Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Sunday. Some cloud about this morning. Yesterday, on the charter, after some early rain, it cleared up and the sun came out. The party were a lovely group of older people having a lovely time and much laughter was had. We got to Purton with plenty of time for them to look around the hulks. They were fascinated as I explained to them why they were there. The tide was on it's way in so they didn't see the wrecks of the two fuel barges that hit the railway bridge and exploded. Lots more laughter on the way back. They enjoyed watching a pair of grebes diving and were trying to guess where they would come up. An otter was looking a bit bewildered, probably wondering how it got there. Buzzards hunting over the fields and the river. Several mama ducks with chicks kicking like mad to keep up. Beautiful.

All the usual suspects were on their way home this morning. The badgers playing before bedtime. Further on three fox cubs playing. The dawn chorus giving it some welly. Deer on the hillside. All is well with the local world.

I have friends coming for dinner this afternoon, so a busy day ahead. How unusual! :o}

Have a happy day everyone.

[humbersloop]

morning all x

fine, bright and the teapot's revving ;)

[waterboatman]

Morning sloopy. xxx Wonderful. All is well in your world too then! :o}

[humbersloop]

steady away here, what' s for dinner then?

[waterboatman]

I'm starting with Cream of Mushroom soup, followed by Beef Stroganoff with Guinness, served with Colcannon, Malvern Pudding to finish.

[Peaspeculiars]

Morning Sloopy & Boaty xxx

Sounds like you had a lovely day yesterday, hope today goes just as well Mr B. :o)

Tea for three Sloopy? :o)

The Vulcan is flying today! Woohoo! Camera at the ready, sandwiches to pack and sweets for the road-trip already being eaten. They stopped people buying tickets on the doors at Waddington yesterday, so glad we got ours online.

[paddywak]

Good morning everybody

[Peaspeculiars]

Morning Paddy xx All well?

[waterboatman]

Morning peas xxx. Yes, it was a lovely day indeed. The sort of day where you think to yourself, 'This is what it's all about'.

Got your earplugs with you? It's a noisy beast. :o}

[waterboatman]

Morning paddy. All well? :o}

[Peaspeculiars]

Hmm, no earplugs - will mini-marshmallows do? ;O)

[waterboatman]

They might! :o}Cotton wool will be better than nothing. It really is a noisy beast.

[humbersloop]

saw the Lancaster in the air yesterday afternooon

[Peaspeculiars]

...sings Dambusters theme tune in her head..

:o) love the Lancaster too

[waterboatman]

No mistaking those engines sloopy. The Merlin is unique. :o}

A man had a WWII fast patrol boat. It had three Merlins in it.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight engines are serviced in Cam, about a mile from me. He had those three engines restored there.

[Peaspeculiars]

Sorry peeps, got to go and hunt for folding chairs in the shed, then it's off on the road.
Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday :o) xxx Bye for now

[waterboatman]

BHave a lovely day peas. xxxxx :o}

[wendilla]

Morning WBMXXX and all nice again. lovely bbq at my daughters yesterday we thought it might rain but no it stayed nice all day and we sat outside till late .

[waterboatman]

Morning wendi xxx Wonderful I did wonder if it turned out OK for you.
I'm hoping it will be sunny and warm enough for us to have dinner in the garden this evening.

[paulllambert]

Morning one and all. Just back in sunny ??? Peterborough, having dumped a load at superstore in Stowmarket. 45 minute break, then see if there's anything else for me to do. Have a great day everyone.

[waterboatman]

Morning Paul. :o} All go for you today then. I take it you are a delivery driver, yes?