Two Events

A weekend of determinedly poor weather - with more to follow - saw two very different events for us. On Saturday evening we went to the tenth anniversary party of gay friends. The do, for which people dressed, was very pleasant and at times, moving. The presence of and short speeches by both sets of parents rather effectively validated gay relationships. Although my Mum has always been close to both of us this level of visible support was not, for various reasons, available to me and Greg.

Today, I took my cousin to Heathrow primarily to see A380s, an objective rather thoroughly achieved. We saw Singapore on the ground as we arrived and the arrivals of Air France and Emirates. We saw the departures of Singapore and Qantas and, to round off, the departure of Air France. I have to note that three police cars drove past our T5 vantage point and did not bat an eyelid (or headlamp). Landing shots were difficult to get on 27R but a dull sky simplified exposures for shots of 27L departures. After taking some fairly atrocious photographs last night - I really don't like flash - I was relieved with some of the results today.

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