This is a creative blog site that is dedicated to the daily life of Peter Hulbert from Sheffield England who's interest includes photography of natural history, nature and wildlife. His passion is music and in Peter's spare time he likes to cast a fly on a river while enjoying the pleasure of fly fishing.
I want to cover today with a more positive tone and outlokk as dwelling on the past is not what I really do but looking forward to a new venture, new chapter and new life is a more postive way to deal with things for me.
Today and as a result of the high pressure bringing such bright blue skies, golden sunshine and fresh air in the breeze brought the ideal opportunity to venture out and capture some quality air and reality in my life and as such I took a short trip out to the land of sheep and cows with flowing streams, crystal clear rivers and deep dark lakes that surround my world in abundance and below is just a few snaps and views for which I hope you enjoy.
As you can see by the skyline, the colours were something of a specatcle, with the sun reflecting from the underside of the clouds, it creates and elusion of the cloud being pink but reflecting from the mirror image of the calm lake, creates an even bigger spectacle and theatre of calm. The opportunity to think life out and clear my mind is created within this picture for so many reasons.
The video above provides a good sense of just how quiet and serene it really is here, the sound of silence is only ever broken by the occasional Ba or Moo from the local livestock and the views are spectacular in all directions. Im just a short walk from an area known locally as "Little Switzerland" because of it's very stunning views that one might easily assume is a location within the country of Switzerland. The only clue that Im still in God's own country is the accent of the locals which is a total reasurace that Im not lost of wondered off to far off lands. You will note in the ditance on this video that they are buring some of the heather back which allows it to grow back even stronger next year to provide food for the Grouse which live here quite freely in abundance. The lake at the bottom and in the distance is part of series of lakes all flowing from one to the other in a series of steps and form a small part of the water supply here in this area. The silence here is quite disturbing but truly lovely. It's the only time I can not hear myself think because of the distraction of silence.
This is a local view of one of the lakes from about halfway down the valley, you will note the pure stillness & blackness of the water and the the mirror immage created by this affect. It's not really black water, in truth it's very clean but when the sun goes down in the west, it creates a dark shadow on the water and this gives the impresion of the water appearing the be black. To the right of this picture and in the centre of the valley is my City of Sheffield, famous for being build on severn hills, the same as Rome.
Back down at lakeside level, you can experience the beauty of the colours created naturally by the sun setting in the west and relecting upon the lake. There are still many people walking and running the length of the lake and it's nice to see so many appreciate the world that we live in and taking the opportunity to embrace the nature that surrounds them.
6th January 2017
The first week of a new year is always something of a somber affair for so many reasons, I assume it's slightly because we remember the negative things from the previous year and also look forward to the new years tasks with in-trepidation for so many differing reasons. For me, it's with an open mind and positive attitude of whats to come.
I do not wish to dwell too much on the negative aspects of 2016 but I do wish to spare a thought for so many people who did not make it here with us all for whatever reason and the list of famous people who didn't make it was nothing more than a growing list toward the end and so sad for so many fans and supporters of the talents and charms of those people whom we all were left with a prayer in our hearts for. By now, most of us are over the Christmas celebrations and are left with the aftermath of the turmoil it all created for such a long time.
My week has been a quiet one although yesterday had a surprise in store and a sting in the tail but it was something of a negative and the water has passed under that bridge already.
My Twitter account has been very busy with many new followers in the build up to Christmas which was nice and my Facebook account as always has been very lively h both comedy and likes and on occasions some truly memorable material from the picture corner. For those who made the commitment of a New Years Resolution, I wish you good luck with your conquest but statistics would suggest that the 27th January will quickly see an end to the commitment but I truly hope you prove me wrong. I made one commitment to which I absolutely will not break in any way and that is not to make a New Years Resolution if I can't keep to it, so to that end I decided to make none at all of which I will stick to,
I suppose the time has come to all of us when we have to sercome to the "Merry Christmas" to you all bit and bow to the Big Fat Guy and admit defeat. It's not a very popular club to be a member of the "Old Misserable B_stard Club for Christmas.
So I gave in......."So What"..!! You have no idea how lonely the misserable club is and as such I have decided to give up my lifetime membership and join the rest of the world in enjoying my Christmas in the knowing that my New Year has a few surprises in store and with no reflecting on what could have been or what should have been but was is going to be instead. I left my home today and travelled across my City in what on the face of it was quite a sombre atmosphere but in reality, I think it was just people focused upon getting home safe to be with there families etc.
