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26-06-11
Dad was busy today and Tony at work early so I went out to amuse myself. I got a new monster high clothes set from Smyths so took my Lagoona doll out to Cound. I know i should grow up but I just couldn't help myself xp
Today was soooo hot by the time i'd had enough playing by the stream I wasn't ready to go home so I decided to do something I haven't done in years- walk up the Wrekin, out local 'mountain'! (Yeah it's just a small hill by most standards xp) It was tiring but def worth it and I stayed up there till the sun set :]

Loving wheat shots atm

( Lots of exploring today )

Current Mood: excited
Crossposts: http://parking-lott.livejournal.com/277709.html

Considering today I sat outside for nearly 6 straight hours I still managed to get quite a lot of pics XD It was so sunny today <3
We dragged the degus out the front for them to get some sun, as their run in the back doesn't really see any. We had a barbecue out the font too, sausages to go with our tea then marshmallows for afters, nooom.

Pretty much what i did

( Few more )

Current Mood: indescribable

I had the day to myself today a bit, so as i tend to do I dawdled about by myself and took pics of this and that x3 I don't really have much to say about today and the pics are better so you may as well look at them now :]

4 Pullips one more to come

( Three more today )

Current Mood: okay

Today was hot! Me & Dad set up the tent so I could sit in it while I ate my lunch & read my manga, I might sleep in it tonight X3

Tent Days

Current Mood: rushed

Went to visit Tony's mums today. It was a sunny day too so I took Spyro out and we sat in the conservatory for a while.

She doesn't look it, but she's happy

( Winston )

Current Mood: aggravated

Today I was alone at home on another gorgeous day so I went out for a bit of a tour around and ended up at Atcham. I paddled in the river there for quite a while, it was fun finding bits and pieces of stuff the river has washed down, I found a marble, part of a spam can that had mostly rust away except for the bit that said 'spam', some patterned pottery pieces and an adorable tiny bottle.
I did this and that then went back home in time for work, woo.

Not as lonely as it looks

( Back at home, first Poppy )

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: Time to Dance - Panic! at the Disco

Today was another looooovely day, so me and Tony went for a random drive. We'd already decided to find somewhere random in wales, but we didn't know where. So when we saw the sign for lake Vyrnwy (said Vernie for english people ;D) and i couldn't remember what was there it seemed a good enough place to go x3
It took us ages to get there as the sign we followed went down a bunch of country lanes without much more informative signage.
We got there eventually though, it was the perfect day for paddling, and if we'd got there earlier we would've rented a canoe. Next time though maybe :] I explored the lakeside and this weird tunnel thing while Tony relaxed in the car, then we went and explored the cafe & bird hide together, as well as the socking great dam that sort of makes up the lake ;p
We stayed for 2 or 3 hours just dawdling with me enjoying the heat and Tony trying to find all the shade he could, then back home. It was a good day.

Not allowed in the tunnel thing

( Lakeside views )

Current Mood: melancholy
Current Music: When I'm Gone - Eminem

So, Dad kinda covered today in his LJ but here goes for another brief run down of the day...
I got up early and when Garry came over too we left for Carding Mill Valley. It was a lovely day, so sunny and warm (finally, summer!) and we signed up for the 11'o'clock trip. While we waited we hung about on a log that was sat in the sun, listening to the stream, I really like Carding mill X3 We went back to join the group at 11 and got talked at by the guide quite a bit. Even though what she was saying very actually really interesting, I was feeling a little too tired to stand in the sun ;x Eventually we got to the door in the hill which I remembered from various trips & walks on previous visits. The tunnel hadn't been opened to the public before & it was 120 (I think?) years old.
We got to go in the first group and the tunnel was really mucky XD Luckily we had taken our gumboots, some other people still had sandals on, bet they were regretting that XD There wasn't actually much to see, the rusty pipe I have a pic of was pretty much it, and you could crawl along it if you wanted to get dirty and look at a ladder which leads up to the middle of the reservoir, but we weren't actually allowed to climb it which we had thought at the beginning of the trip.
We then went on a walk around the reservoir & followed an old pipe which used to pipe water down the valley. It was a good walk with nice sunshine & I got a lot more pics than I put up here ;p When the walk was over we were back at the car so we nipped into town for lunch then came back and ate in the valley, then messed in the stream building a dam a bit, then we left after about an hour and went into the next valley for a look. After a quick mooch we went for a drive on top of the Long Mynd, where Garry wanted to watch some planes fly off from the strip at the top & I fell asleep in some bracken XD It was comfy!! I took a bunch of scenery pics up there too (really want a panoramic camera now!) and then it was time to go home.

