Super nice advert from Nine Plus, and its tagline: “Quiet beauty amongst the chaos”

Nearing the equinox

On the way back from the Isle of Wight. Super nice day out with Adam and Chari.

Only one week to go of the project to digitise all of the archival video (within two months!)

Looking across the Meon Valley

Near Winchester

The bottom of the picture is about 10 feet up. Morning moon on left.

One of the mighty and splendid copper beeches down from Dell.

Hythe is on the edge of the New Forest, overlooking Southampton Water. Reachable by ferry from Town Quay.

Spent the day at Thorpe Park, London with Caroline, Jo and my two brothers, Peter and Martin (whose birthday it is).

Very impressed with the rides, with Stealth and Rush my favourites. Stealth catapults you forwards to 80 mph in less than 2 seconds. The acceleration is incredible. Next thing you know you are 200 feet in the air, then thundering back down the other side.

Rush is basically a huge swing that takes you to about 120 degrees to the ground, weightless at every high point.

Biggest disappointment was X:\No Exit which was a low-thrill coast backwards, in the dark. The needed more flashes, more theme, for it to work.

The new Saw ride was OK, but all over in a muddle so you weren’t sure what happened. Nemesis is a bit like that too. Would love to go on one of those huge old wooden ones instead of the ultra-twisty newer breed. I prefer straighter and faster.

“A very attractive and rural setting” The annual car boot sale held in the parkland next to the school by The Haemophilia Society.

In Winchester today. One of 2766 made in the early 60s.