Lord of All He Surveys . . .

Martin is still working away a fair bit - but he does get to see some sights - even in work:

This fine fellow had positioned himself on top of one of the post vans - nobody was sure where he'd come from - there isn't a nearby body of water - maybe this looked like a good vantage point from which to find one . . .

Peacocks in Powis

Few days off - mostly doing gardening stuff, but did manage a day out to Welshpool, including a visit to Powis Castle.





Quick tour of the gardens, but as the weather wasn't at its best didn't linger and moved on to the Castle.  Still managed to get a couple of good shots of the local peacock population mind you - posed beautifully!

Fly by . . .

Is it a bird?  No it's a plane . . .

Makes a change from GarageCam, and feathered fly-bys.

Bit of a lucky shot mind you - captured with Martin's camera phone - think it's probably a Hercules . . .

Home Alone

New working arrangements have stationed Martin in Weston-Super-Mare for a few days, which has left me home alone - although I am being sent some very nice pictures of the Somerset coast!

Grand Tour

With Martin traversing the country for work, I took a few days off to join him on his Grand Tour.

First stop Newcastle . . . monumental historic buildings, stunning modern architecture and the bridges over the Tyne:

Add to that the opportunity to catch up with an old friend, a vampire rabbit (really!), and the Angel of the North, and Newcastle is a city to go back to.

Off the clock, we moved on from Newcastle en route to family in East Anglia.

Stopped off at Whitby - where we found a great cafe (Sherlocks) for lunch - walked up to the Abbey - and generally took in the sights.

Couple of days then catching up with family - including a trip out to Kings Lynn (which has some great old buildings reflecting its past as a major medieval port):

All in all a nice few days away . . .

It's a Monster . . .

Well now it's underway our local Tesco / M&S development is growing like Topsy:

Or as put in an overheard passing comment . . .  'It's a Monster!'

SNOW!

Can't say it lasted for long - first (and probably only) snow we'll see this year . . .