This year's resolution is doctor's orders. Get fitter! So with that in mind the Missus and me headed to picturesque Hebden Bridge in the Pennines for a country walk.
Here are a few snaps of beautiful Hebden Valley; light rain, sleet and ice came too.
I loved this glass bottle fence!
At the end of the walk we went into the ever-welcoming Hebden.
In one charity shop I saw this interesting plastic space plane. It had a pull-bag landing gear, which pumped a friction motor. I've seen toy Galaxy Warrior motorbikes that do this as well. Have you got anything like this?
This Lanard 12 incher from 2003 caught my eye too.
I did pick up an old friend, Flairck's Variations on a Lady. I loved this Dutch LP as a teenager and played it to destruction. I've a second copy now! Is this one you know?
I've put it next to Gryphon's Red Queen to Gryphon Three. This was an LP that I wanted as a teenager but never got. My Son-in-Law, Daughter and Grandkids got it me as a late Chrissie present and I'm glad they did. Its great! Do you like Gryphon?
The Missus spotted these in a bargain bin in another Charity too. Ivy and Bane. From one of the worst superhero films ever made, Batman and Robin, 1996. George Clooney, Arnie Schwarzenegger et al. No wonder they look glum!
So, clutching these bad guys, Flairck, Gryphon and an old Mandolin, we left lovely Hebden having racked up ten thousand steps for the Doctor.
Golly! Those icicles look pretty intimidating! At the very same moment on the other side of the planet, me and the missus are slogging through a hot Australian summer. Luckily it's also been rainy, so no threat of bushfires!
ReplyDeleteStorm Isha battering us all on Blighty today Looey! Hundred mile an hour winds in Snowdonia!
DeleteHebden Bridge is quite a Bohemian place, with a lot of 'arty' and media types living there.
ReplyDeleteI had my hair cut there, a few years ago, by a barber who had been a trendy photographer in London, in the 60s and 70s, and who was also painting people's portraits in the style of Rembrandt, as a sideline !