Post Football Barbecue

After a really disappointing match, on a really hot day here, I did a barbecue for
Natalie and a couple of her friends. They are eagerly waiting here for me to finish
cooking.

Waikiki Body Boarder

One for the girls! I haven't got a clue who this guy was but I snapped him from the
pier at Kuhio Beach, Waikiki, Hawaii. There were loads of body boarders there and
long boarders too, but they were mostly too far out to get a good picture.

Pink Lilly

I haven't really got many flowering plants in my garden, it's mainly foliage. So I thought
I'd better take a shot of this lilly whilst it's in bloom. I only took it a little while ago,
lovely day here.

Highbury Farewell

Thought I'd better go for a football photo today. This is one I took of the last ever goal,
a Thierry Henry penalty in the win over Wigan, in the last ever game at Highbury in May
2006. Taken from the seat I sat in there from 1994 to then.

Flight to Maui

A bit of a change today with a video. It's of a flight I made a couple of years ago
from Honolulu to Kapalua on Maui, both in Hawaii. It was in a 9 seater turboprop
and was a great experience, far nicer than on a larger plane.

Natalie on Super Diable

I know this isn't very seasonal but I cropped the picture last night and I like the result.
This is Natalie on the Super Diable (Devil) piste at Les Deux Alpes at Easter. This is a
steep black run and there had been a lot of overnight snow on it which had become
very cut up.

Ferry Meadows

Ferry Meadows is a rather fine country park in Peterborough. I had a short stroll
around there earlier and took this photograph of Milton Bridge. Shortly afterwards
it started to rain.

Sebring

My hire car in Maui a couple of years ago was this Chrysler Sebring Convertible. It
was a great car to pose about in as Natalie is doing here. Maui though does suffer a
lot with tropical showers coming off the mountains meaning a quick stop to get the
roof back on.

St Mary's Vaults

St Mary's Vaults is a very old pub in Stamford, I took this
photograph while I was wandering around there at the weekend.
I used to go to the vaults quite often over 30 years ago, how
time flies.

Shiver me timbers!

When I was down in London a couple of weeks ago I took a few photographs of the
replica of the Golden Hinde. There was a bit of low level filming going on at the time
with these pirates.

Travelling in style

It's been very hot here today but a bit overcast and muggy. I've had a wander around
Stamford and saw this lad waiting for his dad to get him an ice cream from the van
which was behind the car. What a great way to travel in this weather. I bet the cap
doesn't do his street credibility any good though.

Grimaud

Grimaud is a great place, just inland from St Tropez in the
south of France. It is built on a hill with an 11th century
castle on top. This cross and windmill are quite magical and
are near the cemetery on the outskirts.

Fair!

I took this photograph last October at Peterborough Autumn
Fair. I did get one or two odd looks wandering around the
fairground with my camera and a tripod in the dark. It took
a 5 second exposure to get this effect.