tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37583073180567324072012-02-16T01:54:46.233-08:00For my grandchildren, but not exclusively!Focalplanenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-41092810260956509492011-03-20T02:32:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:36:28.125-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_KUrDuu3cE/TYXJ-JOlfJI/AAAAAAAAAaU/SwR5eEnCiPU/s1600/DSC_9146.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_KUrDuu3cE/TYXJ-JOlfJI/AAAAAAAAAaU/SwR5eEnCiPU/s400/DSC_9146.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586092982289136786" /></a><br />TGV at speed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOD9cIcdt2M/TYXKIXxoERI/AAAAAAAAAac/KH__-qFeFm4/s1600/DSC_9133.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOD9cIcdt2M/TYXKIXxoERI/AAAAAAAAAac/KH__-qFeFm4/s400/DSC_9133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586093157992894738" /></a><br />TGV roller coaster!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4109281026095650949?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-42373620293056391602011-02-04T14:49:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:50:39.053-08:00Follow the <a href="http://web.me.com/prashton1/Ashton_Park_and_Woodville/Building_AP_%26_W/Building_AP_%26_W.html">Saga</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4237362029305639160?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-58446155612517621342010-12-31T09:27:00.000-08:002010-12-31T09:31:56.332-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TR4SyATnwaI/AAAAAAAAAaA/xNvK89GGs2Y/s1600/10-00-20.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TR4SyATnwaI/AAAAAAAAAaA/xNvK89GGs2Y/s400/10-00-20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556899640506827170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TR4TRXH5TLI/AAAAAAAAAaI/PlngbiCBTK0/s1600/angrybirds_front_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TR4TRXH5TLI/AAAAAAAAAaI/PlngbiCBTK0/s400/angrybirds_front_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556900179207605426" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5844615561251762134?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-36896789821819119482010-12-30T09:51:00.000-08:002010-12-30T09:54:14.378-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRzG-J8sttI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/WuJvZ6rmAKE/s1600/IMGP1438.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRzG-J8sttI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/WuJvZ6rmAKE/s400/IMGP1438.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556534811393046226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRzG3luRufI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Zzn7HevS2ec/s1600/IMGP1437.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRzG3luRufI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Zzn7HevS2ec/s400/IMGP1437.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556534698589665778" /></a><br /><br />A wonderful time was had by all. Joan Collins had the 'flu' but it really didn't make any difference. Definitely the best Panto in the country!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3689678982181911948?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-58520780070779630812010-12-27T05:52:00.001-08:002010-12-27T05:53:26.469-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRiaNSVRMSI/AAAAAAAAAZo/ATJuQOiZn6U/s1600/Scan-101217-0020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRiaNSVRMSI/AAAAAAAAAZo/ATJuQOiZn6U/s400/Scan-101217-0020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555359693411528994" /></a><br /><br />November 2000, Oregon Coast<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5852078007077963081?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-85917324185402189072010-12-26T05:42:00.001-08:002010-12-26T05:44:11.234-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRdGh-1zsmI/AAAAAAAAAZg/9OY-vpKNmt0/s1600/DSC_8664.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRdGh-1zsmI/AAAAAAAAAZg/9OY-vpKNmt0/s400/DSC_8664.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554986215003107938" /></a><br />In the Pyrenean foothills<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8591732418540218907?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-48202848408900112852010-12-26T03:38:00.000-08:002010-12-26T03:42:52.610-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcpgxeq7DI/AAAAAAAAAY4/yvuchR_7uWk/s1600/IMGP1413.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcpgxeq7DI/AAAAAAAAAY4/yvuchR_7uWk/s400/IMGP1413.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554954308399328306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-3h9TUI/AAAAAAAAAZY/ZfqiZG5nVi8/s1600/IMGP1434.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-3h9TUI/AAAAAAAAAZY/ZfqiZG5nVi8/s400/IMGP1434.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554954825419803970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-QpDetI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/xiB8WkRQvXU/s1600/IMGP1431.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-QpDetI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/xiB8WkRQvXU/s400/IMGP1431.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554954814980586194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-J8D0WI/AAAAAAAAAZI/uxAg9YMYBgA/s1600/IMGP1421.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp-J8D0WI/AAAAAAAAAZI/uxAg9YMYBgA/s400/IMGP1421.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554954813181251938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp92_GlzI/AAAAAAAAAZA/s6_2hrQnqC0/s1600/IMGP1414.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRcp92_GlzI/AAAAAAAAAZA/s6_2hrQnqC0/s400/IMGP1414.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554954808093742898" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4820284840890011285?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-23916011473030761252010-12-24T10:06:00.001-08:002010-12-24T10:10:23.175-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRThSvCHDuI/AAAAAAAAAYk/rjnsZXEiUY0/s1600/IMGP1393.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRThSvCHDuI/AAAAAAAAAYk/rjnsZXEiUY0/s400/IMGP1393.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554311952433876706" /></a><br />Outside St. Paul's Church after the Ex Cathedra concert<br />(April, Pete, Fiona)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRThdsRVUpI/AAAAAAAAAYs/IBJk_2mHp9Q/s1600/IMGP1394.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TRThdsRVUpI/AAAAAAAAAYs/IBJk_2mHp9Q/s400/IMGP1394.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554312140670980754" /></a><br />Sunshine on snow across Broad Street and Brindley Place<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2391601147303076125?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-67103822551566248752010-12-15T23:25:00.001-08:002010-12-15T23:27:37.809-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQm_V5ckUiI/AAAAAAAAAYc/-iPwLO7GyoA/s1600/DSC_8648.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQm_V5ckUiI/AAAAAAAAAYc/-iPwLO7GyoA/s400/DSC_8648.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551178398629646882" /></a><br />Tourist train in the French Pyrenees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQm_IFyS8XI/AAAAAAAAAYU/ofCR0CVdO0E/s1600/DSC_8634.