Hi to all our friends Bill & Trish

The Billabong is our friend and family space on the web that I update from time to time.

I regularly post to friends and contacts on Facebook and post galleries on Picasa

JUST ADDED ‘OUR HOUSE’ with details of our new roof complete with Solar tiles

Trish and I love nature, the outdoors, walking and travel abroad; all reflected in my hobby recording it all on my Photography page.

For a few good friends and interests such as Radio Caroline I dabble in web design.

The new Mr and Mrs Matthew Smith below. What a fantastic day!  Also latest trip to Lake District

Love to all,  Bill  & Trish xx

As promised I’ve updated Facebook (and the Recent Travel Page on here) with a selection of photos from our May 2011 trip to Parga Greece with Colin. Great fun with some fabulous walks while the weather remained cooler and unsettled. For those not on Facebook I’ve also placed a gallery on Picasa The big bonus from the unseasonably wet mid May was flowers and butterflies were still in abundance. Missing it already. Hi to Ivon, Jill, Dave & Marion who made our stay at Villa Valtos all the more pleasurable!

 

Local to us here in Derbyshire UK..

Apart from the winter weather, we are lucky to live next to the beauty of the Peak District. Our local walks are a pleasure especially if we have Adam’s dog Penny to entertain us. At the right you can see Penny revelling in snow at Adam’s with a very snowy Richard!

Chatsworth always is a pleasure and the annual Sculpture exhibition in the gardens was again enjoyable.this last October before winter hit!    As I update i realise it’s Chatsworth Sculpture time again in 2011. Where does the year go? Latest photos soon!

Penny in snow snowbound house Skull in lake Chatsworth Cascade Chatsworth 2010 Parga late

Wedding Day celebrations for our daughter Zoe & Matthew - 5th August 2011 Red Lion Stanage Derbyshire...

Update on us and our travels...

Main Bay Parga Greece

Family & Friends contact at facebook.com/wvbarnes and more social photos at picasaweb.google.co.uk/BillBarnesPhoto

Bassenthwaite Lake the first Sunday Water water everywhere...

This September saw myself, Trish, Adam, Colin & Adam’s friend Ed in the Lake District.

Sunday was nice and Thursday afternoon. It rained more than last time in The Lakes but less than last time in Cornwall. English holidays, don’t you just love them. I’m told they’re called Staycations now.

Well very  green and very pretty but we’re off to some where warmer if not that dry for our next Anniversary. Full report before Christmas I hope!

Gallery on my ‘recent travel’ page from when it did stop raining!