Will start with skies again, not too many.

This morning I decided to try a day without the painkillers to see if they actually make any difference. Also thought it was time to give myself a bit of a talking to and just get on with things and not worry about whether I will or won't improve. Got up pretty early and fed the cats before I went off to catch the 7.32 bus. There were families in the pool this morning,but I still managed to enjoy my thirty minutes. The sun glistening on the bay was great when I got there but it is hard to capture.

I took a slow walk into town, took a picture of this clock in a shop window. I like wooden clocks best of all, but this seemed a novel way to make one that was very tatty look very different.

I got a few bit in town and caught the bus and was home soon after 10 am. Helped Darren get some washing out on the line and then we took a trip to the tip to get rid of some shredding, two sacks full, in fact. I did a bit of sorting out indoors and then spent an hour or so tidying up the front garden, Darren had mowed the lawn so a bit of pruning a weeding.
Not done a lot since, if it stays bright Tina and I will go and admire the sunset a bit later.
When I was out the front the baby seagull was calling constantly. It can fly now but I don't think it can feed itself yet!

Last night I did boiled eggs for my tea. Sadly they weren't quite runny enough to use the soldiers!

The sky last night was lovely again, been very spoilt with the view from the window of late.

Darren and I went to the boot sale this morning, although I needed to use knee as well as ankle support today I did manage to look at quite a few stalls. We got a pretty Japanese acer, because of course we really don't have enough trees to contend with. The bargain of the day for me thought was this delightful, tiny cake stand, have put a pen by it to give an idea of the size.

Brand new and a pound. This was followed closely by the hat, took a selfie when I was waiting in the car for Darren, which cost me 50p.

Darren had put his bow in the boot and we made our way to the archery club when we left the boot sale. Very nice setting for them to practice.

A couple of shots of Darren then I headed back to the car where I dozed and cooked equally for about an hour!

I wondered how they kept everyone safe but it is a good system. A whistle is blown when everyone has used their arrows and they all go down to collect them together.

The sky looked nice when I was quietly getting cooked in the car.

I got on with dinner when I got back and watched the end of the Grand Prix with Darren and Tina. I got a dvd at the boot sale, The Snow of Kilimanjaro, so watched it this afternoon. Final good piece of news, the parent gull opposite was making a heck of a noise and I looked out in time to see the baby fly in and make a wobbly landing!

This morning Darren and I set off just before 8 am to go to an airfield near York for Darren to have his Gyrocopter flying experience. We had a good journey there and Darren wanted me to take a picture of the display board when we arrived. I hadn't looked at it closely.

The people there were welcoming and the place and the different machines were very interesting. Darren and the other guy flying this morning were shown the gyrocopter and had the controls explained.

We went to a brief talk and Darren was flying second so we watched while the first flight took place. The Darren had to get into a suit, that was entertaining!!

Sorry Darren, they had to go on, I did take more!
Then it was out to the machine to get ready of the off.

Then a thumbs up before they set off.

They taxied quite a way for the take off, I will try and put a video link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy8F5sLg-Dw
I took three very short videos and did actually have him on the  screen! He had a 40 minute flight and then they were heading back in.

Back at base, all safe and sound.

I think this picture says 'that was good'.

We looked at the merchandise and got Darren a jacket before we left. It was great to go with him and a bonus that there was very little walking involved.
We stopped at a fabulous fish and chip restaurant on the way home, great service and a fabulous meal. After that the traffic was pretty awful for the next hour, but Darren didn't seem to mind too much. When we eventually got back to Scarborough, and the traffic was building up again, we called in at Deans and had cake for dessert.
All in all a great trip out and a fabulous experience for Darren.

A couple of sky pictures again.

This morning I caught the early bus and went to the hotel again to use the pool. There was a family in when I got there but I was on my own after ten minutes. I had breakfast at the cafe and then got the bus home, I was in by 9.45 am.
Tina was meeting friends at the church, and then she was coming back here to collect me to have lunch with them at Oliver's Mount. We all had a very nice lunch, with a table so that we had a sea view as Tina had booked in advance. I went onto the balcony at the cafe to take a picture of the view from there.

We wandered up to the war memorial so took another one from there, lucky with the weather earlier, it is raining again now.

After Tina's friends had left she and I went shopping. We collected my pottery and flea treatment for the cats on the way. The penguin has turned out nice and black, very pleased with it.

The toast and egg plate isn't quite as well covered, but I love the colours.

As my kettle blew up last night we visited the new Argos situated upstairs at Sainsbury's to get one. The first few I selected weren't in stock. I have some green kitchen pans and on the box it looked like the kettle I bought was a similar colour. It is actually more yellow that green, but it works which is the main thing!

Will watch The Last Leg later, it is on earlier tonight. All being well going out with Darren tomorrow so that he can enjoy another of his birthday gifts, hopefully will have some good pictures for the next blog.

Great skies again yesterday evening.

I had a quiet morning indoors and then Darren drove me to the hospital for my physio appointment. It was a different physio to the ones I have met before, but he was very good, examined me and measured the amount of movement I have in the knee. Listened and understood how difficult having the ankle bad was making things. But the good news that everything I have been doing got the okay and he gave me some exercises to do to try and improve the strength and mobility. I have an appointment to go back in about three weeks. 
I caught the bus back to town and got off opposite the station. I have always thought the green area there is kept well, as are most of the green spaces in Scarborough.

I caught the local bus home and have had a quiet afternoon, although I did do the exercises. Tina had asked if I will go and be the second person at the church while she had a wedding rehearsal. The sea in the south bay was very calm today, a good view of it from the church grounds.

Took a picture of the church as we went in.

And a couple of the stained glass windows when I was inside.

I was making a cup of tea when we got home and my kettle decided to blow up, I unplugged it quickly when it started sparking.
It has rained today but is bright and sunny now although there have been some dark clouds about.

Will try and get to the pool tomorrow and hopefully having lunch with Tina and some of her friends from Hull.