Thursday 30 July 2009

Angus is a happy camper


and so would most almost 7 year olds be when receiving early birthday gifts. He is now officially a "Freitag" dude and I can hardly wait to see photos. Glad that you like it, mate and I will see you soon!
My photo project is coming to an end- I will be happy to see the end of this month from a business point-of-view and it will also mark the end of the July One Prime Challenge. I think that my photos have been OK- it is always easy to look back and bash yourself for not doing well enough, but at the time there were other things going on and one doesn't always have as much time as one would like.
Saturday is August 1st which is Swiss National Day and we hope to celebrate with a bbq if the weather plays along.....

Sunday 26 July 2009

"This is bowling. There are rules!"


At least the lads from across the way enjoyed "The Big Lebowski" on Wednesday night..... they even managed to squeeze in a few White Russians to make the experience that much more authentic!
The sun has finally come out again here after a stormy, wet time and I plan on heading out later to take some photos. My project for the month is coming along and with only a few more days to go, I would really like to get a few quality shots to round things off.
Saw a photo earlier of a Moose trying to eat a bowling pin...... someone talk me through that one?!? :-)

Wednesday 22 July 2009

I really should be watching "The Big Lebowski" down by the lake


but a wonderful combination of "couldn't be bothered's" and the weather looks a bit dodgy means that I am not. :-( Gee thanks.

Saturday 18 July 2009

It is Saturday and surprise, surprise.....


I woke this morning to grey skies and rain :-( We are having guests for dinner this evening and then I have an early start tomorrow morning to meet up with a friend and head off to watch the Tour de France whizz by. Fingers crossed that the weather is a little kinder in the morning- I will have my camera with me and hope to take plenty of photos.
In any case, it is a change of scenery from the office.
The British Open is looking good after 36 holes- some of the stars have drifted to the top of the Leaderboard and some of the stars are packing bags and heading home. At least they were blessed with wind and rain on day 2. Long may it continue!
How are all of the Mooses doing out there?

Wednesday 15 July 2009

"They hung a sign up in our town




If you live it up, you won't live it down
So she left Monte Rio, son
Just like a bullet leaves a gun
With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
She went and took that California trip
Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind
Said {Don't look back, just come on, Jim}"


Did I tell you lately just how good Tom Waits really is? :-)

BTW- thanks Steve for entertaining Selina and Justus- I'm sure that they appreciated it very much (as I did) and I am looking forward to the jar of Vegemite too!

Sunday 12 July 2009

Skype is such a cool thing......


with a little Moose conference this morning to sort out Niccos photo-hosting queries and then a quick TdF conference with les Hodges later in the day to discuss the goings on in le Grand Boucle. It was a tough day over the top of the Tourmalet but luckily the 2-man break stayed out and the Frogs will be happy that another one of theirs has claimed a stage victory.
I have been keeping an eye on the cricket from Cardiff (????) too and it looks as if the Australians should be able to wrap that up this evening too. They are putting plenty of pressure on (as they should) and only need 3 more wickets to finish up.
Back to work tomorrow- wow, that will be a lot of fun :-)

Friday 10 July 2009

I'm glad that the week is over....


now just bring on the weekend! I have been caught in the rain a couple of times, struggled to take enough photos because of the rainstorms and generally just had a lousy week. Hopefully the weekend will be a bit brighter and I can take a few extra pics and get my project back on its feet.
Mooooo!

Friday 3 July 2009

I love your work, big guy


and I hope that all of you Mooses have another great week together. Thanks for the call and the little report on Bali. Don't forget...... it don't mean a thing until the pictures are up!! :-) Love to the gang

Thursday 2 July 2009

I collected my favourite old fountain pen this evening


after having to send it in for service. After 18+ years it needed a couple of parts replaced but now looks and functions like new....... and it was a lot cheaper than having a watch serviced!! We have had a summer week- warm weather and a couple of thunderstorms but it looks like the rain may come back just in time for the weekend.
Tomorrow promises to be a boring day in the office- the Americans are sort of on holiday and with the Non-Farm Payroll numbers already having seen the light of day, it might be a good day for lunch. If only I had a couple of local customers.....
I believe that the Goodies are due back in Singapore tomorrow- thanks for the postcard guys and I hope that you had a great time.
July is another month for a photo project and hopefully with long days I will be able to get enough shots in the bag to make it all worthwhile. Only early days yet but I have my fingers crossed to be able to do plenty of shooting.
Welcome to the second half of the year!!