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Blue Kitty finds a place to sleep and cool off
Blue Kitty finds a place to sleep and cool off. Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I resisted the temptation to turn on the tap.
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Manly shopping (365:213)
Gary involved in the art of ‘Manly Shopping’ Carol and Jim came to town today.
Which means I got to go places with lots of power tools and other exciting stuff.
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July 2011
This month we finished our vacation in the UK. I met with an old school friend I’d not seen in nearly forty years; I took Ginger to a sleepy seaside town I’d last visited on holiday with my Grandparents sometime in the sixties, spent a day on the beach in Portsmouth, and said our goodbyes to our family in the UK.Then it was back to earth with a bump; processing pictures and hiding from the 100°F temps that prevailed in the Midwest.
1. Gary and Ginger at the end of the hike, 2. Hiding from the midges, 3. Gary and Ginger looking out over Gruinard Bay, 4. Enjoying the scenery by Loch Bad a’Ghaill, 5. Gary and Ginger in the tent camped beside Loch Rannoch, 6. Chinese restaurant Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 7. A photograph in which I appear to have a foot protruding from the back of my head. The foot does not belong to me., 8. A full day’s driving, a walk on the beach, beer and fish and chips take their toll, 9. Gary and Ginger on the beach at Hunstanton, 10. Gary, late at night sitting on the kitchen floor, 11. Keith and Gary, 12. Photo-lethargy strikes yet again, 13. Oh dear!, 14. Ginger and Gary on the beach, 15. On the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Springfield, 16. Half cut – again., 17. It’s that wall again…, 18. Working late at the computer, 19. Processing, 20. And yet more picture processing, 21. Thursday evening service, 22. Day 203, 23. Wine and TV, 24. Day 205, 25. Gary takes a break from other duties to repair the washing machine, 26. Popcorn, 27. Phew! What a scorcher, 28. Reading before bed, 29. Gary, Sprinky and Inspector Morse, 30. Gary and Ginger at Emily and Larry’s Wedding reception, 31. Hello wall
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Hello wall
Gary Allman Actually, unlike Shirley Valentine, I’ve not taken to talking to the wall.
Though I had better not discount the possibility entirely. I might even have a sensible conversation.
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Gary and Ginger at Emily and Larry’s Wedding reception (365:211)
Gary and Ginger at Emily and Larry’s Wedding reception (365:211). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Which explains the somewhat curious and questionable lighting.
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Gary, Sprinky and Inspector Morse (365:210)
Gary, Sprinky and Inspector Morse (365:210). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I enjoy Inspector Morse.
It was good to find that Netflix have the Inspector Morse DVDs. But as they also have such UK masterpieces as the ‘Biederbeck Tapes’ I suppose I shouldn’t be that surprised.
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Reading before bed (365:209)
Iain M. Banks – Surface detail.
I took the car in for a service and walked back in the morning’s 90°F temps. To get out of the heat for a few minutes I stopped at the library. Browsing the shelves I found an Iain Banks book I’ve not read.
I don’t think I’ve sat down and read a book for pleasure in a couple of years.
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Phew! What a scorcher
Phew! What a scorcher. Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. And other tabloid headlines.
You need to be British and of a certain age to understand the relevance of the title; of a certain age because with British weather the opportunities to use headlines like this are few and very far between.
By the way, little did I know how much hotter it was going to get over the next few days…
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Popcorn
Popcorn.
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Gary takes a break from other duties to repair the washing machine (365:206)
I could have taken this picture at a more jaunty angle,
but I was concentrating on getting the washer fixed. For some unknown reason clean clothes were of more concern to the family than my daily photo project.
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Day 205
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Wine and TV (365:204)
Wine and TV (365:204). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Apparently I’m not too busy to drink wine and watch a movie.
I must have drunk more wine than I thought, as I took another picture an hour later..
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Day 203
Day 203. Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I’ve run out of ideas for titling these wall pictures.
I should write a book – I’ll call it Facebook with lots of wall pictures.
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Thursday evening service (365:202)
Thursday evening service (365:202). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I could write a lot,
but I don’t have the time. However, it was nice to get back to my regular routine.
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And yet more picture processing
And yet more picture processing. Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Processing (365:200)
Processing (365:200). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Day 200! Only 165 to go.
More vacation pictures being processed.
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Working late at the computer (365:199)
Working late at the computer (365:199). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. This should be titled ‘Dirty Glasses’
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It’s that wall again… (365:198)
It’s that wall again… (365:198). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I’m busy.
In fact I’m very busy. There’s all the playing catch-up after our vacation, loads of pictures to process and a new project to start. Unfortunately updates will be a bit sporadic for the foreseeable future.
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Half-cut – again (365:197)
Half-cut – again (365:197). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. After a month away on vacation, my first job at home is to tend to my personal grooming.
It’s not the first time I’ve taken a picture like this…
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On the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Springfield (365:196)
On the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Springfield (365:196). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. UK June 2011 – Day 31. It was a long day.
We were tired and travel weary by the time I took this picture and it shows. The total door to door travel time was twenty-one hours which wasn’t bad. It helped that the taxi arrived on time and we avoided any traffic delays on the way to Heathrow. The flights were uneventful and on time. One can ask for nothing better on a trans-Atlantic flight. On our final leg from Dallas to Springfield we were treated to some wonderful cloudscapes as the sun went down. We also got to see a rainbow, (a circle when you are flying), complete with the shadow of the ‘plane at its center. Rebbie was waiting at Springfield airport to collect us, and we finally arrived at home around ten pm.
Unfortunately our day wasn’t over. I’d like to say we got home, had a light meal and went to bed. The truth is that our decision to leave the Boy and Getzger in charge of the house wasn’t a good one. The place was an absolute tip and there was no food or milk, not even enough for breakfast, to be found (“I deliberately let it run out.”). While Ginger chewed the Boy a new one, I put air in the tyres of the van and coaxed it into life after its month’s sojourn in the garage. So, after being up nearly twenty-four hours we went out to dinner and then on to buy some essential groceries.
This is bad news. Bad news because we had planned to leave the Boy and Cat in charge again later in the summer and go camping. It looks like that won’t be happening.
Today’s alternate shot
