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An arty shot from the iPhone on the last night of Chanukah.
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| Last night of Chanukah. |
Pictures of a new lego motorbike, a birthday present. This model is similar to the one I built in 2005 and they look great together on the shelf after the build.
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| Views (BL, FL, FR, BR) of the cruiser model with two chains, front suspension and a moving V-Twin engine. | |||
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| Views (FL, BL, BR, FR) of the street bike model with chain, front and rear suspension and inline triple engine. | 2005 and 2011 streetbikes side by side on the shelf after the build. | |||
I took more pictures when I saw hard rock band Within Temptation play live in London. Click here to go to the Gigs 2011 - 2012 page to see the pictures.
Renée and I attended Bonfire Night at Lasham Airfield. I took some iPhone pictures of the bonfire. There were also some decent fireworks and a tasty BBQ too. A very pleasant evening. A video of the bonfire was also uploaded to You Tube. Click here to view it. It certainly brings the bonfire to life in ways the still photos cannot, with the flames dancing and swirling, and crackling away too.
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| Lighting up and getting going. Not long before smoke and glowing embers billow all around us. | Trying to get a shot of the Guy sitting on a chair on top of a bonfire before it goes up in flames. | A large crowd enjoys the warmth from the now huge fire. | The gentle but gusty breeze forms patterns in the flames as it gets blown about. | ||
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| Renée enjoying the bonfire, and a sparkler. | Later in the evening the fire dies down but still looks hellish with the brightly glowing embers. | |
Some pictures from a walk on and around the Ashridge Estate.
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| Looking across to Pitstone Hill to the West from the Ashridge Estate. | Pitstone Hill, cows and the way to Ivinghoe Beacon from beyond the northern end of the woods. | |||
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| Views as we walk over Pitstone Hill. | Sheep on Pitstone Hill. | A quarry below the hill. | ||
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| Aldbury Nowers National Nature Reserve had some great scenery and views too. | A lot of flowers! | |||
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| Walking across fields back towards the Ashridge Estate. | Climbing back up onto the Ashridge Estate. | Looking over Aldbury. | The Bridgewater Monument. | |
A jolly on the boating lake in Regents Park on a pedalo.
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| Taking to a pedalo on Regents Park Boating Lake. | ||||
A new Indian Restaurant in Covent Garden called Masala Zone has all these Indian puppets hanging from the ceiling. Not bad food too...
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| Masala Zone puppets. |
Visiting Bald Hill (Aston Rowant NNR) in the Chilterns where the meadow flowers were vibrant and the Red Kites were soaring in the breeze. I also took pictures of Silver Spotted Skipper butterflies and some cloudscapes. See the Butterflies and Weather 2011 galleries for these.
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| Looking West-Northwest from Bald Hill. Scuse the exposure change as light levels varied. | Looking down on Red Kites soaring in the valley below. | Another panorama from further along the hill. | Didcot Power Station is a distinctive landmark in the distance. | |
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| Long range shots of a Red Kite soaring not far above us. This is pretty much the limit of my compact camera. | Sheep on the hill. | |||||
Pictures taken on the Dunstable Downs.
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| Looking South across the Downs from the Five Knolls peak at the northern end. | A zoom shot of the Chiltern Gateway Visitor Centre and an army of kite fliers. | A zoom shot of the launch point at London Gliding club below the ridge. |
A lunchtime walk around Aldenham Reservoir.
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| Views of the reservoir from the Southern shore as I walk around clockwise from the Southeast corner. | |||
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| Entering Woodland near the Southwest corner. | A fallen tree on the Western shore has been carved. | The Northwestern corner at the Western end of the dam. | |
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| Golden Rod and other flowers blooming at the Southeast corner of Elstree Hill Open Space seen on the way back to the office. | |||
Angel the dog at the 3 Horseshoes pub in Letchmore Heath, Herts.
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| Angel is after our food again... |
Chilling out at One New Change, the new mall by St Pauls after supporting a race for life, and looking around St Pancras station.
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| Pretty lights inside the café where we stopped for tea and coffee. | Views of a 40 foot tall rusty nail artwork installed when this mall opened. | Artwork on the back wall of a pizza restaurant nearby. | |
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| Looking around St Pancras Station and its pretty architecture, with Eurostar trains visible on the upper tier. | Two statues in the station, including a vertical panorama. | ||||
Two bulldogs in Hampstead and a swan's nest on Hampstead Heath. Plus views from Parliament Hill.
