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When I was pregnant with Colette, I refused to have my picture taken. I had gone through a period of time when I weighed more than I have ever weighed before, and I had pictures buried somewhere that were evidence of that fact. It took about a year for me to lose the weight, but the memory always stuck with me. I did not gain a lot of weight with Colette, but I gained enough that I was within the realm of too much for my own comfort. This pregnancy, I've gained even more, and I very often feel like I've let myself go or like I'm never going to be able to lose it again. But this pregnancy has been different from my pregnancy with Colette in many other ways than the physical components of it. I have been happier. More confident. More eager to greet the little person I could hardly fathom the existence of when I was pregnant with Colette. This pregnancy feels more real, more certain. And there are some parts of that experience that scare me. But not near as much as with Colette. Because this time, we have 6 years of experience that tell us we can be parents. 6 years to demonstrate that we actually LIKE being parents. Maybe not enough to have 3 or 4 or 5 kids. But enough to have another. And so, I allowed Eric to take some pictures of me to "document" the occasion. Yes, this pregnancy did actually happen. And that's okay because we can actually do this.
Personal Project I: Get your fix.
Fixed-gear bikes or more commonly known as 'fixie', is a bicycle that has a drivetrain with no freewheel mechanism. A fixed-gear drivetrain has the sprocket installed on the hub of the rear wheel. When the rear wheel turns, the pedals turn in the same direction. A cyclist can only apply a braking force by resisting the rotation of the cranks using his legs and this is also why fixed-gear bikes are deemed unsafe for street riding. Also because of this, the rider is forced to ride with extra care and attention to the traffic around him. Hence, it is a misconception that fixed-gear bikes are not safe for street riding.
I love cycling when I was a kid and only after my bike was stolen, my parents refused to buy me another. I could not afford another until I got older. Like many others, I too was intrigued by fixed-gear bikes after watching the movie, 'Premium Rush'. I got the good guys at Cycle Project Store, a local bike store to build my bike. They did the job beautifully and I am glad I chose them to do the job.
After riding for almost 2 years, my love for fixed gear bikes only grew stronger and it is why I decided to do a personal project on fixed-gears bikes in the hope to let more people know more about them. Through this personal project, I also hope to know more people who rides a fixed gear bike and take photographs of them.
Here I present to you my steed, Leader Kagero 2013.
Sony A7 + FE 55mm f1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T*
Like the accompanying City of York version, I have no colour information for this Berwick Corporation Lacre-bodied Bedford TK refuse truck and have opted for dark green, which was a popular choice for municipal vehicles. Thanks to Graham Newell for the original monochrome image from his extensive collection of manufacturers’ photographs (13-Apr-25).
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Matchbox Garbage King Scania based Refuse Truck with some added frontal detailing.
One of a few picked up recently from Poundstretcher who continue to get in large amounts of 2020 Case C in Power Grabs boxes.
Mint and boxed.
This is a option that is really cool, dont think i ever seen it anywhere except this 1960's Dempster catalog.
立法會環境事務委員會參觀沙田垃圾轉運站
立法会环境事务委员会参观沙田垃圾转运站
LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs visits the Sha Tin Refuse Transfer Station (2013.12.19)
A new Pepper Pike, Ohio Service Dept. Kubota refuse scooter with custom-mdae stainless steel hopper used for residential "back door" refuse and recycling collection.
This boatman is collecting floating rubbish from Hong Kong's Harbour.
I have ignored the rule of thirds by placing the subject in the centre - what a rebel I am!
Refused holdt konsert på Øyafestivalen 2012.
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Foto: Ole Haug - olehaug.com/
Waste Management Moreno Valley
Unincorporated Perris/Riverside, CA
1/22/16
Autocar Heil Freedom Superlight Curotto can
Back in November, WMmaster626 and I went to Moreno Valley and found a truly one of a kind refuse truck, especially in SoCal! A Autocar Heil Freedom Superlight Curotto can, unfortunately we were not able to film it in November and often WMmaster626 and I would talk about the superlight and wanting to film it. So on 1/22/16 we went to Waste Managements Moreno Valley MRF, waited for the Superlight to arrive and followed it to Unincorporated Perris/Riverside. During our November visit we spoke to a real nice driver named Dave who has been with WM for 27 years. We talked to him for a while and eventually NEWCO Waste Systems got brought up and he talked about WM Moreno Valley getting some of their routes in 1999. Unincorporated Perris/Riverside is the area Dave must have been talking about. Many of the NEWCO carts WMmaster626 has filmed in Arcadia were in this area. There were NEWCO zarns, 96 gallon blue and black toters even black and blue Rehrigs and of course 96 gallon black Turn-Keys along with NEWCO dumpsters that were still blue with NEWCO logos on them. We also found a Heil Python on route that was fun to watch.
So between the Superlight, the Python and perhaps the biggest shock, a ex NEWCO route it was a great day full of surprises. Thank you WMmaster626 for coming and arranging today, Thank you John (Superlight) and Raul (Python), you are both very professional and efficient drivers. I would also like to Thank John Curotto and the Curotto staff who made this awesome carry can. AFL’s have always been my favorite refuse truck. I grew up with S.T.S. Autobuckets, Heil Autocans and of course Curotto cans, so thanks for making this amazing carry can!
Invented in 2009, the Superlight is a Curotto can that is lighter than the Slammin Eagle. The dumpter is primarily made of special high strength Kevlar fabric and weighs only 1,200 pounds (compared to a Slammin Eagle which is closer to 2,000 pounds).
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Despite the increasing numbers of Japanese light commercial vehicles that have been imported to Malta in recent years, there are still a considerable number of Ford Transit vehicles on the Island. A good number of Mark 1s survive, almost all diesel powered and some with their original Perkins 4.108 engines. This workaday example is a short-wheelbase diesel with a typical Maltese-style dropside body. Laden with rubbish I assumed it was on its way to "the tip". 25.04.10
This set was way back before I get to know about LEGO. The design of this vehicle for its era/age is really nice and presentable as a toy. Until now I still love the design even though the scale was not proportioned well with the Minifigures. Beyond that, it has a functional dumping at the back of the dump. Even though it's small but it does compact the main function for playing system. This set only have 115 pieces in total. It was released in 1987, price range was around MYR 50 in Malaysia.
