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Pig racing at Moorgreen Show - in technicolour photos and video.

County Show

This weekend was Moorgreen County Show, held near Watnall in Nottinghamshire.

there were knitted farmyard scenes, complete with ducks, rabbits, chickens pigs and farmers.
birds of prey, including my favourite, the Merlin.heavy horses and heavy men with moustaches
prize winning cattle
steam engines
and vintage ambulances.

More from Moorgreen tomorrow.

Light fantastic

Poi, on fire and with LED lights inside.
Flail them around (precision and skill required so as not to burn oneself) and make pretty pictures with slow shutter speeds.




Kudos Josh, Ant and Kate for braving the flame.

Red

Ireland's west coast 2

Me under a gigantic tree
underwater arches, wish it was warm enough to swim
All taken in Kilarney National Park

Ireland's west coast

Our first night, camping by the roadside because everywhere was full and we had nowhere else to go.
The view from our second campsite, much more civilised.
An old church and graveyard overlooking a beautiful clear blue bay.
Playing pixies in a botanical garden
After the rain.

(Un)Seasonal weather

this platform jutted out above a gorge, at the bottom of which was a waterfall
not very inspiring weather for long walks
all photos: nr Ullapool, Scotland, in April.

The nack of the door

The bedroom door is a great place to hang a mish-mash collection of jackets, dressing gowns and hoodies.