Tales of Home [6]

I haven't been home for about 4 months ..it'll be great to come home now ! Miss Leopold... Plane leaves in 30 min tho, cant wait!

Have a good journey Norc You will get a warm welcome from Leopold thats for sure !

I came home at 3am this morning... After the plane was delayed by 5 hours. Waited on the airport for about 6-7 hours. It is quite boring, but when you get some moneys for waiting it is nice. I bought a couple of Guinness. Just love 'em dark beers

Enjoy your Christmas vacations and seeing your families, Norc and Huffjuff.

This struck me as a bit christmassy.

Its got that haunting atmosphere

Looks like it's gonna be a brown Christmas!

Pettytyrant101 wrote:My Dad (who worked for over 30 years with the US Navy and spent some time in the US) used to say that Americans improved for every mile and every hour they were outside America!

First chance I can get out of this country realistically, I'm taking it I think Scotland, Ireland or somewhere like that is a big possibility

Looks like it'll be a white Christmas after all.

Lots and lots of rain here. Temperature supposed to drop from tomorrow but I don't think we are going to get more than a brief flutter of snow.... thank god!

I hate snow.

Supposed to snow here today- so far cold but clear blue skies and no sign of snow.

Took a walk along the Promenade this afternoon-

Castle Hill- the flag is at half mast out of respect for the dead in the tragic accident in Glasgow at xmas-



The Promenade-



Blue sky, blue sea-



Lighthouse-



Looking out to sea-



Close up of the ship in the distance- you get some cool optical effects at this range- mirage like-



Those Victorians built railings to last!-



Typically the light got really interesting after I had to leave -

nice

its freezing rain and then snow here with a storm just to make things interesting.

Nice pics ! Its been like that here, calm but bloody cold ! Last night the wind really kicked up. Hard to sleep when all you can hear are wheelie bins being thrown around & the roar of the trees.

Ok, maybe I don't give this place enough credit at times.

Yup thats pretty damn stunning Blue

Freezing cold and frosty this morning- but boy did it look amazing. Friend took these whilst out and about early-

Mrs Figg wrote: I hate snow.

Me too!

Stunning pics Petty, love the simplicity. That can say more than a 1000 words can.

A combination of dusk and motion blurring lends a spooky quality to this picture of part of my family out for a walk in Texas:



brother's dog in front followed by brother, sister, father, and niece...who you will note is barefoot despite rocks and prickers.  With her rather unearthly glowing gold/silver hair she is to me one of the most beautiful creatures on earth.  And being 8 years old, she's a scrap of pure ridiculous.

that's lovely Halfy

Another picture from the local camera lot- taken from the ferry looking towards Dunoon, Im somewhere there under a sunbeam. Bloody thing probably woke me up

I am, surrounded by weather! 100+mph winds, back garden is destroyed- Ill post a pic later if I can, or if I havent been blown into the sea by then

I heard about that on the weather report, poor devil ! We had it rough & robust down here but, not speeds or force as high as you lot are getting it Its calm here today, & the sun is trying to creep out It was pretty hairy last night tho, I really dont like the howling sound the wind makes it sounds half an inch away from death.