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25185 and 25262 on the Spa valley railway John

73140 on the Spa valley railway John

i would like to hear the story behind the need for this sign

here is an interview with Tim and Siddy on the Londonist page Interview here John

While waiting for the long welded rail train at Ifield station Crawley i got a couple of pics small white holly blue John

66541 and 66551 seen toping and tailing the 0905 Arundel to Eastleigh long welded rail train the train ran via Hove Redhill Crawley Arundel again to Eastleigh seen passing Ifield Crawley at 11.00 running 22 late John

while at Ropley waiting for my train during the Mid Hants diesel gala i got a few pics comma a couple of red admirals John

the garden is doing really well bees hoverfly's butterfly's and insects galore now Front side bed front main bed main back bed I have some holiday coming up so will have to get the big lens out and phot some of the wildlife John

My mojo was starting to slip due my contestant trips to the hospital trying find what i thought was a colitis flare up to taking up lots of time today trip will be my last for a while i hope after both a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy no sign of colitis but they have found mild Gastritis in my stomach this easy to treat but i will have to lay of some of my favourite foods for a while so i hope my mojo will get back to normal now John

something new to the garden this year is wild parsnip you have to be carful with this as the sap can burn the skin when in the sun been lots of hoverfly's and bees on it John

I am pleased to say that after a slow start the numbers in the garden are picking up Loads of sparrows starlings goldfinches but still not many blue tits John

looking at RTT it looks like the 0859 Horsham to Peterborough due to pass at 1120 but running 10 late so passed at 1130 when i use RTT i always put it on actual rather than planned this then put the train in the order they are running John

some from Reading on the 05/06/23 on diverted liner trains John

the back pond has Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris) Lesser Water Plantain (Baldellia Ranunculoides) water forget me not (Myosotis palustris) Penny Royal (Mentha pulegium) the front pond has marsh marigold (Caltha palustrisin) mini bulrush (Typha minima) John

the garden is doing very well this year and is buzzing all the time what a difference a year makes 2022 2023 front side bed back top end back middle this pond was not even dug this time last year back bottom the honeysuckle is getting away well the bay is recovering well from the frost damage the other side of the back is coming along well but the acer is struggling with the heat that is the good bit the veg plot is not so good the wet then the sudden dry had made the shallots Lettuces and spring onions to go to seed carrots put in late but may make something only the toms are doing well John

my Mojo is still going strong despite my colitis flaring up bit time but i have had to adapt things a bit i have had to stop doing things like kits as i do not have the concentration for things like that due to the fatigue caused by been on steroids and lack of sleep I am find doing things like weathering rolling stock putting down flock and basic scenic work take my mind off the pain although running to the loo can be a problem some times always seems to happen when in the middle of gluing something John

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