Ten on the 10th, August

I needed Eileen and Bless to remind me of this meme this month, otherwise I would have completely forgotten. So here are my ten photos, taken in the yarden, just a couple of days late.

 

 

August, part 1

Thank goodness the temperatures have dropped a little, to about the seasonal average, the heatwave was not pleasant at all, although I guess we're going to have to get used to it, since those in charge are more interested in lining their own pockets than they are caring for the rest of us.

It's the school holidays, so GDs have featured this week, 5, 7 & 8

 

Wondering what sort of world my generation will leave for these young women to grow up in, makes me very sad. Can we turn Global Warming round in time? Is the will there? I think it's up to us to keep on reminding those in charge that they are there to serve us, and not the other way round.

July Photographic Challenge : Black and White

Thank you Eileen for offering me the subject choice for July, I've had some fun seeking out black and white objects.

Two black and white minis in Tesco carpark, plus the zebra crossing and the poles in the first photo. 

The timber roof-end of the cricket pavilion 

The sign outside the Civic Centre 

Me, wearing a black vest and white crops

 Yarn from my stash

 One of my (many) notebooks

 My lightweight summer dressing gown

 My spotted winter fleece hoodie

 Puzzle page

 Blank page

 Thanks again Eileen. What's our subject for next month? 

July round-up

It's been hot. Too hot for comfort at times. But we survive.

 Two of my blankets and my first Dream-Catcher went off to their new homes this month

 My first fairy is finished, but I'm not totally happy with it, so an alternative is being made for my "customer", GD6

 The book cover blanket progresses

 

Fortunately, extremely fortunately, although we've had very little rain this month, we here in the Wildshire are not yet on a hosepipe ban, so the yarden is at least looking pretty green and the veg are coming along nicely. Figs and carrots have been enjoyed.

 

 

My little car, Natalya, had a significant event this month, she's 12 years old now, so this isn't too bad, and she'll last me a deal longer yet.

 

My lovely new Lumix camera is just as good as its forebears, and given it's only really a point & shoot camera, it takes a mean shot of the full moon

 GM and I enjoyed a picnic lunch out at Chalfield Manor, not far from us, we sat people-watching, and although we didn't see very many, these riders passed us by.

 School's out for the summer, and GD5 will be spending a few odd days with me before she goes off to Scout Camp, and then on holiday with her family. 

 My tree is looking quite resplendent, and doesn't (yet) seem to be suffering from the shortage of water.

 I missed a couple of days of Woodoku this month, no excuses.

 If you have reached this far, thanks for sticking with it. How was your month?

I went to Yorkshire . . .

 . . . to spend a few days with my friend Sundy, who lives just outside Skipton. I had such a lovely time. 

She took me to see the Cow & Calf rocks, just above (literally) Ilkley, we had some fun

 

 

 No, that's not her abseiling!

From there we went on to Bolton Abbey for lunch

 

and then a walk down to the river Wharfe (no, I did not attempt to cross the stepping stones).

 Both Sundy and I belong to a fabulous (Facebook) group of over 50s ladies, called the Silver Tent (contact me if you would like further details), and another Silver Tent friend, Ali, who lives nearby in Haworth, arranged a get-together of local-ish ladies. I already knew some of them (Catherine and Elizabeth)  from previous get-togethers at Glastonbury and Tavistock, and it was lovely to meet others (Suzi Joy, Jo, Heather, Helena and Emily) for the first time. 

There was just enough time before the lunch-time get-together to pay a quick visit to the Haworth Bronte Museum and Vicarage

 And that evening was the fateful England v Argentina game, Sundy joined me in my room to watch the match

 

For my third and final full day there, we went on an amazing Magical Mystery Tour, well it wasn't a mystery for Sundy, she was doing the driving, but it was lovely for me. We stopped for coffee/tea in Settle, where there was a Flowerpotman/Scarecrow display, 

 then across the moors, for a glimpse of Malham Cove,

 and lunch in Hebden, where we came across some very hot cows sheltering in the shade

 

That evening we went to a one-woman show at Skipton Town Hall, called "Susie, Homemaker". If you get an opportunity to see it, I would highly recommend.

Sundy very kindly sent me a colour-coded  map of where I'd been, Tuesday's trip is yellow, Wednesday's is red, and Thursday's is blue.

 

I had an amazing time, which passed all too quickly, and now I'm back home again in the Wildshire. Thank you Sundy, Ali and all for making my trip such a memorable one.