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQm_IFyS8XI/AAAAAAAAAYU/ofCR0CVdO0E/s400/DSC_8634.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551178161423839602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6710382255156624875?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-91836523249157940552010-12-11T08:54:00.000-08:002010-12-11T08:57:43.729-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQOtPF6p3MI/AAAAAAAAAYM/1l-5GB8pOSY/s1600/DSC_8630.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TQOtPF6p3MI/AAAAAAAAAYM/1l-5GB8pOSY/s400/DSC_8630.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549469640648416450" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-9183652324915794055?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-31237074825760453682010-11-05T03:30:00.000-07:002010-11-05T03:42:39.706-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TNPdnQddkrI/AAAAAAAAAYE/NWO2rAMMElE/s1600/photo+2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TNPdnQddkrI/AAAAAAAAAYE/NWO2rAMMElE/s400/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536012033471648434" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Pete took this, the best of the lot, from the front row at Birmingham Town Hall. We couldn't use flash so the photos are a bit blurry. Fantastic concert, lovely person!<br /><br />Here's another<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TNPdF6dgmTI/AAAAAAAAAX8/oT8Ef9ynUHw/s1600/photo+2-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TNPdF6dgmTI/AAAAAAAAAX8/oT8Ef9ynUHw/s400/photo+2-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536011460630583602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3123707482576045368?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-59960257261652550842010-10-13T09:44:00.001-07:002010-10-13T09:47:45.854-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLXiChRyG_I/AAAAAAAAAX0/xOoBeJksirE/s1600/DSC_8338.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLXiChRyG_I/AAAAAAAAAX0/xOoBeJksirE/s400/DSC_8338.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527572650587724786" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5996025726165255084?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-27310294500246920822010-10-13T09:41:00.000-07:002010-10-13T09:42:10.334-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLXhXvphzHI/AAAAAAAAAXs/7bd8aH-mliI/s1600/DSC_8254.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLXhXvphzHI/AAAAAAAAAXs/7bd8aH-mliI/s400/DSC_8254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527571915711040626" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2731029450024692082?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-82461793359400459502010-10-11T04:21:00.000-07:002010-10-11T04:22:51.731-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLLzcIS1d1I/AAAAAAAAAXk/-Zm8ejxZMFY/s1600/Scan-101011-0026.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TLLzcIS1d1I/AAAAAAAAAXk/-Zm8ejxZMFY/s400/Scan-101011-0026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526747357325391698" /></a><br />Photographed in 2003 at Houston Zoo<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8246179335940045950?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-8646001898989352322010-10-05T08:40:00.001-07:002010-10-05T08:41:21.905-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKtHEqrJ5kI/AAAAAAAAAXc/DhJW7BuHweQ/s1600/IMGP1287.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKtHEqrJ5kI/AAAAAAAAAXc/DhJW7BuHweQ/s400/IMGP1287.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524587513400387138" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-864600189898935232?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-64715114267958352012010-09-28T03:19:00.001-07:002010-09-28T03:20:46.897-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKHBcvNRLrI/AAAAAAAAAXU/w_OuFqdn-UI/s1600/IMGP1227.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKHBcvNRLrI/AAAAAAAAAXU/w_OuFqdn-UI/s400/IMGP1227.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521907317585555122" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6471511426795835201?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-446836030930592002010-09-28T03:16:00.000-07:002010-09-28T03:18:20.540-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKHA3KehUMI/AAAAAAAAAXM/ygV2AyVWb3o/s1600/IMGP1159.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKHA3KehUMI/AAAAAAAAAXM/ygV2AyVWb3o/s400/IMGP1159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521906672070643906" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-44683603093059200?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-5102916195042650162010-09-28T03:09:00.001-07:002010-09-28T03:10:11.096-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKG-6IqunKI/AAAAAAAAAXE/gQEzlK85X18/s1600/IMGP1245.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TKG-6IqunKI/AAAAAAAAAXE/gQEzlK85X18/s400/IMGP1245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521904524101328034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-510291619504265016?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-31172488123701115472010-08-22T02:48:00.001-07:002010-08-22T02:50:00.739-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/THDys_tgqUI/AAAAAAAAAW0/ySGt2kavN2E/s1600/DSC_8133.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/THDys_tgqUI/AAAAAAAAAW0/ySGt2kavN2E/s400/DSC_8133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508169199104600386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3117248812370111547?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-7342905141364652602010-08-17T00:37:00.000-07:002010-08-17T00:39:20.016-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGo8dNTCKpI/AAAAAAAAAWs/8Bdp-fcP7Bg/s1600/DSC_8085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGo8dNTCKpI/AAAAAAAAAWs/8Bdp-fcP7Bg/s400/DSC_8085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506279966897220242" /></a><br />These trains have an upstairs and downstairs (upstairs is better) and are sometimes joined together to make one very long train.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-734290514136465260?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-73018223465774070122010-08-13T12:00:00.000-07:002010-08-13T12:03:06.973-07:00Been on the beach all day, it's a tough life!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGWWjFFi-rI/AAAAAAAAAWk/iiYfZCnUY6g/s1600/IMGP1089.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGWWjFFi-rI/AAAAAAAAAWk/iiYfZCnUY6g/s400/IMGP1089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504971648935328434" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7301822346577407012?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-11427016428265557722010-08-11T08:53:00.001-07:002010-08-11T08:54:58.494-07:00Our friendly cat from next door<br />Cacahuète = Peanut<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGLHlxNwWYI/AAAAAAAAAWc/T1v1Hzp5Dvs/s1600/DSC_8044.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TGLHlxNwWYI/AAAAAAAAAWc/T1v1Hzp5Dvs/s400/DSC_8044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504181146280286594" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1142701642826555772?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-21297340449540645892010-08-09T04:26:00.001-07:002010-08-09T04:27:40.744-07:00In the Gorges d'Herault<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TF_mBNWI4bI/AAAAAAAAAWU/iZrMoBjVKSU/s1600/IMGP1064.