Have seen the set posted by SDC from Florida of the London Eye I delved in to my archives for some images on and off the wheel I took in 2003. At that time it was about £10 to go on it.

1- The London Wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames
2 - A view of the Wheel
3- A View Eastwards with St Paul’s Cathedral and the Gurkin among the city buildings
4 - The Palace of Westminster, or better known as the Houses of Parliament,
5 - Big Ben
6 - Looking North West across the City
7 - Buckingham Palace in the centre of the photo
8 - Across St James’s Park to Buck House
9 - Charring Cross Station with the BT tower in the back ground.
10 - Looking East across South East London. Now in 2013 the tallest building in Britain the Shard has been built and stand to the right of the Gurkin
11 - A view through the Wheel

Yup ... I got married .... not today ! but over 33 years ago ... But that has got nothing to do with this little church .... just sayin! :-)



Colan Church also known as St Colan Church is a 13th-century church in Colan, mid-Cornwall, England, UK. Dedicated to St Colanus, it became a Grade I listed building in 1967. The vicars of St Columb Minor have served the church since the middle of the 20th century.

The church is located between St Columb Major and Newquay, though not on the main road. It sits on the banks of Ryalton Stream, set in remote surroundings, in an area rich in wildlife. St Colan parish is in the rural deanery of Pydar.

Walter Bronscombe, Bishop of Exeter, is credited with the building the present church in 1250. He later applied to it the instructions he had developed for Exeter Cathedral and for the sacristan of Glasney College in 1276. The present church was dedicated to St Collen, or St Colanus by John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter, July 14, 1336. According to another inference, the first church on the site was built by St Collen.

In 1876, the church was in a dilapidated state. The ribs of the roof sloped towards the tower, which was held together by iron bands. The interior was filled by high pews. The walls were damp-stained. After the reconstitution of the diocese of Exeter in 1876, the church was transferred to the Diocese of Truro with the patronage of the Bishop of Exeter. The main tower was rebuilt in 1879. By 1887, the church had been completely restored thanks to the efforts of the vicar and Paget Hoblyn of Fir Hill Manor. In 1967, the Building and Churches Board incorporated the church as a Grade I Listed Building.


:roll: Gary

Our daughter and son-in-law approached us (or rather me) about having the kids spend one day a week during the summer to help reduce their day care costs during summer vacation. The other grandparents have them one day a week as well, so there's a bit of friendly rivalry between us.

We usually begin the day with some kind of outdoor adventure and keep a photo record of what we do. Lunch follows, and then we go back to the house for art or some kind of craft, watch a movie, have a snack, etc. Part of the afternoon craft involves putting together a scrapbook/diary to which we add photos.

The day is over before we know it, and I'm sorry to see them go. These girls are 6 and 10 yrs. old.

I was a bit humbled by their photos and decided to post a few along with a couple I took of the two of them together. The only pp was a little horizon leveling and a touch of contrast adjustment on a couple. Most are straight out of the camera. Cameras being used: the 10 year old is using my Canon G-7 on auto, and the 6 year old is using a cheap Fuji Finepix.