Frankenstein, A Lobster Fisherman, A Winner and an Interview!

Photo a Day
16.07.07
Yesterday, Skinningrove Beach

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful,
or believe to be beautiful”

William Morris


I think this was one of the best photographs I took yesterday.
As we were walking back to the car I caught the sight of a fishing boat being towed out of the sea by the fordson tractor.
My camera does not have a great zoom facility but that made the whole composition so astoundingly telling of the sitation I wanted to capture.
Skinningrove is a working environment, here we witness fishing occurring where we are, in the midst of the beautiful environment.
The colours cut through the atmosphere and evoke sharp, clean lines.

This picture really inspired me in my quest at home to de-clutter our house.
I have printed the quotation onto the photograph and will use it as inspiration as I endeavour to really get to grips sorting out the various rooms.....watch this space!

Drum roll.................

shuffle shuffle.....

shuffle....

hmmm..............that one...

and the winner is...........

Rosie!

Thanks for all the votes re my photographs of the beach huts.
Picture 1 was the clear winner!


A busy weekend as usual...
Saturday morning Wilma and I were off to the beach!

The place to ourself, though it was quite windy!

This chap was on his way to catch lobsters,
a working beach!

Driving home, we passed one of the many farms.
This picture was taken from my car, didn't even get out!

The road leading down to the beach.



Saturday was a busy day, as after lunch I had an appointment here.....

Don't worry, I am not poorly or visiting, I was due to be on the radio,



with Nick Murray!

In a short while there will be a link from my blog, to the Radio Station blog and you will be able to hear the interviews.
I am often on the Hospital Radio. I enjoy taking in songs which I enjoy listening to, and sharing stories behind the songs on air.
On Saturday i took a couple of photographs as prizes for the popular raffle.
The photographs were of the beach huts.
I thought they would bring sunshine!

Two other guests were there too...
Jack, the astrologer gave a fantastic account of what is happening at the moment.
Totally fascinating.

I always enjoy the journey home from the built up areas.

On Sunday a really good couple of hours on the beach with Wilma.

On the way I spotted the cows in the field opposite our house.

This picture captured the scene totally...

Some cropped pictures of Wilma!

We made the most of the weather and went to Whitby for lunch!

We went up to west Cliff as I wanted to take this...

Not really successful, but I will work on a few more ideas next time I am in Whitby!
As I got off the bike I just couldn't believe what I saw...literally this chap was walking along on the pavement!
LOL!

Another busy weekend and an even busier week instore as I now begin the big clear up!
Watch this space!

A Competition and a warning!

Photo of the Day
Whitby, a couple of days ago

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Please vote for your favourite photograph.
That's the competition!

At the top of the sidebar is the poll I have added for your votes

If you leave a comment too, I will pick a name out of the hat and that person will receive the photograph.

The warning!
I hace acquired a scanner, thanks to Freecycle....
so once I have installed it the family albums are coming out and I will be subjecting you to photographs of me as a child! LOL! You have been warned!
Watch this space! LOL!

Sunday Sunshine and a bit of fun!!

Photo of the Day
Laburnum Tree, Our Garden
10.06.07

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

At last we have some sunshine!
So we made hay whilst it did so......well not exactly, but we built the greenhouse frame.
The next job is to put the glass into the frame, but we will do that one day soon.

I came across this ..... it made me smile, I hope it makes you smile too!

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional manager. Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT difficult. But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question!

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.


2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?

Wrong Answer.


Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend... except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?


Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been paying attention? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

Thanks to Lady Banana for this!
It is a scream!

Click to Play!

Like I said earlier today, life is never dull in the nesbitt household.

I posted this on my garden blog, but thought it may bring a few smiles to you all!

Competition Results!

and the winner is......... Leonie!