Medium Wave Logs, December 2014

THIS FINAL post of 2014 brings details of the evening of Saturday 27 December, which I spent tuning the medium wave band of my radio and here is what I heard (All times are UTC / GMT, frequencies in kHz [kiloHertz], power in kiloWatt [kW] ):

• 2028 UTC, 756 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. Moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn. To 2036 UTC.
• 2114 UTC, 810 kHz, BBC Scotland, 100 kW via Westerglen, Stirlingshire. Good to moderate reception. The best pipe bands of 2014. To 2123 UTC.
• 2140 UTC, 837 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Barrow in Furness. Strong to moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn - Music from Elton John. To 2150.
• 2206 UTC, 855 kHz, Radio Nacional de Espana, 300 kW via Murcia, Spain. Strong to moderate reception. RNE-1 with male host, speech and music. To 2227 UTC.
• 2230 UTC, 864 kHz, 'La City / France Bleu' (Presumed), 300 kW via Paris, France. Strong to good reception. Female host with Station ID and music. To 2254 UTC.
• 2317 UTC, 882 kHz, BBC Radio Wales, 100 kW via Washford or other sites. Strong to good reception. Christmas mixtape music. To 2337 UTC.
• 2349 UTC, 900 kHz, RAI Uno (presumed), 600 kW via Milan, Italy. Good to moderate reception. Male host, Italian language, music, possible co-channel interference.

I hope to browse the short wave band in the new year of 2015, bringing the results here, on Reporting From The Fox Tower. I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!

Townsend's Mexico - Part Five!

PART Five is the final part of Townsend's Mexico - For now - Celebrating the make up artist, model, one-time WAG and singer Roxanne Townsend. This image was posted by Roxi on her Twitter account, in reflective mood, when she captioned the image "I need to feel the heat on my body", which rings true, especially now that we are in the deepest of winter.

I do hope that you have enjoyed Townsend's Mexico - Though I have kept back a couple of items, so that Roxi will return in 2015. The plan is to keep up to date with Roxi, especially with her work as a make up artist and model. With regards her singing, Roxi was once part of the girl band Demo, which comprised Roxi, Sam Grierson, Biannca Lake and Malika Jones. They did audition for The X Factor, but were unsuccessful and disbanded sometime later.

The ultimate beach babe will be back in 2015!

Enjoy.

A Birthday and a Beach

SITTING in front of the keyboard and the screen on the December evening of Saturday the thirteenth, I reflect upon another phenomenal year for Miss Taylor Alison Swift, pictured above, who is celebrating her Birthday on this day. This blog celebrated Miss Swift's Birthday on this date in 2013 too, which is the marker from where we will take a look at Taylor's incredible year. Miss Swift had performed at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, where she smashed it with a live performance of I Knew You Were Trouble. Taylor Alison was in the final stages of the RED Tour in Australia as 2013 became 2014, the Tour visiting the O2 Arena in London for four sold out nights, as well as a whistle stop tour of Europe, as Winter became Spring.

At this point, Taylor was, as we now know, busy working on the new album, whilst taking a beach holiday, which was featured here on RFTFT recently - The 'Looking for Easter Eggs' photograph. It was Taylor's much anticipated Yahoo! Livestream web broadcast in early August that gave Taylor the moment to shine in front of her international audience, unveiling the album 1989 and the single, Shake It Off. The single became available to purchase, whilst the album became available on pre-sale. The television and radio promotional tour followed, including UK visits to BBC Radio 1, The Graham Norton Show on BBC 1 and Alan Carr: Chatty Man on Channel 4, as well as The X Factor on ITV 1. 1989 was released worldwide in late October, the packaging of the physical CD includes a cover slipcase and a set of 'Photo's from Taylor'. The album entered the charts at number one.

To complete the circle, Taylor performed at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, performing Blank Space and Style, whilst dressing appropriately for the occasion, that is, short, skimpy and sheer.

#HappyBirthdayTaylorSwift

Townsend's Mexico - Part Four!

MISS ROXANNE Townsend visited Mexico in Spring 2014 and here is another image that she shared on social media, which received a very true comment of  "Why is this face and body not on every billboard poster, coffee table magazine cover and TV show?"

I think you would agree; Red Hot Roxi is so sexy.

