Category Archives: Animals

The 11th possibility

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Barbara

This one could most definitely be a wordless Wednesday

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Wabi-Sabi

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Barbara

I could almost have posted this on Wednesday as a wordless response to Rarasaur‘s first weekly Prompt for the Promptless Wabi-Sabi, but I post so many photos of Wilson, another picture needs another explanation! I had not delved into the … Continue reading →

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The last photos before I broke my camera! An Egret Dancing

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Barbara

Full of excitement with having my new super camera with a 24x zoom (Panasonic DMC FZ62), I brought it everywhere with me in Egypt.  I had it in my handbag in it’s case that came with it, so I expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Animals, Birds, Egret, Egypt, ME, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Shaggy Dog Stories

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Barbara

Until today I have never heard of the term ‘Shaggy Dog Story’ I had a great uncle who used to tell a few, but I can never repeat them as well as he could, and I had no idea they … Continue reading →

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From Sofa to Marathon – Week 3

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Barbara

This post comes to you live from an aeroplane almost in Egypt (actually, I scheduled it before I left…) I spoke to my doctor last Wednesday about my plans to try and get fit by doing Marathon training, while also … Continue reading →

Posted in 40, Athletics, Chronic Fatigue, Diet, Fibromyalgia, Getting old, Health, Janathon, Keeping Fit, Marathon, Neuralgia, Running, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Wilson’s Doggy Bag

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Barbara

When Wilson gets soggy in the river he doesn’t understand why we don’t want him to sit on us in the car on the way home so he can get dry!  When he comes home he deposits muddy footprints all … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Resolved

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Barbara

Why is it, that when I see the word resolve I think Vectors and Trigonometry Resolving vectors – The figure above illustrates vector resolution by components. In the first example, a boat crosses a river without compensating for the current. … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Keeping Fit, Maths, Neuralgia, Photography, Physics, Science, Sinus headache, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

While Wilson’s away… Lilly-Plankton (the cat) will play!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Barbara

It has been very difficult for me to photograph our cat Lilly-Plankton since we got Wilson.  To be honest, it has always been difficult to photograph her always because she looks more like a Lilly-Plankton shaped hole in the universe … Continue reading →

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From Sofa to Marathon – Week 2

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Barbara

I’m definitely on the mend, my cough and snuffly nose are much better so now that my Achilles tendon is also mended I really need to start jogging again, even if its really slowly to start with.  I’m back out … Continue reading →

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New Years visitors to our Garden

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Barbara

We get a great variety of birds in our garden, here are some that came today

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