Im going to start todays update with a message of change and hope for those who spend so much time trying to hurt others. Just take a step back and ask yourself why your life is shit......!!. The answer is simply that you are wasting so much of it on negative thoughts and ideas instead of channelling your energy into making a success of your own life, what you are doing is spending time trying to wreck others, I laugh at it because in truth those types of people will crawl up there own asshole and do it to themselves and why waste time doing it for them. I have discovered that kidness has far more to offer than hatred and love has more benefits than agression but them my world was never an easy one but it sure is calm these days and with a new plan and new focus, just bring on 2017 is all I can say.
The one good thing about this time of year is that it brings together so many crazy people with happines in their lives to share with so many other happy people. Whilst I would endorse this phylosophy 100%, I would aslo say that the ladies to the right perhaps took the meaning of have fun a little too far. However, who am I to critisise, after all, I just left the "Old Misserable B_stards club" so I have no room to talk. I was so impressed today when I was in my local City and saw so many people still shopping for those last minuet presents in order to bring someone a moment of happiness on Christmas day.
I brought you this picture to bring you a small incication of whats in my life very soon and whilst the location will remain private to myself, what I will say is that it's goodbye to the old and hello to the new world and life. I have no intention of repeating the mistakes of the past but instead have a whole new world and benefits to which the fool who has been tracking me so closely could only ever dream about and the Hansel and Grettel pathway that I so cleary allowed you to follow, was in fact the one designed for an idiot to follow to the point of you are a million miles away with you efforts. However, it was good fun doing it and Google very kindly provided out team with the IP address's from where all the clicks were coming from, so good luck and good riddens. An asshole is always an asshloe and clearly you are the king or Queen of assholes for the worthless effort you went to. My 2017 is very much mapped out and yours is sitting un your hairy ass wondering why life dealt you such a low blow, the truth is you dealt it to yourself and it's commonly called Karma.
I want to leave this blog by saying a huge thank you to all of the wonderful freinds and supporters I have constantly around me who pick me up, kick my butt and encourage me in so many ways. In particular, I want to thank one very special friend of mine to whom is my "Silver Bullet" and to whom I never reveal whom that is but suffice to say was there when others showed there true colours and despite the distance between us at this present moment in time, I am so proud and honoured to be so close to such a truly loyal and wonderful person of whom will one day be sharing a totally different lifestyle in a whole new and differing world to the one they are used to now. All I can say is the medical world will soon wake up to a whole new tallent whom is driven by kindness and commitment beyond what most peoples dedication
level and ability.
I will end this post on a possitive note and leave you all in the thought that 2017 can always be a better one than we left behind in 2016 and whilst many people will want to be a friend of your pocket, there pocket will rarely ever want to be a friend of yours and with that philosophy in mind, beware of the friend in need.....!!
I will be in and around for a few weeks in the early part of 2017 and I will of course be updating the posts but now that some of the cat is out of some of the bag, it is only in an "Up Yours" type of post as apposed to a focus of ranking etc as I have removed the bits you attack in the place where I will be and as such, I don't give a F_ck How Much Time You Waste Clicking....!!
"Merry Christmas To My Friends" & I truly wish you all a very positive New Year in whatever your dreams are focused on.
I'm getting rather bored with the Christmas theme now and as I travel up and down the country, I appear to be in the majority as apposed to minority, I put this down to Christmas starting so early and dragging on a little too long.
The question I am most confronted by as I travel is "What are your plan's for 2017" and I can safely say at this point I have not committed to anything that I cannot change at this moment but as and when I have decided, you can be assured I will not share them in public. I will however be doing some very important things that will affect my life forever and as they are personal, you can simply be left wondering what, when and why for now. I have provided a picture to the right from a very famous movie and as a requisite to see if you actually read this blog, I would ask that if you know your movies, you say below the name of this classic comedy to which caused so much controversy back in the 1970s.
Next week sees the beginning of the end of the Christmas shopping madness and then we will start seeing the holiday adverts on the TV, followed shortly afterwards with Easter Eggs in the shops and spring clothing on the rails in the cloths shops and retailers. Life is so predictable these days.
As the days move on toward the big day, my thoughts are toward the people whom due to circumstance beyond there control are suffering for reasons not created by them selves and all too often are the cause of politicians whom create the economic struggle and have no sense of either morals or sensitivity in any way, shape or form. I saw on the news the affects of Syria and the huge attack and assault on Aleppo and find it indefensible and inexcusable how the United Nations simply stand back and allow this while they sit around debate, debate and more debate about what they will not do to stop this. I always call the United Nations "The Mass Debaters" whom are paid huge salaries to which they do not ever have to justify. If I commit any time to anything next year, it will be to support a humanitarian cause and my present feeling and focus is toward "Greenpeace" whom offer a degree and mixture of both hope, reality and forward thinking associated with both humanity and environment. My advice is you keen an eye upon www.peterhulbert.club for my making an announcement at some early part of 2017, perhaps toward the spring time and I'm sure the news will be exciting and positive for so many reasons.
