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Marine Lake isn ot quite still enough for a perfect reflection, but still enough to reflect.
The tide was in, which always seems like a rare occurrence in Weston super Mare, even if it does happen twice a day. This is mainly due to the how far the sea goes out at low tide.
Despite they’ve only been in the city for a while, at least one of the Shauns as been damaged and has been taken away for some TLC. So not to disappoint people, a temporary green Shaun is put in place, until the original has been fixed, repaired and then returned.
I also took some new shots of two I have already photographed, not sure why.
Another shot of the Great West Shaun
Also another of Bagpuss
At the weekend in the sun we were in Bristol, one of the little ones was spending some of her birthday money. While we were there we started finding and ticking off the seventy Shaun the Sheep sculptures that have been placed around the city.
In 2015, Shaun the Sheep stars in two ewe-nique charity arts trails across Bristol and London, organised by Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation – introducing, Shaun in the City!
From 6th July to 31st August, the charity are bringing 70 b-ewe-tiful giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures, created by artists, designers and celebrities, to iconic locations and green spaces across Bristol for the public to enjoy. Back in spring, our first flock of 50 entirely ewe-nique Shauns arrived in London on 28th March and made the capital’s pastures their home until 31st May.
I have created a page to record all the Shauns we find and here are the first ten.
56. Cecilia
Cecilia is a very “traditional” Shaun the Sheep, he looks like a sheep wearing a quilted vest!
57.Baguss Shaun
Is this Shaun or Bagpuss, clever painting makes this look more like a cat than a sheep. Of course, when Bagpus goes to sleep, all his friends go to sleep…
58. Lily
Munching on the grass, Lily appears to be quite at home on Lower Castle Street.
59. Knitwit
Slightly crowded off on Saturday by the fencing surrounding the Pride festival, this multi-coloured sheep certainly didn’t look out of place next door to the festival.
62. Alright me Babber?
A challenging sheep to photograph, not just because like us everyone was trying to take a photo of Shaun, but also with all the train travellers attempting to leave and arrive at Bristol Temple Meads.
63. The Bristol Express
Can we make Shaun look like a railway line? Well we can try…
64. Great West Shaun
Shaun looks better as a train, complete with smoke, steam, buffers and a boiler.
65. Rose
Looking very much like a painted canal boat next to the river by Valentine’s Bridge (which I now know is called Valentine’s Bridge).
66. Bingo
Next to quite a busy road, Bingo is a colourful addition.
67. Sheepish
We nearly missed this one, we didn’t have a map with us at the time, but I saw a load of people crowded into Temple Church Gardens and I wondered what they were doing, then I noticed the pink. Here we have Shaun attempting to be a pink poodle…
So ten down and sixty to go….
So let’s be frank about this, I really don’t know that much about classic cars, however I have recently thought it would be nice to own an old classic motor.
These photographs were taken at a recent classic car event in Weston-super-Mare, I can guess what some of them are, but please add a comment if you are more confident than me in what they are.
1. 1931 Austin Seven Swallow
2. An American car of some kind… 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air – 938 XUP
3. Who knows, but nice wheels! Chevrolet – SV 6473
4. 1950s car, Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire – 172 CEV
5. A blue car…
6. Another classic, 1920s or 1930s?
7. A Rolls Royce from the 1970s…
8. Hmmm, 1949 Riley 1.5 Litre – KXN 114
9. Okay, so I know the sun glare doesn’t help… Riley – RDV 566
10. This one I am pretty confident is a Morris Minor 1000 Traveller.
11. Bodie and Doyle would like this Ford Capri
12. Another American car, calling Dick Tracey, calling Dick Tracey…
13. A wedding car…
14. Willys Jeep
15. Custom BMW Mini.
So can you help me out, please add a comment if you know what some of these cars are.
The photograph is from the 1988 production of Grease at the University of York, the car nearly did drive off the stage…
It was a nightmare getting the car, a fantastic red Triumph Herald, on stage, as tit had to be manhandled up the stairs to the first floor where the stage was. The engine luckily had been removed.
On the first night during the Grease Lightning song, the car was pushed from the back of the stage to the front, at which point the bloke driving the car couldn’t see the edge of the stage and nearly “drove” into the orchestra pit! I don’t think the audience noted, but you could tell the orchestra did, as the music went off key ever so slightly, as some of the musicians got scared of getting crushed!
I wasn’t in the production, something to do with the fact I couldn’t sing or act… however I was part of the team that sold tickets and managed the event on the days the musical was staged, so I got to see it every night it was on.
Nearly thirty years later, your mind will recall things slightly differently to the way that it happened, my memory recalls the performance as been very professional and really good. Great music, wonderful singing and a memorable performance.
Sadly I have no memory for names, so couldn’t tell you who is in the picture.
Well let’s hope it doesn’t snow, as though it looks pretty, it does make all those things you need to get done somewhat challenging.
These photographs were from 2009 and 2010, since then I’ve not seen the type of snow we had back then.
Over the last few years, artists from around the world have created amazing sand sculptures on the beach at Weston-super-Mare. Here are ten incredible sculptures.
No idea what this is about…
Is it art?
Please do not try this at home…
I am never surprised that you can learn something new. Last week I was at Exmoor Zoo and discovered a large cat, the caracal. I didn’t know such big cats existed.
The caracal (Caracal caracal), also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat widely distributed across Africa, central Asia, and southwest Asia into India. In 2002, the IUCN listed the caracal as Least Concern, as it is widespread and relatively common. The felid is considered threatened in North Africa, and rare in the central Asian republics and India.
You don’t usually see them in zoos in the UK as they are not considered endangered. They are unusual in their appearance with their large ears.
I am no animal expert, nor even have a real interest, but do think I know what most of the big cats are, well I have used Mac OS X for the last few years. Having never heard of the caracal it makes you realise how diverse our planet is and how much there is to learn about it.
Impressed with this timelapse video of adding an extension to a cruise ship.
This is one big ship.
Via http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/good-to-share/10598715/Timelapse-cruise-ship-transformation.html