I have been struggling with moving the photos and have taken them off the card now, so will select three random car pics for now and if I get to grips with it will do something a bit more specific another time!

Today Sandy collected me and took me to the studio. I spent a couple of hours cleaning and filling the paint pots. I had seen the snail I painted in the window but Sandy got it out for me to have a good look and take some pictures. I painted this for Sandy and she is very pleased with it.

I do know that snails don't actually have eyes at the end of there antennae but Sandy wanted them, I compromised as she had originally wanted bright, not very snail like colours. In the end she is delighted.
I had a penguin on one side and have made a start on that today. This will not go into the kiln as I want to do some more coats of paint.

Darren collected me just about 2 pm and I have pottered and rested this afternoon. The ankle is still painful, doctor tomorrow so we will see where that takes me.
I was given a peace lily along with other plants in a basket at Christmas, I re-potted them all early in the year. I have never had a lot of success with peace lilies, much as I like them, but this one is flowering.

I ordered a multi purpose saucepan that arrived a few days ago. It has a steamer tray and an egg poacher tray, but it also divides and that is the way I used it today for my dinner.

Very successful. and all cooked in about fifteen minutes.
Slightly different sky picture to finish with tonight. bit like a Turner moon, except it was the sun!

It has been a relatively lazy day today. Spent the morning in and doing the washing and a bit of sorting stuff out. A lovely day so managed to get the washing out on the line and dry. At lunch time the three of us went to Morrisons, had some lunch, eventually, took over half an hour to get it and that was after I went up and asked if it was on it's way. Wasn't busy in there either. We stocked up with some shopping and dropped it back home and then Tina and I went to collect the cats. colonel wasn't looking too well when we arrived so the lady and Tina got some water into him and he brightened up a bit. Blue cried from the moment she was in the carrier, Charlie was fairly relaxed only mewed a bit and Colonel sat on my lap for the journey home.He had been falling about in the carrier when we dropped them off.
Darren has gone to his club this evening and Tina and I watched some para sport.
I will write a bit more about the Silverstone experience. On Friday we were cold in the stand, the wind was bitter and as it had been a good forecast we hadn't really taken appropriate clothing. I got a Lewis t-shirt because I wanted one, but Tina had to buy a hoodie to keep warm! We had read that there were buses to get around the site, but they didn't come near out stand, they seemed to be going round the inner track area.

I think I took this picture of the sky before the rain added to our discomfort.

Between races a gang of workers went out to check the tack for debris.

After the race yesterday I took some shots of the large screen, probably you will have seen them on the tv if you watched the race. I liked this one of our proud winner.

We didn't do it, in my case for obvious reasons, but after the race anyone who wanted to could go and walk on the track.

Let's get back to me and my funny interests! We had passed this dead tree each day and I thought it was great! As we were in a queue leaving I could get a decent picture of it.

It was a pretty long journey home as the first half an hour or so was at a snails pace. Ought to finish with the sky from home!

I will try and sort through some of the car pictures for tomorrow.

Race day! We got away from the hotel pretty promptly and had a drink and food when we arrived as we had planned. We had seen what the queues were like the previous day and it would undoubtedly be more manic today.Tina and I had mac n cheese, delicious, Darren had a sausage bap and fries from a different food outlet. I bought one of the special issue caps, Lewis was wearing one yesterday.

Some cars from a different angle in one of the earlier races.

Then the porches.

Lewis on the track parade.

And ready to race!

There was a red arrows display but sadly mostly behind out stand, did get this picture though.

The atmosphere and race were fantastic. Will write a bit more about that tomorrow. 
I was really pleased that I took the crutches, and we were extremely lucky with the parking. A great trip. And tonight I have see Jonnie Peacock win another world championship.

We got away just after eight this morning and had a good journey to the track. Not too much traffic and we parked fairly near the entrance. None of us had a particularly good night as it was stiflingly hot. Maybe we will try sleeping with the very loud air conditioning tonight.
We had a cup of tea and then separated for a bit so that Darren and Tina could have a walk around the site and watch final practice from a different stand. I went up to our seats, got very wet and cold, it was more like November than July! Sat next to another couple and the trip was a treat for the man's 50th birthday, quite a coincidence.
I will post one picture I took in that session.

