Another belated photo. Mainly 'cos I haven't yet set up my PC and had time to move, resize and edit my pics.
So, enjoy this one. Taken in Leicester Square, London last Christmas. I was messing about with different speed settings and came up with this one.
What do ya think?
Chat soon,
DelBoy
So it's late again...
This was taken on the weekend. The weather was fantastic and all the insects were out and about.
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DelBoy
This Friday's photo was taken on 20th May.
The subject is the English Houses of Parliament with St Stephen's Tower (also know as Big Ben) on the right. I have fiddled the colours a little with Picasa.
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DelBoy
This Friday's photo was taken last Sunday in a small garden, St Dunstan's, in central London.
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DelBoy
...last week.
Worked hard, played hard.
FA Cup final on Saturday was crazy busy. Say no more. Beat budget for the period which means bonus time = spending money for the States!
Thurday night we went out for dinner with our friend CF. We ate and drank too much in our favourite gastro pub, The Mitre.
Friday night we decided to bid farewell to the local Walkabout in Shepherd's Bush (where Deb and I met 5 years ago). We dragged CF and Dazzler with us and played drinking games all night. We stumbled home at midnight, released the baby-sitter and then scoffed down 2 supersized pizzas and a large chips!
Saturday morning came too quickly and with it a very disappointing result in the rugby. After months of chasing the elusive Super 14 trophy, the Sharks served it up on a platter to the Bulls. (You'd think that they would be able to kick by now!)
Sunday we headed into the City, the financial centre of London. We did some geocaching, took some photos and then met Dazzler, who'd been at work(!), for a pub lunch. The weather was fantastic and by the time we got home at 7.30pm, we were absolutely knackered!
Just 4 weeks of work left and 5 weeks till we leave this country for good.
BTW, don't forget our farewell party on Saturday 23rd June from 3pm (braai) till very late!
Chat soon,
DelBoy
Continuing on from Holiday Heaven, at the end of last week we went down to Wiltshire to spend the weekend with some friends in a little village called Collingbourne Kingston. Nice place - about 12 houses and a pub!
We were spoilt rotten - 3 courses with every meal including a fantastic homemade apple pie!
We also visited Salisbury with her magnificent cathedral and quaint shops and cobblestone streets. On Sunday, we drove down to the coast to visit Hengistbury Head, the site of ancient ruins dating back 10 000 years to the Stone Age. Unfortunately the weather was absolutely terrible so we couldn't do the walk out to the tip of the headland so we snuggled up in the local caff for hot chocolate and a quick sandwich!
I was optomistic and took my bike with me this weekend, but being a fair-weather biker, I never even took it out of the shed! Shame on me!
Next week I'll be on another 'break' as the pub will be shut for 4 days for a Sparkle: a lick of paint and some new furniture and plants to freshen the place up a little! I'll be sanding tables and painting, but you know what they say "A change is as good as a holiday"!
BTW, you are all invited to our re-opening party on Thursday evening from 6pm!!
Chat soon,
Del
So I'm on holiday again! Only this time, I haven't really gone travelling!
Monday I relaxed at home (ended up doing some work!!) all day. Went for a 30km bike ride in the morning to shake those cobwebs out of my joints (and try out my new toy)! It felt great. I'd been for a ride last Friday evening after work and ended up with cramps in both my calves!
Tuesday we drove up to Suffolk on England's east coast to visit a friend of ours who runs a beautiful little hotel in a village over there. We relaxed and did nothing but eat great food and drink some delicious wines for 2 days! We drove back today (and spent an hour standing still on the motorway 'cos some idiot managed to roll his/her car in the rain!) to rest at home tonight before driving down to Wiltshire tomorrow where we will spend the weekend with more friends.
I plan to take my mountain bike and toy with me and do some riding in Savernake Forest if the weather holds!
Chat soon,
DelBoy
OK, so you had to wait till Sunday for Friday's photo. Been very busy at work this past week. Nevermind, I'm on holiday next week!
This week's photo is from Manchester and was taken a few weeks ago. It is of the Urbis building in the heart of the city. It is an exhibition centre which focuses on city life.
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DelBoy
This Friday's photo was taken on the 12th of this month during a day-trip to Brighton, South England. As you can see, the day was a stinker...
... and the sun continues to beat down on us! The average temperature this week has been around 29 degrees C with more of this heat to come in August apparently!
Chat soon,
Del
OK, so it's not Friday, but I'm away this weekend and I'm not getting up at 4am just to post a photo before I leave! I'm not that dedicated a blogger!!
Today's photo was taken a very long time ago when I first came to the UK (1993). It is one of the University buildings in Cambridge. I was trying hard to capture some colour from the sunset too, but unsuccessfully.
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Del
It's weekend again and that means photo time again too!
This week's pic was taken last July at Wimbledon on Court 2. The player on the right is Lindsay Davenport and the poor girl on the right (don't remember her name) got trampled by her; 6-0, 6-0!
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Del
Better late than never...
This is the 'London Eye' taken at night on the 22 September 2005. A bit shaky, but we'd had a few drinks and there was no tripod available!!
Well, a whole week as passed without much blogging getting done - too busy at work with the preparations for the World Cup (which kicks off today)!
Anyway, this week's photo was taken on 24 August last year at London Zoo. It's one of my favourites 'cos the meercat is perfectly in focus while the background is slightly out of focus.
Enjoy!
Chat soon,
Del
OK, so my photo-a-day New Year's Resolution only lasted until March. Instead of this, "My life..." brings you Foto Friday where I will bless you with my favourite photo of the week. Don't be surprised if the photos are of my sons!
This week's photo is titled Kyoto Garden waterfall and it was taken in the Japanese Garden in Holland Park, London this afternoon. It was taken on my phone, so quality isn't great!
Chat soon,
Del
