Plan

This is an old photo but I thought I'd post it. Absence of his usual smile is caused by a mouthful of cake - photo taken in the café at the RH&D Railway.

Today we'll go and take some photos of the blossom in the orchards and the bluebells if the weather works for us. Then it's a Boyz Nite so pizza and beer and a DVD.

Boy

A mass of blue and stripes - he's getting to a size where he'll have to stay outside in his kennel.

Wheels

It's a year since Cal started working on the railways!

I don't think he's challenging Bob Crow for leadership of the RMT yet but he's getting the railway language. He's usually too tired to talk when I collect him but he'll mention problems with the changeover and he tells a story about a visiting driver running out of steam (literally!) on the approach to Tenterden such that the engine stopped on the level-crossing and they had a few minutes delay while building up enough energy to pull into the station.

Project

Cal and I have decided on a project. We're going to take photographs of 10 things which define Kent. Our list (currently) is

1. Countryside (this is the Garden of England)
2. A castle - which one is yet to be decided, might be Dover or Leeds or Rochester or another one
3. Beaches in hot weather
4. Canterbury cathedral
   
5. A pub - probably a Shepherd Neame house
6. Hops/Oast house
7. Eurostar
8. White cliffs
9. Invicta - the white horse
10. Sheps Brewery

This is a very loose stab and we'll be changing this - anyone who has any suggestions please offer them. The images will be on Flickr and when we've decided on the best ones I'll put them here too. This project has no set end date.

Final score

Canterbury 27 - Bridgewater 11

Good open game with some thundering tackles and great running play. Canterbury fell behind to a penalty in the first few minutes and it looked like it might be a tough afternoon but three tries in the first half saw of the visitors.

Wonder if I can get a job writing match reviews?

It's half term!

So I get to spend some time with children. Not the bigger, female ones of course - they are far too busy to hang around with dad. But Cal and I watched Stargate and this morning started with Thomas the Tank Engine (but I still prefer the news).

I've got some work to finish off today but I think we'll be playing out - I've got to collect my glasses and then we might slide off to the coast. Love half-term!