Enjoy.

Wallpaper of the Beach, 6 December 2014

YOU may also refer to this post as 'Townsend's Mexico - Part Three!', as I continue to share another image from the one-time X Factor auditionee and one-time wag, the fabulous Miss Roxanne Townsend. This series of images has its own hashtag, #Roxico, which is a combination of Roxi and Mexico, obviously. The above image of the babe on the beach has a resolution of 1024 x 768, which makes it ideal for a desktop wallpaper, so click on the above image to find out if it is the right size for your desktop.

Enjoy!

#Roxico

Townsend's Mexico - Part Two!

DECEMBER IS HERE and this blog goes into 'review of the year' mode as the year draws to a close. I am pleased to bring you Townsend's Mexico - Part Two! Celebrating the magnificent Miss Roxanne Townsend and her April 2014 trip to Mexico, which Roxi shared on social media, in the form of a selection of photographs, which are being shared here, with Roxi's blessing. Show your support for Roxi by following her on Twitter. Enjoy #Roxico!

Townsend's Mexico - Part One!

REPORTING FROM The Fox Tower is celebrating the amazing Roxanne 'Roxi' Townsend, a British model, stylist, make up artist and singer - More of which in upcoming posts on this blog. In the Spring of 2014, Roxi enjoyed a hot holiday in Mexico, from which the above image was taken. To learn more about Roxi, follow her on Twitter. The above image was one of the first she posted on social media in April 2014, from Mexico, which shows how very different April in Mexico is, compared to April in the UK!

TAYLOR SWIFT - The 'Blank Space' Video

September 2014 featured the 'Welcome To 1989!' post here on RFTFT, which celebrated Taylor Swift's Yahoo! Livestream broadcast, in which Taylor announced the arrival of the album '1989' and the first single from it, 'Shake It Off'. The blog post in September featured the 'Shake It Off' video, so I would like to follow up by bringing you the official music video of track two from '1989', I present 'Blank Space'.

Enjoy.

Wallpaper of the Beach, 15 November 2014

FOLLOWING LAST week's post, Taylor by the Sea, this post follows up the comparison to the previous Wallpaper of the Beach, which featured Miss Maria Sharapova. The above image was originally posted by Miss Taylor Swift on social media over the course of Easter 2014, the image she described as 'Looking for Easter eggs'. Miss Swift would go on to feature in a photoshoot for Rolling Stone magazine, at the beach, which may lead to a future Wallpaper of the Beach.

Moving away from beaches and the sea for now, I would also like to share an image of Taylor taken earlier in 2014, when she was pictured looking very stylish - Does the colour of her bag match her trousers? - when she was pictured out and about with her first cat, Meredith, in a bag that the press named her 'pussy purse'. I shall leave you with that image to enjoy, until next time.

Taylor by the Sea

LOVE THIS image that Taylor Swift posted on her social media earlier this year, especially now autumn is upon us. Taylor has featured in some more recent photoshoots at the beach, which I intend to bring you here on RFTFT.

Until then -

Enjoy.

Wallpaper of the Beach: 2 November 2014

FIRST of all, may I thank you, the visitors to Reporting From The Fox Tower, for now making over thirty thousand visits to this blog, now in the ninth year of existence. The title of this post is a play on words of the regular feature Wallpaper of the Week, but for this edition it is on the beach, with Maria Sharapova at the forefront of the image. I don't think I need say much more. Thank you all once again for continuing to visit this humble blog.

Enjoy.

Autumn with Abbie

REGULAR visitors to Reporting From The Fox Tower will know I am a supporter of the career of Miss Abbie J Steele, pictured above.

Abbie has a new website, abbiesteele.co.uk where you can follow her career as an Actress and a Model, whilst finding all about her as a person and view videos of her work, the photographic and runway portfolios, as well as reading the blog on her website. The site also has links to Abbie on the social media sites of Linkedin, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. You can also subscribe to Abbie's newsletter via email.

One of Abbie's most recent photoshoots was a bridalwear shoot, with a backdrop of restored railway rolling stock, which links nicely to the previous posting from the Eden Vally Railway at Warcop!

I hope this update has been informative. My previous posting, An Appreciation of Abbie, posted Saturday 14 June 2014, can be viewed here.

