Month November 2011

Friday we saw the first storks of the year. There was one sat on the church tower. No signs of any others yet, and needless to say we immediately mused about what time they normally return. Hence the heading of…

Now that it is cooler, the undertable heaters are coming out, blankets being put over tables and people gathering round table in bars. We really don’t know what the etiquette is and when we are at Pepe’s, do we just…

I was a little disappointed to find that the surface of my favorite cycle route had been washed away in part during the heavy rain. While it was passable, it turned what was a pleasant pooter through the countryside into…

I nailed Kate’s feet to the ground to get this shot without any motion blur. As you may have guessed by her gear, it’s not as warm as it has been and I suspect she’ll be achieving quite a pace…

A real rad doodette in her sick cycle gear. Word!!

Here they are, the three big dogs alert and primed for action as ever. I accidentally managed to crop Kate out of this shot – she was sat on the floor in the foreground. Don’t worry, she had a soft…

We had a massive hail storm on Thursday. I’m not sure what the weather conditions are that cause hail, however I’ve never experienced hail storms like the big ones we occasionally have here. The hail stones were several inches deep…

And Tibia has discovered Wilbur. After almost a year of living here with the sofa in the same position, on Friday morning Wilbur suddenly climbed up onto it and has barely left it since.