Sadly I didn't grow up there. We only lived there for 5 years, and my youngest son was born there, in the same hospital as Lester Piggot, but my son is about a 8 inches taller (Piggot was tall for a jockey at 5' .

I do regret leaving there. It was a great place to live. No idea what it is like now, I haven't been back in years.

Shouldn't that be board Tony?

Haven't made bread in years. Can't get the right flour in the shops here. I used to get it straight from the mill when I lived in Wantage.

Dr O - My sister in law lives in Selling, and has done for getting on for thirty five years.

It was too cold to stay out long last night, and we only saw one meteor. Very disappointing.
I had to laugh at the comment on one website which said the warm summer evenings make it the most comfortable shower to observe. I was in my thick fleece jacket - which I wore all winter when dog walking, and I was still cold last night.

One of these years I shall take myself somewhere warm and really dark to enjoy them.

I expect PSE 9 out sometime soon. I'll see what extra goodies it offers over 8 before I part with any cash .

Ooo another great otter shot. I love otters.

The ducks running is a classic as i-Berg says. you could sell that to a greetings card company!

They are all very sharp and I've enjoyed looking at them. Thankyou.

What lens did you use?

No tail so not a monkey. It still looks like a gibbon to me. Snootchies' headless monkey is definitely a gibbon.

I like the colour meerkat better than the b/w version, and also the bigger crop on the otters.
I have a weak spot for otters, whereas meerkats are over-rated imho .

I've been there when the sun shines. Had two glorious days. 5 very wet, cold ones, but two glorious ones. The rest of the UK - including most of Scotland meanwhile were enjoying a mini heatwave .

Still debating the merits of a visit in mid October. The way this summer is going I may want some sun by then.

I on the other hand use them all the time.
They are stored back to front in the bag but are put on as soon as the lens is used.

I never used to bother but have had so many shots ruined by glare that I use them all the time now.


I have lost a couple of the little slide out bits though - dumped them in the bag when using a polarising filter and they have gone walk about.

I really like the otters.
Octozebra made me laugh.

I think those monkeys are gibbons

But DNGs are big in camera aren't they? Bigger than PEFs? Or is that when you convert from PEFs to DNGs in the computer?

I shall update the software eventually. I hope Adobe will announce PSE9 soon - they usually announce updates in September/October, though I am thinking about Lightroom.

Compared to the expense of a new camera the software is cheap.