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I know I have already shot wasps. They make remarkably expressive subjects and they are a bit scarey when I am very close to them. I found this large nest during the week so went back to visit them today, armed with the macro lens. They know when I am there because they form a defensive line which is both amusing and menacing. I am yet to be stung.
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Day 2 of Mini Festival at Brands Hatch and after a Superb Day of Both Racing and High Speed Action on the Saturday Sunday Was Promising to be a lot of the Same but with even more Racing to Look forward too.
With 2 Races for both Miglia class and Dunlop Mini Sevens as well as Formula 3 The Days events were already shaping up to be One for The History Books with Multiple Fierce and Competitive Drivers from Saturday Looking to Improve and Win their Respective Classes.
Lets take a Look at what Will be Racing Today and see which of the Drivers can Push Hard and Aim for a Win in their Respective Class.
Dunlop Mini Challenges Supported by Mini Spares - Miglia (Race 9 Results)
First up onto the Track was The Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge and after a Very Intense Qualifying Battle Yesterday (Aron Smith) Took the Pole with (Andrew Jordan) Second and (James Cuthbertson) in Third Place. Will all Three Men be able to Keep their Positions come the Race or will they start to fall down the order once Racing Gets Underway. Lets find out.
In First Place was (Endaf Owens) in his Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.221 and a Top Speed of 78.76mph. Fantastic Drive there Endaf who was Definitely not Afraid to get that Miglia Sideways as he Raced his Way through the Field to take a Dominant Victory.
In Second Place was (Andrew Jordan) In His Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.498 and a Top Speed of 78.64mph. Amazing Driving from Andrew Showing what a Fantastic Mini Racer he is as well as a Superb BTCC Driver as well using his Skills Learned from his BTCC Racing to Hold on for Second Place.
In Third Place was (Aaron Smith) in His Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.449 and a Top Speed Of 78.63mph. Awesome Work there Aaron Putting on an Incredible Display Of Driving Commitment and Skill to Keep 3rd Place and Take the Final Podium Spot.
What a Start to the Days Racing with Three Top Drivers Battling out for a Victory and Showing what they can do when it comes to Competitive Miglia Racing. What New Challenges will be Seen in Race 2 as each Drivers Gets Ready to do Battle once again and this Time who will be the one to Claim that All Important Victory.
Lets Find out
Dunlop Mini Challenges Supported by Mini Spares - Miglia (Race 17 Results)
In First Place was (Endaf Owens) In His Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.862 and A Top Speed of 54.862mph. Very Fast and Quick Racing from Endaf who was Pushing as Hard as he Could to keep the Gap wide Open and ensure a Victory. Amazing Driving
In Second Place was (Aaron Smith) in His Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.773 and a Top Speed of 75.23mph. Fantastic Drive there Aron Really Great Work and taking Second Place away from the Previous Second Place Winner (Andrew Jordan)
In Third Place was (Andrew Jordan) in His Miglia with a Best Lap Time of 54.913 and a Top Speed of 75.21mph. Another Storming Drive from Andrew to take Third Place this Time Well Done.
What Another Amazing Race will all three Top Drivers Pushing their Miglia's Hard and all wanting to achieve that 1st Place Finish. To all other Drivers out there Good Luck and Keep Pushing Yourselves to Work Harder and you will Achieve what it is that you so Desire.
Dunlop Mini Challenges Supported by Mini Spares - Se7en (Race 13 Results)
Dunlop Mini Sevens were next up onto the Circuit and with Cars that all Have a Very Colourful set of Liveries and Drivers Ready to go this Next Race was going to be One that would be a Fantastic Watch from either Paddock Hill or The Main Straight as the Minis would be Blasting Past at Nearly 75mph.
Previously Yesterday During Qualifying it was (Jeff Smith) who took the Pole with (Nick Fowler) in Second Place and (Spencer Wanstall) in Third Place with all Three Drivers being Separated by Less than Half a Second as they Crossed the Line to Finish Qualifying.
With Three Very Experienced Drivers at the Front and a Whole Grid of other Great Drivers Ready Lets see what Results this Race will bring.
In First Place was (Jeff Smith) in his Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 59.566 and a Top Speed of 72.29mph. Amazing work Jeff Pushing that Little Mini Seven to its Limits and taking First Place.
In Second Place was (Jonathan Lewis) in his Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 59.197 and a Top Speed of 71.91mph. Another Incredible Drive from Jonathan Keeping Hold of Second Place and taking Home the Spoils from the First Race.
In Third Place was (Nick Fowler) in his Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 59.688 and a Top Speed of 71.83mph. Fantastic Drive there Nick Racing Hard and Managing to Hold onto Third Place on the Podium Well Done.
Mini Racing is Really Turning out to be Very Exciting and Fantastic This Year with so Many Different Winners and Other Drivers working Hard to Keep their Cars is Running and Race Ready condition. A Big Congratulations to Jeff Jonathan and Nick for showing some Seriously Impressive Racing and to all other Drivers Taking Part and enjoying what They Love.
Lets Dive into Race 2 and See who Might make a Leap to 1st Second or Third and who will be able to challenge the Top Three Drivers.
Dunlop Mini Challenges Supported by Mini Spares - Se7en (Race 19 Results)
Race 2 Up Next and things were not going as Smoothly as Most Drivers would Have Wanted as they all Gripped their Steering wheels and Prepared for Battle The Heavens Opened and a Large Rain Shower Engulfed the Track and with already Dark Conditions now getting even Darker it was only a matter of Time before Visibility would be Very Difficult.
Who has the Nerve to Push Hard and Take The Victory and who will be Brave Enough to take Second and Third Place? Lets Find out
In First Place was (Joe Thompson) in His Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.615 and a Top Speed of 60.38mph. Extremely Well Driven there Joe Pushing Hard but keeping the Mini Under Control in Very Damp and Dark Conditions to take a Superb Victory.
In Second Place was (Mike Jordan) in His Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.801 and a Top Speed of 60.33mph. Amazing Drive there Mike Well Deserved and Driven too.
