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Post by Markpd on Jun 3, 2021 10:55:26 GMT -8
On a different note, I finally got to go on the gliding experience on May 26th, really enjoyed it despite fighting some vertigo, a little nausea and my blood sugars going low during the longest flight! Which because of the aforementioned problems I asked to go down after 1/2hr, even though we had good thermals and could have carried on, but I needed to recover (and ditch my coat as it got quite hot! Which is what caused my low blood sugars). On the 3rd and final flight we hit some downward air currents and had to turn round and land straight away! Just my luck! lol Anyway, as I have a temporary membership until June 26th I'm going to make good use of it and I'm provisionally going again on the 17th. As well as enjoying it, I want to see if I can get over the vertigo with this 2nd session. If so, and if I can afford it (dubious), maybe I'll do it regularly! Still not taken my M3 on a trackday yet! But hoping to at Brands Hatch in August, if the others will get their finger out and agree on a date!
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Jun 5, 2021 3:58:37 GMT -8
Post by LilyandDaisy on Jun 5, 2021 3:58:37 GMT -8
Markpd Gliding sounds amazing. I don't know that I could do it though!
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Post by LilyandDaisy on Jun 5, 2021 4:18:04 GMT -8
First flax flowers of the summer: The colour doesn't come out well in the photo but they're a light pink/purple. I'm hopefully growing these for the seed sprays.
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Jun 5, 2021 14:45:47 GMT -8
Post by betty on Jun 5, 2021 14:45:47 GMT -8
My flax didn't germinate at all - will need to start again with a fresh batch...
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Post by LilyandDaisy on Jun 5, 2021 14:52:45 GMT -8
Mine did take a while to germinate, about a month I think. I'd almost given up on it. It's growing like a weed now!
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Jun 7, 2021 14:03:49 GMT -8
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Post by yeti218 on Jun 7, 2021 14:03:49 GMT -8
Markpd that gliding sounds so cool! I saw theres a paragliding course running near me, which seems like so much fun, but I'm not sure I'm ready to take on such an expensive hobby. LilyandDaisy I'm impressed. Literally everything I planted died this year. Been trying to muster up the energy to plant some more stuff.
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Jun 7, 2021 14:17:41 GMT -8
Post by LilyandDaisy on Jun 7, 2021 14:17:41 GMT -8
Oh I've killed plenty of stuff this year too. I forgot to bring my chilli plants inside overnight earlier this year and the frost killed all but one, which is alive but permanently stunted and barely growing.
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Jun 8, 2021 11:46:33 GMT -8
Post by Markpd on Jun 8, 2021 11:46:33 GMT -8
Lol, gutted! The Flax has very pretty flowers My sunflowers have been an abysmal failure this year , permanently stunted by being in the pots too long, courtesy of the frosts going on into May. Debating whether to seed more, but I think it's too late now? And yea the gliding was great , forgot to mention that the 400hp Chevy V8 they use to power the winch gives the gliders a 0-60 mph of 3s! And you certainly feel it! lol
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Jun 8, 2021 12:51:32 GMT -8
Post by LilyandDaisy on Jun 8, 2021 12:51:32 GMT -8
No, I think there's still time to plant sunflowers. They're fast growing.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:34:51 GMT -8
Post by betty on Jun 8, 2021 15:34:51 GMT -8
Yep - plenty of time for most things if you have a real sunny spot or greenhouse.
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Post by Markpd on Jun 18, 2021 9:38:32 GMT -8
No greenhouse, but I do have a sunny flower bed, I potted a seed, let's see if it shows up! (been a couple of days now and nothing so far!) Forgot to post one of my gliding photos! (Btw, I went to go yesterday on a 2nd session, but the cloud base was too low so it was cancelled , probably won't be able to book another day off within what I have left of the temporary membership). High above Kenley airfield in Caterham, Surrey .
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Jun 19, 2021 23:23:18 GMT -8
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Post by yeti218 on Jun 19, 2021 23:23:18 GMT -8
Oh that's so lovely. What a great photo. Too bad about the second flight being cancelled.
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Jun 21, 2021 14:26:46 GMT -8
Post by Markpd on Jun 21, 2021 14:26:46 GMT -8
Thanks, yea it was a shame, but at least I did get to fly in the 1st session
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Post by Thea on Jun 22, 2021 7:06:57 GMT -8
That's amazing! Definitely disappointing that you couldn't go again, but at least you have the memory from the first time.
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Post by LilyandDaisy on Jul 16, 2021 9:03:39 GMT -8
First sunflower of the year! I can't remember where I got the seed for this plant. I might have taken it from the gerbil food. But I was so pleased it turned out to be a multi-head sunflower so I can give a whole flower head to each pair of gerbils. They've been enjoying eating the leaves too.
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