A Busy Few Weeks

November is always a very busy month what with school & Scout stuff and this year was no different.

Up until a couple of years ago some members of Rotherham Explorer Scouts spent Remembrance Sunday parading through the streets of Rotherham with all the other youth organisations (air cadets etc).  Then we decided to break out on our own and head out into the hills, or more specifically, Kinder Scout in the Peak District.  In 2012 and then this year we held a service on the top of Kinder at the site of a plane crash from WW2.  This year the weather was far kinder and, whilst it was a bit breezy on top, the sun shone throughout the day.

Bonfire Night

Today was youngest son's 17th birthday.

When he was born I remember thinking how grim it must be to have your birthday, every year, overshadowed by a known event (ie Bonfire Night).  Pete, however, has always been really stoic about pointing out that everyone sets off fireworks on his birthday and how great that is.

Tonight Pete had total control over the fireworks whilst I tried, unsuccesfully, to photograph them (made a mental note to learn how to use the camera better for next years).