tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43612261799978858092024-03-05T07:48:57.438+00:00Bewildered Jim's PhotographyJPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-65439643693855790652010-03-12T16:57:00.006+00:002010-03-12T17:09:22.017+00:00Montgomery Castle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmnGPJ-IISDXxffn1LVyPBvvcFmgg6dW6TpNR8MKSITtQgwZ40zAX_OieiInA0MBRaVnjblfwvLOEqJPA1Pt_JJsMhIPOuM27FYm2zzolDMJh8P8Whe-3tju2TLTBAAmAjEPfBFqbsjg/s1600-h/IMGP3407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447794543800407890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmnGPJ-IISDXxffn1LVyPBvvcFmgg6dW6TpNR8MKSITtQgwZ40zAX_OieiInA0MBRaVnjblfwvLOEqJPA1Pt_JJsMhIPOuM27FYm2zzolDMJh8P8Whe-3tju2TLTBAAmAjEPfBFqbsjg/s400/IMGP3407.JPG" /></a> Olivia and I had a chilly and grey walk around Montgomery Castle the other week.<br />Briefly: the castle was built in 1223 for Henry III by Hubert De Burgh. It was destroyed in by Parliamentarians in 1649 during the civil war.<br />The views on a clear day are spectacular.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJn54H_-RzwUg5A3WrtyLvxej54BPocQ-B-L98BGFGvKJQ2R8ndU-Mqido65SI7yPbHC_LXfL9czfeNe3mO2efsb2MgI43e5VPXUF02Xk9w9W_SM2yj5jdmh2M4HYlUSqeOuqILvOGrw/s1600-h/IMGP3410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447794158742581122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJn54H_-RzwUg5A3WrtyLvxej54BPocQ-B-L98BGFGvKJQ2R8ndU-Mqido65SI7yPbHC_LXfL9czfeNe3mO2efsb2MgI43e5VPXUF02Xk9w9W_SM2yj5jdmh2M4HYlUSqeOuqILvOGrw/s400/IMGP3410.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PrEWzpuKKEYgCjcWsUxW25CS_piybBxizh2qJA4pd_lc1eBloz-IaJI8GO2xu0OoD9_6cqYFfcQeDeI_7NMuuxvnMUKQHOhj8DX64KgQHjCKN8PZ3ndNmmRpYcYo7kHz8K6jbNppHLE/s1600-h/IMGP3403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447793761629978402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PrEWzpuKKEYgCjcWsUxW25CS_piybBxizh2qJA4pd_lc1eBloz-IaJI8GO2xu0OoD9_6cqYFfcQeDeI_7NMuuxvnMUKQHOhj8DX64KgQHjCKN8PZ3ndNmmRpYcYo7kHz8K6jbNppHLE/s400/IMGP3403.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWJ3HB_BSx7QYoe4oE3FNuacsVtYfbWLPK54wEd_zed88HHXcyy3CcMOSqi5ZKWSFbVYtgG9JpabyvzV5h_dWsTL0gKADRIFF_lv940pWTKTTqkxGNU72682m3F_ZlWHZxPDezZpio0/s1600-h/IMGP3400.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447793386299404610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWJ3HB_BSx7QYoe4oE3FNuacsVtYfbWLPK54wEd_zed88HHXcyy3CcMOSqi5ZKWSFbVYtgG9JpabyvzV5h_dWsTL0gKADRIFF_lv940pWTKTTqkxGNU72682m3F_ZlWHZxPDezZpio0/s400/IMGP3400.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMN1tdIuBv746ajnPNydXdm5KaUMS3UG_0lMzE9A13RT1VPZG8KrEHzIL7054cO7oBD2SDfXpWWyp5sAYSEoMR0O-vcYLkU4kNvq0T3YIfsU1CPy9RvA7OhG9hcS0nw4xqR-Ziq2BYddo/s1600-h/IMGP3396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447793019383690610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMN1tdIuBv746ajnPNydXdm5KaUMS3UG_0lMzE9A13RT1VPZG8KrEHzIL7054cO7oBD2SDfXpWWyp5sAYSEoMR0O-vcYLkU4kNvq0T3YIfsU1CPy9RvA7OhG9hcS0nw4xqR-Ziq2BYddo/s400/IMGP3396.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-30695545281009945722010-02-21T21:29:00.006+00:002010-02-21T22:06:21.859+00:00A Seemingly Unremarkable Field<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDvgjZI-HbwX2rJ84qZHRdVTOQT8N81G8w1FmJ06ChTCK_UCfjO_CzxhCE06iSAvGrE6spNwdDkvmCDSXgYcsmYcT49cjNC_0Wqm0EKuVl9HR_IG94aDRMA8LsYbY9bgOBf85Wddi09U/s1600-h/IMGP3412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440821242717793858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDvgjZI-HbwX2rJ84qZHRdVTOQT8N81G8w1FmJ06ChTCK_UCfjO_CzxhCE06iSAvGrE6spNwdDkvmCDSXgYcsmYcT49cjNC_0Wqm0EKuVl9HR_IG94aDRMA8LsYbY9bgOBf85Wddi09U/s400/IMGP3412.JPG" /></a>I went up to Montgomery Castle on Thursday and took some photo's (next blog post), and one of the photo's was this one of an unremarkable field. This unremarkable field however, it turns out is the site of the Battle of Montgomery that took place in 1644.<br /><div>The battle was between Royalists and Parliamentarians and cost the lives of about 700 people.</div><div>Amazingly despite living only 8 miles away (and my oldest daughter living just a few hundred yards from it) I'd never heard of this battle. This I thought was quite sad, that this field had been littered with the bodies of hundreds of our brave ancestors and people nowadays walk by it and even through it and have no idea of it's history.</div><div>Blood spilt for what?</div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-12044199280810877312010-02-07T20:36:00.012+00:002010-02-09T14:28:42.841+00:00Lake Vyrnwy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0A-GwMAJ3w3X1IPXvUcKY6Aor7woiQ-KhwX-8ymqATNcK6eJfLGpIAVqbqMm1dhpZyzq35T74tNZI4-L4zu3s0-F3pU3Ip7NhEI8_bkz47PWCbtYy6-uNoODXawfJEQ15_ULikwbygg/s1600-h/IMGP3325.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606248311384386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0A-GwMAJ3w3X1IPXvUcKY6Aor7woiQ-KhwX-8ymqATNcK6eJfLGpIAVqbqMm1dhpZyzq35T74tNZI4-L4zu3s0-F3pU3Ip7NhEI8_bkz47PWCbtYy6-uNoODXawfJEQ15_ULikwbygg/s400/IMGP3325.JPG" /></a> Olivia and I went up to Lake Vyrnwy recently and I took these photo's.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OMp-HUmIpw8Sm2XARJoHuCWJRxLXqOcx16U0VnwKGZCCo14dUBGIFfBUjSjgDrrBcShL-tEUdyyN-f79TsdeZpFBHapMERvUKH_CJYfRuRSU-m5RdlbZS4Kwtg5zDzQ2dUU_TWIsOJ8/s1600-h/IMGP3328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435605844142952514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OMp-HUmIpw8Sm2XARJoHuCWJRxLXqOcx16U0VnwKGZCCo14dUBGIFfBUjSjgDrrBcShL-tEUdyyN-f79TsdeZpFBHapMERvUKH_CJYfRuRSU-m5RdlbZS4Kwtg5zDzQ2dUU_TWIsOJ8/s400/IMGP3328.JPG" /></a> She brought her binoculars to look for 'Peregrine Falcons'. We saw one but the shot was no good.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2p4z38PqDbSNaMetilzUn4Bl8Hfup992pdaxvnK6dAMwJyLrUFhm9wxMUgkORgc3hv7wyWYCFhWr8OKVSz_R-YiuckDBMZbcCrz3CRaVDw5INcy9fsB25t3MyvN0Q1UlW2oFBLiy_RJ0/s1600-h/IMGP3329.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435605459845500674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2p4z38PqDbSNaMetilzUn4Bl8Hfup992pdaxvnK6dAMwJyLrUFhm9wxMUgkORgc3hv7wyWYCFhWr8OKVSz_R-YiuckDBMZbcCrz3CRaVDw5INcy9fsB25t3MyvN0Q1UlW2oFBLiy_RJ0/s400/IMGP3329.JPG" /></a> A very mossy stump.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4qg0o2ajEWhMaj_hZxuf5oHIjy5sLLYUaeTcL_b7CVpARS47S2dQpu3mTuqMZr1buHJcRH0TgvzMSwFaxgEzTpQO8zzVV6p1aY5XuiCc4FxE3vOhmqzS3DKyO0v1nJ08CmYoByvLX-I/s1600-h/IMGP3331.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435605094657788322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4qg0o2ajEWhMaj_hZxuf5oHIjy5sLLYUaeTcL_b7CVpARS47S2dQpu3mTuqMZr1buHJcRH0TgvzMSwFaxgEzTpQO8zzVV6p1aY5XuiCc4FxE3vOhmqzS3DKyO0v1nJ08CmYoByvLX-I/s400/IMGP3331.JPG" /></a> This shot has an in camera filter on - I'm not sure which one!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AIikqKCEcGfG0vH-yjl9-lAP5zG4McP_wBqRtZozACHGnAPxz5JHjb698KJGFCsAqYefm5728u05XQ93dxuKflzte2nuh64RTSJk3ZLlIlmvI6naUGHNqDRgIhnkYqHVGvYW0jkNfpg/s1600-h/IMGP3333.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435604744421517618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AIikqKCEcGfG0vH-yjl9-lAP5zG4McP_wBqRtZozACHGnAPxz5JHjb698KJGFCsAqYefm5728u05XQ93dxuKflzte2nuh64RTSJk3ZLlIlmvI6naUGHNqDRgIhnkYqHVGvYW0jkNfpg/s400/IMGP3333.JPG" /></a> The weather was cold but bright.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZCFyKfcmj9QxyeNby_Xnx2MlbGJaxEunc2Cgl-jUwc64Zjh7FGm1_aVKDL4Pk8yyn6L08-EMozf4OXN94R4pqeh5iKMruR8zst6DMvYeqpZ_6eZj8Cqtye4JfdXEgazjrHlOEAPQ4mo/s1600-h/IMGP3344.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435603818368602674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZCFyKfcmj9QxyeNby_Xnx2MlbGJaxEunc2Cgl-jUwc64Zjh7FGm1_aVKDL4Pk8yyn6L08-EMozf4OXN94R4pqeh5iKMruR8zst6DMvYeqpZ_6eZj8Cqtye4JfdXEgazjrHlOEAPQ4mo/s400/IMGP3344.JPG" /></a> There was the remains of some snow on the hills.