nice visit with maureen and then an afternoon stroll at damflask

lovely day for a walk at derwent edge with clear views over ladybower

clear crisp and frosty winter’s morning

nidderdale sunset sky

the best bit of our trip to meadowhall

out to visit our friends’ new pad

happy new year family walk at stanage in the chilly westerly winter wind - fortunately the warming hot chocolate kept us cosy and toasty

joseph and all the lads had a good time together at the joint god’s gang christmas celebration tonight

and now the christmas tree is decorated! well done mags and megan!

even the cupboard under the eaves got some attention

eventually the plasterboard began to come together

and then jono arrived to work his magic, making it into a silk purse

nice afternoon on gullfaks a

ooo big netball match tigers u14 maroon take on dnc b at the eis

finally the big day arrived - helping skye move in at uni!

skye’s final a level exam today 21june 2023

got the hedge looking all trim and tidy

preparing for student life

skye’s choice for a-level results day lunch is a burrito al fresco at stanage

out for a nice walk in sunny peak!

very sunny, perfect for a canoe and paddleboard trip on la charente and le solençon at cognac

took my best shot, got me right to the very top, up there with dunc at brimham rocks

meanwhile in pateley, the harvest was plentiful! big buffet lunch gathering at the palace celebrating david’s 80th, christine’s 75th, their golden wedding and susan’s 46th birthday

not a bad morning in nidderdale

my view this morning at gina krog’s field

skye’s final a-level exam

ah bliss, 22degrees, blue skies and a gentle breeze, perfect for pre-season training

took this good looking pair out to beauchief golf club for joseph’s brunsmeer under 15s black team end of season presentation evening

clear spring skies, just right for lunch out in esbjerg

small and select group at training tonight, get to play a bit of foot-tennis as harry kane and his pals are in town for a blades-battering

beautiful sunrise over norton lees this morning

big win for joseph and his brunsmeer team over 10-man charnock ridgeway this morning at king ecgbert’s, ended 8-2

beautiful moonlight on the sea this evening, despite the glare there’s still something in that glistering

big win in the league - finally - for joseph and his brunsmeer team today, beating eckington 2-1 in very windy conditions on king ecgbert’s astro, only downside was that joseph picked up a yellow card

perfect crisp winter weather for a forty miler through the peak with richard and andy

cross training tonight

brunsmeer training at graves

back in training

big sky and calm sea - looking south from statfjord c towards the statfjords b and a, with brent charlie and the stumps just visible on the horizon

snowy statfjord

taking dad (oops meant isla) out for a late morning boxing day walk in the botanical gardens

ready for community carol singing!

dan’s dancing again

…and then there were shoe racks!

ash has been working hard in the porch…

we’re ready for winter

and then they were loaded

finally megan’s scaffold shelves are up!

mags and marion at the cottage afterwards

the 'el toro' boys are ready to play in their shiny new shirts - massive thanks to dan with ljc, ant with creative stream and james with twentytwo who made this possible!