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TF_mBNWI4bI/AAAAAAAAAWU/iZrMoBjVKSU/s400/IMGP1064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503370178106810802" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2129734044954064589?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-78539300430340567912010-08-02T03:45:00.001-07:002010-08-02T03:49:50.048-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaiFcNag9I/AAAAAAAAAV8/yHhwu97Ebf0/s1600/DSC_8003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaiFcNag9I/AAAAAAAAAV8/yHhwu97Ebf0/s400/DSC_8003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500762209235141586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaimU1cw-I/AAAAAAAAAWM/JFHCfxwnK3Y/s1600/DSC_8038.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaimU1cw-I/AAAAAAAAAWM/JFHCfxwnK3Y/s400/DSC_8038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500762774191260642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaiXKP9TrI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ItLVEUVStlI/s1600/DSC_8012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFaiXKP9TrI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ItLVEUVStlI/s400/DSC_8012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500762513651617458" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7853930043034056791?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-35017690202958737742010-07-29T04:09:00.000-07:002010-07-29T04:26:02.037-07:00It's about 600,000 years old and only the neck remains.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFFk5mMHBPI/AAAAAAAAAV0/AEXOlQEL29U/s1600/DSC_7955.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFFk5mMHBPI/AAAAAAAAAV0/AEXOlQEL29U/s400/DSC_7955.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499287560662746354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFFk5IBNMoI/AAAAAAAAAVs/5nOLPxDQVZY/s1600/DSC_7964.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TFFk5IBNMoI/AAAAAAAAAVs/5nOLPxDQVZY/s400/DSC_7964.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499287552563950210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3501769020295873774?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-78122011098831949402010-07-24T07:29:00.000-07:002010-07-24T07:37:18.438-07:00First, my high speed train from Paris to Béziers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5fbLZ3NI/AAAAAAAAAVk/AB4uR3VB-cE/s1600/IMGP1011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5fbLZ3NI/AAAAAAAAAVk/AB4uR3VB-cE/s400/IMGP1011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497480613425962194" /></a><br />Next a "broken nose" electric locomtive<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5ewmGeaI/AAAAAAAAAVc/j4VEjz6P0vw/s1600/IMGP1006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5ewmGeaI/AAAAAAAAAVc/j4VEjz6P0vw/s400/IMGP1006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497480601995213218" /></a><br />Finally, a suburban train<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5eLU3WbI/AAAAAAAAAVU/h6acTGE1vf4/s1600/IMGP1004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TEr5eLU3WbI/AAAAAAAAAVU/h6acTGE1vf4/s400/IMGP1004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497480591990806962" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7812201109883194940?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-76959744369957943012010-07-19T12:58:00.000-07:002010-07-19T13:00:12.323-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TESuxYXojaI/AAAAAAAAAVM/cKqJv2lZ17I/s1600/IMGP0956.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TESuxYXojaI/AAAAAAAAAVM/cKqJv2lZ17I/s400/IMGP0956.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709608677248418" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7695974436995794301?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-91004028922986596312010-07-19T06:34:00.001-07:002010-07-19T06:35:52.657-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TERUoLGLxaI/AAAAAAAAAVE/yguyTku0zqQ/s1600/IMGP0995.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TERUoLGLxaI/AAAAAAAAAVE/yguyTku0zqQ/s400/IMGP0995.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495610494449075618" /></a><br />Great for swimming, kayaking, hiking, geology<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-9100402892298659631?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-71026139449259106742010-07-15T00:55:00.001-07:002010-07-15T00:57:53.930-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TD6_dnKxtXI/AAAAAAAAAU8/RZIdeTuDMLA/s1600/IMGP0949.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TD6_dnKxtXI/AAAAAAAAAU8/RZIdeTuDMLA/s400/IMGP0949.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039110889878898" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7102613944925910674?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-24663922662123666152010-07-10T13:37:00.000-07:002010-07-10T13:39:37.286-07:00On the road through Gorges de Galamus, Aude<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TDjaa9l5sDI/AAAAAAAAAU0/DYohMPbf4Jw/s1600/IMGP0914.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TDjaa9l5sDI/AAAAAAAAAU0/DYohMPbf4Jw/s400/IMGP0914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492379902323306546" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2466392266212366615?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-75475467164172338012010-07-10T13:32:00.000-07:002010-07-10T13:36:06.334-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TDjZhhub39I/AAAAAAAAAUs/O_0rYfhDHiE/s1600/IMGP0895.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TDjZhhub39I/AAAAAAAAAUs/O_0rYfhDHiE/s400/IMGP0895.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492378915590365138" /></a><br />At the Gorges de Galamus, Aude<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7547546716417233801?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-81892470828411958162010-07-01T02:23:00.001-07:002010-07-01T02:23:52.062-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCxeoklkK7I/AAAAAAAAAUE/I8rYbAOCUHc/s1600/IMGP0822.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCxeoklkK7I/AAAAAAAAAUE/I8rYbAOCUHc/s400/IMGP0822.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488866096966806450" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8189247082841195816?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-43156371377517471732010-06-26T14:18:00.000-07:002010-06-26T14:22:10.644-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCZvfLfskoI/AAAAAAAAAT8/Nx7TsE_jdzw/s1600/IMGP0750.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCZvfLfskoI/AAAAAAAAAT8/Nx7TsE_jdzw/s400/IMGP0750.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487195777449890434" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4315637137751747173?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-28204813628743548462010-06-26T09:43:00.000-07:002010-06-26T09:45:11.972-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCYuiCznmPI/AAAAAAAAAT0/4z-jObHJKZ4/s1600/IMGP0775.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TCYuiCznmPI/AAAAAAAAAT0/4z-jObHJKZ4/s400/IMGP0775.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487124358401333490" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2820481362874354846?