Daily Archives: December 26, 2012

Travel Theme; Festive – Esher Common

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

During our walk in Esher woods today we noticed a tree decorated with baubles and tinsel. Esher common is very popular with dog walkers, and a family had decorated a tree with Christmas decorations in memory of three of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Baubles, Christmas Tree, Esher Woods, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Remembering Pets, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 16 Comments

Janathon 1 (Otherwise known as Wilson finds another swamp)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Esher Woods today thinking that it might be a bit less swampy than beside the river. He still managed to find the muddiest puddle and sit down in it Then, when we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Esher Woods, Getting Fit, Janathon, Muddy Puddle, Postaday, stinky, Wilson | 8 Comments

River Thames in Flood, Walton-On-Thames, England

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

The Thames has been flooding for a few more days. Christmas this year has been more damp than cold. Our annual outdoor swim in Hampton Pool was interspersed with the occasional downpour, and today we just managed to get back … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, London, Photography, Water | Tagged Floods, Janathon, Photography, Postaday, River Thames, Walton, Walton Bridge, Walton-On-Thames, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weybridge | 17 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Christmas Tree

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

I got a wonderful camera for Christmas 🙂 It’s a Panasonic ‘Bridge Camera’ (the bridge is between compact cameras and dSLR’s) the DMC-FZ62. It is perfect for me as I have only ever used compact cameras up to now, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Photography | Tagged Baubles, Bridge Camera, Christmas Tree, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8, Postaday, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 9 Comments

From Sofa to Marathon – Week 2

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

Last week I was quite despondent that I haven’t been able to do any running or circuit training at all due to my neuralgia & now chesty cough too. I made a resolution to spend some time looking up what … Continue reading →