HOT STUFF

I was sent a mail today, I don't know what the lady was implying but...... I have been told they will grow up to 18" in length. I'm saying NOWT.

By the way, they are called Peter's Peppers

Nestles

Back in April I mentioned I had been in contact with former workers from Nestles. Well, I'm pleased to say that there is a reunion planned for 3rd November at the time of writing this entry, there are 42 people going to attend with another possible 50 or so if they can be contacted. Things are moving along nicely

Put your feet up & listen

Common Blue

I was walking in Rosliston Forestry Centre on Tuesday morning with my camera. I had decided I wanted to capture a Blue butterfly. They are getting scarce these days, & I wanted one before they all went. I called by at Greenheart lake where I knew I should find one. Armed with camera ,tripod & a stool stick(Walking stick with built in seat) I perched my bum on the stool & waited. The morning was slightly overcast, but with a promise of sun later. Whilst waiting, I shot a few shrubs, but nothing worth while. After about an hour or so, I saw a movement, it was a Blue. I removed the camera from the tripod & went chasing. It was a fast little beast. Got me running about in circles I can tell you. The tripod would have just got in the way. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got pretty well what I wanted. When I retuned home after picking up My Good Lady from her yoga session, I loaded the picture into my computer only to see the wing had been damaged. Old age do you think? Well, it is a bit late in the season. Well, I have the program & I have the time, so I thought I would try & repair the wing....What do you think? I have enhanced the colour a little, but not by much. I now need to catch other butterflys such as Peacocks or Tortoiseshells & hope the wings are not too damaged as that could make the repair very complicated. I will be starting a course in September on Digital Imaging, it lasts for 10 weeks (I can only make 9 of them), but I think I will have picked up enough information to do more than just basic cloning & other fairly simple editing projects.