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-2429188825383465722010-06-21T13:16:00.000-07:002010-06-21T13:18:53.650-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TB_I8pHkYEI/AAAAAAAAATs/aW-hM9gcJUs/s1600/DSC_7879.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TB_I8pHkYEI/AAAAAAAAATs/aW-hM9gcJUs/s400/DSC_7879.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485323815315857474" /></a><br />Actually, the top of Le Caroux, Languedoc<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-242918882538346572?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-38763521027162329342010-06-15T10:31:00.000-07:002010-06-15T10:33:46.333-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TBe5atIac1I/AAAAAAAAATk/JrhXVpjGnLY/s1600/IMGP0689.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/TBe5atIac1I/AAAAAAAAATk/JrhXVpjGnLY/s400/IMGP0689.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483054939789488978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3876352102716232934?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-62947818283049963272010-05-01T00:31:00.000-07:002010-05-01T00:33:38.128-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S9vZEvCpzRI/AAAAAAAAATc/j1jjovBkz3Y/s1600/DSC_7711.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S9vZEvCpzRI/AAAAAAAAATc/j1jjovBkz3Y/s400/DSC_7711.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466201248114527506" /></a><br /><br />More pictures <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/sets/72157623962919304/show/">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6294781828304996327?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-65752057770003164592010-04-28T10:20:00.001-07:002010-04-28T10:22:49.917-07:00Swimming in the sea while enjoying views of snow covered mountains!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S9huygEVeEI/AAAAAAAAATU/al1MCpnO3N4/s1600/IMGP0535.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S9huygEVeEI/AAAAAAAAATU/al1MCpnO3N4/s400/IMGP0535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465239961694730306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6575205777000316459?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-3437665819047305882010-04-07T14:23:00.000-07:002010-04-07T14:24:19.980-07:00Boarding the high speed ferry from Brazzaville to Kinshasa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S7z33JWGlTI/AAAAAAAAATM/CTnl9C0gc64/s1600/IMGP0452.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S7z33JWGlTI/AAAAAAAAATM/CTnl9C0gc64/s400/IMGP0452.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457509375239689522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-343766581904730588?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-83029300961130927092010-03-18T01:37:00.001-07:002010-03-18T01:40:36.597-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S6HmZd7gMMI/AAAAAAAAATE/-IeakgcWcYk/s1600-h/Tmp00019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S6HmZd7gMMI/AAAAAAAAATE/-IeakgcWcYk/s400/Tmp00019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449890349300330690" /></a><br />Well done, Spike! Isobel obviously agrees!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8302930096113092709?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-49369962716584050512010-03-08T10:46:00.001-08:002010-03-08T10:46:54.361-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5VGFUfZwgI/AAAAAAAAAS8/4Kp2A0uZnfk/s1600-h/IMGP0419.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5VGFUfZwgI/AAAAAAAAAS8/4Kp2A0uZnfk/s400/IMGP0419.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446336381588193794" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4936996271658405051?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-62701351948718237382010-03-07T01:33:00.000-08:002010-03-07T01:34:33.157-08:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J8KuW3cn-SQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J8KuW3cn-SQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6270135194871823738?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-11006625122014501142010-03-06T09:01:00.000-08:002010-03-06T09:04:31.402-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5KLB8g927I/AAAAAAAAASs/3iajHWm5tKs/s1600-h/DSC_7635.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5KLB8g927I/AAAAAAAAASs/3iajHWm5tKs/s400/DSC_7635.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445567764984880050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5KK0NLzzTI/AAAAAAAAASk/Dy28QV4UVk4/s1600-h/DSC_7622.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S5KK0NLzzTI/AAAAAAAAASk/Dy28QV4UVk4/s400/DSC_7622.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445567528941374770" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1100662512201450114?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-8725995215149713752010-03-01T16:52:00.001-08:002010-03-01T16:53:15.638-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S4xhbSLParI/AAAAAAAAASc/YZOi634yAuQ/s1600-h/IMGP0374.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S4xhbSLParI/AAAAAAAAASc/YZOi634yAuQ/s400/IMGP0374.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443833170947435186" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-872599521514971375?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-19167839770775288692010-01-13T14:05:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:07:22.854-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05EECIT16I/AAAAAAAAASM/mfcjYi2bMzY/s1600-h/IMGP0334.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05EECIT16I/AAAAAAAAASM/mfcjYi2bMzY/s400/IMGP0334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426349437109917602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1916783977077528869?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-70755563645375293092010-01-13T14:04:00.001-08:002010-01-13T14:05:45.382-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05DnIPDilI/AAAAAAAAASE/ZbIhoufVShA/s1600-h/IMG_1188.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05DnIPDilI/AAAAAAAAASE/ZbIhoufVShA/s400/IMG_1188.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426348940532615762" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7075556364537529309?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-20066564687994429052010-01-13T14:02:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:04:26.739-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05DVyPwHrI/AAAAAAAAAR8/gRnvo1oXVLU/s1600-h/IMG_1172.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05DVyPwHrI/AAAAAAAAAR8/gRnvo1oXVLU/s400/IMG_1172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426348642572181170" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2006656468799442905?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-91671821022138837762010-01-13T13:59:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:01:59.021-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05Cz4vRwJI/AAAAAAAAAR0/pIZQYaAthTE/s1600-h/IMGP0327.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05Cz4vRwJI/AAAAAAAAAR0/pIZQYaAthTE/s400/IMGP0327.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426348060199469202" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-9167182102213883776?