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjNzehzOn8PSN-9rEEgI6yqxH2fk2uPz8VGHbuo_InmhR5i1qSYIUZ8clikGYD2Wm18bmPOiZlvHhtm0Tu433M2dY8G0pjihn-bp5tkJ-ZEwUMayfhqkYybtPSPUeuxji46T7_QlSELw/s1600-h/IMGP3346.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435603408364865202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjNzehzOn8PSN-9rEEgI6yqxH2fk2uPz8VGHbuo_InmhR5i1qSYIUZ8clikGYD2Wm18bmPOiZlvHhtm0Tu433M2dY8G0pjihn-bp5tkJ-ZEwUMayfhqkYybtPSPUeuxji46T7_QlSELw/s400/IMGP3346.JPG" /></a> The bridge and some nice red chimneys.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbguQePFa0iWP14Bj7rNP6SkHsh8cSNa3MMOsRh068JmGQoKlBewRg0V23FrltrjYcbKO3h2aEUjesWdwjo1XeD09ypPXCATlkwr-FGz69zMMkQDyvAK8kMDfMDPdOHG1ktQdq64K8eFA/s1600-h/IMGP3352.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435603232937544546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbguQePFa0iWP14Bj7rNP6SkHsh8cSNa3MMOsRh068JmGQoKlBewRg0V23FrltrjYcbKO3h2aEUjesWdwjo1XeD09ypPXCATlkwr-FGz69zMMkQDyvAK8kMDfMDPdOHG1ktQdq64K8eFA/s400/IMGP3352.JPG" /></a> And a nice Robin to finish off with!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-56889878388140547462010-01-15T21:01:00.004+00:002010-01-15T21:12:02.985+00:00Flying<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427075520793194354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOhXrDrKtf9Vm_s-wSp0v9uRX8gDchNN-jiRl6yZ7xlPP_cLwdIbUBmpFijebSSXlfJ9FVEvxriRuuH9yDaB9w-uwh75ERL9DqVlOp3mp5JycYVZXBzr1oriSo0ysNLmtDQ-D9y2E1Hg/s400/IMGP3233.JPG" /> <div> Tried to capture some birds 'in motion'. <div> Didn't work out great but there you are.</div><div> They are a Feral Pigeon and a Sparrow by the way!</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhOa1AYuNayLpLpQHYSes0jSGpq6s-hjrl_wyOAljs8RZ9nS2vKjD_ij-IoP5IUF94MKA7ojiXpauCa1VnXlV4soc5yiUp93AbuH-urcNZq6x9PK9SqHeEJ24326aiib_WWZ6R1oVST4/s1600-h/IMGP3234.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 351px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427076246515469618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhOa1AYuNayLpLpQHYSes0jSGpq6s-hjrl_wyOAljs8RZ9nS2vKjD_ij-IoP5IUF94MKA7ojiXpauCa1VnXlV4soc5yiUp93AbuH-urcNZq6x9PK9SqHeEJ24326aiib_WWZ6R1oVST4/s400/IMGP3234.JPG" /></a>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-18470329865047515312010-01-07T20:02:00.006+00:002010-01-07T20:20:50.340+00:00Sledging<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424093412464938930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWjYHRImXKipMegmmrDypZveyjOxyTwaugsk6nDjQ-cgI56C6bVvRQ5GaEu_eJ6jm4iJIizzDJcm3BUhLC5aRxepLQRVk5nu-jzkQx_T8Bg8Si_HmADSHkQHcU1dgj4TkRCSKWcyevZk/s400/IMGP3263.JPG" /> We went sledging yesterday. It had snowed (and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">blowed</span>) the night before.<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424093004548776674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq9jb6ALanH3EYJOApFcGuE6gOdBtW2mpBP5yPfzfxW-La28H8xD2hVOrznpF-Dh3SskHb_Wr_hrvm3ki7XlDqMoxQLWll02mxOmkx4GPrbzB-67z-z9svqbwccdHT8CrvZtIvRWiv6E/s400/IMGP3269.JPG" /> It was a beautiful day.<br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424092662012257986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAekNjclsT9a6LxV19cpwj8jLleeCxfDtgZtpzfdhYCxG-n-zvBiuB3YsfqP44UgGWqf-hvB-KMIzglfvQa9nP52nt5LBQYEd4dZU_BlwrZMVkP6E31yYmifkPbK6BzHHi-cnPyv_dJg/s400/IMGP3272.JPG" /> I was a bit heavy to pull!<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424091588909595778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIrjJe2p8tQTlKOhg1yRXYRq6V87s6YCJU1REj8m7-xNMFImdArn35DCh0-rvpoj0wYfeTaEMFSBAjTy9CH05o8is-Y7aQNPUdhOKi7OYcf1259QT3X_r3tMSyXYbOVIhjJj_6o8ftM8/s400/IMGP3276.JPG" /> Olivia complained that her sledge was full of snow.<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424091165432641506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHBpviXmkIMwFrCotCmGIiNKToIbNvGskcJFYRxQMQ3nazlAyHepRCH5qPBdte7akt0r1nBOq5xkHk_45Dvdq24qNFa5uK4L8G7NbVymmKmlvjrWJjnRXOoi1zKjHmLOeZ-u0gNIILUQ/s400/IMGP3284.JPG" /> I love these old Georgian chimneys.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-58970026582017754782010-01-03T20:46:00.009+00:002010-01-03T21:22:09.481+00:00The Long Mountain<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422620143477254098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird0AQZmNt7a4XlZSpQFHD4nDsaOLoMtfStCe01LsYxBHeovNBwgldiFgzMkfjSY4yFsFp7jGNML7f9wmW6XzxqhDEzE_MiSosYA_GlOqATKj-mmhqcYP6KRV9FIkW_dNk4yAx7tTuJpY/s400/IMGP3199.JPG" />Myself, my wife, youngest daughter and our two dogs went for a walk on The Long Mountain - about two miles from where I live - on New Years Day.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618933073240514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5fglyM8KtxfGukpyFRD0iODiZqJKOJp8AaWGkX43VhBtfVFpYCgcsnN-e46yMceKG7zpQZ3voQGiIYPoUNZzTe4sx2MCKrn6Pu65NB60jisuOmFGrBsQ1m1yN1lxK_NWU8WHzn5ZoyE/s400/IMGP3188.JPG" />We drove up there and there was no snow at all until we got to about five hundred feet and at the top (thirteen hundred feet) there was about eight inches - and frozen solid.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621623238035074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh1RVRcMtVLrcI2ryafFcSyyFFUvtm6IAXvR47RY0H_PylTve9bKqCrLjPj214BTdL5ONmzZXcS0tVI242iOX_QerY5ioremVtvD-ersnkxaTub9L9IDvK96Vqp9ObApfZiJxmq3LZSI/s400/IMGP3220.JPG" />The road had been ploughed but was still icy in places and I had to at one point ditch my car to avoid a head on with another vehicle!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422619703541781762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL40_n2_dxcTRgF4Qp4NA6GXMDBXdwWa-13_FVum9rGT5UYkr0Gzmtc4Nln5fdcC_7T9vxotfX0uGojSecJNw2JJqigMXmVRC2jK3-8KM3bXVj8YUGmaUNJJm8LrZ7NnT5wJTpUnMTxvo/s400/IMGP3198.JPG" /> The temperature at the top was -2c (28f) and down 'in town' 3c (37f) which was a bigger difference than I thought it would be.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618299661507010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMMY75tEm9-a93hRxoO2grcvUeizlve6ZapCbI20gvP1Ydrv9E_E419pRucqtVXz2irk-gf_-dKFOvpgwjeD4Aepn324REruKqmicFcGIY-OmBUha8M3feYA-FaQ2pIRmDbfco5M0xx8/s400/IMGP3186.JPG" /> Tracks in the snow showed we were not the first there that day.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422622114067924082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCF-UprQmCB0fw02F990SqmG8V0pp0f3abFxeEMmEanGNvXm16qVONXgEhP0-Upf1ySGmNyQHFAk4PeqIFyAv3QLFKFGrG4ivW6em2jcNs9F2wWBm477j53qu8zXbfJ2IfmC9q2Ui2kg/s400/IMGP3206.JPG" />Paragliders had beaten us to it!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422619168748638962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLYZ1t6GBoElo9aTgZyCqV9M4zZQ0F33NZZyKSPENjcicZgpekYHiu3yOYMCdmU6TPrat9g1A-VFSe10ImbwUsSHe8NlTPT_RjxPQSfcK4PiztCcp93gSv6iggqQJ2w4uMKyuwk5W3Uw/s400/IMGP3192.JPG" />As you can see the dogs had a very good time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9iNOswS51GNq-KEDBjALHWmVz0PX-sxN_AFQCWw4igmVvZ19wt2d0KDilQ6CtPfiGOdG5pNiThtBFlQKknVSXaZLoiJsDlOAJES7zsZ2UMkxx-zDs9sKnHtdlr-_vdXkMHnpZAVr4qI/s1600-h/IMGP3217.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422622628151330578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9iNOswS51GNq-KEDBjALHWmVz0PX-sxN_AFQCWw4igmVvZ19wt2d0KDilQ6CtPfiGOdG5pNiThtBFlQKknVSXaZLoiJsDlOAJES7zsZ2UMkxx-zDs9sKnHtdlr-_vdXkMHnpZAVr4qI/s400/IMGP3217.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div>The hill in the distance on the right is more or less where I work - it's part of my postal delivery round and stands seventeen hundred feet and has a few hundred houses scattered on and around it. Getting to some of them at the moment is as you can imagine a little slippery!