tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53390384446431448472024-02-02T02:49:56.505+00:001,000 WORDS A DAYA picture paints . . .Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-29096071168632207402010-06-11T21:34:00.001+01:002010-06-11T21:36:08.754+01:00I've Moved!From today you'll find my daily photo posting in a new, bigger, better and more beautiful place!<div><br /></div><div>Just click<a href="http://1000wordsaday.aminus3.com/"> HERE</a></div><div><br /></div><div>See you all there. . . </div>Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-3449792324971095182010-06-08T07:48:00.003+01:002010-06-08T07:59:34.758+01:00Euphorbia palustris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta55-uZk27CVp4aixIgteSMvEVR8vNinQnooy6ixsXnHZgBspRG-Ij0v5HD9BLMRtnmZR9vjV0ymUENVWlN_1LIYPne_0oJoGR1w966VM_5bL10k1L7EQyHdBrOtwh23JRhnuZulJ_W8/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta55-uZk27CVp4aixIgteSMvEVR8vNinQnooy6ixsXnHZgBspRG-Ij0v5HD9BLMRtnmZR9vjV0ymUENVWlN_1LIYPne_0oJoGR1w966VM_5bL10k1L7EQyHdBrOtwh23JRhnuZulJ_W8/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480293822591020066" border="0" /></a><br />Continuing with flowers one of the many Euphorbias and in this case a bug which I think is a soldier beetle.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-46732064496677367352010-06-06T22:04:00.003+01:002010-06-06T22:10:38.727+01:00Common Broom, Cystisus scoparius<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iWqL9g3vf51wctKdhLf2Y0JKlbUPP7fBTapoGQliRanyJ4tCFCptaJsuZxwyxRnh-KThYw2Bm5S2Cy-S131mrV-C-uVw-NS-s0uD6lSScesjFZEEVxBD9oEFBiKeivtF-s_XJ6s4iBY/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iWqL9g3vf51wctKdhLf2Y0JKlbUPP7fBTapoGQliRanyJ4tCFCptaJsuZxwyxRnh-KThYw2Bm5S2Cy-S131mrV-C-uVw-NS-s0uD6lSScesjFZEEVxBD9oEFBiKeivtF-s_XJ6s4iBY/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479771031878284002" border="0" /></a><br />The broom is a fantastic colour at this time of the year and even although half of this one died in the winter the half that survived has managed a super show of flowers.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-32506386237144112772010-06-02T10:08:00.003+01:002010-06-02T10:15:04.503+01:00Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc22JT-3sRprZlnXzzvIDo_3yJO6KmzvcMIdTcG9K35m1Geoag1XCglzz44d8UNtuVSzWKx97HORGv5bgR_9hFWMaY5XVCWPta2VXpnp0vnugb5EH4f003va3lUfDeRKhwXQCFT_nW_1o/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc22JT-3sRprZlnXzzvIDo_3yJO6KmzvcMIdTcG9K35m1Geoag1XCglzz44d8UNtuVSzWKx97HORGv5bgR_9hFWMaY5XVCWPta2VXpnp0vnugb5EH4f003va3lUfDeRKhwXQCFT_nW_1o/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478102270965760114" border="0" /></a><br />Another beautiful evening that makes it a pleasure to be in the garden. This plant was true to it's name it literally glowed in the late evening sun.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-14057096348799924292010-05-22T21:21:00.004+01:002010-05-22T21:30:12.311+01:00Azalea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbsxlQCgL0HfbMjzNpAcNzboar_SOV97t_u8tnx65BjXHQ3ZQJZp2qiVzZSH_MDHjyU9nCKQCqcV0FzkpMzXjwkYIdJVCZEJX8vj2XaIU3L7aGQZzO5OMY0d9wz1TY3q1aNSkkg3DbRk/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbsxlQCgL0HfbMjzNpAcNzboar_SOV97t_u8tnx65BjXHQ3ZQJZp2qiVzZSH_MDHjyU9nCKQCqcV0FzkpMzXjwkYIdJVCZEJX8vj2XaIU3L7aGQZzO5OMY0d9wz1TY3q1aNSkkg3DbRk/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474194353114531538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpRavMxGOAMNW4IKd9UyGFCD6lfsO2_hpq8U5ZeCl5yZVu-Zg4x347HrTngpyRPI9iriYXrM5N05zgPNTE6IYcRVblnQzoVA-6nhemlJrJAwK591pGljJWGYM8kPX4Dpg_CAOIC-UZiw/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpRavMxGOAMNW4IKd9UyGFCD6lfsO2_hpq8U5ZeCl5yZVu-Zg4x347HrTngpyRPI9iriYXrM5N05zgPNTE6IYcRVblnQzoVA-6nhemlJrJAwK591pGljJWGYM8kPX4Dpg_CAOIC-UZiw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474193915054922738" border="0" /></a><br />A stunning night, the light was fantastic and it was warm with hardly a breeze, often fantastic light in Scotland but it is usually quite cool by 19.30 and normally a definite breeze if not a gale blowing.<br /><br />I only had time to grab my small camera which was to hand before the light changed.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-65815196075260739902010-05-18T06:54:00.003+01:002010-05-18T07:08:52.381+01:00Hawaii in the Outer Hebrides<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMhMtuFOYe0SP_XhG5xfC6ai9RZvNmEB1ySKAVX6AkpMthNlBF7JMgd49NZMLpupa9wq964EeMH738LYakAQ_MOcueNbG86KzbDnV5YrKkdsKIW9-Ey2HxUQq92SfJ8fpAZJFR3peivQ/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMhMtuFOYe0SP_XhG5xfC6ai9RZvNmEB1ySKAVX6AkpMthNlBF7JMgd49NZMLpupa9wq964EeMH738LYakAQ_MOcueNbG86KzbDnV5YrKkdsKIW9-Ey2HxUQq92SfJ8fpAZJFR3peivQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472488026453988594" border="0" /></a><br />We did not see any one on this stunning beach on Harris, how different they would be if the weather was like the South of England never mind Hawaii. We were priviledged that day!Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-17815834329577982852010-05-17T08:05:00.003+01:002010-05-17T08:09:19.608+01:00Fulmar, St Kilda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjPbiWZ_9WjmRxHV3KRFvPSp3lQQav6QUKnVMskvQ-ANimZUaI5X3pJ5EgJspkfZPS999bUVs-K5pzn7M-e2r4v7YH6_aonjGF8YdMyLw-JoA82495Gg6fydNpyaip2c5EoeBSB4XS_M/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjPbiWZ_9WjmRxHV3KRFvPSp3lQQav6QUKnVMskvQ-ANimZUaI5X3pJ5EgJspkfZPS999bUVs-K5pzn7M-e2r4v7YH6_aonjGF8YdMyLw-JoA82495Gg6fydNpyaip2c5EoeBSB4XS_M/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472132585890044194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTU9tvpdHivMfQ40ArPdGc8RpWflemJ2bCIIUbfvBeagG-IEpFNfUbme09XBslVWhFMAZqUm0wZhYmnHHVLwZOViF_nSGB5TbkGq9r2KG1LG5bXP2l5LtdVLV5s75Jhe4KXn5aeQHcvo/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTU9tvpdHivMfQ40ArPdGc8RpWflemJ2bCIIUbfvBeagG-IEpFNfUbme09XBslVWhFMAZqUm0wZhYmnHHVLwZOViF_nSGB5TbkGq9r2KG1LG5bXP2l5LtdVLV5s75Jhe4KXn5aeQHcvo/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472132438489668258" border="0" /></a><br />Related to the albatross these birds looked great in flight but I was too much of a wimp and didn't like hanging over the cliff, so never got a decent shot.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-77156887048878519882010-05-16T11:24:00.002+01:002010-05-16T11:28:54.613+01:00Guillimots, Outer Hebrides<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs16s_jW2NugStRSPwoA0u_43BjEKhRQs85nxMI0UbotcsPinYAuVIg1TpVqajo6UJC2D-VxW0a0wNZEWyqGeM2L5vFSNEZo95kzzu3R6GnZ5E3maD_wCl56diIAw0_CSRd5iRN2EEFw/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs16s_jW2NugStRSPwoA0u_43BjEKhRQs85nxMI0UbotcsPinYAuVIg1TpVqajo6UJC2D-VxW0a0wNZEWyqGeM2L5vFSNEZo95kzzu3R6GnZ5E3maD_wCl56diIAw0_CSRd5iRN2EEFw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471812802885201682" border="0" /></a><br />More pictures from the Stacs this time guillimots, the noise and smell is unbelievable. One girl on the boat learnt the very hard way that one should always keep ones mouth shut when looking up at the birds!Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-71324061651008764992010-05-15T08:08:00.004+01:002010-05-15T08:16:56.646+01:00Gannets on St Kilda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhWXqnLDZ_tRgRhIzvvuqUzDrPvR2v-57fDISlfSEVpqPqm-3PGKbNC2J5BTZTY1G2bj_7oQneGtNJy8dzY3AkbSBNLfSYaxe1L0AUEZR6su2MmzZnp_CS8eHRO_AaFkZGiO_nEeLeOU/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhWXqnLDZ_tRgRhIzvvuqUzDrPvR2v-57fDISlfSEVpqPqm-3PGKbNC2J5BTZTY1G2bj_7oQneGtNJy8dzY3AkbSBNLfSYaxe1L0AUEZR6su2MmzZnp_CS8eHRO_AaFkZGiO_nEeLeOU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471392318254062466" border="0" /></a><br />From Harris we took the most amazing trip to St Kilda, four small islands in the Atlantic. Off the main St Kilda island is Boreray and huge rock pillars known as the Stacs teaming with bird colonies, a twitchers paradise.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-12722794334014273902010-05-14T16:55:00.004+01:002010-05-14T17:01:10.256+01:00Having a Bad Hair Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4m6z1iLAHrDMpwPrpstj3yygLw1I7QE3UUvgqH_hnbwSRj6mixchUOCl4XtgQ3OiR_BvpPyDrGgIjP4W1Ejs5PWOE1HCDvMxN5MHz0WAoRiL9ziKnB1mxhO37qyP0T84LweoOleFnlM/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4m6z1iLAHrDMpwPrpstj3yygLw1I7QE3UUvgqH_hnbwSRj6mixchUOCl4XtgQ3OiR_BvpPyDrGgIjP4W1Ejs5PWOE1HCDvMxN5MHz0WAoRiL9ziKnB1mxhO37qyP0T84LweoOleFnlM/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471156372121556610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8byCtsqLY8P46jCXO2bu4hwxlD1MrSnuznyZxGwd63c1urFb_1P9MxnGEpHFylzaEL7FszkbOZ-Zi9InPPeChIWVyHyFSU-H07bED3yYf7iIJaMt19UKZsvLTCEw35oSQ46Ki2CC6XcA/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8byCtsqLY8P46jCXO2bu4hwxlD1MrSnuznyZxGwd63c1urFb_1P9MxnGEpHFylzaEL7FszkbOZ-Zi9InPPeChIWVyHyFSU-H07bED3yYf7iIJaMt19UKZsvLTCEw35oSQ46Ki2CC6XcA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471156185384888226" border="0" /></a><br />Continuing with Harris and an animal theme, I just loved this highland cowChristine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-12444162555505630912010-05-13T10:47:00.005+01:002010-05-13T11:00:02.106+01:00Island Sheep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XZ5Y0qDwOh6GmQHRUWTt6_rWwXoj2P_WSPEPwVwhc9ynrpy-4ANZyMOJXlCE9uYxq0XaAQz0gP9CCDvapYDSIuE6YIYBnVzSdKTQyIfbbqzM7XrH2DBzqAlgBLRsfaM7YWR2uH3ZeGo/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XZ5Y0qDwOh6GmQHRUWTt6_rWwXoj2P_WSPEPwVwhc9ynrpy-4ANZyMOJXlCE9uYxq0XaAQz0gP9CCDvapYDSIuE6YIYBnVzSdKTQyIfbbqzM7XrH2DBzqAlgBLRsfaM7YWR2uH3ZeGo/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470692174543439954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLTtDP6Fjktoc95qUETB6hFm_npYF-HIpnvtuXhazDKkBxLv_r9j53R0I4RPRiRmsSKGnkkS5hdKXekZaWrRlPYha0Uo52JXSh4ErajZxSSRz-EhsklnqtF89zX_E8d91yggzQ52dKVU/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLTtDP6Fjktoc95qUETB6hFm_npYF-HIpnvtuXhazDKkBxLv_r9j53R0I4RPRiRmsSKGnkkS5hdKXekZaWrRlPYha0Uo52JXSh4ErajZxSSRz-EhsklnqtF89zX_E8d91yggzQ52dKVU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470691659277772754" border="0" /></a><br />Just had a lovely week on Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Loads of photo opportunities and yes I have loads of photos of sheep!Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-37427691651162817132010-04-24T21:01:00.002+01:002010-04-24T21:05:38.449+01:00Lobelia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Se8yxY11ROCD3p8DudY0uKu8A2pMbdeRFaR3H4m4YKf4RgYBqoUVw3KyoZs86KXoq33B5Q_a2yMxKtaerob9ggL0wraJRNJzvfP4i8A1qLW1xYBTdE-sCDN5unuCeuRXQT-rhrOBmDo/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Se8yxY11ROCD3p8DudY0uKu8A2pMbdeRFaR3H4m4YKf4RgYBqoUVw3KyoZs86KXoq33B5Q_a2yMxKtaerob9ggL0wraJRNJzvfP4i8A1qLW1xYBTdE-sCDN5unuCeuRXQT-rhrOBmDo/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463797635199968098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrkdOd0Lj3T6GxqXGc7PuYoQovxta4SiEzOu0cnQat5cvwY7tjuydSELm2o9F1k_uapoyi2k87aO8trrlbDlaqBPa4M-8GlNmcPpJoO_DVUBldtzqpRpz6QhnLKlUCkymgE32awdXXg0/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrkdOd0Lj3T6GxqXGc7PuYoQovxta4SiEzOu0cnQat5cvwY7tjuydSELm2o9F1k_uapoyi2k87aO8trrlbDlaqBPa4M-8GlNmcPpJoO_DVUBldtzqpRpz6QhnLKlUCkymgE32awdXXg0/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463797407098415410" border="0" /></a><br />An amazing trailing plant which manages to grow in the smallest creviceChristine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-87457618323801320502010-04-12T20:35:00.005+01:002010-04-12T20:45:01.114+01:00A Newt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0UUscJyDi4b4sf3Tc8pXg0p3X3_I5NktuaWBxdNTy5mo986jzbAY654858wHxiipNdVHsTtgc_or8Ew7zB6ZbeLFlDVI78Y1CAQ-v5QDCuKXYy7zyiz7h5EYjXcUmCcSFUQWhS15wR4/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0UUscJyDi4b4sf3Tc8pXg0p3X3_I5NktuaWBxdNTy5mo986jzbAY654858wHxiipNdVHsTtgc_or8Ew7zB6ZbeLFlDVI78Y1CAQ-v5QDCuKXYy7zyiz7h5EYjXcUmCcSFUQWhS15wR4/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459338962709327890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHnvrxpuz0KqLoBj6JYkzQLVihGuX0_F0mQIvd0yIBnWO6wjCCrUkvi3_kiAjS1ticxu8ru1p5xnaw0bhOfMHnNghgk64bHaF-4c5SPlx8_Tll_B0mXtoxk6bqSgPH15MPOima8dckIQ/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHnvrxpuz0KqLoBj6JYkzQLVihGuX0_F0mQIvd0yIBnWO6wjCCrUkvi3_kiAjS1ticxu8ru1p5xnaw0bhOfMHnNghgk64bHaF-4c5SPlx8_Tll_B0mXtoxk6bqSgPH15MPOima8dckIQ/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459338050854454738" border="0" /></a><br />Our pond is full of newts but they are really camera shy and would not play ball. I got a lot of shots of just a tail. I will try for better photographs another day, patience!Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-12216158750743682442010-04-11T08:03:00.004+01:002010-04-11T08:15:21.989+01:00Water Bug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7lMP7J54sv2gpXCplfORU-mMzySzZbxmNiR3VQggzaidFcfs2I5B3LjAmjQieBT-fWUECgjyBgnCkUPO7EpgxsJfznmEAQYja2YwAAU28C9C31RSTnh5GswZvUN2F7ilfAK0rajS4Xg/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7lMP7J54sv2gpXCplfORU-mMzySzZbxmNiR3VQggzaidFcfs2I5B3LjAmjQieBT-fWUECgjyBgnCkUPO7EpgxsJfznmEAQYja2YwAAU28C9C31RSTnh5GswZvUN2F7ilfAK0rajS4Xg/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458775068564507618" border="0" /></a><br />Our pond is full of frog spawn and tadpoles which are just little black bits with no legs at this stage, you can see billions of them underneath the bug. I love the way the way these bugs skim across the water, I thought they were called water boatman but have discovered they are not so now on the quest to discover what they are.