Until next time, enjoy.

Revival of the Railways

FOR this post on RFTFT, I'd like to share some photographs from Easter Sunday, 2014. That day, I visited the Eden Valley Railway at Warcop, as part of the Classic Commercial Vehicle Rally, which had a bus service running to and from the railway. I enjoy visiting the site; The facilities the railway site has are of great interest. They host an 'Emporium', from which you can browse and purchase such a wide range of goods, they also have refreshments served at 'The Buffer Stop', from where I purchased a drink and a couple of postcards, which reproduced the railway posters from days gone by. You can also enjoy the views of the surrounding fells from here.

The building is also home to two model railway layouts, which are intended for younger visitors, but those of all ages were enjoying the model railway on Easter Sunday!

Upon arriving at the site, your admission fee is also the point from where you are issued tickets to take the 2.2 mile train journey on this beautiful, revived line. The platform, seen in the above photographs, is next to a building which features a traditional railway clock, as picured here.

On the way to the platform, you pass the beautifully restored signal box, which is pictured here.

During your journey, you will be joined by the volunteers taking the roles of the Station Master and the ticket inspectors, who will clip your ticket as you enjoy the views of Warcop, Sandford and the surrounding area.

It is a thoroughly enjoyable day out. The passenger train services for 2014 have now ended, but do make a note in your diary for Easter 2015, when they resume. For more information, visit the Eden Valley Railway website.

Enjoy.

Attack of the Lego shark!

PLEASE, PLEASE be aware of that most VICIOUS of creatures, the Lego shark. The picture above shows when I was the victim of said beast earlier this year, when it was meant to be under the control of Miss Zoë Badder - But the Lego shark escaped from its supposedly 'safe enclosure' (her handbag) and took a big chunk out of my finger. Thankfully, I have made a full recovery. So please be warned of the Lego shark...

Welcome to 1989!

ON THE EVENING of Monday 18 August, Miss Taylor Alison Swift hosted a long awaited Livestream (webcast) via Yahoo! As pictured above. The above image was taken during the final ten minute countdown to the half-hour broadcast, live from the Empire State Building, New York City, at 5pm Eastern Standard Time, which was 10pm British Summer Time. Taylor wore a white crop top with matching white skirt, as you can see in the next image, taken during the Livestream broadcast:

Oh yes, Taylor did look rather tanned and gorgeous during the broadcast too, in the run up to which Taylor Tweeted that is was "Time to reveal some secrets" and we weren't disappointed. First was the announcement of the new track 'Shake It Off', which was played as an audio track during the broadcast. That was followed quickly by the announcement of the new album, '1989', which is to be released Monday 27 October. The cover of the album was also unveiled during the broadcast:

The broadcast also included a live audience at the Empire State Building and groups of fans at Livestream parties at international locations, such as Canada and Norway. Taylor took questions from social media, which had been submitted prior to the broadcast, one of which asked if any videos would accompany the new tracks. It was at this point Taylor aired the video for 'Shake It Off':

The broadcast was rounded off with the news that '1989' is available to pre-order via Taylor's website and 'Shake It Off' is available to purchase and download. Taylor closed the broadcast with the words "There's no sale like a pre-sale" as social media went into overdrive and all the details of the album and single were available on Taylor's website. The website page is here and link to Taylor's Facebook page here. Find out more about Taylor's UK chart positions via the Official Charts Company website. 

That's the latest news regarding Taylor Swift, I'm Martin Cowin.

Enjoy.

An August post! (Better late than...)

AUGUST MAY almost be over, but the sun is still shining and the day is good. Apologies for not posting throughout the month of August, I hope to be back with comprehensive postings over the coming days / weeks / months(!), bringing you some of my thoughts regarding my interests, including sports updates, including football, tennis and cricket.

I hope to catch up with Abbie Steele to bring the joint article that has been mooted since the last post (which you can find if you click Abbie's name) and to bring you all of Abbie's latest social media and website news, as well as all the news from her career as a professional model.

Also, I hope to reflect on the continuing work of Eden FM Radio - now broadcasting on 107.5 FM as well as online.
There was also the news from Taylor Swift this summer, regarding her new single, video and album, so that may be a priority.
Enjoy the remainder of Summer 2014 and stay with Reporting From The Fox Tower!

