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Shadows on Lilleshall Hill, Shropshire, UK

Took the dogs out for a walk on the local hill, and could not resist a little messing about with shadows. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Togger

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

"Artifical insemination is when the farmer does it to the cow instead of the bull." http://bit.ly/buKAxe # There are 26 vitamins in all, but some of the letters are yet to be discovered. (school science exam answer http://bit.ly/csYZBH ) # Looking forward to RSC production of Romeo & Juliet in Stratford tonight. # For those

Took dogs for walk in field ne…

Took dogs for walk in field next door. Lovely day. Guess land will be set for new crop soon. Muck spreading overdue. Dogs will love, us not!

We used to have cats

I am not a cat person, by a long margin. We did not have any when I was a kid and what I did see of them in other people’s homes did nothing for me. I have long regarded them as parasites. I like dogs. We had dogs when I was a kid. For many

Big question now is: did the f…

Big question now is: did the folks at home remember to feed my fish? Not worried about the dogs – they let you know when they are hungry.

Scotland 08 – Friday

Heavy rain most of the night and still going strong in the morning. We did not feel motivated to do very much. We had planned a day out in a particularly beautiful area near by including a couple of waterfall visits. We decided, somewhat reluctantly, to head back to Inverness and hit the shopping centre.

Scotland 08 – Wednesday

We headed for Inverness again today with a stop on the way at the Loch Ness Visitors’ Centre. We have been the latter in the past and not much has changed – still loads of "tat" (as my parents would have said) for gullible tourists to waste their money on. The associated hotel on the

Scotland 08 – Monday

Heading to Skye was an obvious choice give we were already on the main road for Skye via the Skye bridge. We were tempted to go by ferry for part of the journey but saved that for later. I have happy memories of Skye from when I was a child. We set off with no

Scotland 08 – Sunday, the first day of our holiday

The priority for today was to get some more fuel and provisions. We had found several garages the day before had no diesel which was a bit worrying as we only had about 70 miles left in the tank. We headed to Inverness, about 35 miles away. If we did not find fuel there then

Scotland 08 – Holiday time

We have been to Scotland many many times over the years. My parents used to take me regularly and I have picked up the habit. Generally though, when I say Scotland I actually mean the Highlands of Scotland – typically Glen Coe and beyond. We have stayed in Fort William many times. This time we