Spotted flying over Aldermaston Wharf:
(And yes, I’ve seen better animated gifs as well. My skills are a bit rusty and were never that good anyway)
Dark helicopter passing in the gloaming
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A November Rose
A bit of an unexpected nice surprise during my recovery from heart surgery. I’m not entirely sure when I first noticed them, it was either just before I left for the hospital or the day I returned from the hospital with my sister. Anyway, back then the flowers were still closed and considering it was the start or even middle of October I didn’t really expect them to flower. Especially after a few night frosts in late October and early November I thought they would fade away. But they didn’t:
In mid November three of the five rose buds opened and started to flower, a nice view especially on the often grey and dull days. Cheered me up when I had a bad day during my recovery. Today is a nice and sunny day, so I thought I try to take a few pictures of them to share the joy.
First canal walk after heart surgery
Following recent heart surgery (more about that some other time) I returned home from hospital on Saturday. To aid with my recovery I was told to walk regularly aiming for at least 1000 m per day during the first week. Living right at the Kennet and Avon Canal walking along the towpath was the obvious option. Today my sister and I walked from my flat near lock number 95, Aldermaston Lock, to lock number 96, Padworth Middle Lock, a distance of approximately 630 m one way. At the lock my sister was so kind to take a few pictures of me:
It was a very nice walk which I managed to complete without any major problems. On the way back we stopped at the very nice Aldermaston tea rooms for a cup of tea and some triple chocolate muffins.
Teenage Fanclub – I’m In Love (2nd video)
Great music and beautiful scenery:
Dragonfly at Wokefield Common
Went to Wokefield Common today, tried to get a picture of a Broad-bodied Chaser but wasn’t successful as they were constantly on the move and too fast. So instead I took a few pictures of what I believe to be Common Darters.
(Click on the pictures for larger versions)