I had a little wander around before I met up with Darren and Tina, to say it was heaving would be an understatement and the queues for drinks and food were unbelievable. There were some crazy bike contraptions, the more you peddled the more you went round in circles. I didn't have a go.

Managed to get a picture of one of the helicopters that keep circling.

Should have put the one on with Darren in his new cap with the stand in the background.

We watched qualifying and Lewis is on pole. This photo is of Lewis, trust me, I wouldn't lie!!!

It rained again during qualifying and was a bitterly cold wind. Tina and I have been out to get some tea tonight and it is muggy and quite bright. At the moment the forecast is for rain as the race starts!

Great sky tonight. I will actually post this tomorrow when I will hopefully have Silverstone pictures. The clouds were great early evening.

Then the rays coming through.

Getting later.......

Later still.

And lastly, all change!

Saving this for now, will add some pics tomorrow hopefully.
Today we left home before 8 am for the long journey to Silverstone. Darren and Tina shared the driving and we had one stop. We arrived about midday and the traffic wasn't too bad and we parked reasonably near to the stand. Very windy and quite chilly up in the stand, but out seats are in the third row and you can see quite a lot of the track.

That big screen right in front of the stand means you can see all of the action when the cars are on the other side of the track. The cars pass by so fast, I did manage to get some pictures that weren't just track though!

I don't think they were Formula 1 cars, those are on the other camera. I will change the card and add one.

Darren reliably tells me this was a McClaren.
A good day and more excitement to come tomorrow with the Qualifying rounds.

One sky picture from last night.

This morning we got all three cats into carriers and Tina and I took them along to the cattery for their 'holiday'. Lovely couple run the cattery and the pens are clean and well equipped, all three of them are in a pen together, we will collect them on Monday.
We stopped at The Mere and had a cuppa and sausage sandwich and then went and did quite a bit shop at Sainsbury's. Snack and easy food for the weekend so that we don't spend a fortune on food at the race.
I have finished off the puzzle, well, two pieces missing and one piece that didn't belong to it, but I still enjoyed it. May throw it away rather than sell it on though.

Have spent the afternoon pottering, packing and watching tennis. We got the crutches out of the cupboard as I am taking them along as the ankle is still pretty bad. Today some wide sandals I ordered, with a bit of a heel arrived, and they seem to be a bit easier on the ankle than the ones I usually wear, so will use them but take the others along in case they get uncomfortable.
Darren was going out this afternoon and collected the fairy from the studio for me. She has turned out really well and her skin is a pretty good colour considering I had to cover the orange it had been painted.

Darren saw the snail all fired and finished, he seems to be really impressed with it. I will get to see it on Tuesday as Sandy has displayed it in the window for now.
We are pretty much packed and sorted. Darren has gone off to his gaming club and Tina and I are taking it easy, as it will be a tiring weekend I am sure.

I phoned the doctor this morning to try and get an appointment, but no spaces available today. They had an appointment on Friday 21 st so I said not to bother. The ankle is still not feeling great and I had hoped all would be well by the time we were off to the F1 race. I spent the morning indoors and carried on with the jigsaw for a bit. Have done all of the sky which is probably the hardest part sorted.

I watched the first set of the Murray tennis match so left with him a set up. I went out but only to the Coffee Bean cafe as there was a craft and mindfulness group meeting which included an afternoon tea. Just a handful of people and Sarah, who runs it was very nice and welcoming. It was a little uncomfortable to start with as I am never completely comfortable in a room with strangers, but it was okay. I had thought there would be a theme but there are materials and you just do what you fancy. She had a lot of natural materials there, but as I had nothing planned I got a twig of dying leaves, drew them in charcoal for and then did a few more sketches in pencil, filling the page.

So, not a lot to write today, sitting here 'on ice' at the moment.
They are really dropping like flies at Wimbledon this year!