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-51918694014897410372010-01-13T13:56:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:59:23.305-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05CCTkVgpI/AAAAAAAAARs/Cab37hMZrhI/s1600-h/IMG_1154.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/S05CCTkVgpI/AAAAAAAAARs/Cab37hMZrhI/s400/IMG_1154.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426347208407876242" /></a><br />The tallest bridge anywhere (so they say) across the Tarn at Millau.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5191869401489741037?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-18430258019450400852010-01-01T03:45:00.000-08:002010-01-01T03:46:38.575-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3ggkAmC3I/AAAAAAAAARk/MXLe3na6rXQ/s1600-h/IMGP0322.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3ggkAmC3I/AAAAAAAAARk/MXLe3na6rXQ/s400/IMGP0322.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421736376450550642" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1843025801945040085?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-40312136424246430802010-01-01T03:41:00.000-08:002010-01-01T03:42:49.871-08:00Birmingham's Post Office Tower and Baskerville House<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3fmz6jkAI/AAAAAAAAARc/HPREITa8lkM/s1600-h/IMG_0533.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3fmz6jkAI/AAAAAAAAARc/HPREITa8lkM/s400/IMG_0533.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421735384287776770" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4031213642424643080?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-56634273492900083392010-01-01T03:39:00.001-08:002010-01-01T03:40:34.913-08:00In a snowstorm on December 23rd<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3fHfjfHaI/AAAAAAAAARU/dU9BaSPIrjo/s1600-h/IMG_0532.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Sz3fHfjfHaI/AAAAAAAAARU/dU9BaSPIrjo/s400/IMG_0532.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421734846246362530" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5663427349290008339?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-74284599581914814292009-12-22T08:51:00.000-08:002009-12-22T08:53:38.389-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SzD5eccdWrI/AAAAAAAAARM/DNXJ16TQFvQ/s1600-h/IMGP0292.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SzD5eccdWrI/AAAAAAAAARM/DNXJ16TQFvQ/s400/IMGP0292.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418104653153655474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7428459958191481429?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-23119705055485411242009-12-22T08:46:00.001-08:002009-12-22T08:49:59.931-08:00Maybe!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SzD4bRP0XfI/AAAAAAAAARE/d-Cy5Cs_DOE/s1600-h/IMGP0299.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SzD4bRP0XfI/AAAAAAAAARE/d-Cy5Cs_DOE/s400/IMGP0299.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418103499096612338" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2311970505548541124?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-15220803730796979392009-12-03T19:20:00.000-08:002009-12-03T19:21:30.515-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxiANLV_PcI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/E7-rEimCHps/s1600-h/IMGP0157.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxiANLV_PcI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/E7-rEimCHps/s400/IMGP0157.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215916157320642" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1522080373079697939?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-10051582322932505392009-12-01T08:11:00.000-08:002009-12-01T08:12:26.289-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxVAUGZ-VwI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/SHrOnOzT5l8/s1600/IMGP0123.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxVAUGZ-VwI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/SHrOnOzT5l8/s400/IMGP0123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410301241416636162" /></a><br />It's that time of year again and the Frankfurt Christmas Fair is once again gracing Victoria Square, Birmingham, complete with carousel.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1005158232293250539?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-84230944793820625972009-11-30T01:48:00.000-08:002009-11-30T01:52:27.658-08:00A bit cold right now but very clear and deep - Gorges d'Heric, Languedoc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxOVwdhs1uI/AAAAAAAAAQk/TuiLpTXw854/s1600/IMGP0238.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SxOVwdhs1uI/AAAAAAAAAQk/TuiLpTXw854/s400/IMGP0238.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409832237194335970" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8423094479382062597?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-54015630644465982982009-10-15T00:39:00.001-07:002009-10-15T00:41:56.735-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StbSPiIFNEI/AAAAAAAAAQM/JWtyczviAqs/s1600-h/IMGP0061.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StbSPiIFNEI/AAAAAAAAAQM/JWtyczviAqs/s400/IMGP0061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392728768123319362" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5401563064446598298?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-70375083631852051272009-10-13T00:59:00.001-07:002009-10-13T01:06:15.569-07:00On the Taunton & Bridgwater Canal, Somerset<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StQzpJnhPAI/AAAAAAAAAP8/FvZtvF0wBKg/s1600-h/IMGP0056.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StQzpJnhPAI/AAAAAAAAAP8/FvZtvF0wBKg/s400/IMGP0056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391991435918654466" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7037508363185205127?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-39085919415613692242009-10-10T07:36:00.001-07:002009-10-10T07:38:39.578-07:00On Thursday it snowed for the fourth time in a week but this time it was really cold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StCcLRGcgSI/AAAAAAAAAP0/o_Vbg8gAUT4/s1600-h/IMGP0030.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/StCcLRGcgSI/AAAAAAAAAP0/o_Vbg8gAUT4/s400/IMGP0030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390980471345414434" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3908591941561369224?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-66326109461846628942009-10-06T06:36:00.000-07:002009-10-06T06:37:56.215-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SstILP95bRI/AAAAAAAAAPs/ARxVe16cmuQ/s1600-h/IMGP0013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SstILP95bRI/AAAAAAAAAPs/ARxVe16cmuQ/s400/IMGP0013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389480737180839186" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6632610946184662894?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-84245799486633036062009-10-05T13:46:00.001-07:002009-10-05T13:48:47.023-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SspbpVbYaTI/AAAAAAAAAPk/TuMcUrc_AhU/s1600-h/IMGP0022.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SspbpVbYaTI/AAAAAAAAAPk/TuMcUrc_AhU/s400/IMGP0022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389220669786974514" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8424579948663303606?