Colin FotoShoot Blogg: July 2006

Been to Shaw Trust Horticulture today -stayed on the computer most of it, a very hot bright sunny day. Brought some garden project red currents home for pudding ,a courgette/marrow grown there too.
Still plenty of flowers there -though the hose pipe ban is taking it's toll.

Looking forward to the start of the football seson-a few more good players -a mixture of young and not so old for Manchester City. I think Basingstoke Town are preparing too with a few new players. Yes Liverpool too! Citypool for the cup!

Budgies are settling down.
Upload for www.flickr.com/photos/colinbp2 run out too but no new ones to put up. Bit headachey tonight-probably the computer/sun combination.

Watched 1st of BBC1's "Bear week" probably the headachges didnt enjoy the programme half as much as we did. Think i'll have to reboot NTL box again as I'd lost most of the channels (again)- didnt have time before and didnt feel like it after!

I'll miss these light nights soon- amongst other things..and people!

Joined Nigel & crew at Shaw Trust Horticulture, Basingstoke for first time since early June. Took a selection (my 3rd session this summer) of the flowers there on the garden project.

Our nephew Joined us at Bird World (including Under WaterWorld, Jenny Wren Farm and the Heron Theatre (thanks to Noddy for performing in the heat!!!).

Another scorcher - well worth the Annual passes.

Ivor (citron cressed cockateau) & Dolly (African grey parrot were very friendly and in fine form....and a Indian Peacock showed its display again (see earlier pictures on www.flickr.com/photos/colinbp

Thanks to Myles (great fun, sport and an informative young man).

Paula & Colin (me) visited for the second time Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, Hampshire. (worth checking annual pass-really good value).

Had a great time and things like the Giraffes, Bongos, Tigers, Sandcats and the road train (well it was hot!!). See my NEW 2nd Flickr.com site. (puddephattcolin).

A well rounded day! Thank you Paula!

The two new budgies are getting all Paula's attention and having escaped into the lounge,with thoughts of quarentine gone up in smoke, they were moved that 1st evening into the lounge from the office to be with the other cages- cardboard in place having had Emerald suss the Pets at Home cage emergency exit(must had design plans-eh!).
Yesterday we let them fly loose around the lounge from 3pm to 7pm when an exhausted Emerald finally found home where Sparkey had returned an hour earlier. Fun was definetly seen here!
Today or rather this afternoon we have repeated the flight this time from 1pm-(still out)!!

The finches have not batted an eyelid and even took their daily communial bath and Jimi and Donna seemed pretty friendly too. Apple and Pear (the linolated Parakeets were a bit shocked at another bird clinging on to their cage - they seemed abit abrupt with the budgies.

Here are a couple of pictures taken on the10th July - a Monday.