caught, after about a day's stalking.

Some hungry otters at the New Forest Wildlife Centre who could hear the man with the bucket of fish coming.

Love those otters! Great pic.

Thanks Shannon
Mothergoose - I am sure he is waiting to have his tummy scratched!
SOTH - your otters are adorable and what a great picture of them.

A bit of an air show with the colours of the Spanish flag

They were quite upset when he walked passed and ignored them until they realised it was the wrong man and the wrong bucket

I love otters! Completely mad things that love having fun and splashing around with no objective. Awww.

A typical English town centre, Petersfield in Hampshire

I just love those otters! I hope they got their fish eventually.

Szabs, great photo of the patriotic aircraft. Love the sunflowers, too and Ren's posing kitty.

Here's my little wildcat today, after looking so serene in yesterday's photo.

Yes, Liz! She does not look quite so precious in that one!

These are Spectacled Flying Foxes, or Spectacled Fruit Bats. I know not everyone likes bats but I find them fascinating.

(We currently have a Japanese student staying with us and we took her to a wildlife park on the weekend, so you'll be seeing some of the photos I took at the park for a little while).

I was in a carpark this morning and there was a cycle attached to some railings where it ought not to have been, it was in a disable parking bay but there is no cycle parking area in that carpark, motorcycles yes but that has a notice saying no cycles permitted.

Attached to the saddle of the cycle was a parking ticket. Now cycles are not registered here, they are untraceable, so how the heck to they seriously expect this 'criminal' to be traced if he just ignores the fine?

I have just emailed the photo to our local newspaper, I am sure they will take the matter further. What a waste of a plastic bag and a parking ticket!

Typical 'Jobsworth'! Give some people a uniform & suddenly they want to rule the world. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. Hope your newspaper gives it the coverage it deserves!

"Now cycles are not registered here, they are untraceable, so how the heck to they seriously expect this 'criminal' to be traced if he just ignores the fine?"


If I were the owner of the bicycle, I'd want to frame the ticket and hang it on my wall for a laugh!

I bet it will be.

Well maybe the bike rider will take the hint and not park there anymore (can you tell I'm not a fan of bike riders?).

As the cycles ignore red lights and one way streets and cycle on pavements here and could get caught but rarely do it's a bit of a waste of time trying something that's guaranteed not to work. They could have taken it and waited for the owner to report it stolen though, that may have done the job.

A typical Victorian station building in Haslemere. These are gradually being demolished around London to leave empty platforms as staff are taken off many routes.

Despite this sign, I proceeded on and was glad I did so. More of that later.....

Re MotherGoose and the flying foxes; The grey-headed flying fox is causing great concern among horse owners in our eastern ststes.
http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/Infe...nfection_fs.asp