Manky Monkey Motors

Doesn't get any more exotic than the Autumn sun slowly setting over the Basingstoke canal.
Taken yesterday evening from the girder bridge behind Farnborough airport.

It's an hours walk back to the car from there. Pitch black by the time I got back. I nearly fell in the canal!

Good job you wasn't pushing the chop? :-\

Lovely pics Andy. Both are nicely framed.

I might be joining a photography class in September so I might actually learn to properly use my nice digital slr. My hand always shakes but at least my pics should be slightly better than the current just point, click and hope for the best. :-\

 :) I carried a big Nikon camera with me everywhere for years, but recently realised my phone takes just as good photos, so now that's all I use. So much more convenient, though I do have to take an extra, plug-in battery pack cos taking photos uses up the battery life really quickly. My trip to New York a couple of months ago was all recorded for posterity on my phone.

Sandalwood?

.

.

.

I have the hand hsking problem, but if I'm taking landscape photos I have a nice lightweight tripod I take with me.

Spent the evening watching Kingfishers catching their supper as the sun went down -then very nearly fell in the canal several times during the hour long walk back to my car along the towpath, lit only by the Moon.

Are you making a habit of this? Are you trying to fall in? Is it a cry for help that we aren't picking up on? If it is you must tell us because we are not that quick on the uptake on MMM - engines yes, emotions no.  :-[  ???

If you are okay, well then you'll be getting a reputation skulking around that tow path at night!  :o  :D

Great photos though. Erm,  camera in the dark. Yes definitely skulking!  ;D

 :P
Sunset over Virginia Water in Surrey last night.

I'm fine thanks Jay -but thanks for your concern :)
I'm a single man again -have I mentioned that? Too far apart & lots of drama with one of her grown up sons being in & out of hospital, which meant we never got to see each other. Worked O.K online, but when we managed to meet up there just wasn't enough of a spark there.
So I've got the time to go walking in the evenings again, which I really enjoy, & the canal towpath's just a convenient spot, away from traffic & most people -apart from endless mountain bikers trying to mow me down -where I can walk a few miles in relative peace & quiet. I like it there :)

Virginia Water -part of Windsor Great Park.

Learn to walk on water Andy ,then the buggers can't reach you ::)

You mean I can't already?

Well let us all know how it goes ? :D

 :D

Sorry to hear that. I remember you saying about her son and her having to rush to him. Love's difficult enough without problems making it more so especially if it is in its early stages. It also says a lot about about online romances. I think people share more and are less reserved when the ether is between them, and meeting up is not always how they think it will be. That said I know of a few people who have had long relationships after first meeting online so keep an eye out.

Keep smiling but let us know if the canal gets tempting!  ;)

Thanks Mum :)

Impossible to get a decent photo on my phone, but 2 Kingfishers on the canal this evening.

.

.