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-71131705447348342052010-04-10T10:03:00.004+01:002010-04-10T10:18:30.451+01:00Path To Heaven<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZkC1Y1LGJtLKGpCBx6EFza191Njg9pT-E3LpQZsHNQr1ImzGs86SqCGuSI63_yeZxjmRdEcgk_SwCVJVQ-OPquqOAL7rdQwLcxkzSPCHm1yd49FM_x-LuzhFvevPNH7e-4WrlCE598U/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZkC1Y1LGJtLKGpCBx6EFza191Njg9pT-E3LpQZsHNQr1ImzGs86SqCGuSI63_yeZxjmRdEcgk_SwCVJVQ-OPquqOAL7rdQwLcxkzSPCHm1yd49FM_x-LuzhFvevPNH7e-4WrlCE598U/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458433848091997714" border="0" /></a><br />Not "Three Steps to Heaven" as in the song by Eddie Cochran, which reached number one in the charts a month after he died......info courtesy of Mr H, but a path to heaven.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-30982688619616416562010-04-07T08:23:00.005+01:002010-04-07T08:40:58.753+01:00Field Fare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABgxbrc3X_44n2ejP31X3nOBt4gMKf-PHctHIbS4abuT7lBn08orE7cQhczqFQVmfIrseMdh6aRASuQYuNKgKA873YF0-IPFE5FIT5IUZXQhWCWYizEUnLdkR2WH0A146y7hp8-zRxEE/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABgxbrc3X_44n2ejP31X3nOBt4gMKf-PHctHIbS4abuT7lBn08orE7cQhczqFQVmfIrseMdh6aRASuQYuNKgKA873YF0-IPFE5FIT5IUZXQhWCWYizEUnLdkR2WH0A146y7hp8-zRxEE/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457297324874103170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49Ym83jIlLiwAm-nxYbXsX5wwYX_5QJZRCI9EsrY6bk_ngbQBgojriYeoDuQ6F4JoCXSpI1phe0psfbkBNBAo_kcb4G2_h2l_qotUTwYOsqvhqS2_dXXrSi6c0ajQqrj1MvoBpsNICAM/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49Ym83jIlLiwAm-nxYbXsX5wwYX_5QJZRCI9EsrY6bk_ngbQBgojriYeoDuQ6F4JoCXSpI1phe0psfbkBNBAo_kcb4G2_h2l_qotUTwYOsqvhqS2_dXXrSi6c0ajQqrj1MvoBpsNICAM/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457294504103407602" border="0" /></a><br />I found this bird alive but obviously distressed after a very cold wintry night the other morning, I picked it up and put it in our green house with food and water but unfortunately about ten minutes later it was dead. Mr H and I didn't know what it was, thought it might be a cuckoo that had arrived early and had suffered in the winter conditions. The bird book told us it was a field fare.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-83696242462775872432010-04-05T09:01:00.002+01:002010-04-05T09:04:38.830+01:00The Lammermuirs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcfKjJgZF5aWRTpSKbVpp0VxRY4oHKOFTHIo6_KLL6Q_oXwSlfgMTiDKQeyiK542zQRT7YkD6W0C6cfe2hy2O4t6LGg4l0t1tJ223nqLq6VkBhs3JV61W7IDvqXdnwN_a3FrcNrZOQzo/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcfKjJgZF5aWRTpSKbVpp0VxRY4oHKOFTHIo6_KLL6Q_oXwSlfgMTiDKQeyiK542zQRT7YkD6W0C6cfe2hy2O4t6LGg4l0t1tJ223nqLq6VkBhs3JV61W7IDvqXdnwN_a3FrcNrZOQzo/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456561259775768850" border="0" /></a><br />Hopefully this is the last of the snow ! I wonder who built this dry stone dyke it seems to go on for miles.