Photos of the year

A friend in the US sent me some 'photos of the year'. I have no idea what the story is behind any of them, but here are the three I liked best. For some reason, I immediately thought of hafren when I saw the first one, and the last one's sort of topical with the sprogathon stories just out.

( What Scots wear under their kilts )

( Follow the leader )

( Imprinting of a different sort )

Photos of the year

A friend in the US sent me some 'photos of the year'. I have no idea what the story is behind any of them, but here are the three I liked best. For some reason, I immediately thought of hafren when I saw the first one, and the last one's sort of topical with the sprogathon stories just out.

( What Scots wear under their kilts )

( Follow the leader )

( Imprinting of a different sort )

Hitchhiking in sheer luxury

To thank Greg for my day out, I took him to see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night. That's a bit poor, you may think, but I booked seats at the Circle Lounge, a luxury cinema which opened this year. Each person sits in a leather armchair with controls to set the back- and leg-rests to suit them. Between each pair is a little table with a lamp on it, and you can order food and drinks to be brought to you during the film. A waiter brought us wine (pinot gris) and the salmon cakes and feta pancakes we ordered at the start of the film, and half-way through, ice-cream (toffee and chocolate) served with elegant dessert forks. They even gave us linen napkins. Very cool. The basic seat prices are only about 50% more than normal so it's worth going back, even if we just order coffee next time.

Before the film, we went into Whitcoulls and happened to find seasons 1 and 2 box sets of Farscape for two thirds the price they'd been, so at last I have it all. Yay!

( Review of the film; spoilers )

Hitchhiking in sheer luxury

To thank Greg for my day out, I took him to see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night. That's a bit poor, you may think, but I booked seats at the Circle Lounge, a luxury cinema which opened this year. Each person sits in a leather armchair with controls to set the back- and leg-rests to suit them. Between each pair is a little table with a lamp on it, and you can order food and drinks to be brought to you during the film. A waiter brought us wine (pinot gris) and the salmon cakes and feta pancakes we ordered at the start of the film, and half-way through, ice-cream (toffee and chocolate) served with elegant dessert forks. They even gave us linen napkins. Very cool. The basic seat prices are only about 50% more than normal so it's worth going back, even if we just order coffee next time.

Before the film, we went into Whitcoulls and happened to find seasons 1 and 2 box sets of Farscape for two thirds the price they'd been, so at last I have it all. Yay!

( Review of the film; spoilers )

More photos from Zion Wildlife Gardens

I got my photos from Zion Wildlife Gardens back and have put them up in an LJ photo gallery. They're all on one page there, and the new ones seem to be a bit brighter than the digital ones. Here are a few of my favourites.

( Six pictures of cubs and a film star )

More photos from Zion Wildlife Gardens

I got my photos from Zion Wildlife Gardens back and have put them up in an LJ photo gallery. They're all on one page there, and the new ones seem to be a bit brighter than the digital ones. Here are a few of my favourites.

( Six pictures of cubs and a film star )