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-40141263070685426942009-10-04T12:16:00.000-07:002009-10-04T12:19:20.047-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Ssj1L7Z6n4I/AAAAAAAAAPc/3FryQx9_qrw/s1600-h/IMG_0678.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Ssj1L7Z6n4I/AAAAAAAAAPc/3FryQx9_qrw/s400/IMG_0678.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388826539422556034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4014126307068542694?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-83325999991450359212009-10-04T12:14:00.000-07:002009-10-04T12:16:06.630-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Ssj0ZxUYEgI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LFT9_nMMXZ4/s1600-h/IMG_0667.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Ssj0ZxUYEgI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LFT9_nMMXZ4/s400/IMG_0667.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388825677721506306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8332599999145035921?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-56233292145272404042009-09-29T14:43:00.001-07:002009-09-29T14:44:50.242-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJ_m0Rx2mI/AAAAAAAAAPI/6cXqspnz6vg/s1600-h/IMG_0646.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJ_m0Rx2mI/AAAAAAAAAPI/6cXqspnz6vg/s400/IMG_0646.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387008409133505122" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5623329214527240404?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-31725646921203635312009-09-29T14:39:00.000-07:002009-09-29T14:41:48.908-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJ-sReVurI/AAAAAAAAAPA/KvX--QYOaBY/s1600-h/IMG_0657.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJ-sReVurI/AAAAAAAAAPA/KvX--QYOaBY/s400/IMG_0657.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387007403358534322" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3172564692120363531?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-24601265315185248712009-09-29T12:30:00.001-07:002009-09-29T14:39:23.623-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJggUerltI/AAAAAAAAAO4/pLeG9Cn3C5U/s1600-h/IMG_0714.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsJggUerltI/AAAAAAAAAO4/pLeG9Cn3C5U/s400/IMG_0714.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386974212658009810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2460126531518524871?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-61098017306263169142009-09-29T09:21:00.000-07:002009-09-29T09:25:34.707-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsI0ubJ3p8I/AAAAAAAAAOo/NWAoMyeCuE8/s1600-h/IMG_0760.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsI0ubJ3p8I/AAAAAAAAAOo/NWAoMyeCuE8/s400/IMG_0760.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386926076456314818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsI01eLUX5I/AAAAAAAAAOw/KjQP9sZGx84/s1600-h/IMG_0756.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsI01eLUX5I/AAAAAAAAAOw/KjQP9sZGx84/s400/IMG_0756.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386926197526781842" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6109801730626316914?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-72795458569701528742009-09-28T17:06:00.001-07:002009-09-28T17:06:47.093-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFPkOpmkoI/AAAAAAAAAOg/-CoXfTtBlLo/s1600-h/IMG_0613.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFPkOpmkoI/AAAAAAAAAOg/-CoXfTtBlLo/s400/IMG_0613.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386674113138299522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7279545856970152874?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-77126339288181510172009-09-28T17:02:00.000-07:002009-09-29T09:18:12.791-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFO0wXFt2I/AAAAAAAAAOY/c4KOnBmTMho/s1600-h/IMG_1388.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFO0wXFt2I/AAAAAAAAAOY/c4KOnBmTMho/s400/IMG_1388.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386673297553733474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7712633928818151017?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-81901224440513135092009-09-28T16:58:00.001-07:002009-09-28T16:59:14.726-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFNyE5F3aI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/KygtVn9Z2rE/s1600-h/IMG_0694.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFNyE5F3aI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/KygtVn9Z2rE/s400/IMG_0694.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386672152013823394" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8190122444051313509?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-29998029678575339362009-09-28T16:53:00.000-07:002009-09-28T16:54:29.496-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFMrnzrpyI/AAAAAAAAAOI/NxTNKbA0baM/s1600-h/IMG_0744.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFMrnzrpyI/AAAAAAAAAOI/NxTNKbA0baM/s400/IMG_0744.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386670941615662882" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2999802967857533936?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-90021455699606836302009-09-28T16:50:00.000-07:002009-09-29T09:18:40.485-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFMO8bbeRI/AAAAAAAAAOA/JKHWk7EyOjw/s1600-h/IMG_0745.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFMO8bbeRI/AAAAAAAAAOA/JKHWk7EyOjw/s400/IMG_0745.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386670448934877458" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-9002145569960683630?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-46650107001757455612009-09-28T16:39:00.000-07:002009-09-28T16:41:05.068-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFJbaYNpEI/AAAAAAAAANw/QEVBdVLbbfI/s1600-h/DSC_7462.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SsFJbaYNpEI/AAAAAAAAANw/QEVBdVLbbfI/s400/DSC_7462.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386667364597998658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-4665010700175745561?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-3291581483722069312009-07-11T05:56:00.001-07:002009-07-11T06:03:07.119-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliNbW6NGGI/AAAAAAAAANo/0UDBgwiXt8s/s1600-h/DSC_7345+(1).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliNbW6NGGI/AAAAAAAAANo/0UDBgwiXt8s/s400/DSC_7345+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357187257902897250" /></a><br />We have a large family of noisy house sparrows. Here is one of the males struggling to eat a peanut.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-329158148372206931?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-17213109625253756482009-07-11T05:35:00.001-07:002009-07-11T05:37:42.235-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliHfQXfX_I/AAAAAAAAANY/vQOC-prGJQ8/s1600-h/DSC_7333.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliHfQXfX_I/AAAAAAAAANY/vQOC-prGJQ8/s400/DSC_7333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357180727796391922" /></a><br />Another new visitor to our back yard is a pair of collared doves - they are definitely a couple, they always are seen together!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1721310962525375648?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-31648704908895201732009-07-11T05:30:00.001-07:002009-07-11T05:33:05.513-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliGIjg6myI/AAAAAAAAANQ/TxfBq7UP6FY/s1600-h/DSC_7317.