Birthday Girls

Ah, t'is always good to be surrounded by lovely girls on a birthday.
Marie of France, Lara of Germany, Hannah of England (L to R)
even better they drink pints :)

the glass is half-full.

drinking games!

London - A Grand Day Out

Shiney monuments.
Deckchairs: a great British tradition.
Diving for coins in a fountain: a great British tradition?

Juan ~ el trobador

cerveza & whiskey & cerveza.
luego juan cantando.
si, resaca de cojones el dia despues.

last evening & morn ~ cumbria

strange beauty of light for sunset.

the next morn, look careful... a whirlwind/tornado half formed winding out of the clouds

Playing daddies!

Me and Sandra, bestest maths~mate
with hazel on hip, Laura being a mummy's girl.
hmm, may have to try this daddy thing one day, i think i look the part!!

Hay moon

July new moon!

St.Begas, Bassethwaite Lake & Wythop hills

a last stroll about a piece of Cumbria i love!

6 Brampton Benchwarmers & 1 bench

Abbey road?

The Testimonial ~ the teams

the Temprano card

Garner was not allowed to play until he signed the card.

Teammates suitably impressed afterwards

the penalty shootout

guess who missed!

brampton benchwarmers ~ final thoughts

back row : Garner - Casey - Paul - Temprano - Byer's bro - Deans - Byers

squatters: John - Karl Dahl Sandersson - Riggs

final game

Temprano in an emotional last game scores the winning goal - a screamer! - 2-1 Result!!

thus mid table respectability ~ 8th

http://www.astro-soccer-sixes.co.uk/area.php?area=2

between Grisedale & Allonby

A grand day out with a good friend ~ Vicky. A sunday. The sun returns after two weeks of wind and rain.

Castles of clouds!

traquair house

off to an auld Catholic laird's house.

longest inhabited house in Scotland, they say.

http://www.traquair.co.uk/

Edinburgh museum

If it's too wet, a museum always helps.

Some exotic~ Moa of N. Zealand. long done.

An armada 'treasure' chest & intricate lock mechanism.

Some taxidermy.

A victorian roof.

An eternal truth