Nb Abigail Jenna was jammed in Morse lock: fenders! A bit of brute force by Ifor dragged the offending fender (!) free and they were on their way.
How do people cope with work & blog & twitter & facebook & whatever else they do on t'internet? I find it hard to keep up and I've precious little else to do all day.
30 June 2011
28 June 2011
Better?
Been crap for a few days. I still don't feel 100%.
Walked to town every day, via pond & canal when up to it. Gotta do it for cat food.
Mallard landing on the pond.
My microwave's gone west!
Bottom pair (the ones with chicks) appear to be courting again:
Walked to town every day, via pond & canal when up to it. Gotta do it for cat food.
Mallard landing on the pond.
My microwave's gone west!
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| Grebe family | |
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| Bottom grebes courting | |
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| Narrowboat "Barbara" came up through Town lock | |
22 June 2011
Mittwoch
Mittwoch: German for Wednesday (literally: "mid-week"), replaced the former name Wodanstag ("Wodan's day") in the tenth century.
Worksop Chesterfield canal
Didn't stir yesterday, tummy still rumbling, but now am OK.
Went to town (pond & canal). Before going I looked at the weather and deliberately left my waterproof top (it rolls up into a little ball and sits in a side pocket of my backpack) at home.
Nothing doing on the pond, swans being bloody photogenic, mallards displaying new broods of young and grebes dithering about all over.
Flickr pics
I probably should have said something: they'd left the side door
(there's probably a proper name for it but I've no idea what it might be)
open, with a handbag just inside: not a good idea in Worksop, or many places in this benighted country.
They had the flag of Kernow flying at the stern.
Obviously, having discarded my waterproof, it was going to rain.
Home,
... never wears a mac
In the pouring rain ...
Very strange.
Private Eye came this a.m. so I've the crossword to do, should keep me quiet for an hour.
Apologies for the colour scheme: Playing about with CSS
Worksop Chesterfield canal
Didn't stir yesterday, tummy still rumbling, but now am OK.
Went to town (pond & canal). Before going I looked at the weather and deliberately left my waterproof top (it rolls up into a little ball and sits in a side pocket of my backpack) at home.
Nothing doing on the pond, swans being bloody photogenic, mallards displaying new broods of young and grebes dithering about all over.
Flickr pics
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| Swans being photogenic | |
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| Mallard showing off new family |
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| Grebe ditherin' about |
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| On the canal towpath was a tiny egg |
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| Nb Dunrushin moored behind the cricket club. (Worksop can look quite attractive from some angles.) | |
(there's probably a proper name for it but I've no idea what it might be)
open, with a handbag just inside: not a good idea in Worksop, or many places in this benighted country.
They had the flag of Kernow flying at the stern.
Obviously, having discarded my waterproof, it was going to rain.
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| and boy, did it rain! (that's tarmac) |
Home,
... never wears a mac
In the pouring rain ...
Very strange.
Private Eye came this a.m. so I've the crossword to do, should keep me quiet for an hour.
Apologies for the colour scheme: Playing about with CSS
21 June 2011
I didn't like today at all
Well, or rather not well, I awoke this morning about 4:30.
"Why?" you ask,
"To put it bluntly, the trots." I reply.
Spent most of the day in the bathroom.
Snuck out long enough to buy cat food & check out the roses in the Canch rosegarden.
At Morse Nb Little Lucy was going through:
bloke on his own with a little dog.
bought cat food & went on to the Canch. Roses really are beautiful flowers, Flickr pics here:
Walked back via Canal Road. A narrowboat I'd noticed twice before, once in the Marina and again at Worksop car park, was moored up & two guys were working on it. They'd bought it in the Broads, sailed it here and were doing it up.
That's it: all I've done today.
"Why?" you ask,
"To put it bluntly, the trots." I reply.
Spent most of the day in the bathroom.
Snuck out long enough to buy cat food & check out the roses in the Canch rosegarden.
At Morse Nb Little Lucy was going through:
bloke on his own with a little dog.
bought cat food & went on to the Canch. Roses really are beautiful flowers, Flickr pics here:
Walked back via Canal Road. A narrowboat I'd noticed twice before, once in the Marina and again at Worksop car park, was moored up & two guys were working on it. They'd bought it in the Broads, sailed it here and were doing it up.
That's it: all I've done today.
19 June 2011
Sunday: posting Saturday's pics
As Mr Micawber said to David Copperfield:
Flickr Pics here
Off to Shiny Sheff:
Started by getting up late: pure idleness, I woke at about half past seven and snuggled down to be reawoken at about ten to nine by the alarm on my phone. The bus goes at 9:35 and there's one every 2 hours thereafter so RUSH!. Just time to buy a corned beef salad sarnie.
Loads of oriental youths (mostly girls) at Cathedral snapping pics
Got the bus to Graves park.
