Archives for August 2010

Cloudy Welsh Sky

Welsh Cloud

May you always be able to see the clouds in your sky.

Trust the National Trust

trust the national trust

Welsh Hike

view from sugar loaf

dry stone wall

elsie

A super duper camp-and-hike in the Welsh Hills with Martin, Martin, David & Elsie.

welsh ponies

And some ponies.

trig point

We totalled 28k horizontal and 1.06k vertical. Pausing at the trig point on Sugar Loaf…

sugar loaf mountain

…to watch an incoming squall soak the tourists.

brew time

Tea half way round was only surpassed…

storm kettle

…by amazing storm kettle powered tea back at camp.
Followed by some beer.

Great w’end. Thanks Guys.

Mountain

Mountain

Griff does mountains. First Episode: Wales!

Wedding of the year

Sarah and Noel

A fantastic day celebrating with Sarah and Noel, first at St Mary’s Parish Church, Hampton

St Marys University College

and at St Mary’s University College afterwards.

Getting into trouble

…where the garden art was extremely realistic.

Swallowed by the ferns

swallowed by the ferns

F strides deep into the ferns exploring

Not sure which way to go

which path

So just follow the sign. Which sign?

tree jump balance

F jumping

H balancing - almost

Parked right outside the front door

Union Jack Mini

Someone trying to tell me something….
…or a welcome home from the neighbourhood.

[Notice how that >>u<< crept back in there?]

Path

path

The path to the Kinecroft.

Thames Barge

thames barge

On the River Thames along which I’ve been known to wonder in the general direction of the office.

Mum and Fay

mum and fay

In mum’s beautiful garden.

The Wii Generation

The Wii Generation

Beaut

Amelie

My walk to work

walk to work

I don’t (yet!) walk all the way to work, but sometimes I skip the shuttle and take the Thames Path instead.

This is the bridge that provides a crossing for the Kennet & Avon Canal.

Oh, and Bing UK does OS mapping. Sweet !

Away in Devon with the Cousins

Amelie

Felix

Beautiful A & F (with help from Granny) hosted our away weekend in Devon

Rope Swing

with excursions to River Dart Country Park
(where it was Max H, but not the Max H, that we spied)

Budleigh Salterton

and Budleigh Salterton .

finn stone throwing technique

harvey stone throwing technique

The boys mastered their stone throwing techniques…

Furry Friend

…and Ewok got into all sorts of places that he probably shouldn’t have been.