<br /><br /><div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-12002660284094484462010-01-01T19:07:00.011+00:002010-01-01T21:03:35.011+00:00Local Churches No 2: Llandrinio<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421852242478250418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkdIbzEU9Pm7q1Pq1Qku2X-sOnShb6GL8xzLdT1zH_KLXU_hWYdkKnTXNnpTcSqqJwETRJhwd9tFeg4iNdzf1ZOKs0_KH0xGtmurJfnY9-eXoNRdrgTTReUuM3yqL-NxYcGtyBa4z8tk/s400/IMGP3106.JPG" />This is St Trinian, St Peter and St Paul Church in Wales Church at Llandrinio.<br />The font apparently is about 900 years old!<br />The Church was built in the 13th century with bits added in the 18th and 19th centuries and there has been a Church on the site in one form or another since the 6th century.<br />While I was photographing the Church there was a very loud Pheasant shoot underway close by which led my 5 year old daughter (who was with me) to say 'do you think that they're shooting Red Kites Dad? If they are that's awful!'<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUdWlIHge0puYIR4NB_JAunoAMw3ZtHAp8kl7YuxZDoF9HCcmJ_M4mmbczIZnhn5SQsiozdh6SPo2nB-rRSxZfjlxEyhQb3TVpq3WJb6j17W53AUoXEuP3dApD_6687t-l001kzkSoYU/s1600-h/IMGP3110.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421854547516869730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUdWlIHge0puYIR4NB_JAunoAMw3ZtHAp8kl7YuxZDoF9HCcmJ_M4mmbczIZnhn5SQsiozdh6SPo2nB-rRSxZfjlxEyhQb3TVpq3WJb6j17W53AUoXEuP3dApD_6687t-l001kzkSoYU/s400/IMGP3110.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m1JpGMxmn4scsIElm7eYUsir9YJ7gRaTmPc7QI_3dcQDpLJjBNDtr4bC7vWuMjDz6Btjj9zO9yPxse3CC0h1zxfoUGKZh76lzcPWUX97TYez7N2R0nuHjSjemhO-cfy1ExC425vBuxI/s1600-h/IMGP3108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421854370633847554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m1JpGMxmn4scsIElm7eYUsir9YJ7gRaTmPc7QI_3dcQDpLJjBNDtr4bC7vWuMjDz6Btjj9zO9yPxse3CC0h1zxfoUGKZh76lzcPWUX97TYez7N2R0nuHjSjemhO-cfy1ExC425vBuxI/s400/IMGP3108.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu8DtlnVawsX49p1fodyuSbFOpEc3TIGKhXFtW-3ZRi8w0Fm7X5IDsuQJLheu2PyE2DpNehwVs8kh-pJSdHpjS68jJbW7uvoY-Qz-CJRPoV9XuYYEeHMskl-Oh-g8gDl5IbEURGK9VRY/s1600-h/IMGP3105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421853972925468866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu8DtlnVawsX49p1fodyuSbFOpEc3TIGKhXFtW-3ZRi8w0Fm7X5IDsuQJLheu2PyE2DpNehwVs8kh-pJSdHpjS68jJbW7uvoY-Qz-CJRPoV9XuYYEeHMskl-Oh-g8gDl5IbEURGK9VRY/s400/IMGP3105.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidsEH3NNDembmY-ITaW_NSj6dWlqpfHWbRn_fLhVUAmWuDLdKbDI_TUqzKpkxXbca1RHPKZb4Z3fyUo-e6o3-e68H4B5cwVtVKsFjS6yYjO1D59mRosWERZeJMExFFG-YKh6vQ9LptMw/s1600-h/IMGP3109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421853605502854226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidsEH3NNDembmY-ITaW_NSj6dWlqpfHWbRn_fLhVUAmWuDLdKbDI_TUqzKpkxXbca1RHPKZb4Z3fyUo-e6o3-e68H4B5cwVtVKsFjS6yYjO1D59mRosWERZeJMExFFG-YKh6vQ9LptMw/s400/IMGP3109.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvnviGVyfj33_Ab7I5MsourwfJsbf9U3jVc3_nH3-LvVt4vOaoh-k6Ivo6bKNiDxeX_qNiobNrMx80eQfl73F7fgLpHB5SEm_jWFLpl9uC-KvqjilgOKjc1yXXshGaFShJtWk657P0tI/s1600-h/IMGP3107.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421853250306462354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvnviGVyfj33_Ab7I5MsourwfJsbf9U3jVc3_nH3-LvVt4vOaoh-k6Ivo6bKNiDxeX_qNiobNrMx80eQfl73F7fgLpHB5SEm_jWFLpl9uC-KvqjilgOKjc1yXXshGaFShJtWk657P0tI/s400/IMGP3107.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-14453339464564455222009-12-31T19:44:00.013+00:002009-12-31T20:08:19.429+00:00Happy New Year<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421489606124431762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98C2jAO_4T2_OO4_DfFaZEgdghgnbjw6RmxIjXMuDNPTcX9ndKT6TpXURPOzM1gMrS_hNJ4QoB7wwyN4B_WnQpgrvf_MNGcFxQVY8_bgqm2L3yERn44VusC_vkfXqph2dzgKzjm5wR8o/s400/IMGP3126.JPG" />Thanks to you all for your kind comments in 2009 and and a happy new year to you all for 2010!<br /><div>Here are my last pictures from 2009 taken today. They are: Blue Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Starling and Woodpigeon.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi96u7iqQC1zXRrJr9l7HhTSdGimNIX5EKBOwqftjBadYvyDJZXtmBIu5oO-_VwaKccZOtW8O227A8C0mXQlByVsnfL_5guhV9_8tX621G1jEccjiJa2yJZf2VWHuARx0HHs0crezDYQ/s1600-h/IMGP3146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421493982747815298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi96u7iqQC1zXRrJr9l7HhTSdGimNIX5EKBOwqftjBadYvyDJZXtmBIu5oO-_VwaKccZOtW8O227A8C0mXQlByVsnfL_5guhV9_8tX621G1jEccjiJa2yJZf2VWHuARx0HHs0crezDYQ/s400/IMGP3146.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcf16IZtc6RtW2maR7OwbkzUxalZ4iCslVl9mB9rTzQdI9SJzL1HFgb8IR6TfW2OMu-AWt-K57SL5J6MzkoGeciFpFb00EU9uWMWflV1pTCrdSyDXC8vt8Q-D8l66hyphenhyphena55_iTfg5HVYw/s1600-h/IMGP3168.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421493864786285106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcf16IZtc6RtW2maR7OwbkzUxalZ4iCslVl9mB9rTzQdI9SJzL1HFgb8IR6TfW2OMu-AWt-K57SL5J6MzkoGeciFpFb00EU9uWMWflV1pTCrdSyDXC8vt8Q-D8l66hyphenhyphena55_iTfg5HVYw/s400/IMGP3168.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLQIn_UAdRgf9FoQTwfLSf8JoS4RMmHBp6qeTKPITzOttE5I9byFh48wBSbwGPi-AlKRoypS3V03N4sMt1c80NO5ov-Me0iXh4ISSXtq5kQzPD4U9iywP48DuxQfIPygIqJOgHzhDCnM/s1600-h/IMGP3161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421493417614505778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLQIn_UAdRgf9FoQTwfLSf8JoS4RMmHBp6qeTKPITzOttE5I9byFh48wBSbwGPi-AlKRoypS3V03N4sMt1c80NO5ov-Me0iXh4ISSXtq5kQzPD4U9iywP48DuxQfIPygIqJOgHzhDCnM/s400/IMGP3161.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jCsVqvg13dmXRxI0xU9W41VGrqzafPpFWBFcHhimlX8qM_J2Pp341OzGLNXvBb8JGjP-o4qAchfXbMtcPTEx5ax8mlHgYjlYsacMmw3Lpw12a8fqpViA51Ssc5bft_Ld3tbwYt_bkOA/s1600-h/IMGP3152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421489999602230962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jCsVqvg13dmXRxI0xU9W41VGrqzafPpFWBFcHhimlX8qM_J2Pp341OzGLNXvBb8JGjP-o4qAchfXbMtcPTEx5ax8mlHgYjlYsacMmw3Lpw12a8fqpViA51Ssc5bft_Ld3tbwYt_bkOA/s400/IMGP3152.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJta5fw7XVaXb-iFj3KGc_1K7cf4kHqauJwxzDfsqfB8DhJc6bU7NGNn3EK_gGEWM0cLnfLM2EoQfgQibe_-ZOxMij7JSjxygCX6DZz07ugjPFm__zWPIhwy1blBosGJw5CD5egMKB8lE/s1600-h/IMGP3157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421489765815490946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJta5fw7XVaXb-iFj3KGc_1K7cf4kHqauJwxzDfsqfB8DhJc6bU7NGNn3EK_gGEWM0cLnfLM2EoQfgQibe_-ZOxMij7JSjxygCX6DZz07ugjPFm__zWPIhwy1blBosGJw5CD5egMKB8lE/s400/IMGP3157.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-2214765321555525992009-12-28T18:20:00.010+00:002009-12-28T19:44:39.945+00:00Local Churches No 1: Pool Quay<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420355895013215362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQ5e4qmWsioUjnHnpiMLVZThOKGmL1QJWTeCZ11onA3KgpLFRiuz30RP4MFFPMjvdvHuD3EgZwjTlfzCfxEbXJ1x6OVdjbizyU0LSsNGhNr_DKQ4UsTZ0NNuz6igeXnc65wxUFTayJNU/s400/IMGP3103.JPG" />I think that Churches are wonderful historic buildings and are of course very photogenic (as are the graveyards). So I'm going to - over the next few months - photograph as many of my local Churches as possible. I started today in the freezing fog!<br />This is the first: St John the Evangelist, Church in Wales, Pool Quay. Built in 1862. I don't know any more about than that I'm afraid!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 356px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420358568748023010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-LpPaPG4UeKUAbsievAA9tkJZz9YddDxzXTWYhHUngoYVG8LVngGXT0IjAhspzf8COUH87shBVNMq-DpfkpSA56lghk4Tfvd-WQk12ZujRSwSqFOzxr1K_t-UV5Dwdj7wAwQGhyphenhypheny_vE/s400/IMGP3096.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420356591956007362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQXgRJTdpvUYpop-wo92qnq9pT5RpjGRrySygCSbO-lTbQ-WCPgdUnUqE_rk1OOljbgEybZcdu_kvsTwQORs1btjhMiqdjky_Dmr4kvw9rSl66yi-xTH8HzgxphTTr9OlE1Mrd5ldY3E/s400/IMGP3093.