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Lovely and sunny today for the bank holiday weekend. Quite a few people about but not overcrowded and plenty of fresh air.
30.05.2021
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
UK folk-rockers Mumford & Sons are not my cup of tea. Enough of the goddamn banjo and mournful, whining lyrics FFS! No thank you - pass.
Macdonald's tea at Hardy's Monument...you used to be able to park at the monument & get a cuppa from a burger van up there but all now closed off..shame.
Late afternoon Easter Sunday drive 05.04.2015
I love the green round plants against the grey stone, looks good even in the drizzle.
For my 116 photos in 2016 project, number 24 "statue"
Swanage 01.05.2016
A tradtional May Day street fair, held annually in the village of Downton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire
03.05.2014
A tradtional May Day street fair, held annually in the village of Downton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire
03.05.2014
I walked past the guy in black, and thought it was someone trying to look like Chris Martin, especially as he didn't sound like I thought he did.
And then I thought maybe it is. I overheard someone else saying "It is David Gray". By this time I was trying to surreptitiously take a photograph, only was being me, and er, I don't do people, plus was trying to be discrete, as it's a bit rude. So I gave up and we wandered off.
At which point my friend discovered my attempts at subtly conveying the "It's Chris Martin" message actually had some purpose behind them, once I reminded her who the lead singer of Coldplay was. So she made me go back, but a girl was busy getting an autograph from a merely civil CM, so it didn't seem wise to go bounding up (plus how does one say "Really love your stuff. Ok, so it gets a bit samey, but it's cool", while trying not to say "You just annoy me. Learn to sing" to the other one). And then while loitering for a shot Mr Gray said, apparently in a discussion about what to do next, "There's people taking photographs", as they both turned towards me.
I wasn't brave enough to point out I hadn't taken one yet. So I hurried away, taking this in retreat.
Oh, and both had children with them (hence standing by Barbie's private helicopter), but I wouldn't be able to tell one from the other (er, sort of child shaped, blondish hair, might have been a girl). No idea if Mrs Martin was there, as Gwyneth Paltrow is remarkably hard to visualise (I kept getting stuck on Cameron Diaz).
Tip for pulling off the ordinary bloke look; do not both be wearing the biggest sunglasses this side of Mercury. They may be fashionable, but it's a funfair not Mayfair; you stand out a mile. Plus it's not sunny.
A lockdown daily walk around part of Shirley. Headed down Solihull Lane, Hall Green onto Streetsbrook Road then down Olton Road back to Stratford Road.
Plenty of bunting and Union Jack's out for the VE Day 75 Bank Holiday Weekend.
This was on Olton Road.
Bunting
You know the air festival is round the corner when Shieldhall arrives for festival cruises!
Poole Quay 27.08.2018
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 3: From coats, to leggings to wellies. Everything comes with the union jack on it.
© 2012 K Alexander
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A much more enjoyable afternoon, visiting Portland Bill. I think the car park, toilets and kiosk have only just opened this weekend. It was very windy to not too busy and it felt like a bit of normal
Weymouth and Portland 23.05.2020
Just having a play with the panorama function!
Bluebell woods we came across, near Sixpenny Handley, Dorset Easter Sunday 21.04.2019
A tradtional May Day street fair, held annually in the village of Downton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire
03.05.2014
Heritage steam ship moored at Poole Quay... in the area ready for the Air Festival later on this week. Tomorrow she is open to the public from 10am to 4pm
Poole 25.08.2014
Tully Church lies in Laughanstown (variously spelled Lehaunestown, Lehaunstown); it is located in South Dublin, 500 m south-southeast of Laughanston Luas stop (Green Line).
The original church structure dates to the 6th–9th centuries AD. One ancient name is Telach-na-nun ecspop (Tullow of the bishops) and it must have been an important venue if bishops met there. There is a legend that seven bishops started out from there to visit St Brigid at Kildare. Elsewhere these bishops are mentioned as the "Seven Bishops of Cabinteely" (Alice Curtayne, Saint Brigid of Ireland)
In 1179 the Church was granted to the Priory of The Holy Spirit.
The chancel, which is wider than the nave, was added in the late 12th or early 13th century by the Normans. The unusually larger chancel was added to the nave during the early 13th century and has a rounded arch and two rounded headed east windows. The nave dates to the 13th century.
