11th February 2008 - Down on the Range

The golf season is not far off now, soon the clocks will go forward for British Summer Time and I'll be able to meet my golf mates for a few holes after work.

My game was very poor last season and I've spent a lot of time at the driving range over the winter, working on my swing and just hitting balls off into the night in an effort to get my game back for the coming season and regain some form.

Last night was the first night in a long time that there was still some colour left in the sky when I got to the range.

10th February 2008 - Spring still Sprung

Spring is still well and truely sprung. This week has been wall to wall sunshine which gives me an excuse to post another picture from my walk in the woods on Sunday morning.

10th February 2008 - Busta and the Snowdrops

It would appear that Spring is finally here. OK, so it's not late for Spring, but this Winter has been miserable and seems to have dragged on and on, and frankly I'm sick of it.

We looked after my other half's two nephews and their Golden Retriever, Busta, this weekend. As it was a beautiful Spring morning we decided to pay a visit to Coombe Abbey park. Whilst they went to play on the swings and climbing frames I took Busta for a walk in the woods. It was gorgeous, the warm sun burning off the early morning frost and mist, birds singing in the trees and hardly a soul about. I couldn't have been happier.

Busta was a very willing and obedient model and I managed to get him to pose in this crop of Snowdrops.

I hope this is a sign of things to come and the dull grey days of Winter are finally behind us for another year.

11th December 2007 - Don't look back in anger

After a few weeks of dull and damp weather there was a beautiful sunrise the other morning. Sadly the only way for me to see it was in my wing mirror as I drove up the M6 Toll to work in Telford.

The last few months working in Telford have been quite tough and this photo kind of sums things up nicely. Let's just say I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.

18th November 2007 - Snow

It snowed on Sunday night, this was the view from our bedroom window at about 10pm. It hasn't snowed in November for years.

Sadly it had all gone by morning.

3rd November 2007 - The City Ground

I'd been looking forward to this game for a long time. My team, Tranmere Rovers, have made a good start to the season in League 1 and Saturday saw them visit fellow high-fliers, Nottingham Forest. On paper, it should have been a good game, with both sides playing good football, picking up points and finding themselves in the top 5 places in the league. Sadly, Tranmere were badly out of sorts and were soundly beaten 2-0 by a Forest team that hardly had to break a sweat.

Despite the result it was a good day out. Forest being a former 'big' club, have a decent stadium and a fairly large following, the 1000+ Tranmere supporters, including my Dad, my brother, my mate Andy and myself, made for a good atmosphere.

2nd November 2007 - Drivetime

After another long week working in Telford I left the office on Friday night looking forward to spending a relaxing and enjoyable weekend with my Dad. Unfortunately, due to a serious accident on the M6, I spent Friday night sat in my car for 5 hours. Having acquanited myself with the minutae of my glove box and found nothing of interest, I was so bored that I started taking pictures of my dashboard and car stereo, just to see how they came out.

31st October 2007 - Trick Or Treat

Halloween and the much derided 'Trick Or Treat' are normally the kind of things I would get grumpy about. However, for the last few years we've adopted an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em approach". The other half even went as far as carving a pumpkin this year.

Happy Halloween.

21st October 2007 - Winter League

Sunday saw the first round of the annual Winter League competition at the golf club. The competition involves a monthly fourball match against other pairs in your league throughout the winter months, with the winners of each league progressing to the final in March.

A chilly night and early morning fog meant that the weather was suitably apt for the first round.