Marty

For the day that's in it. (As we would say in Ireland)

Good night, all.

Hi, Randy. I hope things improve for Mark eventually.

So does that mean I should have found a You Five Need To Get A Room meme instead?

I've noticed this WQ thingumabob get mentioned a few times now. Haven't the foggiest what it means, though...

Remember, I do have the right to remain silent, constable.

Maybe he's hiding behind Trusty Nikon....

For Val and Gary?

I suspect the adjective you were really looking for might have been foolish, Clo....

It weren't me, your honour. Honest. It were Trusty Nikon that did it.

Famous last words? Let's just say that the sun didn't last too long. Here's what my Trusty Nikon managed to capture about 2 hours before sunset this evening.... Not a trace of the sun or blue sky to be seen at all.

Good night, Big Bird. Sleep well.

Hi, Page.

Yo, Gary!

Reply removed. Suggested reason I gave obviously wrong.

Good afternoon, young Albert.

Good afternoon, duggie. Bit of a drier day here, today (for the time being, at least). Temp around 13oC, but fairly strong wind, so the real feel can be a few degrees lower. Sunny, but lots of clouds about. Big "Hi!" to the rest of yous as well.

You might have to talk to Droopy-Drew about that. He claims to be the pi(e) boy, doesn't he?

Pardon? Sorry, you'll have to speak up. I can't hear you over all this hubbub...

Sounds tempting.... Before I make the long journey, could you maybe send me a picture of that pitcher, Page?

I'm not 100% sure.... Maybe I'm thinking of moving to Singapore...? Page, my man! How the divil are ye?

Thanks you, young Albert! And I love your quirky sense of humour, as well.

But they are not real eyes, so they can't see. No more than a needle can see, even though it has an eye; or a runner bean can actually run. 😛 Hey there, Droopy-Drew! It may be that it is not too harmful for the environment now you have it installed in your home. However, I can't help but wonder just what harm may have been done to the environment in its manufacture. All those minerals that had to be mined, refined, and transported from however many far-flung corners of the world... All that fossil fuel that had to be burned in the factory where it was assembled.... All the fossil fuel that needed to be converted to make its plastic parts... But, sure, don't mind me. I just love to play the devil's advocate (or do I mean I just love to piss on other people's parades?)

Okay, I'm back again... I find editing my own work can really mess with my head at times. The constant 'Should I add a comma here?' - 'Is this comma really necessary? - 'Could I use a better word here?' - 'Does this really explain what I want to say?' type of questions often leave my mind completely frazzled at times. I swear I find it easier to edit other people's work than I do my own! So about an hour before dark I decided to just put the editing to one side for the day and head out into the fresh air for a while, even though it was drizzling a little. And a forty five minute or so walk in the woods really did help to clear my head. Of course, I wasn't going to go without my Trusty Nikon, so I had to take it with me. I noticed that, in spite of the fact that there's been hardly any sun this past while, the blackberries are flowering well. Hopefully there will be enough bright sunshine in late July and early August to enable them to form full and tasty fruits eventually. I am rather partial to blackberry pie, after all. And, if there's a good crop, maybe I'll have enough to freeze and/or make blackberry jam with... Anyway, I couldn't resist photographing the blackberry flowers themselves. One nice thing about my Trusty Nikon is that it will take reasonably good photographs even when the light is low, as it was tonight.