I wish I could show you this beautiful sunset that's happening right now as 
we speak.

Oh, hang on, I can.... wait 'til I take some pix...

ally

Right - here we are -

www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg

It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....

ally

"a l l y"  wrote in message
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> I wish I could show you this beautiful sunset that's happening right now
as
> we speak.
>
> Oh, hang on, I can.... wait 'til I take some pix...
>
> ally
>
>


saw it.. beautifull.

In news:3ie1l4Fl162qU1@individual.net,
a l l y  frantically scribbled:

> Right - here we are -
>
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
>
> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
>
> ally


I thought you left Edinburgh for the same reasons as I won't go there any 
more!! It's full of those beastly Scottish types..... ;)

I'll put my sunset pics up tomorrow. They were terrific tonight!

Kez. . .

"Dirty Sanchez" <dirty_s@nchez> wrote in message 
news:42c1deb1$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...

> In news:3ie1l4Fl162qU1@individual.net,
> a l l y  frantically scribbled:
>> Right - here we are -
>>
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
>>
>> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
>>
>> ally
>
> I thought you left Edinburgh for the same reasons as I won't go there any 
> more!! It's full of those beastly Scottish types..... ;)


Y'know, right up until tonight I thought you were quite a nice chap.... 
<sigh....> Now I find you're just the same as all those other bl00dy English 
people... ;-)


>
> I'll put my sunset pics up tomorrow. They were terrific tonight!
>

Yeah, that was quite something. It's still nice: loads of subtle colour left 
in the sky even now.

ally

PS - Why did I leave Edinburgh? Was it because I couldn't afford the high 
council tax any more? (Yup. That's one reason.) The traffic jams and parking 
problems? (Yup, that too.) Could it be something to do with falling for a 
Cumbrian and moving south to be with him? (Yup. That's one *big* reason.) 
Or.... because Edinburgh seems to be attracting more and more bl00dy English 
people every day, to the point that it's hard to hear a local accent in town 
any more.....?
;-)

a l l y wrote:

> Right - here we are -
>
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
>
> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
>
> ally


I thought it was Steve,

Al

PS - Nice pics Ally, Criffel etc really don't seem that far away.  We had a
nice sunrise and sunset today also.




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a l l y wrote:

> Right - here we are -
> 
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
> 
> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
> 
> ally 


gosh. My log says you posted about the sunset at 18:26, which means that 
you took them at half past eleven home time. It's lovely and familiar. I 
wish I'd known. I've been out on Long Island, which is barely 5 hours 
behind you and several degrees futher south, and I've been enjoying that 
same late afternoon and evening sun, but only for another hour and a 
half of real time after it set on you, because of how far south I am. 
Wish I'd taken pics. The Sun traces a much more precipitate path in the 
day than it does in England and certainly Scotland.

It is a very small world, and getting smaller, and I think we should be 
very grateful as more and more folks realise that.


Jp

a l l y wrote:


> PS - Why did I leave Edinburgh? Was it because I couldn't afford the high 
> council tax any more? (Yup. That's one reason.) The traffic jams and parking 
> problems? (Yup, that too.) Could it be something to do with falling for a 
> Cumbrian and moving south to be with him? (Yup. That's one *big* reason.) 
> Or.... because Edinburgh seems to be attracting more and more bl00dy English 
> people every day, to the point that it's hard to hear a local accent in town 
> any more.....?
> ;-) 
> 
>


There must be New Yorkers who can't get away from bloody Brits 
everywhere in Manhattan!! I go in to the city when I'm feeling homesick! 
I went to WalMart recently and encountered a lady who sounded as if she 
was from Essex, complete with a trio of obnoxious, screaming brats.

Jp

a l l y wrote:

> Right - here we are -
> 
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
> 
> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
> 
> ally 
> 
> 

Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.

That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.

Jp (very slowly acclimatising to summer south of Barcelona)

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:35:17 +0100, a l l y wrote:

Great pics Ally, 'twas a good sunset up here as well. Lovely evening 
last night I was out cleaning and folding a tarp, replacing the rain 
water divertor hose and calibrating the rain gauge from about 2100 to 
2230 last night. Midges almost annoying but tolerable. You didn't get 
Venus, Mercury and Saturn in that I can see. They set around 2230 
though.

