Amelia's photos

SC187 - Post 11 March - Rhythm Rather an unimaginitive effort for this week's Sunday Challenge. But there is a definite sense of movement when a newly cleaned pan is replaced here, and I have even tried 'ringing noises', hitting the pans with a wooden spoon. I doubt that the resulting 'music' will reach the top 20 in the charts. ;-)

This reminded me of a giant insect.

Sunday challenge 186: Free subject When I left school at 18, I got a job with the Institute of Aviation Medicine, the IAM, a subdivision of the RAE, the royal Aircraft Establishment. Everything was exciting in those days, and I joined the gliding club which met at weekends on the airfield. The glider was towed using either a Jaguar car or a Tiger Moth. I have been in the latter several times, towing a glider, and actually have taken the controls for a short time. Both the gliding and the Tiger Moth expriences live in my memory, and I often wonder how I was such a daredevil. These days I'm just an old lady with a camera. ;-) This photo was taken at the Cosford Air Museum, as was the PiP.

HWW evryone

This view can be idyllic, but when the river levels are high then the area gets flooded. The bridge, the English Bridge, is one of many bridges across the Severn in Shrewsbury, and is one of the main two, the orher being the Welsh Bridge. The others are mostly foot bridges, althouh there is a rail bridge too.

C185 - Post 22 February - 4x4 composition

SC184 - Post 15 February - Portrait This is Ruth who runs our village cafe, Café XI. She was very happy to allow me to take her photo. I particularly like the reflections of the cafe windows in her spectacles, and the distortion, through the glass, of bottles on the shelf behind her. It's always a pleasure for people to meet here to exchange gossip, bemoan the news or the weather, and keep up to date with village affairs. The PIP is of John, who was outside the cafe, selling beautiful arrangements of Valentine's flowers that his wife makes. He is Ruyton born and bred, and works in a nearby local vineyard.

The Anderton Boat Lift is a two-caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in North West England. It provides a 50-foot (15.2 m) vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. We were lucky enough to hitch a lift up from the River Weaver to the canal, by a charming couple of boat owners. The only way to get this view of the boat lift. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderton_Boat_Lift#Planning_and_design

The Siege Bell War Memorial is facing Malta’s capital city, Valletta and is situated in the lower part of St.Christopher Bastion. It is a simple World War II feature but it has a symbolic design which represents Malta’s defenders over generations. It is really modest and blends in amazingly with the natural landscape and the surrounding environment. The memorial was built originally to stand for the fiftieth anniversary of the award Malta received from King George VI which was an appreciation of the heroism of the defenders.

SC183 - Post 8 February - Reflections

The clickable PiP shows the snowdrop woodland with the castle just visible in the background. The photo was taken about 70 yards from ths view.

These clusters of large, sweetly scented, sulphur-yellow flowers last from December to late February, and in autumn bright green leaves turning yellow, orange and red. The curious, spidery flowers of this Witch hazel look great illuminated by the winter sun.

Carpets of woodland snowdrops, with Chirk Castle just showing in the background. A beautiful sight, which lifts my spirits every year. Unfortunately this was the only reasonable day for a visit this year. It has been cold, dreary, and wet, and even the snowdrops were splashed with mud. Nevertheless we visited with pleasure. It's possible to see other views if one clicks on the Keywords for "Chirk Castle".