A walk in Dorset
A few pics from a walk with friends in Dorset, near Batcombe - between Yeovil and Dorchester. Some nice countryside and a few amusing pics of their dog jumping for a ball held just out of reach!
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Devon, June 2012
Just back from a weekend down in Devon - an area I've not really done before.
First up was a visit to Bicton Park, conveniently located only a short distance from our B&B (Lower Pinn Farm - clean, comfortable room, a huge bed and an excellent breakfast). Bicton was quite good - lots of different bits of garden to keep you interested.
The rest of the weekend was spent mainly in Budleigh Salterton, initially to meet up with friends at the BN Beach Day on Saturday, but we gave up on that by 1:30 as it clouded over and the wind got chilly. Better weather on Sunday as it brightened up at lunchtime.
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Bristol WNBR
A few pictures from the Bristol leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.
Please note that these photos are NSFW - Not Suitable For Work - as they contain all sorts of bits of anatomy!
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Saints v Leicester
I've not been to the rugby for a while - the last game was 3 months ago and that was in Milton Keynes, so it was good to get back to Franklin's Gardens - especially as the sun was out!
It was a huge game - Saints v local rivals Leicester, and with 1/3 of the England squad playing it was always going to be full-on. Just a shame that things didn't quite go according to plan, with Leicester winning 35-21.
Here's the pick of the pics
A somewhat unorthodox tackling style from Manu Tuilagi
Ben Foden
Paul Diggin
Geoff Parling
Ben Youngs
Chris Ashton beats Alesana Tuilagi to the ball - in defence rather than attack unfortunately
Dan Cole
Toby Flood looks quite pleased to score his second try
Stephen Myler
The full set are on my website....
Venice
Having waded through the 1600+ photos that I took in Venice, I've finally come up with a moderate selection to post on here. This was our 4th trip to Venice, each of them for a week, but I never tire of the place - it's absolutely wonderful.
We did pack an awful lot into the first few days - probably too much - and were pretty knackered by the middle of the week. The 60+ steps up to the apartment (overlooking Campo Santa Maria Formosa) didn't help, especially as they got steeper nearer the top. I think the most I did was 5 times in one day.
The first lot of photos are just some general views.
One thing I love to photograph in Venice is the decay, although the tourist people would probably hate me for it. I think that the rusting ironwork, the rotting wood and the decaying plasterwork add to Venice, showing that it's a real place, not some sanitised...