I'm reliably informed that Christmas should be traditional and Robbins at some point should appear, just how this works in Dubai or Australia is beyond me where they are both having a very warm spell right now. However, robins were the request and toward the right and just like magic, they appear. You may be aware that one of my many passions is Bird Watching and the study of birds and for those who know about Robins, this picture is quite a rare event as Robins are very territorial and when meeting other robins, almost always ends in a ferocious fight to the end in many instances. One might argue this is a female feeding it's young but looking at the snow on the branch, I would say that can't be correct as it is too early or late in the year to produce young for a Robin and as such I just suggest perhaps it is a fake picture or a very tolerant pair which truly is a rare event for these birds.
I would like to just offer a word to all of our families, friends and supporters of Christianity that you should not turn away from your faith, your belief or trust in your faith, just because it may offend others. You should rejoice in your strength of character and be prepared to keep your tradition going despite others. It is not for you to hide in the shadows and feel ashamed of your belief but quite the contrary, it should be left to others to respect your belief and allow you your moment of humanity to celebrate your choice in supporting your faith. It says more about you as a person that it does about those who protest and as such I would urge you to stand tall in every way and be proud of your choice.
My week ahead is a very unpredictable one in as much as I'm guided by others and there diary, schedule and timetable but as everyone is in Christmas madness mood, I might suggest that it will be a quiet week ahead and that little if anything may happen in my life of any significance except if I get a call of importance to which I may have to attend of deal with in some way.
My Final words are a message of hope to all around the world that peace is better than war, love is better than hate and whichever God you worship, lets all learn to respect all faiths no matter how extreme or diverse. We all have our space on planet earth and it's time to learn to be tolerant of others so we can focus of living in a better place within our own hearts and minds. "Merry Christmas" to you all for 2016.
A week of utter excitement and weirdness from all corners which started out quite well at first but may have been a fake storm warning as the week soon took a turn for the worse. I have suffered the worst fate ever of living next to a pair of weirdo's to whom are like the family from hell, they shout abuse to people in the street, they swear they truly are the lowlife from Hell are Mr Steven Fawcett & Janet Fawcett the family to nobody ever speaks to. They have been involved in Dog fighting, street brawls and every foul mouthed verbal exchange ever with people on what should be a truly quiet street, but Stephen Fawcett is a drinker who can't go without and drinkers are always unstable and unbalanced and as such to be treated with an air of caution. The woman "Janet falls out with everyone in the end and is known as the nasty bitch to the locals, However, I was starting to explain how there misery passed my way this week. It started with a visit from the local Police liaison officer who said my neighbour was making a complaint about me and suggested that the garden had possibly been poisoned with something, to which all I can say is maybe yes, maybe no but to which I had no knowledge about, suffice to say the officer made clear the matter was ended and he would report back to them. This should be the end of the matter but I always recognise that in some people, especially volatile, there is never an end and when they thought there was nobody watching and they assumed I was out, I caught them doing something weird and here is the video that clearly shows Stephen Fawcett sprinkling something on his garden area and one might suggest he is deliberately trying to make something happen or suggest this was something that I may have caused. However, if you read the instructions of weed killer, it will tell you it acts within 24 hours and as there complaint refers to 11 days ago, it clearly has nothing to do with me. Please see the video below and I'm sure you will agree, Mr Fawcett is clearly seen sprinkling something on his plants etc.
I always like to use the expression "There is no fool like an old fool" and if you are trying to make out that someone has played in your garden, make sure you are not stupid enough to get caught planting the evidence yourself.
Wow, has it been cold in God's Own Country this week. Tempratures sropped to -9% at one point and all you could hear at night was the howling of dogs as they tried in vein to get unstuck from the lamp post.
The Christmas spirit it now in full flow due in the main to the retail outlets pushing everything into our face at every opportunity and the frost certainly brings it home to us that winter is truly here. I susspect that Santa is getting the sledge serviced ready for his one night of employment this year.
I hear as I travel round just how many people are waiting to go to there Christmas parties and in some instance a bit of a moan about feeling obliged to do so. Im always of the opinion that it is the one day/night that all of the works staff and team can relax and bond on a personal basis as apposed to a work and formal basis and it should be a great time to reflect on times that have gone by. I also feel it should be a compy duty to pay for the staff party as a way of appreciation and thank you for the hard work, commitment and dedication from the staff but sadly it's 2016 and almost always that never happens.
