Another Place

Now, heaven knows I'm no great art lover, and certainly much modern art leaves me cold (Mark Rothko - Emperor's New Clothes anyone?) but the Anthony Gomley statues on the beach at Crosby are impressive, thought provoking (what are they doing?, where are they going?, WHY?) and just plain FUN - so many looking out to see (or even out to sea!), just stood there; impervious to the wind, rain and tides - here are a few pictures:

My new (2 previous owners!) Varadero

Well the insurance paid out, the Pan is gone and I have plumped for a Honda Varadero

Here it is (photo courtesy of the previous owner)

A 960cc V-Twin. Lighter than the Pan and feels a lot more "agile", certainly great fun to ride and I am enjoying it immnensly. Slightly less stable and secure feeling at motorway speeds and a bit more wind noise and buffeting (but then I haven't got round to looking at the plethora of after market add-ons yet!)

Ellie The Lurcher

It was Sera's birthday recently and to acknowledge her love of dogs she was given a present of a sponsorship of Ellie, a 6 year old Lurcher being cared for by The Dogs Trust at their Merseyside branch in Huyton.




Today was the day to go and visit Ellie, so in driving rain and miserable weather off we went, and spent a hapy half hour walking Ellie around the grounds.

Some more photos:




And just to prove I was there, Quinn took this one: