http://www.fretnoise.com Occasional photos and rants Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:07:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's Sunday evening, which must mean we've managed to survive another weekend - yay for us :-) Saturday was the usual mix of swimming, shopping and a little housework. Oh, with a certain 9-year-old's birthday party thrown in for good measure. I'm not particularly secretive about the fact that ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/20/survival/ A walk along the Sheppey coast from Leysdown to (nearly) Harty, and back along inland bridleways. Very tough going with the pushchair between the 2 and 3 mile mark as the footpath almost gave way to long grass and bushes. At about 4.5 miles, there's a stone marking ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/20/leysdown-loop/ Again, the GPS app on my phone crashed about half way out, so this is just the route back. Full walk was therefore 5.4 miles in approximately 2.5 hours - approx 2.1mph - slow! Passable with a pushchair, but only with a few lifts over fences where the pedestrian gates ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/16/harty-ferry-towards-conyer-and-back/ A pleasant walk through the Fowlmead Country Park (built on the slag heaps of a disused coal mine), into Deal, and back, with a stop in the café at the end of the pier for a piece of cake and a cup of tea. 6.2 miles in 2 hours 39 minutes ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/16/fowlmead-country-park-to-deal-and-back/ A little old, this one - taken during a trip to Leeds Castle this summer. (Click for full size, or here's an iPhone version) http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/16/duckface/ We actually started on Herne Bay seafront, and walked to Reculver and back, but the GPS app on my phone helpfully crashed half way to Reculver. Total walk was therefore approx 7 miles, in 3.5 hours. We need to speed up :-) The clifftops between Bishopstone and Reculver have ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/15/herne-bay-to-reculver-and-back/ (Click for full size) http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/14/hadrians-tree/ Things James has now: Hair.  Enough to go curly when it gets long, and to look worryingly 'Hawaiian Sunset' in the right light.  Or should that be the wrong light? Teeth.  3 at the last count, with more coming.  He's had 2 for what seems like an age, but the telltale signs ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/13/baby-news-ii/ (Click for full size, or here's an iPhone version) http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/13/tiptoes/ Derren Brown's "How To Win The Lottery" thing was obviously* a camera trick.  The lack of perspective change during the fake 'camera shake' was the big giveaway to me.  I didn't actually spot the ball moving. And now I sound like one of those conspiracy theory nutters.  Oh well.  I do ... http://www.fretnoise.com/2009/09/11/obviously/