The church was in use up to about 1615. It came under the authority of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin who supplied clergy to keep it going. It was reported to be in good condition when inspected in 1615, but according to a report in 1630 had been badly damaged in recent storms. After that it was abandoned and fell into ruin.
The cross by the roadside is set upon a plinth and is dedicated to James Crehan (Grehan) who apparently saved the Cross from being discarded when the level of the road was being adjusted in the late 1800s. The plinth replicates the soil removed leaving the Cross standing at its original height. There are a set of worn steps on one side of the plinth which allows one to climb up and view the Cross closely.
There is a second cross in the field opposite Tully Church and this can be accessed via a low wooden fence [has been blocked]. This cross dates from the 12th century and is also reputed to be dedicated to St Brigit.
VE Day 75 Bank Holiday Weekend - Union Jack bunting and flags.
Seen on a daily walk on lockdown down Streetsbrook Road in Shirley (before going up Olton Road to the Stratford Road).
Most people who celebrated VE Day's 75th Anniversary had to do it at home.
Tully Church lies in Laughanstown (variously spelled Lehaunestown, Lehaunstown); it is located in South Dublin, 500 m south-southeast of Laughanston Luas stop (Green Line).
The original church structure dates to the 6th–9th centuries AD. One ancient name is Telach-na-nun ecspop (Tullow of the bishops) and it must have been an important venue if bishops met there. There is a legend that seven bishops started out from there to visit St Brigid at Kildare. Elsewhere these bishops are mentioned as the "Seven Bishops of Cabinteely" (Alice Curtayne, Saint Brigid of Ireland)
In 1179 the Church was granted to the Priory of The Holy Spirit.
The chancel, which is wider than the nave, was added in the late 12th or early 13th century by the Normans. The unusually larger chancel was added to the nave during the early 13th century and has a rounded arch and two rounded headed east windows. The nave dates to the 13th century.
The church was in use up to about 1615. It came under the authority of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin who supplied clergy to keep it going. It was reported to be in good condition when inspected in 1615, but according to a report in 1630 had been badly damaged in recent storms. After that it was abandoned and fell into ruin.
The cross by the roadside is set upon a plinth and is dedicated to James Crehan (Grehan) who apparently saved the Cross from being discarded when the level of the road was being adjusted in the late 1800s. The plinth replicates the soil removed leaving the Cross standing at its original height. There are a set of worn steps on one side of the plinth which allows one to climb up and view the Cross closely.
There is a second cross in the field opposite Tully Church and this can be accessed via a low wooden fence [has been blocked]. This cross dates from the 12th century and is also reputed to be dedicated to St Brigit.
With it been Manchester Pride day Metrolink has once again brought back #RainbowTram, here are the only two working together on the Eccles to Ashton service.
A tradtional May Day street fair, held annually in the village of Downton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire
03.05.2014
Tully Church lies in Laughanstown (variously spelled Lehaunestown, Lehaunstown); it is located in South Dublin, 500 m south-southeast of Laughanston Luas stop (Green Line).
The original church structure dates to the 6th–9th centuries AD. One ancient name is Telach-na-nun ecspop (Tullow of the bishops) and it must have been an important venue if bishops met there. There is a legend that seven bishops started out from there to visit St Brigid at Kildare. Elsewhere these bishops are mentioned as the "Seven Bishops of Cabinteely" (Alice Curtayne, Saint Brigid of Ireland)
In 1179 the Church was granted to the Priory of The Holy Spirit.
The chancel, which is wider than the nave, was added in the late 12th or early 13th century by the Normans. The unusually larger chancel was added to the nave during the early 13th century and has a rounded arch and two rounded headed east windows. The nave dates to the 13th century.
The church was in use up to about 1615. It came under the authority of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin who supplied clergy to keep it going. It was reported to be in good condition when inspected in 1615, but according to a report in 1630 had been badly damaged in recent storms. After that it was abandoned and fell into ruin.
The cross by the roadside is set upon a plinth and is dedicated to James Crehan (Grehan) who apparently saved the Cross from being discarded when the level of the road was being adjusted in the late 1800s. The plinth replicates the soil removed leaving the Cross standing at its original height. There are a set of worn steps on one side of the plinth which allows one to climb up and view the Cross closely.
There is a second cross in the field opposite Tully Church and this can be accessed via a low wooden fence [has been blocked]. This cross dates from the 12th century and is also reputed to be dedicated to St Brigit.