30/11/10 - 'Snow' berries

'Snow' berries

Rich and vibrant ... just like me

:-)

29/11/10 - Halfway down the stairs ...

Halfway down the stairs

is a stair

where i sit.

there isn't any

other stair

quite like

it.

i'm not at the bottom,

i'm not at the top;

so this is the stair

where

I always

stop.

Halfway up the stairs

Isn't up

And it isn't down.

It isn't in the nursery,

It isn't in town.

And all sorts of funny thoughts

Run round my head.

It isn't really

Anywhere!

It's somewhere else

Instead!

by A.A. Milne

1882-1956,

28/11/10 - Second sighting

Second sighting

Obviously brought in by the snow !!

27/11/10 - We've got a little snow :-(

We've got a little snow :-(

5 o'clock in the morning and the street lights give the scene a soft blur ... an icing sugar coating makes things look good

26/11/10 - Delusions of grandeur

Delusions of grandeur

Had to buy a new 'Master Mind' chair ... previous one broke under the strain of it all

25/11/10 - Morning sun

Morning sun 

Blurred and fuzzy ... just like me

24/11/10 - I got folders !!

I got folders!!

Finished messing with my iPad and 4.2. Like the folders and the multitasking  ... not sure anything else is going to make my quality of life more excellent.

23/11/10 - The two of us

The two of us

These two pigeons have lived with us for three years now. They are always together/apart ... if you see what I mean

22/11/10 - Balancing act ...

Balancing act ...

The cleverness of this greenfinch to balance on the very end of the very last twig  at the top of the tree reminds me of something ...

21/11/10 - New Bike ...

New Bike

Not mine ... belongs to son who lives in Christchurch, NZ ... home to surfing 10 mins; home to skiing 30 mins; home to open country 10 mins; home to work/life balance ... all the time in the world !

This is what you grow them for ... so that they can fly.

20/11/10 - Misty

Misty

There is something about a soft fog in the morning

19/11/10 - Foggy morning

Foggy morning

The first real fog of November seen from a classy hotel near Durham 

18/11/10 - Resistance at a low ebb

Resistance at a low ebb

The morning had not gone as well as it could have and as I walked across the kitchen I caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye ... it just sat there looking at me ... in its crumpled M&S wrapper ... it was already two days old and its friend, the one it was manufactured with, had disappeared - somewhere.  The icing, glistening there began to play havoc with my saliva glands and the currants ... well the currants ... resistance was low, there was no contest ... all was lost ... mmmmmmmmmmm  !!!

17/11/10 - White elephant

White Elephant

An education debate worth having

16/11/10 - Blades

Blades

Shining in the Autumn sun against a backdrop of frosted grass

15/11/10 - Morning sun

Morning sun

The early morning, late autumn sun brings sparkle to the very last of the geraniums ... behind, the grass glistens with the first real frost and the bird bath shines hard frozen.

14/11/10 - Strange sighting

Strange sighting

For the second time in only a few days I have had sightings of strange objects ... 

13/11/10 - Optimism

Optimism

Solar panels on east facing roof in beautiful downtown Loughborough ... seen in against a clear blue sky and ... weak sunshine!

12/11/10 - Christmas arrives in Wiltshire

Christmas arrives in Wiltshire

Spent the day yesterday at the Wiltshire ICT Conference at Center Parcs in Longleat ... they were putting up the Christmas decorations ... the conference hall was decked out with holly and a huge Christmas Tree ... a great day, lots of enthusiastic, excited, inspiring teachers.

11/11/10 - Remember

Remember

10/11/10 - Its never too cold

Its never too cold

Staunton Harold Reservoir on a 'bracing' day ... all of the sails in a small lagoon area away from the main breeze !!

09/11/10 - Follow me

Follow me

You can't see how long this line is but it does stretch away to the left and to the right ... and it kept moving

08/11/10 - Hide

Hide

New bird hide on the side of Staunton Reservoir, South Derbys, near Melbourne

07/11/10 - Calke Abbey

Calke Abbey

Seen from the lakeside walk ... all boarded up for the winter ... sky grey/blue, 6 deg C

06/11/10 - River Soar

River Soar

Near Normanton on Soar on a wonderful November morning, blue sky, sun shining as best it could, a riverside walk of 11 K

05/11/10 - Red Indian Country

Red Indian Country

Spotted along one of my walking routes just outside Loughborough

04/11/10 - Fractals 2

Fractals 2

I could get hooked on these awesome images that can be created using fractal generation

03/11/10 - Fractals

Fractals

I have long been interested in the mathematics and the art of fractals and this is a picture taken from my iPad of a pattern that caught my imagination that I developed using a really speedy fractal generator

02/11/10 - Garden Visitor

Garden Visitor

This wonderful woodpecker found the peanuts on the feeder in the garden ... he has only visited once before ... hope he comes back soon

01/11/10 - Autumn on the canal

Autumn on the canal

A quiet bend in the canal near Loughborough on a still and muggy morning