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This is the day that One refused flowers from the Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth the II, One was told she would come to visit One and that One was to accept what she was going to give One, well One thought it would be a toy, as soon she bow to One and gave One flowers One turned Ones back to her, all was so fast that as you can see she is still looking strait to the place where One was…
Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols (1654-60) by Pietro da Cortona.
As principe of the Academy of Saint Luke, the artists association, Cortona undertook excavations beneath the Academy's church, Santi Luca e Martina, beside the Roman Forum, and discovered Martina's relics. He guarded them overnight and became devoted to her.
This painting was apparently offered to Cardinal Barberini in thanks for donations to refurbish Santi Luca e Martina. The saint kneels on a pile of instruments of martyrdom - a clawed rake to rip her flesh and the pyre on which the Romans tried to burn her. The idol to which she refused to sacrifice and the tripod for her sacrifice are toppled by lightning, to the pagans' consternation. The sword used for her beheading lies ready on the ground.
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey.
The iconic Bratz pack was always Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin. Meygan was the fifth "honorary" member, what with being the first new character added to the Bratz franchise back in 2002. But what about all the others--the one off characters, the girls that appeared only a handful of times, or the other familiar faces like Dana, Fianna, and Phoebe/Roxxi who appeared countless times over the years? It just wouldn't be the Bratz world without this variety of dolls, who represent different eras in the Bratz franchise. Growing up, I recall the excitement each time I wandered into the toy aisle and discovered somebody new had been created for the Bratz line. And as an adult, this same thrill whacked me in the face when I learned of the 10th anniversary doll collection, which showcased not one, but TEN new characters. For me, these dolls, whether they made a solo appearance or wormed their way into countless collections are all important. They not only tell the story of the history of Bratz, but they also each hold memories in my metaphorical dolly scrapbook.
I suppose the practical place to start would be the girls I grew up with. Back in the early 2000s, when I started to dabble in the world of Bratz, it was the core four plus Meygan who comprised each line. But one day at Wal-Mart, I stumbled upon a new face--Stylin' Salon 'N' Spa Fianna. I am almost certain that I encountered her even before Dana, who was produced sometime prior. Either way, it was Fianna that became the sixth member of my personal Bratz pack. Up until that point, I only had Xpress It! Jade, Yasmin, Sasha, and Meygan, alongside a rogue Beach Party Cloe. It's hard to believe looking back that it was Stylin' Salon 'N' Spa Fianna who was my sixth Bratz doll ever in my collection. But in retrospect, it was the acquisition of Fianna that spurred me to want more Bratz...more characters....just more in general. I was tantalized by her cozy white robe and skimpy salon attire. To top it off, she came with a super intriguing spa. Oh the possibilities! I can't recall exactly what time frame I first saw Fianna, but it was for my twelfth birthday that Dad purchased me the set. I ended up getting my doll at the local Kmart, and it is still burned into my memory those ecstatic moments in which I pushed the large box in a shopping cart to the register (passing a school mate I might add, on the way). Fianna embodied everything I loved about Bratz--she had gorgeous tan skin, fabulous saran hair, and stunning green eyes. Not long after, Dana joined the clan. I knew after the acquisition of Fianna that I just had to get a hold of a Dana too. So I opted for Wintertime Wonderland Dana--I knew those stylish winter clothes would come in handy. Ironically, it was the makeup that came with Fianna's spa that stole all the glitter from Dana's face. After several years of being caked in the lip gloss and nail polish, followed by rounds of face washes, the sturdy adhesive holding the glitter onto Dana's features weakened. Within a few months Nevra was the next cast member to become part of the family. She wasn't a personal choice of mine--rather she was a surprise for Christmas 2003. The element of surprise however was stolen when I accidentally discovered her in the car trunk a few weeks before Christmas. I couldn't believe my luck--Dad had ACTUALLY bought me the very expensive Bratz prom runway WITH the exclusive doll. Back then, I didn't think MGA would manufacture these characters in other lines, so it was an extra special treat to get Nevra and Fianna. Lo and behold, the Wild Life Safari line featured both girls. Sometime the following year, Dad bought me my second Nevra. I dubbed her Dakota, and to this day, she is one of those dolls that never fails to bring me to tears. It was an innocent, ordinary moment one afternoon when Dad and I found ourselves at Wal-Mart. He needed a new grill, and left me in the toy aisle to ogle all the newly released goodies. I fell in love with Nevra's rad camouflage printed clothes and the fact that she came with pierced ears. Dad returned to the aisle not long after, saw the look of temptation on my face, and offered to buy me Nevra. It is just one of those random moments in time that Nevra, aka Dakota, has managed to preserve. It was these first few special experiences with the unofficial Bratz pack members that rooted a passion for them, one that even a five year dolly hiatus could not break.
