Down the Vale today. 28.2.2025.

 It was down the vale today for the first time in about three weeks, with my car off the road, but back in action today with my new car (new to me that is).

The wildlife were glad to see me I think, they recognise the hat I suppose!.

This one reminded me of the lady in "Home alone" covered in pigeons. 

Some of the damage done during the recent storms. 

Plenty of Mandarins about on the lower mill pond.

Was surprised to see a couple of Terrapins catching a few rays, it was a lovely sunny day, but not that warm.

Plenty of Blue Tits about too, feasting on the seed and fat balls.

Cormorant on lower mill pond.

Plenty of friendly Robins.

Crow with Bourbon biscuit.

Wood pigeon.

Squirrels sharing my apple.

Great Tit 

So a most enjoyable couple of hours, suppose its not having been for a while made it more enjoyable!.

Then it was off to Morrison's to meet my mate Chris for fish and chips.

Then this afternoon my unlucky February kicked in and I fainted in the garden, it must have been too much exercise after three weeks of non at all!.

I did manage to get my hearing aids sorted out this week at Specsavers which will be a relief to the gang instead of saying "What"!! all the time.

Got some nice jazzy car mats this week too, I like a bit of bling!, also got them from Argos with Nectar points so free to me also a dashcam on nectar points too, that's them all gone now, I do love a bargain!

 How is this for a bargain, 3CD box set from the charity shop 30p, yes that's right 30pence!.

Still off to The Bridge Café tomorrow to meet the gang!.

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What do you call a person how dances on cars?,

A Morris dancer!.

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Good weekend, 21-24.2.2025.

 Been  good weekend, for a change in my luck this month.

Friday got a new car, (New to me that is) it's a 71 Reg!.

The old car was 10 years old and the satnav was broke and was draining the battery so it was off to the electrical guy in Stockport who halved the drain on the battery but couldn't solve the problem as KIA have their own computer system. Whilst there they did a service and M O T and three tyres were border line, so I decided it was time for a change and got this Ford Ecosport, never had a Ford or a Blue car before!.

Desert Island Blue!.

Quite nice to drive and quite nippy, even though it's only a 1Ltr and three cylinders!.

Got some jazzy car mats from Amazon that match the colour very nicely. The rear door hinges sideways instead of up and down, so that solves the problem of me keep walking into it!.

Not driven it much yet, but will get used to it eventually, but first impressions are good!.

Saturday

We went to The Bridge View Café as it was the yearly visit of the Steam punk people and it was a packed house again, but Claire & Brian reserved our usual table so it wasn't a problem, it was the queuing up to order that was the problem, still the food is always worth the wait.

Here are a few of the pictures I took on the day, some wit ]h my phone and some with my Nikon A1000!.

There was even a few stalls that sold some of the items they seem to like to wear.

          So it was all good clean fun on the day and enjoyed by all.

Sunday stayed in and did some house work and fitted the rear car mats which fitted perfectly!.

Monday it was off to Morrisons with my mate Chris the singer, did my shopping whilst waiting for him to arrive, then we had our usual fish & chips, very nice there!.

Off to Pear Mill tomorrow!, where Chris will be singing.

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Unlucky February, 10.2.2025.

 Well it's been unlucky February for me up to now, just hope this trend won't carry on now.

Firstly one of my front upper teeth fell out of my dentures, so it was out with the Gorilla super glue and it's gone back perfect, being an old modeller helps I suppose.

Then my car packed up and with all the cars in those flats in Stockport flooded out I've not been able to get into the garage of my choice until the 13th, (hope that's not a bad omen). but luckily my mate and next door neighbour goes' to the same cafés we do so I've been able to keep my outing the same!. 

I've been jigsaw puzzling the past week instead of out with the camera, the puzzle mentioned in my last post as seemingly impossible? well I've done it.

 

I've finished, only due to the fact that it was a Chinese puzzle and they mostly have letters on the back, ie A.B.C.D so gives one some idea!. 

Then I started a puzzle (500 pieces) that a good friend in Cornwall had had made from one of the pictures from my calendar into a puzzle using Snapfish.

Not quite the right colours but still a nice birthday surprise. 

This turned out to be a bit more of a challenge , as a lot of similar colours and no letters on the back.  

My friend Jean said I have some frames at home, send me the measurements, which I did and she came up with a frame I'd given her years ago, and would you believe it it was a perfect fit, couldn't have been better if I'd had it made, my luck might be changing!.  

Not a very good photo but the best possible, with the light on the stairs 

With some of my other favourite pictures I've taken in the past.

Another I've framed in the past, I like clowns, not everyone doe's.

It is strange but I've driven past this tree a thousand times but never noticed it before, (eyes on the road) but with my mate driving there it was whilst we were stopped at the traffic lights.

As you can see the tree has wrapped itself round the railings!, in the back ground there, is the carpark for Taylors Glass on Reddish Lane, Stockport.

The new light I bought for Alfies box 

 mentioned in the previous post seems to be ok with the switch incorporated into the clamp, so might be a bit more sturdy.

Yesterday was looking out of the back bedroom window and the squirrel proof bird feeder which was quite expensive and hung there for weeks with no birds using it, and there was a Goldfinch on it! and another on the washing line that used it too, Over the moon that the goldfinches are back!.

Well hope the change in luck continues when I take the car into the garage on Thursday, fingers crossed.

Thanking all my friends for the car lifts over the past week and into this week.

One of my friends from Reddish Vale photographers is in hospital at the MRI and has had a 14 hour operation on his jaw for the big C and bone cut out and a piece from his leg put in!, and I'm worried about a car!!.

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