I had this dream last night in which I was out walking with Marty - possibly somewhere in Somerset, possibly South Wales - and Ben and at least one other person were our ground crew and were driving this big 7.5 tonne horsebox. They'd got a puncture so I arrived at the village ahead of them, and then for some reason I'd taken Marty's halter off. I ( Read more... )

Ben and I went to visit the nearby village of Selborne today, famous for being the home of 18th century naturalist, Gilbert White. We didn't actually explore his house (I confess, I know very little about him, and besides - in the spirit of naturalists everywhere, I wanted to explore actual nature instead!), but we DID visit the little tea shop ( Read more... )

So, I've decided to upload my Big Cat photos in stages - one species at a time! I took around a thousand photos and whittled it down to 114 that I like (and hope to put into one of those cool photo books you can make). I took my pocket rocket (my Canon Powershot SX260) and also the Lumix bridge camera that was a much appreciated hand me down from ( Read more... )

In 2011, glenatron took me out on a fishing smack in Brightlingsea, Essex, on her first run of the season. She was called the Saxonia. Three years to the day later, and we are engaged to be married ... so I reckon it was a pretty good day out. :) Tonight we're going out for a meal to celebrate that day, and our first meal together ... and possibly the mead- ( Read more... )

Current thoughts on my mule: bbhdsfwerjeot[g ADORABLE. I love him so much I can't talk about him coherently. He's awesome. He's put his nose into the halter two days in a row, now, when I go to catch him. And when I take his halter off at the end of our session, he stays with me ( Read more... )

it is sooo good to have my 'extended lunch breaks' back on Weds-Fri! Yesterday, Ben and Iris came to meet me as I finished work for the morning; we then went home the long way round, along country roads and through the Devil's Punchbowl, making it about 6 miles in total. I learnt that trying to photograph from a bike is much harder than ( Read more... )

If I lived on this hill, maybe I would tire of seeing the view every day; but after three and a half months of traveling up and down this lane at least sixteen times a week, I still adore it. I love the colours and the curve of the road; the way the high banks and thick foliage give the impression of safety; the bold squirrels and the deer I ( Read more... )

Current NaNoWriMo Wordcount: 50,048
Last Line of Dialogue: "Get out of there!" Finn yelled, and the leishy* lifted its head, jaw swinging, and looked straight at him.
Last Sentence: Gryce and Thorne took the opportunity to retreat, running backwards towards the Quicksilver Forest ( Read more... )

Current NaNoWriMo Wordcount: 20,350
Last Sentence: He could have wept for the joy of it, but there was no time.
Last Line of Dialogue: "Get up," he said, dragging her to her feet. "Get up and run."

I am on a massive NaNo high right now. I'm 2,013 words ahead of schedule! :) Also, this instrumental goes with my current scene PERFECTLY - I had my ( Read more... )

I have returned from Wales! I will catch up on everyone's news soon. I have lots to update about, and pictures to share - the Halloween ride, The Patient Wild's gig in Reading, and of course holiday photos; but I'll just leave you with the most important occurrence of the past few days.

Here is a photo of my boyfriend.


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