In Third Place was (Spencer Wanstall) in His Mini Seven with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.178 and a Top Speed of 60.32mph. Incredible Bravery from Spencer and to Keep that Car on the Track Must Have Taken some Incredible Skill thought the Entire Race.
What a Fantastic Finish to the Mini Sevens Racing Today at Brands Hatch with Multiple Different Winners on the Podium and Some Very Changeable Conditions it made for some Remarkable Racing and Brilliant Overtakes thought.
Congratulations to Joe Mike and Spencer on their Podium Places and Well Done to all Other Mini Seven Drivers for Braving the Conditions to put on a Race that Shows What the British Spirit of Racing is all About. Alex Issigonis would be Proud.
Formula 3 Cup (Race 12 Results)
Formula 3 up Next and with the Track being Mostly Dry before the Start of This Race Each Drivers was Ready to Push Hard and try to take the Victory from the other. Qualifying Yesterday Proved that even a Smaller Grid can still Make for some Intense Racing with Drivers such as (George Line) (Robbie Watts) and (Shane Kelly) showing some Incredible Speed and Capable Car Control thought the Entire Qualifying Session.
With Lots of Aero and a Very Fast set of Dallara F308 Engines Powering them Lets See what the Formula 3's Get up to.
In First Place was (George Line) in his F3 Dallara F308 with a Lap Time of 43.825 and a Top Speed of 96.55mph. Incredible Speed and Confidence shown from George behind the wheel of that Formula 3 showing that he was Almost Fearless and in a League of his own. Incredible Driving.
In Second Place was (Robbie Watts) in his F3 Dallara F308 with a Lap Time of 43.926 and a Top Speed of 96.39mph. Another Super Driver in Robbie Pushing Hard and Defending Second Place thought the Entire Race and Keeping George Busy on his Toes Most of the Time.
In Third Place was (Shane Kelly) in his F3 Dallara F308 with a Lap Time of 44.071 and a Top Speed of 95.88mph. Very Well Done there Shane Racing Hard and Keeping up the Pace with Both Robbie and George in Second and First.
What an Exciting First Race for the Formula 3 Drivers who are all Showing that they All Have the Nerve and Skill to Race Hard and Push where it matters. Congratulations to Stefano George and Dominic and Good Luck to All other F3 Drivers out there for Race 2 Coming up Next.
Formula 3 Cup (Race 21 Results)
With Race 2 About to Start all of the Drivers took off for their Formation Lap and Plenty of Water and Spray was seen Shooting up from the Back of Each Car and Having had the First Race take Place in Dry Conditions thease New Track Conditions would be Very Different for Each Driver and Driving Ability is a Must for Survival Out there. With the 5 Red Lights illuminated the Race Began but who would Finish and take Home The Victory. Lets Find Out
In First Place was (Stefano Leaney) in his F3 Dallara F317 with a Best Lap Time of 50.532 and a Top Speed of 84.71mph. Stefano is Really Proving to be a worthy Drivers to Drive in Formula 3 as Once Again his Sheeree Bravery and Fearless Nature was on Display once again in Conditions that Most other Divers would have thought Twice about Pushing their Machinery to Hard in. Congratulations Stefano.
In Second Place was (George Line) in his F3 Dallara F308 with a Best Lap Time of 52.738 and a Top Speed of 81.07mph. Fantastic Work there George Once Again Demonstraighting how to Race an F3 In Wet Conditions with Beautiful Lines taken thought the Corse of the Race and a Well Deserved Second Place.
In Third Place was (Shane Kelly) in his Dallara F308 with a Best Lap Time of 52.771 and a Too Speed of 80.96mph Another Very Brave and Quick Driver in Wet Conditions with Shane Really Defending Hard and Fast in order to Keep hold of that Well Deserved Third Place.
What an Astonishing Race with Winners in Stefano George and Shane all taking spots on the Podium and Hopefully One Day Having their Chance in Formula 1. Each Driver put on a Super Display of Driving Skill and Keeping their Cars at High Speed on a Wet Track is no Easy Feat. Well Done to all the Other Formula 3 Drivers too Keep Pushing Hard and Making sure you do Everything you Can To One Day Achieve That Victory.
Fastest Mini in the World (Race 11 Results)
Fastest Mini In The World was Up Next and this Racing Series Features Many Familiar Looking Minis and yet Each one has a trick up its Sleeve and that is that their Standard 1275gt Engines have all been Replaced with Engines from Cars that have Considerably more Horse Power. The Goal of the Race is to not Just Win but to also Prove to Everyone that You Have The Fastest Mini in the World.
With Qualifying Yesterday showing Very Quick Pace from (Bill Richards) in his Maguire Club Estate it was clear to see that The Drivers and their cars were in a completely different League to all other Racing Minis there that Weekend. Lets Find out who came First in the First Race and who took the First Title of Fastest Mini in the World.
In First Place was (Harvey Death) in his Austin Mini Cooper S V8 with a Best Lap Time of 51.294 and a Top Speed of 82.01mph. Fantastic Driving from Harvey to Push his V8 Mini to the Limit and take Home First Place and the Top Step on the Podium.
In Second Place was (Bill Richards) in his Maguire Clubman Estate with a Best Lap Time of 53.391 and a Top Speed of 80.15mph. Epic Drive there from Bill Pushing Hard and making sure to Keep Harvey Behind Him.
In Third Place was (Richard Billingham) in his Austin Mini Clubman with a Best Lap Time of 53.347 and a Top Speed of 79.91mph. Very Well Driven there Richard showing the Insane Horse Power thease Mini's have and how they Accelerate and Decelerate much Faster than a Standard Cooper S or even a Racing Mini Seven.
What an Epic Race and Display of Incredible Driving and Battling for the Victory of Fastest Mini in the World. Each Driver Held their Nerve and Push Very Hard Indeed which was Fantastic to see. Congratulations to our Race Winners Harvey Bill and Richard. Lets see what Luck Race 2 Brings.