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-2377335667187060422010-04-04T21:33:00.003+01:002010-04-04T21:38:48.995+01:00Easter Lambs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5te2H0ju9imP3q5vp318gxOWAiP-lUwQ8-UV9EtunEhE9gL_t2WmDmNl3fOo5te9xkaSTleF0hZkhBW4pJuzSztDvBab2YZdgVPTN9AZwFMXGRmC0EOHluMaAkGHJc-AFiVSW3Gb7zTU/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5te2H0ju9imP3q5vp318gxOWAiP-lUwQ8-UV9EtunEhE9gL_t2WmDmNl3fOo5te9xkaSTleF0hZkhBW4pJuzSztDvBab2YZdgVPTN9AZwFMXGRmC0EOHluMaAkGHJc-AFiVSW3Gb7zTU/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456384459148161922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDEEwouwG6pcIHei6uOlm9F_6dXSQOMVsVAWeESUTj8fgeu3Jh-tzlkYG554Ij9RmVOGMCf0eAC-6TV6zctEvior6SlSiJ29rHDasTxfDiupXxfFJAKuVkTkjYyr3tz7BA1hJFm-nxyg/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDEEwouwG6pcIHei6uOlm9F_6dXSQOMVsVAWeESUTj8fgeu3Jh-tzlkYG554Ij9RmVOGMCf0eAC-6TV6zctEvior6SlSiJ29rHDasTxfDiupXxfFJAKuVkTkjYyr3tz7BA1hJFm-nxyg/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456384267522813810" border="0" /></a><br />I took these photos out of the car window, if I had got out the lambs would have run away. They can only be two days old at the most and will have been put out into the field today. Their little plastic rain macs will hopefully keep them dry over the next few days.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-16407559898829459802010-03-26T21:43:00.003+00:002010-03-26T21:55:04.724+00:00Exmoor Ponies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx_hlAY2zQ_OqYOuRfewWyUhzu2MhliDTFNSQNhjHcfWs0du9q49h50mjbOlJ4KgPGS4ZwaCa3SNWW8HFo4Yc333P26h8209SdHgbfNdMfrGGg6Uf6zDLUKe_rP5vmce3JcVvKFOl5nA/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx_hlAY2zQ_OqYOuRfewWyUhzu2MhliDTFNSQNhjHcfWs0du9q49h50mjbOlJ4KgPGS4ZwaCa3SNWW8HFo4Yc333P26h8209SdHgbfNdMfrGGg6Uf6zDLUKe_rP5vmce3JcVvKFOl5nA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453064320995162706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7UvRm0QmBuYRoREPaHJzuJvfgEBIv43isVC2J26d-E2Z_ZEHMleTN_l27Tp4gyLbrtbE9BpFwcyWAAJJ0Y5I5tRQ74rRdwFsh6J6MwbSMscemPNhO3J2ZUiTfQ7ZPzl9uBcaikZQ2Rc/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7UvRm0QmBuYRoREPaHJzuJvfgEBIv43isVC2J26d-E2Z_ZEHMleTN_l27Tp4gyLbrtbE9BpFwcyWAAJJ0Y5I5tRQ74rRdwFsh6J6MwbSMscemPNhO3J2ZUiTfQ7ZPzl9uBcaikZQ2Rc/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453063944919165266" border="0" /></a><br />Walking with my friend on Exmoor we came across these lovely ponies. Even although we had the dogs with us they didn't move away. My friend who knows about horses and has bred them herself reckoned the foul was about a week to ten days old.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-35891165576268860592010-03-14T17:09:00.003+00:002010-03-14T17:18:57.197+00:00Iris reticulata -Dwarf Iris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ZFvZcmPN9QvBh6K65o7EtMkxZDSHv9AM5JnsLapcHVVOAyhUTzbA8SceYslFwuTEhU0KKvQ9remCHwgfJM5Ee7AW2v9ybrG-bLwVDOEMLh6qklTc6ocnFODxs6gI9pesFDBRPGwtQ0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ZFvZcmPN9QvBh6K65o7EtMkxZDSHv9AM5JnsLapcHVVOAyhUTzbA8SceYslFwuTEhU0KKvQ9remCHwgfJM5Ee7AW2v9ybrG-bLwVDOEMLh6qklTc6ocnFODxs6gI9pesFDBRPGwtQ0/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448540165272680850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxgoesz4oC9lBS1oQ7GPQBq0FtW7iKCvxEd1aO9EOZ2usTovMOvRaYQBXe9LB-CrmCokqypViy39rG3FYbo7OKmtGhBGAbB_c_utJL3rVnMLxsE2DT1P5YHhyphenhyphengzYpaTg1xw0cwCdCWHo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxgoesz4oC9lBS1oQ7GPQBq0FtW7iKCvxEd1aO9EOZ2usTovMOvRaYQBXe9LB-CrmCokqypViy39rG3FYbo7OKmtGhBGAbB_c_utJL3rVnMLxsE2DT1P5YHhyphenhyphengzYpaTg1xw0cwCdCWHo/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448540006212920898" border="0" /></a><br />I think this particular dwarf Iris is called Harmony. After all the snow and ice we have had they suddenly appeared with their wonderful blue colour such a welcome change, from months of nothing but white.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-62381335449262677562010-03-09T07:34:00.001+00:002010-03-09T07:36:11.467+00:00Wet Nose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIpmogTSJM413VU545XRh4y3BGhTWbyEXL34Th3qyLKgopkMDY_ES71gCUMFMzCU5ahWkdWLOwI0cPt0zO4Vgpr9ZN-MzD8HgHkqMdm9yDIBpiuXELCM_BnTAOGD4DF7QCiBkymGPgp8/s1600-h/skye.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIpmogTSJM413VU545XRh4y3BGhTWbyEXL34Th3qyLKgopkMDY_ES71gCUMFMzCU5ahWkdWLOwI0cPt0zO4Vgpr9ZN-MzD8HgHkqMdm9yDIBpiuXELCM_BnTAOGD4DF7QCiBkymGPgp8/s400/skye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446534568795130226" border="0" /></a><br />They say a dog is healthy when it has a cold wet nose!Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-63537438835297078032010-03-08T16:57:00.003+00:002010-03-08T17:08:10.518+00:00Worth It or Not?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw_xcreTc7H0QEGKvKymf560XNdbZXiLOKZbipDlMLxAJKpeRNUnQ-kEnDhbj_cnUaYXo_p0vDOqAZaj2XkUMBUw1ku5lORsRMs8RsCu0LgpsVX40wggDgJmlJ08xncQABI7OMyd9LZM/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw_xcreTc7H0QEGKvKymf560XNdbZXiLOKZbipDlMLxAJKpeRNUnQ-kEnDhbj_cnUaYXo_p0vDOqAZaj2XkUMBUw1ku5lORsRMs8RsCu0LgpsVX40wggDgJmlJ08xncQABI7OMyd9LZM/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446310719889814162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBqimL1zPEOq17xk5iEaZfejecfQaaE7oD558wctP93CpsPrf8GrLGdi7fVk_Tlp61sX9zODVJECt2G7kiLx3vjoDR_c4y8TZlUUA4D6aAHJRj4X8_PZH6pr30GO4MeE7ACBO9P0SWbo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBqimL1zPEOq17xk5iEaZfejecfQaaE7oD558wctP93CpsPrf8GrLGdi7fVk_Tlp61sX9zODVJECt2G7kiLx3vjoDR_c4y8TZlUUA4D6aAHJRj4X8_PZH6pr30GO4MeE7ACBO9P0SWbo/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446309736175681186" border="0" /></a><br />I really wanted a picture of this young bull, unfortunately the bull didn't want his photo taken, I didn't even get my camera adjusted before he came at me down the side of the fence. One very flimsy fence, one hasty retreat to the solid car!<br />I wanted to practice some shots so chose the safe little snowdrop instead.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-76479249473031662582010-03-03T18:18:00.003+00:002010-03-03T18:24:34.467+00:00Galanthus-Snowdrop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXY2FZQjRnhKupFvMR6wkGyqTe8Dlvcw2HvCxcDmTquKJoy6KHTkm9XzuoJReT6obzSJHfqD_sdHUTU_7clJZnvlAJH0gIHRv9oK8FU9oPb_5_lET2iN8maex24zOIHR18ot8wrdoC1I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXY2FZQjRnhKupFvMR6wkGyqTe8Dlvcw2HvCxcDmTquKJoy6KHTkm9XzuoJReT6obzSJHfqD_sdHUTU_7clJZnvlAJH0gIHRv9oK8FU9oPb_5_lET2iN8maex24zOIHR18ot8wrdoC1I/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475199740082754" border="0" /></a><br />This is a most