Walking in the Woods

The EQ arranged a walk in the woods on Sunday afternoon. Dad, J and Lije went, leaving mum in peace. As usual we were late but met the party half way round. The others left before we did so we decided to do some exploring.

Dad and Lije check out the map.

J and Lije chilling on a tree stump.

Dad and Lije by a brook.

Getting dark.

J and Lije ambling.

Half Term

This half term we decided to go to Lincoln, and take in some history. Lincoln is such a nice old city, Dad has fond memories from going there to uni, and wanted to share the sites with the family.

Lije apparently mid grizzle.

J, he always loves being forced to have his photo taken. It's his favourite thing (not).

Lincoln Cathederal.

Dad and Lije chopsing on some food. Real Lincolnshire sausage meat, in Lincoln. Yum.

Move Along There, Nothing to See

We were slightly suprised, on our little trip to Nottingham, to run into a full size Space Marine asking for our credentials - "are we human". It was touch and go for a moment, but thankfully, since we are from the 21st century, and he was from the 41st Millenium, it turned out that we were more human than he was. Before the squad had a chance to "persuade" us to join the Chapter, we swiftly legged it into the museum...


...Which was in fact "Warhammer World" at the Games Workshop HQ in the UK. J's latest interest is collecting Eldar minatures for the Warhammer 40,000 strategy game.

Concerned that overzealous Eldar may try to take control of the house, Dad has decided that a squad of Salamander Space Marines are needed to repel any invasion, and defend the human race.

On the other hand, it could just be a great way to spend quality time together playing big, complicated, chess.

At lunch time we met up with Chris, who works here and scoffed food in Bugmans. Chris kindly lent his expertise in selecting an appropriate squad of marines and giving advice on the paints I would need. He then showed us the new miniatures gallery before having to shoot off back to work.

There are some very talented miniatures painters out there, that is all I can say.

Sunny Hunstanton - Part 3

And just so you can really feel like you were there...



Click and drag in the picture to view all 360 degrees.

Sunny Hunstanton - Part 2

And here it is. Photographic proof that anyone who changed their mind about coming missed a great day! (Erm, is that what this is evidence for? - the Ed.)

Using the brolly as a portable wind-break, we battled our way up the beach.

It's your classic rock pool setup. The kind you only ever come across in junior school text books. Pity it was too cold to enjoy them properly - but we did our best. (These would make lovely cooling pools on a hot day - makes note of location for future).

Sunny Hunstanton

"Oh we do like to be beside the seaside..." and in typical English style that means in all weathers. The stake trip to Hunstanton yesterday was great, even though it was cold, rained a bit, then a lot, then blew us all dry again at the end.

Determined not to miss out just because of some poxy weather, J and I, (after sheltering in Tesco and the Coach during the worst weather) decided to get some Fish & Chips, then walk along the top of the cliff.

Other family members will remember the pointy roofed cafe on the clifftop that sold Italian Ice Cream. Well it is still there, so in spite of the weather, and with a nod to tradition, we bought some.

After that we went down below the cliff and walked back to the "new end" along the beach. The best way to get blown dry after all the rain.

Some photos to follow in next post.

Bradgate Park Panorama

The pictures for this panorama were taken back in December, but I only recently found my CD for IBM Hotmedia, a Java based panorama display applet.

Apart from being a favourite spot for family days out, Bradgate Park is significant in English history - read more here >

Enjoy!

(NOTE: Have decided to switch to Quicktime for the panorama's rather than hotmedia, so our Mac friends can also view...)