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420359748197133698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6u5pwjyvF0MOqESg-CTSXNu07PahAm2G325WYS9ikCYkmpcAkvdj4swur5t0mGvd1MVW8EuXpvkiw2ST-9WKJCpsHDKLHgLDaWnof8-TiiaicZf2LEwz-nOt8P6-rsySaMBy6up69EU/s400/IMGP3094.JPG" />JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-74365210552644064262009-12-27T21:53:00.001+00:002009-12-27T21:55:44.176+00:00Pied Wagtail<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCudhPP_5GoN-XkMLlvYU-3CyOM3RL8_hwIPbcpeS8yxEjjqlxwXKMXGf_jL2szTEtNs3YPYh-0RPJfJDx3ngGFPs44xKKXyx5ME9diq10irQHnASyuNFhJx2JvXD80jABvE4jM62-Pw/s1600-h/IMGP3059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420037677994690578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCudhPP_5GoN-XkMLlvYU-3CyOM3RL8_hwIPbcpeS8yxEjjqlxwXKMXGf_jL2szTEtNs3YPYh-0RPJfJDx3ngGFPs44xKKXyx5ME9diq10irQHnASyuNFhJx2JvXD80jABvE4jM62-Pw/s400/IMGP3059.JPG" /></a> Taken in my garden today. <div>A nice little bird.</div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-60803240483593961232009-12-26T19:18:00.009+00:002009-12-26T19:35:23.024+00:00Boxing Day Walk<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419629101262271602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_yR8mdBgx9awuZ5lxfEnw2kU3epSaPStXN6IiZTWPjndo1PHwBSUvG2LC107HY4MWpvKUdjFQ6M987sGW1pawyU2p9lLDCYSgDVb6VZ8W3rYNRiEdawvfDS5i9BNXu0s7T24lm0UTaI/s400/IMGP3051.JPG" />I Went for a Boxing Day walk today with my daughter along the Montgomery Canal which passes literally about 50 yards from my home.<br /><div>The photo's for some reason looked okay on my camera but transferring to my PC were all underexposed!</div><div>Still, I've fiddled about with them a bit to try and get them looking passable.</div><div>Hope you like them.</div><div>Weather report for the day: 5c (42f) with a stiff and chilly breeze. All the snow has now melted but more is predicted for Tuesday.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T3E4nX0WxNXPQLxapFiihoeMXc7eZCph6pTsjh_g7YONKbnOUwrA7tKYMYrhI4aiIAR2Zq2qOPRoX0Zj1AI41gY6PhwJb7yenK4feOOa-M8RhGUvmhs0hbpAMQRPB0k7iYx3rYJQqj4/s1600-h/IMGP3033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419629971149294066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T3E4nX0WxNXPQLxapFiihoeMXc7eZCph6pTsjh_g7YONKbnOUwrA7tKYMYrhI4aiIAR2Zq2qOPRoX0Zj1AI41gY6PhwJb7yenK4feOOa-M8RhGUvmhs0hbpAMQRPB0k7iYx3rYJQqj4/s400/IMGP3033.JPG" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419628399603237650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h1d8OMHi_89zszxbPmUFLTil06CBekDHxPuS5rHpxP4Nvep3_IsBunkZMq1rhZJ0Sxdh5TKJkYqP8hfLvqf0EitgW4-hSPtHWmgUVC2ZEVY_XdhjQXpFcge6uXvytPXQux3dB9q4CbY/s400/IMGP3053.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcdPPmB_Jc_OBgDkSLLqOnZtjkZ5mmv4fWcCu_SUkMPvgaHk4_p5E3Um0q3o0rQQCW6udNrk-sI7V7pMRoatNX7DtRx6XS33uYFBoZhjxIzoua2mUVQrOOT6uYvq3A9Y7YwCJzPPAVWM/s1600-h/IMGP3034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419629547494118498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcdPPmB_Jc_OBgDkSLLqOnZtjkZ5mmv4fWcCu_SUkMPvgaHk4_p5E3Um0q3o0rQQCW6udNrk-sI7V7pMRoatNX7DtRx6XS33uYFBoZhjxIzoua2mUVQrOOT6uYvq3A9Y7YwCJzPPAVWM/s400/IMGP3034.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpo-fp44TtkIf_dFaVgO_t2dR-UY7k8UWYzMjpKLZluoF0yALVZmmSt36UWWWWbPoMhMsZqjjCRxs9et8uWh6AKd2cBp40RBc4f2FvUY0xAWz0UsWiRtl-8YwX8v50c1Cjq2ciPEe-lWc/s1600-h/IMGP3052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419628604042172674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpo-fp44TtkIf_dFaVgO_t2dR-UY7k8UWYzMjpKLZluoF0yALVZmmSt36UWWWWbPoMhMsZqjjCRxs9et8uWh6AKd2cBp40RBc4f2FvUY0xAWz0UsWiRtl-8YwX8v50c1Cjq2ciPEe-lWc/s400/IMGP3052.JPG" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h1d8OMHi_89zszxbPmUFLTil06CBekDHxPuS5rHpxP4Nvep3_IsBunkZMq1rhZJ0Sxdh5TKJkYqP8hfLvqf0EitgW4-hSPtHWmgUVC2ZEVY_XdhjQXpFcge6uXvytPXQux3dB9q4CbY/s1600-h/IMGP3053.JPG"></a> </div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-70043618404844222832009-12-24T20:26:00.005+00:002009-12-24T20:40:13.189+00:00Happy Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS3COd71YNf2OSvnlTa63hIQFuW6-ONDNxid4hB37mozTdRodmt-ye-t3o2ko9aDr0UgXbXjZxpKYhVvS07xtJMbKQePftmUDZst3GSuei-gN6xnAVLpJOgfkjh-W9PHOU5ZCCR35owI/s1600-h/IMGP2974.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418904964207034082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS3COd71YNf2OSvnlTa63hIQFuW6-ONDNxid4hB37mozTdRodmt-ye-t3o2ko9aDr0UgXbXjZxpKYhVvS07xtJMbKQePftmUDZst3GSuei-gN6xnAVLpJOgfkjh-W9PHOU5ZCCR35owI/s400/IMGP2974.JPG" /></a> I was hoping to take some nice photo's today as there is quite a bit of snow about locally, but after a pretty hectic morning at work (I'm a postman) followed by the Christingle service at my local Church it was well after dark before I'd settled down. I had to pop out in my car at about 6pm (it's dark at 4) and decided to take my camera with me. <div><div>The weather was foggy and the temp was 1c (33f) and all I could take was these couple of gloomy pictures of the gloom.</div><div>Personally I like fog (not good for driving in though obviously) but there is something eerie and very still about it.</div><div>Anyhow - happy Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMdI6iApc_UmgqVTOgnwCcTKZuCx3sG8TkYYLpLWEEfuFU05-Mee0MAW-kVJRa6qZ3MU7jVcp_gNAprbX0DMHs8V6sdvCwXzjrN1pcLNElHubCHBiFe1crGKYSUbfI-yxEKn4vj4iF44/s1600-h/IMGP2973.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418904434917078242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMdI6iApc_UmgqVTOgnwCcTKZuCx3sG8TkYYLpLWEEfuFU05-Mee0MAW-kVJRa6qZ3MU7jVcp_gNAprbX0DMHs8V6sdvCwXzjrN1pcLNElHubCHBiFe1crGKYSUbfI-yxEKn4vj4iF44/s400/IMGP2973.JPG" /></a></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-20484849836955681222009-12-18T20:52:00.003+00:002009-12-18T20:57:50.787+00:00Starlings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8KcojAh1vEEP65LVS96eOI1HJITQJoUntjtxqTKhJeoC6sBEyA7HJ8Ft6DxyvxkX3bSQsV1EGDZwtNYHMCrxKAT_jDJ7w6Rxle68uFf1d8nAmNiFqI3wrZsYIWUtRt80scXu2zf2jPk/s1600-h/IMGP2608.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416682035906314466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8KcojAh1vEEP65LVS96eOI1HJITQJoUntjtxqTKhJeoC6sBEyA7HJ8Ft6DxyvxkX3bSQsV1EGDZwtNYHMCrxKAT_jDJ7w6Rxle68uFf1d8nAmNiFqI3wrZsYIWUtRt80scXu2zf2jPk/s400/IMGP2608.JPG" /></a>I took this shot a few months ago and stumbled across it yesterday. It's not much of a shot really but I think that it shows a little bit of the 'character' of Starlings.<br />A lot of people for some reason don't like Starlings, they say that they are 'dirty' birds and somebody told me recently that he shoots Starlings because they spread diseases!<br />But I like them, they are very colourful (especially in sunlight) and real characters with their squabbling and whistling.<br />I have some in my garden at the moment and will look out for them and hopefully post more 'Starling shots' soon.JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-61460543356051122812009-12-11T20:26:00.005+00:002009-12-11T20:53:26.505+00:00Breidden Woods<u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414080755722611170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4jrwJnjxA4G1X9NVxutWSKxcKylbpISx_Xau1o5Sv0mfGiIlgSseLYEKUbmPys-9W32g8lGPwc6DdSDfnuF0cLdbBYSm4N_woEKEO7a9rMmhOKTvYafbO7OaGUXHUDZ51-lkriLMI9k/s400/IMGP2885.JPG" />On our way up to Rodney's Pillar last week we walked through the Breidden Woods. <div>In this area there is apparently an Iron age hill fort with connections to Caractacus. Although I didn't see it (maybe I should have looked harder). </div><div>Hope you enjoy the few pics I took<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJBjUQ-XotV8IAEgB8vFaZFse38gnbEyDD33HPSrukmJvbU7aVbtSBePNJwKeup3jjTRTYBNOXqb_RMSZ9JvQXTdJy6zsR73rBG2ACWpIWYhcfQHQmLxcp3_2asUkvOf4qLf0hlpjTfU/s1600-h/IMGP2898.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414082129558955378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJBjUQ-XotV8IAEgB8vFaZFse38gnbEyDD33HPSrukmJvbU7aVbtSBePNJwKeup3jjTRTYBNOXqb_RMSZ9JvQXTdJy6zsR73rBG2ACWpIWYhcfQHQmLxcp3_2asUkvOf4qLf0hlpjTfU/s400/IMGP2898.