Fastest Mini in the World (Race 16 Results)
In First Place was (Harvey Death) in his Austin Mini Cooper S V8 with a Best Lap Time of 52.256 and a Top Speed of 79.02mph. Another Fantastic Victory for Harvey who has proven to Have The Fastest Mini in the World and is Really Capable of Driving it as well. Congratulations
In Second Place was (Fabio Luffarelli) in his Mini Classic Saloon with a Best Lap Time of 55.949 and a Top Speed of 76.21mph. Amazing work there Fabio Fantastic to see such an Iconic Mini Out there but with a Twist by putting a Far more Powerful Engine under the hood to Have even more Fun with it. Amazing Build and Super Drive.
In Third Place was (Matthew Skidmore) in his Austin Mini with a Best Lap Time of 55.257 and a Top Speed of 75.71mph. Brilliant Drive Matthew Showing the Real Power and Driver Ability of a car Pushing right onto the limits all the Time.
What an Incredible Days Racing for the Fastest Mini in the World Showcasing Many Classic Favourites that Everyone Loves but with some surprises under each Bonnet. Congratulations to Harvey Fabio and Matthew for their Incredible Victories and Good Luck to all other Teams in the Series.
Mighty Minis & Super Mighty Mini Championship (Race 10 Results)
Mighty Mini's and Super Mighty Mini's were up Next and with a Massive Grid of Both Mighty and Super Mighty Mini's on Display This was going to be another Race that would be well worth the Watch.
From Qualifying Yesterday (Bobby Thompson) took the Pole setting a Very Fast Time of Just 1:00.205 Round the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit with (Ian Slark) and (Stuart Coombs) following Closely Behind in both Second and Third.
With So Many Different Drivers on the Grid and Plenty of Traffic to Navigate Through this First Race was going to be an Epic One to Witness.
In First Place was (Bobby Thompson) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.331 and a Top Speed of 61.14mph. Fantastic Work Bobby Racing at High Speeds and Pushing that Mini around the Circuit in Record Time. Congratulations
In Second Place was (Ian Slark) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.319 and a Top Speed of 61.13mph. Amazing Driving Ian Top Driver and a Fantastic Mini Racer
In Third Place was (Neven Kirkpatrick) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.426 and a Top Speed of 61.07mph. Well Done Neven a Really Well crafted Drive and a truly deserved Third Place.
What a Start to an Amazing Race with so many different Mini's taking to the track and Pushing hard keeping the top Three on their Toes the Entire Time due to How evenly matched each Mini is. Congratulations to Bobby Ian and Neven and See You all in the Final Race.
Mighty Minis & Super Mighty Mini Championship (Race 18 Results)
The Last Race of the Day for the Mighty and Super Mighty Mini's Championship and with a Very Tight Battle at the Top Between Bobby Ian and Neven which one of them will be able to take Home Victory for the Last Time today. Lets Get straight to finding out.
In First Place was (Neven Kirkpatrick) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.029 and a Top Speed of 70.35mph. Phenomenal Drive Neven Fending off Ian in Second Place and Keeping yourself up Front to Win and a Fantastic Way to End the Day with a Victory
In Second Place was (Ian Slark) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.756 and a Top Speed of 70.34mph. Another Brilliant Drive by Regular Ian Slark with Tremendous Car Control and Ability he Really is an Incredible Driver.
In Third Place was (David Kirkpatrick) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.991 and a Top Speed of 70.23mph. Amazing Work David Driving Hard and so Great to see Neven up there In First Place, Always Something to be Proud of.
And So that Ends the Days Racing for The Super Mighty Mini's and Mighty Mini's Racing, A Big Congratulations to Neven Ian and David on their Race Wins and also a Huge Well Done to all of the Other Mini Racers out there who Enjoy what they Do and show the World their Dedicated Passion and Commitment to Keeping British Racing Alive and Well.
Pre 66 Mini's (Race 15 Results)
Pre 66 Mini's were up Next and a whole Host of Classic Minis had taken to the track during their Formation Lap with Mini's from a By Gone Era that Showed Beauty and a Really Fierce Competitive Nature during the Pre 66 Category of Mini Racing.
During Qualifying the Previous Day (Ian Curley) Narrowly Beat Endaf Owens to Pole by just 0.254 with a Very Fast and Committed Lap Endaf Had to settle for Second Place while (Phil Brown)would take Third.
But today out of all three drivers who would be Brave Enough to challenge Ian and Endaf both Drivers who are very Competitive in their Racing and who both want to Win This One Race.
In First Place was (Endaf Owens) in his Mini Cooper S with a Best Lap Time of 58.026 and a Top Speed of 73.85mph. A Very Fast and Fearless Drive from Endaf who looked like he was Really Enjoying throwing that Mini Around in his Very Aggressive Driving Style. Congratulations Endaf
In Second Place was (Jeff Smith) in his Mini Cooper S with a Best Lap Time of 57.993 and a Top Speed of 73.84mph. Well Done Jeff an Awesome Drive and Keeping up with Endaf was no Easy Task.
In Third Place was (Ian Curley) in his Mini Cooper S with a Best Lap Time of 58.053 and a Top Speed of 73.32mph. Amazing Work Ian A Very Strong Drive for Third Place on the Podium.
What an Exciting Race for the Pre 66 Mini's with Both Endaf Owens and Jeff Smith Really Driving Hard and Defending both of their positions thought the Course of the entire Race. Also Well Done to Ian for Another 3rd Place Victory as Well as all other Drivers Racing.
Teekay Couplings Production GTI Championship (Race 14 Results)
The Teekay Couplings and Production GTI Championship was up next and with a whole Range of VF Golf GTI'S in one Race it was Going to be a Very Quick and Action Packed Race to Watch.
During Qualifying (Martyn Walsh) took the Pole with (Adam Hance) and (John Beale) in Second and Third Place Respectively.
With So Many Evenly Matched Cars Taking Part in the Race This was Really going to be About Driver Ability and Car Control to see who could extract that little bit more performance out of their Machine for a Victory.
