Month: June 2009
A couple of Kites
Decided to let the rush hour pass then went out with my camera. Weather forcast was for heavy thunder storms…… For once I was glad they were wrong! http://www.flickr.com/photos/10221816@N05/3662985397/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10221816@N05/3662987373/
Quote of the Day
SA : “Who’s got my balls?”
Red Kite
Red Kites FAQ: Wingspan:up to 1.7 metres (5 feet 7 inches). Females are larger than males who are typically 1.44 metres (4 feet 8.5 inches across. Length: 24-26 in. Weight: Male, 28 to 42 oz. Female, 35 to 56 oz. Breeding: Sexual Maturity: 2 to 3 years. Breeding Season: April to July Fledging: 45 to…
Mooo looking at me?
Petrol Prices
Ok normally I just go to the petrol station and fill, up not normally looking at the price, afterall if I want to be able to get to work I need to fill my car. When did it get so high! Filling up this morning I paid £1.089 per litre. Thats £5.93 a gallon (for…
Camera SitRep
Ok so as a few of you know my camera had a little accident last Friday, well as it stands it’s an insurance job, the lenses while optically fine is fried, well it was hanging off the camera after the accident. The LCD is shot and almost oozing LCD juice. All this happened because the…
I made the BBC website
Last weekend I was out and about with my camera, exploring more of Buckinghamshire, when I happened appon some Red Kites riding the columns of warm air. I snapped of a few shots and manages to get a couple of very good ones. So any way I put these up on my flickr photo stream…
Traffic 2
For some reason the M40 has a big hole in it norhtbound so I am not able to use my new normal route (cut up through Uxbridge and power up the M40), instead I have to use the M4, then cut up though Maidenhead. Not a problem you may think, but everyone else is doing…
Traffic
Ok I know there are more cars on the UK’s raods than ever, but this week has been a nightmare. First of all they are starting major road works on teh M25, just after my junction. No problem you may think, but big problem, even at 4:30 in the afternoon there is a 1-2 mile…