Newark Park

Our visit to the park coincided with a classic car show.  Morgans and

the Fiat 500 gotten most opf our attention, of course.

The lady owner of the Fiat very graciously let the lads have a mock drive.

But enough of cars.  Lets go rolli polli down the hill.

Well it was a rather warm day, bless 'em.

Stinchcombe Night

 

Night Fire over the Severn Valley.

Out and about with Isaac.

Balloon spotting,

Plane spotting,

and clowning.

But ice cream eating is a serious business.

Isaac to stay.

 Fox cub spotting,

 rabbit stalking,

and a picnic on their turf.

Stinchcombe Hill.

Just 5 mins drive up the Stinchcombe Hill behind our accommodation is this splendid view across the Severn Valley

Totally transfixing.

Lydney

 On the Severn about half way to the open channel south from Gloucester.

 Used to be a thriving coal port, but no more. Last commercial ship left these docks in the 1960's

The distant Severn Bridges, both of them in a confusion of wires.

Stinchcombe

 A wonderful place to spend a month of a glorious English Summer

Mega comfy.

Just my style.  Another roast dinner.

Upton upon Severn

Picture of a boat going under a bridge.  I know, not ever imaginative but included here as a bit of nostalgia.  In the 1970's we had a small cabin cruiser with which we visited Upton via the river, tying up at steps below the pub.  Good memories.

Sculpture in Wakefield

The new Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield.   Many of Barbara's  beautiful works inside.  Recommend you visit if you are ever in Wakefield.

The nearby sculpture park, I didn't find as inspiring. But still well worth a detour to visit.

The folks up North

Granville, my uncle.  He is so wired.  Computers everywhere.

Diane and Lynn, my cousins.

David Watson, Gek's and Jenny's ex-colleague from Ngee Ann days in Singapore.

Mark and Eric,  from uni days.  We were meeting here for the first time in 45 years.

Photographers - the next generation.

Noah, my seven year grandson.  Gek and I together with Noah visited an open air sculpture exhibition.  I gave the Canon to Noah and let him loose  to go shooting on his own. He was gone for an hour.  And his first time with the camera gave promise of an up and coming talent.  I know I am very biased, but I think the boy done real good.

Noah's very first photo.  

Oft' times, an intersting photograph happens by happy accident.

 

And sometimes because of a good eye.

If you would like to see more of Noah's very first outing with a camera, follow

http://www.davidwhitworth.me/GRANDCHILDREN/Noah.html

where I have started  a web presence for the lads.  I's proud of my boy.

Profiles in the park.

 A dribbling mute.

Jamie

Isaac

Noah

Dyrham Park with the Lads

Magnum time.  They can be eaten in the prone position.

A serious discussion of the benefits of prone eating. 

New Home for the Week.

 

Cliff Barn, Sherston, and  very comfortable too.

New Hired Wheels.

Amazing.  We dropped lucky again, a Nissan 'JUKE' first registered February this year 2013.  Very stable to drive and a bit more oomph than our last hire car.

My first thought when I first saw the beast was Transformer.  Just hope I don't inadvertently press the wrong button and create a manic robot!!!

Seven Sisters Revisited.

 The Seven Sisters, or at least the first of the Seven.

 And boy was it wild,

Casting into the wind had these guys ducking their own baited hooks. 

We were here because this is where Gek and I became one, as it were.  Unfortunately for poor old Gek, she had badly twisted her ankle a couple of days previously,  all black and blue and unusable. No cliff top walking this day.

The Art I liked.

All Gek's work, but not of course

I honestly appreciated  Gek's efforts more than the other guys and gals.

 There is a Turner in there somewhere.

Exception was Clara's sculpted glass.  Very beautiful water droplet.

End of term bon fire.

End of term, end of academic year.

And so to flame.

That's the way to do it!!!

Fire glow in the buttercups, with moon shine.