View to the outside

( Of course, so many pictures xp )

Current Mood: hungry

Finally, time to do LJ! I've been falling behind again x.X Today it was so sunny when I finally woke up that I suggested we go to Shrews for a nose about. So we did after a bit of faffing. I wanted to show Tony the new shop Setonaikai has set up as even though it's been there since about...May? now! We got a bunch of stuff from there, new ramens, miso soup & some daifuku (which are sticky sweet rice cakes with a sweet bean paste in, it was strange but I liked the cake bit, not so much the huge amount of bean paste XD)
We wandered a little more around the town, cause i was taking pictures of this and that then went on back home, not a lot else really but got out of the house into the lovely weather- the kids must be hating it, horrible summer holidays and as they go back it's lovely again XD

How Shrewsbury? ;D

( Photo challenge pics & a bug! )

Current Mood: distracted

Today I dragged tony about some shops for this and that XD We went up town as i was looking for a film developing envelope but i couldn't find one so I gave up and went to Tesco. Tesco only does 1 hour developing, so while we waited we looked in Tesco, then went into Wellington and looked about B&M. When we went home it was lovely outside so I put the boys ouside but still in their cage while I cleaned around them, they seemed to enjoy the air while still being in the safety of their cage XD So overall I didn't get up to much but it seemed to go fast enough so it was pretty good day really :]

I love this color flower x3

( And the gerbs )

Current Mood: rushed

Today Tony had arranged meeting up with Paul on a new patch of building land we discovered but that isn't used. It looks like it's ready to build on only they haven't bothered yet. We got there a bit early and so explored the land a bit. I found a few nothings to take pics of, then we walked over the far side before coming back again, though there wasn't much to see, just lots of smooth rubble. I sat in the car and read when we got back as Paul had arrived so they were racing the cars about. I didn't mind much today though as the weather was really nice so reading seemed like a good plan, even if it was only lenore comics and the asda mag XD We left after about an hour of car racing (not before I got the first pic though) and I dropped Tony off at Pauls then went home.
I added an edit to yesterdays LJ btw to explain the pics better if you want to have a look :]

Harley shows off 'her' Baja dirt buggy

( Desert like scenes )

Current Mood: awake

Today I dropped Tony off at Pauls fairly early as they were going on a trip to pick up an ebay item. When I got home we had lunch then Dad suggested going to Newport & looking about to get out and enjoy the patchy-weathered day so away we went :] We went a roundabout way to Newport, and checked out a couple of shops while we were there, dad even got a brewery mentioning ceramic plaque. After we got some drinks from B&M we went onto Norbury Junction, a mooring place for canal barges. We simply found a bench and sat in the sun, we decided to sit there until the sun went in, which took a fair while but was fine people watching.
Then we went onto Gnosall via a small explore walk on an old railway/now walking path, then had a small explore round Gnosall, looking at the church and taking pics. We only nearly got rained on once while we were in Newport, so for a day which threatened rain almost constantly it was good!
Edit: I forgot to mention when I wrote this last night: the thatch cottage has a squirrel on top made of thatching stuff, that is this thatchers mark, along with the pattern along the top of the roof. The acorns I took a pic of cause the ones on the left have a bug in them so the oak has made this strange growth on the acorn to try and protect it or something. The acorn on the right is off the same tree for size/normalacy comparison...k done :]

Typically English or what?

( We also saw... )

Current Mood: creative

Today me and Dad went to Wolverhampton. We went pratically everywhere! XD First we went to the canal and had a small walk along it, the day was sunny again so it was really nice and I got a few good pics, like of the railway station that doesn't have a railway anymore, and this butterfly I spent ages creeping up on on a road so it wouldn't fly away & as soon as I got this pic it closed its wings too. It was a really peaceful place too for being in Wolves. We then went and got lunch from Asda and found another part of canal near the viaduct to eat by in the sun :3 We went to the town then get some jobs done and look in a couple of random shops. Forbidden Planet doesn't sell 3 manga for £15 anymore, and they've downsized what they've got ;C
We went to the West Park after going to get ice cream and look about the market. I had to eat 2 dream ice creams...so ill XD I got a couple of pics of a squirrel, but they weren't very good, you'll have to see a pic some other day XD Today mine all blurred for some reason. The strange flower was in the greenhouse, it's a cactus flower of some sort.
We left Wolves then and went home, but stopped to go find the abandoned observatory Dad knows of. It was cool to see, but my camera didn't get any good pics of it cause it was very overgrown cause of the time of year, so I'll go back in winter and see what it's like then x3 I still can't find any info about it on the internet, but I want to know why they just left it!
At home I sat outside a while and read then we had tea and nets is in order for the rest of the night i think :]

It's a Painted Lady butterfly

( We did quite a bit around Wolves )

