As promised #HatchFarmDevelopment pictures (and more) Archived Message Posted by Gerard on December 30, 2019, 7:12 am I've got to caption it all up....foot leather involved in such a peripatetic endeavour (yes I "went there"!), will post when finished.. one of my friends lives in Holbury on the edge of the New Forest but right under Fawley's stacks...the imposing concrete structure is the old cinema...same development as the ESSO worker's club.. (as was), my friend's Dad was a hazardous (aviation), fuels driver for ESSO, unfortunately he died of cancer before he could enjoy his (danger money), pension...go figure... https://www.arafel.co.uk/2019/12/journey-man-walkinginthewildwestend.html The middle pictures were taken with my old Olympus film camera (I bought a replacement Olympus automatic film camera for 50p in a charity store in West End last year and am using that now), and are of the North Baddesley Common..SSI...I'm not saying where on the blog because of the abundance of amanitas this year...now popular as a still "legal high" in the shops...interesting entheogen..but they must be prepared properly... #SantaClaus The smaller pictures were taken with a tiny (free gift), digital camera (my first), I'm considering buying a much better digi-camera this year....just orientating myself to be able to do all the "button pushing" involved..not to mention buying a new computer (aren't they expensive?), in order to be able to use Windows 10 and cope with all the "wilderness" required for the programmes that have expanded to fill the vacuum (that nature doth abhor), Message Thread: As promised #HatchFarmDevelopment pictures (and more) - Gerard December 30, 2019, 7:12 am Sorry, for "concrete" read (mostly), "brick".. nm - Gerard December 30, 2019, 7:15 am #FYI Recent Discoveries around Southampton.. and in New Forest - Gerard January 1, 2020, 12:45 pm   Searching