Wallpaper of the week: .png edition

TO prove the versatility of this here blog, Wallpaper of the Week refers back to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013, at which Taylor Swift, pictured above, performed 'I Knew You Were Trouble.' live and this here blog marked the occasion last November with a post 'Live from the Catwalk'.

This post would like to follow the lead of the post last November, in making the point that Miss Swift does have fine legs and there is a rumour that Miss Swift may have been offered the role of a model at the next VS Fashion Show later this year! The show this year is in London.

The Union Flag, on which the design of  Miss Swift's dress was based, has never looked better.

Enjoy.

A Swift one...

I Do hope you are enjoying the fantastic summer weather - Well, the summer is in full swing where I am - and what is better on a summer day, than a Swift one. Oh yes. So, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Miss Taylor Alison Swift, singer, musician, actress, model.

Enjoy.

An Appreciation of Abbie

TAKING time out from the FIFA World Cup 2014 to take time to remind you of the thread in support of Miss Abbie J Steele, which was titled Then and Now. In support of Abbie, RFTFT will bring you all the latest details of her current work, as an actress and model, in a future post. That posting will include links to Abbie's social media sites and her new look website, which is being created at the moment. I am also hoping Abbie herself will write a few lines for this blog, which would be very much appreciated.

For now, I shall close this posting with an image of Abbie, taken late 2013 from a professional photoshoot, which I hope you enjoy.

Welcome to Summer!

SUNDAY the first of June has arrived and this is the month that the FIFA World Cup will begin. This blog, though, is going to take a look back at the football season which has recently concluded with cup finals and play-off finals at all levels. Was your team in the hall of fame or the hall of shame? Here are all the details of who did what in 2013 - 2014. Enjoy.

• Champions League winners: Real Madrid
• Europa League winners: Sevilla
• FA Cup winners: Arsenal
• Capital One (League) Cup winners: Manchester CITY
• Johnstone Paint Trophy winners: Peterborough United
• FA Trophy winners: Cambridge United
• FA Vase winners: Scholing FC

• Premier League Champions: Manchester CITY
• Relegated: Norwich City, Fulham, Cardiff City.

• Championship winners: Leicester City
• Promoted: Burnley
• Play-off winners: QPR
• Relegated: Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Yeovil Town.

• League One Champions: Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Promoted: Brentford
• Play-off winners: Rotherham United
• Relegated: Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage.

• League Two Champions: Chesterfield
• Promoted: Scunthorpe, Rochdale.
• Play-off winners: Fleetwood Town
• Relegated: Bristol Rovers, Torquay.

• Conference Champions: Luton Town
• Promoted via Play-off: Cambridge United
• Relegated: Chester, Dartford, Tamworth, Hyde.

So it's a congratulations to both Manchester CITY and Cambridge United, both double winners at opposite ends of the football league. That concludes the 2013 - 2014 football season. Enjoy the World Cup, enjoy the summer.

Miss Kournikova!

REPORTING From The Fox Tower would like to mark the summer season of tennis played on clay and on grass by paying homage to Miss Anna Kournikova, pictured above. We would also like to take this opportunity to link back to a post in honour of Miss Kournikova's Birthday last summer, a post entitled '#WinningIsn'tAlwaysPretty', which you can view here. The hashtag is explained in the post. As with the post last summer, access Anna's Facebook page, which also appears to be the role of her official website.

Roll on Summer, let's have a good one.

Get this blog on your mobile device!

HERE is the QR code which should, hopefully, enable you to visit this blog on your mobile device. Which means you could access these ramblings from anywhere. Enjoy...

Another edition of 'Meet the Author'...

... Sorry about that.

The Foxtower Reporter!

MAYBE you have been wondering what the blogger behind Reporting From The Fox Tower looks like. So here is a photograph of myself, Martin.

Sorry about that.

