13th February photo

Todays photo is in the 'what am I reading' category and is The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maughan. I am halfway through it at the moment and it seems ok. It is set in the 1930's and tells of the consequences of a young wife who had an affair with a man much more interesting and loving than her husband - I wonder what the outcome will be for Kitty - at the moment she is in a Cholera infested town in a remote part of China - where her husband is perhaps hoping that she will catch cholera and die, as he has not forgiven her for her sins.

I bought Eleanor the DVD of the book for Christmas so I may ask to borrow it when I have finished reading this.

Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin here in Shrewsbury. His father was the local Doctor and Darwin spent his childhood here - going to school at the Old Shrewsbury School - now our library. He left Shrewsbury when he went off to university at Cambridge and Edinburgh and then his important trip on HMS Beagle. Therefore I think it is fitting that today's photograph reflects Darwin's importance.

This is a plaque that has been placed outside his old school.

This plaque has been placed outside St Chads church - which I find rather surprising as Darwin's theories dismantled all the Churches thinking and beliefs on the creation etc.

11th February photo

These are the December 2008 geocoins sent to me (rather late) from the Geocoin collectors club direct from the USA.

I have an order of 2 coins each month. They were late this month because they tried a new method and we ended up with these fantastic coins with a lovely rugged edge. They are made from Pewter and have lovely red enamelling. They are called 'fear no cache' and on the back says 'how will you be remembered?' I hope I will be remembered as a kind & loving person.

been out geocaching bright and early today..

I went out with a friend this morning to introduce her to the delights of geocaching. We took an easy stroll behind Percy Throwers garden centre but ended up covered in mud! Anyway she really enjoyed the thrill of finding the hidden caches and can't wait to get a GPS so she and her family can start discovering more of the outdoors and geocaching themselves.

I have chosen a photo of Sue as my photo of the day.

Bournemouth - part 2

Sunday was a beautiful sunny day - so we made the most of it by geocaching all day - we must have walked miles - we were shattered by the evening so we had a fabulous Chinese meal - eaten with chopsticks and an early night. We did caches along East Cliff into Boscombe, Bournemouth Gardens and then into Meryick Park.

I like all these photos so not really sure which one to choose as my photo of the day.

Either this one of me - which tells the story of where we are or:-

This lovely one of my favourite art galleries ever - The Russell Cotes gallery & Museum - but it does not show that we are at the sea side or:-This gorgeous one of Steven on the beach or:-The view from East Cliff looking over to the pier or:-this one of the sea (i think this will be the one)Can't use this one of me (thank goodness as it has to be in landscape orientation) but I am pleased with it - I am really enjoying playing with this 50mm lens - even Steven managed to get a nice blurry background.

We have been to Bournemouth!

Steven & I have been away for a few days to Bournemouth and we have had a lovely time. Right up until the last minute we were umming and ahhing wheter to go or not because of the snow - I am so glad we did because we had fab weather Saturday and Sunday - just Monday was rainy but no snow.
On Saturday afternoon, Steven went to see Shrewsbury Town play Bournemouth at football - Shrewsbury lost miserably. So I took myself off to the New Forest walking and geocaching. I am ashamed to say that in the 24 years we have holidayed in Bournemouth we have never been to the New Forest - geocaching soon put that right. I loved it and am determined to go back again. Most of the photos are of trees - not surprisingly - but I have chosen this one (above)as my photo of the day and to put in my album.

7th February photo - more sweets!

Today's photo is in the 'sweets' category and show some liquorice giant flyers. They are tubes of liquorice filled with sherbet and I love them. My MIL used to buy me a large box each Christmas ( which I did have to share!) but she can't get them anymore so I have to make do with just 5 at a time now.