I Dropped Diana Off,

for another early start, 

for myself I played with a photograph of the Hassan II Mosque that we visited when we went to Morocco, unfortunaly it was a dull, almost grey day, the photograph out of the camera, the cameras lens sloping the building towards the middle of the photograph, so I decided to play with it a tad, 

and give it touches of more colour, 

and highlights, 

all making hopefully a subtle difference, it took and age but I eventual ended up with this, 

a bit of an improvement over the original I think, 

and here they are side by side, the main problem being in making the buildings upright I have lost some of the foreground, oh well at least I tried! after I picked up Diana in the afternoon she had a few ZZZZZ's whilst I watched,     

The Bridges at Toko-Ri, a WWII movie from the blurb:

"It is the Korean War and Lt. Harry Brubaker is a fighter-bomber pilot on the aircraft carrier USS Savo Island. A WW2 veteran and Naval Reserve pilot, he was drafted back into service from civilian life. This makes him quite resentful and cynical about the war. Now he has a dangerous mission to perform, and he is not sure he is up to the task".

after which our evening meal, 

but first a read and a sherry, 

for tonight a wagyu steak each with sugar snap peas and curly chips,

 

'Cheers!', then our film for the evening,

The Illusionist, in the late nineteenth century Vienna, renowned illusionist Eisenheim is reunited with the Duchess von Teschen when she is volunteered from the audience to participate in an illusion during one of his performances. Despite having not seen each other in fifteen years when they were teenagers, they almost immediately recognize each other as Eduard Abramovich and Sophie von Teschen, they who had a doomed romance at that time due to their class differences, the film is about how against the wishes of Crown Prince Uhl and the help of the police Eduard tries to win her back, very entertaining indeed, a very enjoyable film which we both enjoyed, it almost a touch of The Prestige about it, after which a American police fly on the wall 24/7 Police, which never fails to entertain, after which Diana was off to bed, for myself a Have I Got A Bit More News For You before I too was off to bed.

Another Early Start For Us,

Diana was starting work at 05.00AM

then for myself a quiet day, that somehow seemed to slip past, in the afternoon Diana returned home, so feet up for a coffee and a chat, Diana had brought home a couple of wagyu beefburgers so those with lashings of onions and chips was our evening meal, after which the usual Outback Opal Hunters, then tonight's film, 

Krakatoa, East of Java, well of course it is not, as every schoolboy of my age knew, it is west of Java, look it up! the producer thought it sounded better was what brought the upset in geography about! We then watched a couple of Deadly 60, one titled On a Mission - Costa Rican Coast, it was of special interest as I have a photography workshop in Costa Rica next year, and also it featured some of those gayly coloured poison arrow frogs that I like so much, after which as Diana has another early start she was off to bed, for myself a Bangers & Cash before I too was off to bed.

First Thing My New Camera Arrived,

it is a fact that my telephone, 

whilst it takes acceptable photographs at normal distances, fails miserably when I use the zoom, when my previous camera went to the camera graveyard in the sky, I thought I would not buy a replacement, but alas I really had to, 

so a Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ30 it was, this model is a little bit long in the tooth now, but I choose this one as I can still use all of the old cameras battery's and chargers, 

so I had to try it out on the foxes, 

this morning three of them,

the zoom working fine, 

also the grass had a much more realistic look, 

they were happy, 

munching away, 

in the afternoon I played with a few photographs, 

from our cruise, 

nothing special, but I liked them, 

on to my evening read and sherry, tonight the latest copy of Private Eye, 

first a couple of smoked mackerel fillets, 

followed with a toad in the hole, 'Cheers!', then feet up for a evenings television, firstly 2 from, 

Deadly 60, these two showed the background to how the episodes were made and the logistics behind them, plus a few 'nasty's' where members of the team were bitten, stung, crushed or cut, next a firm contender for the best documentary of the year, 

The Dinosaurs, absolutely amazing CGI the detail in the creatures skin just has to be seen to be believed, I finished the series and good it was too, I followed that with, 

A Time To Kill, from the blurb:

"When an innocent little African American girl named Tonya Hailey is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Canton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father, Carl Lee, is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys be set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in front of numerous witnesses in the courthouse. Now it's up to Jake Brigance to get him off the hook. He has people that help him, but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi?" 

after which Diana arrived home, so feet up for a coffee and a chat as we watched a Have I Got More News For You before we were off to bed.

I Had A Quiet Morning

but in the afternoon I was to meet Diana,

on the bus from her work, so out and into the park, where a tree was being felled, 

it was all go, 

looking back as the tree was cut down and branches shredded, 

off of the bus in Bromley, Diana went shopping for some work clothes, for myself up the alleyway, 

that leads to Sainsbury's and Timson, I had my two watches to drop off to have their straps replaced and battery's changed, inside I meet Ryan, who explained he had a couple of other jobs to complete before mine, which was not a problem as I had some shopping to do,

so past The Partridge,

and into the bank, for some good 'ole cash, 

back out and past Primark, 

and the balloon seller,

I mentioned in a previous post most of the tiles on the outside of the Churchill Theatre had at some time fallen off and been screwed individually back in place, well now there is a better remedy, take them all off and do not put them back!

next into Robert Dyas, we had something to pick up there and of course made sure it was in stock, some items are internet only, but we looked at stock in the Bromley store, yes in stock, so I walked in, and yes you guessed it, none in stock! and retailers wonder why customers increasingly use the Internet and do not go to the bother of using retailers, when they are lied to regarding items in stock, so when we return home the Internet it will be,

over the road to Marks & Spencer for a couple of evening meals for myself for when Diana is working a late shift, 

next stop LIDL, for a box of wine and some food things, we then went to The Greyhound for our lunch/evening meal,

whilst there I popped out back to Timson, to pick up my watches, £49.90 for both of them with a guarantee that the next time a battery fails it will be replaced free of charge, after our meal on to the bus and home, 

walking into the park the wisteria on Foxgrove Lodge putting on a late show,

back home the bits & pieces that Robert Dyas lied about and did not have in stock, we ordered from a proper Internet company, delivered free of charge, I must remember to stop supporting retailers as they show no regard for me when having made sure goods are in stock at the Bromley branch they are not, on a happier note Ryan made a great job of the watches, 

I just wish I knew how to get the day/month/date and moon phase, 

to be correct! in the evening there was not a Midsomer Murder showing, but we did watch a double helping of, 

Deadly 60, the two episode showcasing Chile and Argentina, followed by A Touch of Frost, after which Diana was off to bed, well she did have a 04.00AM start this morning and of course work again tomorrow, for myself a Bangers & Cash before I too was off to bed.

Diana Was At Work,

I had a quiet day, 

playing with a couple of photographs, from one of the churches, 

we went to on our last cruise in July, for some reason it took me an age to get them to the point where I was happy with them, but there it is, in the afternoon I picked Diana up from Kai's before the girl's trip Diana had forgotten her work shoes there, arriving home after our evening meal there was not much on the television until a Midsomer Murder, alas we had watched it before quite recently, so a double helping of A Touch of Frost it was, after which Diana was off to bed, a 05.00AM start for her tomorrow, for myself a Bangers & Cash, where they had one of my old time favorite cars up for sale, 

no not the Citroen lt15, 

but a Fiat Topolino, the same colour as this one as it happens, it went for £5,200 a little under the reserve, after which I was off to bed.