A slideshow of the park:
130+ pics so it'll take a while to watch it all.
Got the bus back to town. Got off to walk down to, and through, the station to photograph the water feature in front which I'd been reminded of on This blog.
Station forecourt: there had been a short shower and the trees' shadows were still damp where the sun hadn't reached.
The water "feature" (eat your heart out Gardeners' World) really is terrific,
although I'm not sure it goes with the Victorian station building.
Onward and upward to Park Hill flats in search of the subject of Diane's blog.
Tram to Crystal Peaks & bus home.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.I've recently had to: buy a new laptop; sub up for Flickr; pay TV licence, taking me to the "ought and six" level. Gloom! Might have to cut back on the M&S food & go to Netto!
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| I seem to have aquired a new moggy, he's on the left with Gingernuts maintaining the advantage of height |
Flickr Pics here
Off to Shiny Sheff:
Started by getting up late: pure idleness, I woke at about half past seven and snuggled down to be reawoken at about ten to nine by the alarm on my phone. The bus goes at 9:35 and there's one every 2 hours thereafter so RUSH!. Just time to buy a corned beef salad sarnie.
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| The 271 to Crystal peaks is magic. It goes Shireoaks, Thorpe Salvin, Harthill, Kiveton, Wales and Killamarsh. Normally I don't like long bus journeys but this one's always been attractive. | |
Loads of oriental youths (mostly girls) at Cathedral snapping pics
| Loads of buskers on fargate. This girl was playing a transparent fiddle beautifully. I always feel that I have to give buskers something if I take their picture, in this case it was no hardship. |  |
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| In Waterstones: Sue Hepworth was signing. Not, I'm afraid, my sort of book, so didn't approach her. |
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| Being Saturday there was a wedding glut at the Town Hall ... |
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| ... and loads of photographers in the Peace Gardens. |
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| Me reflected in one of the watercovered steel balls behind the Peace Gardens. |
Got the bus to Graves park.
A slideshow of the park:
130+ pics so it'll take a while to watch it all.
Got the bus back to town. Got off to walk down to, and through, the station to photograph the water feature in front which I'd been reminded of on This blog.
Station forecourt: there had been a short shower and the trees' shadows were still damp where the sun hadn't reached.
The water "feature" (eat your heart out Gardeners' World) really is terrific,
although I'm not sure it goes with the Victorian station building.
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| Behind the station there's something new: South Street Park. |
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| They've made some rather nice steel steps ... | |
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| ... and are creating what appears to be an ampitheatre. |
Onward and upward to Park Hill flats in search of the subject of Diane's blog.
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| Found it ... |
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| ... someone had fun tracing those letters with glass tubing, bet it looks great lit up. |
18 June 2011
If this is Saturday: it's gotta be Sheffield!
Full post, with pics, is here.
Bus (271) to Crystal Peaks, tram to town (Cathedral). Walk through town to Moorfoot. Bus "20A) to Graves Park. Walk round lakes & Animal Farm. Bus to Charter Row. Walk through Station to flats. Tram to Crystal Peaks, Bus to Worksop.
Well, I've just played with the partitioning on Lappy so I guess I might have a catastrophe any time.
Started by getting up late: pure idleness, I woke at about half past seven and snuggled down to be reawoken at about ten to nine by the alarm on my phone. The bus goes at 9:35 and there's one every 2 hours thereafter so RUSH!. Just time to buy a corned beef salad sarnie.
The 271 to Crystal peaks is magic. It goes Shireoaks, Thorpe Salvin, Harthill, Kiveton, Wales and Killamarsh. Normally I don't like long bus journeys but this one's always been attractive. From there it's tram to Sheffield centre.
Waterstones: Sue Hepworth was signing.
Being Saturday there was a wedding glut at the Town Hall and photogs in the Peace Gardens. Took some "funny" pics of the stainless balls with my reflection.
Down the Moor to catch the bus to Graves Park.
At the park, round the lakes, through the Animal farm and then back to the bus.
Got off to walk down to, and through, the station to photograph the water feature in front Which I'd been reminded of on Trevor's blog.
Behind the station there's something new: South Street Park. They've made some rather nice steel steps and are creating what appears to be an ampitheatre.
Went up in search of the subject of Diane's blog.
Tram to Crystal Peaks & bus home.
Photos to come
Bus (271) to Crystal Peaks, tram to town (Cathedral). Walk through town to Moorfoot. Bus "20A) to Graves Park. Walk round lakes & Animal Farm. Bus to Charter Row. Walk through Station to flats. Tram to Crystal Peaks, Bus to Worksop.
Well, I've just played with the partitioning on Lappy so I guess I might have a catastrophe any time.
Started by getting up late: pure idleness, I woke at about half past seven and snuggled down to be reawoken at about ten to nine by the alarm on my phone. The bus goes at 9:35 and there's one every 2 hours thereafter so RUSH!. Just time to buy a corned beef salad sarnie.
