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Taken from Lee on Solent.This is part of the National Grid's major new energy infrastructure project, known as IFA2 (Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2), linking the United Kingdom's electricity transmission network to France. The link will help enhance the security, affordability and sustainability of energy supply to both countries.
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The Northern Lights kept getting better each time. This is looking back over the stern of the ship, and including some of the remaining Aurora watchers after a 2 hour session. This was to be our final glimpse of the aurora, in the sixth session over the six days, so I can't complain!
Treasure Hunt 30: Flowing.
This is a trophy I brought home from the Celtic Manor , Well no not quite ;-) - it's a small pebble that cost £3.75 in the Shopping Mall there . The message on it speaks volumes to me .
A dull start to a cold day, which improved as we started out on a walk from Tillington near Petworth.
This venerable old oak had some amazing textures and patterns in its huge trunk (which Dave insisted on hugging, but I missed that). Can you see the dancing Green Man? I confess I have processed it to pull him out even more!
The Photowalk I had planned just happened to be on the hottest day of the year so far! Luckily most of the time we were in the shade, and six participants survived the experience.
The title is the name I'd given the walk, so I was amused to find these on top of a high wall in the Causeway.
My research paid off, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, having lunch together at Bill's in the Town Hall afterwards.
Horsham, Crawley, Reigate and East Grinstead are hosting the HeART to Heart trail, for St Catherine's Hospice.
I found three hearts in a brief visit to Horsham, must try next time!
This one is Ellie Our Angel
A Haiku Note:
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To have a new life.
What's the Probability?
Reincarnation
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A day spent chasing my tail today before we go away, what with planting up the last of the marigolds in my garden and shopping for holiday essentials. This is an el cheapo watch I bought in Asda ( known as Wallmart in the US) . I'd tried capturing it on my wrist but a ' nocando' because despite being right handed , I always wear a watch on my right wrist, and didn't have time to faff with a tripod.
Each year on 25 January we celebrate St Dwynwen’s Day, or 'Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen' in Wales
"Dwynwen was Wales' patron saint of lovers, and this day is the Welsh equivalent to St Valentine's Day!
The story of Dwynwen dates back to the 5th century, when Dwynwen fell in love with a Prince called Maelon Dafodrill. Her father, Brychan Brycheiniog, was determined that she would marry another man.
Dwynwen was devastated that she couldn’t marry her true love. She begged God to make her forget about Maelon. An angel visited Dwynwen and gave her a potion. The potion was supposed to make her have no memory of Maelon and turned him into a block of ice.
Dwynwen was then granted three wishes. Firstly she wished for Maelon to be thawed, secondly that God meet the hopes and dreams of true lovers and thirdly she wished that she would never marry.
Dwynwen devoted the rest of life to God’s service, founding a convent on the island of Llandwyn Anglesey Wales. You can still see the remains of the church on the island today."
Still under par myself today but hope to catch up on commenting this evening.
This is one of my next door neighbours who popped around earlier to help Huw clear the guttering from storm debris ( his legs;our ladder) In fact it was almost like a party atmosphere with his wife and I rescuing a Painted Lady butterfly trapped in our greenhouse, also our son arriving with his dog which we're looking after for a week. so many photos taken too but I chose this as my PoTD because it represents a day in which post - storm mop up is underway.
This is is one we have growing in our back garden captured this morning during a brief spell of Spring sunshine. Alternative shot in comments.
A help moment in a brief bit of light on a miserable day...
These have self-seeded in our steps, and my attempt to move them last year failed.
My friend Jan who we're staying with coordinates a similar MS Fundraising group to ours in S. Wales with a funkier name than ours , ‘Don't MS with Us' so we popped along to support their Bank Holiday Fundraiser at the annual Stubbington Fayre , where they sold Home Made Cakes, biscuits and various other delicacies , made by the team themselves..
It was the hottest August Bank Holiday on record with very harsh sunlight , hence the phone shot.
I took shelter in the Holy of Holies lunchtime from a heavy shower of rain ( namely 'Huw's Greenhouse ')I was appalled by the mess inside it seeing as he keeps his office at home so immaculately neat and tidy 😳
A tour of the singletrack areas in Friston Forest with Marmalade MTB. Founder Sean videos assistant leader Paul over the jumps, while my OH, Dave watches on. I got some air on this jump as well ;-)
I was given this yesterday by my friend in Hampshire. I'm not allowed to open it yet though. So many January birthdays and celebrations to follow in the coming week, I'm finding it difficult to find time to comment on other 365ers - bear with me.
On the subject of so many January birthdays , it makes me wonder how much truth there is in Alfred Lord Tennyson's quote, “In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Think about it ;-)
Today I met up with my oldest school pal (oldest meaning that we've been friends ever since we were placed next to each other at the age of twelve in secondary school ) It was a belated birthday lunch so I got to choose the venue. The lampshades caught my eye but I was quite impressed by the transformation in the place I once frequented namely Cafe TwoCann at Swansea SA1 , now an Italian Restaurant called Positano.
