{"id":740,"date":"2010-09-13T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=740"},"modified":"2017-06-28T09:41:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T09:41:38","slug":"weve-been-seeing-stars-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=740","title":{"rendered":"Monday 13th September 2010 &#8211; We&#8217;ve been seeing stars tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/foto2010\/1009107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/foto2010\/1009107.jpg\" alt=\"anglo french group birdwatching centre ornithologique st gervais d'Auvergne puy de dome france\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\"\/><\/a>With our regular haunt being closed for redecoration we took ourselves off to the birdwatching centre at the back of St Gervais d&#8217;Auvergne. Marianne brought her telescope and we looked at the stars, and the rest of us each bought something to eat so that we could all have a picnic.<\/p>\n<p>There were about a dozen of us all told, including some new people which is always very nice to see, and we had a very friendly and pleasant time.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/foto2010\/1009106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/foto2010\/1009106.jpg\" alt=\"magnificent sunset birdwatching centre ornithologique st gervais d'Auvergne puy de dome france\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\"\/><\/a>Mind you, at least one of us is in league with the devil and I don&#8217;t know who &#8211; but from a morning that was all grey and dreary the day slowly opened out and by the time evening arrived the clouds had all but gone and we were treated to a most magnificent sunset.<\/p>\n<p>We were out there until quite late and once the skies darkened over, we were able to see some really impressive stars and planets. But it&#8217;s a shame that we didn&#8217;t really know what we were looking at.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\"><\/p>\n<p>This morning I was surprisingly free from aches and pains and awake even before the alarm clock. Regular exercise must be doing me good. Simon came round for a chat and then he went to work at Lieneke&#8217;s, and I had this other radio station on line &#8211; it seems that they want to use us for their broadcasts. Things are looking up.<\/p>\n<p>This morning also saw me do my paperwork from Sunday &#8211; they are certainly getting their money&#8217;s worth out of me.<\/p>\n<p>But next weekend is cup weekend and so I&#8217;ll be having a weekend off.<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style1 like-740 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='740' data-nonce='6e5e010b31' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-740 lc'>+2<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style1 unlike-740 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='740' data-nonce='6e5e010b31' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-740 unlc'>-3<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-740 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our regular haunt being closed for redecoration we took ourselves off to the birdwatching centre at the back of St Gervais d&#8217;Auvergne. Marianne brought her telescope and we looked at the stars, and the rest of us each bought something to eat so that we could all have a picnic. 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