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Ashby sunset

This afternoon after work I went for a cycle on my new bike (my old one is still languishing in Haguenau).  This is the sunset I spied on the way back. 

The sky was clear, albeit hazy as can be seen in the photograph. It was perfect for cycling because there was little wind and it was cool. When you are on a bicycle you notice more hlls than when you are in a car.

The warmer weather was welcome, not just by me but also by the little lambs being killed by rain.  Unfortunately, frost is forecast overnight.

Spring blossoms

When I saw these flowers this morning (in Surrey) they reminded me of the spring blossoms I photographed last year along Route de Redoute in Haguenau.

Sunset on the M1

This was taken on the northbound carriageway last weekend.

I found this quiz site today, which attempts to answer the question: Who should you vote for? (in the UK elections).  I don’t think it got my choice right. One’s choice will depend on the exact options available in one’s constituency. Also I suspect it is not weighting the Greens and UKIP properly.

More open than usual

I thought it was interesting that within days the Ashby Van Hire Company had this glossy banner up advertising business as usual but their website still hasn’t caught up with recent events.

It seems the fire hit a furniture company severly but the van hire business still operates around the back of the building somewhere.

Scene of the second fire

This is the building which burnt down in the wee hours of Saturday 9 April 2005, on the Smisby Road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.  The company is a van hire business, specialising in small and medium size vans.  It is a family-run business aims to provide excellent customer service.  They have a hideous website (beware of rippling effect on text) which doesn’t yet seem to realise that the fire has occured.  The Leicester Fire and Rescue Services posted a report at 2:32 am on Saturday morning:

At approximately 00:51 on the 9th April 2005 a call was received by Fire Control to reports of a building fire at the Tournament Building, Smisby Road, Ashby de la Zouch.
Upon arrival at the incident crews were confronted with a severe fire in the building and quickly requested additional resources.
The building consists of two floors, is approximately 100 x 20 meters and is used for the storage of furniture. At this stage the fire is believed to be located on the first floor and 12 fire appliances are currently using four jets and one aerial monitor to tackle the blaze.

The BBC reportsthat

Leicestershire Police are treating the fire as suspicious and looking at links with Tuesday’s fire.

A colleague told us yesterday that the local rag is also suggesting that someone started the fire deliberately. 

And in a completely different (one hopes) vein, I found this link to a futuristic and cool-looking motorbike, via Londonist.

Scene of the first fire

This is the scene of the first fire (of 4 April) next to the superstore in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.  A few small fires are still burning and the remains of the building are smouldering. I found a report on this fire at the Leicestershire Constabulary website.  They say the cause is as yet unknown.  The site of the fire is listed as a plastics factory, and according to the BBC 60 fire fighters were involved in quelling the fire.

Master Park - April 2005

Another photo in my ongoing series on Master Park which, like my last photo, is not from the usual angle.

I have been working long hours lately and I feel like I might be coming down with flu. I don’t believe these are unrelated.

Skylight

This is a skylight in the chapel at Gatton Park. It seems to be constructed in such a way as to both transmit and diffuse light.