I never would have guessed in a million years that some random Bratz character, one who didn't even exist when I was a kid, would be the doll that broke me. It was the beginning of 2011 when dolls wormed their way back into my life. But those first few months, I was exclusively collecting Disney dolls. Five years of being stored in the basement had made me forget my love for my large headed friends. Despite Dad and Colleen's urging, I refused to have much to do with my 18 childhood Bratz. I didn't want my perfect Disney collection being tainted by those "ugly" dolls that I was somehow obsessed with years before. And then it happened...it was probably the second or third week of the flea market season that year. Within the first few minutes, I had decided to buy a 2003 Slumber Party Yasmin and Strut It! Meygan...familiar territory really. I had seen both dolls in stores, and I couldn't resist purchasing them. I was however very embarrassed by this, and sent Colleen in the building at the flea market to pay for them. Less than ten minutes later however, I was completely awestruck by a random black haired doll. We wandered through a seller's scattered booth, and spotted a box overflowing with doll hair. Inside, I noticed that the majority of the dolls happened to be Bratz. One in particular caught my eye--she had floor length, black saran hair, with vibrant red streaks framing her face. She had a subtle yet sassy face up, and was wearing what I now know to be a Rock Angelz Yasmin skirt, with coordinating boots, and a mismatched shirt. "No!" I told myself...I didn't need this Bratz doll. At the time I was obsessed with the idea of only collecting dolls that were complete. Having no prior knowledge of this doll, I couldn't take the gamble. I couldn't possibly have a Bratz doll that didn't have her original ensemble. So I put her back in the box and walked away. But those few minutes we were apart, I couldn't help but keep thinking of this mystery doll. So I found myself back at the booth, with money in hand. I also thought, "What the heck, I mine as well grab this Cloe with black streaked hair and Phoebe and Roxxi while I'm at it." There was another raven haired beauty in the same bin who looked almost exactly like my mystery lady. I was about to pay for her instead when I caught my mistake--she had different lips and no red streaks in her hair. When I got home and identified my finds, I came to the horrifying realization that my new Bratz doll was actually World Twiins Nevaeh, and it was her TWIN Peyton who I had so carelessly left behind. I spent the rest of that flea market season trying to track down that elusive seller with the hoard of Bratz. By the time I did, Peyton was long gone. It wasn't until 2013 when I finally got my hands on one--brand new in box from eBay. But back tracking to 2011, it was Nevaeh who broke me. I cleaned her up and tucked her away in storage with my childhood friends and the handful of dollies I purchased with her. But everyday I HAD to pop open the container and pay her a visit. Something about this doll was too compelling to resist. Before you know it, she found herself a home on my printer, facing my bed. It was probably within two weeks when Dad and I dismantled my desk and had an old bookshelf set up in my room for overflowing Disney dolls and Bratz. Colleen and Dad were right...Bratz dolls were my jam, they were something so incredibly special and sacred to me that time had simply erased my memory of. I owe it all to Nevaeh for sparking my inner Bratz flame. Without her, I don't know that things would have played out the same way.
I always had a taste for doll family packs, but the bond with Nevaeh and strengthened/intensified this passion. I found myself lusting for the 2010 Phoebe and Roxxi dolls at the stores, and also Sorrel and Keelin, the newest twins on the block at the time. Over the years, I've acquired quite the little hoard of Phoebe and Roxxi dolls. But none will ever hold a candle to my beloved 10th Anniversary ones. I was beginning to warm up to the new generation of Bratz around the fall of 2011. Things in my life were pretty much all falling apart at the time, the only light in my life being my newfound doll hobby. Dad's health was declining, we were flat broke, and the weight of all our struggles was eating me up inside. One evening we were at Wal-Mart picking up some necessities--on this occasion, there were huge rolling carts filled with clearance items right by the registers. Before we checked out, I glanced some Bratz boxes and had to investigate. I found Party Yasmin and the twins all marked down to just $10 each. I knew we didn't have the money for them, so I tried not to draw attention to myself. But it was too late, Dad had seen my greedy expression. He burst into tears at the register as we were checking out, apologizing repeatedly for not being able to buy me the set. It made me feel absolutely terrible that he felt like such a failure, all because he couldn't buy me a set of dolls that I didn't even need. Something about that moment must have really stayed with Dad. A few days later, he sold his boat to a family member, and with some cash in hand, he INSISTED we return to Wal-Mart. Within those few days, the dolls had been marked down further to just $7.50 each. So Dad, feeling proud and like he was able to fulfill his role as a parent, not only bought me Phoebe and Roxxi, but also Party Yasmin (I couldn't say no to that beautiful face and those extra clothes I so desperately needed). I can never shake the look on Dad's face later that night, as he watched me open Phoebe and Roxxi on the living room carpet. He was absolutely beaming, and I think it was that look on his face that has made the duo mean so much to me. Even though Dad is long gone, when I see Phoebe and Roxxi displayed above my bed, I can't help but feel warm inside. Dad didn't have to buy me the dolls, but it meant the world to him knowing he could do such a small gesture. If I could only keep ten Bratz, I have to admit that they would make the cut.
As I'm writing this passage, I cant' help but see a strong correlation between the dolls that mean the most to me and Dad. But it makes sense, after all, Bratz were always his favorite dolls to buy me, the ones he had the most jokes to crack about, and the dolls that hold the fondest memories. I had strangely great luck finding Sharidan that first year back into collecting. Even though she was a character who made less than five appearances, I saw three Sharidan dolls in those months. The first was Bratz the Movie Sharidan, who turned up in a busted box in Wal-Mart's clearance section. She was still super pricey though, at around $30 (although she was originally around $80). I was intrigued by this very out of date doll who just so happened to still be kicking it in this Wal-Mart. Based on my calculations, she was probably one of the first Bratz dolls ever stocked at this location, since our local Wal-Mart opened in 2007. When Dad found Colleen and I ogling Sharidan in the clearance aisle, he offered to buy her for me. But I politely declined--I felt too guilty spending that kind of cash for a single Bratz doll. So naturally I was over the moon when I found out MGA was reissuing her in a set with a unicorn. Dad made a special trek out to Big Lots just for Glowing Unicorn Sharidan. Sure she didn't have that fabulous glitter gown, but instead she was equipped with a rainbow haired unicorn. Some months later, I found another out of date Sharidan at Toys 'R' Us--only this time it was the Forever Diamondz gal. By that point in early 2012, Dad was hospitalized. He had insisted we got out and have some fun instead of visiting him all day. So Colleen and I drove out to Toys 'R' Us to see if they still had any Sorrel/Keelin packs. Not only did we find the twins, but also Sharidan, in another beat up box...she was just $7! Despite all this luck with Sharidan, I couldn't help but still fancy the overpriced Bratz the Movie gal. But she disappeared not long after, so I assumed she had sold. Dad passed away that May, and with the loss, I found myself turning more to my Bratz collection for comfort and reassurance. Two years almost exactly to the day, I was reunited with that EXACT Bratz the Movie Sharidan. She was once again stuffed in a clearance section, but this time at the front of the store. I know she was not another Sharidan doll that happened to come out of the stock room. No, she was the same doll Dad offered to buy me, still sporting that September 2011 price tag I had printed when scanning her two years before. Maybe it was a weird coincidence, a streak of luck, or Dad's way of letting me know he was still watching over us. But I couldn't leave her behind again, even though she was still $30. Although Dad didn't technically purchase this doll for me, Bratz the Movie Sharidan is still what I consider to be a "Dad doll" and the story of our miraculous reunion makes her all that much more irreplaceable.
