Images And Words 198 ~ Our Feathered Friends

Spring Has Sprung!!!!!!

Good Morning. Have a great day

Valentine - If there were no words;)

Marcis Visit 2012/2013 Oxford Weekend set 2

Creative Challenge 238 - Harmony

Images And Words Week 197 - Ingenious Inventions - Photography

I took a slightly "out of the box" view of this weeks theme LOL. Here is my contribution.

The Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia USA.

Marcis Visit 2012/2013 Oxford Weekend set 1

Hi all I am slowly getting around to sorting out the shots from Marcis visit, hereis the first set of shots from our long weekend in Oxford as we made our first explorations of the City.

Hi All

Hi all, I have not been on very much lately, I had so much work to catch up on after that long bout  of Bronchitis and Marcis Visit, I seem to finally be back on schedule, all the work in the garden that should have been done before Christmas is now completed I just have a huge pile of shrub cuttings to put through the shredder.

So now I am going to try and catch up on some blogging!

I still have hundreds of shots still not converted from RAW that I took during Marcis Visit.


Here are a few from the day we visited the New Forest

Images & Words #196 - Statues

Hi all sorry this is late had a bit of a busy weekend;)

Dusk Ocean Side

Hi all a bit of a stressful week!

We had a bit of an upset here on Thursday Mon had a bad Angina attack, so bad I had to call the Paramedic who as usual was here in well under 10 minutes. Moms Angina has been under-control for years and this was the first attack since she moved in here with me.

It was very severe and to be honest she was exhibiting many of the symptoms of a heart attack, hence my 999 call. The paramedic was concerned because Moms blood pressure was through the roof and her O2 reading reading at only 76% so he called the ambulance who again amazingly were here in 5 minutes.

I followed on to the hospital, thankfully Mom started to stabilize on the way to the hospital and the pain in her chest was gone when we got there, they decided to keep her in over night for a whole raft of tests especially 2 blood tests for enzymes to confirm she had not had a blood clot  or a minor heart attack, both showed negative and they called me Friday lunch time and told me I could collect her as soon as I could get there.

The only change they made to Moms meds was to put here on a new Angina medication that is more effective than the old one.

Moms resting up today but already eager to get out and test out her new walking boots that arrived in the post this morning LOL.

Have a wonderful weekend and be safe my friends;)

Creative Challenge 236 - Gold

Hi all

Sorry I am not around much these days life has just got really busy! 

Between my photography work and voluntary work for the health walks and cycle rides I dont seem to have a second these days to get on line. 

I have to admit to not blogging much or having time to read blogs.

Now spring seems to have sprung here and I think my muse has returned from walk about I will try and get on more.

Thinking of you all anyway have a great week;);) xxx

Images And Words~~~ Pot Luck - Reflection

Winter Woodland - Early Morning Light

Natural Sepia - A snowy day at the Lake

Mom and I went for a walk at the Lake yesterday the light was unusual I took quite a few shots they had a "Natural Sepia" quality to them here are some of the best shots I hope you enjoy them;)

Images And Words Week 194 - 2013 Calendar - January

A visit to Salisbury Cathedral

One of the first places I took Marci when she arrived was on  asurprise visit to Salisbury Cathedral, it was a cold overcast day and windy. We took Mom with us an had to hold here arms as she was almost blown over, none the less we had a great day;)

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and is considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft). Visitors can take the "Tower Tour" where the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wood scaffolding, can be viewed. The cathedral also has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (320,000 m2)). The cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of the Magna Carta (all four original copies are in England). Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration in 1258.

Here are a few images from the day I hope you enjoy them, Happy Sunday;)

Snow Day

Hi all I hope the weather is better with you than it is  here right now. Its looking beautiful but has been snowing hard for 6 hours now and the wind is coming up! Have a great day;)