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Yep, a far cry from 1930 stocking of Redmire.

Nice fat catch but, but such an odd shape fish!

I had not been to Bath for 38 years but as we are staying in Bristol for a week we decided to pay Bath a visit. Just a short train ride, £10 return and only a 12 minute journey. On arrival, we soon discovered that Bath’s main thoroughfares are most certainly a contrast to Bristol city...

Hi Darrel, I did look for you but you were not around!

In fact in was a two day mini adventure as we went to Sark the day before, the sound is a bit naff but it gets the facts across. I can tell you that our calves are supper stiff this morning ha ha.

I have another video that tells the story about the mine but basically it all happened around 140 years ago just before the advent of dynamite. People who lived nearby (not many at all) complained the 140’ long mine or maybe more accurately tunnel, was draining the land of water and it was...

Lovely weather and huge spring tides allow us to access the old silver mine without the normal swim!

Sky divers today.

What a great afternoon taking advantage of Festung Guernsey open day around Albecq headland on Guernseys west coast. There were four German bunkers open including two new ones recently restored that we had not previously seen. One of the bunkers contained a state of the art mortar launcher...

Looks great, did you look for any geodes?

There were quite a few TV producers and commentators on island, more for places like Bermuda and Cayman, who have bigger budgets than places like St Helena, Froya or Gozo who were more obviously on a budget! There is this BBC production that concentrates on the older competitors ……. Island...

Hi mate, the whole week was fantastic, I dont know of any major issues, the games were superb from day one to the end. We meet quite a few IOM visitors, they were a great team coming third overall. Your basketball teams were very vocal at the matches especially considering they were just a tiny...

With over three thousand people arriving in our tiny island for the island games, we have a busy week ahead…..

Fantastic, very Jealous !

It has been a great trip, traveling home tomorrow so we will see what today brings but I have lots of pictures to sort though… We are certainly experiencing Englands green and pleasant land! So much green grass and leafy trees but surprisingly blue skies. After Thursday’s mountain climbing...

Mousey Thompson- the Craftsman of Kilburn, lovely tiny village where he carved a mouse in a church pew.

A few more

Right you might recognise this perspective, rated in the top ten best short walks in England! (might be short at around 5 miles but my legs are as stiff as cricket batts this morning)

Yes indeed, I have not been up North for about 35 years so there are more houses and more cars but the good bits have remained pretty much as before. We have been to York for four nights and now up by Harrogate for another four nights. We went to Scarborough for a day as I particularly wanted...

Correct ….

Yesterday we came across some Wonderfull gardens complete with Victorian follies and many unusual specimen trees but where?

Correct 10 points.

Very good = 5 points. From the other side….

For 5 points what type of tree is this and for a further 10 points where is it?

We had nice weather over the Easter weekend and there is always plenty to do on public holidays in Guernsey! Cliff top walks are one of our favourite pastimes, Pettit Bot is one of the steeper paths but really pretty. A short video and a few pics…

We will soon be holding the annual stage rally, it is a little controversial to have super fast and loud cars hurtling though our tiny county lanes but, we love the once a year two day event. Anyway, as usual the rumours start and the speculating begins around and about now, as every...

That is going to smell in a day or so! Such strange looking creatures, I cant say I have ever seen one washed up on the beach but they are quite common in the sea. Most are pretty small but I have seen a few huge ones, I am not sure how it stands with fishing records nowadays as at one time they...

The top and bottom are open ended, I did have one myself but I planted an elm tree seedling in it, not surprisingly the actual plant roots split the pot. However I still use the idea and have tried various plants just for fun.

I came across this outdoor, upside down, jade plant, it was hanging outside what was a pottery shop where they made and sold the upside down plant pots. The pottery closed 15 years ago so I guess this plant has remained unattended for that long!

Great picture, I used to look after a billy goat, he was really good fun. He had been castrated and did not smell to bad but those two look like real fine specimens!

Candie Gardens, very late fall. Candie Gardens

Here is another video from the summer when we went to find an old silver mine.

The worst story I have heard was about a three person team in the Sarks Hope mine, 600’ deep and 200’ out to sea. The father, brother and son team were boring a 1.5” hole in the ganite with timed blows of a 9lb hammer while the boring rod was twisted by the young 16 year old son. This was just...

Many companys of the era including mining, were managed in a similar fashion to the army or navy……you did what you were told and did not complain ….. mostly a very tough life with very few benefits outside of survival.

Yes some horrendous events happened during the mining years, many life changing injuries and tragedies occurred. I can write more derails if anyone is interested …..

During the mid to late 1800s Sark was mined for silver, this was a very interesting time full of drama and tragedy. The Cornish miners also found a particularly pretty form of Amethyst that was marketed as Sark Stone. Most of the Amethyst was found at over 400‘ deep and over 100’ below sea...

I dont want to flood the thread but I have a few summer pictures to show you…. Sunrise and full moon on the same day taken from our bedroom window!

Guernsey in the distance, taken from Sark.

Sark is one of the most interesting, unusual and beautiful spots in this World …. Well I think anyway and I would encourage anyone who loves the outdoors to visit if they ever get a chance……

Well we are outdoors again and it did in fact rain last night! @Tim Harrison you like this chap….he is back after three years in France.

A good year for field roses, they are a nightmare if you walk off the path wearing beach shoes! We are approaching drought conditions in Guernsey with no substantial rain for three months now! It has beed crazy humid but for some bazar reason, any rain is skipping past us time and time...