The age of the doll or the time in my life in which I acquired them makes no difference. I love all the Bratz pack plus members. There were other countless special ones that Dad purchased me that first year of my dolly resurgence. I couldn't write this post and not mention the Sisterz, Lilani and Kiani. They've become unofficial mascots of my bedroom--watching over all the dolls from the topmost shelf above my bed. I have never forgotten the moment I first discovered of their existence, while cruising online trying to construct a self made Bratz book. There were Bratz SISTERS, with special body molds and a Kid Kore Katie esque vibe?!!! It was my mission during those early days to get my hands on a set, and lo and behold luck was on my side. Both girls turned up fairly complete in the lot we call "Craigslist #1." Dad bought me the 70 plus secondhand Bratz dolls as an early Christmas gift that year. As bizarre and homely as I found the pair, I was obsessed in their sheer novelty, especially since a few weeks prior I had seen a knock off version in a toy store at the mall. I was beyond bummed out when I figured out that those sisters weren't authentic. From that same ginormous lot of dolls, I also acquired more Bratz Twiins, including Tess/Nona and Oriana/Valentina! Having such luck made me crave the rest of the twins sets that were produced, which lead to a very indulgent eBay twins binge some years later. I also couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by nostalgia when Tokyo a Go-Go Tiana turned up in the tub of Bratz that night. I knew there were a few dolls from the line when we first saw the ad on Craigslist, but I was unaware that the playset doll was included. As a kid, I was torn between thinking Tiana was really awesome, and also a bit too much like Jade for my liking. But as a twenty year old, I was enamored by her multicolored, micro braided hairstyle, and that signature anime esque facial screening! There was also the memorable "Bean Fianna" of that same year. I rescued her and Slumber Party Cloe together at a massive outdoor flea market. Tennis Fianna was clad in only a yellow robe, her tennis shoes, and a kidney bean that somehow found its way into her tresses. Sleepover Leah is yet another infamous doll in my collection. I discovered her nude body in a tool box at the local flea market. I just couldn't leave her behind in such a sorry state. Despite her nicotine stained body, her destroyed hair, and that awful odor which stank like Leah had been chain smoking for years, I still loved her. I feel a deep sense of pride and satisfaction when I see her now, slightly less shabby, but considerably more loved/appreciated. There were newer dolls in the stores too that caught my eye. I was fascinated by the Style It! girls in particular, when they turned up in 2011. I was particularly keen for Maci, what with her dark black hair and blue eyes. For my 21st birthday, the first without Dad, my cousin and his now wife surprised me with her and a secondhand Sun-Kissed Summer Dana. They picked Maci since she reminded them of me, what with her plaid jacket and that "Doodles" nickname! For over a year, she was my Peyton doppelganger, Nevaeh's surrogate sister, since they both had black hair and blue eyes. I also was so taken by Style It! Jaylene in 2013, that I had to purchase her, despite being hideously overpriced at Rite Aid. To me, she embodies my mom's spirit, if she were a Bratz doll. She has thick, wavy blonde hair, blue eyes, and a stylish sweater dress (the only thing my mom would wear if she had a Bratz wardrobe). Plus her name began with a "J"--my mom's name was Joy. Although I felt a bit salty towards Raya when the 2015 Bratz debuted, I couldn't help but be tickled by her cheeseburger shoes. Plus, I felt no ill will towards her once I realized that Meygan in fact was coming back, and that Raya had not replaced her!
Each of these dolls, and all the others I could not mention here, have a story. Their stories are unique to each girl, just like they are from their duplicates. While to some people, their only collectible value may lie in how they relate to the Bratz franchise, for me, they are like pages from my scrapbook. Each one represents a time in my life that I can never relive. Whether this was my early days of Bratz collecting, when I started dabbling with Dana, Fiana, and Nevra, or when I found a passion for the twins in later years, or when I just had to get my hands on those one off characters to complete brand new lines in the store...they are all meaningful. The Bratz pack "plus" characters really represent to me what I have found to be the meaning of collecting. To me, how "rare" or desirable a character is does not equate to her worth. Ciara and Diona aren't more special to me than my 10th Anniversary twins who overcrowded store shelves in 2011. Likewise, i Candy Phoebe is no less exciting just because I have three these days. I still feel that same sense of delight when admire their green streaked hair and puckered red lips. I was no less than fully overwhelmed when I finally got my hands on the elusive Babysitterz Lana in 2017, despite the fact that she didn't come with a stitch of her original clothes. I've come to see that whether it's a brand new character like the 2010 girls, or one that "came back" after a single appearance like Raya, they are still all Bratz in my eyes. Although Cloe, Yasmin, Sasha, and Jade are the faces of the Bratz brand, it just wouldn't feel the same without all those other characters cluttering up my display and filling my heart with so much joy!
The 11th running of the Fields of Athenry 10km took place on St. Stephen's day, December 26th 2012 at 11:00 in Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland. This is one of the leading 10KM road races in Ireland. It is hard to believe that the race is "only" eleven years old. It's superb organisation, atmosphere, and great race history gives it the characteristic of a race that is many years older. The credit for this goes to the wonderful athletic's club in Athenry AC. The weather turned out to be the greatest adversary today. To describe the rain as near apocalyptic would not be underestimating the weather. Some pools of water on the roads had turned into mini-lakes with water several inches deep. Regardless of the weather overall this is a superb race. The atmosphere amongst the runners, spectators, and organisers on the first running day after Christmas Day is superb and is a wonderful way to finish off the running year. As each runner crossed the finish line there was smiles and handshakes - the weather had not got the better of them. The race has earned it's stripes as one of the leading road races in Ireland.
