View allAll Photos Tagged DayOut
It was a beautiful and sunny day at bamburgh and as you can see the beach was packed , must be at least 30 people on there lol
A family outing on a narrowboat on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Acton Trussell, Staffordshire
DSC03835
Whether you know it as Gorse, Furze or Whin, this must be our most remarkable native shrub. Throughout the year, the rich yellow peaflowers seem to light up the Irish landscape. The 15-20mm long flowers, with their wonderful aroma of coconut, are borne on stems of spiny bluish-green spikes. The leaves have been modified over centuries into rigid and furrowed thorns which withstand the harsh conditions of winters at higher altitudes, making the entire bush one mass of prickles and spines. These shrubs form very many hedgerows around our fields, they line our country roads and particularly from February to May, when their flowers are in abundance, they are a sight to behold. This plant belongs to the family Fabaceae.
More information here
File: 2012005-0036
Ashdown Camp, at Ashdown Farm, off Badsey Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 23rd of June 2012.
About this photograph.
I should point out that I did not go there to take photographs, I wasn’t doing any projects, not doing any photo-shoots, just simply that my kid and I went there on a day out. We went there just to enjoy a day out, and I only brought along my camera out of habit. My kid and I wanted to enjoy looking at those military vehicles, watch the re-enactment events, and because of this, I did not take any notes of what is going on. I did not read any of the information placed next to the vehicles, and I did not take notes of any details. So details about the subjects are sketchy and as best as I could make out, after finding out from the Internet.
This photo shows a 25-Pounder field gun and an artillery limber (thanks to @[ www.flickr.com/photos/buzzer999/] David Busfield for giving me some information about it, allowing me to look up on the Internet for more details), being set up ready for firing, in the main arena.
The Ordnance QF (Quick Firing) 25-Pounder was a major British field gun and howitzer used by the British and the Commonwealth, during the Second World War. It was calibre for 3.45in / 87.6mm shells which weighed at 25 pounds (around 11.3 kg), hence the name 25-Pounder, and it combined both high-angle and direct-fire abilities, with a high rate of fire. It was designed to replace two artillery pieces from the First World War, by building one weapon to replace the 18-Pounder field gun, and the 4.5in howitzer.
Here, it is shown being fired, with extra smoke coming from an unseen modern howitzer to the left of this photo (out of frame).
About the overall subject.
Wartime in the Vale is an annual re-enactment event, held at the former Second World War camp, next to the town of Evesham, during the summer. The event is organised by the Military Vehicle Trust – South Midlands Area.
The event is held during the weekend, and believed to have at least more than 500 military vehicles of various eras, but mostly of First and Second World Wars, on display as well as re-enactment events in the main arena, including blank firing of weapons. They even have a flypast over the area.
The Ashdown Camp is a 40 acres site, with some old WWII era buildings, mainly huts, located near the Ashdown Farm, just to the east of Evesham.
.
You are welcome to comment on my photos, but do NOT use canned comments, which are pre-prepared comment codes that talks more about the groups than my photos. Those are considered to be spam, and will therefore be deleted.
Glasses camera bag in a damp location, this was a accidental scene while I was trying to get my camera working, I was in Chester shooting the Locks, the blue wood is the locks gate arm.
Having fun.
This is my great nephew, Ryan Coxon, who lives in Northern England - photo taken a few years ago. He's now in his late teens and something of an upcoming star in the performing arts. He sings, dances, acts and has played the lead in musical productions.
He's a talented young man. Still in is teens, he's visited the USA to perform on Broadway (!), also at Disneyland Paris (twice) and elsewhere. I'm so proud of him!