Great to be home

Crisp morning, sun shining, birds singing and a proper car: it’s good to be home.

Park City slopes

Part of the “Ski Team Mountainzone” on Park City Mountain:

Park City slopes

The weather was rough this morning, so we went snow-shoeing up a mountain: a good walk and I’m ready for some thicker air.

Disney at work in the garden

A photo failed to convey the Disney-like scene in our garden: half a dozen each of squirrels and wood pigeons; red kites overhead; a pair of male robins (fighting); a jay; magpies; a squadron of jackdaws; a pair of blackbirds; some kind of large crow watching from a tree; and countless tits, which was nice.

A red kite - image courtesy of Wikipedia.org

We still lack hedgehogs, badgers, foxes and deer, but who knows?

Free at last! (of the beard/moustache)

The Bombardiers raised over £3000 in the end, by the time the employees’ sponsorship is matched by Lehman Brothers (!) and the gift aid is added, I guess we’ll be somewhere over £6000 for Everyman. Good work :-D

Free at last:

Free!

Red kites

We have a pair of red kites over the house very often at the moment. Beautiful in the evening sunshine.

First frost of 07/08

This morning, the first frost of the winter. Thank goodness for heated grips :p

Canary Wharf in the fog

South from 25 Bank St

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Perseid meteor shower

Beth and I lounged in the garden last night watching the meteor shower. Saw about 5 metors each.

Don’t miss the next one.

The water has receded, but there’s still chaos

With the A420 closed, people are trying to get through Shrivenham. There was quite a significant flood on this route too this morning.

July flooding – missing the Northolt Summer Ball

Just took the KTM out to examine the driving conditions. It’s Biblical.

The A420 is closed where it bypasses the village – haven’t checked it out, yet – so people seem to be heading off into the minor roads in the region of Faringdon and Lechlade. This turns out to be a Bad Idea.

Flooded field near Lechlade, July 2007

I rode to Highworth for fuel, then out to Lechlade, though Buscot to Faringdon and home. There’s quite a river, 8 inches perhaps, running across the road between Watchfield and Shrivenham. Highworth is ok on the hill. The floods from Inglesham through Buscot are spectacular.

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