The race started at the Railway station and then took in a loop of the famous fields of Athenry where it turns left and begins it's return to the town and finished under the medival arch in Athenry town for a fittingly atmospheric finish to the race. Race HQ is in the Presentation College in Athenry.
Today we captured a very nice set of photographs of the event given the apocalyptic rain. Well done to everyone involved. We captured photographs from the overall winner to about the 52 minute finish time. By this time cameras and cameramen were saturated beyond recognition!
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The official Fields of Athenry 10KM 2012 Website: 10km.athenryac.com/2012/
The Finish of the 10km under the Medieval Arch on Google Streetview: maps.google.com/maps?q=Athenry,+Galway,+Ireland&hl=en...
Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157628575384797/
Boards.ie Athletic's Thread on the Race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056767210
Wikipedia Page on 'The Field's of Athenry' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fields_of_Athenry
The defacto definitive version of the famous song as sung by Paddy Reilly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To
The fields of Athenry as sung by the fans of the Republic of Ireland soccer team at Euro 2012 against Spain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZqpYX9eNk
Editions Atlas re-issue of Dinky Toys France 25VS Studebaker Refuse Truck. This is described as a prototype. I have two copy versions of the Ford forward control truck with this bodywork, one by atlas, the other branded as CIJ: www.flickr.com/photos/adrianz-toyz/39271778264
When these were current, recycling was done by the rag and bone man ... the non-musical type!
The Parish of Llandudno requests that for their own safety, all visitors should keep to the paths, as the ground in the churchyard is very uneven.
St Tudno’s churchyard adjoins the Great Orme municipal cemetery. Click here to discover interesting graves there.
Near the northern entrance to the churchyard stands Llandudno’s memorial to the four local men who died in the Boer War. They and others who served are also commemorated on a plaque in the Town Hall – click here for more information about them.
St Tudno's Church has produced its own guides to the churchyard, which you can download as pdf files here. They contain more information about the history, natural history and management of the churchyard.
Western sector
1, Aldwyth Katrin Williams (d.1918) – nursed wounded soldiers, died of flu shortly before Armistice
2, Dean Patrick Mulligan (d.1906) – priest who oversaw major growth in Roman Catholic worship
3, Stephen Dunphy (d.1906) – former sailor who ran bakeries and grocery shops
4, Thomas Evans (d.1897) – one of four mariner brothers in house nicknamed “Sailors’ Home”
5, William “Zulu” Smith (d.1895) – mountaineer and founder of Llandudno newspaper
6, Sir John Bayley (d.1952) – founded Wrekin College at the age of 27
7, Alice Tarrey (d.1831) – died in shipwreck after drunken captain refused her husband’s safety plea
8, Edward Harris (d.1932) – killed in Great Orme tram crash while trying to save child passenger
9, Harry Lawrence Oakley (d.1960) – silhouette artist and Army captain in the First World War
Eastern sector
20, James Lee (d.1871) – lighthouse boy who fell while climbing to seabirds’ nest
21, Leonard Bright (d.1864) – MP’s son who innocently chose his burial place shortly before fatal illness
22, Job Jones (d.1896) – first keeper of Great Orme lighthouse
23, Thomas Kendrick (d.1897) – his prehistoric finds included horse jaw decorated 13,000 years ago
24, Thomas Tudno Jones (d.1895) – poet who won the National Eisteddfod chair four times
25, Langton Prendergast Walsh (d.1927) – linguist and first Administrator of British Somaliland
26, Mary Edith Nepean (d.1960) – artist, novelist and wartime nurse
27, Walter Beaumont (d.1924) – swimmer who performed amazing underwater stunts
28, Guy Everingham (d.1917) – shot down by the Red Baron soon after his wedding in Llandudno
29, Sir William Lloyd (d.1857) – One of the first Europeans to scale a Himalayan peak
The Great Orme (Welsh: Y Gogarth) is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr,[1] its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent. The Little Orme, a smaller but very similar limestone headland, is on the eastern side of Llandudno Bay.
Both the Great and Little Ormes have been etymologically linked to the Old Norse words urm or orm that mean sea serpent (English worm is a cognate). One explanation is that the Great Orme is the head, with its body being the land between the Great and Little Ormes, whilst another, possibly more likely, is that the shape of the Great Orme viewed as one enters the isthmus of Llandudno from the southeast landward end resembles a giant sleeping creature. The Vikings left no written texts of their time in North Wales although they certainly raided the area. They did not found any permanent settlements, unlike on the Wirral Peninsula, but some Norse names remain in use in the former Kingdom of Gwynedd (such as Point of Ayr near Talacre).
Despite there being a theory for the origin of the name "Orme", the word was not commonly used until after the creation of the Victorian resort of Llandudno in the mid-19th century. Before this, Welsh names were predominantly used locally and in cartography to name the headland's landward features and the surrounding area. The entire peninsula on which Llandudno was built was known as the Creuddyn (the medieval name of the cwmwd – a historical division of land in Wales); the headland itself was called Y Gogarth or Pen y Gogarth; its promontories were Pen trwyn, Llech, and Trwyn y Gogarth.
Orme only appears to have been applied to the headland as seen from the sea. In 1748, the Plan of the Bay & Harbour of Conway in Caernarvon Shire by Lewis Morris names the body of the peninsula "CREUDDYN" but applies the name "Orme's Head" to the headland's north-westerly seaward point.[3] The first series Ordnance Survey map (published in 1841 and before the establishment of Llandudno) follows this convention. The headland is called the "Great Orme's Head" but its landward features all have Welsh names. It is likely that Orme became established as its common name due to Llandudno's burgeoning tourist trade because a majority of visitors and holidaymakers arrived by sea. The headland was the first sight of their destination in the three-hour journey from Liverpool by paddle steamer.
