Or York as you have never seen her.
My birthday was seven months ago, but my birthday gifts have been enjoyed throughout this time. Mr T was responsible for the Ancestry DNA kit which set me off on my family tree research again, then came Mr B’s gift of theatre tickets in Stratford and Mr J gave me a wonderful garden pot, which was finally put in situ at the start of May. It is very big, I can’t lift it at all.
And then came Mr E’s birthday gift. But what ? Well here’s how I spent Saturday.
Having a big adventure by helicopter.
Bye Mr E, and thank you for this birthday present.
UP
and up
to York, that’s the university below
York railway and railway museum
The Minster is really quite small from above,
On zoom
Clifford’s Tower
The race course
the River Ouse
Coming down
Hello again .
Well what a birthday present. What a birthday! Thank you family and thank you for humouring me and reading my post. I almost like getting older.
Ok so back to the washing, ironning, cooking and cleaning. Blow it I have paint and yarn to play with! Where’s my knitting?
nanacathy2
Comments on: "A Big Adventure!" (44)
Fantastic fun!
Wow! Amazing present. Good to get to do something totally original and different. Xx
What a great birthday and what great views of York!
It was terrific!
That looks awesome. 🙂 I can just imagine the fun you had. It is stunning to see so much and so clear. One definitely have to have a helicopter ride to see it all.
That’s a good word to describe it, it was truly awesome, thank you.
WOW! What fun!!
The pictures are beautiful! I spent 10 dollars each at postersdotcom for scenic shots of England that were no where near as nice as yours!
I’m so glad you shared!
A truly wonderful experience. Thank you for liking my pictures.
How brave of you! Amazing shots; it must have been a wonderful ride.
It was amazing. Loved every minute.
Wow, what fun! You got some great gifts!
The best!
I can’t actually say I envy you–I’m a bit skittish on heights–but it was wonderful for you to have such excitement! And how fun to see your patch of the world from such a different perspective–you’ll never forget that! I like the idea of an extended birthday, with the gifts coming at different times–it keeps reminding you how lucky you are!
I did feel very spoilt at such largesse all round.
Oh wow! What a fantastic gift! Your family are great at picking some brilliant presents, I actually made a few notes there. Glad to hear you had a great time xx
It has been a wonderful birthday. It began with cuddles from new Baby J, and ended with a helicopter ride and a hot roast beef sandwich, and took seven months .
Well worth the wait by the sound of it xx
What a fabulous trip – isn’t it wonderful to see a favourite place from the air!! I have no clue how you managed such clear and steady photos – well done on that too!
Well thank you, I use my trusty small canon camera, it goes everywhere with me. I took nearly 50 pictures, and these tell the story the best.
The ride was very smooth.
Wow! What a great birthday present!
Really great fun.
That is so amazing!!! Taking a helicopter ride is on my bucket list:)
It was wonderful.
What fabulous gifts your family got for you. Wonderful photos – so glad you enjoyed it so much. Dust sculptures here too! HaHa!
Not worth dusting till you can write your name in it!
A woman after my own heart. “After 4 years it doesn’t get any worse” Quentin Crisp
Oh, W.O.W !!! What a fantastic gift 👍 👍
My thanks especially for sharing the River Ouse (finally know how to spell it) and for showing a “minster,” as I always wondered what it encompassed. xx
Thank you, and glad I have supplied some good information.
what a spectacular gift!!! and such great pics!!! When do you EVER find time for domestic stuff?….:)
Not sure I understand the phrase domestic stuff, am I meant to do something? I have perfected the art of dust sculptures!
It was a wonderful gift, well worth the wait.
A helicopter ride eh? I hope you didn’t bother to have your hair done first 🙂
You’ve really managed to spread out your birthday this year which is what I also like to do apparently – so my Mum used to say. Well, if you’ve got to get another year older you might as well enjoy it.
Well quite. Hair was clean, but that’s as good as it gets style wise!
So much fun! You have one creative family to be sure, and what great photos, WOW!
Thank you Kathy, I loved every minute!
How fun! Thanks for taking pictures and sharing them with us!
My absolute pleasure, it was great fun.
What a brilliant present, I’m deeply envious!
Worth getting to 65 for!
I’ll say!
What a fantastic birthday present! One lucky girl you are.
I think he got bored of asking me what I wanted as a gift and always getting the same one answer! It was a wonderful experience, would love to go again!
oooohhhh!
Your family came up with some original ideas for your birthday!
It was my official retirement birthday and they certainly set the bar high. I am very lucky.
high being “sky high” ^^