dogs worry picnics
from the same place as this one. It’s a bit battered, but it’s a beauty !
August 2004
trees
look. blue skies. in a forest. in england. lovely.
where’s esther ?
esther is hiding in the bushes. can you see here ?
more stateside bollards
bollard hobos, hitching a ride from town to town:
a black topped bollard playing catch in a science museum with his friend (you can just see the other one poking over the top in the background):
dan says “it was a slow day in Bollardsville USA, so a bunch of them gathered to needlessly taunt a underground worker. So typical. Note the two unstriped ones off by themselves, the black sheep of the bollard gang”
thanks to Dan for his continued state-side bollard monitoring. i think we can safely say that not one bollard is moved in the US without Dan being aware of it. I think we can say that anyway.
happy birthday mum
esther and kezia giving a belated birthday present to my mum.
kids and hoses
i don’t know about hose-pipe bans, but i recon we should have age limits on garden hose using. they are crazy little people normally. give them a hosepipe to water your garden and you get that and a whole lot more !
just how many times did i have to shout “watch the washing” causing her to look straight at the washing line whilst subconsciously aiming the water in her direction of gaze ?
two great signs from legoland, windsor
photos from tony
lego bollards
tony went to legoland today. i assume he went with his family. anyway, he sent me this photo which shows a bollard made of lego.
click to observe the lego
abandoned caravan
there was a couple of abandoned caravans in the paddock behind where we were staying in scotland:
i think this would make a great desktop picture:
click for big fun (but don’t blame it on the sunshine)
donning instructions
donning is such a great word. and it looks so good in print too.
dog sign
dog sign on Inchy Island
controlled walking
this bit of scotland has only recently become a national park if i understand correctly. they are so proud, yet so protective they’ve introduced a nice signage system along the footopaths saying “national park – caution do not cross”
follow the yellow brick road white tape:
Inchcailloch Island
right, back to the scottish holiday. still plenty of stuff to come all you scots-lovers !
One morning we went to Inchcailloch Island
we set off by boat from balmaha boatyard.
The girls loved it:
and so did my father-in-law:
the boat dropped us off at a jetty and went off:
I then walked up to the top of the hill with jane’s parents:
the views were fabulous and would have been even better if the clouds got out the way:
click for big
meanwhile the girls played on the sheltered beach:
then the boat turned up and we got back before the rain:
disturbing bollard pictures
here are a couple of bollards from regular contributor Dan. They are both slightly strange and worth a longer look.
this bollard seems to be levitating between the two junior bollard inspectors:
this pictures appears to show three bollards having fun in the sand. but don’t be fooled, it’s possible something more sinister has occured.
look at the traces of bollard blood near the front bollard, and the relatively unmessy nature of the two bollards in the background. one of the bollards at the back is obviously making a run for it too.
i don’t like what i see here at all.
bollard fact fans – note the double reflective stripes on these american bollards. a classic decoration for state-side bollards i believe.