Sunday Relax ??

OK - a bit of a lie-in (until I realised that the (fairly new) sexy DAB bedside radio had automatically "moved on one hour").

Mrs Smiffy and "our Michelle" were down in Belper - hence my Saturday "all-dayer and most of the bloody nighter". Today was beautiful - blue skies all over the shop - so I did some "tidy-up", did some ironing - and then grabbed the 170-500mm "monster" - still on extended loan although the owner was one of those who "didn't make the cut" @ work - so it should go back eventually - and caught a train up to Greenfield - now there's a photo on the wall in the "Railway" showing a train going over the viaduct @ Uppermill - my aim was to find the spot where it was taken - and believe it or not, once I got "in the vicinity", I realised that the 70-200mm would have been fine (being honest I was looking for a spot for when the next "Cotton Mill Express/Steam Train" goes through our neck of the woods) See what you think anyway - the big lens is very very heavy - I can see the idea behind a sturdy tripod - I was using monopod but still ...

Trains and Trains and other related stuff !

Walked back to Greenfield - nipped into "Railway" for 1.5 pints of Copper Dragon "Golden Pippin" and then(as you can see from pix) I moved onto Stalybridge to finish off - even got "permission" to snap on the station - why I hear you say ?? I refer to ..

Train Spotter Terrorist .....

- a natter with some Celtic fans (got the low-down on the Kings Lynn defeat - and apparently Jason's barred !!!) - some Howard Town "Monks Gold" .. and then return home to cook for the returnees - cajun chicken for the "meaties" - quorn korma for the "veggies" - a rather nice medley of roast veggies for veggies and meaties alike - now I drink Grolsch (honest) in front of this ...

Monday - put it down as the first day of the new Computer Services Department @ work - it will be "interesting" I'm sure - because at least - at the moment - we have a Lotus Notes/E-Mail Admin presence - once that goes - the post will NOT be replaced .... apparently my training courses kick in at the start of April ....
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