Today's photo is a beautiful flower - but I am not sure what it is. I think it is a camellia - but forgive me if I am wrong. My neighbour has a huge bush covered with tons of these gorgeous flowers and another neighbour has a lovely magnolia tree which is just about to burst into flower - so expect another nature shot coming very soon.Monday, 30 March 2009
30th March photo - not sure what it is though!
Today's photo is a beautiful flower - but I am not sure what it is. I think it is a camellia - but forgive me if I am wrong. My neighbour has a huge bush covered with tons of these gorgeous flowers and another neighbour has a lovely magnolia tree which is just about to burst into flower - so expect another nature shot coming very soon.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
29th march 2009 - sunset
Today's photo was actually taken yesterday evening and I have taken quite a few today that would do for FOTD, but I just could not quite let go of this one and wanted to use it. So I am allowing myself a bit of licence here!
Steven & I went to the caravan yesterday afternoon - just when I thought I was going to have a quiet day! and this photo was taken in the evening outside our caravan door watching the sunset - it was beautiful. The black expanse in the front is the sea, but in the photos where you can see the waves etc - the effects of the sun and clouds are not as dramatic.
Here are a couple of photos taken today - which I would have otherwise used.
A hill I climbed in Aberystwyth today - I am not so in love with this one as it was very very steep and I could not find the geocache at the top of it anyway!! It still looks nice though!
Steven & I went to the caravan yesterday afternoon - just when I thought I was going to have a quiet day! and this photo was taken in the evening outside our caravan door watching the sunset - it was beautiful. The black expanse in the front is the sea, but in the photos where you can see the waves etc - the effects of the sun and clouds are not as dramatic.Here are a couple of photos taken today - which I would have otherwise used.
My beloved mountains.
A hill I climbed in Aberystwyth today - I am not so in love with this one as it was very very steep and I could not find the geocache at the top of it anyway!! It still looks nice though!Saturday, 28 March 2009
28th march photo - trig point
I was lying in bed this morning trying to think what I could take as my photo of today - but not coming up with much inspiration. So got up and as is my usual routine in the morning switched the computer on and logged on to geocaching.com only to find that a new cache had been released on a local hill. It is a virtual cache - which means there is no box to find - but you have to have your photo taken to prove you have been there - so there it was POTD decided!
The cache is on Earls Hill Pontsbury we we went walking on New Years Day - then it was covered with snow and there were no views - so it was nice to see it looking greener today and with lovely views all around.
So it is now 11 o'clock and I have already done a pretty steep hill walk, logged & blogged! So I can take it easy for the rest of the day now ( if I just ignore all the housework)
The cache is on Earls Hill Pontsbury we we went walking on New Years Day - then it was covered with snow and there were no views - so it was nice to see it looking greener today and with lovely views all around.
So it is now 11 o'clock and I have already done a pretty steep hill walk, logged & blogged! So I can take it easy for the rest of the day now ( if I just ignore all the housework)
Friday, 27 March 2009
27th March photo - vinyl revival
Steven & I have recently dug out our huge collection of LP's and Northern Soul singles. The turntable was just sat there in the study not being used so we felt it was about time it was. So this photo of a vinyl record is my photo for the day.
My LP's are old sloppy ones Diana Ross and the Supremes and Marvin Gaye etc, whereas Steven's are the likes of David Bowie etc. Its lovely to hear my old records again (not Stevens!) and its making me feel very nostalgic. We were always very precious about our vinyl, so they are all in very good condition, so the sound quality is good.
I don't mind turning the LP's over after 20 minutes or so to play the other side - but the Northern Soul singles are a pain because often they only last 2 minutes or so. They remind of a time in my youth though, when Steven & I could dance the night away at a Northern Soul all nighter. We have never lost our love of Northern Soul and still have it on in the car or on CD's - the poor children were reared on it and know practically all the words to all the songs! Liam seems to enjoy it the most.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
26th March photo - bizarre Shropshire inhabitants!
Well I thought I had an idea what today's photo would be as I was out geocaching with a friend. Perhaps me or Pat holding a cache or landscape or something like that - but no - today's photo is a pack of Llamas and Alpacas!! Bizarre I know!
We were driving to the first cache when we came upon this field full of funny furry animals - so we had to stop and investigate and yep - Llamas and Alpacas they were - so this just had to become my photo of the day. What with these and the ostriches - that I could not photograph last week (no SD card) - I am coming to the conclusion that Shropshire has some very strange inhabitants!
After this little delay to the start of our day out - it actually turned out to be very successful - 2 hill climbs and 2 finds!
First we climbed Black Radley Hill and found the cache under a lone Monkey Puzzle tree on the side of the hill - how did that get there - perhaps another funny Shropshire thing.
Then as the weather was so nice we ventured to the bigger neighbouring hill Heath Mynd at 1483 feet. It was a bit of a slog as there was no proper footpath so we had to clamber over heather and bracken to the top - but when we got there we were rewarded with gorgeous views all around - made the climb up totally worth it.
It was very windy on the top which made taking photos rather tricky - I am clinging on for dear life here - having just scrambled over rocks etc in the 10 second delay on my camera - must buy a new remote for it.
We were driving to the first cache when we came upon this field full of funny furry animals - so we had to stop and investigate and yep - Llamas and Alpacas they were - so this just had to become my photo of the day. What with these and the ostriches - that I could not photograph last week (no SD card) - I am coming to the conclusion that Shropshire has some very strange inhabitants! After this little delay to the start of our day out - it actually turned out to be very successful - 2 hill climbs and 2 finds!First we climbed Black Radley Hill and found the cache under a lone Monkey Puzzle tree on the side of the hill - how did that get there - perhaps another funny Shropshire thing.Then as the weather was so nice we ventured to the bigger neighbouring hill Heath Mynd at 1483 feet. It was a bit of a slog as there was no proper footpath so we had to clamber over heather and bracken to the top - but when we got there we were rewarded with gorgeous views all around - made the climb up totally worth it.It was very windy on the top which made taking photos rather tricky - I am clinging on for dear life here - having just scrambled over rocks etc in the 10 second delay on my camera - must buy a new remote for it.Too blowy to even pose for a shot!
Geocaching around Llanymanech
I had a day out geocaching around Llanymanech yesterday. Half of the town is in England and the other half is in Wales - which causes great problems to them because sometimes it can get quite political, as they have to wait for Welsh ambulances when an English one is right there and vice versa and the Welsh Assembly give away more things free than the English government!!
Anyway it was a delightful place to visit - but I had a very disappointing day - caching way - because I had 3 DNF ( did not find) caches!! I am sure they were all there - Just that I could not find them.
Llanymanech Heritage & wild life parks were very interesting and they had lots of information boards explaining - how the history of mining and industry have shaped the landscape.
These are the tracks going down the hill to carry the lime.
And this is the person in charge of the brakes!!!
This is the view from the top of Llanymanech heritage park over the town and leading to the Briedens. On top of the hill is Rodneys Pillar - thats my next challenge - to climb up to that - I have been waiting for some good weather to do this one so I can make the most of the views from the top of it.
25th March photo - the Grand
Well I got my theatre shot - its not brill but I will use it as my photo of the day because I want my album to be a record of where I have been, what I have done and who I have shared the year with.
Swan Lake was a feast for the eyes and ears. The dancers were gorgeous, the costumes and set a delight and the music just beautiful. Steven had booked fab seats - on the front row of the balcony, so we sat mesmerised. One strange thing though - only half the cast came out for a bow at the end - perhaps the others couldn't be bothered to wait and had gone home early!!
Swan Lake was a feast for the eyes and ears. The dancers were gorgeous, the costumes and set a delight and the music just beautiful. Steven had booked fab seats - on the front row of the balcony, so we sat mesmerised. One strange thing though - only half the cast came out for a bow at the end - perhaps the others couldn't be bothered to wait and had gone home early!!
