When I was a lad .................................my dad used to take me to Aintree and Oulton Park - I used to be able to talk to the drivers and touch the cars in the pits - I`ve still got a load of autographs from the likes of Fangio,Moss,Surtees,Hawthorn,Bueb,and many others.
Last one I went to live was Silverstone in the 70s - becoming expensive then and very hard to get in and out of the circuit.We had BRDC passes thanks to my honorary Uncle Jack Reece ( ex racing/rally driver )and spent a lot of the race eating smoked salmon butties and supping champers out of the boot of a souped up Rover V8 in the centre of the circuit - those were the days !!

Prefer my BBC coverage these days but miss the sounds and the smells......

Tony

Did you ask them why the long faces ??

Sorry - lovely set - the donkey is super.

Tony

Moody man - moody - lovely smokey feel to it - excellent shot as always Kris.........................

Tony

Beautiful set Mat - agree with everyone else but #2 is just so evocative.

When we lived with my sister-in-law in Richmond ( 1970 )I was not really a photographer but I have a cine somewhere of us with the baby in Kew Gardens ( Emma was born in Kingston-on-Thames ).Seems strange she has gone back to the city to work !

Tony

Delightful shot Stuey - I`m lucky - Cyril our tame squirrel knocks on the window to be hand fed so we get a bit blase sometimes.
Lovely sharp shot and the branch is not too much of a distraction - the tail is great and the colours nice and soft.Our Cyril seems to have much more reddish bits than yours - must be all the roasted peanuts in the shell !

Tony

PS hope the shooter shot themselves in the foot !!

Both great shots - but #1 would sit happily on my wall...................


Jealous of Bromborough

Hi Alan,

welcome to our world.We`re all learning each day and it`s fun.

Tony

Hi Sarah

welcome to our world - we`d love to see your photos and we`re always here to help with problems AND occasionally bring a smile.

Tony

Can`t abide Alphonso since he stirred up racial tension in Spain over Lewis but he is a racer and the body language between him and the lad looked ok on Sunday so maybe it`s all ok now.I still would put money on Lewis both because of his skills and the reliability of the car generally.
I like both Webber and Vettel - they come across as nice guys but I think it could be all over for them - both trying very (too)hard to win the championship for the first time - Lewis has been there before as has Jenson,and the Spaniard (twice).Couple of good races ahead methinks..........Cracking day here - bright sunshine and almost warm - done some gardening and tidying up for the winter.

Tony

Get McLaren to tune the cars and they`ll run upside down on the ceiling !!


T