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| The bulldogs. | The swans. | |
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| 3 panoramas taken from on Parliament Hill, at the Southern end of Hampstead Heath. A great view of Central London is to be had from up here. | ||
A lovely evening on the South Bank in Central London, including a birthday meal in the Oxo Tower restaurant. Also see the Weather 2011 gallery for more pictures.
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| The South Bank near the Oxo Tower. | A sand sculpture artist at work. | Panorama of the Thames from the viewing gallery of the Oxo Tower restaurant. | |
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| More panoramas (opposite ways) from the Oxo Tower restaurant. | The Oxo Tower from the viewing gallery. | 360 degree panorama from the end of a jeti opposite the Oxo Tower. | Oxo Tower lit up by a sunset. | |
Pictures from a trip to Hampstead Heath and Golders Hill Park.
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| Wandering around Hampstead Heath above and behind Golders Hill Park. | ||||
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| Me in Hampstead Heath. | Emerging into a clearing. | Tulips in Golders Hill Park. | ||
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| The 'rose garden' in Golders Hill Park. | ||
Animals in Brent Lodge Park. This place is also known as 'The Bunny Park'. There was also a small butterfly house. These pictures are in the Butterflies and Moths 2011 section.
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| Guinea Pigs. | Monkey. | Goat. | Peacock. | |
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| Peacock. | Goat. | Maras. | Bird. (Forgotton which...) | |
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| Peacock. | Budgie. | Walking around the rest of the park. | |
Orchids in Elstree.
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A visit to Ivinghoe Beacon for a picnic and to see an early and spactacular showing of Duke of Burgundy butterflies. See the Butterflies 2011 page for the butterfly pics.
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| Looking ENE across the valley to the white lion on the Dunstable Downs. | 5 shot panorama of Ivinghoe Beacon from the South. | Looking East along the ridge from the top of Ivinghoe Beacon. The lion visible in the distance. | Looking South from the top of Ivinghoe Beacon. |
Pesach Matzo Ramble. Organised by Nicky Berkley and led by me. Thanks Renée for coming along too. Unfortunately there was nowhere comfortable to stop and eat in the middle of the walk but we found a wooded picnic spot near Stubbing Hall Lane not far from the end of the walk.
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| Hooks Marsh Lake. | Walking the path between Hooks Marsh Lake and Friday Lake / Police Pit. | ||||
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| Renée on the path. | Continuing along the path. | ||||
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| More pics as the path winds its way between the lakes. | |||||
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| Emerging at River Lee Navigation Canal at the bridge opposite Cadmore Lane. | Leaving the River Lee Navigation Canal across the bridge near the electricity substation. | Lots of pylons here supplying the substation nearby. | |||
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| Walking along the Old River Lee. | The classic picture of a picture shot. | ||||
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| Almost at Holyfield Weir. | Holyfield Lake. | Holyfield Weir. | |||
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| The path back along the Flood Relief Channel towards the picnic spot and then to the start point. | Me! |
Miscellaneous Pictures.
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| Chinatown in Soho. | Tree surgery in Kenton. Not every day a tree dangles from a crane... | Renée and I have been together a year today! (14th March 2011) | First time I've seen a birthday kulfi. At Renée's birthday meal. | Hampstead Heath. | |
A trip with Renée along the Regents Canal on the waterbus to Camden Lock. We got on at Warwick Crescent. The boat travelled Eastwards along the canal at a walking pace (except for a fast section under a tunnel at Maida Vale) to Camden Lock. After going under the Metropolitan Line and the A41 we got a good view along the north side of Regents Park and London Zoo, and the flats to the north side.
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| Departing the Warwick Ave bus stop and looking around. | Renée and I enjoying the ride. | Going under the Maida Vale tunnel. | |||
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| Passing a wide section with lots of parked barges just East of Maida Vale. | Passing the flats on Prince Albert Road that overlook Regents Park. | Passing under a bridge just West of London Zoo. | |
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| The aviary at London Zoo. | Passing The Feng Shang Princess restaurant as we approach Camden. | ||
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| Arriving at Camden Lock. | The boat parked up at Camden Lock market as we depart and go shopping. | ||||
The snow may have melted but the winter sunshine is still gorgeous at this time of year at Golders Hill Park and Regents Park. Never mind the dog ('Angel') pulling funny faces at us at the Three Horseshoes pub in Letchmore Heath...
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| Deer and a rhea in Golders Hill Park. | Looking across the Hill Garden. | Enjoying golden hour at the Golders Hill Park Café. | ||
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| Bird life in Regents Park. | Angel, the friendly resident dog, at The Three Horseshoes in Letchmore Heath. | ||