Operation Market Harborough 2026 was a scorcher, replicating in part what the crews would have faced in the Middle East conflicts - dry, dusty, inescapable heat - and no air conditioning car to jump into at the end of the day to go home! The team did try and dampen down the ground to reduce the dust, but sadly this was rather ineffective, not surprising considering the drought which the country was going through at the time. ...
My young nephew Oscar joined me at Operation Market Harborough 2026, and expertly handled his Grandad’s snapper, capturing the following super results! Quite how he managed a selfie in the first image is beyond my comprehension, has he got exceedlingly long arms like Mr Tickle?
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I had a great day out on Sunday with the Solent and District Land Rover Club (with the SHIRE Land Rover Club) at a “play site” called “Brick Kiln Farm”, just outside Alton in Hampshire. Unfortunately after an entire 20 minutes my own vehicle decided it didn’t really want to do four-wheel-drive any more with the centre diff-lock not able to be engaged, which in this mud meant the end of my fun. However every cloud has a silver lining, and this opportunity permitted me to watch other folks break their trucks while I snapped away. ...
Before heading out, a quick snap of my latest garden wildlife addition. These fellas will just have to go… Arriving at Blashford on a sunny spring morning, the Daffys were just starting to bloom. There was very little out on the water, however in the reeds the Bittern made a stealthy appearance - my first sighting. Over the water, a Cormorant lay watch: A Tufted Duck: ...
January 30th saw me head out West early on a dark Saturday morning to South Moulton, which is not too far from Barnstable in Devon, to meet members of the Defender2.net. Great set of enthusiasts to spend a morning with, especially when given cups of tea and sausage rolls from Liz and Simon, the owners of D44. Romadog’s v8 110 was the highlight for me - just what I am after. It did however take him 10 years to build, which is a lot longer than I want to spend! ...