In First Place was (Simon Hill) in his VW Golf GTI with a Best Lap Time of 56.824 and a Top Speed of 71.05mph. Amazing Driving Simon Pushing that VW to its Limits and Really showing off the Complete Understanding of Driver and their Car around the Race Track.
In Second Place was (Adam Hanke) in his VW Golf GTI MK5 with a Best Lap Time of 56.682 and a Top Speed of 71.02mph. Very Well Done Adam and a Really Spirited Drive from a Fantastic Driver to gain Second Place.
In Third Place was (Hendry Riley) in his VW Golf GTI With a Best Lap Time of 57.212 and a Top Speed of 71.01mph. Fantastic Work Hendry Driving the Wheels off that Thing and Taking Home Third Place.
What a Fantastic Starting Race with Plenty of Action and Drivers Working Hard at the Wheel and Thought the entire Race to try and Gain a Spot on the Podium.
Lets see what Race 2 Brings and Who May be able to Mount a challenge to the Top Three Drivers.
Teekay Couplings Production GTI Championship (Race 20 Results)
In First Place was (Simon Vercoe) in his VW Golf GTI with a Best Lap Time of 1:08.465 and a Top Speed of 62.13mph. What A Drive from Simon Vercoe Pushing that Golf to the Edge of the Track through Paddock Hill Bend and Making sure to Keep the Power on High thought the Entire Race for a Successful 1st Place Victory
In Second Place was (Hendry Riley) in his VW Golf GTI with a Best Lap Time of 1:08.886 and a Top Speed of 61.88mph. Amazing Driving there Once again Hendry for Second Place
In Third Place was (Simon Hill) in his VW Golf GTI with a Best Lap Time of 1:08.853 and a Top Speed of 61.81mph. Well Done Simon Pushing Hard and Making sure to Stay on the Podium Position for Third Place
What a Fantastic Set of Drivers and Race Cars all showing Different Racing styles and Lines but with Equally Matched Machinery. a Big Congratulations to Simon Vercoe Hendry and Simon for their Incredible Victories and Race Craft when out on the Track and Good Luck To Everyone Else.
Z Cars Racing & New Generation Production BMW Championship (Race 8 Results)
The Last Race of The Day and its the BMW New Generation and Z Cars Championship. With Many Different BMW'S Taking Part in this Race Speed Skill and Concentration will all be key Factors in Getting either a Win or a Podium Position.
During Qualifying on Saturday Chris Murphy took the Pole with Jack Wood Second and Edd Giddings Third. Three Drivers all with Many Hours of Racing Experience under their belt.
With The Race About to Start Lets Find out Who Will be The Last Ones to take First Second and Third Place on the Podium in Todays Racing.
In First Place was (Chris Murphy) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap time of 55.880 and a Top Speed of 75.95mph. Incredible Drive there Chris Taking the Win and Showing just how to Drive a Z4 BMW around the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit. Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Edd Giddings) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap Time of 56.481 and a Top Speed of 75.90mph. Amazing work there Edd with Some Incredible Driving and Keeping Pace with Chris Made for a Really Entertaining Battle.
In Third Place was (Matthew Dance) in his BMW Z4 With a Best Lap Time of 56.526 and a Top Speed of 75.16mph. Well Done Matthew Finishing in Third Place and Taking Home a Wonderful Victory.
And With that The End of Another Perfect and Incredible Days Racing comes to an End at Brands Hatch. The Mini Festival always knows How to Bring out the Best in both Drivers and Cars and Has a Real Atmosphere about the Love for the Little British Icon. The Spectators and The Raving Drivers a Like Really Cherish this Event and I Hope to see it and Document it Many More Times.
A Final Congratulations to Chris Edd and Matthew for their Superb Drives and to all Other Competitors Across the Entire Weekend for sharing their Love and Passion for Motorsport Helping to inspire the Many Different Young Talent's to One Day Achieve their own Racing Dreams.
See You All Again Next Year!
Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
I used to be afraid of going back to Ely. So many of the memories from the first twenty years of my life are bound up with this place. I still want to step off the bus or train and find that it is still the early 1970s, to wander around the market with my granny, or go to my other grandparents' house in Chiefs Street for dinner before wandering off into the shops to spend my pocket money. But they are all dead now, and although many of my aunts, uncles and cousins still live in and around the city, I have no direct connection with Ely any more.
I was born here, and I still feel a sense of ownership. It is still the touchstone for our family - my children still think of Ely, in a strange way, as where their story started.
And in fact, Ely hasn't changed that much. There are still plenty of independent shops in High Street, Fore Hill and Market Street, there are still lots of the old pubs, the Thursday market is still busy with people who have come in from the Fens on buses, and talk exactly like my grandparents. I was shocked to see that they have pulled down Cutlacks the ironmongers, and I mourn the passing of the cattle market, although that, of course, could be said for many small country towns.
Is there another Cathedral city in England where the cathedral is so utterly entwined with the streets which huddle around it? There are no other tall buildings, apart from the spire of St Mary's church. The Cathedral west tower is always there, peeping above the rooftops, wherever you look towards it.
Ely is a city, and the Isle of Ely was a proud, independent county, but neither of these mean anything now, and neither of them have any political purpose any more. Today, Ely is merely the largest place served by East Cambridgeshire District Council, a completely meaningless division of the overgrown county of Cambridgeshire. I was born in the Grange Maternity Home, some 200 yards from the Cathedral's west tower; today, it is the headquarters of East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The biggest difference from twenty years ago is how quiet the streets are - they used to be so traffic-choked, but today Ely is bypassed.
And another thing which has changed is the Lamb Hotel. This is one of those grand coaching inns you often find in small country towns. When I was little, it was dead posh - we would never have gone in there. I always associate it with wedding receptions and commercial travellers. But today, we found it was a very pleasant place to stop for lunch.
Anyone coming back to Ely after half a century away might find the gentrification of the waterside area remarkable. This was where my father was born in the 1930s, in a cheerful slum of barefoot children. Today, the houses are sought after by young professionals - the walk to the station is a couple of minutes, and we are only twenty mimutes by train from the city of Cambridge.