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9O5wMLIFx07G6_zGkDUXKwhYHSgJJA_PdP_gyafcmxVRIRKe08H5KcRRw32YYm6unQLS3wBl6dNbNhK51cXh1v4k_SiGqugYRjSA22huahB4mHVzek9NGy9awp5G6hX1VHIyLmU0pxJs/s1600-h/IMGP2897.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414081594250482098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9O5wMLIFx07G6_zGkDUXKwhYHSgJJA_PdP_gyafcmxVRIRKe08H5KcRRw32YYm6unQLS3wBl6dNbNhK51cXh1v4k_SiGqugYRjSA22huahB4mHVzek9NGy9awp5G6hX1VHIyLmU0pxJs/s400/IMGP2897.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoGZji2btIeKWk5l8Tvk6nHHQMihXxMypjM3eHkh6asiI89ecy-_oryn0a4fEgHTuiKruq8OZBLNqfMxXZHLs7oWwfVEsFyfYIErMJuEhyphenhyphenZ7dZ046QiGc3QiTJ2aj_m7x4SJf2F8sCyM/s1600-h/IMGP2888.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414081194122948770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoGZji2btIeKWk5l8Tvk6nHHQMihXxMypjM3eHkh6asiI89ecy-_oryn0a4fEgHTuiKruq8OZBLNqfMxXZHLs7oWwfVEsFyfYIErMJuEhyphenhyphenZ7dZ046QiGc3QiTJ2aj_m7x4SJf2F8sCyM/s400/IMGP2888.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3phTLNRIfX6kKp7j72rj4v60lOc0LcmnZZeTEN3-TQVugXBvyywDJq4xfPCsBjy3jJ3jg22lESULkpDysTjGxsFWtiUHYmLVh_kncDpX4fwj8MeT99z5xVWrmrultG7po3hYDdsniY9o/s1600-h/IMGP2883.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414080293516841138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3phTLNRIfX6kKp7j72rj4v60lOc0LcmnZZeTEN3-TQVugXBvyywDJq4xfPCsBjy3jJ3jg22lESULkpDysTjGxsFWtiUHYmLVh_kncDpX4fwj8MeT99z5xVWrmrultG7po3hYDdsniY9o/s400/IMGP2883.JPG" /></a></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-39242165373666204032009-12-05T19:04:00.008+00:002009-12-05T19:31:02.962+00:00Rodney's Pillar<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411836197434611938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfX-4OPCFMXFOhU9zBgFpuV1GXxloz0eloTjuHTOO4_jQtKdViJbxA7qj1uuz7hKZyoaNqTKphqBRkKCcRm6tEY28ZFSD3kC1Vv_pGVBRrR1B4hh_rRBpOp9uV9Z3Fuxx-MpPVU1Ooes/s400/IMGP2918.JPG" />I went for a walk today with my five year old daughter to Rodney's Pillar. <div>This is a monument on the Breidden Hill to the Admiral Rodney of the British Navy and was built in 1782 to celebrate the Admiral's victory over the French fleet in the West Indies. The ships used in the battle were apparently built from the oak trees of the Breidden Hill area.</div><div>It was a seven mile drive from my home followed by a walk up to the top of twelve hundred feet.</div><div>And it never rained until we got back to the car!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-RknlbpB3Zr6ejVk4N4v_O8ntYMo3cJSRtCUA3APkH5lIS3aZIKy6PHZwW7Wv70U2FeMCfj0DC6e2mULv_NZoKDVGSqD_QAd-T7EdtJyXI7CSUPJaRGCErQ7pGfDjYXmw_AvurVEr9w/s1600-h/IMGP2917.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411835732688324578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-RknlbpB3Zr6ejVk4N4v_O8ntYMo3cJSRtCUA3APkH5lIS3aZIKy6PHZwW7Wv70U2FeMCfj0DC6e2mULv_NZoKDVGSqD_QAd-T7EdtJyXI7CSUPJaRGCErQ7pGfDjYXmw_AvurVEr9w/s400/IMGP2917.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411833722874904834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_YKh20vxmj3qYykd-VV6OdsWhWDKdgFJLxJR-x2BlFSBM5b4X62b1EC3EpC3Ofa3o5fNlXNWz-xYaOaqmeePGR6rnNOdzESSR6QC4nEN6-yfR5u6l3Mli1UhKh3SPuYa3hNKCtNEZ5c/s400/IMGP2914.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo9p2EyuAnifvjw5yInL7heZfj687dlZdy3BXMTBKaFcoX798-T83MeeZ667uF9fQF35Nep224A_XpZ10bbFGvuCn97FEJ8MSsyZR0KB8ZEZn0y52Y6-2NNhy-uzi6dJcufpFkxTyyS8/s1600-h/IMGP2916.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411835136833925202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo9p2EyuAnifvjw5yInL7heZfj687dlZdy3BXMTBKaFcoX798-T83MeeZ667uF9fQF35Nep224A_XpZ10bbFGvuCn97FEJ8MSsyZR0KB8ZEZn0y52Y6-2NNhy-uzi6dJcufpFkxTyyS8/s400/IMGP2916.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgUeoWaZvVgzmAycKr3oHKRSSsFwXMl1nAKjh7XqtsmgUf7UkeQg0Fob1Yjelv4hR9rTetEAkFSQiBuMV_6PozdMzMHiIeA2ci32el0oBgQN-AnimZOBFYmJDmjJ_vnzB_JeR6-YeNxc/s1600-h/IMGP2909.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411833306238594466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgUeoWaZvVgzmAycKr3oHKRSSsFwXMl1nAKjh7XqtsmgUf7UkeQg0Fob1Yjelv4hR9rTetEAkFSQiBuMV_6PozdMzMHiIeA2ci32el0oBgQN-AnimZOBFYmJDmjJ_vnzB_JeR6-YeNxc/s400/IMGP2909.JPG" /></a></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-55496308241756359212009-12-04T21:51:00.008+00:002009-12-04T22:09:10.677+00:00Out and About<div>Out and about with my youngest two children last weekend I took these few photo's.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411502895223314930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttPLsO-93Bc8wyXxY9pVcwijJFOokzb5WaBblvYArYZ4q0qeylrBujn0VHr-mlCgM6ab6fM0GmmKZDxf59rbLsst5j0puKfvNOR0nxQzJRRjg87XHitfkaCN5c2ezFjyWPQIl5ObcVf4/s400/IMGP2868.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411502496854366882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd7aufqdXtuvVlPaWLpbR68tIzFM9bgmIz0itfVKI9ZprJ-VCGvkerJp3j_R16rC9kzxSijwhu9TBtqpgstLkSqK7BczQufcqIvCJvp94kQOZaiCcdjDr2r9Fbr-_0ikXLo3USfuGDzc/s400/IMGP2864.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxBIW-ZsCKvG9-pp1PfyoGYJHr_H3NSbid2K2qfbRQ5u-kK59t0w2CXXn0-nSHMlOjezfOWhKh7I054-_apI687nUiR3NgiY-rnDLOPWspRrORoUzqXivqtPpuc4OmH5Yv0ZUWQ-YrYs/s1600-h/IMGP2875.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411505716152307890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxBIW-ZsCKvG9-pp1PfyoGYJHr_H3NSbid2K2qfbRQ5u-kK59t0w2CXXn0-nSHMlOjezfOWhKh7I054-_apI687nUiR3NgiY-rnDLOPWspRrORoUzqXivqtPpuc4OmH5Yv0ZUWQ-YrYs/s400/IMGP2875.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qgZhvCxw5VsAygYOTmVETaKNXHSe5YtsnktaJAt_nTii9RgXAyXRKdId3FQdMzm8bi2BzDIUHcXFN_qL8KOKCW9nhQGIW7VUmdLG_WkvHTvKz0s5_FO7uQhrxmcxcV5gqGQjFmcaxn8/s1600-h/IMGP2873.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411505327688842370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qgZhvCxw5VsAygYOTmVETaKNXHSe5YtsnktaJAt_nTii9RgXAyXRKdId3FQdMzm8bi2BzDIUHcXFN_qL8KOKCW9nhQGIW7VUmdLG_WkvHTvKz0s5_FO7uQhrxmcxcV5gqGQjFmcaxn8/s400/IMGP2873.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGBIdDInB0s0YQsL_-J2Ky-5H2cDlyFsYfbDTUsVHPsMr-M-aPjqw4GHJciBeyeoZNWVCfZ2dpNJlrfgggB0BtyqB-jG1diQqmXm_hnISnmqrBLYpsMnZak9OLaqNXRMqWY_vsowBA9Y/s1600-h/IMGP2872.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411504818580322450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGBIdDInB0s0YQsL_-J2Ky-5H2cDlyFsYfbDTUsVHPsMr-M-aPjqw4GHJciBeyeoZNWVCfZ2dpNJlrfgggB0BtyqB-jG1diQqmXm_hnISnmqrBLYpsMnZak9OLaqNXRMqWY_vsowBA9Y/s400/IMGP2872.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD-9akJWDjbNSG3xEmVpWXpwhoPEbXHpN435E1Gw3m1xy-w4-07kP__X1O3fcyuaQg0l2lz3A4PVonF7Emtjog7KA39-7qy41VigT1ZVXVnOxSvEhAvDwU17W3VeK8BhjNPYf9PMKUo8/s1600-h/IMGP2871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411503921840916322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD-9akJWDjbNSG3xEmVpWXpwhoPEbXHpN435E1Gw3m1xy-w4-07kP__X1O3fcyuaQg0l2lz3A4PVonF7Emtjog7KA39-7qy41VigT1ZVXVnOxSvEhAvDwU17W3VeK8BhjNPYf9PMKUo8/s400/IMGP2871.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Kbc_MiNBKjl2Nw0OLFHr82yMNgEIMKuQE0QD8NzblndxWYw49qyaR-A3ZO6oC6QLMv_1XyqejLIC9iDY2Nlg5mL2OBhDjQxaWaXSyueW_QqSMARuxprPVkoh-rh-P2bvOthXEIIPMo/s1600-h/IMGP2870.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411503532155028466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Kbc_MiNBKjl2Nw0OLFHr82yMNgEIMKuQE0QD8NzblndxWYw49qyaR-A3ZO6oC6QLMv_1XyqejLIC9iDY2Nlg5mL2OBhDjQxaWaXSyueW_QqSMARuxprPVkoh-rh-P2bvOthXEIIPMo/s400/IMGP2870.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-14399266434219849182009-11-22T18:21:00.011+00:002009-11-22T19:05:12.711+00:00A Dark Day at Lake Vyrnwy<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406997063639036434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rK01dInFXjwYAnJ0FRnr1Hw4phzEbxknZDMt1JLsUSDZQquLQOXfhcKnQdYBd97zhgfwOeENIiFCEX8xDIy-3H_Ndi9mfgA_op5PMKX72ctrYpDwbsZgyj2bLGr6c_aECeY36DKkkrs/s400/IMGP2853.JPG" /> I went to Lake Vyrnwy today. I tried to take pictures of some birds there from the bird hide but the day was so very dark that I really needed a tripod because of the slow shutter speeds. I didn't have one but managed to salvage one bird pic. It's a Chaffinch.