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Just had a grey one sitting in the tree with the bird feeders on ready to pounce, I am not a happy person especially as I had to clean up after the things on my grass Rog

Roses would look good on the side, although I do like to see castles I think they would look better in a taller background Rog

Left an impression on you Ben Rog

Could have been Ian because most of my paintings were s**t anyway Rog

This is what happens when you let computers design things, at the moment computers have no imagination and certainly no soul, Rog

looking good already, are you painting flowers or castles or sommat else, is it called "canal art", whatever it is I like it, keep the progress pictures coming Barrie Rog

Thats about as far as I could get this morning, road between my place and Stapleford village flooded so is the road between me and Norton Disney so it was a five mile circular ride around the local lanes that were passable Rog

Recent visitor to the bird feeders, Cole Tit, the feeders are about three feet from the kitchen window and I took the picture through the window thats why they are a tad blurred [/ur Rog

Everywhere closed except the Liberal club mate, Ingoldmels, Chapel st Leonard, , Sutton and Mablethorpe the same apart from a Spar type shop in Mablethorpe, nice walk along the sea front at Skeg though, I did help some bloke push a wheel chair with his wife in it up the ramp to the beach, poor sod was struggling, he later told me he had just had a knee operation, he wished us a happy Christmas and away we went, all toilets were locked in Skeg as well Could have just eaten some chips too, there was a board outside one ice cream stall stating Donuts and Ice cream £4.75, it didn't say whethe

The usual Christmas morning in Skegness, weather was nice though slight breeze and a nice calm sea, asylum seekers in some sea front hotels with security guards to keep the public away, unfortunately there was a few British homeless under blankets and sleeping bags in some shop doorways, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate distributed we came home via Mablethorpe and Louth, have a great day everyone Rog

25 years ago tomorrow it was blowing a gale and the snow was going sideways and I have never known it so cold, oh and we got married Rog

I used to do the same with my basket and rod holdall but all I want to do now is set up the gear, do a bit of fishing for half hour or so then move down stream to another likely looking spot and fish that for half hour or so then move again, at the moment I tie the rod and landing net pole to the cross bar of my bike and put the tackle in a backpack, taking a full size seatbox would be too cumbersome so I'm going to try one of these I could chuck all the gear in the car and drive to the river with all the specialist tackle you see on the big rivers but all I want to do is ro

I think the day passes for the tram are good value, I've been on all the routes just for the experience and really enjoyed every mile and thought it was money well spent, Edinburgh trams are on a par with the Notts one until you go to the end of the line to the airport then the price rises quite a bit Rog

(Update on the new venture) Went down to the river this morning as a try out, tied the rod and landing net pole to the bike like I used to when I was a kid, few bits of tackle and a reel in my back pack and set off, twelve minutes bike ride to the river, lift the bike over the locked gate and climbed over hinge side, walked along the bank for about thirty feet and started to set up, problem 1, I need a bank stick with rod rest on, 2, be good to have something to sit on, 3 take an old towel to wipe my hands on, 4, forgot to take the landing net (doh), as it was the river is still too high and f

Lincolnshire bus pass not accepted by Nottingham trams Margie Rog

Temple Bruer, a Templar church/site from way back Rog

Scotwater bridge at normal level, I think this is the bridge you went over Phil near Norton Disney, private fishing there, you need to be a member of Collingham AA to fish it and it's one of those clubs that aren't looking for new members at this time (or any time from what I've been told) the stretch I can fish is about a mile upstream from here at Stapleford [/ur Did you buy any antiques from Navenby or just visiting, have you been to Mrs Smiths cottage yet for a look around or called in at the tea rooms for a cuppa and a slice of cake? Rog

Well we did get some rain again Ian so is it a warning for more rain to come tonight because I didn't see a red sky tonight telling me it would be a shepherds delight Rog

Sleaford gone up in smoke Rog

Makes a change from all the wind and rain we had yesterday, this mornings sunrise in Lincolnshire Rog

Thanks Barrie, it will be challenging to say the least if I do go next week, I'll have to tie me hat on and secure myself to a tree Rog

The river looking towards Beckingham ranges at normal river levels Rog

Nice bike ride down to the upper river Witham yesterday where I have permission to fish to see if the river is fishable yet looking towards the village of Stapleford Looking toward the ranges at Beckingham at normal levels the river is about three feet deep and fifteen feet wide but yesterday the river was at least ten to twelve feet deep and fifty feet wide and really fast flowing, So might be able to have a go at fishing it next week, (weather permitting) Rog

Was thinking that myself Phil Rog

Well since I have set myself up with some fishing tackle, rod reel, hooks, line floats etc obtained a fishing licence from the EA and got permission from the land owner to fish this stretch of the upper Witham it has been in flood to the extent it is over the flood banks and on the fields and local roads so is unfishable in fact you cant even see the normal route of the river so as yet I haven't been fishing so nothing to report on my progress (much to the relief of a lot of you) never mind theres still a bit of bike riding to do but not along the lanes near the river Rog