Nights

I'm afraid not much going on this week, apart from me recovering from all the hard graft I did last week on holiday (worth it!) I'm on nights this week so sleeping through all the nice weather (and storms!!!)

I'm off on my NT working holidays leaders course soon which although a little aprehensive about I am looking forward to, then the real thing in september when I am assisting on one. I think I must need my head testing as it is an 'Active holiday' aimed at 18 to 24 year olds (I am a few years older!!) I have to say though I am looking forward to it and hope I will be able to keep up. Not witht the drinking though, I will leave them to it, it's amazing what some people will agree to after having a few. ;-) (Don't worry H i'm saying no more!)

Brecon Beacons

OK here are a few photo's from my holiday, I have only posted a few on here but the rest are on my other site Sniffy's Album , there is a small write up on the holiday on the site (click on the link on the left for Brecon Beacons working holiday, and more photos under Pictures.




Footpath being built and taking a break on the top of Pen-Y-Fan



Group photo after finishing and waterfall where Kevin Costner bathed in Robin hood!




Finally Raglan Castle which was one of the Castles I visited on the way home!

Remember there are more photo's on my other site (Link on right) Sniffy's Album, please feel free to post comments on here or on the message board on my other site!

I'm Back!!

Just a quick blog today, i'm very very tired!

Thanks for all the wishing me a good holiday...It was exelent and I'm not just saying it, although a lot of hard work the results were worth it and the company was also exelent (and i'm not saying that incase anyone who was there reads this!!) The company made the holiday, thanks guys! Also thanks to Rob (the warden!!) for all his good spirit, especially when it came to us using the pitching stones from down the hill rather than the ones next to us!!

I will post more tomorrow, plus hopefully I will have sorted the photo's out by then!

Holiday..

Ok i'm all packed bar a few bit's and bob's for my holiday. I will be away for a week so i'm leaving my poll up for an extra week!

There should be lot's of pickkies I hope when I get back! I'm just hoping my hubby looks after the pets ok whist i'm away..idiot proof instuctions written out for him already!

How will I cope without the internet for a whole week!!! (I think i'll survive, just will have a lot to catch up with when I get back!)

This weeks poll

Sorry a few days late but new poll in place. Remember if you have any suggestions for a poll just let me know!

RAF Cosford Air Show Photo's

Well here they are..ok not very good but will give you the idea!




Slighty blured Red Arrow!





Even more blurred Red Arrow!





One very wicked plane...new fighter (Sorry forgot name) very loud, very fast and very cool!





Chech (sp) Republic display team.





One of the bommers that were on display, sorry forgot which one!!

Cosford Air Show

Well apart from a few spits of rain and slightly burnt sausages on the BBQ I had a good day today watching the Cosford air show for free from my sister's back garden. So ok we only got to see the fast or big planes that had to fly further out from the base to turn, it was still a good show. Although we have decided that next year she needs to cut the tree's down in her garden and remove the garage so we can get a better veiw!

One good thing was she put on the Air base's radio station on in the garden which were running live commentary so even if we couldn't see everything we at least knew what was happening and what was coming up next, also they occationally put on air the commands from inside the aircraft as they was doing the displays which was good. In the case of the Red Arrows it went something like this from the lead plane...."Smoke on......Smoke off.......Smoke on ........Smoke off" (In a posh RAF accent!)

I will try and post some photo's tomorrow but I'm not sure how they will turn out as most are tiny silhouettes of the planes...Whenever I could have a good shot my camera seemed to want to play games and switch off to save batteries or the like!!

Sad Day!

For anyone who knows me they will know that I am a Time Team fan and my online surfing began on the Time Team Forum where I made many friends, went on trips and learnt a fair bit about archeology from, is closing down next weekend.

The community that has built up there (including the odd marriage!) has now had to re home it self, due to (I can say it on here as the mods can't kick me off!!) Big Brother over loading the forums, well they aren't admitting it! A very long standing educational forum being kicked off for ratings, very sad!