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Dave.                                             pam is missing e-mail

"Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:35:17 +0100, a l l y wrote:
>
> Great pics Ally, 'twas a good sunset up here as well. Lovely evening
> last night I was out cleaning and folding a tarp, replacing the rain
> water divertor hose and calibrating the rain gauge from about 2100 to
> 2230 last night. Midges almost annoying but tolerable. You didn't get
> Venus, Mercury and Saturn in that I can see. They set around 2230
> though.
>

I've been looking out for them each evening recently, but for some reason 
haven't been able to find them. Odd bits of cloud in the wrong places, I 
suppose. Irritating, to say the least, as I've got a loan of a small 
telescope at the moment, and every time I want to look at something, it's 
invisible. grr...

ally

"a l l y"  wrote in message
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> PS - Why did I leave Edinburgh? Was it because I couldn't afford the high
> council tax any more? (Yup. That's one reason.) The traffic jams and
parking
> problems? (Yup, that too.) Could it be something to do with falling for a
> Cumbrian and moving south to be with him? (Yup. That's one *big* reason.)
> Or.... because Edinburgh seems to be attracting more and more bl00dy
English
> people every day, to the point that it's hard to hear a local accent in
town
> any more.....?
> ;-)
>

I've just been looking at Edinburgh's underground. Have you heard of The
Little Girls Room, anybody?

Beautiful sunset. Did you ask permission to take photos Ally, you being a
Scot an' all? I think you should hand in your finger prints immediately to
the local bobby.

Edith de la Espionage.

"Alfred Packer"  wrote in message
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> a l l y wrote:
> > Right - here we are -
> >
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
> >
> > It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
> >
> > ally
>
> I thought it was Steve,
>
> Al
>
> PS - Nice pics Ally, Criffel etc really don't seem that far away.  We had
a
> nice sunrise and sunset today also.


That must be nice. We have a sun and a moon at the same time. I don't know
what day it is-was-may be.

Edith

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> a l l y wrote:
> > Right - here we are -
> >
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> > www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
> >
> > It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
> >
> > ally
>
> gosh. My log says you posted about the sunset at 18:26, which means that
> you took them at half past eleven home time. It's lovely and familiar. I
> wish I'd known. I've been out on Long Island, which is barely 5 hours
> behind you and several degrees futher south, and I've been enjoying that
> same late afternoon and evening sun, but only for another hour and a
> half of real time after it set on you, because of how far south I am.
> Wish I'd taken pics. The Sun traces a much more precipitate path in the
> day than it does in England and certainly Scotland.
>
> It is a very small world, and getting smaller, and I think we should be
> very grateful as more and more folks realise that.
>
>
> Jp


Oh, a dunno. Scotland could never be far enough away.

Dived safely into the nearest drain pipe.
Edith.

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:32:28 +0100, a l l y wrote:


> I've been looking out for them each evening recently, but for some 
> reason haven't been able to find them. Odd bits of cloud in the 
> wrong places, I suppose.


I've been having trouble finding them as well. I've only seen Venus, 
sky to light to see Mercury and Saturn before they all set. Position 
is much further west and lower than where I normally expect to find 
Venus.

I use an old DOS sky mapping programme (Sky Globe from 1993) but I 
guess there are web or free doze programmes about as well.


> Irritating, to say the least, as I've got a loan of a small 
> telescope at the moment, and every time I want to look at something, 
> it's invisible. grr...


Always the way, like the Aurora. How about Jupiter high to the west 
after sunset or Mars, that is supposed to be a good target at the 
moment as we are heading towards each other at 23,000mph, closest 
approach October? Rises in the East about 0200 though...

http://www.spaceweather.com

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Dave, Ally:

Surely you know this site?

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Johnny-reflector

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<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message 
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> Dave, Ally:
>
> Surely you know this site?
>
> http://www.heavens-above.com/
>

Yup.

Knowing where it is, and really studying it, however, are two totally 
different things. Time to do some serious reading, I think........

ally

"The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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>
> Oh, a dunno. Scotland could never be far enough away.
>
> Dived safely into the nearest drain pipe.


How appropriate.........

