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As it is the first day of April which signals me turning off the house heating, it means if it gets chilly in the evenings we will decamp to one of our favoured venues for dinner. The problem with living in Hertford and not liking the pubs in the town is that we always have to pick one from this list:
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Sometimes by the time we have chosen a venue it is too late to get there, so we end up with more jumpers and a takeaway!! :-D
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mickthemaverick wrote: 01 Apr 2023, 16:46 As it is the first day of April which signals me turning off the house heating, it means if it gets chilly in the evenings we will decamp to one of our favoured venues for dinner. The problem with living in Hertford and not liking the pubs in the town is that we always have to pick one from this list:

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Sometimes by the time we have chosen a venue it is too late to get there, so we end up with more jumpers and a takeaway!! :-D
That the trouble with applying thought to the process. Assign the pubs on your list a number, and go to random,org and let the random hand decide. :-D

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I will be turning my heating off on the 1st of August, for the day.
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I will have to defer my contributions until late tomorrow. I've only just completed my parkun duties for today... My brain is now mush!
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As winter approaches and flowers fade, this is the time of year when the ivy provides flowers, which are a magnet for bees and wasps, you will notice them they can gather in large numbers.

October 1st 2023 Bees and Wasps feeding on Ivy Flowers
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First day of the Month...Calendar turning day. October

Clun, very picturesque place on the Shropshire/Wales Border
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Here's our calendar corner,
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Unattainable car, god made the world and a bin calendar, think we've got a few bases covered!
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Calendar turning day...
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I would think it unlikely that many members of the FCF will have occasion to visit Seaham a town on the County Durham Coast about 7 miles down from Sunderland. There's a statue known affectionately as "Tommy" created by Ray Lonsdale. The official name of the statue is/was 1101 to represent the first minute after the armistice went into effect at 11am on November 11, 1918.
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This thread is a traditional celebration of the First day of a new month in original pictures taken on the first day
What can you contribute to the thread for Friday the first of December 2023 :?:
In previous years..
On December 1st 2021 we had a bit of poetry
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Dec 2021, 17:45 Second Verse please John to accompany a few December 1st 2021 original images
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
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On December 1st 2022 we had some soggy roses from me but...
...I'm sure Jim wont mind me bringing forward this photo he took on December 1st 2022 as an example of contributions to the first day thread that day. :-D
CitroJim wrote: 01 Dec 2022, 18:26 I spent a quality part of the first day of the month in the company of my granddaughter and her mum looking suitably festive :-D
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Well I can't think of anything appropriate, so let's all have a cuppa while we think about it!
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My first chance to use the MX3 so a quick alpine scene from the back garden!! :-D
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This is a cheery little bird which brought a little bit of First day entertainment with its hopping progression across the steppy stones to stone number 9 via 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
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Of course I like to add a bit of colour and contrast
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Dec 2023, 10:08 ...I'm sure Jim wont mind me bringing forward this photo he took on December 1st 2022 as an example of contributions to the first day thread that day. :-D
CitroJim wrote: 01 Dec 2022, 18:26 I spent a quality part of the first day of the month in the company of my granddaughter and her mum looking suitably festive :-D
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Delighted you did Neil :D I saw that photo pop up in my Google memories today...

And exactly one year later, here she is opening her advent calendar :D
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She's grown a bit!
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