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wales open stone skimming championships

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on sunday afternoon we popped down to the watch the wales open stone skimming championships which is held in the mill pond under pembroke castle.

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occassionally there would be a pitch invasion by a passing swan

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my father in law signed up for a go and selected his stones

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as his time approached he went down to stand by the commentator

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he did very well and all his shots were in.  not the longest of the day, but he displayed a previously hidden (to us) talent

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esther then had a go

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as did kezia

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this chap won in the end.  the website is worth checking out for the official rules

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it was all for charidee and was an excellent of raising hundreds of quids in a short afternoon as well as being thoroughly entertaining for both competitors and spectators

day 4 heatherton tree tops trail

kezia, esther and jane all hit the ropes on day 4 at the heatherton tree tops trail. 

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it was my job to catch the action from the safety (and dampness) of the floor. the three shots above are of them whizzing down the death slide thingy at the end

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i was very impressed by everyone’s progress through what looked (to my untrained eye) quite a challenging course (hence the name i guess)

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even the signs said it was difficult, so it must be

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esther was brilliant and went whizzing on ahead

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kezia was only just tall enough to do the course (although she did need
poking with a stick from the ground at one point as she couldn’t reach
the nextswinging rope !)

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and of course jane did very well too !

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seeing this photo reminded me it was sunny as they went through the training before the rain storms arrived for the day

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i’d like a sign like this for my desk at work, with an arrow i could use to point to the level of trickiness of the task in hand

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elton’s olympic message

my good friend elton sent me a link to a video he’s posted on youtube.

i thought i’d share it with you as even if you’re not an athelete you can make the sign whilst sitting and watching it on the telly box.

modern warfare

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modern warfare is dogged by health and safety requirements, such as clear signage so no one gets hurt.

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sung

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there’s always singing on the terraces

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chelsea football club

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i’m on a training course at stamford bridge for two days.  but don’t panic.  it involves no exercise.  although by the end i might be more assertive.  (if that’s ok with you)

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bowling

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jane took the great photo of me missing head. i love those kinds of shots.

caution frisbees

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jace took this photo and said “I’m just back from queenstown (south island nz), an infinitely beautiful place, with wild frisbees in the park, apparently”

holiday shooting

when we were on holiday over the summer, the girls encouraged me to shoot some dry pigeons. there was something primal about shooting a gun whilst encouraged by my wife and daughters.
i got lucky with a couple of shots thankfully so didn’t completely let myself down !
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