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If you missed this a few weeks ago:

Get well soon Rich.

In Rainbows.

I almost wet myself.

I am ill

Sorry I don’t update much at the moment I am extraordinarily busy. I know what its like to keep visiting websites that aren’t updated, so really you should subscribe to my feed so you can be informed of updates without checking. I love feeds.

I think have recovered enough from last night’s trauma to share…

I went off exploring, looking for a new place to dig, and I got sort of lost. I mean I wasn’t really lost but I didn’t know the best way to get back to the road. I had been following this river for about a mile after I crossed it, and there was no bridge. It was getting a bit dark, and I had to get back to the road before I got trapped outdoors all night. I had to cross the river to get back to the road and I didnt’ want to walk all the way back to the bridge, so I found a narrow place to jump across.

Another complication was that I had my bike with me, so I decided to see if I could jump across the river first, intending to go back for my bike if I was successful. So I jumped cleanly over the river on my first attempt. No problem, just go back for the bike, chuck it across, and I can get back to the road.

On my second attempt to jump the river, the foot that I jumped off sank into the mud, making my jump short. Both of my shoes got stuck in the mud, but i carried on to the other bank. So I am standing in a bog on the edge of this river in my socks. Somewhere in the bog infront of me are my shoes. So I got stuck in. I was up to my kness and elbows in mud and stucks. It really really stank. I cleared a large part of the bog (about a square meter) in search of one shoe, but after about 15 minutes it was too dark, so I retrieved the other shoe, walked across the bog and all the way back home, covered in stinky slime. I was really sad because I was wearing my orchid shoes and I really liked them.

So I need a new pair of shoes. Cheap ones. Any suggestions.

Just got this email from someone

Thank you soo much for rallying some people together for the donation. The money was deposited into his acount yesterday! Thank you so much for your help! Please list the official site on your page. http://www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com and http://www.myspace.com/murraystrong

Lots of news:

Its pretty much autumn. You know its the end of the summer when you are cutting up firewood, ironing shirts for work, cleaning out the drinks cooler, aching all over and indoors by 8.

The last week or so has been pretty amazing. Thank you to everyone who let me ride their trails, drove me around, and made riding fun. On Saturday I had a few bad crashes and now I can’t really use my right arm anymore. I had this injury two years ago and it took longer to heal than a broken leg, but its the end of summer so it could be worse.

I am back to work now. It’s not too bad considering I can’t see out of the window! Its good to be taking on a new challenge.

I don’t really feel link internet-ing at the moment, but when I do there will be some pictures on this website. I have a lot of pictures from the summer that will appear over the coming winter months.

Trails watch: It’s time to decide where you are going to dig this winter. Get down there and clear the space of leaves and brambles, so when the rain comes it will soak in quickly and you will be able to start building right away.

Rich Table.

Evidence:

Chris has started a new blog with pictures of Joey’s Jam.

Yak has been back for a few months which is really exciting.

Joey’s Jam on Sunday was really good. I made a page: Joey’s Jam 2007.

We raised £137. I will send the cheque off tomorrow!

It’s Joey’s Jam today. The jumps are running very well. You’d better be there.

After 4 days of riding I am so tired. It’s kind of nice to be back at work!

I bought a lead for my flash so it doesn’t wash stuff out as much. How do you force a flash to fire on a Canon 400 D? Pictures of Joeys and elsewhere