Springlike

Posted by Skytower on Thu March 18, 2010

TweetHas spring finally sprung?
Let’s not speak too soon… remember a couple of years ago, and April to be more precise – when the snow returned and ground the country to a halt? If you don’t…

… then this Hayling-orientated video will remind you (not that you could forget what snow looks like after the winter just [...]

 Dales and e-dales

Posted by Skytower on Tue May 6, 2008

TweetOr, perhaps, Edale.
Sorry, it was a bit of a silly play on words that I couldn’t resist. But, today was indeed the first “proper” day out of 2008 (ignoring the canal walk and the “business” trip to Blackpool), in the lovely Peak District area of Edale.
To cut a long story short (because I do have [...]

 Retracing

Posted by Skytower on Sun April 27, 2008

TweetYesterday saw the very first day out of the year.
I’ve never been a big fan of going out on a Saturday – too many people around and all that kind of thing – but if you go out into the sticks, good and proper, you can avoid the madding crowds. Oh, and setting off at [...]

 Plans

Posted by Skytower on Wed January 2, 2008

Tweet"Let's make some plans so they can go wrong".
So sang the Close Lobsters (as I'm sure I've mentioned before). Yes, it's that time of the year where loads of people make loads of resolutions to change loads of things about their lives. And loads of people tend to make loads of effort to keep them. [...]

 Hayling revisited

Posted by Skytower on Sat September 8, 2007

TweetTime to get pictorial; possibly the most amount of snaps of Hayling Island I’ve taken since I was about nine years old. I seem to forget that despite me knowing exactly what it looks like, not everybody else does!
Anyhow, there’s some interesting ones here – including one of a bus stop on a sea wall…

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 Landed

Posted by Skytower on Fri September 7, 2007

TweetWell, okay, “parked on the drive”, if you prefer. And a nice swift two-hours-and-forty-one-minutes journey back.
All that needs to be said is that two days isn’t anywhere near enough. But, Hayling Island was as lovely as ever; the weather excellent, a great time had chilling, drinking, and seeing parts of the island that I [...]

 Break

Posted by Skytower on Thu September 6, 2007

TweetOff to Hayling Island, a chance to chill out for a couple of days.
And this time, I've packed my suntan lotion…  

 Blimey

Posted by Skytower on Mon July 30, 2007

TweetWell, here's a turn up for the books…

Surely this can't be a day off? Well, it looks set to be the case, as the above graphic is (supposedly) the weather forecast for today in Nottingham. Gordon Bleedin' Bennett!
So, on that basis, I'm off out.
In other news, the weekly (?) listing of "top" "tunes" from Saturday [...]

 Him indoors

Posted by Skytower on Mon June 11, 2007

TweetAnother day off spent predominantly indoors.
The reason? Well, ever since the last couple of Grantham Canal walks, the body has refused to recover. Essentially, my feet – the left one is still slightly uncomfortable under pressure, and the right one has a niggle too. So, despite being mightily tempted to ignore the pain (or overcome [...]

 Off and out

Posted by Skytower on Sun May 20, 2007

TweetHappily, tomorrow is a day off.
And, I'm glad to say, it looks like the weather is promising. Which of course means that another chunk of the Grantham Canal will be conquered, hopefully. This is providing that all the bones, joints, and muscles behave themselves and don't cause any duress.
It means turning a row of late [...]

 Canal bound

Posted by Skytower on Tue May 1, 2007

TweetWelcome to May. Blimey, if the weather carries on like this, god help us when summer begins!
Anyway, as the title suggests, today revolved around wandering down the local canal. As far as Cropwell Bishop – which means fook all unless you’re a local yokel (and, if I’m entirely honest, a mile and a half beyond [...]

 Rutland Water

Posted by Skytower on Fri April 20, 2007

TweetSo, Wednesday featured a day out where, despite it being one of the cooler days of the week, I still managed to regain a layer of suntan lost since the Tobago excursion. I'll get a reputation like David Dickinson at this rate.
Anyway, Rutland Water was nice, peaceful, and crowd-free (hence going on a weekday). As [...]

 Watery

Posted by Skytower on Wed April 18, 2007

TweetBack – just now – from a nice day out at Rutland Water. Which is nice.
More to follow, when I've had a nap. Or similar. 

 Spurn Point

Posted by Skytower on Fri April 6, 2007

TweetI haven't yet mentioned the day out a few days ago. This is mainly down to the fact that it was bobbins.
Having studied a few pictures, and read a few pieces of bumph, we opted to fit in Spurn Point and Hornsea ( both in the "East Riding Of Yorkshire" ) on the same day. [...]

 No showers

Posted by Skytower on Sun April 1, 2007

TweetEh? April already? Cripes.
After a fun weekend of chauffeuring, it's time for a few days of chilling. Except that's not precisely the case, as we're off out for the day again tomorrow – up to Spurn Point and Hornsea, I do believe.
Have a nice Monday. I will.