At the barre by judithg

At the barre

Nigel tells me that when he was taking Adam to school at 7.15 ish there was a fantastic red sunrise - clearly I need to get up and out earlier. Mind you when we went out at lunchtime the sky was pink - dawn and dusk apparently segueing seamlessly into each other. I took my zoom lens in the vain hope of seeing the flitting kingfisher posing nicely in a tree. After missing a pheasant, a jay and some little grebe I felt I was due a bird shot of some sort and was a little grumpy when even this gull kept turning away from me. Suddenly he turned to look at me and started doing his ballet exercises. Apologies for the poo!
Three good things:
1. I was so covered in germs by my little reader that it no longer seemed worth staying away from my friend's 'sick house' so I dropped in with her birthday present.
2. Finally got round to taking the cat for her booster jabs.
3. Finally got a table reserved for a night out on Friday - I called a few people and whenever they said 'And how many guests?' I wanted to reply, 'Five peri-menopausal women so stop messing us about' but decided that we may never get a table.
Love it when they do this, our chicken have the same ballet move but much less elegant. Mae was sick yesterday and the boiler man looked extremely uncomfortable to be in the same room as her. I could see him hold his breath! Germs? Who cares?
November 26th, 2013  
I was thinking Passo Doble? Must have been watching too much strictly... peri-menopausal - a fancy name for being grumpy? How old do you have to be to use it as an excuse??
November 26th, 2013  
He's having a good stretch. :)
November 26th, 2013  
@lucypics well I could do to shed a few pounds before Christmas. I have smothered myself in cough, cold and D&V viruses today - could be complete obliteration...
November 26th, 2013  
@fueast I reckon any time after 45 is more than acceptable. Grumpy and in dire need of cocktails.
November 26th, 2013  
Sorry to tell you that if you catch a cold you will become even hungrier!
November 26th, 2013  
@judithg Thats my life that is!
November 26th, 2013  
@fueast There you go then - now you have your excuse!
November 26th, 2013  
November 26th, 2013  
Love the thread above, Mmmmm I may use that peri-menopausal...... great ballet shot, maybe he dreams of Swan Lake.
November 26th, 2013  
@cookie123 Oh very good!!
November 26th, 2013  
That gull was holding a wonderfully photo worthy pose! I think you'd be offered the best table in house by declaring you were making reservations for a group of peri-menopausal women...they tend to run a good bar tab. :)
November 26th, 2013  
You'll be fine all those germs will fight each other wanting to be the one to infect you, they will wipe each other out leaving you germ free :D
November 26th, 2013  
I know the feeling birds are so difficult to get a good close up , this one of yours is very good
November 26th, 2013  
@peggysirk especially this lot - I'm the light weight!
November 26th, 2013  
Well done at least one bird did as it was told.
November 26th, 2013  
Classy - warming up to a full pirouette by the look of it. If you do get a cold I was always told that strong drink was the perfect cure, so you get another excuse on top of peri-menopausalness!
November 26th, 2013  
@taz_o oh yes I will have to turn to whiskey!
November 26th, 2013  
Curving wing for you
November 26th, 2013  
Terrific - and I love your title. Yes the sky was beautiful this morning - noticed it on my way to the bathroom!
November 26th, 2013  
What a lovely capture. Beautiful mover! No don't say that when you re booking a table - we never sit next to five of those when we go out!!!
November 26th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze I try to avoid them myself!
November 26th, 2013  
@judithg
Chuckle, I don't blame you. My birthday is a week before Christmas and we've stopped going out for a meal (Neil cooks me one at home instead!) as we invariable find ourselves next to a table of 8-10 cackling women.
November 26th, 2013  
Love this pose - cracking shot Judith
November 26th, 2013  
Wow! Greatly timed capture! :)
November 27th, 2013  
Birds -- you have to love them. Terrific catch of a funny pose.
November 27th, 2013  
Love your third good thing and the dance routine is marvelous
November 27th, 2013  
@fueast you can use it your 70s as well. I do. Well I won't be 70 for another month, bug I fully intend to keep using it
November 27th, 2013  
Lovely shot and great POV. Loved reading your intro.... number three cracked me up :)
November 27th, 2013  
a ballerina !!
November 27th, 2013  
JH
I was looking for the poo (presumed you'd caught an action shot by mistake) and it actually took me a while to notice he's arabesqueing atop a big pile of it. Nice!

We are germ-central over here, just skipping from one form of disease to another - the nursery is like a little incubator of gross. The snot L is generating at the moment is literally amazing. It must weigh more than her!

V behind with this whole 365 lark so have missed lots of your news but hoping to have a chance for a good snoop come the weekend, if not before.
November 28th, 2013  
Unfortunately poo is what they do! Great capture of this little ballerina xx
November 28th, 2013  
Arabesque! Brilliant!
November 28th, 2013  
I knew I'd seen a seagull on here on one leg - I've got one today!
November 28th, 2013  
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