Here are the photographs of the Hot Air Balloon flight.
Andy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure Pictures from June 15th 2008
Video to come…
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008Good Luck to Elliot Minor!
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Good Luck to Elliot Minor with the Release of “Time After Time” and their Upcoming 2008 European Tour!
What’s Growing!!!
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Earlier in the year I planted tomatoe seeds, first early potatoes, garlic was planted last year in September. Here are some pictures of the results.
I’m trying an experiment, of growing six varities of tomatoes, six in the green house in growbags using growpots, six outside using growbags and growpots, and six plants planted in 10L pots. This year I’m using double-height Miracle-Gro Organic growbags, instead of purchasing two normal size/width growbags.
tomatoes plants in 10l pots, outside in the garden.
six tomatoes plants outside using growbags and growpots
six tomatoes plants inside the greenhouse using growbags and growpots
tomatoes plants in 10l pots, inside the greenhouse.
first early potatoes planted in Humax organic potatoe bags by Medwyn Williams, Medwyn was the father of one of the boys that went to my school, and lived a couple of minutes from where I lived! I’ve recently noticed there is an Organic Humax range for potaotes, strawberrys, chillis, tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes etc Something to try next year. In the background you can see my six blueberry bushes.
Blueberrys ripening…not long now until eating, when they turn blue/purple! Must keep the water on!
Almost time to pull the garlic for eating, umm wet garlic!
Not for eating, but included for interest, the first Busy Lizzie ‘Blue Sky’ plants [RARE] and a few Begonia.
P.S. The chilli seeds/plants were a disaster! I decided to use my fish house and heated propagators to germinate them, the problem was, they spouted in record time, but overheated in the propagators and all died! So next year I need to find a cooler place or not use the heated propagators, or turn off, after they’ve germinated!
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Saturday, June 21st, 2008I’ve heard rumours that the nursery ryhme Baa Baa Black Sheep has had it’s words changed in nursery and pre-schools, and the children sing Rainbow or Multi-coloured sheep instead of the words “Black Sheep”.
So in my quest, I have found a true Black Sheep. Click the photograph for more Black Sheep photographs. This sheep is the Hebridean.
The Hebridean Sheep. The animals are entirely black, though the fleece usually goes grey with age. Lambs may have a dark brown appearance because the tips of the fleece have been bleached by the sun.
This is nothing to do with Black Sheep Ale which is also very good just up the road at Masham. Did you know there is also a breed of sheep called the Masham?
Mega Upload!
Saturday, June 21st, 2008The problem with memory prices falling for digital cameras, is you end up with pictures all over the place, I’ve now successfully collated all the pictures of the cats from the two digital cameras we have, as they are no longer kittens anymore and uploaded them all to the web. I’ve uploaded approximately 300 new pictures, at approx 500MegaBytes!
They are located here:-
Life Begins at 40!
Sunday, June 15th, 2008I was actually 40 last November, Lindsey booked me a surprise Balloon Flight for my 40th Birthday, but unfortunately, it was cancelled due to bad weather. But we successfully had our Balloon Flight today. More on that later. But it remind me to upload these photographs taken when we visited The Yorkshire Sculpture Park on my 40th Birthday to view the artists Andy Goldsworthy Exibition. I really like his sculptures. Have a look at some of the secret photographs I took of his work! Note not all the photographs are of his work, I’m sure you be able to work out which ones!
No Clothes!
Friday, June 13th, 2008Our washing machine has broken, it’s the end of an era, our Ariston AF883 has lasted us 12 years, without breaking down. We originally paid £200 for it. As the Ariston advert said, they go on and on and on!
It’s taken me over two weeks to find somewhere to deliver a new washing machine on the day I want, and remove the old unit.
Our local Euronics store Eric Lee (Electrical) Ltd had stock, guaranteed a delivery date and time, and would remove the old unit for free.
When I arrived home from work today, early at 4.10pm, the new washing machine had been delivered, the old unit, was already in the back of the van, and the delivery men were waiting for me to check over the washing machine, they did offer to install for free, but have a look at the picture and you’ll see the complication!
A new Zanussi-Electrolux ZWF12070 washing machine in box! It has a 6kg drum, Delay start, cold fill, and is rated AAB. I hope it lasts 12 years with no breakdowns!
Umm, it’s bigger than the old one! Spot the bread knife to cut a larger hole!
Front Garden Border in early June 2008
Thursday, June 12th, 2008A little warmth, and lots of rain, and the border comes to life.
We’ve planted a few more plants to fill the border.
There are three different Heuchera Plants, that have grown very well in our alkaline soil.
Kune Kune Pigs
Friday, May 9th, 2008These belong to a colleague at work, who lives a mile from my house! Don’t worry, we are not creating a Pet-ing Zoo!
Touch Wood!
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Fish from the auction are settling in well. I’ve also started my Fish House spring clean, and have emptied some fish stuff from a tug, that was collected when I dismantled the display tanks, when I moved a few years ago! Doesn’t time fly!
The repaired tank is currently soak testing, I let the silcone cure for 48 hours before, half-filling with water, I completed filing the tank with water this evening. The tank holds 254 litres of water. Tomorrow evening, I’ll be emptying the tank, and adding sand as a substrate and rocks, and re-filling with water at the correct temperatures. I’ve already got a mature external Eheim Professional 2 Thermofilter filter this tank, that I’ve had for some months. The special fish will be added on Saturday!
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