The 271 to Crystal peaks is magic. It goes Shireoaks, Thorpe Salvin, Harthill, Kiveton, Wales and Killamarsh. Normally I don't like long bus journeys but this one's always been attractive. From there it's tram to Sheffield centre.
Waterstones: Sue Hepworth was signing.
Being Saturday there was a wedding glut at the Town Hall and photogs in the Peace Gardens. Took some "funny" pics of the stainless balls with my reflection.
Down the Moor to catch the bus to Graves Park.
At the park, round the lakes, through the Animal farm and then back to the bus.
Got off to walk down to, and through, the station to photograph the water feature in front Which I'd been reminded of on Trevor's blog.
Behind the station there's something new: South Street Park. They've made some rather nice steel steps and are creating what appears to be an ampitheatre.
Went up in search of the subject of Diane's blog.
Tram to Crystal Peaks & bus home.
Photos to come
16 June 2011
Thursday: not a good day
Round the pond and then down to town & bus to Retford (after buying the Corned Beef salad sarnie, of course). Intended to get a bus to Clayworth but, while snapping the market, felt rain!. Now as someone said: I don't do rain! so bus back home.
Pics (on Flickr):
The middle grebes' nest is not obviously in use
A swan was being decorative at the top of the pond.
I played with one or two pics:
Masked multiply
Unsharp mask, colour saturation up & 40% multiply
Unsharp mask, colour saturation up & 40% multiply
And just a slideshow of Retford's Thursday market:
Pics (on Flickr):
The middle grebes' nest is not obviously in use
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A swan was being decorative at the top of the pond.
I played with one or two pics:
Masked multiply
Unsharp mask, colour saturation up & 40% multiply
Unsharp mask, colour saturation up & 40% multiply
And just a slideshow of Retford's Thursday market:
14 June 2011
Tuesday's gotta be a good day
A photo of mine's on the front page of Sheffield's Graves Park website.
Sunshine
CLUMBER!
Rough map. Today's pics on Flickr.
First: round the pond: the "middle" grebes are building a nest.
Just a sparrow
Bought small Pig Pie & a Corned Beef Salad sarnie at Birds the Butchers' Salad Bar. I'd already got my Robinsons' OJ packed.
Walk to Clumber via Sparken Hill & Windmill Lane following footpath at end of Wop College. Through golf course and onward following path to Hardwick Village.
Very official looking notice at Heron Hill Wood the essence of which was "keep out we're working". Only afterwards did I realise that I'd misread it: it wasn't a "Keep out" but advice that there might be "Keep Out" notices elsewhere.No matter: I went to places I'd not been before.
I walked up the road to Manton Lodge. Honeysuckle, birch woodland and flowery meadows …
… and down to the lake.
Swans with cygnets: fluffy little beings.
Loads of Tufted ducks on the lake and a whole crowd of swans.
Looking through the Photos I found something I hadn't seen at the time …
… a cormorant in the middle of the lake.
Loads of Canada goslings There is a creche in the shade of a tree in front of the cafe with a couple of dozen young guarded by five or six adults.
Wandered up to the Walled Garden with the intention of going in and snapping for the competition but, calamity, I hadn't enough cash! £3 to get in & I'd only £2.50! Shouldn't have bought the pie! Took a couple up the Cedar Avenue that might do.
Anyhow, walked back home via Cycle Route 6, Windmill Lane & Sparken Hill.
Got cash from m/c in town & bought cat food. Home to home: 6 hours.
Sunshine
CLUMBER!
Rough map. Today's pics on Flickr.
First: round the pond: the "middle" grebes are building a nest.
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| Caught them doing the dirty and then bringing reed to their new nest site. | |
Just a sparrow
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| Caught a swan through the bushes | |
Bought small Pig Pie & a Corned Beef Salad sarnie at Birds the Butchers' Salad Bar. I'd already got my Robinsons' OJ packed.
Walk to Clumber via Sparken Hill & Windmill Lane following footpath at end of Wop College. Through golf course and onward following path to Hardwick Village.
I walked up the road to Manton Lodge. Honeysuckle, birch woodland and flowery meadows …
… and down to the lake.
Swans with cygnets: fluffy little beings.
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| There's a grebe on the nest. | |
Loads of Tufted ducks on the lake and a whole crowd of swans.
Looking through the Photos I found something I hadn't seen at the time …
… a cormorant in the middle of the lake.
Loads of Canada goslings There is a creche in the shade of a tree in front of the cafe with a couple of dozen young guarded by five or six adults.
Wandered up to the Walled Garden with the intention of going in and snapping for the competition but, calamity, I hadn't enough cash! £3 to get in & I'd only £2.50! Shouldn't have bought the pie! Took a couple up the Cedar Avenue that might do.
Got cash from m/c in town & bought cat food. Home to home: 6 hours.
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