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406997486962389618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5hPCaGIIWdNuHRqKzhox5XHaJRS-lVtm67EqEnsXgESm2TdmuJPgy33CeO0qZK13b4f7oPAyq1WtyJtDN29GHbO70Fzr2r9RFMo3FYnF2JVhrK5ipT9dzBZ1k_BlulvYAr7Tq0LLUwk/s400/IMGP2854.JPG" />We've had lots and lots of rain here recently and I photographed the water coming from the dam (which was built in about 1880 I think). It's still raining as I type this four hours later actually and more is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. It was by general opinion a 'miserable' day with rain, wind and a chilly 5c (41f), but as I may have mentioned previously I have a bit of a soft spot for the so called 'poor' weather - although when you don't see the sun sometimes for weeks on end it can get a smidge depressing!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvk0T8TE_Wzme4u3voryGMuvbuAvCCP8HzzE6Wg6m0X6hSh-h8-KIVCNG_XSJBl-X2G4c5WcnX2ETq12ERvRXaTPt9bwtNzfncTww_K__M69q4yZzSy6wkImkCKZm2IdyXR5HiVz_hAU/s1600/IMGP2862.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406998322333539874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQGaNjcMaGa2UmMGSf4cwx6dt1rga05RqVRuBKbMewmiQQfqMMJmQb8PuVTTHZg2IwYc2aolJZfoBfHEctSA09sY4SFn8NBzI-HJ3IBLL6EjL7wM0BaWXHf-ltzxu4iyTYggUeUY7GsM/s400/IMGP2857.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407002687253137970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvk0T8TE_Wzme4u3voryGMuvbuAvCCP8HzzE6Wg6m0X6hSh-h8-KIVCNG_XSJBl-X2G4c5WcnX2ETq12ERvRXaTPt9bwtNzfncTww_K__M69q4yZzSy6wkImkCKZm2IdyXR5HiVz_hAU/s400/IMGP2862.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-34592340224324103722009-11-19T11:01:00.007+00:002009-11-19T11:38:49.650+00:00The Last Days of Autumn<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405771515653880610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjtwL5q77RgOBlPzpaVeGpsrS7ektI7eBK3DhwjjIq1tOcwUCPPVFoie6mVU6qLVLHcXSMo3k0b2iHfFUa43Q0D6psKI_AbJ7K07DvndIc2BjFcg72p-THoaZQvBQfvapBHNpfJYqAHE/s400/IMGP2787.JPG" /><br />We're being battered by some pretty dark and stormy weather at the moment. There's a mixture of blue skies, dark skies, drizzle, heavy rain, occasional (very) glimpses of the sun - and all accompanied by a seemingly permanently howling gale (gusts up to 80mph reported). This has been going on for about a week now with no let up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">apparently</span> for at least several days <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">more</span> - but at least it's mild with max temps around about 13c (55f).<br />But I for one love the stormy weather, it's traditional British autumn weather, so here are a few pictures taken over the last couple of days by myself - during breaks in the rain!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405771720249937714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LGKoC8AXu0pW5ipXGaRWHZbt7igPXFvj10d1VIcfBJFnlGtGdYMJd765X-5RbASEN0AhranV27CdL4cyxO2HEiv9P3mMCJQ95i9aY5pAw3lVYtbkA2Twxb-YhBn5bBBVGcq2xEYYpU0/s400/IMGP2794.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD875Wahb1DPESKg1W3DYybCt0nE80_eXd8odoNekgLIZqXEh7967Bh3H2XeJSEfC3bURh_ornDPbGQZ9V9GLM3Hobe-KlpgKdPPvsivbKH4faTweEwyNMsYlAIFLhikAGsJv60C5GJI/s1600/IMGP2820.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405770520962780754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD875Wahb1DPESKg1W3DYybCt0nE80_eXd8odoNekgLIZqXEh7967Bh3H2XeJSEfC3bURh_ornDPbGQZ9V9GLM3Hobe-KlpgKdPPvsivbKH4faTweEwyNMsYlAIFLhikAGsJv60C5GJI/s400/IMGP2820.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfp8mdw-FpeJQ9w4x1n50AIQZWvp8YVd4SJ2NVlLWM6dZhRksf5JMeIApDaPVv1N4ewd94_MmZUOxDOdpdjCwo1rvhuMJjjRQkZuDFPil0xja2N6zUXeQeIGtxKnprmzHZ_1uC7j2YUI/s1600/IMGP2805.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405770085793442402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfp8mdw-FpeJQ9w4x1n50AIQZWvp8YVd4SJ2NVlLWM6dZhRksf5JMeIApDaPVv1N4ewd94_MmZUOxDOdpdjCwo1rvhuMJjjRQkZuDFPil0xja2N6zUXeQeIGtxKnprmzHZ_1uC7j2YUI/s400/IMGP2805.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-67621464412917695562009-11-14T18:40:00.010+00:002009-11-14T19:00:55.624+00:00Look Around<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vx-HDYDhvWQf9gHYGJU0ZCFvhTKunJQP7t5sG8l5PWYTI5KHw4roNKB_jAxwFQwnH7qy7VrqgIGQE2iMVd05Zovmq1Ol2DJF155e5GQJgBdl33-B7q8zhMEaN7V5aXo4BWT1ek0X-gg/s1600-h/IMGP2774.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404036237042586674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vx-HDYDhvWQf9gHYGJU0ZCFvhTKunJQP7t5sG8l5PWYTI5KHw4roNKB_jAxwFQwnH7qy7VrqgIGQE2iMVd05Zovmq1Ol2DJF155e5GQJgBdl33-B7q8zhMEaN7V5aXo4BWT1ek0X-gg/s400/IMGP2774.JPG" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404032756794442146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk2vF_tyXLbBa_Ih-jaJjZrveiLiYKDIh3dsm0bT-s-eP3CrLBC3FeNyxzXj4gQ4Fa2ydJFLsv0iDTR_lSTqfx3gFfKRVSBEokZwU-ou4sLX6Znfwd8qvT2OJHd8hWjqAl_uZyHwaKT8/s400/IMGP2822.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404033221629993602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFePmClsYVx07Q2cjNLv59H1XvjjkO_dc6bX82n9vXM23uN7_7zZ1pdSNjZ-e0v4iWygOn5RXshvzq0mS5sCbD9PSEbzH2dj-fBYENe8FpLJl8c3K0vP1J7z1e7yUUYT_pT-cAC19y2M/s400/IMGP2823.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404033381556937698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1rWXrLRUu0u1_mEF16vuAZHSZUu2tZIIML3CPPcIQIh7hV8RDhZp6eEbARYvlwWbDcvvrLOiUOoHGTIEvCSp3vygLkvHtzVAqtTXPB8bzBLipgwOzIQzV0rGuZEg42fNdrulFES5E1Y/s400/IMGP2821.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI2DDjPJCCQMsj5nWhO55J62vLG6LBWgUsl78hlzTrs4CU0g1Il_KxUYlxMSIv2t-qnUw6OMRhP_RXAxeRgnvSlz_Qj0qfdZrfV0mxf96hH6F40VwWKlzwHi4hXbq-ux34cAnKoRlsEE/s1600-h/IMGP2824.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404033029202621410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI2DDjPJCCQMsj5nWhO55J62vLG6LBWgUsl78hlzTrs4CU0g1Il_KxUYlxMSIv2t-qnUw6OMRhP_RXAxeRgnvSlz_Qj0qfdZrfV0mxf96hH6F40VwWKlzwHi4hXbq-ux34cAnKoRlsEE/s400/IMGP2824.JPG" /></a>On making the short journey today from my mother's house to the local park (200 yds?) with my dogs and two of my children I took these photo's of some of the rickety old buildings in my town. I don't normally take much notice of them as I'm used to them and never give them a second look really. But I think that in future I'll have a bit of a look around and take some more. It's surprising what's about! </div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-59311380883664801982009-11-06T15:11:00.007+00:002009-11-06T16:53:00.295+00:00School Run<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401009360861372242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd4RZsFkiVfroKbIZHEgzGHNhPxNeybctyAOcrTC-4PwNUFTTBH1UfRTmwbqPh5fBq-ku9PWSVF6ot5_D8Es7euirtbJcUB_BbNj6uKIpXE8Z8qBrlKeVf3a7sPZmipElfYJMV1RhALo/s400/IMGP2762.JPG" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401009930291055298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8umTDHHA1qx6rutDMNQSaSa__GUY7yTi22XR8-cRnr_OlitMwVUbEGdepDcYLKhHaHTaz06Iz5LdFVu4di44LKt-EI6w5LDT6IrSEeDTXnv_IXHXBkEjxK9trn3U7rUQNR6bqqhoWUc/s400/IMGP2765.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401011075656695698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIslYrSGfx16FERJ0i4osolhroJ-0n64QUUeVVNgysCrg3lhvKltVgwF79Y9fAF3hUyJJMcKWlHjSkZly3RT5a3M7T-lA_0iESb37rcvG2HU876VqvuPJR4QT1D78-2xguN_nGbnvaco/s400/IMGP2772.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyybg0Y4UVnARbQTIFzIajpDnTbbHnL9W7Q2nReShaoAT_WHs7mmrx5rWBDn-Xl1gTezDnoa3oSm8X-Imv9I1GdglqSoGcmd4cjFUVATcj6SuXUVyERnFFt9KjHRqr2nS_JwfGd1hKDFU/s1600-h/IMGP2768.