Ely Cathedral is architecturally one of the most magnificent buildings in England. The view from the south-east is world famous, as is the lantern tower. But the interior is rather dull, despite the wonderful unbroken vista down what is England's longest cathedral. Apart from the architecture, very little of medieval origin survives - there is a small cluster of stained glass in one chapel, and the stone carvings of the beautiful lady chapel, but that is about all. The narrow Norman aisles, with their grey, oppressive vaulting, are not really a pleasure to walk, and there are no cloisters. And while the lady chapel is breathtaking, is it any more magnificent than a dozen or more East Anglian churches - Salle, Walpole St Peter or Blythburgh, for example? Ironically, Ely is one of the few English cathedrals which charges an entrance fee, a whacking £5.50 (Lincoln, a much more important and beautiful interior, charges £4, while Norwich and Peterborough, the other two great medieval Cathedrals in this corner of England, are completely free).
I remember how the great west doorway and the north transept doorway would stand open during the day. As a child, I would leave my grandparents house in Chiefs Street, and walk the length of the nave and out through the transept to get to the market place. Everybody used the Cathedral to get from one part of this tiny, beautiful city to another, just as their ancestors and predecessors had for hundreds and hundreds of years. But no longer.
we are stuck with mattel in my country,no disney store i'm afraid..we're always flooded with mattel! boyenchanted came with me and got me two of them lol...and i keep telling people,no they're for my niece haahaa...
File name: 10_03_000963a
Binder label: Home Products
Title: Don't be afraid. Mice like Bon Ami will not scratch. [front]
Created/Published: N. Y. : Geo. S. Harris & Sons
Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 9 x 14 cm.
Genre: Advertising cards
Subject: Children; Mice; Household soap
Notes: Title from item.
Statement of responsibility: The Bon Ami Company
Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.
"There's nothing to be afraid of . . . it's only me, Boris Karloff."
For those who are younger than I am, which is about ninety percent of the earth's population, this title is a direct quote from an old, old horror movie featuring Boris Karloff, a British actor who became typecast as, well, as a horrific actor. Not that his acting was horrible necessarily, but he starred in many, many low budget horror films as a mad scientist who lived in a decrepit old mansion [plagued by a never-ending thunder and lightning storm] with at least one or two scientific miscreants that he himself created who were locked in a basement jail cell.
Of course one of Boris Karloff's most famous roles was that of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist-doctor gone bonkers, who runs a number of secret experiments to create life in dead bodies. While in university Victor excelled in chemistry and other scientific subjects which, it is thought, whetted his ambition to create life.
One insight proposed is the good doctor, scarred by the death of his mother just before entering university, became driven to give life to the dead. To that end, Dr. Victor gathers sundry parts from dead humans and animals and begins his experiments.
To be honest, my interest in Frankenstein began with the opening credits scrolled over the scary, creepy scene of the old mansion in horrific black & white and ended 20 minutes into the film. Though I do admit that my interest in the good scientist gone rogue was rekindled when I discovered the documentary film that chronicled the search conducted by Abbott & Costello to find out the truth.
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and had it published in London in 1818 when she was only 21. She claimed that the inspiration and perhaps the greater body of the work came to her in dreams as she slept. No doubt Mary enjoyed her pizza as I do, loaded with garlic, anchovies and red pepper. For I, too, have had such horrible dreams after devouring one too many slices so prepared just before going to bed.
Alas, this house does not, nor did it ever, belong to Dr. Victor Frankenstein. It rests, hidden in the midst of overgrowth somewhere near Oxford NC.
NOTE: The last five words of the quote [It's only me, Boris Karloff.] were coined by Ted Brown, a radio personality on WNEW-AM in New York City.
Berlino, DEU - Nouveau realisme und zero - Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV (1969/70) by Barnett Newman (1905-1970)
A Multi Media Performance by Rhodri Hugh Thomas in Collaboration With Carolina Vasquez Based on the poem and art work “Who’s Afraid?” by Susan Richardson and Pat Gregory.First performance in the Willow Theatre. Photo by Valeria Pacchiani
From the S/S 2010 Collection: "Earth & Industry"
Designer: Ashley Marie Bowman
MUA: Chëla Olea
Model: Fernanda @ Paragon
© Claudia Susana
What makes you different? What makes you who you are?
I'm noticing now the things that separate us from one another. Living with a wing full of people does that. I'm noticing now that I have a some quirky stuff.. like my love for art history, for artistic photography, for obscure music.. that sort of thing. I'm realizing now that those are the types of things that set me apart.
We all have those little pieces of our personality that make us who we are. And it's our choice whether we embrace them with open arms or choose to throw them to the winds. Are you afraid of who you are? Or are you confident enough to be different?
just some thoughts.
Maurizio Cattelan
Not Afraid of Love
Avec ”All” au Guggenheim en 2011, on pensait que « tout » avait été dit. Comme souvent avec Maurizio Cattelan, nous étions sur une fausse piste…
Ce qui devait être le salut final d’une carrière éblouissante, faite d’œuvres qui ont marqué l’époque, de scandales, de profondeur, de fracas et d’humour, n’était qu’une (ir)révérence de plus.
Cinq ans plus tard, Cattelan revient au travail. Il a choisi la Monnaie de Paris pour son exposition la plus importante en Europe, et la plus importante depuis sa rétrospective New-Yorkaise. Cette exposition à la Monnaie de Paris, sous le commissariat de Chiara Parisi, est une exposition qui sera profondément « habitée » par Cattelan. Un choix d’œuvres, dont l'image reste pour toujours accrochée à la rétine, seront exposées dans les salons XVIIIème siècle de la Monnaie de Paris.
Irrévérencieux, génial, facétieux, drôle, grave, provocateur, cynique, potache, Maurizio Cattelan n’est jamais là où on l’attend. Les visages de Cattelan sont autant d’uppercuts qui nous laissent KO.
