Dissolution

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Bishops Kiss

A big thankyou to Sarah at (Down On The Allotment) for taking the time to send me these cool chilli seeds Bishops Kiss. I'm going to sow them today, fingers crossed they germinate successfully. I've already sown Black Pearl chilli seeds last week not cheap at 3 quid for six seeds and if they make it I'll repay Sarah by sending her some seeds later in the year.

BTW I love.... Buddy he's 'nearly' as handsome as Harry my black lab.

Update: Sad news, Buddy passed away on the 7th of Feb (my birthday). Sarah's tribute picture of them together after Buddy won top prize in a 007 contest radiates their great friendship.

The Moor

A short walk up Great Hill off Belmont road to dust off last years cobwebs. Zooming in across Roddlesworth towards Darwen Tower which lost its top during stormy weather in December. The final shot shows my partner Phil.... looking erm dare I say a bit grumpy.

Shy Robin

Our garden robin is totally fearless, attacking most of the birds who dare wander onto his territory. He's a bit shy with us humans though

5-1 For A White Christmas

Pictures of Bunkers Hill taken from my back bedroom over the christmas period last year. It seems some parts of Britain may see some snow as early as next week... Hope we don't though, not until Iv'e finished work on the 17th of December then it can do what it likes...

Allotment Doggy Antics at number 8

I want to thank my friend Bev's mum and dad (Dave and Janet) for giving me a chance to help out on their new allotment at feniscowles, as you can see it's a cracking little plot. Full of potential as they say. The only downside is that we all have dogs with quirky mischievious tendancies. Meg the little Patterdale terrier belonging to Janet and Dave is a none stop apple hustler, she just has to round them all up fresh or rotten for you to throw. My dog Harry on the other hand is a well seasoned potato rustler he can't stop nicking them from my potato bag at home. Bev also has a terrier called Archie, whose a bit of a carrot muncher, he'll definately give those carrot flies a run for their money and he loves..... digging. Bev's other dog Kenny (a rescue) is the dark horse in the pack, we don't yet know what he's likely to get up to down on the plot. The good news is that only one dog is allowed down at one time. (Phew) you could imagine the carnage...

Runswick Bay

It doesn't take much to put a smile on Harrys face, sticks and beaches seem to do the trick each time. It was our first trip to Runswick bay and like most bays in this area tricky to get down to because of the steep gradient. There was a small public carpark at the bottom, a bit pricey at three quid for three hours, alright if you were staying the full 3 hours of course but we were a bit limited because of Harry's dodgy elbow joint. It turned out to be more of a whistlestop tour really. I'd like to have stayed longer because it was lovely and secluded, the beach renowned for fossils, not that we found any.