Parts of the Great Orme are managed as a nature reserve by the Conwy County Borough Countryside Service. The area, which is two miles (three kilometres) long by 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) wide, has a number of protective designations including Special Area of Conservation, Heritage Coast, Country Park, and Site of Special Scientific Interest. The local authority provides a warden service on the Great Orme that regularly patrols the special scientific and conservation areas. There are numerous maintained paths for walking to the summit; a section of the long-distance North Wales Path also crosses the headland. About half the Great Orme is in use as farmland, mostly for sheep grazing. In 2015, the National Trust purchased the summit's 140-acre (57-hectare) Parc Farm for £1million.
The Great Orme is a peninsula made mostly of limestone and dolomite, formed during the Early Carboniferous part of the Earth's geological history. Most of the Great Orme's rocks are between 339 and 326 million years old. The upper surface of the Great Orme is particularly noted for its limestone pavements covering several headland areas. There are also rich seams of dolomite-hosted copper ore. The Great Orme copper mine was estimated to have produced enough copper to make about 2,000 tons of bronze during the Bronze Age. The slopes of the Great Orme are subject to occasional subsidence.
Natural wells were greatly prized in limestone districts and the Great Orme was no exception. Water was required for copper mining purposes as well as for domestic and agricultural use. The following Great Orme wells are known and most still supply running water:
Ffynnon Llygaid. Possibly one of the wells supplying the needs of the once populous Gogarth community before much of it was lost to coastal erosion.
Ffynnon Gogarth. The main water source for Gogarth and in the later 18th and early 19th centuries the power source to operate the famous Tom and Gerry engine that through a long series of Brammock rods powered the mine water pumps at the Higher shaft near the summit above Pyllau.
Ffynnon Powel. One of the water supplies together with ffynnon Tudno and ffynnon Rufeining serving the medieval farming community of Cyngreawdr.
Ffynnon Galchog. This well, near Mynydd Isaf, to the north of Pen Dinas, is a source of lime-rich water known for its petrifying qualities, it is one of two wells known to have been used in the washing of copper ores.
Ffynnon Tudno. Situated beyond the road, near the northeast corner of St Tudno's Church, ffynnon Tudno was, together with ffynnon Rufeining, a principal source of water for the community settled around the church.
Ffynnon Rufeining. Translated as "Roman Well", it takes its name from the tradition that Roman copper miners used its waters to wash the copper ores mined nearby.
Ffynnon Llech. A spring of water in Ogof Llech, a cave on the headland which is very difficult to access. It is claimed to have been used as a hermitage by Saint Tudno, a sixth-century monk of Bangor-is-y-Coed who established the first church here.
Ffynnon Gaseg. Literally "Mare's well", this spring was revealed at the side of the road, about halfway round and near the highest point, during the construction of the Marine Drive in the 19th century. It was ideally situated to refresh the horses on the five-mile carriage drive round the base of the Great Orme.
The Great Orme has a very rich flora, including most notably the only known site of the critically endangered wild cotoneaster (Cotoneaster cambricus), of which only six wild plants are known. Many of the flowers growing in shallow lime-rich earth on the headland have developed from the alpine sub-Arctic species that developed following the last ice-age. Spring and early summer flowers include bloody cranesbill, thrift and sea campion, clinging to the sheer rock face, while pyramidal orchid, common rockrose and wild thyme carpet the grassland. The old mines and quarries also provide suitable habitat for species of plants including spring squill growing on the old copper workings. The white horehound (Marrubium vulgare), which is found growing on the westernmost slopes of the Orme is said to have been used, and perhaps cultivated, by 14th-century monks, no doubt to make herbal remedies including cough mixtures. The rare horehound plume moth (Wheeleria spilodactylus) lays her eggs amongst the silky leaves and its caterpillars rely for food solely upon this one plant.
The headland is the habitat of several endangered species of butterflies and moths, including the silky wave, the silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus subsp. caernesis) and the grayling (Hipparchia semele thyone) These last two have adapted to the Great Orme by appearing earlier in the year to take advantage of the limestone flowers and grasses. Also they are smaller than in other parts of the country and are recognised as a definite subspecies. The Great Orme is reported as the northernmost known habitat within Britain for several 'southern' species of spider notably: Segestria bavarica, Episinus truncatus, Micrargus laudatus, Drassyllus praeficus, Liocranum rupicola and Ozyptila scabricula.
The headland is also home to about 200 Kashmir goats. The herd, which has roamed the Orme since the middle of the 19th century, is descended from a pair of goats that were presented by the Shah of Persia to Queen Victoria shortly after her coronation in 1837. Numbers are controlled by compulsory sterilization; the action was taken because competition for resources was forcing goats off the Orme into gardens and property. The Royal Welsh, a large regiment in the British Army, is permitted by the British monarch to choose an animal from the herd to be a regimental goat (if it passes selection, it is given the honorary rank of lance corporal). During the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Wales, goats began entering the town because of the lack of people; at the same time, the goat population on the Orme grew rapidly because park wardens were unable to administer sterilisation injections. With the end of the pandemic, the town council has created a special task force to manage goat numbers.
The caves and abandoned mine workings are home to large colonies of the rare horseshoe bat. This small flying mammal navigates the caves and tunnels by using echolocation to obtain a mental picture of its surroundings. During the daytime, horseshoe bats are found suspended from the roof of tunnels and caves, with their wings tightly wrapped around their bodies. Only at dusk do the bats leave the caves and mine shafts, to feed on beetles and moths.
The cliffs are host to colonies of seabirds (such as guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills and even fulmars as well as gulls). The Great Orme is also home to many resident and migrant land birds including ravens, little owls and peregrine falcons. The Red-billed Chough is occasionally spotted.
Below the cliffs, the rock-pools around the headland are a rich and varied habitat for aquatic plants and animals including barnacles, red beadlet anemones and hermit crab
Large-scale human activity on the Great Orme began around 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age with the opening of several copper mines. The copper ore malachite was mined using stones and bone tools. It is estimated that up to 1,760 tonnes of copper was mined during the period. The mine was most productive in the period between 1700BC and 1400BC, after which most of the readily accessible copper had been extracted. The site was so productive that by 1600BC, there were no other copper mines left open in Britain because they could not compete with the Great Orme.