Et c’est là son paradoxe ultime, sa capacité géniale à transformer une fuite en pirouette sublime : Cattelan n’aura jamais été aussi présent dans une exposition, et pourtant chacune de ses œuvres hurle son absence.
L’effigie de Cattelan, l’art de la mise en scène, sera le cœur battant de l’exposition à la Monnaie de Paris.
Un début de réponse à son interrogation aussi pince-sans-rire que métaphysique « y-a-t-il une vie avant la mort ? ».
Ensemble member Tracy Letts with Carrie Coon in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Pam MacKinnon. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
A Multi Media Performance by Rhodri Hugh Thomas in Collaboration With Carolina Vasquez Based on the poem and art work “Who’s Afraid?” by Susan Richardson and Pat Gregory. First performance in the Willow Theatre. Photo by Valeria Pacchiani
It’s a joyful to watch them having so much fun while sitting on the wall. Their loud giggles brought smiles.
It reminds me of the sweet times when I was young, innocent, and not afraid of anything.
I can climb the tree to the top branch. I can jump off the swing while it is going its highest. At my age? I need a staircase to beat them up.
I am putting myself on the market, like the whore I am. So if you want me for your company (I.E. frontline, SPW, blah blah whatever) just let me know!
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I helped randy out of the pipe. She jumped out and waited for the rest of the squad. When grapes exited the pipe it quickly crumpled behind us.
“now they can‘t follow us, plus a backed up sewer pipe is more chaos to add to the rioting” she said.
“sounds good, now greyhawk said we needed to find our way off this planet. Has anyone seen anything?, like a way off this planet” I said.
“there is a guard-ship fuel depot near by, should be a basic transport for us.” randy said
“good, well you lead the way.” I said.
We began our trudge through the jungle. Birds chirped near by but I heard nothing that led me to a sign of civilization. It made sense to build a prison here. If a prisoner was to escape, without proper survival skills, would die within a week. Thick mud, dense brush and dangerous creatures make this jungle unforgiving. We went on for hours, when randy finally raised her hand to stop.
“here we are boys” she whispered.
I moved up to where she had stopped. I crouched behind a downed tree and looked down into the hollow. A large concrete slab was the base of the area, barrels and pumps lined the tree line. Two guards stood next to a small gate in the surrounding fence and a junked transport ship sat dormant on the pad.
My eyes shifted towards grapes, who nodded and snuck over to me. He unfolded the bi-pod on his MK. VI. The internal suppressed rifle made little to no noise as he took out the too guards. We moved down the hollow and entered the pad. I looked around he pad and saw nothing but a fuel hose hooked up to the ship. Olaf and I moved to the ship, and found a sleeping pilot inside. A quick knife to the neck ended the threat.
I waved to the squad and they ran over to the ship. My driver jumped into the cockpit and fired it up.
“Looks like we only have half a tank, so we are going to have to do this right” he yelled as we strapped ourselves in.
The ship shook as we lifted off. I watched tools shake off the shelves in the cargo bay. I opened the back hatch and pushed out the cargo inside. I felt the ship lighten as the crates fell to the ground below. I quickly shut the bay door and ran back to my squad. The ship shook more as we began to leave the atmosphere.
Start radioing into GH, see if they are in range. Grapes ran to the comm.
“This is S-450, Varkura system, Request for boarding….”
“Permission granted, welcome home boys“ the voice responded.
Still bothers me that I don't know what she was looking at, when I took the picture I was in a hurry and didn't catch the wholeness of the situation, something I deeply regret now.
wish I knew, wish I knew....
Jaipur, India
"I'm Not Afraid Of Anything" thats what he said when i told him not to be afraid "its only a Camera". couldnt decide which version is better so I uploaded both B&W and in Colors
I'm afraid this daffodil and all of our other bulbs don't stand a chance against the sub-freezing temperatures over the next week...
I am afraid of nothing. I am afraid of doing nothing to further my dreams. A while back I watched a video by Jonathan Fields called Turning Fear Into Fuel where he suggests you ask yourself five questions:
1. What is my dream?
2. What if I fail?
3. How will I recover?
4. What if I do nothing?
5. What if I succeed?
My responses are:
1. My dream is:
* I do Great Work that makes me (and those around me) shine and come alive. I live a comfortable life making art, connecting, inspiring and growing stuff.
2. If I am pre-successful (AKA tactics and/or strategy to living my dreams happen to fail):
* I adjust what needs to be adjusted (tactics, self, The Dream) and I keep moving forward. I ask for and receive help that I need. Then I succeed at the new &/or refined dream. I am still loveable and loved. I am still skilled, passionate, inspired. I still live in gratitude - being on the right side of the ground enables me to choose that. I am still safe. My needs still get met. My knowledge and life experience is still ever increasing. I get to continue to make art. I may even make great art!
3. I recover by:
* See “pre-successful” entry and add several other things including but not limited to the following. I connect with and learn from other people. I continue to remember that I am loved and cared for and that people really do want me to succeed because it shows that you can be successful from making art and inspires them to keep working at making great art. I get better at Getting Out Of My Own Way (GOOMOW) and let good things happen! (I journaled it as “I learn to ask for and receive value.” but that somehow doesn’t seem right.) I may find it useful to work at a factory job for a bit. I continue to become a better person!
4. If I continue doing nothing?
* I spiral into depression. I would make those around me miserable. I wouldn’t make people’s eyes shine or any of us come more alive. I would get poorer. I would have to get another factory job that would crush my soul. I would be very disappointed in myself .. which would make the drummer in the one-man-band-in-my-head so angry he would rob my peace and rest. UGH! I would live a slow agonizing death. Horrible, horrible!
5. I succeed! :)
* The world is brighter, more alive, inspiring, amazing, beautiful and wondrous place! My needs are taken care of. I connect with people and ideas! People and ideas connect! I flow more love and awesomeness! I learn and love more! I continue being grateful! I travel! I continue to become a better person! My dreams come true. I dream bigger! I welcome good things and people into my life. I meet and learn from and with totally cool people!
