Thursday 27 February 2014

Sew your own Star Wars

 
Artist Aled Lewis has made a 10 metre long Star Wars Tapestry....

Spitting Image @ The Cartoon Museum

 
The Maggie Thatcher puppet from the Spitting Image exhibition at the Cartoon Museum  in London. Must get down there sometime....

Sunday 23 February 2014

DMI

 
For Marcus, DMI fan. If you look closely, you can see Castle Hill and Jubilee Tower in this picture

Muddy Waters Kingfisher Blues

Also flood affected...the kingfisher.  Harder fishing in muddy waters....

Earthworm Blues

 
Pity the poor earthworm, adversely affected by the floods

Saturday 22 February 2014

When Snails Attack

 
Snails invading flood stricken parts

Yorkshire Rhubarb

Celebrating the Pink Stuff: Wakefield hosts its annual Rhubarb Festival this weekend

Friday 21 February 2014

Kew 50p

 
Rare 50p commemorating Kew Garden's 250th Anniversary is selling for up to £60. Check your piggy bank!!

Thursday 20 February 2014

Saturday 15 February 2014

Thursday 13 February 2014

Grecian 2000 (+14)

 
George Clooney wades into the Elgin Marbles debate whilst promoting his latest film in Greece...

Carpet Canoeing

 
Due to bad weather, I was lucky to take part in the new sport of carpet canoeing this weekend...

Bushcraft

 
A nice array of sharp tools, as seen on a piece of tarpaulin at Gearstones Lodge, Bon's Bushcraft spot, Ribblehead

Somerset Levellers

 
With apologies to the Wurzels.....

Curly Top


Farewell to Shirley Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014)

Snow Bored

Cheesy grin from Bronze medal winning UK snowboarder Jenny Jones.... wasn't that a song by the Clash?

Thursday 6 February 2014

Dr Foster

 
Dr Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain
He stepped in a puddle
Right up to his middle
Rang the Environment Agency Floodline
and got charged a *@$^*! fortune


Wednesday 5 February 2014

Iguana in a Sock

 
13 endangered Iguanas were found stuffed into socks in a suitcase at Heathrow...

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Year of the Horse


From my diary, September 1994, when Robin & I travelled to China and saw the amazing Terracotta Warriors , their chariots and horses. 20 years on, they still haven't excavated the tomb where Emperor Qin, reputed to contain a golden coffin floating on a sea of mercury.........

Gong Hey Fat Choy

 
Chinese New Year, 2014: Year of the Horse


Dr Johnson's Umbrella

 
Wettest January since records began in 1767...

For Sochi Rainbow Lovers

 
Up above the streets and houses, Rainbow climbing high...everyone can see it smiling...over the sky...paint the whole world with a Rainbow. Inspired by the German Olympic Team's Rainbow duffel coats.