......red,red.....

leaves....not wine.

One of our little Japanese maples....it's come out a great colour this year.

Awake at 5.30 this morning with cramp....came downstairs so as not to disturb the Boss....watched Countdown....then dozed in the chair.

Loaded the car and went to pick up Shaun. Arrived at 7.45....no sign of life...knocked carefully....no answer....called his phone....no answer......knocked again...no answer....drove round to Sam's to see if he could shed any light....but he'd already set off....back to Shaun's knocked again...still no answer....so set off for fishing.

Got about a mile up the road....phone rang....it was Shaun asking where I was...he had slept in! Went back for him...we started fishing a good while after Sam, Gordon, Tom and Roy. Shaun and I decided to count fish...by 2.00 I'd caught 30 fish........and Shaun hadn't! My catch included 11 carp and 1 good bream, the rest were mainly roach with a few gudgeon and a perch.

Next Sunday's match is on the same venue as today....what's the betting I don't catch 30 fish next week?

Home to meet up with the S & H , YH and Charlie for a late lunch/early dinner of chicken, potatoes and sweetcorn....and then we all hung around to see the International Space Station go over. YH took a shot of the transit....check it out on Hairsprayqueen's journal...it's good for a first go.

The S & H has resurrected his journal too......visit Hockey Life...especially if you like blips of Charlie.....you don't have to be nice to the S & H...he's a big boy and can look after himself.

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