We Are Family - Sly and the Family Stone

The first trip in my new car was a memorable one as, on a bright sunny day, I made my way to Bristol assisted by GPS. Not a single hitch or delay it was pleasant enough and as I pulled up outside of my daughter's house she,

LISA along with 3 sons arrived from the shops.

First to greet me was ALEXANDER quickly followed by

FREDERICK

and by the time we reached the garden we had also been joined by

BENJAMIN.

Now, while I had no intention of hogging the organisation

there are simply some things that have to be PRIORITY!

It was straight out with the Moth Trap which seemed to be

of most interest to Alex,

but then Benny arrived to arrange the egg trays.
The rest of the day was taken up with catching up on family matters
so little time for more photographs, but rest assures there should
be plenty more during my stay.

Before leaving Parley there was another new addition to the
Property List

THE SNOUT
which was of the second generation.

There was also a potential 'heart stopper' tentatively thought to be
The Butterbur

and while similar this
ROSY RUSTIC
was all too pink to be the rare cousin.
LOVE TO ALL AT HARBINS

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Final Straw - REM

It would be reasonable to believe the Moth Trap had broken down over the past few days, or maybe stowed away for the season but no such luck. While we concentrated on the Bournemouth Air Show there was a continued 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp'. Here are a few images from those days, additions to the Property List marked *.

 The beautiful and delicate

 VESTAL*

 LIGHT EMERALD*

 Remarkably this was our 22nd

OLD LADY

 CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW*

 CABBAGE MOTH*

 WHITE SPECK

 and it is hoped that this will turn out to be

 SEPTEMBER THORN??

we won't add an * until we find out!

 DOR BEETLE

As stated a number of times before

"we don't do Micro Moths"

but when they look like

 BEAUTIFUL CHINA MARK

how could we resist?

 with just a few more that have appeared in the trap this week

 No Name

 This is thought to be one of the Tortrix Species?

As the last bales of straw are committed to the barn it's time to

embark on another short journey. This time north and west, where

I should arrive early tomorrow morning. Just wait and see!

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They Think It's All Over

Another day of computer trauma but, with a struggle, we still seem to be getting a Post away. Nothing outstanding morning and early afternoon, as the latest Moth photos lay in abeyance, but at 15:30 a bunch of us set off for the beautiful City of bath and the

 what they term a Pre-Season Friendly?

 There seemed to be a shortage of what you might describe as

'friendliness' on the field, more a sense of competitive team

spirit and a determination, by both teams, to win!

 The crowd was gathering,

 but not on the right hand side of the pitch as the 

Local Council will not grant 'planning permission' for

permanent seating, so temporary ones are provided.

 We took our places in one of the well appointed 

Hospitality Boxes

 as both teams took to the field.

 Both Beef and Chicken curry were soon served and with a 

well stocked fridge

 we all enjoyed a light dinner before the match.

 With the stand full

 the game commenced with Bath in the 'hoops' and Ospreys

in white.

 The first 'line out' was quickly followed by

 the first 'scrum' then even quicker

 3 Points apiece.

 ALLISON

who drove 4 of us there and back, Thanks Ali!

 A 'try' for the Ospreys

 but still the score stayed fairly level at 'half time'

 and Charity Cheques were presented.

 Bath, scoring another 'try'

 soon pulled back into the lead as the game resumed,

 but still all to play for save an injury or two.

 Bath were soon punting another between the posts

 but still determined in their efforts to score more.

 The determination soon paid off with yet another

 'try' which was also 'converted'.

 At the final whistle the score showed as above

and after a couple more beers we made our ways home.

This had been Hugh's way of saying 'Thank You' to his staff

for their efforts over the year, and I felt honoured to have been

a part of it.

Thanks go to Hugh and all the company I so much enjoyed!