Listening to Medium Wave, April 2014

THE evening of Good Friday, 18 April 2014, was spent beside the Roberts R881, listening to the medium wave band. Here are the broadcasts I heard (Times in UTC / GMT; Frequencies in kiloHertz [kHz] ) :

• 2028 UTC, 738 kHz : RNE-1 (Radio National Espana) via Barcelona, Spain, 500 kW. Male and female Spanish speech. Broadcast reception poor to fair. To 2042 UTC.
• 2045 UTC, 747 kHz : NOS Radio 5 (Radio 5 Nostalgia) via Zeewold, Holland, 400 kW. Male and female Dutch speech, telephone interview. Broadcast reception very good. To 2100 UTC.
• 2104 UTC, 756 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria via Brisco, Carlisle, 1 kW. Music: The Shadows. ID: "Joe Costin - Never heard of him!" voiced by Richard Nankivell. Music: Engelbert Humperdink - 'Please Release Me'. Speech by Joe Costin, presenting the Late Show. Music: Nillson - 'Without You'. Broadcast reception fair. To 2116 UTC.
• 2129 UTC, 756 kHz : Tentative reception of a low power broadcast, possibly either BBC Radio 4 via Redruth, Cornwall, 2 kW, or Radio Maldwyn via Montgomeryshire, Newtown, Powys, Wales, 630 Watts. Broadcast reception fair to poor. To 2140 UTC.
• 2150 UTC, 756 kHz : Deutschlandfunk via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, Germany, 100 - 200 kW. German speech by male and female, operatic pieces. German national anthem up to 2200 UTC. Broadcast reception strong to fair. To 2200 UTC.

That completes the logs for Medium Wave, April 2014.

Enjoy the remainder of the Easter weekend!

Maria's Easter Birthday 2014

THE MAGNIFICENT Maria Sharapova, pictured above, celebrates her birthday this coming weekend, the weekend is also Easter 2014, hence the title of this post. To mark Maria's birthday on Saturday, 19 April, this blog presents the above image, from the May 2013 edition of Esquire Latin America, which featured a stunning photoshoot with Maria. Miss Sharapova celebrates her twenty seventh birthday on Saturday.

Happy Birthday Maria!

Abbie J Steele - Then and Now

HERE ON RFTFT, we do like to follow up previous posting threads. Today, we look back to the summer of 2010, when the amazing Miss Abbie J Steele, pictured above, competed in the Miss Cumbria contest of that year. This blog was a keen supporter of Abbie's campaign to muster votes to take her through to the final. More of Abbie's 2010 campaign in a moment.

With the co-operation of Abbie herself, RFTFT will bring you all the latest details of her current work, as an actress and model, in a future post. That posting will include links to Abbie's social media sites and her new look website, which is being created at the moment. Hence the name of this posting as Then and Now - This is the 'then' post, the future post will be the 'now' post.

So, let's return to the 2010 Miss Cumbria campaign, which RFTFT supported. The above image was from 2010 and I shall now include links to the posts in support of Abbie, for your ease of access. The title of each post will include the appropriate link.

Here are the links:

Vote for Abbie

Listening and voting

(second part of post)

The Beautiful Ballerina

Miss Cumbria 2010 - The Result

That concludes this post. Thank you for visiting RFTFT and we will be back with Abbie again soon!

International Listening Update, March 2014

TEN MONTHS have passed since I last tuned the Short Wave band of my radio, to listen to broadcasts from all over the world. I took the opportunity to spend some time beside my radio on the afternoon of Thursday 27 March. The results of what I heard are here. All times are UTC (Universal Time Co-ordination, also known as GMT - Greenwich Mean Time); All frequencies are kHz (kiloHertz).

• 1615 UTC, 7265 kHz : Unidentified broadcast - Possibly China Radio International, broadcasting in the Russian language. Reception was fair. Male speech, female speech, news regarding France. Speech regarding President Francois Hollande, France. To 1620 UTC.
• 1630 UTC, 9410 kHz : BBC World Service - 'Sport Today'. European football: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona. Reception was fair. English to South Asia via Kranji, Singapore. Premiership football in England: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea. World reaction via social media. To 1650 UTC.
• 1650 UTC, 9435 kHz : China Radio International - Learn to speak Chinese, referring to phrases such as "I won't go to the company today" and words such as "supermarket". Reception was good. English broadcast worldwide via Kashi, China. To 1700 UTC.
• 1710 UTC, 9500 kHz : Radio Australia [ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation] - 'Daily Planet' music programme, referring to the band 'Tangalo'. Male host. Reception was fair. English to Asia and Australasia via Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. To 1730 UTC.
• 1755 UTC, 9500 kHz : Unidentified broadcast - Speech interspersed with intro to the track 'Puffing Billy' by Edward White! To 1800 UTC.

