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I think this shot probably does it better justice in terms of the feeling of exposure than the ones taken from the ridge itself. Whilst by no-means vertical drops on either side its pretty steep and a tumble from one of the more exposed sections would not end well. But that's what made it such a glorious experience, and easy to see why its regarded as one of Lakeland's classic walks.
Reaching back into the archives for this post, back to October 2007 and a wonderful trip to Point Reyes National Seashore for the sunrise. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
This is my 5 year old daughter on her strider bmx bike. She races at seatac bmx, just outside of Seattle WA. Addie has a prosthetic leg but it doesn't stop her from racing or riding her skateboard, cool huh? She's riding her 2 wheeler and will graduate to a larger racing bike later in the season.
Merseyside Transport set up a low cost unit in the early 90s based on Speke depot to the south of the city. The initial fleet comprised of Willowbrook and East Lancs bodied Atlanteans drafted in from the in fleet but new vehicles would soon arrive in the form of three Alexander Strider bodied Volvo B10Bs.
MTL had allready started to take large numbers of Wright Endurance bodied B10Bs and it was this combination that became standard. The three Striders would remain unique in the fleet but the trio led full working lives right through the Arriva years that would follow and after withdrawl at least one would become a trainer.
Latterly a Tees/Durham vehicle, V207DJR has now moved on to driving school duties with reversed livery. Seen here at Belle Isle, Wakefield, with fellow trainer K401HWW.
Catstye Cam, Red Tarn, Striding Edge and Nethermost Cove photographed from the buttress which joins Striding Edge to Helvellyn.
Male water striders often "mate guard" by holding on to females for prolonged periods of time. Females, on the other hand, often try to prevent this because having a male attached makes them more vulnerable to predators.
Video by Chris Boccia
Water striders generally feed on arthropods (such as this insect) that fall on to the water's surface and get stranded. They frequently feed on mosquito larvae.
Video by Chris Boccia
Spring has come to my pond, with hundreds of tiny water striders, plus quite a lot of mating damselflies. This one was very small, its body length was perhaps a couple of mm.
The smaller Strider here is based on someone else's work (their original is on the far left) I don't remember their name unfortunately, but it was real fun to figure out how it all went together. The Big red boy on the right is my own. Two turreted weapons– large gatling gun on the left (the barrels actually rotate!!!) and a gauss cannon on the right– which lower and fold into the back of the Strider. I'm going to order the parts for the two of these from LEGO and pit them against each other in an MFØ battle.
Pete Iles descends to the gap on Striding Edge (I) before the final ascent to Helvellyn. The snowy buttresses of Saint Sunday Crag in the background lend an alpine ambience to the traverse.
(Agfachrome 100)
- and yes those are remnant hair strands blowing off of an apparently freshly-styled barnet and a half highlighted as he strides purposefully into a spring headwind, oblivious to how great he looks sideways.
Perhaps his sister? should have said something.
( Did he offend his rug editor perchance ? - ed )
Welwyn GC, Herts.
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" "Barnet " is a British slang term, referring to "hair" - it derives from the phrase "Barnet Fair" which is old time London rhyming slang for "hair," originating from the famous annual horse fair held in Barnet, Hertfordshire "
Water striders are found in ponds and slow-moving streams and rivers. They sit on top of the water and move with ease (and with speed, as you can see here!).
What adaptations allow them to move so easily on top of the water? How are they using their legs?
Video by Chris Boccia