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401010752668388130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyybg0Y4UVnARbQTIFzIajpDnTbbHnL9W7Q2nReShaoAT_WHs7mmrx5rWBDn-Xl1gTezDnoa3oSm8X-Imv9I1GdglqSoGcmd4cjFUVATcj6SuXUVyERnFFt9KjHRqr2nS_JwfGd1hKDFU/s400/IMGP2768.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfIXGOrTXSLj1omnVYQjPumXLMmUN_8-djJ4-_0gB1rZtYeAY9sud_wuoLvIlq0ArbbycW_30Hrl-IItU2n7S5Lbzt8fHzD-h0EeD-8rN7_0Nw9_bDuUMkbimrpuvF5MEbfNi15Bqr4Y/s1600-h/IMGP2766.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401010345076050738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfIXGOrTXSLj1omnVYQjPumXLMmUN_8-djJ4-_0gB1rZtYeAY9sud_wuoLvIlq0ArbbycW_30Hrl-IItU2n7S5Lbzt8fHzD-h0EeD-8rN7_0Nw9_bDuUMkbimrpuvF5MEbfNi15Bqr4Y/s400/IMGP2766.JPG" /></a><br /><div> I took these having dropped my daughter off at school yesterday morning - always handy to have the camera in the car! <div><div>The railway line is the Welshpool to Llanfair light railway (steam).</div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-67338226729182043822009-11-02T19:25:00.011+00:002009-11-02T19:54:38.208+00:00River Severn and Offa's DykeThese photo's I took on Saturday about one mile from my home. The river is the Severn and the 'mound' (in the second photo down) is Offa's Dyke.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595233178724226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnpAT0y2Dw1wYZRumHa891y1DbaGOYTbwIEl44SesHz80RwAaxdty3BmqU0pDW9VdV2NjrBAfMgYFlHMTjNCeVwGktNayrwIDT3mfz6sh1zLTznK04zbF37ZZMtXBzwF1taI-Gju7Bn0/s400/IMGP2745.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399596248098425250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnnPWFoPvezxvw5L2lmuOPklOqYZy7oeWrJOWeA9Nkt2L6PEu5VjqyK4bRCFZLWUSjC4X2cXTFunqEao0Metw94LtYbBNeX0i_hcGDla-zepSPzGfUHWCtm0cLdIlpjes_E5eiH_YxIM/s400/IMGP2755.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1h_xPw03ZbLV_BmYZhvD5jeDaK_WF29HRWkbT-wAkqUptvfdSrNcyKKFEoDEQ-NtcOgYeOr3bg4mbFZ4uVa_-ptKT4N1TkGqxwPO2T0DCGEv4qsLibaUwgQx1sdSPFxOs8NYPomkw_s/s1600-h/IMGP2750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595757191456114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1h_xPw03ZbLV_BmYZhvD5jeDaK_WF29HRWkbT-wAkqUptvfdSrNcyKKFEoDEQ-NtcOgYeOr3bg4mbFZ4uVa_-ptKT4N1TkGqxwPO2T0DCGEv4qsLibaUwgQx1sdSPFxOs8NYPomkw_s/s400/IMGP2750.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XVnhcA1XBqIlkzEpyKxqPpNdYxj93ssV3otJ0VCHCstqDFeqQ7HJN9OznDu1ltSX0o8tnquTGCDCaxpjdq-Cvf23XgHZWd3e9HluE-A57C3aFVeRSnThfzzL26o8z-GSEQJng6Tk3jg/s1600-h/IMGP2738.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594606530573282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XVnhcA1XBqIlkzEpyKxqPpNdYxj93ssV3otJ0VCHCstqDFeqQ7HJN9OznDu1ltSX0o8tnquTGCDCaxpjdq-Cvf23XgHZWd3e9HluE-A57C3aFVeRSnThfzzL26o8z-GSEQJng6Tk3jg/s400/IMGP2738.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzMPWeNRxsf71lJbPWuCgjj6lCHjn4adSG942NWO2rmNbeskVoFeFCrTz6qf2XE0Z36E0gYSeUZhjiOCNQcvyKTsA8U6PlFNHyKNfHU45v39HOzUQUFLdhMlpv6eYTzafF8XbxRUfUpU/s1600-h/IMGP2710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594010654664082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzMPWeNRxsf71lJbPWuCgjj6lCHjn4adSG942NWO2rmNbeskVoFeFCrTz6qf2XE0Z36E0gYSeUZhjiOCNQcvyKTsA8U6PlFNHyKNfHU45v39HOzUQUFLdhMlpv6eYTzafF8XbxRUfUpU/s400/IMGP2710.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It was an unseasonably warm autumn day with the temp around 16c (61f) rather than the average for this time of year of about 12c (54f).<br /></div><div>For those who don't know, Offa's Dyke was a ditch/earth mound that was built by King Offa of the ancient English kingdom of Mercia. It was built around about 785 AD and was designed to keep the marauding Welsh out of Offa's kingdom.</div><div>Apparently it was originally about 90 ft wide and about 25 ft deep/high and used to stretch about a couple of hundred miles long but now only something like eighty miles of it is left. As you can see from my photo what's left is little more than a grass mound but in some areas it's a bit more impressive.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-39837010109107591712009-10-31T20:26:00.003+00:002009-10-31T20:34:25.991+00:00Halloween<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdOjQDAqHOD71y1S5HAONEO1Dh1hTEhyphenhyphen2iA5fsu26eCJYNCDmM03Oylvl_l_0PFGiWRn5Fv72-w5NEItxYQ7PqnThhpjsjjLE2pCCuTp6-5d_Juu-t8iSpsvjYf8OmuN3Uu8Zh2RlbyI/s1600-h/IMGP2761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398864583595264146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdOjQDAqHOD71y1S5HAONEO1Dh1hTEhyphenhyphen2iA5fsu26eCJYNCDmM03Oylvl_l_0PFGiWRn5Fv72-w5NEItxYQ7PqnThhpjsjjLE2pCCuTp6-5d_Juu-t8iSpsvjYf8OmuN3Uu8Zh2RlbyI/s400/IMGP2761.JPG" border="0" /></a>My daughter Olivia aged five.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398864989058257106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe9CHqTCIxwhKnkrh13CA6eW9heMv_HxJIWlGnZtEcLwZmrOHEENE6RVPQ1b29beGdrIc577nLugEaZVjYvEEbvHZmEaYeJ6QXRyTabWfPl-cmjgRubcUG4RYbgX4HGksBk2xxDfEKfc/s400/IMGP2760.JPG" border="0" />And my Jack Russell Terrier, Zac, aged one.<br /><br /><div>We had a nice night trick or treating by the way and came back with £2.50 and three bars of chocolate...</div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-7677051168502345062009-10-26T09:46:00.011+00:002009-10-28T18:30:11.732+00:00Christ Church, Welshpool<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397709850021551010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBpfTZ-iCb1VIgb7Uqy3rEufc0bWipCR7UltFDPx0Pw38S-UcI6w5AotQ5FV_uSvHwur64LV4J7NK4TkmZVr7LcABjT0TjHu-HT2qX8i36KeKS2NkADSPDnHNjLKzgdB0YPy6pSkaOIA/s400/IMGP2690.JPG" border="0" />Following my previous post and the nice comments made by 'Kelly' regarding the architcture in one of the photo's I decided to expand a bit on the church in that photo. The Church is Christ Church, Welshpool. It was built in 1839 (modern by local standards!). The funeral services for both my paternal grandparents were held in this church.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397712135759119634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWr9odyY0UB3sZ5b2zoIld8AILTMkNecuDcojUQ1XJ2JFPWXf_l4gSxOrmHiyEnrc0Yk0VIK5ZENtIv3Up-gJzsXSHFmJqXeMdGq6EiCQbqqwAiqribNIQnuowFOpnFAt8FbdFLmQeRC0/s400/IMGP2705.JPG" border="0" />Nowadays although the cemetary is still in use the church is not. Somebody actually <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7417652.stm">lives in</a> the church now!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdHO_iNcbkda3btlL_1Yktzol6yPx4r_a_sjHgikN_KA-2Xe6XPkL8g31F2LelC6LHaCmx1nvBX2sr9giBCYbxkYLyHljZ4iQn8aiFpnTxK5ZJdF3MVYYVP5DzujQfDo0crDVHeUSzQM/s1600-h/IMGP2707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397713852100927218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdHO_iNcbkda3btlL_1Yktzol6yPx4r_a_sjHgikN_KA-2Xe6XPkL8g31F2LelC6LHaCmx1nvBX2sr9giBCYbxkYLyHljZ4iQn8aiFpnTxK5ZJdF3MVYYVP5DzujQfDo0crDVHeUSzQM/s400/IMGP2707.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1YvBThycV-xkFz-0lbjHpybmuG8rMJ7I1xbS23mvHt6-XyzwblStDP8OJlRfuhM5zHma8YppL4GJxOgLN9clVerwfuex6xZSNCBa0iLOqWPOpfbr6WQXafvZTIwkjD4frXuQx0hKtKY/s1600-h/IMGP2694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397712986988511042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1YvBThycV-xkFz-0lbjHpybmuG8rMJ7I1xbS23mvHt6-XyzwblStDP8OJlRfuhM5zHma8YppL4GJxOgLN9clVerwfuex6xZSNCBa0iLOqWPOpfbr6WQXafvZTIwkjD4frXuQx0hKtKY/s400/IMGP2694.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyigKWJDkcnuSVcCeGXQVgyZOHhP9thT0ek-wMMvzPgN5bwInc5bGCDDxL12qJvZWdnZHcUI3o2W4d-BZnDb4e-K-DdZwK9IgNpO30F029P7c-PeM0E_dC67T_8asC_IiISLzBBu1wY/s1600-h/IMGP2693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397712617951906946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyigKWJDkcnuSVcCeGXQVgyZOHhP9thT0ek-wMMvzPgN5bwInc5bGCDDxL12qJvZWdnZHcUI3o2W4d-BZnDb4e-K-DdZwK9IgNpO30F029P7c-PeM0E_dC67T_8asC_IiISLzBBu1wY/s400/IMGP2693.