Gratitude list:
1. I am thankful for so many generous things and people blessing me with wonderful surprises this week! It does pay to read because not only was I able to increase my knowledge but I won a gift certificate to a local bookstore. I started winning a lot right around the time of my second organ transplant.
2. I am thankful for walking in Wascana Park! It is so beautiful and I am thankful so many people use it. Wascana Park strengthens our community! :)
3. I am thankful for giving good gifts. I am thankful for allowing myself to receive wonderful gifts.
4. I am thankful for having pleasant interactions with people that are related to me.
5. I am especially thankful for getting to interact with my nephew (phone) and niece (in person)! I hadn’t heard my nephew’s voice in nearly three years and I hadn’t seen my niece in that long plus a few hours. I got to draw and cook with my niece! :)
6. I am thankful for the continued awesomeness of the Thirteenth Ave Safeway. I am especially thankful for the pharmacy because they are generally kind, thoughtful, fascinating, vigilant (very important to a person with an organ transplant) and they always go the extra mile that makes them remarkable! I really like that Safeway and have continued to shop there even after I have moved farther away and closer to other food stores. I continue to shop there because the people there are Real People - someone who seems like they would make a good neighbour. The folks that work there seem to generally enjoy being there and also have a sense of humour. They seem like good people and treat others respectfully! :) I think I heart them?! :)
7. I am thankful for Hugh MacLeod’s art and blog, which I highly recommend signing up for his newsletter if his art is your cup of tea! I am thinking of getting his book(s) with the gift certificate I won from RPL for reading! I suspect that viewing some of his art is partly why I stopped trying to make my art ‘fit’ and just make what I need to now. I like how he cuts the crap to say directly what he needs to say. Check out his work in Godin’s books as well.
8. Private.
9. I am abundantly thankful for being healthy. I am thankful to everyone that helps bring organ transplants to people that need them. I am thankful for our teams of people that help people with transplants (like me!) healthy!! :)
10. I am thankful for making art. I am thankful for having lots of quality paper here and the ability to make my own paper (thanks to folks that post paper making tutorials online! :)
11. I am thankful for getting to grow my own food.
12. I am thankful for spending more time in the present and making that (really long) list of good and great things I already have going for me.
13. I am thankful for brave folks that blog honestly and authentically. You inspire me.
14. I am thankful for finally telling my mom that even though I know that the art that I make isn’t always her cup of tea I am well aware that she still loves me!
Making a PDA (Publicly Declared Action) took some effort.
--I didn't think this photo was so dark when I had uploaded.
Merchandise, merchandise, merchandise!! I am afraid this might be another beginning of yet another collection line to come. These figures are simple, cheap but fun although they are not good posers but great for display. I did not get the Darth Vader in the same series though. Getting a bit tired seeing him keep coming back with different box art…
I also had a good look at the new Black series and 3 3/4 inch figures and what not but the quality of the goods (especially paint apps in terms of consistency) is not up to the standard and it gets worse…
20 May 2019 - Who Is Afraid of Citizen Participation?
Chloé Pahud, Co-founder, Civocracy.
OECD Headquarters, Paris
Photo: OECD/ Stéphane Kyndt
Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
I used to be afraid of going back to Ely. So many of the memories from the first twenty years of my life are bound up with this place. I still want to step off the bus or train and find that it is still the early 1970s, to wander around the market with my granny, or go to my other grandparents' house in Chiefs Street for dinner before wandering off into the shops to spend my pocket money. But they are all dead now, and although many of my aunts, uncles and cousins still live in and around the city, I have no direct connection with Ely any more.
I was born here, and I still feel a sense of ownership. It is still the touchstone for our family - my children still think of Ely, in a strange way, as where their story started.
And in fact, Ely hasn't changed that much. There are still plenty of independent shops in High Street, Fore Hill and Market Street, there are still lots of the old pubs, the Thursday market is still busy with people who have come in from the Fens on buses, and talk exactly like my grandparents. I was shocked to see that they have pulled down Cutlacks the ironmongers, and I mourn the passing of the cattle market, although that, of course, could be said for many small country towns.
Is there another Cathedral city in England where the cathedral is so utterly entwined with the streets which huddle around it? There are no other tall buildings, apart from the spire of St Mary's church. The Cathedral west tower is always there, peeping above the rooftops, wherever you look towards it.
Ely is a city, and the Isle of Ely was a proud, independent county, but neither of these mean anything now, and neither of them have any political purpose any more. Today, Ely is merely the largest place served by East Cambridgeshire District Council, a completely meaningless division of the overgrown county of Cambridgeshire. I was born in the Grange Maternity Home, some 200 yards from the Cathedral's west tower; today, it is the headquarters of East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The biggest difference from twenty years ago is how quiet the streets are - they used to be so traffic-choked, but today Ely is bypassed.
And another thing which has changed is the Lamb Hotel. This is one of those grand coaching inns you often find in small country towns. When I was little, it was dead posh - we would never have gone in there. I always associate it with wedding receptions and commercial travellers. But today, we found it was a very pleasant place to stop for lunch.
Anyone coming back to Ely after half a century away might find the gentrification of the waterside area remarkable. This was where my father was born in the 1930s, in a cheerful slum of barefoot children. Today, the houses are sought after by young professionals - the walk to the station is a couple of minutes, and we are only twenty mimutes by train from the city of Cambridge.
Ely Cathedral is architecturally one of the most magnificent buildings in England. The view from the south-east is world famous, as is the lantern tower. But the interior is rather dull, despite the wonderful unbroken vista down what is England's longest cathedral. Apart from the architecture, very little of medieval origin survives - there is a small cluster of stained glass in one chapel, and the stone carvings of the beautiful lady chapel, but that is about all. The narrow Norman aisles, with their grey, oppressive vaulting, are not really a pleasure to walk, and there are no cloisters. And while the lady chapel is breathtaking, is it any more magnificent than a dozen or more East Anglian churches - Salle, Walpole St Peter or Blythburgh, for example? Ironically, Ely is one of the few English cathedrals which charges an entrance fee, a whacking £5.50 (Lincoln, a much more important and beautiful interior, charges £4, while Norwich and Peterborough, the other two great medieval Cathedrals in this corner of England, are completely free).
