A lovely day. Family swim in the baby pool, free parking near the Mark Addy, the People’s History Museum, soup at MOSI and the sun shining through a deserted Spinningfields.
The derby
Late posting this pic. The Kop, 4 mins before kick-off on derby day. One hundred and eleven minutes later, the sound of 40,000 people going ‘fuuuccccck’.
Ta to Andy Gilgrist (and his Vancouver cousin) for the day out.
Autumn at Dunham
I wish that deer had faced the camera
A trip to Manchester
£3 all-day parking on the site of the old BBC Oxford Road. Central Library for coffee, audio books and Rae’s bedtime reading, Changos for lunch and the Art Gallery for some kids stuff.
A trip to Bisham
A work trip to Bisham Abbey, near Marlow, on a warm, early Autumn day. What a lovely place; hadn’t realised the sports complex was so big/important. Dinner at the Royal Oak the evening before.
The new Tebay
Gloucester Services, northbound M5, from the people that brought us the excellent Tebay. Having worked for four years at Knutsford Services (M6, Junction 19), I wish there were more services like this. Where else would you see locally sourced fresh veg at 9.30pm on a Saturday.
Golf Annual
The annual 36 holes of golf, crammed into one day. Saunton East & West courses. 27 points off 13 for East, 26 for West. Too many blobs.
A lovely day, warm and dry, with good company. Thanks to Olli, Ross, Shed, Ads and Mark.
Barton Street
Taken by my friend Jonny, in Macclesfield. Possibly part 1 in a surname-related series. Or not.
Autumn Podcast Update
Five new podcasts added to my Downcast, helping smooth the longer, schools-back commute.
- Little Atoms
- Oxford Biography
- The Pod Delusion
- Lexicon Valley, from Slate
- Word Mouth, from Radio 4
In the meantime, the view from my desk (above) remains leafy.
Hey, Hey Avebury
Old pics, forgot I had them. From Avebury, a National Trust property in Wiltshire, in early Spring. Stone circles, Neolithic burial chambers, a restored manor house, Bronze Age ‘barrows’…they’ve even got a Henge! A lovely part of England.
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