good 12-0 win for joseph with the rangers u8s in a friendly at worksop

and now it's taking shape

the tree house club formed rapidly

and so josh helped lay the foundations of the tree house

the swirly twirly girls doing what they do best!

brilliant bible stories at summer services with a blast of birchenalls and a glory of holts

very impressive cord wood drying racks at fell beck

faith, hope and charity - lovely to enjoy the three sisters together!

saying hello to the sheep

cool carvings along the way!

oh oh long wavy grass, swishy swashy, swishy swashy!

we're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one, what a beautiful day!

megan and claudia enjoying brimham rocks

saying goodbye to gerald

skye's comment at fountains, "gosh, our family needs to get out more"

all the fun of the faffing for a full family group photo!

saying goodbye to marianne and adam

the clan gathered to celebrate auntie maureen's golden jubilee - the rain stopped, the clouds parted and we enjoyed a wonderful day together!

really enjoyed our 'sibling' dinner last night - made extra special by the company of cousin gerald!

chilled family time at farfar & farmor's, including lunch with yummy salmon and sauvignon blanc

ceilidh time!

joseph kicking off in friendly against the rising under 7's, a fun run out but won by a rugby score

a beautiful day walking by the river derwent in the peak with nigel

happy birthday auntie maggie!

al fresco dining avec auntie maggie and new cairn terrier isla

down come the big old (and dangerously leaning) limes

got properly photo-bombed by dave cates at church with the kids yesterday!

skye with her pony fudge on her 10th birthday riding treat

a good day! joseph and the sheffield rangers won 4 and lost 3 at the brinsworth whitehills fairplay festival of football

the marvellous monkey megan can already swing all the way the bars!

beautiful evening at burbage

and after the first cut, the new lawn's coming on nicely

one of my favourite scenic airports - brønnøysund torghatten

another airport in a beautiful location and unfortunately another flight met by an ambulance - this time at kristiansand kjevik

today's treat - a family skype for skye's birthday!

new and old, view from the hotel window in bergen

bonfire time!

megan and joseph are loving tennis lessons at the local club!

the new front lawn is coming along nicely..

playing against doncaster rovers academy

despite it being over 70 years since the liberation, many of the huts are preserved in the same condition as that time and the whole area is an exceptionally well-tended museum

struck by one particular picture at the oskar schindler enamel factory - where light and shadow meet - somehow visually sums up the journey

1.1 million cobbles

the railway lines and selection yard at birkenau

one of the most profound days of my life

david at the beginning of our pilgrimage

as clynt so ably demonstrates, every man needs a log rack and an axe

the famous old limes are just beginning to leaf

matty swings the splitter like a seasoned pro

beautiful day at higger tor