The mine was abandoned and evidence suggests it was not worked again until the late 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Mining began in the late 17th century due to the demand for copper and improved ability to pump water out of the mine. A steam engine was introduced in 1832 and ten years later an 822-metre long tunnel was mined at sea level to drain the deeper mine workings. Commercial-scale mining on the Great Orme ended in the 1850s, although small-scale mining continued until the mines were finally abandoned in 1881.
In 1987, the improvement of the derelict mine site was commissioned by the local council and Welsh Development Agency. The area was to be landscaped and turned into a car park. Since excavation began in 1987, over five miles (eight kilometres) of prehistoric tunnels have been discovered. It is estimated that less than half of the prehistoric tunnels have been discovered so far.
In April 1991 the Great Orme Mines site was opened to the public. Pathways and viewing platforms were constructed to give access to the surface excavations. In 1996 a bridge was erected over the top of Vivian's Shaft. The visitor centre's extension, built-in 2014, contains a selection of mining tools and bronze axes along with displays about life and death in the Bronze Age, mining and ancient metallurgy. Also accessible is the 3,500-year-old Great Cavern.
The medieval parish of Llandudno comprised three townships all established on the lower slopes of the Great Orme. The township of Y Gogarth at the south-western 'corner' of the Great Orme was latterly the smallest but it contained the palace of the Bishop of Bangor. The Manor of Gogarth (which included all three townships) had been bestowed on Anian, Bishop of Bangor by King Edward I in 1284 in recognition of services rendered to the crown, notably the baptism of the first English Prince of Wales, newly born at Caernarfon. The palace was burnt down by Owain Glyndŵr in 1400 and the ruins have mostly been washed away together with much of the township by coastal erosion in the Conwy Estuary.
The significant agricultural yet north-facing township of Cyngreawdr includes the original parish church and rectory of St Tudno, a sixth- or seventh-century foundation. Following the Glyndŵr uprising, the villagers of the Creuddyn peninsula were harshly taxed and by 1507 they had nearly all fled their homes. Henceforth the cultivated land lay fallow and is now grazed by sheep and goats. Llandudno's Victorian cemetery, which is still in regular use, was laid out in 1859 adjacent to the 12th-century church of Saint Tudno where open-air services are held every Sunday morning in summer. Nearby are several large ancient stones that have become shrouded in folklore and also an unexplained stone-lined avenue called Hwylfa'r Ceirw leading towards Cilfin Ceirw (Precipice of Deer).
The third township was Yn Wyddfid clustered below the Iron Age hill fort of Pen y Dinas at the northeastern "corner" of the Great Orme. With the reopening of the copper mines from the 18th century onwards, this township grew considerably in size with the streets and cottages of the mining village laid out on the largely abandoned agricultural holdings.
In 1825 the Board of the Port of Liverpool obtained a Private Act of Parliament to help improve safety and communications for the merchant marine operating in the Irish Sea and Liverpool Bay. The Act allowed them to erect and maintain telegraph stations between Liverpool and the Isle of Anglesey. This would help ship-owners, merchants and port authorities in Liverpool know the location of all mercantile shipping along the North Wales coast.
In 1826 the summit of the Great Orme was chosen as the location for one of the 11 optical semaphore stations that would form an unbroken 80 mi (130 km) chain from Liverpool to Holyhead. The original semaphore station on the Orme, which consisted of small building with living accommodation, used a 15 m (49 ft) ship's mast with three pairs of moveable arms to send messages to either Puffin Island 7 mi (11 km) to the west or 8+1⁄2 mi (14 km) to Llysfaen in the east. Skilled telegraphers could send semaphore messages between Liverpool and Holyhead in under a minute.
In March 1855 the Great Orme telegraph station was converted to electric telegraph. Landlines and submarine cables connected the Orme to Liverpool and Holyhead. At first the new equipment was installed in the original Semaphore Station on the summit until it was moved down to the Great Orme lighthouse in 1859. Two years later the Great Orme semaphore station closed with the completion of a direct electric telegraph connection from Liverpool to Holyhead.
By the late 1860s, Llandudno's blossoming tourist trade saw many Victorians visit the old semaphore station at the summit to enjoy the panorama. This led to the development of the summit complex.
By the early 20th century, a nine-bed hotel was built on the site. It served as the clubhouse for the Great Orme Golf Club that was founded in the early 1900s. The course closed in 1939 and is now a sheep farm.
On 11 July 1914, Beatrice Blore drove a Singer Ten car up the cable track of the Great Orme, with a gradient of 1 in 3 in places, becoming the first woman to drive up the steep and challenging headland. She was six months pregnant at the time and the drive was a publicity stunt developed by her partner George Wilkin Browne to help sell the cars at his Llandudno garage, North Wales Silver Motors. Her feat is commemorated by her unusual gravestone in St Tudno's graveyard.
During the Second World War, the RAF built a Chain Home Low radar station at the summit. In 1952 the site was taken into private ownership until it was acquired by Llandudno Urban Town Council in 1961.
The Royal Artillery coast artillery school was transferred from Shoeburyness to the Great Orme in 1940 (and additionally a Practice Camp was established on the Little Orme in 1941) during the Second World War. Target practice was undertaken from the headland to both towed and anchored boats. Experimental work and training was also provided for radio direction finding. The foundations of some of the buildings and installations remain and can be seen from the western end of Marine Drive. The site of the school was scheduled as an Ancient Monument in 2011 by CADW, the Welsh Government's Historic Monuments body. This was done in recognition of the site's significance in a UK and Welsh context.
Also of note was the Aerial Defence Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) known as "X3" which was a 3-storey building erected in 1942. This seems to have been a secret radar experimental station above the artillery school. The road put in to serve it now serves a car park on the approximate site of the station, which was demolished in 1956.
