New Years Greetings

What a difference a random convention such as a change of date makes! The blog was abandoned at the end of last year but now I'm ready to start afresh. On our return from Egypt my mother was admitted to hospital. The initial problem was a water infection but once that had cleared her dementia became more of an issue. She's still an inpatient, waiting for a place in a care home. Christmas without her was difficult for me and I've been too preoccupied to really concentrate on anything else.


Times Change! I'm now getting used to the current situation and starting to look forward. We've planned one holiday, a trip to Jerez in Spain, at the beginning of May for the MotoGP and horse fair followed by a week exploring. We'd like to go away in September but haven't decided between the USA where we have family we've long wanted to vist or a bike trip to Romania for some more adventure.

In the mean time I'm still enjoying my photography, birding and country walks while LB is improving his fly fishing. I took a few bird photos on Sunday when we visited the nearby Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Hope you like them

Elvie.