• 2245 UTC, 9575 kHz : Medi 1 Radio, Morocco - 'Album Story' programme. Speech, followed by clips of tracks by Dire Straits, Santana and Michael Jackson. Female speech in French. Reception was good. Male speech, music by Bob Marley. To 2255 UTC.
• 2310 UTC, 9855 kHz : Radio Australia [ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation] - Female host with round table discussion regarding sport in the community and history of cricket in Samoa. Reception was fair. English to Asia and Australasia via Al Dhabbaya, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. To 2325 UTC.

That concludes the log of broadcasts I heard Thursday 27 March. I hope not to leave it so long next time!

It's Shara Time!

THIS week, Wallpaper of the Week brings you another image from the Facebook account of the amazing Maria Sharapova. The image is a still from a video Miss Sharapova posted on Facebook and on her Social Channel, as she prepared for training on a Saturday morning in October 2013. Maria's official Facebook channel can be found here.

Enjoy.

Eden FM - Eden Country Playlist - 15 March 2014

PRESENTING the playlist of Eden FM's weekly Country music show Eden Country, as broadcast Saturday 15 March 2014:

Hayseed Dixie - Walk This Way

Scott Holstein - The Spell

Jim Reeves - Then I'll Stop Loving You

Lady Antebellum - Singing Me Home

Ricky Skaggs - Coal Minin' Man

The Steeldrivers - Blue Side Of The Mountain

Lindi Ortega - When All The Stars Align

Kenny Chesney - Me And You

Willie Nelson - Mountain Dew

Johnny Cash - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Lonestar - I'm Already There

Hank Locklin - Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Dolly Parton - Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That

Nanci Griffith - Outbound Plane

Alison Krauss & Union Station - It Doesn't Matter

Dixie Chicks - Everybody Knows

Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (Live)

Elvis Presley - I Forgot To Remember To Forget

Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton & Loretta Lynn - Silver Threads & Golden Needles

Tim McGraw - Something Like That

George Jones - I'm Not Ready Yet

Taylor Swift - The Other Side Of The Door

Nanci Griffith - From A Distance

Eric Brace & Last Train Home featuring Charlie McCoy - Stone Fox Chase

Elvis Presley - That's All Right

Charlie Rich - I've Got Mine

Patsy Cline - Lonely Street

The Bellamy Brothers - Sugar Daddy

Faron Young - Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young

Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

Please give the Eden FM Country with Martin Facebook page a 'Like'. Thank you!

A Beautiful Sunset.

TAKING you back to September 1st, 2013, to a beautiful sunset in the Caribbean. The lady in the photograph is the magnificent Miss Maria Sharapova, and it is from her official Facebook account that I have shared this photograph as Wallpaper of the Week. Enjoy.

It's Taylor Ti- Oh. My. Goodness.

Taylor Alison Swift is FAB-U-LOUS.

It's Taylor Time!

TAYLOR SWIFT released the album Speak Now in 2010. The standard album cover dress was purple, the Deluxe Edition cover dress was red - But I just had to share this piece of art from the internet, in which the dress has been coloured blue, which I like. There is also a celebration of Speak Now on the internet, portraying Taylor in a green dress, but I wasn't so sure of that one.

As this post is celebrating Speak Now, here are the track listings of the standard and Deluxe Editions of the album:

Standard edition:

Mine, Sparks Fly, Back To December, Speak Now, Dear John, Mean, The Story Of Us, Never Grow Up, Enchanted, Better Than Revenge, Innocent, Haunted, Last Kiss, Long Live

Deluxe Edition content:

Ours, If This Was A Movie, Superman, Back To December (acoustic), Haunted (acoustic), Mine (US version), Back To December (US version), The Story Of Us (US version)

Video content: On The Set: Behind the Scenes of 'Mine' Music Video, followed by 'Mine' Music Video.

Taylor has also released an eponymous album, Fearless (also the Platinum Edition), Speak Now World Tour Live and RED (also a Deluxe Edition).