For me to reflect on the week gone by would be to mention all of the shops I visited this week and I feel that would bore the bigger part of you all as I truly belive that when you have seen one Marks and Spencer, you have seen them all. However, my week has been filled by interest and overall I have had a very pleasurable week filled with fun and laughter but as it was a personal event and process, perhaps it should be kept that way.
It was a very sad week from the global news when we all heard of the tragic airplane accident in Columbia where so many people both famous and public suffered there fate by what is momenterily being suggested as a lack of fuel to the aircraft causing the tragic accident and our thoughts and prayers are with those families who have suffered such a tragic loss.
Today, I went out for some lunch to catch up with some friends and my belly was aching because the laughter just grew and grew and for those interested in where I frequent, keep wondering as I can do without the comments but here are some pictures showing the inside which is a very nice place to go.
2nd December 2016
I would like to pay a special tribute today to a very special and funny actor Mr Andrew Sachs or as we ll commonly know him as Manwell from the wonderful comedy series "Faulty Towers" who sadly passed away last night and left a huge space in the world of comedy acting and writing for someone to try and fill.
I hope you all enjoy a little crazy but very funny by way of an offering of a tribute to such a very funny actor:
Its been a very sad year for loosing people of fame and quality and I just hope their call to Heaven is for something special that may be happening up there to which the message went out to send for the best of the very best to join the party.
I was at home today and as I had a little time to spare, I decided to cook myself some evening dinner which turned out rather nice. I made chicken wrapped in smoky bacon with salad and chips to which all in all was rather nice and I can confirm it went down the hatch rather well.
I saw on the weather that tomorrow will be a drop in temprature and will be much colder than today, it is also anticipated that we will have a covering in frost overnight and to which may cause some problems for drivers who insist on driving like heros as apposed to living a sensible lifestyle like the rest of us.
Its been a weird sort of a weekend with so much happening and so little reward but in life it is not always the short term gain that is important but the long term reward and my sights are firmly fixed on the target.
I enjoyed my weekend by catching up on the new Grand Tour series to which has a grand budget and clearly shows, but whilst the first edition was one I truly raved about, the second one was not quite as good for me despite all the action shots in Israel and the training camp. It was still funny but appeared to be trying to be funny rather than just naturally flowing comedy.
My day today (Monday) started in the fog and ended in super thick fog. I set off toward my local Fish & Chip shop and drove through a truly think blanket of thick fog:
As you can see by the photographs above, the fog is truly thick and resembles the staff at the Whitby Fish & Chip Shop who consistently use the same excuse as I enter the building of "We have just put some fresh fish into the fryer and it won't be long". FFS.......it is a Fish & Chip shop. I come here every week on different days and times but always once a week. It is BS to keep telling me the same story, you should have fish under the heater always and when it drops to just a few left, put some more in the fryer. No one wants fish or chips covered in fat, they want them drained off under the heat lamps. I wrote a comment a few weeks ago about this every day occurrence and had many replies from your customers agreeing and underlining that this happens to them too when they visit your branch in Sheffield. It is seriously bad leadership and needs addressing. I may only be Peter Hulbert but I am a customer too and you may be shocked by what a large social network following I have and the word can spread quickly when it's a negative one.
Well, where do I start today?. It was chaos, chaos and more chaos today. It all started when I got up, put the kettle on and waited about 35 minuets for the kettle to boil, only to find pushed through my letter box a leaflet saying the power would be off for up to 60 minuets today and I tried to make my cuppa right in the middle of the power cut. However, tea cup finally in hand and a piece of toast to start the day, my next surprise was a call from my daughter to say she was at work and had fallen ill and her boss had suggested she goes home and as such the "Dad Taxi" was her next point of contact. My day was slowly going backward and I was still in my Jim Jam's. Ah well, onward and upward is the name of the game so first task is to inform Holmfirth that I will be at best late.
I got myself dressed, slurped my tea down and set off to the City centre in the rush hour and was pleasantly surprised to see for the most part, the traffic had died off and calmed down but parking was always going to be a problem.
I arrived in town and soon caught up with my "B" but the next problem was she announced that she kept throwing up and the last thing I needed was a car full of puke, However, we managed to make it to her home with no throwing up episodes and she went into the home, turned the heating on and as far as I'm aware after her call about an hour ago, she is not good but no worse. There are many bugs flying round at this time of year, partly due to the weird weather and just to give you an example, 2 days ago it was -8% here but tomorrow it is predicted to be warmer than Greece and as such it plays havoc with your normal way of thinking and encourages germs to thrive, suffice to say they day was eventually blown out of the water and I decided to focus on paperwork and catch up and as such, I returned to Firkem Hall and carried on with creating work.