;-)


ally

Here, as promised, are last night's pics....

http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%201.jpg
http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%202.jpg
http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%203.jpg

Kezzi. . .

Jpinny wrote:

> a l l y wrote:
>> Right - here we are -
>>
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
>> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
>>
>> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
>>
>> ally
>>
>>
> Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.
>
> That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.
>
> Jp (very slowly acclimatising to summer south of Barcelona)


I noticed that the local farmers about 100 miles north if here had the first
hay crop already baled a couple of weeks ago.

AL



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Alfred Packer wrote:


>>Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.
>>
>>That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.
>>
>>Jp (very slowly acclimatising to summer south of Barcelona)
> 
> 
> I noticed that the local farmers about 100 miles north if here had the first
> hay crop already baled a couple of weeks ago.
> 
> AL
> 

I know that there are cows by the side of the new I-86 that was Route 17 
  from Binghamton to NYC. There are more wild deer than cows but 
unfortunately too many of them were splatted on the highway. I've seen 
sheep further upstate. My son saw a gorgeous cock pheasant next to the 
Soccer Park, out on the Nassau/Suffolk border. Otherwise, we just have 
squirrels and raccoons.

Jp

"Dirty Sanchez" <dirty_s@nchez> wrote in message
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> Here, as promised, are last night's pics....
>
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%201.jpg
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%202.jpg
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%203.jpg
>
> Kezzi. . .


Oh, wow. Everyone with a camera is becoming proff.Thanks Kezzi

Edith.

"Alfred Packer"  wrote in message
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> Jpinny wrote:
> > a l l y wrote:
> >> Right - here we are -
> >>
> >> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_01.jpg
> >> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_02.jpg
> >> www.marshallmcgurk.com/stuff/the_side_room/solway_sunset_03.jpg
> >>
> >> It was for *this* sort of thing I left Edinburgh....
> >>
> >> ally
> >>
> >>
> > Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.
> >
> > That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.
> >
> > Jp (very slowly acclimatising to summer south of Barcelona)
>
> I noticed that the local farmers about 100 miles north if here had the
first
> hay crop already baled a couple of weeks ago.
>
> AL


How interesting. Did you count them?

titter titter, hihihi-Edith.

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> Alfred Packer wrote:
>
> >>Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.
> >>
> >>That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.
> >>
> >>Jp (very slowly acclimatising to summer south of Barcelona)
> >
> >
> > I noticed that the local farmers about 100 miles north if here had the
first
> > hay crop already baled a couple of weeks ago.
> >
> > AL
> >
> I know that there are cows by the side of the new I-86 that was Route 17
>   from Binghamton to NYC. There are more wild deer than cows but
> unfortunately too many of them were splatted on the highway. I've seen
> sheep further upstate. My son saw a gorgeous cock pheasant next to the
> Soccer Park, out on the Nassau/Suffolk border. Otherwise, we just have
> squirrels and raccoons.
>
> Jp


I know it's summer because I sat out on my VERANDA all yesterday and an old
crow sat at the very top of the Hanging Beach tree peering down on me and
squarking it's guts out in disgust at the fact that it had lost it's
watering hole. After my second bacardi, there were 3 old crows making a
elluva noise so I went in and closed the door behind me-in disgust.

VERAND VERANDA Edith.

"Jpinny"  wrote in message 
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>>
>>
> Oh! I see the bales are ready for collecting.
>
> That's a sure sign that it's summer, that I don't see in this place.
>

They're just in the middle of cutting all these meadows and going round with 
the baling machine. Up until last week the dogs and I had to more or less 
swim through the long grasses - just as well I don't suffer from hay fever! 
Some of it was almost up to my oxters, and the poor dogs couldn't see where 
they were going half the time. They sort of bound through the grass, leaping 
from point to point, until they get tired, and then they just wade through 
it with their heads poked up as high as they can. I actually got down to 
dogs' eye level and took some photos, just to get an idea what it must be 
like for them. Every day I had to clean their faces after their trip through 
the meadow - they were covered in grass seeds, clinging to their coats.

ally

"The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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>
> I know it's summer because I sat out on my VERANDA all yesterday and an 
> old
> crow sat at the very top of the Hanging Beach tree peering down on me and
> squarking it's guts out in disgust at the fact that it had lost it's
> watering hole.


