Tuesday 30 October 2012

Day 662 - Pumpkin Time

Day 662 - Pumpkin Time by magirob
Day 662 - Pumpkin Time, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

21/10/12 - Here is the pumpkin I carved this year, I only got time to carve the 1 this year, usually I manage 2 or 3.

To see last years pumpkin being carved click here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5naTYbaRMc&list=UUQa3Ax0GUk-wuOupRgIx4dA

Monday 29 October 2012

Day 661 - Building for Halloween

20/10/12 - This little spider is getting her home ready for Halloween.

Day 660 - What A View

Day 660 - What A View by magirob
Day 660 - What A View, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

19/10/12 - Here is another shot from our walk up St Boniface Down, this was towards the end of the walk and the fog was clearing at this point so you can imagine the amazing views we were treated to.

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Sunday 28 October 2012

Day 659 - Lotus Esprit S1 - Wet Nellie

18/10/12 - As a Kid this was my other dream car, for my first dream car see yesterdays photo here - www.flickr.com/photos/magirob/8129079342/in/photostream.
This is the Lotus Esprit S1 and if I saw it on the road today I would think it was the ugliest car in the world but the fact that this one was a submarine was amazing and I so wanted one, I love James Bond :D

Day 658 - Bluebird-Proteus CN7

17/10/12 - When I was a kid this car was my dream car, I thought it was AWESOME, It has four wheel drive, 52 inch tyres and it weighs 4 tons, On July 17, 1964, Donald Campbell set a world speed record of 403.10 mph.

Day 657 - Sunny Days at Beaulieu

16/10/12 - Here is another photo from Beaulieu motor museum, here are some of the surviving buildings of the abbey.

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Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog

Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog by magirob
Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

15/10/12 - Apparently the view from the top of St Boniface Down is amazing, I shall have to revisit on a nice day to believe it.

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Thursday 25 October 2012

Day 655 - St Boniface Down

Day 655 - St Boniface Down by magirob
Day 655 - St Boniface Down, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

14/10/12 - Here I am at the top of St Boniface Down, the highest point on the Isle of Wight, I was here with Nat and Andie.

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Wednesday 24 October 2012

Day 654 - Into The Mist

Day 654 - Into The Mist by magirob
Day 654 - Into The Mist, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

13/10/12 - This was the view that greeted me when I arrived at Ryde Pier to catch the ferry home after climbing St Boniface Down, The fog had actually cleared by the time we reached here but it soon thickened up again when the ferry made its way back to Portsmouth.

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Day 653 - Fairy Village

Day 653 - Fairy Village by magirob
Day 653 - Fairy Village, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

12/10/12 - Here are some more mushrooms I saw whilst walking around St Boniface Down on the Isle of Wight.

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Day 652 - On The Web

Day 652 - On The Web by magirob
Day 652 - On The Web, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

11/10/12 - While walking around St Boniface Down on the Isle of Wight we saw loads of cobwebs and thanks to the heavy fog they were all beautifully covered in dew.

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Day 651 - Autumns Bounty

Day 651 - Autumns Bounty by magirob
Day 651 - Autumns Bounty, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

10/10/12 - Whilst out on a hill climbing walk recently I found loads and loads of mushrooms, this magnificent specimens was huge, measuring 6-7 inches across.

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Wednesday 17 October 2012

Day 650 - Rolls-Royce 1914 Alpine Eagle

9/10/12 - This Spirit of Ecstasy, the hood ornament on Rolls Royce Cars, the statue is based upon Eleanor Velasco Thornton, the secretary and mistress of John Edward Scott-Montagu, the father of the current Lord Montagu.

Day 649 - Palace House, Beaulieu

8/10/12 - Here is Palace house on the Beaulieu Estate in the New Forest, it is also part of the Beaulieu Motor museum and is home to the 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu.

Friday 12 October 2012

Day 648 - Pipers Wait

Day 648 - Pipers Wait by magirob
Day 648 - Pipers Wait, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

7/10/12 - This watery and flat landscape happens to be the highest point on the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, I visited Pipers Wait as part of a mission to visit 233 of the highest points in the UK, including the Highest points in each County, Local Authority and National Park.

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Day 647 - Just a Fun Guy

Day 647 - Just a Fun Guy by magirob
Day 647 - Just a Fun Guy, a photo by magirob on Flickr.
6/10/12 - I saw this little chap whilst having a walk around the New Forest, I only saw this one mushroom at first but after I took this photo I looked around and there where hundreds of them.

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Friday 5 October 2012

Day 646 - The Highest For Miles Around

5/10/12 - Another shot of the highest point in East Sussex, Ditchling Beacon. Here I am sat on the trig point which marks the county top.

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Day 645 - Crossroads

Day 645 - Crossroads by magirob
Day 645 - Crossroads, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

4/10/12 - This sign post was on top if some hills near Brighton, it is also on the site of an old Roman road which went straight up one steep side of the hill and straight down the other side, the current road now zig zags its way up the hill crossing the hill just half a mile to the east.

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Thursday 4 October 2012

Day 644 - Ditchling Beacon

Day 644 - Ditchling Beacon by magirob
Day 644 - Ditchling Beacon, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

3/10/12 - This Trig point is the highest point in East Sussex, standing on the top of Ditchling Beacon it has stunning views all around especially towards the north.

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Day 643 - The Road Goes On

Day 643 - The Road Goes On by magirob
Day 643 - The Road Goes On, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

2/10/12 - This was the path I took to get to the top of Ditchling Beacon in East Sussex, it reminded me of the type of road Frodo Baggins would have taken during his journey to Rivendell in the Fellowship of the Rings book.

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Day 642 - The Rolling Downs

Day 642 - The Rolling Downs by magirob
Day 642 - The Rolling Downs, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

1/10/12 - The South Downs National Park is the UKs newest National Park, stretching for nearly 90 miles from Winchester in the west all the way to Beachy Head in the east.

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Day 641 - Brighton and Beyond

Day 641 - Brighton and Beyond by magirob
Day 641 - Brighton and Beyond, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

30/9/12 - A new project of mine is to climb to the highest point of every county and local authority in the UK and the 5th high place for me to visit was Ditchling Beacon on the South Downs near Brighton in East Sussex, I passed this sheep pond not far from my destination, they were build for sheep to drink from before troughs were used.

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Day 640 - The Path Ahead

Day 640 - The Path Ahead by magirob
Day 640 - The Path Ahead, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

29/9/12 - This path was on the approach to Leith hill in Surrey, It is thought that Leith Hill was the site where Æthelwulf of Wessex defeated the Danes in the year 851, I didn't see any Danes around today so whatever Æthelwulf of Wessex did it obviously worked.

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Tuesday 2 October 2012

Day 639 - Teasles

Day 639 - Teasles by magirob
Day 639 - Teasles, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

28/9/12 - I always remember as a kid finding teasles growing in the sides of paths and roads, my mum sometimes collected a few and she made hedgehogs out of them :D