amazing little flower regardless of the weather up it comes every year and this has certainly been one of the worst winters we have experienced since we moving to the Scottish Borders. The ice and snow seems to have been with as forever, not unusual for this time of the year but certainly unusual to have been hanging around since before Christmas with temperatures as low as -15 CChristine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-71514682120580116622010-02-20T16:37:00.004+00:002010-02-20T16:43:33.339+00:00It's Back!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjslF-tmKCBgVYw8-2_Naq2FAfksV7B0GFuvR0dqBpHbMM-Oi7ZkBJ1EgNXX1U17ajkakZsFA9VTJQUm3GXlczL7wQtUArlj23Lbd_rikZ4SH4noSrmcg9pQrevggLPKkg98qXs0O4yU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjslF-tmKCBgVYw8-2_Naq2FAfksV7B0GFuvR0dqBpHbMM-Oi7ZkBJ1EgNXX1U17ajkakZsFA9VTJQUm3GXlczL7wQtUArlj23Lbd_rikZ4SH4noSrmcg9pQrevggLPKkg98qXs0O4yU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440367169019834402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpHfNIeYX3nps5CgyCGc1TC-eFSDVJDbSLa6fPLxdp57ojtdqoAy3vyb6JngmwZewMI1sTCY_6AF2YTo0oFpRFdp9FA3Z1SltfbIQuURPaR7iN-grqnUrMw_Z5gJe20Fzi5MOzJpKy5w/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpHfNIeYX3nps5CgyCGc1TC-eFSDVJDbSLa6fPLxdp57ojtdqoAy3vyb6JngmwZewMI1sTCY_6AF2YTo0oFpRFdp9FA3Z1SltfbIQuURPaR7iN-grqnUrMw_Z5gJe20Fzi5MOzJpKy5w/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440367016482576802" border="0" /></a><br />A beautiful day today, very still and we could feel the heat of the sun, but fortunately this lot of snow is melting and won't be around for long.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339038444643144847.post-8606823445593177582010-02-14T12:37:00.005+00:002010-02-14T12:51:43.611+00:00Strictly Come Dancing Live<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1568ZhcavotfDFvHcIRtvzbHDUN9FMDyUaS26JvSS8gPN68apqOiZZonEpbk0gEUV_0Y_5212wFxbAq7up0j-IEMXH_8vF20oX0-K2_Zor4SubUNry78ZQVjoN8Hoa6jVcYZeomcsFQ/s1600-h/strictly+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1568ZhcavotfDFvHcIRtvzbHDUN9FMDyUaS26JvSS8gPN68apqOiZZonEpbk0gEUV_0Y_5212wFxbAq7up0j-IEMXH_8vF20oX0-K2_Zor4SubUNry78ZQVjoN8Hoa6jVcYZeomcsFQ/s400/strictly+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438080771794450866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz4X8SlXn3QHRuvwh1P9rmTSexbY7tQYWE_PstyM3umNxDn7ctngpKrMygna8vSi_Bl-_B1_cDjQgRN-8mYJ7e0FmtI-7dkr56sZC5HlbA1ev_VTkh2camMRJdb8EeGhqdZaqZrbpcuU/s1600-h/strictly+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz4X8SlXn3QHRuvwh1P9rmTSexbY7tQYWE_PstyM3umNxDn7ctngpKrMygna8vSi_Bl-_B1_cDjQgRN-8mYJ7e0FmtI-7dkr56sZC5HlbA1ev_VTkh2camMRJdb8EeGhqdZaqZrbpcuU/s400/strictly+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438079953395661106" border="0" /></a><br />We were fortunate to have tickets to see the touring Strictly Come Dancing Live show. We were only allowed to use a camera before the show started and not during the show so the photograph of the dancers is from last year and the stage this year! We had great seats and enjoyed a colourful evening with lots of laughs from the repartee of the judges on this occassion only three, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli all three were very funny.Christine Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441984317619198734noreply@blogger.com0