Trip to Madeira for Jose's 60th Birthday

A large group of family from norway went to Madeira for Jose's 60th Birthday Party. We traveled to Machico, to stay at the White Waters hotel. While there, we had lots of family get-togethers at Ingvild and Jose's house, as well as at restaurants like Moinho Velho trying the famous Espetata. 

On Saturday before the dinner (and surprise Wedding vow renewals!) at the Sao Tiago fort, a group of us went to watch cars racing in the Madeira car rally.

On Sunday a few of us went on the famous cable car up the mountain in Funchal.

A few photos are below, but the rest are on this link:

MADEIRA HOLIDAY PHOTOS

  Aerial Funchal from martin clinton on Vimeo.

West Ham Day Out - The Remix!

A bit of a mash up of photos and video from last Saturday with the players' version of 'Bubbles' into one big megamix!

West Ham Day Out - The Remix! from martin clinton on Vimeo.

Woodpecker back in the garden

Our local woodpecker was back in the garden today after being away for a while,

West Ham day out with Mill, Trude Sally and the crew!

A large group of us went to watch West Ham versus Sunderland. A great day out catching up with people (even if the game wasn't particularly memorable!), before some post match celebrations at The Boleyn and The Black Lion before a bit of a pub crawl through docklands at The Narrow, The Captain Kidd, The Prospect of Whitby and Town of Ramsgate. The last game at the old ground before the move to Stratford next year which will mean some of these sights probably won't be around much longer. A few photos below, but the rest are here:

WEST HAM DAY OUT PHOTOS

west ham video from martin clinton on Vimeo.

Over Valentine's Park with Frankie and Scarlet

We went over Valentine's Park two days in a row while they stayed with us (even in the heavy rain on Saturday!), for squirrel feeding and coffee and cake. Frankie and Scarlet even managed to get some birds to eat nuts off of their hands!

valentine's park slow motion squirrels from martin clinton on Vimeo.

At home with Frankie and Scarlet

We've had Frankie and Scarlet staying with us this weekend. Quite a busy time going out with Frankie to take light trail photographs along the A12 as well as baking a pumpkin pie with Scarlet, making home made pizzas and shopping in Sainsburys. A few photos are here, but all of them are in this link:

WEEKEND WITH FRANKIE AND SCARLET

West Ham versus Aston Villa Under Lights

Probably my last midweek West Ham home game under floodlights before the move to the Olympic Stadium next season, I wonder what the atmosphere will be like at the new place for games like this.

West Ham Under Lights Versus Aston Villa from martin clinton on Vimeo.