With the creation of Llandudno, the first route round the perimeter of the Great Orme was a footpath constructed in 1858 by Reginald Cust, a trustee of the Mostyn Estate. In 1872 the Great Ormes Head Marine Drive Co. Ltd. was formed to turn the path into a Victorian carriage road. But it went bankrupt before work was finished. A second company completed the road in 1878. The contractors for the scheme were Messrs Hughes, Morris, Davies, a consortium led by Richard Hughes of Madoc Street, Llandudno. The road was bought by Llandudno Urban District Council in 1897. The four-mile (six-kilometre) one-way toll road starts at the foot of the Happy Valley. After about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 km) a side road leads to St. Tudno's Church, the Bronze Age Copper Mines and to the Great Orme Summit complex with car park. The toll road ticket also pays for the parking at the Summit Complex. Marine Drive has been used as a stage on the Wales Rally GB in 1981, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018.
In 1902, the Great Orme Tramway was built to convey visitors to the top of the Great Orme. In 1969, the Llandudno Cable Car was also constructed to take visitors up to the summit attractions. These include a tourist shop, cafeteria, visitors' centre, play areas, a licensed hotel, and the vintage tram/cable-car stations.
On clear days Winter Hill, the Isle of Man and the Lake District can be seen from the summit of the Orme.
The Orme has one of only two artificial ski slopes in North Wales, complete with one of the longest toboggan runs in the United Kingdom.
Landscaped gardens in the Happy Valley and terraces in the Haulfre Garden cover the lower landward facing steeply sloping southern side. Walkways link the Haulfre Gardens with the western end of the Marine Drive.
On the northernmost point of the Orme is the former Llandudno lighthouse. It was constructed in 1862 by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. The navigation aid remained in continuous use until 22 March 1985 when it was decommissioned. The building has now been converted into a small bed & breakfast guest house. The lantern and its optics are now on permanent display at the Summit Complex visitors' centre. The old established "Rest and be thankful" café is also nearby.
Conwy County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a county borough in the north of Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south and Denbighshire to the east. The largest settlement is Colwyn Bay, and Conwy is the administrative centre.
Conwy has an area of 435 square miles (1,130 km2) and a population of 114,800, making it sparsely populated. The population is concentrated along the coast, along which are several seaside resorts and the county's largest towns: Colwyn Bay (34,284), Llandudno (20,701), and Conwy (14,753). Inland is much less populous, and the only town is Llanrwst (3,323).
The geography of Conwy is shaped by the River Conwy, which forms a wide valley down the western half of the county, bordered by the Denbigh Moors to the east and the mountains of Snowdonia National Park to the west. The River Elwy, a tributary of the Clwyd, drains the eastern half of the moors. The Conwy forms a wide estuary as it reaches the coast, which has by wide, sandy beaches and the limestone headlands of the Great Orme and the Little Orme. The highest peak within the county is Carnedd Llewelyn, at 1,064 metres (3,491 ft), which is on the boundary with Gwynedd and is the third-highest summit in Wales. Around Betws-y-Coed is the Gwydir Forest, which is mainly given over to plantations. There are several reservoirs in the valleys, the largest of which is Llyn Brenig, which has an area of 3.7 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) and extends into Denbighshire.
The River Conwy, after which the county borough is named, lies wholly within the area: rising in Snowdonia and flowing through Llanrwst and Trefriw en route to the Irish Sea by Conwy. The river here marks the border between the historic counties of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire.
One third of the land area of the county borough lies in the Snowdonia National Park, and the council appoint three of the 18 members of the Snowdonia National Park Authority. Its total area is 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi), making it slightly larger than Hong Kong. The eastern part includes the larger section of Denbigh Moors.
The vast majority of the population live on the coast; the only settlement of any size inland is Llanrwst.
According to the 2001 census 39.7% of the population of the county borough have "one or more skills" in Welsh. In 2021 census 25.9% reported being able to speak Welsh, which ranks Conwy 5th out of 22 principal areas in Wales. The amount of Welsh spoken in the county borough greatly varies from location to location, with generally the least being spoken on the coastal fringe, in which English is mainly spoken.
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 by merging the districts of Aberconwy and Colwyn. It was originally named Aberconwy and Colwyn, but its council renamed the district a day later, on 2 April 1996, to Conwy.
Conwy is represented in the UK Parliament by Conservative Party politicians Robin Millar and David Jones, though the Clwyd West seat also includes part of southern Denbighshire. In the Senedd, it is represented by Conservative Party politicians Janet Finch-Saunders and Darren Millar.
Conwy County Borough Council was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms in 2001. The new arms recall those of both Aberconwy and Colwyn Borough Councils. The main part of the shield depicts blue and silver waves for the river from which the county borough takes its name, and also recalls the gold and blue wavy field of Colwyn's arms. On top of the waves is placed a symbolic red tower, representing Conwy Castle. The chief or upper third of the shield is coloured green, the main colour in Aberconwy's arms. In the centre of the chief is a severed head from the heraldry of Marchudd ap Cynan, Lord of Abergele and Rhos. On either side are two black spears embrued, or having drops of blood on their points. These come from the reputed arms of Nefydd Hardd, associated with the Nant Conwy area. In front of each spear is a golden garb or wheatsheaf, for the rural areas of the county borough.
Above the shield, placed on the steel helm usual in British civic arms, is the crest. This takes the form of the Welsh red dragon supporting a Bible, rising from a wreath of oak leaves and acorns. The Bible is to commemorate the first Welsh language translation of the book, which originated in the area, while the oak circlet recalls that an oak tree formed the main charge in the arms of Colwyn Borough Council, and its predecessor the municipal borough of Colwyn Bay.
The motto adopted is Tegwch i Bawb, meaning "Fairness to All".
The Conwy Valley Line, from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, runs through the borough.
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A five-year-old friend of mine at a Christmas Party Friday Night.
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Actually, she's really a camera hog, and this is stand-up comedy.
Staff party, Manzano del Sol Retirement Center in Albuqurque, New Mexico, where I got to photograph all the kids sitting on Santa's knee.
Makin' friends with my flash is harder than makin' friends with my tripod~
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