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYbAIAalseZBpz3jTP8gJTBRpH68315uEDNPTNw9Nk6Of4KpPoD3SeGr_Dg9VaZ7ofudeNqjKQfRGribSaE2e0mI8hN4aYDSi2hYxZen4Hy_hwDzne-QN-IYTHQorEg0qr5iy1uYm-Lg/s1600-h/IMGP2697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397711445492687010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYbAIAalseZBpz3jTP8gJTBRpH68315uEDNPTNw9Nk6Of4KpPoD3SeGr_Dg9VaZ7ofudeNqjKQfRGribSaE2e0mI8hN4aYDSi2hYxZen4Hy_hwDzne-QN-IYTHQorEg0qr5iy1uYm-Lg/s400/IMGP2697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2B_3Txhr0hXRtWJcB-uraANzGjASwANiQOezuC2oAYl14iTihLdhuRdK5uuQvHpnYabIIBqW4S_EOnb9yKRmFilgEX-s4Qeid5ndi-VxYXv362RrcAnt10g9kwEwY8DVYn05IsoiG7k/s1600-h/IMGP2689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397710878352535378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2B_3Txhr0hXRtWJcB-uraANzGjASwANiQOezuC2oAYl14iTihLdhuRdK5uuQvHpnYabIIBqW4S_EOnb9yKRmFilgEX-s4Qeid5ndi-VxYXv362RrcAnt10g9kwEwY8DVYn05IsoiG7k/s400/IMGP2689.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnnj3XW0WI2fzoSU5uiieIbtLE4a2J3KHBJdQpH3u2BYfIB8oliHuRRnPWnbIeuk7DFFcKEwiDXxVyWT8vJ86PtuVyVR7dYuqlDRcWSf9tbfSClNu2556ddR5t7hibcJuf40TT7IHYTo/s1600-h/IMGP2704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397710395616122066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnnj3XW0WI2fzoSU5uiieIbtLE4a2J3KHBJdQpH3u2BYfIB8oliHuRRnPWnbIeuk7DFFcKEwiDXxVyWT8vJ86PtuVyVR7dYuqlDRcWSf9tbfSClNu2556ddR5t7hibcJuf40TT7IHYTo/s400/IMGP2704.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took these photo's today.<br /><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397719568940887074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfLlX0wHPRVw7Gx8bEu4vGSwSf7j3uxCvo0eFFQBxXMdg18Iov361Y5BtdkSSuKFalpCAHXEPHu8x1ON2ArrDOvpO6X019fFkxCScsOvzXFnVCeCZRUaqjfHd_nXVP7e0v1Yu0ay4L3g/s400/IMGP2692.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><p> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-1884061103102559192009-10-16T18:27:00.009+01:002009-10-16T19:11:03.361+01:00Autumn<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393252205031744514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp-ZOJ-xgAX03vNjZwIbyd4DlFs8MI78QgHIN-fPX65bvSQiAxWIt6qe1sAYs0wqnoSVlN9O0ySnKB7Y0V831KOGIzbx8F_V0azspkCCyb0sAJEr1b77uuuisM3ennGFZuyvQvOE2OqQ/s400/IMGP2617.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDSpKR2P2WplQAFQKrzF3WVCCgJkokIp9nICKGSEHTGSFbLPxSIAzxCWED82brrHl5FOaA4PdOSA9cNu0ijnjMtnA4kyEFgVvqlcoog-fkVuQVbsE6itKam4y21EN5AK_oHzvch8vORg/s1600-h/IMGP2625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393254706128671186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDSpKR2P2WplQAFQKrzF3WVCCgJkokIp9nICKGSEHTGSFbLPxSIAzxCWED82brrHl5FOaA4PdOSA9cNu0ijnjMtnA4kyEFgVvqlcoog-fkVuQVbsE6itKam4y21EN5AK_oHzvch8vORg/s400/IMGP2625.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCwi5ZYQIL823kT-eU92NSJk3sJKMniKGcka8sUrpF1v982HROpefcReGanXiySRzg8Io2piSLNrCj5LtTelABsVxG135LZnhWHOwD7n1HHkFUbMtx1MfviKizJUH0wHnRWcsVzws1Lc/s1600-h/IMGP2642.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393253752931692498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCwi5ZYQIL823kT-eU92NSJk3sJKMniKGcka8sUrpF1v982HROpefcReGanXiySRzg8Io2piSLNrCj5LtTelABsVxG135LZnhWHOwD7n1HHkFUbMtx1MfviKizJUH0wHnRWcsVzws1Lc/s400/IMGP2642.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeOXV1WLJW_BTumvrx87VP2aOZFadWucX7JB38APMwZk9gudVXdhyhUqQeqxwq-4aG4hsHlVRfer3foPJNcXhluj08AXsGVAUii5i3JCFnybX0eF-5DFmRPlvoyzHWiG3I3Gh7Y2ZdGA/s1600-h/IMGP2624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393253069643682338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeOXV1WLJW_BTumvrx87VP2aOZFadWucX7JB38APMwZk9gudVXdhyhUqQeqxwq-4aG4hsHlVRfer3foPJNcXhluj08AXsGVAUii5i3JCFnybX0eF-5DFmRPlvoyzHWiG3I3Gh7Y2ZdGA/s400/IMGP2624.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiwmXNuqpO4454QcvPyLh56Iyel81yXRApiWsDFlfSnSCDHiM7l4BJrUHBsGRjRF91BKCMist_y_aW5QcI1Eg5FYNVFLsYny5vRv8UCqA4n9XofYpo9whyMfws7XMcAW-pDWgDYeS34o/s1600-h/IMGP2621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393252626984904162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiwmXNuqpO4454QcvPyLh56Iyel81yXRApiWsDFlfSnSCDHiM7l4BJrUHBsGRjRF91BKCMist_y_aW5QcI1Eg5FYNVFLsYny5vRv8UCqA4n9XofYpo9whyMfws7XMcAW-pDWgDYeS34o/s400/IMGP2621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393255851151880738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8McF2gfnM3wA8jb9zG-KO55BtwyzFhNIHzLvmG7iLUr7NDLi58ugIveivMaMWwYBHacNDb4Ed_lxuVVyNCvUJCdPSzzEuqnpQ7mpNfkmWldfx_N4zZDpupU0VYW_E2d5HHirSxhli_U/s400/IMGP2654.JPG" border="0" />I haven't had the camera out for a little while now but with the coming of some nice autumnal colours I've been snapping again!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361226179997885809.post-91563425668714906742009-09-06T20:03:00.009+01:002009-09-06T20:28:34.949+01:00Kayakoy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzjjxWm3rY0Ts6IvXsmtdOsenHABEwySzoYx0HlTWOYcbcFN_SRPhxuMWPyeTDh4YdYp9hx7CeM1XtElgS463kJkP9EZvhNq9UQYZvTtvuFbBOirmb15TlEejU9wQlTYw22yHVrTcSkA/s1600-h/IMGP2232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378436376505405522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzjjxWm3rY0Ts6IvXsmtdOsenHABEwySzoYx0HlTWOYcbcFN_SRPhxuMWPyeTDh4YdYp9hx7CeM1XtElgS463kJkP9EZvhNq9UQYZvTtvuFbBOirmb15TlEejU9wQlTYw22yHVrTcSkA/s400/IMGP2232.JPG" border="0" /></a>These are some more of my Turkish photo's.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUnObxAngvegr6yRj7BEpbuANeu4hMaev8z_dZkYF-Ji3yCuR_zubBqkziPFvs_0HRVfbSQTvyvl6_gLhAJ9gEEg76GIyHZwB8E8taqNBuipwv1sroYrgpVXgHcYCJPaZzVpxJjYbXmg/s1600-h/IMGP2226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378435932387712162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUnObxAngvegr6yRj7BEpbuANeu4hMaev8z_dZkYF-Ji3yCuR_zubBqkziPFvs_0HRVfbSQTvyvl6_gLhAJ9gEEg76GIyHZwB8E8taqNBuipwv1sroYrgpVXgHcYCJPaZzVpxJjYbXmg/s400/IMGP2226.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kayakoy</span> is a Turkish village which was inhabited by Greeks until the Turks kicked them out in 1923.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5v7iqwF5qxYkhiDSaWkyP2ey6dXOd4fx5bGbNj20mpbP4j1IZxsomAcggwA3bKn2PNKl-PBHQFTlbprsmJj9CiMPV3w97C_H5qScFTYLIcND55QN6QFbggOxMAjDp_hPoHCOOx_STe0/s1600-h/IMGP2222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378435530956823202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5v7iqwF5qxYkhiDSaWkyP2ey6dXOd4fx5bGbNj20mpbP4j1IZxsomAcggwA3bKn2PNKl-PBHQFTlbprsmJj9CiMPV3w97C_H5qScFTYLIcND55QN6QFbggOxMAjDp_hPoHCOOx_STe0/s400/IMGP2222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It has been deserted ever since.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FmdGc7cWGZY2HaupIU8UfLXd016xXcz5mDZk3lCZzy6ZUvd-T_mdHX5STnuRZLEQv1nexJ6qAnvjSdaur7TWmrmVyBKTrZZqtHjfB8qD7mMhYReQCAiJnEZMkUhXJiKCGz6L7YCrNUA/s1600-h/IMGP2219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378434763515869074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FmdGc7cWGZY2HaupIU8UfLXd016xXcz5mDZk3lCZzy6ZUvd-T_mdHX5STnuRZLEQv1nexJ6qAnvjSdaur7TWmrmVyBKTrZZqtHjfB8qD7mMhYReQCAiJnEZMkUhXJiKCGz6L7YCrNUA/s400/IMGP2219.JPG" border="0" /></a> There are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">apparently</span> 3,500 houses there (and a church).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3UFYY0uQY5sAcEDkKMaHqn3V37fOqA4FnDsd-NqdZYHCDtCNGZdiDXKGVXAHsXnSBmIycl5-KOiwKUGoK-dwo0i6kRBXD6aU8RiuCCt7j4auQvzxk_knvEqprmgZsqNraGdUjWm3H-s/s1600-h/IMGP2218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378434321422739234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3UFYY0uQY5sAcEDkKMaHqn3V37fOqA4FnDsd-NqdZYHCDtCNGZdiDXKGVXAHsXnSBmIycl5-KOiwKUGoK-dwo0i6kRBXD6aU8RiuCCt7j4auQvzxk_knvEqprmgZsqNraGdUjWm3H-s/s400/IMGP2218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhII9FVsa9QPVhxAv7vxO4Y58Q6Ydvd5QAqJQizw0BDrkIRWc3xRkWZ9czcEfUYX2lQTcpZ-B9i6VsYX0f8q48Dp-bQL4Bl39ToxGpc2gnc8WlrOYrWn8ZaBLFJ6oB8JV3RK-dssN55PfY/s1600-h/IMGP2506.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JPThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.com5