UK 2019
Colours at Hughenden Manor
Another Hughenden visit, to the estate, on a more sunny day, revealed the autumn leaf colours both on the trees and those fallen.
Bob Head
UK 2019
Berkhampstead
We drove to nearby Berkhampstead Castle, now a ruin but formerly the place where conquerering Guillaume from France officially received the defeat of the Anglo Saxons in 1066. The castle remained in royal hands, but was pillaged for stones in the C16th. It is now in the hands of English
UK 2019
Princes Risborough
Nearby is this 'Royal Village' with a very quaint main street and a real 'story book' small forest brick house with wonky windows and beams etc. A plaque reveals that the famous aviator, Amy Johnson, lived there . The first person to fly across the channel I
Spectacles
Fireworks!
We attended the weekend village firework night, in rain, cold and mud then had a backyard display of our own today, I also had a little display of my own in Jacqui and Tom's back garden, but it didn't go to plan, a bit, as one
UK 2019
Central London
I'll try and add a few pics of central London taken on walks with my cousin as well as more from the organised walk. In the first one, outside the 'Bulldog club' (nothing to do with dogs) Mary is by a statue which is very old.
UK 2019
A London walk
We joined my maternal cousin Keith (who lives in London and has an Australian wife) for one of the famed 'London Walks'. The leader, Alison, spoke loudly and clearly and when asked a question, repeated the question loudly for all to hear--so good, which I cannot say
UK 2019
South of England 2019
The last couple of days we have been in Ashtead, Cranleigh and Rowledge. Pictures are still scarce due to software problems using Paint 3D and connectivity. In Rowledge we stayed with a friend who has very recently bought a totally electric BMW. It was very comfortable as a passenger and
Overseas
UK visit 2019
At last I have time to add to the 'blog'. We arrived on Wednesday 16th and went straight to Ashtead in Surrey to visit old friends Ann and John and enjoyed a walk on Ashtead Common, one of the oldest pieces of common land in England dating back
Home, Garden and Sydney
Gladioli in garden
The first time this colour gladiolus has appeared--very attractive
Australian Holidays
Last day
There was a parade in the CBD--but no-one could tell us what it was for! Two pics of the Darwin harbour waterfront which almost shows a pic of a building designed by our engineer son-in-law which has just been voted one of the 50 best (but
Australian Holidays
Some other scenes
We managed a swim in other waterholes and saw some amazing rock art, dating between 2 and 6 thousand years old. Dozens of sites with them, in quite inaccessible places. Australian aboriginals are the oldest surviving culture on the planet that can still practice their culture and original language . They
Australian Holidays
Some exciting highlights
Some of the highlights. We were taken to a bush centre where an aboriginal, now named Manuel, born into a tribe, taught us how to light a fire with two sticks ( I got a certificate for it!) , paint an aboriginal animal using traditional techniques and throw a spear. It was