The Red Arrows' air show

So, why were Kero, Kelly and I heading to the beach on the 22nd of July?

To watch the air show, of course!

The Red Arrows were doing an air show above Hastings for the first time in - if my sources are correct - 25 years, as the grand finale for the olympic celebrations in this area.  We wanted to be there to witness it, so we made our way along the seafront, photographing pirates as we went, so as to be on the seafront near Hastings in time for the show.

It was a perfect day for it; the weather was beautiful! And it was an awesome show (even for someone who couldn't see)!

Kero was an angel, and I was so proud of him!

His ears were constantly up and down (down means he's afraid or unsure, up means he's curious or happy) but other than that he was fine.  He wasn't trembling, and his tail wasn't tucked under him, so I think he was more unsure than anything.  I kept giving him ear rubs and reassuring him the whole time though, just in case.

Anyway, while I was in charge of making sure Kero was doing OK, Kelly was in charge of the camera.  So, here are the photos he took:

A couple of times they came so low over where we were that I almost felt I could have reached out and touched them...

Near the end of the show they did the sign for the olympics in the sky...

Then a heart...

I thought afterwards I could have used my phone to get an audio clip to go with the photos, but it was too late by the time I thought about it... We were at home by then and the show was long since over!

I hope you enjoyed the photos though!

Olympic torch - July 17th 2012

As I mentioned yesterday, the Olympic torch passed through here on Tuesday July 17th. It actually passed literally a couple of streets away from where we live. From what I can gather it’s been all over the UK recently, with a few more stops to make before finally arriving in London for – if I’m not mistaken – Friday July 27th.

Look, give me a break, it's sports and I don't really have any interest in sports.  Just be glad I even knew when it was coming through here and leave it at that, LOL!

Anyway, Kelly went to watch it pass and take photos, but I stayed home with the dogs (we figured it would be easier with the crowds of people that would be lining the streets to see it pass). While he was out there he took these photos:

And he got given this flag type thing, which he brought home to give to me:

There was also a rubbery bracelet type thing, but we didn’t bother grabbing a photo of that, since we couldn’t get a shot where you could see the writing on it (something about the fact Lloyds TSB – one of the big bank branches – was sponsoring the Olympic games or something).

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the photos.

St Leonards Festival 2012

The annual festival was supposed to have been held on Saturday July 14th this year, but with the Olympic torch passing through here on its way to Hastings town center on Tuesday July 17th, it was rescheduled at the last minute to become part of the torch celebrations. That worked out pretty well actually, since the day it was originally planned for was wet, and the day it ended up being held was sunny and dry!

Anyway, we popped in for a while to check it out. We didn’t want to stay long because we couldn’t take Willow (she gets over excited in crowds and jumps up at everyone and everything) and didn’t want her left home alone for too long. We had to go and take a little peek though. Personally I think we left too quickly, since I didn’t feel I had time to do more than acknowledge the fact it was a very multi-cultural event, but there you go. With Willow going back to my Mam and Kero able to go to things like these, we’re hoping next year we can actually stay long enough to get to enjoy some of the things going on.

In the meantime, here are a bunch of photos Kelly snapped for me to post on here for you all to see...

Also, I adopted a tiger, so here’s a photo of me at home with the toy version I got for adopting it:

(Under it is the pile of paperwork that we also got for adopting the tiger).
Adopting the tiger costs me £5 a month, and I get regular tigery updates apparently. I figured it was the closest I’d get to having a pet tiger or pet lion (since nobody will let me have a real lion or tiger as a pet). Plus I get to feel good because I’m doing something to help take care of tigers in need.

Green Britain Day 2010

Today is Green Britain Day.

It's a day aimed at sending the message that, "Starting to live a more sustainable life doesn’t have to be daunting. Once you’ve got the knowledge, you’ll find it’s a lot easier to start making changes that benefit you and the environment around you." Not to mention Britain's big plan of making Britain cleaner before the 2012 olympics, which are to be held in London.

Visit their website if you want to find out more about it.