![](thumb_IMG_3725.jpg) Christmas Jigsaw January 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4104_7t_Adbaston.jpg) Adbaston Concert March 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4104_9.jpg) Hannah Roberts and Simon Parkin from the RNCM |
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![](thumb_IMG_4137_04t_Melanie.jpg) Melanie Thorne's 80th Birthday celebrations in Devon March 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4137_05.jpg) Pre-birthday concert at Powderham Castle |
![](thumb_IMG_4137_06.jpg) The library |
![](thumb_IMG_4137_09.jpg) Melanie Pre-birthday portrait |
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![](thumb_IMG_4138.jpg) An iPhone at 80! Birthday Lunch at the Country House Hotel, Ilsington |
![](thumb_IMG_4140.jpg) Melanie with Mick Bettesworth |
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![](thumb_IMG_4142.jpg) John Leonard with Pat and Rachael |
![](thumb_IMG_4143.jpg) Ruth Bettesworth with Sue Leonard |
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![](thumb_IMG_4147t_Start_Point.jpg) Post-birthday walk to Start Point |
![](thumb_IMG_4148.jpg) Dartmouth Higher Ferry |
![](thumb_IMG_4149.jpg) Dartmouth Harbour |
![](thumb_IMG_4150.jpg) Start Bay |
![](thumb_IMG_4152.jpg) Start Point |
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![](thumb_IMG_4154.jpg) The Lighthouse |
![](thumb_IMG_4157.jpg) A shower, coming over Start Bay |
![](thumb_IMG_4159.jpg) During the shower |
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![](thumb_IMG_4162.jpg) Violets |
![](thumb_IMG_4163.jpg) Gorse |
![](thumb_IMG_4164.jpg) Memorial at Hallsands |
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![](thumb_IMG_4188t_RSC.jpg) Lunch for RSC retired members The Upper House, Barlaston March 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4190.jpg) David and Sheila Morgan (centre) |
![](thumb_IMG_4191.jpg) Derek Cooper (right) |
![](thumb_IMG_4192.jpg) Pat with Carmel Harrison and Peter Rowan |
![](thumb_IMG_4193.jpg) May and John Griffiths with Pat |
![](thumb_IMG_4194.jpg) Peter & Eleanor Calder with David Pitt |
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![](thumb_IMG_4376t_Mike's_new_car.jpg) Mike bought his new car in Stoke May 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4377.jpg) The Golf |
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![](thumb_IMG_4380.jpg) Happy new owners with Mum |
![](thumb_IMG_4381.jpg) Departure for Bristol (and Paris) |
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![](thumb_IMG_4409t_Brenda.jpg) with Brenda and Tony Johns |
![](thumb_IMG_4410.jpg) Coffee at home May 2012 |
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![](thumb_IMG_4531t_Dorothy_Clive.jpg) Dorothy Clive Garden ... May 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4532.jpg) ... |
![](thumb_IMG_4533.jpg) ...with Brenda and Tony |
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![](thumb_IMG_4535.jpg) Rhododendron time |
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![](thumb_IMG_4542.jpg) The Laburnum Walk |
![](thumb_IMG_4543.jpg) near the waterfall |
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![](thumb_IMG_4990t_Buxton.jpg) Buxton Opera Festival July 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_4991_73.jpg) The opening of James and the Giant Peach |
![](thumb_IMG_4992.jpg) Cootes ... |
![](thumb_IMG_4993.jpg) ... preening each other |
![](thumb_IMG_4995.jpg) The Well Dressing |
![](thumb_IMG_4997_94.jpg) model ships in the park on Sunday morning a clipper |
![](thumb_IMG_4998.jpg) A cargo vessel |
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![](thumb_IMG_5023_78.jpg) Excercise in the park |
![](thumb_IMG_5023_79.jpg) Walk at Tittesworth Reservoir on the way home |
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![](thumb_IMG_5254t_Melanie.jpg) Melanie's Visit August 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_5255.jpg) Welshpool Station Welshpool and Llanfair Railway |
![](thumb_IMG_5256.jpg) Coach from the Zillertal |
![](thumb_IMG_5257.jpg) No. 822, The Earl |
![](thumb_IMG_5259.jpg) running round |
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![](thumb_IMG_5263.jpg) Departure |
![](thumb_IMG_5265.jpg) Lunch with Sylvia Melanie, Sylvia, Pat |
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![](thumb_IMG_5267.jpg) Maesmawr Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_5269.jpg) Visiting Gurnos and Pat Jones |
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![](thumb_IMG_5271a.jpg) Departure from Stoke Station |
![](thumb_IMG_5432_19t_Blackbrook.jpg) Blackbook Zoo Bird Park September 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_5432_21.jpg) Bewick Swans |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_26.jpg) Japanese Goose |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_39.jpg) Ring Tailed Lemurs |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_49.jpg) Small Mongoose |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_53.jpg) Pelicans |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_58.jpg) Black Swan |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_64.jpg) Kookaburra |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_68.jpg) Meercats |
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![](thumb_IMG_5432_75.jpg) Penguins |
![](thumb_IMG_5432_76.jpg) Emu |
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![](thumb_IMG_5454_59t_Emmanuel.jpg) Emmanuel College Reunion September 2012 |
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![](thumb_IMG_5454_84.jpg) The hostel |
![](thumb_IMG_5455.jpg) from my room in the hostel |
![](thumb_IMG_5456.jpg) moorhens |
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![](thumb_IMG_5459_90.jpg) Mike Aukland |
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![](thumb_IMG_5755t_Monday_Group.jpg) Lunch for the Monday group December 2012 |
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![](thumb_IMG_5757.jpg) Derek, Colin, Margaret, Chris, Pat, David, John |
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![](thumb_IMG_5821t_Christmas_Eve.jpg) Christmas Eve, 2012 |
![](thumb_IMG_5822.jpg) Lobster! |
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![](thumb_IMG_5824t_Apedale.jpg) Apedale Walk, Christmas Day |
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![](thumb_IMG_5829t_Dinner.jpg) Christmas at home |
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![](thumb_IMG_5837.jpg) Starter: salmon and blinis |
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