WEEKEND IN WALES

You may or may not know that we recently arranged a 'field trip' for the Fishbone Photography group.  Now, often it is the case that groups talk about this type of thing - someone suggests a trip, everybody is equally enthusiastic and then it comes to naught.  Well... to buck this traditional trend, we at Fishbone, being the proactive group that we are did actually manage to arrange and depart on our trip.  OK so it was originally Whitby that we had in mind, but after travelling to Hay on Wye for a night I personally felt this would be too far to venture over a weekend - and anyhow Whitby is Yorkshire, being a native Lancashire lass there is always the possibility of turning to stone should I venture across the border to the 'dark side' (no offence intended here btw)

So a new plan was hatched and we decided on Shell Island in north(ish) Wales - last Friday Kate and Kevin meandered down (or is it up?) Jon and Gaz followed later the same evening, Jeff and my good self followed on Saturday as did Pete and Lynn...oh I forget along with this heady crowd of boho types came a pack of hounds - Molly with us, Colin with Kate & Kev, Dylan with Gaz and Pru & Alfie with Pete & Lynn.  Both Jeff and I have children and I was quickly reminded of what it's like with little kids on holiday.  Nicking balls - bikering - food - jealousy - and that was just the men!  No actually the dogs were great entertainment - Molly was a complete 'tart' teasing Pete's dog Alfie, with her female ways!!  Colin was just cute, a real teddy bear.  Pru was the head mistress - supervising from afar and Dylan was the 'dodger' of the crew - boy could he jump, reckon Gaz should put him for high jump for 2012.

The weather was brill', the camping area found by Kate and Kev was great - about a mile from the main area - it was lovely and quiet.  We had a fire basket, a barbie, lots of wine (for Jeff) and a good time was had by all - was there any photography - well yes there was and you will see the result of it very soon. 

 

One draw back of going away is having to come home to reality - both Jeff and I were sat in the back garden on Sunday evening wishing we'd taken an extra day off work and stayed an extra night.  

Back to real news -  Film night on the 18th June - 6pm until 9ish - an eclectic mix of short films from 'Call the Shots' a local film group - there'll a big cat (you have to see it to believe it - think 'Goodies' circa 1972) - food and vino - oh and some films - come along will be good!  I'll miss it as working 'till 9 - sympathy please for the worker here!

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