Day Off Today ...

... it's took me nearly 12 months - but it looks like I've finally got my head around the "duty roster" system at Oldham DO (although I DID ring in at 0745 this morning - just to confirm !). It also gives my right knee another 24 hours grace - seem to have "tweaked" it a bit over the last 7 days or so (time to go out and buy a tubular bandage as well I think - better safe than sorry).

Have spent the last couple of hours fiddling about with Photoshop - I picked up a book from Ashton's finest remaindered bookshop on Saturday (after the haircut !) by renowned snapper Tom Ang, and I've started to delve into it this morning. I've gone for "Radial Blur" today - see what you think (click for big of course) ...



Variegated poppy from Hardcastle Crags walk a few weeks ago ...



Ruined house of French surrealist St-Paul-Roux - Britanny a couple of years ago ...



Had to try a football one - Andre Francis (Stafford Rangers) v Stalybridge Celtic - April 2011

Mentioned late last week about a delivery I was expecting that was "nearly" two weeks late - surprise surprise, good ol' RM tried to deliver it on Saturday afternoon (1545hrs to be exact) - while I was having haircut four miles away ! I wonder if they read this blog ?? Will be going to pick it up this afternoon - and sticking it in a 20x16 frame not long afterwards !!!

One silly one to finish - spotted this quote on the BBC Website this morning from Aston Villa's Darren Bent; "... I am committed to Villa and I am looking forward to the coming season. Everytime I go to the training ground I get a buzz". You'd think on his wages he could afford a car - boom boom !!!

I'll get me coat ......
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