Author: nealpp

  • Anniversary break

    Anniversary break

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    A lovely trip up to the superb Plato’s in Kirkby Lonsdale this week for our anniversary. Last August when we went it chucked it down all the time, this week was gorgeous. After travelling up on Monday, we went to Ambleside to the north of Windermere on Tuesday. As you can see from the photos,…

  • Mallard 75

    Mallard 75

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    We had a very warm trip up to York today on the train from Morley. We went as a Birthday treat for me to see the Mallard 75 celebrations at the National Railway Museum. All the remaining 6 A4 class steam trains, have been gathered together for just a fortnight as a celebration of the…

  • Wisteria

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    Gorgeous wisteria in Nostell Priory gardens. Rest of gardens looking really nice aswell on a lovely spring day!

  • Gannets at Bempton

    Gannets at Bempton

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    Wonderful number of gannets at Bempton Cliffs this morning. A few puffins around but the gannets are big, graceful, powerful and have a gorgeous colour and fine lines down their beaks, beautiful creatures. As well as the masses on rocks, a few nest near the cliff top which I was able to get a good…

  • Harewood in Colour!

    Harewood in Colour!

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    I’ve posted lots of pictures of Harewood House before but we’ve never been at this time of year, or in such lovely warm weather. The Rhododendrons certainly put on a good show, as did the cream tea on the terrace!!

  • Chatsworth Farm

    Chatsworth Farm

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    Chatsworth Farm, a set on Flickr. Lovely photos from our trip to Chatsworth Farm today. You will see a little Shetland pony foal, pygmy goat kids and lots of squeeling piglets!

  • RSPB St Aidan’s

    RSPB St Aidan’s

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    A new RSPB reserve (http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/s/staidans/) opened this weekend, and what is great is that it is only 12 miles from our house! Just next door to RSPB Fairburn Ings, St Aidan’s is again an example of nature taking back what is lost as it is an old open cast mine. Just like at Fairburn, lakes and…

  • Emma the Hunter

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    ‘Twas a gorgeous afternoon so after a pleasing football result, I thought it would be good to get some photographs taken of the cats in the sunshine. Emma did her usual prowler bit, while Nelson kept poddling outside and running back in when the sparrows tweeted!! Enjoy the piccies!  

  • Lancaster Weekend

    Lancaster Weekend

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    We planned a weekend in Lancaster around seeing Stacey Kent at the new Platform venue in Morecambe. We stayed at the excellent Lancaster House Hotel situated on the A6 just south of Lancaster. We took advantage of a deal which included tours at Lancaster Brrewery and Lancaster Castle, and a bottle of Lancaster ale and…

  • Ubuntu 12.10 v Windows 8

    Ubuntu 12.10 v Windows 8

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    A while ago I decided to give the Linux distribution Ubuntu another go. I’d given Windows 8 a short go (perhaps not long enough due to the new interface) and I felt anything I wanted to do know could be done using a free operating system, after all with Crossover Linux, a lot of Office…