John Swindells and Family

Daniel

Dams in West Runton

On a sunny walk from Sheringham to Cromer, we stopped at West Runton to make a few dams. At least, Daniel did. Isabel was hunting for fossils, Tristan was scavenging for food, and Michael was asleep

In the Snow!

We had a surprise deluge of snow on the last Sunday morning of November, and it made for some great, fluffy snow.

Isabel

Loose Tooth

There goes another! This tooth has been wobbling for ages, so time for it to get a wider audience. Please forward this to the tooth fairy. Warning!! NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH OR TOOTH-SENSITIVE!

Snowballs of Love

Okay, she only wants to make Dad cold and wet... and thankfully her aim is quite wayward.

Tristan

The Spots Are Out

Out of the blue, Tristan has become infected with the irritable chickenpox. He's getting through it for the most part by resting, which is most unlike him. The spots aren't very prominent, but he has

The Spike's The Limit

Tristan has gone for the sharp end of fashion here, a real punk look there!

Rats

Rat Sprites the Dust

Our most friendly pet rat, Sprite, has died. We don't know how old she was as she was a rescue rat, but she developed a large tumour and went rapidly downhill over Christmas. She was given a lethal injection

Hungry, Biting Beasties

Our new rats have revealed extremely varied personalities. Teggs, the clearly dominant rat, will stash food away and attack any rat who comes close to it; as a result she is much heavier than the others

Family

Family Photos - October 2008

Here we all are!

Ranjit's Wedding

We spent a hectic few days in Loughborough, seeing a few old friends and celebrating Ranjit's marriage to Steve.

John's Family

Gran with the Family

Here is Gran, sitting with everyone at Skeyton Road. Photo taken by John's brother Simon.

Father's Day, June 2008: Clacton Visit

We've been to see Gran and Grandad in Clacton for the weekend, and to see John's Uncle Jim for a few hours too. Jim is staying for the week, and hopefully will get quite a few swims in the seain that

US Family

Grandma and Grampa Visit Norfolk

After a trans-Atlantic cruise and a stay with family in Southern Italy, Kath and Larrie ended up in North Norfolk for a week-long stay with us. The weather was pretty unappealing, but we all made the

Visiting Ely Cathedral

Julii's Dad and Kath visited us for a few days, during their European Tour in October.

The Bacon Family History

1880-1900

Finetta; Netta and Bertha

Stouts

1890, 1897

California 2005

Views from Seaworld Tower

This tower is enormous, and you are carried up it by slowly rotating upwards. Once at the top the views are pretty amazing.

Seals at Seaworld

These guys are cute, and like to do silly tricks!

Animals

I Like Turtles

White Grub in Bacton Woods, Norfolk

This is a largish white grub we saw on a rest break whilst cycling through Bacton Woods. It was around an inch and a half long.

Wind Turbines

I Killed the Bird said the Wind Turbine

This is the first time (in around a year and a half of operation) that we've seen any sign of death to bird life due to our wind turbine. We found a dead blackbird in the front garden, no obvious sign

Wind Farm Radar Problems May Have Solution

Cambridge Consultants (Cleantec) believes it has developed a solution to 'radar blindness' caused by wind turbines. Existing radar systems, operated by Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the MoD, can lose

Michael

Such Exertion!

Have you seen anybody strain like this? Especially when they're just throwing a super-light ball... I reckon this is one of the best photo's I've taken, in terms of 'capturing the moment'. What do

You call that ChickenPox? This is Chickenpox!

Eager to put his big brother Tristan's efforts to shame, Michael has got the spots bad, and is really not happy about it. He is covered from bottom to head, and is so irritated that he has learnt how