It must be nice to get a bit of solitude with some decent scenery. I can't believe the number of people about locally down here, been the same right through Tier 4 and the parks are rammed at the moment, even with the shyte weather...
I've got water and beaches in front of me, and hills and lochs behind, all within a 5 mile radius, so can find somewhere to stretch our legs and get away from the crowds if needed
Very nice, I can see the top of Crystal Palace's Holmesdale Rd Stand from my doorstep (just the corner of the roof thankfully!). I'm a 20 minute drive from anything worth seeing on the other side of Croydon...
From todays DM in Oz, here in Ipswich, Queensland. A nice little snake type thingy ............................... the size of a tree trunk! please log in to view this image https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...hon-wider-TREE-spotted-Brisbane-backyard.html
Some belting pictures from up north last night.... In pictures: Aurora Borealis lights up sky above Scotland Published 5 hours ago Share please log in to view this image cRABMAN/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS The Northern Lights from Munlochy on the Black Isle in the Highlands Displays of the Aurora Borealis were visible from north and north east Scotland overnight. Also known as the Northern Lights, the aurora appear as shimmering waves of light when atoms in the Earth's high-altitude atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun. BBC Weather Watchers photographed the "lights" from Shetland, the Highlands and Moray. please log in to view this image SIMMER DIM/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS Brae, Shetland, was among the vantage points for observing the aurora overnight on Monday into Tuesday please log in to view this image HOPEMANJAGGIE/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS A view of the aurora from Hopeman on the Moray Firth coast please log in to view this image THE CUTTER/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS A colourful scene at Nairn on the Highlands' Moray Firth coast please log in to view this image CLOUDCATCHER/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS The aurora from Glenelg in the west Highlands please log in to view this image ANDY WALKER/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS image captionThis stunning image was captured at Durness by Andy Walker please log in to view this image ASTRONUT/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS image captionClear skies over Moray offered opportunities to see the lights, including from Elgin please log in to view this image FRECK FRASER/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS Freck Fraser's image of the aurora from a snowy Belladrum near Beauly please log in to view this image STU THE PLASTERER/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS The green glow of the aurora from Portmahomack in the Highlands please log in to view this image SIMMER DIM/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS Another image of the aurora from Brae in Shetland please log in to view this image MATT2901/BBC WEATHER WATCHERS Bright lights of the aurora from Uig in the Highlands All images subject to copyright