I wasn't going to watch BB before, I definatly won't now!!

I will add the links to the new forums tomorrow, I'm off to bed now as I'm up early, but I had to have a rant before I went to bed.

TTF RIP!

Polling again!!

As you can see I now have a poll again! Thanks to Puppetdude3 for his suggestion for a free poll site, I did try the one he suggested first but no matter what user name I tried it came up as already in use...Even a random selection of letters! So I did a bit of searching and found another site...Basic but it works and no pop ups!!

I have also added a guestbook as well! Due to having hurt my foot..Not sure how, I'm resting it today, so have time to mess about on my comp! I'm going to have a go on the games mentioned on Puppetdude3's blog then a bit of surfing on blog explosion...It's a hard life sometimes!

Poll-less!

Well I made the effort this morning and did my walk, even though I was out of breath at the top of the hill but it was worth it, it should get easier the more times I do it... Doing it again Saturday morning!

Due to it causing pop ups I have taken my poll off at the moment until I can find a free service that doesn't advertise with pop ups (if anyone knows of a site please let me know!)

For anyone who is interested at last count most people would rather have watched paint dry than Big Brother...What can I say!

Lie in..

Well I was going to get up this morning and do a 4 mile walk before work in preperation for my holiday in the Brecons in less than two weeks time, um, I sort of had a lie in instead! I did do some weights though so i'm feeling a little less guilty!

I will tomorrow honest...it should be easier tomorrow as I have a day off, however it is going to be a very busy day as I have been putting off lot's of jobs till my day off!

This weeks Poll....

As it is Big Brother silly season I thought I would base this week poll on BB.

If anyone has any suggestions for future polls please let me know!

A few changes!

Anyone who has been to my site before will notice I have made a few changes!!! I'm blaming Robbie, he changed his header and I thought to myself I wonder if I can work out how to do it, after a lot of experimenting I have managed to change most of the backgrounds, typeface, colours borders etc etc until I was happy (ish!)! It might not be the best looking blog out there but i'm impressed with myself as it was my first attempt at editing programs since I had my Amstrad!

My Walk today!

I thought I would have a go at posting some of the photo's I took on my walk today, as you can see it is sunny...it was slightly over cast when I set out and I slightly got caught out and have slightly red arms!


Ivinghoe Beacon


Some flowers!




Looking back towards Ashridge estate




Walking back through some very large wheat feilds...oh ok I sat down for 5 mins admiring the views and the wheat feild was behind where I was sitting!

Good day!

Isn't it nice when you get up in the morning in a down mood and things turn themselves round before the day is out!

I decided that I was going to make the effort and walk up the side of the Beacon by where I live in preperation for the Brecons in a few weeks time...I intend to walk up the side as much as I can between now and then.

I had planned to walk for an hour then head back, I was at the top of the beacon within 50 mins including stopping to take photo's so I walked a bit further and it was a glorious day so I decided to take a longer senic route home.

As I walked I noticed not only the sunshine, but tiny little flowers in the grass, birds, butterflies, insects and when walking through a disused quarry how nature had claimed it back. To cut a long story short I felt I had gone from feeling down in the morning to a feeling of contenment and peace by the end of my walk. It remeinded me how lucky we are in the British Isiles with all the diversity of our countryside. A very inspiring day!

I also spotted a path straight up the side of a comb which will be perfect practice for the Brecons, much steeper and longer than the path up the side of the beacon and about a 20 min walk from me so I should be warmed up before I attempt it!

Time fly's

Gosh is it Thursday already! Time fly's when your having fun...or in my case busy doing to much work!! I don't have anything interesting to blog about I just thought I would show my face as I haven't written anything since Monday...just incase anyone was thinking of mounting a rescue mission to find where I had got to...what do you mean no one had noticed I haven't been around!! ;-)