Maisie

Alright, alright, I know it's not all about kids but this is is my 2nd Generation Daughter and I think shes worth a mention.

Besides, it's a good photo!

Cat-in-a-box

Place Kitten in a Banana box, cover with another box and torment through holes.

Hilarious.

Leave my TV alone!

Autumn-watch was on the Tele last night. As they showed Starlings swarming prior to roosting that daft kitten launched herself at the screen to catch them. If she hurts my Tele I'll,,,, I'll,,,,I'll do something!!!!

Lifting Equipment?

Today I went to the NEC to a lifting and material handling exhibition. I saw Toyotas, Crown, Junghiedrich etc. All of these Forklift Trucks, Loads of racks,stacking systems and conveyors.
A Rally car and    ,,,   ,,,    this!

Prime

Alex

Prime lens's, for those who not know, are a fixed focal length. Because of this uncomplication it enables better optimisation of the 'prime' focal element and allow a lot more light in therfore lower lighting photography can be done without additional use of flash etc.
I've borrowed a 50mm for a week, a crisp, sharp image they give, and I purposefully "miss" the focus to soften a portrait, they flatter more this way by the omission of any blemishes of the skin.

Clear-out

Clearing some of Tony's stuff. Sad sad sad and he knows nothing of it, they control his life for him as he has forgotten how to, it stinks. The big C is wrong but this is weird and frightening in that he still exists in body, like something has taken all but his life support functions from his head and thrown them in a skip too.

Mmmm Ham Sandwich anyone

Alex makes himself a Ham sandwich with Tomato Ketchup dressing for his lunch. He sits at the table with his freshly made butty on a plate in front of him.
A knock on the front door. Alex answers it to find Max outside.
I see Alex stood on the drive talking to Max, nonchalantly spinning Max's basket ball up in the air on one finger (how does he do that).
Meanwhile Magic has jumped up onto the table and is dragging a Ham sandwich off Alex's plate. She pulls a piece of Ham out of the bread and starts licking it. Sally had also seen this opportunistic theft and quickly removes her from the table and sandwich.
The lunch is returned to the plate just as Alex walks back in the room. "Did she touch it?" He asks. "No, almost though" I said, nodding yes in Max's direction. Alex then sits down to consume his sandwich, Sally and I trying not to laugh too loud from the kitchen and poor Max sat opposite him  trying to keep a straight face

We told him the truth when he had finished, and that it should be a lesson to him not to leave his meals and wander around like he tends to do at meal-times.

Smelly boy

Up early after a night shift, could never sleep properly after them but getting worse.
Sat on the settee with Michael asleep at the other end of it, and by 'eck does he stink! Not a teenagers usual stink but smelly old cheese. He's been working at a local dairy this morning so hes tired from the early rise and stinking from handling Stiltons.
I can wake him and firk him off to the shower now I have moved from my pit.
Jac's off with the other two visiting her Dad at his new residence.
Could be nice and peaceful but for the F1 screaming that is emitting from the TV.
Michael has left switched on.
Can't reach the control!
Might turn it down/off when I get up to make another caffiene drink.

Magic

It is magic by name and nature. Well she makes my money dissappear anyway.

8th Nov Cats and Kittens

Sally was sent home from school today. Swearing at a teacher. Messed up with all the things that have gone on in her life as she is only seeing the bad, and then letting her anger manifest in inappropriate forms.

For a positive focus I took her to see some cats, an early xmas prezzie. One has been selected to be the target of her affections and although we can't pick her up yet (Magic, the kitten) I think she is already in love.

November 6th Fireworks and bonfires

 The fires lit and the Barbies sausages eaten. The pyrotechnics left to Michael and he's had a can, Sally is flapping as she doesn't trust him to be sensible.

He managed alright though, as this proves







The firelit village