Meet the Finlayson's

This weekend was spent visiting the Finlayson's.  They are friends that I don't get to see very often, but when I do see them, it is like no time has passed at all.

They live a stone's throw away from Windsor, a town where the Queen has her castle; one that she still resides in a couple of times a year.

As it was my first time visiting them, we decided to be tourists for the day and to visit the grounds of the castle.  In the end it was just me and Mr F wandering around taking our pictures.  Mrs F ended up staying at home as she was feeling unwell.

Originally prophesied by her younger sister to be a virus that would have her bed-ridden for days, was luckily just a bad egg, having no impact on her appetite for Mr F's pancakes the next morning.  Or the sugar coma that was sure to hit after she loaded them up with layers of Nutella, Jam and Maple Syrup.

Food has always been a topic for us so it's good to see that some things never change.  Thanks for having me visit and it was good to catch up.  Look forward to seeing you both again soon.

In The Night Sky

Last week my Spanish Amiga pointed out that there was going to be a meteor shower (Perseid) over the weekend, starting from Friday.  With it being the UK, this was not a simple feat; every night over the weekend we looked up and saw clouds covering the night sky like a fluffy duvet, ruining any chance of even seeing a star.

Picture courtesy of Scott MacNeill of 2013 Perseid meteors at Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA.

Then on Monday night on my way home from a friends house I noticed that the sky was clear and on the radio they mentioned that tonight was the peak of the meteor shower.  Saw I called my Spanish Amiga and we, with our French Amie went on a tour of Birmingham to find a spot away from the lights to be able to watch the night sky.  In the end we settled for a park near our company social club and parked ourselves to watch what would happen.

Unfortunately I was only able to capture a series of dots in the night sky.  A little disappointing, especially as every time I was playing with the camera the girls would squeal with delight at the sight of a meteor shooting across the sky.

Picture courtesy of Tim Erskine of Perseid Fireball taken in Tahoe

In the end my Spanish Amiga told me to forget my camera and to come lie down with them.  It took a while to start seeing them, but as soon as you did it was one after the other.  We saw one that was really big so it must have been a fireball.