Ness, this one's for you!

First off your photo of Porthleven. Shame we didn't have better weather as the sky isn't very interesting.

Now the photos of your boys.











I really like this one of all three of them


And love this one of the boys and dad


Photoghenic little love isn't he?!




 
So Ash!

Rofl!!


And this one of Tom



 Eek!


and eek mono!


And one of the landscape ones I think I might print for me

Last of the holiday photos

On the Friday I managed to convince Em that we should get the bus into Chania - she wasn't moved by the suggestion of lunch by the harbour but liked the idea of some "decent" shopping!

Chania itself is not a very pretty city, clearly this is why all the guide books recommend you head for the harbour which is very lovely!

That said some of the narrow lanes are very pretty too.

The whole harbour has a very Venetian feel to it

 

It was also a hive of activity with tour boots, gift shops, bars, cafes and old men fishing.

It was a great place to order a cool drink and just watch the world go by.

So that's it, my holiday in Crete!  Next  trip away is Cornwall in August to visit my family so there will be some people in those photos!

Some more holiday pics

Cant get my act together enough to actually write a beauty blog post so will just post some more holiday pics. Its still blogging after all!

The bit of the hotel we were in was joined to the other bit of the hotel, down by the beach by a foot bridge.  There was also a pedestrian crossing.  Not everyone using the crossing grasped the Greek driving concept which is pretty much "get out the way, I'm coming through" every day by the pool was regularily punctuated by the screech of brakes as yet another pedestrian "assumed" the on coming car was going to stop just  because the lights had gone red, as if!

View from our bit of the hotel to the beach.

Footbridge

View from footbridge looking into Platanias.

The very expensive rooms in the other bit of the hotel had pools that run up to their terraces.

And finally the beach! 

Day trip to Chania photos to come.

Holidaaay!

Went to Platanias in Crete with Emily for a week - if you follow my tweets or my beauty blog you'll already know that though!

We had a fab time, I took a fair few photos so will share a few at a time so as not to bore you rigid!

First off the flight:

The Alps (I think!)

Loved the patchwork effect of the fields and the road and river running through the middle of the valley, would love to know where this is!

more patchwork, like the curve of the sandbar too.

 

View for most of the week was the pool, from the sun lounger - this is the bar in the middle of the pool.

The bridge to the bar.

The pool and loungers, it really was bliss laying here in the baking heat!

Our room!

Love the retro feel the curtains give this one!

The hotel was lovely - I went for a wander and took some pics one evening.

More to come

Its learn to fly day!

Absolute bedlam in the back garden now! This chick has flown the nest and is clinging onto the fence for dear life yelling to mum, dad anyone to come and help whilst other chick is still is the nest and resisting all attempts to coax it out!

He looks exactly as if he is thinking "well don't just stand there - DO something!"

Blue tits nesting in our wall

Steve called me out this morning to have a look at these and whilst my cheapy 75-300mm lens isn't really man enough for the job and because it was overcast quality isn't close to being fab but they tell the tale anyway!

Can now see why some people spend thousands on super fast zoom lenses!