While at Willingham, we also happened across this strange bubble. It was about 12mm in diameter, and didn't seem to want to burst. It was too clear to have been plastic. Could have been glass, I suppose, but it seemed too light and was sat perched on top of a blade of grass. We were too hesitant to touch it lest it burst. It was most peculiar. In this picture, you can see how many of us were crowded around it trying to figure it out, and in the centre my Canon A495, which performed admirably considering it was the cheapest obviously non-crap camera I could find. Yes, cheaper than any Samsung.
The first weekend of October has rolled around, so once again it is time for the Sheffield CAMRA Steel City Beer Festival. Now in its 35th year, the festival has seen a lot of change in the recent past. After the terrifying ordeal that was the Darnall Liberal Club, standing out in a field with beer seems like a much nicer proposition. Unfortunately, reviews of the 34th festival were tainted with dissatisfaction, both with the venue and the organisation as a whole. I didn't attend last year, but I attended this year with some trepidation. Thankfully, the whole event was better run than I had been led to believe, but not without its fair share of hiccups. Two marquees provided more indoor space, the place didn't smell like a donkey sanctuary, and the beer tasted great. There were around a hundred beers to try, and thirty ciders, so even more than some previous years. After a couple of false starts, our little troop of merry drinkers (myself, Emma and Chris) finally arrived at
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