Grandmashazzie Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Lovely pics PL, you are very good at framing the shot. Sharing some pics from Russia,it was extremely busy with football fans. I would love to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Awesome shots I'd love to visit Russia, was looking at flights this week but have booked to go to Kiev and Chernobyl instead! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 That looks lovely, not at all Bridge of Spies which is how I always imagine Russia. Were you there for the football tournament or was that just coincidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hi PL yes I was pleasantly surprised how amazing Russia was. I had imagined it in black,grey and concrete. Architecture is stunning, most fabulous mansion blocks and certainly equal to London for historic sites. It would be a faff to get visas, one, me to go to Britain and OH to Dublin so we did Baltic cruise and in St Petersburg for 48 hours. We did the Moscow trip via high speed train and as you go in via cruise you don’t need visas. I would definitely go back. One surprise was also their metro, the two we saw were done in marble with chandeliers and another had the most amazing bronze statues about 15 feet high, one was holding a cockerel and it is considered lucky to rub it in passing,so it is all shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 7 hours ago, Lewis said: Kiev and Chernobyl instead! Are you taking the tour around the reactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) The plan is to book a tour of the zone and local towns so we'll see lots; not sure we'll see inside the reactor hall as that's a separate and more expensive tour for educational trips. You haven't been able to go into buildings in Pripyat the abandoned city since 2012 but I know people on private tours who have done, so we'll have to see... Edited July 3, 2018 by Lewis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Lovely photos I remember Top Gear driving around the Chernobyl site. I bet they had escorts big time! Send photos Lewis - it looks so eerie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I’m so cross!!! I have the week off next week and was really looking forward to doing lots of outdoor yoga in the sun, some snorkelling and surfing and a bit of DIY and decorating. Then this afternoon I was just tidying my work van, nothing heavy just moving some empty bottles around, and I somehow seem to have partially dislocated my collarbone where it meets the sternum! Didn’t even know that was possible!!! Have to go to minor injuries in the morning for an X-ray to confirm and then who knows! 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Owwww, MH. That sounds painful...hope all works out and that it's not as bad as you fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 It’s actually surprisingly unpainful unless I poke it or try to raise my arm above shoulder height. I’m just worried about what might happen if I put weight on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 That's really bad luck and you must feel very frustrated. Over the last six months I have grown to utterly hate clinics of any type and think that is a very bad exchange for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 5 hours in 2 different hospitals this morning and a referral to a ‘remote fracture clinic’. Most likely a dislocated sternoclavicular joint which has gone back in but not totally properly. No lifting, swimming, surfing or yoga until at least after I’ve had contact from the fracture people. Could have been worse though I suppose. Not overly impressed with the first minor injuries nurse I saw though who very authoritatively told me there isn’t a joint there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Ouch! Hope it isn’t too painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Oh, poor you! Very frustrating but the weather is too hot to do much so maybe that's a comfort?! Wishing you well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Thankyou both. It’s thankfully not too painful just frustrating as you say soapdragon. One of my colleagues said ‘at least you can lie in the sun and drink beer’! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Ooooh double ouchie and then one for luck ouchie! And just by lifting something - and here's me thinking watch my back or make sure I don't give myself a hernia! Never knew it could happen with the collarbone! What a bad stroke of luck. Still - too hot to do anything much! Hope it soon gets sorted . . . even if you don't have a joint there! Honestly, some people! Good to know other peeps seem to know what happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) New kid on the block and . . . Mrs Tiggywinkle! Sorry a wee bit blurry - twas at dusk. Edited July 9, 2018 by Valkyrie Apologies for fuzz! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Aw how cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What an amazing feeding station! And such a cute customer 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 It's from C J Wildbirdfoods. Thing is I can pick it up and stash at night (after the hogs have had their fill) and put it out in the morning. The no mess feed that drops through the mesh is usually scoffed by dunnocks. Win win situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 That is so cute! Lucky hedgehogs! Sorry mullethunter, what a pain! Hope it heals soon x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The hedgehog is lovely. It's years since I saw one. There used to be lots but not anymore. Is anyone else having a tougher time than normal with the constant high pollen? I'm not usually too bothered by it but my eyes are sore and red and a bit blurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) Yes - of sorts. I haven't had hayfever for quite a few years (yippeeeee) but this year we have both been snorting nasal spray, my husband more so than me. But my eyes are the most irritated. I use Eyelergy drops which is the only one that doesn't burn my eyes and actually soothes them. Have had to use it for a couple of days and my left eye is worse - in that it's being a nuisance - not the drops, they've helped a lot, it was worse yesterday with the lovely red-eye jelly! The nasal spray which we found to be most effective is Boots Fluticasone Propionate with the yellow label. I used to like Flixonase but that is no longer produced (I think it was banned in the US) - apparently the Boots pharmacist said this had the same ingredient but not as much - either way if it works I'll have it! I think also the fine dust around at the moment doesn't help. Edited July 9, 2018 by Valkyrie missed a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 If it’s mainly eyes they recommend wrap around sunglasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I have a rather bad case of hay fever each year. Take antihistamines from April till October, use a prescription nasal spray and eye drops if it’s really bad. Have learned the hard way that starting early with the whole treatment is much more effective than anything else. You tend to use the drops and sprays once you have symptoms, but they really work best when you start before you get symptoms. There have been summers where I hardly had eye lashes on my eye lids anymore and I started to scratch the roof of my mouth with a fork out of sheer desperation. That was with medication, but started after the symptoms started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...