I'm glad someone got some shots! It was too cloudy to even try here. Now of course we have blue sky .

I can't see your sensor problem but that is probably my screen (on the netbook!)

I'll wait for the official announcement .

No sign of the eclipse here either - a promising golden stripe but gone before the sun got there. Others in the Netherlands did get to see it.

Did the earth move for all you northerners? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12109625.

Interesting Don.

I don't suppose you ever saw the documentary in question - He was able to make friends with the bears, wild bears. He studied them, was even able to tie ribbons around his study animals in a vain attempt to stop the hunters killing them.

I would always treat such an animal (or any other wild animal for that matter) with huge caution and respect.

The one we saw in Olympia was well aware of us. We kept talking the whole time, and kept by the car. He was too hungry to care though .

They are the same.

So why does the DUcati appear in so many different colours? Like Andrew I am confused by it. Only Windows Photo Viewer shows it correctly.

Someone please explain.

I remember the documentary - the one about Dr Llyn Rogers? I found that a fascinating programme though I was less than impressed with the bear hunters techniques. I'm recording tonight's one to see tomorrow.

I've been lucky enough to see a couple of black bears - one was a mother and cubs who were trying to escape the tourists in Sequoia NP and the other was the one we had all to ourselves in Olympia NP in 2009.
He was not at all concerned about us, and we never felt threatened by him.

Now brown bears and grizzlies are another matter entirely I believe.

Green on both the PC and the netbook. But then I use Firefox on both.

Blue in IE 8 though.

Nice video, good music too .

Some of you will have seen this mornings spammer. Even if you didn't you might enjoy this joke.



A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf balls and sat down next to a beautiful blonde.

The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets.

Finally, after many such glances from her, he said “Its golf balls.”

Nevertheless, the blonde continued to look at him for a very long time,
deeply thinking about what he had said.

After several minutes, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer,
she asked -


"Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?"

At least you get a gritter in your road!

Our road is still pretty exciting to drive down, and freezing night-time temps don't do much to improve it. Our road never gets treated, and currently only the major routes through the town are being done due to a huge salt shortage.