Be careful with ladders. I recently erected a metal shed, assisted by a friend. Friend didn't put his step ladder on a sound surface, ladder and friend went sideways and landed on the ground. Friend escaped with just a splinter in a finger. He was very lucky, particularly as he landed on the bit of metal that he was taking up the ladder. I wasn't so lucky. It took 3 weeks to get a replacement for the bent bit. At least it was just a shed. Going without a conservatory roof for a few weeks would be more serious... .

Steve

Elegant, beautiful, nicely seen and taken. One of my favourite wild flowers looked at in a different way.

Steve

In the glass at the moment, but not for much longer (), is Peckham Pale Ale from Brick Brewery of Peckham Rye. Less than 1/4 mile from where my grandparents ran a pub when I was a lot, lot younger. I kid you not, Rodney .

Fingers crossed for you ... Can't begrudge spending on new brakes, though, far too important to take any risks with them.

Steve

The grandchildren and parents have gone - the sound of silence is deafening!!!

Steve

An elegant, almost dance-like pose, nicely contasting background, beautifully subtle shades of yellow. A very nice portrait from the vegetable patch .

Perhaps drop the brightness of the horizontal bit at the top by a notch or two, although I think having a bright bit there is a positive for the picture because it supports the highlights below.

Steve

John Pye is an auction house. Their website says "All items in our technical auctions are repaired by our team of expert engineers who assess each individual item to determine the lenght of the warranty.". They say their tech services include:
Fully refurbished tech and gadgets
JPT parts and labour warranty offered with each item
Smart phones, tablets, laptops, TVs, cameras, beauty electricals and more from top brands including Apple, Samsung, Sony and LG
Repair, refurbishment and support for Ricoh Pentax products
DSLR sensor cleaning
Phone Screen Repair
Tech Repair and Refurbishment

There's no reason to suppose that they only repair Pentax photographic equipment. They just happen to be the authorised repairers for Ricoh Pentax products.

Amazing what you can find on the internet .

Steve

Congratulations. It's a good way of having 'em - as with being a grandfather, you can give him lots of love and attention when he's being good then give him back when he's noisy and smelly.

Very long labour . I hope mother is OK. And that father didn't do what I did - long labour (in hospital), midwife said nothing would happen for a long while so I might as well go home (very close by) and get some sleep. I did as she said. My wife has never let me forget it.

Steve

Relaxing, beautiful, lovely interplay between dark and light, even the reflections in the water are spot on.

Steve

With the coloured version, my eye is drawn to the bales. With the B&W version, my eye is drawn to the clouds. Happens every time I look at them. Can't say which is better. They're just equally good but different.

Steve

Pulled a muscle in my neck . Painful. Next question??

Steve