The Jap weed is in vertually evey bay around our island, our government waged war against it for many year but the Jap weed won! 30 years ago is was just in a few isolated bays but now it forms almost impenetrable barriers at low tide. The good side is that the weed attracts Bass and offers...

Hi Darrel, I dont have your knowledge of latin names, I call that plant Red angels trumpet. I was surprised to see it too but there are many large gardens that back up to the cliff paths so I suspect it has been planted. In any case it is a big spread of foliage with hundreds of flowers, I think...

Nice South coast walk, surprising what plants can be found along the cliff tops.

The jap weed is in full growth and spreading out into the bay …..

Yesterday our island celebrated 77 years of liberation from the German invaders during the second world war. We watched a 100 vehicle parade of vintage cars, bikes and military vehicles that come right past my front garden.

@Geoffrey Rea , When I was a late teenager I had a friend who lived in Bradford, I went over to visit him on my motorbike a few times. Our favorite haunt was Ilkley collage for girls! In fact we saw the Buzzcocks playing there one Sat night before they became famous. I seem yo remember there...

We went to see the bluebells this afternoon, there are far more wild garlic and Spanish bluebells appearing each year. I find it a shame as the wood was once a mass of blue, although the Spanish ones will come up in a few weeks time, so the effect is for longer just not so dense. We also spotted...

Amongst the Monterey Pines (dead and alive !) on our North East facing clifftop. looking at the Island of Herm in the centre but Alderney, France and Sark are also visible on the horizon.

Sun trap for sure, cold water, beautiful beaches, nice pub!

It is just possible to see five of the Channel Islands in the middle picture. Left is Herm, then in the background there are in fact two islands, Sark and Brecqhou, then Jethou and then in the distance on the right is Jersey. Brecqhou is where billionaires, the Barkley twins, have built their...

Some more early morning delight….

Splendid winter sunset from our upstairs window! The tower is an old flour mill that the occupying German forces added a huge concrete extension to the top. During the war It was disguised as a working mill with fake sails but in fact contained deadly anti aircraft guns!

Sarah took these pics out of the car window on her phone while I was driving early this morning, the island in the background on the left is called Herm the one on the right is Jethou.

A Boxing Day stroll around our deserted town, taking in a few of the back streets and fine houses.

Is that where the military jets train?

Almost chestnut time, two more weeks I would say…..

Nice shot!

I found a whole forest of the things lurking in the depths of my untidy corner!

I did not realise you were so young!

Phone pics from last evening waiting for the green flash that did not appear as the sun sets, not calm enough for the effect this time but a passing yacht race adds a bit of interest.

We can spot them all over the island now, I saw one that must be 10’ high and as thick as my arm, there are at least two more in my garden.

Saumarez park is my favourite local park, I love the history that goes with it. The house and grounds once belonged to Lord Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez. Most of you wont be familiar with that name but, James was a true action hero, he was around at the same time as Lord...

Ha that is a good one ! We have a few dotted around and there is talk just at this moment about commissioning a really big new one !

Ha ha well, maintenance scaffolding is not allowed in town during the summer months so we get loads of it in the winter ! Marcel, there is a large bronze donkey statue in amongst that crowd as Guernsey people are affectionately known as Donkeys, so over here Santa’s sledge is traditional...

Seasonal Santa run last Sunday, we are so lucky not to have any covid inGuernsey.

The Fly agaric has lots of interesting history, it is a toxic and potentiely deadly mushroom but folk have always found an excuse to eat them for one reason or another! War Mongers like Genghis Khan, Vikings like Ragna Lothbrok Red Indians, Roman emperors my mate at university ! All found an...

Yes one very old recipe for treating death cap poisoning includes rabbit brains due to the fact rabbits can ingest and expel the toxins ! Of course It doesn't work !

That is a really basic tool, there are hundreds of free apps that will do that for you but your Mac should already have the software built in. If you are not sure how to do it, just go into YouTube and type in something like... how to add a photo frame on a Mac.

Lots of apple apps that allow you to edit and add to photos.

Great vid Iain, ever thought about free diving?

I think there should be a yearly poll for the best 12 scapes based on forums members work.? The resulting winners would be featured in a yearly calendar that is sold to help fund the forum itself.... rather have a calendar than a T shirt personally. The poll would have to take place in the...

Does he ever go outside?

Edvet I don't think I can see any of your pictures, certainly most of them are just codes, you must have a private setting.

Have you ever heard of Sark? Well it is a tiny island about 9 miles from Guernsey (my home) and has the most amazing array of insect life you will find in the UK. We go there quite a few times a year and it never fails to bring back memories of yesteryear when insects were everywhere in...

He is a lovely old boy, I would like to see the same effect but with his head looking slightly away :)

You could see how much they cost in France or visit me & get 20% off (no VAT in Guernsey but no discount stores either so more like 10%)

I know you said you did not want second hand but how about a guaranteed ex display? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0596907080

Very nice puffer does it have a name?

Re: Three Rare bird's Yes I like them :)

I love the pictures, they have a feel good romantic touch, they sort of look like, what a oil painter would like to capture but cant!

Interesting I also used to freshwater fish but haven't done so for about 10 years. In 1992 I actually fished against the English squad during the world champs fished on the river Erne at Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Amazingly we beat England, who were raining champions at the time, into...

Beautiful pics of a rare bird,thanks john. The last time I saw a Stonechat was in a friends garden 20 years ago! Incidentally what type of fishing do you enjoy?

I love the orange stripey one, how big is your tank?

Beautiful pictures indeed you have got some talent there alright :clap: I was sent this one a few days ago titled .... When a man can't stand it anymore !