What this really is is something I bought in a Craft Fair before Easter to give as a gift to someone but forgot where I'd put it for safety until I was tidying up at home earlier.
It's made by a former colleague of my better half in the days he worked in Education . When she retired herself she set up a business making these novelty gifts. The ones she sells which carry a daffodil emblem, she donates 5% to The Marie Curie Cancer Charity. This one contains a Cadbury's Creme Egg. Now - who can I give it to seeing that I must be the only person on the planet who doesn't like these ?
Bought some sweet peas to decorate the tables for camera club Summer Party.
The little turquise vase gets it's true debut in the 365, after some light sprites were seen recently.
The windows were overly bright, but a bit of softening and I was happy with this, though it's a bit unusual for me!
This VW based trike caught our eyes at the Broadwater Carnival in Worthing. When I saw the name I had to get the shot for the Treasure Hunt!
Colin and Melody work with the Street Pastor team in Worthing. Street Pastors are available 9-9pm 7 days a week, and 10pm-4am Fridays and Saturdays out in the town.
Treasure Hunt 53: Pegasus
I'd have preferred something more in keeping with Good Friday for today's PoTD but seeing as I was up really early this morning trying to get the Full Moon just before it set , I chose this - the birdsong at that time of morning was divine in itself .
A piece of memorabilia that I bought in the Abbey Road shop in London last weekend. I thought it fitting for today in a perverse kind of way because the overnight flooding in and around my locale caused a lot of disruption on the road and rail networks.
A ride from home for a change, along the South Downs Way from Washington to Amberley.
Dave is all smiles after safely descending Amberley Mount, which, at 23% is nearly 1 in 4!
Tea and cake was enjoyed at Amberley Tea Rooms...
Taken this morning at Cardiff Bay - a rare selfie of me in The Water Tower there. I'm hesitant in explaining this but here goes........ The reason for this is because an altercation with a man who had parked his massive delivery lorry in a disabled parking bay taking up two spaces set aside for Blue Badge Holders had somewhat rattled me. Many will know that I find walking any great distance to be challenging so when I spend time at Cardiff Bay whilst Huw is in his monthly meeting at MS Soc Cymru, we need to park the car here because I use my 'Doris' Bike' . We both challenged the lorry driver over this and in brief, one of his sentences got to me .... "I'm fed up of the likes of you" as he took a phone shot of the inside of the open boot of our hatchback car (!) Anyhow I scooted off in the direction of Cardiff Wetlands Nature Reserve , a place where nature knows no boundaries nor discrimination.
I must say though that I did laugh when Huw joined me there and told me that when he returned to the car , there were three armed policemen looking at it ( presumably on the way to The Senedd / Welsh National Assembly) lol!!
Whilst at Summerleaze Pool, I was sidetracked by the surfers coping with challenging conditions at Bude.
The camera club Challenge fpr this month is "Landscape with a Structure". I planned to go here on my way to Sainsburys, but it poured. After shopping the sun was out, and the clouds lovely, so a quick detour to grab the shot after all.
Dave decorated the house with our prayer flags, bought in Kathmandu in 2016!
The calm before the storm. 26 people including ourselves, with no easy access from house to garden due to unfinished work and a lost backdoor key.
This is the only way round the house to the back garden. Luckily the weather was kind to us, glad it wasn't on Sunday!
Our annual Christmas jolly to Cardiff today where once again we popped into Tabernacle Chapel, The Hayes to see a 20 minute 'live' Nativity Play called "The Story"
Link to read about it the-story.org.uk/about-us/
Back on the road tomorrow again but to Cardiff Bay for Huw's official handover to his successor of Chair of MS Cymru Council.
So today, we’d pre-booked a Puffin Island Cruise from Beaumaris out and around the Island for a wildlife trip. As we were half way there in the car the phone rang to say that it had been cancelled due to very high NE Winds, and were offered instead a cruise in the opposite direction down the Menai Straits. Did we take it ? You betcha we did because it’s been on our bucket list for years .There is only one boat licensed to carry passengers on this voyage and it’s often dependent on the tide times and many other factors so to date we hadn’t made it.
This is where I chose to sit – on the corner of the stern of the vessel and quite possibly the most turbulent position but I’m a good sailor anyway.
My mistake though was not to double check that we’d left our waterproofs in the car. The outward voyage was quite pleasant but we got soaked to the skin and covered in saltiness on the homeward voyage. Great fun and a dream come true to sail under the two bridges (in comments)
As I got ready for work I kept nipping back to see what the light was like - I love to see the day arrive
Waterlilies in the lake on the nearby golf course.
What a day of sport! I needed to get out after the F1 at Silverstone, Wimbledon final and cricket World Cup final. Also had to catch up on the Tour de France for Saturday and Sunday (Bastille Day). Well done to Lewis, Novak and England, and Geraint is still in the mix after a day when the Tour may not have been won, but could easily have been lost after a crash at a pivotal moment.