A very Bon Weekend indeed ..

It's a habit I cannot kick, so this weekend saw me back at RAF Fairford for the annual Royal International Air Tattoo. The fact that, this year, I actually had to get there from France, with all the driving, flying and bed and breakfasts that involved, didn't put me off one jot. It was another great show and scorchio weather made it all worthwhile. I even made it back to a bar in Poitiers in time to catch the second half of France's victorious world cup match. All that and it started to rain once I got home, meaning I didn't even have to water the garden. Bliss. Ah, if Carlsberg did weekends ..

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F16s and Piebald Cobs ..

Just in case you needed to know what my weekend involved ..

A very nice Wedding Day at Hollin Hall Hotel .. replete with Chocolate Lab and Piebald Cob .. and my annual pilgrimage to all that is air-based and smells of jet fuel .. the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The horse behaved, the dog did its best to behave and the weather 'darn sarf' behaved until 5.20pm .. so all in all a damned fine weekend ..

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Fair enough, Fairford...

Just back from a four-day blast of a trip that culminated in a visit yesterday to RIAT 2011, the Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford. Appalling weather in the morning, resulting in quite a few cancelled displays, but scorching sunshine in the afternoon (I have the sunburn to prove it!) and a great programme of flying in the end. 
Fair enough, Fairford!

I can't help, though, but try to emulate my award winning photograph of the Red Arrows every time I see them, but I have to say I'm quite pleased with this one this year! No photoshop trickery here, by the way! Gosh, how very dare you!

Lots more to follow on Flickr....