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SliGIjg6myI/AAAAAAAAANQ/TxfBq7UP6FY/s400/DSC_7317.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357179238287579938" /></a><br />A new species has just discovered our birdfeeder - a woodpecker! He likes the fat balls and can just about reach them in the cage that is designed to keep bigger birds and squirrels away.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3164870490889520173?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-83731861095811511762009-06-16T07:55:00.000-07:002009-06-16T08:12:49.809-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-4865a75a6c10c311" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v5.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4865a75a6c10c311%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331631113%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D66A9AADE53843BA637DF6C61B13472C0CE4BD36A.2D063DC809E99A6C50F14370FA1AB51F938ABFA1%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4865a75a6c10c311%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Da3ajXm6S_9hMwp-io59zlPWNkGk&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v5.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4865a75a6c10c311%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331631113%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D66A9AADE53843BA637DF6C61B13472C0CE4BD36A.2D063DC809E99A6C50F14370FA1AB51F938ABFA1%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4865a75a6c10c311%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Da3ajXm6S_9hMwp-io59zlPWNkGk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />This is my latest acquisition, a Broadway Blueline Southern Pacific Class AC-5 "Cab Forward" locomotive with digital sound.<br /><br />I put it through its paces on a short test track. You will hear the bell as well as that "lonely whistle" blow. All sorts of other sounds will also be heard, including the electric generator, air pump and coupler.<br /><br />The Cab Forward is a unique design that was designed for the tunnels and snow sheds in the California Sierras. By placing the engineer ahead of the smoke, he could see and breathe!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-8373186109581151176?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-59851064563785624242009-06-15T11:37:00.000-07:002009-06-16T01:56:31.617-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SjaVrCC_P-I/AAAAAAAAANA/PY-VrA28i1Y/s1600-h/IMG_1339.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SjaVrCC_P-I/AAAAAAAAANA/PY-VrA28i1Y/s400/IMG_1339.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347626174065360866" /></a><br />Summer is here and we have taken up wild river swimming. With the help of a <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Swimming-Hidden-Waterfalls-Britain/dp/0955203678">book</a>, we are exploring swimming holes in crystal clear streams, like this one in the Doone Valley, Exmoor. The pool is about five feet deep. The water is crystal clear and cold!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SjaWZtBLFlI/AAAAAAAAANI/heZPLo10MeY/s1600-h/IMG_1331.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SjaWZtBLFlI/AAAAAAAAANI/heZPLo10MeY/s400/IMG_1331.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347626975874455122" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5985106456378562424?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-63943289859859286432009-05-14T04:33:00.000-07:002009-05-14T04:35:29.002-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SgwB3kQLgoI/AAAAAAAAAM4/fDRH03SFjS8/s1600-h/3525295434_3bee6e453f_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SgwB3kQLgoI/AAAAAAAAAM4/fDRH03SFjS8/s400/3525295434_3bee6e453f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335641712663167618" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6394328985985928643?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-76895237553430730952009-04-26T11:44:00.001-07:002009-04-26T11:49:23.400-07:00Here's Henry, sleeping in April's arms<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAkRZNKI/AAAAAAAAAMw/jn4GUgX9lEc/s1600-h/DSC_7085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAkRZNKI/AAAAAAAAAMw/jn4GUgX9lEc/s400/DSC_7085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073384822748322" /></a><br /><br />Pops gets to hold Henry!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAvFI5nI/AAAAAAAAAMo/vjSBcY4yaX4/s1600-h/DSC_7091.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAvFI5nI/AAAAAAAAAMo/vjSBcY4yaX4/s400/DSC_7091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073387724138098" /></a><br /><br />Henry with his Mummy and Daddy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAVvl91I/AAAAAAAAAMg/PKA2zJ4W5sk/s1600-h/DSC_7099.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSsAVvl91I/AAAAAAAAAMg/PKA2zJ4W5sk/s400/DSC_7099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073380922881874" /></a><br /><br />Henry with his Mummy and Daddy and April<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSrwlKQS_I/AAAAAAAAAMY/R6FRoYfei2s/s1600-h/DSC_7101.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SfSrwlKQS_I/AAAAAAAAAMY/R6FRoYfei2s/s400/DSC_7101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073110183332850" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7689523755343073095?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-90326626796445175812009-03-23T12:32:00.001-07:002009-03-23T12:34:42.208-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Scfj4rsxh4I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/HgtFnbDY1nQ/s1600-h/DSC_7034.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/Scfj4rsxh4I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/HgtFnbDY1nQ/s400/DSC_7034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316468448076859266" /></a><br /><br />Details: Japanese brass locomotive, made around 1970, of the Southern Pacific GS-4 streamlined locomotive in Daylight paint scheme.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-9032662679644517581?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-70685830220920816582009-02-08T02:45:00.000-08:002009-02-08T02:46:40.881-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/3259510773/" title="More Somerset Snow - 4 by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3259510773_bc8914a7ca.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="More Somerset Snow - 4" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7068583022092081658?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-977970688983208892008-12-24T10:10:00.000-08:002008-12-24T10:11:03.402-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/3133004503/" title="April in Lyon by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3133004503_b1e15f4e6d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="April in Lyon" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-97797068898320889?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-37802145207456372432008-12-24T10:01:00.000-08:002008-12-24T10:02:50.054-08:00Pops in the market in Lyon, France<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/3133809998/" title="Lyon Market by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3133809998_c2e54e6d3a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Lyon Market" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-3780214520745637243?