Please also click on Taylor's name at the beginning of this posting, as I have linked to Taylor's official website through that.

Finally, whichever colour dress you choose, enjoy!

Wallpaper of the Week, 16 February 2014

LADY LUCK appears to be smiling on Eden at the moment - Two dry days in a row! Whilst the sun is shining, I thought that this week's Wallpaper of the Week feature should also include an image of a sunny day. So I present an image looking out to St Bees Head, from Hartley's Ice Cream Café, on the coast at St Bees. The location is also the starting point of the late, great Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk, from where you head north, before turning east to conquer the Lake District fells, the Eden Valley, the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors, before finally completing the walk on the shoreline at Robin Hood's Bay. Let us hope for more kind weather, if you are here in Eden, in St Bees, or participating in the Coast to Coast walk. Best of luck, whatever your plans are this week. Enjoy.

Reporting From ... The Fox Tower!

A WHILE has passed since I first started this blog - November 2005, I believe - during which time the only photograph I have published of the Fox Tower itself is the profile picture in the top left of the page. Here is a nice image of the Tower, taken by myself in May 2013, when the landowners allowed visitors to reach the Fox Tower and neighbouring Bluebell Wood. I am pleased it was a beautiful, sunny day, which was very enjoyable 'up Helbeck' and provided great panoramic views. I do hope you are enjoying the weekend too.

Welcome to February!

WELCOME to another Wallpaper of the Week. Following the post regarding Penrith last week, I'm posting an image of back home, Brough. On closer inspection, the image may be a little blurry, as I had to use the zoom to achieve the image above. This image is from 25 May 2013, taken from Helbeck, the farming hamlet to the north of Brough. The Castle stands in the centre of the image, with the distant Wild Boar Fell, looming large, behind in the distance. Hope you enjoy this image.

Discover Penrith

THIS post on RFTFT takes us up to the market town of Penrith, Cumbria. A town that has been going through a regeneration in recent years, which has included the building of the new Castle Park Retail site, on the A592, Ullswater Road, as well as the New Squares development, around the Southend Road area. I do like the metalwork which greets visitors to the New Squares, as seen above. A new website was launched in late 2013, on which visitors can learn more about the town, the website is Discover Penrith. There is lots more to Penrith than just the new retail areas; The Musgrave Monument in the Market Square, St Andrew's Church, the statue of the Black Angel in Castle Park (to commemorate the Boer War), the Band Stand in Corn Market, not forgetting Penrith Castle, as well as the sporting facilities in Castle Park. Regarding sports, Penrith Rugby Union is based at Winters Park, Carleton; Penrith AFC [Football Club] is based at Frenchfields Park. Learn more about sport in Penrith on the Eden FM Sport Facebook page. Eden FM is the Community Radio station based on Ullswater Road Business Park. Also based in Penrith is the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald (weekly newspaper) and Cumbrian Local (monthly community magazine). I do hope this posting regarding Penrith has been enjoyable. Do enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

Wallpaper of the Week, 19 January 2014

THE FINAL image of the series of photographs taken at Ullswater, May 2013, is of the stone steps which lead from the roadside down to the water. I like the low sun shining at an angle, showing the greenery at its best and giving good light on this shot. I do hope you have enjoyed these images and will continue to visit Reporting From The Fox Tower.

Happy Birthday Victoria Louise!

BEFORE the day is through, join me in wishing Victoria Louise Lott a very Happy 23rd Birthday.

Victoria Louise is better known as the British singer Pixie Lott, who will be performing her new single 'Nasty' at the 2014 Brit Awards. Happy Birthday, Pixie!

Wallpaper of the Week, 12 January 2014

WALLPAPER of the Week takes one final look - for now - at Ullswater. This image, as with the previous images in the series, was taken one evening in May 2013. I hope you have enjoyed this selection of images of the water and surrounding country. I still have one more image which will be in the next posting, then I intend to post a few more items closer to home in the near future. Until then, enjoy this week's image of Ullswater.

... and a Happy New Year from me.

JANUARY 1st 2014 has arrived, so I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and welcome you to the first posting of the year here on RFTFT. The image continues the series of photographs taken at Ullswater, May 14th 2013, at 6:15pm. I do hope you enjoy the picture and will enjoy 2014.