May 9th 2010

This way …

… to the pub, Uncle Neil!

Happy birthday to my nephew Max, who is 6 tomorrow. Lovely day today to get away from it all, spent with family. Nothing wrong with a bracing walk in the cold wind when there’s a great pub lunch at the other end of it!

Jan 31st 2010

Sunset over the downs in Berkshire

This morning, staying with my sister and family in rural Berkshire, I went on an undulating 11.5 mile run. It was scenic, hard work and great training. But with no photo snapped (I never saw the promised deer or red kites) I re-traced my route in late afternoon.

A few photos of the route emerged but this sunset, taken over the Downs, although it doesn’t show the route as such, was too good not to include. So the photo blog has made it to the end of the first month, and ends, appropriately, with a sunset.

Jan 30th 2010

Babysitting

Today I am Uncle Neil – babysitter in chief. Nephew worn out and asleep? Check. Niece likewise? Check. Dog? Passed out in front of fire. So who is the prowler in the kitchen? Meet Smokey Joe – caught red-pawed.