The Return of the Big Spender

Sorry for being away for so long. I have been hibernating for the winter, which turned out to be quite a pleasant one. I had a cold now and again but better now. Today I am showing off my new toy which only came this morning - a Nikon Coolpix S8200. This blog provides interesting reading about it. I have taken a couple of photos as seen below.

Here is a picture of a rainbow taken from my front door together with some of the sheep and their lambs.

Just a few photo's I took .

I hope you like. I am not a person who spends all his time just working. I like looking around and enjoying life in retirement.

The pictures show The Twins who were there the other morning when I opened the kitchen door. My workshop ( needs a clean), Loppy Lugs the ewe in my field, and finally the lamb telling his mum he was just keeping the flies off his face!!

Another Joke

I read the following here, and then I laughed:

When Grandma Goes To Court

Humor; Posted on: 2008-01-17 20:06:02 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know me?' She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.' The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?' She again replied, 'Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.' The defense attorney nearly died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, 'If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric chair.'

A Good Laugh

Speed limit Waiting in Doncaster , to catch speeding drivers, a police officer sees a car puttering along at 22 mph.. He says to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies, two in the front seats and three in the back - wide eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand, I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?" The officer replies,"Ma'am, You weren't speeding but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers." "Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly...twenty-two miles an hour!" ....the old woman says a bit proudly. The police officer, trying to contain a chuckle explains to her that A22 is the road number not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her error. "Before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask....Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken and they haven't made a sound this whole time," the officer asks. "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We've just come off the A120."

Too Scary for me

I have had enough scare's to last a life time, so I will leave this to the youngsters.

Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas

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I love dogs

Very Funny.

Scary Stuff.

I hope they all got out safe. Terrible thing nature.

Very Clever

Unbelievable

After seeing these photo's I was happy that other people were successful in getting birds to feed from their hands. I also had a lady Chiffchaff doing the same.

It takes a lot of patience but worth it in the end'

Been away for a while, Just a few pictures for now.

I hope these will show a few things that make up my days. Some funny, some just what I see when out and about. The lake is 'Talyllyn', not far from me. Walking on water, the third man to do it, as they say. Th cat?, my nieces pet. She also took the photo ( She, not the cat!). The lady with the big coat has lost a lot of weight in the past few days. She was sheared by my nephew along with others. From a size 20 to a size 8, in ONE DAY?. Hows that for a diet!!! Enjoy.

What do you think the photo shows....a Fish??

So did I when I first found it on the kitchen window two days ago. I took the photo and thought about it for most of the morning. Later in the day I found another, but slightly larger. By now I was quite worried, thinking I was being invaded by fish.

I looked at it under a microscope and then found what it really was....a dried up leaf from the Jade plant on the window ledge. I still think of it as a fish.....

Just a Hobby

Rescued this chair from a refuse dump at a friends house. It was in a sorry state with all the joints loose or missing. I took it to pieces and reassembled it. Doing the seat with cord was the hardest as I had never done it before, but it's a nice feeling when it turns out OK. And it's just a hobby.

Return of the Redstart

I am retyping this as the original, although shown as being published, did not appear. It contained two photo's one which was very small, so I recorded the larger one shown below which did appear. Here goes at getting the thing on show.

Yesterday I saw a Redstart hovering around where one nested many years ago. I got the actual shot of the bird by covering myself with a white sheet and mingling with sheep which were in the field where I lay down with the camera pointing at the nest in the wall.

This was no more than two feet away from steps up into the house, as in the view of the wall. I often worried about cats but the bird seemed unconcerned. Lets hope this will be published.

Better Picture

Sorry for the small picture. I hope this one is better. I'm still learning some things.

What do you think!

As a long time sky watcher I have seen many unusual objects in the sky where I live. Too many to mention here but I keep an open mind on the subject.

They should have been left in peace

Peace and Tranquility

On my walks I often see scenes like this. I photograph them and sometimes give one to the owner of the farm. I am very lucky to live in such an area. Just thought you might like them.

Hungry Little Chap

Hungry Little Chap

Saw this and thought of my supper. Enjoy.

Woodpecker Feeding her young one.

Mother feeding her offspring. I have a lot of them in and around my garden. Lovely birds. I took the photo through double glazed window. Have to capture the shot when you can.