Archives for June 2012

Posted by aiddy on Tue 19 June 2012

Windy walk almost ended with us being blown off the ridge to Ram Head Chapel.

Posted by aiddy on Tue 19 June 2012

Sometimes you just have to watch it where you can.

Euro 2012.

Posted by aiddy on Sun 17 June 2012

Posted by aiddy on Sun 17 June 2012

The campers packed up just in time. A Force 9 (aka Strong Gale) hit overnight.

By the morning we had a foam filled bay and white caps still visible out to the horizon.

Bracing.

Posted by aiddy on Sun 17 June 2012

Decent grub in the Cross Keys Kingsand & Cawsand .

Posted by aiddy on Sun 17 June 2012

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

Sub in the murk.

Frigate, I think. HMS Monmouth possibly.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

Heads up.

Foot skills.

Balance.

Faceless!

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

I think someone found a fishing net.

It was a *long* drag home.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

Clive & Jane had a copy of Albert Waugh’s “ Sundials: Their Theory and Construction ”. A fascinating read. H spied a wonderful portable sundial which we promptly put through its paces on the front deck.

To-do: build a sundial for the garden.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

The second-best bath view in the world. The first is obviously the pacific from La Push (although there’s no published pictures of that one ;-))

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

First job at the hut, scout the cliff path to the beach. Steep, slippy and in places ‘hairy’ too. Time to beach: boys 10 mins; adults 17.5 mins; Ewok 30 seconds.

“I see no ships”.

Except the dive boats above HMS Scylla .

A very proper walk. And good aerobic training going back up.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 16 June 2012

Bowling was a tad tricky on the stony wicket but we did discover an awesome fielder in the family. Ewok.

Posted by aiddy on Fri 15 June 2012

Another in the occasional series .

Posted by aiddy on Fri 15 June 2012

The termite installation.

The vertical drop.

Both at Escot .

Posted by aiddy on Fri 15 June 2012

Breakfast (fried!) at Ducky’s, Chapple’s or Kenno’s cafes on Beer Beach
(I canna remember which captain).

Posted by aiddy on Fri 15 June 2012

No, it has absolutely nothing to do with ‘ bad hair day ’.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

Last year May in the garden came early. This year lots of rain meant it’s arrived late.

Past May in the Gardens: 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 .

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

…and for a while I *really* thought I’d found a solution.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

More chicks . This time in a proper bird box. There’s new bird life everywhere this year: garage, holly tree, rosemary bush. bird house, bird box, loft, ivy, hedge…

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

Chelsea Green and Red Mini. no slap-backs.

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Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

Padstow. A special place for a special wedding between two special people.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

You can even view c r o s s o a k with it.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012

We have new neighbours. Here’s one of them.

Posted by aiddy on Sat 09 June 2012