Current Mood: hungry

Today I drove Tony and his brother Paul down to Coventry as Paul bought a car from down there off ebay. I was rly tired at first but by the time we got to the place I felt a bit better. Paul haggled with the old owner a bit and once everything was settled we drove home again. I would've like to explore Coventry bit but I was afraid of getting lost and not getting home in time for tea & work xp The drive home seemed to go a lot faster and when i got to places I knew again I decided to go to newport as there are 3 pet shops there. Because it was sunday though most of the pace was closed and then Tony called asking if I could pick him up. Done for now in Newport I went and got him then took him into work.
I went home, and then got a call from Tony asking if I could pick him up again! So I went and got him then dropped him back off at Pauls and went home. Had tea with dad then off to work, woo!

Boats look pretty on the lake

Current Mood: grumpy
Current Location: United Kingdom, Ketley

Today in searching for something to do me and Tony visited the sunday market in Shrewsbury. It was a fail trip though, the sweet stall has gone ;C Instead I got a picture (or 10!) of some sheep statues that are near to the market. It was sooooo hot today and nice to keep moving in the car so we went the long way home. When I got home I played with the gerb a little while the other stayed safely in her cage XD
It's sooo hot! mwahaha!

Colourful Sheepies!

( And a certain Tai-gerb )

Current Mood: hungry

Because today was so lovely and sunny we wanted to go somewhere. Dad suggested going to venus pools, and I suggested Cound cause it was close by to Venus pools. We went there first after Dad looked at the gutters and we actually spent quite a while XD We first lazed in the sun a bit and then I started buliding a dam in the stream. Soon Dad and Tony couldn't resist and we had 2 good dams built and we had altered the water flow quite a bit XD By the time we went to move on we didn't have time XD Home for tea and then onto work. Oh well, next time we have a good sunny day we'll have to go to venus pools!

You don't get a lot more Shropshire than this!

You don't get a lot more Shropshire than this!

( And our dams, of course! )

Current Mood: surprised

Went on a tour about today, trying to find somewhere random ;p Took some turns off a road i didn't know, but i know it's pretty hard to get lost around telford, all the sign posts go back there...anyway, if I got truly lost I suppose I could always back-track. Anyway. We actually ended up at a place called Becks Bird Barn (we got the gerbs cage from here ages ago!) it was closed but there was a giant cage of macaws at the entrance so we watched those for a little while. They were friendly and talked, but we didn't touch them xp Not that confident! We went on and eventually got home via Shrewsbury.
Later cause it was so sunny and nice out I asked if Dad fancied going round Priorslee lake, and so we picked up Aunty Betty and walked round the lake twice :3
It was Dad's b/day today of course and I gave him his presents before we went walking, and tony came over later to give him hi present too :3

Hello! hello...hello!

( More birds and a flower )

Current Mood: pleased

Today was a rather strange day, I suppose you could describe it like that anyway. I got up at 7.30 so me and Dad could leave the house by 8am to give us plenty of time to get to Worcester (sp?) so we could go to a funeral of an old family friend.
We were making okay time till halfway to Kidderminster, when suddenly we hit a traffic block. The police had blocked of the main road, so we skipped down the closest turning to a place called Arley, where we tried to loop back up onto the main road hoping to have missed the accident, only the road was blocked by police there too. We had to go all the way back to cross the main road onto another country lane, we followed some other cars on a turning right, only to nearly get back onto the main road again and find it blocked too >.o We had to go all the way down the country lane to a place called Kinver before we could go onto Kidderminster, where there was also a bit of a traffic problem. It had taken us practically an hour from the original road block to get past the outskirts of Kidderminster, all the time we'd allowed to find the Chapel where we got there.
We got to Worcester at 10ish, just as it was supposed to be starting, but then got a bit lost around the town and finally found ourselves and made it to the place at about 10.20. We were hoping to still catch the family and show them we were there, give condolances and all that but of course for our luck of the day the chapel was preparing for the next service and so we had a tour around the graveyard and carpark, seeing if there was anyone we recognised, but we couldn't find anyone.
We left after a while with some disappointment (if you know what I mean) and headed back to Kidderminster for maccies lunch, then we went to Stourbridge and had a go on the 2p slotties and got an ice cream which we ate down by the river before heading onto Rob & Denise's caravan. We stayed there for a while, dad chatting and we went for a walk near the caves, which have been sealed off again after a hillslide a few months ago which revealed some more caves.
Working tonight, I think I've said enough for now anyway XD Oh, we never did find out what that giant accident that messed us up for the day was. It wasn't on the news, or in the paper. How typical is that?

Ice Cream for me & Dad

( Caves and more dragonflies )

Current Mood: disappointed

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