Lovely sentiment Mike.

Great shot, Dot!

Coming in to land.

Nice ducks Copago

And Dotb - I see you are from Oswestry - my Aunt Nina Bawden died in August but her most famous novel was Carries War - about her and my fathers experiences when they were evacuated during WW11.

Welcome, Trangie. I loved your Auntie's book very much.

Thanks ren. I loved all her books - although we were always nervous before they came out - she had a bad habit of exposing family skeletons!! But a totally marvellous Aunt!

So, why not give us something about her in Bookworms? That would be lovely!

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Interesting to hear about the Nina Bawden connection as although I never met her she was a friend of my mother for a few years before she died, although many years earlier we were all friends with Joan Aiken and Kaye Webb of Puffin Books as we met them on holiday.

Although it's a fairly dreadful journey I found out about three old direction signs on one wall which I got today in Leighton Buzzard. I was hoping to get there when it was light and take more on the way but was running late, and wondered if the new camera could manage to reach so high up with the flash, but I brightened them up and came out perfect. Two are here and the other was turning to the right. They are also the only ones known left in Bedfordshire.

Back to old London town again and St Paul's cathedral as seen from the Millennium Bridge.

Did you get the chance to see it at night when it is illuminated Howie? It is one of the lovliest sights in London, or I think so anyway.

Dot, that is a fabulous photo of Bodnant. I've been there many times and that brought back some very happy memories.

The Cape Hatteras lighthouse.

The new camera can take photos at night and will see if using manual exposure will be able to manage further than the flash can go here. It should be possible to reach any visible distance with a second or so using the tripod and as the clocks go back this weekend will have many months to use it if it is.



These are the shops in Leighton Buzzard, I was hoping to get there before it got dark to get more than just the road signs but better than not at all.

That's a very good nightime shot.

I haven't found much to photograph around here lately. Most of the leaves are either dull or have fallen and frost is starting to kill the flowers and vegetation. So here's a shot of Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

trangie I really enjoyed Carries War, Christina, glad it brought back happy memories. We had a great day and it was a bit of a trip down memory lane for us as we've not been there since our children were little (we are grandparents now!). The way in has changed a bit as they have built a subway under the road but the house and grounds are still as stunning.

Cool lighthouse!!

My house.

How far to your nearest neighbour Copago?

Havn't had the camera out much the last few days due to unremitting fog and drizzle, so here are some cute coatis from Colchester Zoo taken earlier in the year.

No, I was not out and about at night generally except for when I met up with more friends in the late afternoon and we went out for dinner. I was not in London for long (3 nights I think it was).

I've noticed that there have been quite a few photos of birds lately so here's a Gannet:



Fairy Gannet that is. Another of the exhibits at Duxford. I love how the wings fold up so that
they take as little room as possible in an aircraft carrier's hanger.

I was saddened to hear about Tezza. It's such a shame when we lose one of our FT family.

It took a while, but here is my Glory Bower, Carole!

Gorgeous Ren!




This was a display of silk lanterns representing the Terracotta Warriors that we saw on the waterfront in Hong Kong.

Another one from Bodnant Gardens.

A little parrot sitting on the front fence.

Great shot of the lighthouse, ertrum.
I've been there, CmdrK!
Great photos, everyone. I like the night shots; I still haven't been able to get any good ones from my camera. MG, you get some great night photos and yours too, Sat. I can't wait to see more of yours over the winter months.

This is the small mountain behind my house. The lone saguaro on the top is a favorite landmark for many people. I've nicknamed him Charlie and I love to sit on my back porch and look up at him. Hubby climbed up there one day and said he's huge! It's a lot farther away than you'd think and took hubby a long time to get up there.

On our way to visit Ren, we stopped at a lovely little park in Fanling. Loved the hedge shaped like a dragon with golf-ball eyes.

My precious.....or am I getting mixed up with another ring?

That dragon is wonderful!
I love your hilltop cactus, ClaraSue. I think I would have to drag myself up there to see it .. just once.

Some fabulous photos, as usual.

Despite their best efforts even the Greater London Authority couldn't get rid of all the Routemaster buses, two routes remain, this is the 9 at High Street Kensington

Love that dragon MotherGoose

Chinese Lanterns growing wild along the bridleway