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-54804415519425319842008-12-20T10:14:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:17:35.177-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/3118195698/" title="Santa Special - No. 88 by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3118195698_a9fbd853ec.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Santa Special - No. 88" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5480441551942531984?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-56751783457422369822008-12-16T13:12:00.001-08:002008-12-16T13:12:33.543-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/3114338508/" title="GWR Churchward 2-8-0 No. 3850 by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3114338508_5e371d4b0b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="GWR Churchward 2-8-0 No. 3850" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5675178345742236982?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-27023655512627375962008-11-15T10:34:00.000-08:002008-11-15T10:35:13.947-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2973625623/" title="Autoroute du Soleil (A75) by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2973625623_623209df13.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Autoroute du Soleil (A75)" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2702365551262737596?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-67341275425797170062008-10-14T09:51:00.001-07:002008-10-14T09:52:37.805-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2922583278/" title="Cabanes de Fleury by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2922583278_34874000c6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Cabanes de Fleury" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2922589002/" title="Cabanes de Fleury by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2922589002_f14ff071b9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Cabanes de Fleury" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6734127542579717006?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-29150784849334638432008-10-07T09:40:00.001-07:002008-10-07T09:40:36.046-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2908242941/" title="Vineyard 2 by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2908242941_41e6c00b3b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Vineyard 2" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-2915078484933463843?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-53333360512529139922008-10-04T10:48:00.000-07:002008-10-04T10:50:05.330-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2908113877/" title="Go Fig-ure! by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2908113877_8937136508.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Go Fig-ure!" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5333336051252913992?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-79630110630585409892008-10-01T13:41:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:44:26.134-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SOPg4__q6lI/AAAAAAAAAGs/NGzLmSJgu0I/s1600-h/IMG_0550.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFgjarLKd8M/SOPg4__q6lI/AAAAAAAAAGs/NGzLmSJgu0I/s400/IMG_0550.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252288860299913810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7963011063058540989?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-59910129268948766982008-09-04T08:01:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:02:13.647-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2809845315/" title="House Martin by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2809845315_ba07867f7d.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="House Martin" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5991012926894876698?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-19163311320606186542008-09-02T08:49:00.000-07:002008-09-02T08:50:12.231-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2810690588/" title="Pied Wagtail by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2810690588_2da81398d0.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="Pied Wagtail" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1916331132060618654?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-11278723533490225842008-09-02T08:46:00.000-07:002008-09-02T08:48:44.004-07:00April has chosen the "kissing gate". Which one would you choose?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2808383575/" title="Choice of stiles! by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2808383575_9907176884.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Choice of stiles!" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1127872353349022584?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-62786569997200707092008-09-02T08:45:00.000-07:002008-09-02T08:46:38.759-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2798932579/" title="Calf by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2798932579_ea2ae6e3b0.jpg" width="500" height="456" alt="Calf" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-6278656999720070709?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-74573843601047675642008-07-28T21:41:00.000-07:002008-07-28T21:42:59.173-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2711375858/" title="Surf 4 by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2711375858_49067cea1b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Surf 4" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-7457384360104767564?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-53775948395597366692008-07-25T06:18:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:20:57.352-07:00I don't think the Fat Controller would let this engine on his railway!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2696904004/" title="Unidentified Diesel, Pointe Noire (2) by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2696904004_6940113803.jpg" alt="Unidentified Diesel, Pointe Noire (2)" height="353" width="500" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-5377594839559736669?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-11533564272987460802008-07-15T13:46:00.000-07:002008-07-15T13:47:12.216-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2672456526/" title="Runnington Raspberries by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2672456526_ed87f0329c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Runnington Raspberries" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-1153356427298746080?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758307318056732407.post-255059749935602622008-07-13T15:00:00.000-07:002008-07-13T15:01:48.625-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/2664877131/" title="Breakfast by focalplane, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2664877131_a1868b4d80.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Breakfast" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3758307318056732407-25505974993560262?l=snapsandcrackleswithpops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focalplanenoreply@blogger.com0