Wadebridge

Wadebridge
Originally uploaded by Crowcombe Al.

Just one of the many Flickr photos uploaded over the past couple of weeks during and after the Spring Gala.

Early Spring

Still in March but the temperature on our Weather Station reached 22 degrees today. And I have the beginnings of a suntan - amazing ! Also a chipped tooth where I had a root canal a couple of years ago which is a pain (literally). Hey, ho. I hate Dentists but I guess I'll have to go.

Exploration visit to Bishops Lydeard today - have to take the car for an MoT and wanted to suss out the village, distance from the station etc. First pub is the Lethbridge Arms and is only 5 minutes from the station - we are going to check it out and if the food is good this will be a weekend trip with or without visitors. A short stagger back to the station. There is a Doctors a little further (so I might re-register there) and a small Co-op about 10 minutes from the station, with two garages and a Post Office on the way. Just past the Co-op is the Church which we will visit over the next few months - prepare for some Flickr photos from the graveyard !

Only curious thing is some of the stares I got on my walk. OK, I know it was me, but I was a bit surprised. Maybe it was the combination of jeans, trainers, fancy fleece and wooly hat ?? I've already been told by one of our neighbours that trainers are of "City folk".

Sparrowhawk

So there I was, standing outside the conservatory, minding my own business, musing whether to go and Creocote a fence.

Suddenly a Blue Tit flies in front of me, followed by a chasing Sparrowhawk that gets less than 3 feet from me before doing a "handbrake turn" and flying off at 180 degrees.

It was a bit like a cartoon where birds etc. put on the brakes and stop almost immediately. The Sparrowhawk spread its wings and did exactly the same before turning and flying off. Impressive !

Abbey Flat

Well we did have a buyer and we had gone through 2 months of tedious paperwork, he's been round to the flat to work out decorations and furnishings, when suddenly he pulls out.

Then he forgets to inform his Solicitors who ask a few more questions and tell our guy that he'd better answer them as we are close to Exchange !

What an idiot.

Eclipse of the Moon

Taken in Andover by my sister, Jan Ward