Mars and Venus – explained by nail

Men and women are different. A simple fact that has kept us fascinated for millennia and without which most stand-up shows would last less than 14 minutes….one difference is how we react to problems and issues our partners want our opinion on. And the conversation often goes like this:

Photos of Devon: Burrator Reservoir

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On the southern edge of Dartmoor, you find Burrator Reservoir. Built towards the end of the 19th century, as the urban population of cities like Plymouth rose, the reservoir covers about 150 acres and the surrounding edges are covered with … Continue reading →

91-year old West-Country driver has never had an accident

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Wish I could say the same.  Took me two weeks to write-off my first car, at a dizzying speed of 5 MPH.

What a legend former speedway rider Reg Imray is!  Not only did he start driving in 1941, he's still driving today.

91-year-old Reg has been on the road for 70 years - and never had an accident | Exeter Express and Echo

Bird's eye view of cobbles

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Look, okay, I know. The Classics were months ago. But how good is this photo?

want....my....bike....now!

Photos of Devon: Dartmoor proper – the landscape

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Final round of pictures from my Dartmoor walk – this time of the moors themselves, a truly stunning part of Albion.

Photos of Devon: Dartmoor proper – closeups

More photos from a four hour walk across Dartmoor. This time closeup shots of things found along the way.

A single thread of spiderweb

found on this tree

blowing in the wind

- hard ofr an amateur like me to capture properly

I have no idea what this is

but here

are a couple

of closeups of the unknow object

Believe it or not

- this was how I found the feater and little tuft of wool

wedged into the grass

grass, I said :-)

Then moss

And finally, an old iron hinge

For a long gone field and farm

Photos of Devon: Dartmoor proper, the animals

If you spen a good four hours walking across a few of Dartmoor’s tors, you are bound to bump into some of the locals – ie. the animals. Here are a few picture of friendly faces from a recent such saunter:

Dartmoor sheep

Generally a pretty inquisitive lot

This is defeinitely the case for this year’s lambs

- Although one or two didn’t really care about a single tourist

Others, on the other hand, were very interested

And decided to pose for the camera

Some of the mothers were pretty protective of their offspring

- but could rest assured that they had backup

- lots of backup

The cows, on the other hand did what cows do best – stare for a while

- And then ignore you

Like these guys

I also came across this couple of ponies

One of which had somehow gotten onto the wrong side of the fence

To the dismay of his/her best friend

They were very obliging when it came to posing for the camera

Doing this pose – which I found pretty funny – a couple of times

Like here

- And a final shot of riders approacing in the distance