31 October 2013

Trick or Treating done.  Another couple of halloween parties over the weekend, bonfire night next week and then it'll be xmas!! Arrghhhh, now that is scary.

30 October 2013

Not tempting fate but might have to purchase cup final tickets come February. (Have to take the re man in case we never get to another one!!)

Impressive to come through 2-0 after playing 78minutes of the game with 10 men. 

COYR

29 October 2013

Grandma's ghostly leaves... Sure they've multiplied during the day. Keep finding more and more around the house. 

28 October 2013

Pumpkins carved and ready for a week of kids halloween events.

27 October 2013

Thankfully Sunday football now inside for the winter months. 

Pretty impressive facility at The Sports Village, particularly the covered full sized artificial turf pitch covered in shredded rubber pieces for players comfort. 

26 October 2013

An afternoon of spring cleaning and toy sorting results in the reclamation of some unchartered territory in the living room. 

This bit of the floor hasn't seen the light of day for at least 9months. 

 No doubt it won't be long before the space is filled again. 

25 October 2013

Autumnal colours in the village square at Rhynie today.  Was very cold and wet but the vibrant tree colours made it look warmer.

24 October 2013

Holiday week nearing an end.  Feels like more than the 5 days we've been away with a lot packed in.
Froze on the Cairngorm Plateau meeting the reindeer herd this morning, quick wander and chipper lunch in Aviemore followed by an afternoon 10 mile cycle with the kids (10 miles off road on a BMX isn't bad for 7 year old) and very nice early tea/refreshment at the local hotel to round it off.

To remember the rubiks cube that is car packing tomorrow and then head home back to reality of a weekend of football, golf, weekly shop and housework.....

Just caught the Hogwarts Express, aka Speyside railway steam train, passing through the valley while out on our afternoon cycle, but typical that I'd just put the DSLR back in the bag beside the bike so only had the phone camera to catch it on.

23 October 2013

Turbo the film followed by "turbo granny"! Spotted on the way home from cinema!!!!!

22 October 2013

Family Gladiators 'The Wall'

Well impressed with son number 01 getting to the top and not being frozen solid scared on the tarzan trail rope course up in the trees.  (no comment on Mum's face while she went round!!)

21 October 2013

Not normal that I get a choice of photos for the blog, so out of the couple of hundred snaps today, I've cheated and picked a couple.

20 October 2013

Still and peaceful on the way into Loch Morlich this afternoon.

Sun was trying to come out between fits of mist and thick cloud cover.

19 October 2013

Brighter in the Highlands than it was when we left home this morning, but still very low cloud over the surrounding hills.

Fire on and snacks in the oven, Nice to be on holiday

18 October 2013

Out of Office auto-reply switched on - check...
Car bike rack prepared and fitted - check...
Packing list written - check...
Kids hyper - check...
DSLR/i-device batteries charged - check...
it must be Miller-time...

18 hours till the holiday officially begins.  Hope the rain rains itself out overnight and it's dry, if not warm in the Highlands from tomorrow.

Hopefully be some better efforts for photo of the day when I have some time to spend with the DSLR for the next 6 days, while I'm not chained to a desk for 9 hours and then in the dark for the remaining 15 hours of the day, thats the target anyway.....we'll see.......

17 October 2013

No comment today, picture says a thousand words!!!

16 October 2013

Today's tools of the trade, some could do with a sharpen though. Colouring in isn't a simple as it used to be at school though! 

15 October 2013

Low lying early morning haar in the valley between Kingswells and Westhill this morning.  A bit eery as you drive through it from darkness to light into the sunshine again.

14 October 2013

The hardy little souls that live with us. Must be a whole  new eco-system in there as they thrive without too much effort or feeding. 

13 October 2013

First Sunday in months that we haven't had to be somewhere at a specific time for swimming, parties or football, but it still ended up hectic.

Shopping done, house tidied and then we managed an afternoon cycle to the park via the first American Football Game held in Aberdeen for 3 years.

Park is full of fallen crisp brown leaves.  Snow forecast in he near future, so not many more sunday cycles to be had.

12 October 2013

Beautiful crisp autumnal morning on the golf course today. Blue sky looked warmer than it was though. 

11 October. 2013

TFIF. Fajitas and beer Friday. 

Been a long week and no doubt weekend will be far too short! 

Roll on our week off in the highlands, 5 days of work to go on the countdown calendar. 

10 October 2013

Seemed to be back to his usual self after a high temperature at nursery and a bit of a sleep ok the sofa, but proved not to be the case after being put to bed. Here's hoping that the worst of bit over. 

09 October 2013

From 20degrees to 7 in the space of 24 hours.  Arctic winds from the north sweeping through adding to the wintery feel that's suddenly upon us. 

08 October 2013

12 years old and he finally gets the idea of his own bed!!! 

07 October 2013

"Do or do not!! There is no try"

06 October 2013

Quick Sunday bike ride with the boys after all the taxi-ing of football and swimming. Shop for the paper via the park. Not been to Johnston gardens for a while. The bridge still in tact but he rhoddies  all around are now threatening to take it over. 

05 October 2013

Noticed a new garden feature next door today.  Half expected the find fairies, gnomes or nymphs living underneath it's canopy as it is so big!!

04 October 2013

Promising start to the weekend weather after a soaking wet week. Nice sun setting sky as I left the office tonight.

03 October 2013

Weather for ducks today! 

02 October 2013

Conkers that the boys collected at the weekend have now matured from white to brown.

Don't think they'll be hard enough to string up properly but we'll give it a go when we get a spare half hour. 

01 October 2013

Into the last quarter of the year and the seasons are a changing. Colder temperatures and less light sees the trees shedding their golden leaves. 

Days are drawing in with the cars automatic lights coming on during the rush hour commute home... Depressing stuff, maybe should go and hibernate till April.