I know you only told us this to provoke a response, so here goes: - one old 
crow watching another, eh?

ally-diving-for-cover

"Dirty Sanchez" <dirty_s@nchez> wrote in message 
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> Here, as promised, are last night's pics....
>
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%201.jpg
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%202.jpg
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Roanhead%203.jpg
>

Very nice. I see you've got a good beach to wander on, too.

ally

Gosh!!!

"a l l y"  wrote in message
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>
> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> news:9oOwe.57606$Fe7.189691@news000.worldonline.dk...
> >
> > I know it's summer because I sat out on my VERANDA all yesterday and an
> > old
> > crow sat at the very top of the Hanging Beach tree peering down on me
and
> > squarking it's guts out in disgust at the fact that it had lost it's
> > watering hole.
>
> I know you only told us this to provoke a response, so here goes: - one
old
> crow watching another, eh?
>
> ally-diving-for-cover
>

Believe me.Yes. I went out and sat there and there it was again. Squawking
it's head off. Honest. It's one cheeky old crow. A bit like you when I come
to think about it.

Nice Edith. Edith's nice.

The Traveller wrote:


> I know it's summer because I sat out on my VERANDA all yesterday and an old
> crow sat at the very top of the Hanging Beach tree peering down on me and
> squarking it's guts out in disgust at the fact that it had lost it's
> watering hole. After my second bacardi, there were 3 old crows making a
> elluva noise so I went in and closed the door behind me-in disgust.
> 
> VERAND VERANDA Edith.


Let me get this straight. There was one old crow on the tree, and then 
you had two bacardis and suddenly there were 3 old crows squawking. I 
don't know what our resident male wits are going to make of that.

Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> The Traveller wrote:
>
> > I know it's summer because I sat out on my VERANDA all yesterday and an
old
> > crow sat at the very top of the Hanging Beach tree peering down on me
and
> > squarking it's guts out in disgust at the fact that it had lost it's
> > watering hole. After my second bacardi, there were 3 old crows making a
> > elluva noise so I went in and closed the door behind me-in disgust.
> >
> > VERAND VERANDA Edith.
>
> Let me get this straight. There was one old crow on the tree, and then
> you had two bacardis and suddenly there were 3 old crows squawking. I
> don't know what our resident male wits are going to make of that.
>
> Jp


Well, you see, it was like this boys, if any of you have ever encountered 3
old crows, after five Bacardi's....errrrrm

Edith Headpain.

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>
> Gosh!!!


briggerawf......... hic!

Edith.

"The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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>
> Well, you see, it was like this boys, if any of you have ever encountered 
> 3
> old crows, after five Bacardi's....errrrrm
>

Three craws sat upon a wa'.
Sat upon a wa'.
Sat upon a wa'.
Three craws sat upon a wa'
on a cold and frosty morning.

etc...

ally

> Knowing where it is, and really studying it, however, are
> two totally different things. Time to do some serious
> reading, I think........ 
> 
> ally 


I usually don't bother to check the schedules for satellites. I 
just sit out and watch the sky at dusk and they are plain enough 
to see for about the first hour of darkness. But if the shuttle 
is up or the space station is going by, then that's the best 
site to find out when and where.

Johnny-satellite-spotter

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> Here, as promised, are last night's pics....
> 
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Ro
> anhead%201.jpg 
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Ro
> anhead%202.jpg 
> http://www.westshape.co.uk/280605/sunsets/Sunset%20over%20Ro
> anhead%203.jpg 
> 
> Kezzi. . . 


Very nice Kez.

Johnny-likes-a-nice-sunset

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>
> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> news:gqRwe.57638$Fe7.189617@news000.worldonline.dk...
> >
> > Well, you see, it was like this boys, if any of you have ever
encountered
> > 3
> > old crows, after five Bacardi's....errrrrm
> >
> Three craws sat upon a wa'.
> Sat upon a wa'.
> Sat upon a wa'.
> Three craws sat upon a wa'
> on a cold and frosty morning.
>
> etc...
>
> ally


Oh dear what can the matter be
Three old crows locked in a lavat'ry
They were there from Monday to Saturday
Nobody knew they were there.

;) Edith.