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By special request From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 hour old)

Head & Shoulders… more

Who will watch the watchers? From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 hour old)

I have my eye on you...… more

Graffiti From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 hours old)

Lost Childs Some of you may have a problem with this, but I rather like it... :yes:… more

Just one more... From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (23 hours old)

One more image of Lichfield Cathedral that is, before I ensconce myself in the viewing room with my bacon butty and my cold beer... well a boy has to have some entertainment on a Saturday afternoon … more

Lichfield Cathedral From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 day old)

Lichfield Cathedral from the Lake I was offered an odd sort of commission recently... to photograph Lichfield Cathedral and its environs with the view to providing material for an artist to paint f… more

Where are we? From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 day old)

I seem to have been preoccupied just recently with images taken at the market in Loule, Portugal... shame Kiki's not around, I'm sure she'd have joined in with some insightful comments about the locat… more

Something for the Weekend No 118 From Usksider ^Pro in A Little Something For The Weekend? (1 day old)

Good morning teaser fans... here I am again with another Little Something for the Weekend for you to enjoy :yes: This week's is not such an easy teaser as my last... well I don't think so... so it'… more

Good morning all From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 day old)

Hope this Saturday finds you fit and well... Perhaps you'd fancy a little something to kick-start your day? You know what they say about oysters don't you? Grab a handful of the clams too... the… more

Fishy Friday From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 day old)

There's definitely something very fishy going on today... Fresh Fish ...well it is Friday after all ;)… more

Crusty old Usky From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 days old)

I have often been accused of being a tad 'crusty' and have to admit it's a fair cop... I can be somewhat stiff around the edges |-| I'm not as thick skinned as a decapod crustacean though... :)) … more

Baby Clams Steamed in a Cataplana From Usksider ^Pro in Anti-Weight Watchers (2 days old)

Since I mentioned it here, I thought I'd share a recipe for Clams Cataplana :yes: Baby Clams Steamed in a Cataplana with White Wine and Tomato Sauce: Almeijoas Na Cataplana Ingredients * … more

A timely release? From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 days old)

Don't clam up Little Clams Let yourself go and let it all out :)) Now I know shellfish aren't to everyone's taste, but I love fresh seafood and these little clams (similar to cockles) are reall… more

Time to hit the sack... From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 days old)

G'night Blogland... :yawn: ...time old Usky toddled off for the night... :zz: ...see you all tomorrow. :wave:… more

Back to the shopping trip... From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 days old)

This almost seems like one of those movie sequel things now... but what the heck ;) Remember we went shopping yesterday? Well there were some really hot deals to be had in that market... :yes: H… more

Bloody Microsoft! From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (2 days old)

A couple of weeks ago Microsoft killed my laptop... I recovered said lappy by deleting everything on my hard disk and installing a Linux operating system. All was well with the world, except I missed … more

This is going to be cheesy From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

With this lot on offer, all we need is some bread and wine for a good lunch... ;) Cheese Please... um... Louise ;) :roll: Well, what on earth did you expect? :))… more

Grab your melons! From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

Now we're out on this jaunt, it's time we started shopping I think... Any of you blokes out there fancy a nice pair of melons? ;) Lovely Fresh Fruit Look at all this lovely fresh fruit... we'… more

Anyone fancy a shopping trip? From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

'Morning all... :wave: Having been sat here for the last four hours or so I've spent some time trawling through photos and put a small selection together to give an insight into what turns old Usky… more

Heartburn and wide awake From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

It makes a change I suppose to be wide awake at this time of day through any reason other than insomnia... but today I am, because this morning I have heartburn... XX( So here I am blogging and wat… more

Missing Images Restored From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

I realised a little earlier the images I'd attached to yesterday's post Cut-throat Bridge had mysteriously disappeared... there was obviously some kind of odd gremlin thing running round yesterday mor… more

Water Sounds From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (4 days old)

Chatting here in comments the other day about the various soothing sounds of moving water reminded me I was going to post a re-working of an old favourite of mine; the Melincourt Waterfall, Resolven. … more

WTF??? From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (6 days old)

I just posted on one of my blogs and note the time stamp says 09:08:59... now how did that happen? I didn't fiddle with the 'Edit Timestamp' in 'Properties', honest :crazy:… more

Cut-throat Bridge From Usksider ^Pro in Usky's Perspective (6 days old)

On one of my recent expeditions I found myself at a place called Cut-throat Bridge. As is often the case, old Usky's mind went into overdrive and started conjuring all kinds of lurid reasons why the p… more

Something for the Weekend No 117 - the answer From Usksider ^Pro in A Little Something For The Weekend? (6 days old)

Hi there teaser fans, I'm here briefly this evening with this week's answer and winner's details. :) Yesterday morning I asked you identify these fangs Obviously my little tease was way too easy… more

Bitter and twisted? Not a bit! From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (6 days old)

Lazy Sunday... nothing to say... just a couple of pictures for you... Life On The Edge Twisted, Not Bitter… more

Something for the Weekend No 117 - addition From Usksider ^Pro in A Little Something For The Weekend? (7 days old)

Sorry to have been absent most of yesterday... some excellent answers to this week's teaser, but a tad late now for me to answer them all I think. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for taking p… more

Something for the Weekend No 117 From Usksider ^Pro in A Little Something For The Weekend? (8 days old)

Good morning teaser fans... I know some of my regulars are missing this week, so we have the perfect opportunity for someone to step up and be a first-time winner :yes: I won't try and kid you, thi… more

The end is in sight... almost! From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (8 days old)

Here we are at last, almost back up to road level from the valley floor. Only another half mile or so to go before we reach the pub, a welcome seat, a refreshing drink and a choice of fine food :yes: … more

Continuing along the forest walk From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (8 days old)

Lunch was lovely and the rest most acceptable, but we really did need to press on and complete our walking day :yes: Our path takes us alongside the brook a while longer, before we have to climb ba… more

Time to stop for lunch From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (8 days old)

It's taken us longer to reach my chosen spot for lunch than anticipated... apologies to all those with healthy appetites... sorry to say I simply misjudged... still the wine I left chilling in the str… more