I remember how the great west doorway and the north transept doorway would stand open during the day. As a child, I would leave my grandparents house in Chiefs Street, and walk the length of the nave and out through the transept to get to the market place. Everybody used the Cathedral to get from one part of this tiny, beautiful city to another, just as their ancestors and predecessors had for hundreds and hundreds of years. But no longer.
A Multi Media Performance by Rhodri Hugh Thomas in Collaboration With Carolina Vasquez Based on the poem and art work “Who’s Afraid?” by Susan Richardson and Pat Gregory.First performance in the Willow Theatre. Photo by Valeria Pacchiani
A Multi Media Performance by Rhodri Hugh Thomas in Collaboration With Carolina Vasquez Based on the poem and art work “Who’s Afraid?” by Susan Richardson and Pat Gregory. First performance in the Willow Theatre. Photo by Valeria Pacchiani
A Multi Media Performance by Rhodri Hugh Thomas in Collaboration With Carolina Vasquez Based on the poem and art work “Who’s Afraid?” by Susan Richardson and Pat Gregory.First performance in the Willow Theatre. Photo by Valeria Pacchiani
Joshua asked me the other day if I was afraid of anything. I'm not afraid of snakes or spiders or germs or sharks or heights. What I am most afraid of is the loss of my child, so I told him so. He just smiled and said I knew you were going to say that.
Joshua was born with a heart murmur found when he was 2 weeks old. Imagine as a parent having to endure seeing your baby strapped to monitors and wires all over his body. I can not begin to tell you the amount of Pediatric Cardiologists I have seen over the years.
Joshua at 5 years old came down with Kawasaki disease, which is a rare but deadly disease which the body fights itself due to an infection. The night before the tests I stayed in the hospital bed with my son... holding my baby, not knowing what it was at the time as more test had to be run in the morning to rule out things. That morning he woke in my arms and said what I thought was "Mommy I slept too hard" I asked for clarification, "You slept too hard?" He shook his head in frustration and said "I slept with TWO HEARTS" as he banged on his chest. "Why?" I asked. "Because God gave me his, because mine is hurt" I just sat staring at my son in total shock.
At that moment the nurse came in to take us for more tests. This time on his heart. A symptom of this disease (which they were trying to rule out) is that the arteries to his (already damaged) heart swelled to look like sausages. We didn't know this at the time. Once they discovered his swollen arteries and his heart working on overload they immediately took action.
As the results were given back to us from the doctor later that morning, my mother-in-law received a call from a group praying for my son. They said that 5 angels were standing around my son protecting him. I watched my Mother-in-law counting the nurses and doctor's in the room. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5! When this was relayed to me, my fear vanished. I knew that God was near and my son would be taken care of. He put the right doctors and nurses in place to protect my son and his angels were standing guard with them.
So do I worry about my sons ... YES every parent does, but I need to keep in mind that in my times of worry God is near.... he is with me and will send his army of angels when called upon.
Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
I used to be afraid of going back to Ely. So many of the memories from the first twenty years of my life are bound up with this place. I still want to step off the bus or train and find that it is still the early 1970s, to wander around the market with my granny, or go to my other grandparents' house in Chiefs Street for dinner before wandering off into the shops to spend my pocket money. But they are all dead now, and although many of my aunts, uncles and cousins still live in and around the city, I have no direct connection with Ely any more.
I was born here, and I still feel a sense of ownership. It is still the touchstone for our family - my children still think of Ely, in a strange way, as where their story started.
And in fact, Ely hasn't changed that much. There are still plenty of independent shops in High Street, Fore Hill and Market Street, there are still lots of the old pubs, the Thursday market is still busy with people who have come in from the Fens on buses, and talk exactly like my grandparents. I was shocked to see that they have pulled down Cutlacks the ironmongers, and I mourn the passing of the cattle market, although that, of course, could be said for many small country towns.
Is there another Cathedral city in England where the cathedral is so utterly entwined with the streets which huddle around it? There are no other tall buildings, apart from the spire of St Mary's church. The Cathedral west tower is always there, peeping above the rooftops, wherever you look towards it.
Ely is a city, and the Isle of Ely was a proud, independent county, but neither of these mean anything now, and neither of them have any political purpose any more. Today, Ely is merely the largest place served by East Cambridgeshire District Council, a completely meaningless division of the overgrown county of Cambridgeshire. I was born in the Grange Maternity Home, some 200 yards from the Cathedral's west tower; today, it is the headquarters of East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The biggest difference from twenty years ago is how quiet the streets are - they used to be so traffic-choked, but today Ely is bypassed.
And another thing which has changed is the Lamb Hotel. This is one of those grand coaching inns you often find in small country towns. When I was little, it was dead posh - we would never have gone in there. I always associate it with wedding receptions and commercial travellers. But today, we found it was a very pleasant place to stop for lunch.
Anyone coming back to Ely after half a century away might find the gentrification of the waterside area remarkable. This was where my father was born in the 1930s, in a cheerful slum of barefoot children. Today, the houses are sought after by young professionals - the walk to the station is a couple of minutes, and we are only twenty mimutes by train from the city of Cambridge.
Ely Cathedral is architecturally one of the most magnificent buildings in England. The view from the south-east is world famous, as is the lantern tower. But the interior is rather dull, despite the wonderful unbroken vista down what is England's longest cathedral. Apart from the architecture, very little of medieval origin survives - there is a small cluster of stained glass in one chapel, and the stone carvings of the beautiful lady chapel, but that is about all. The narrow Norman aisles, with their grey, oppressive vaulting, are not really a pleasure to walk, and there are no cloisters. And while the lady chapel is breathtaking, is it any more magnificent than a dozen or more East Anglian churches - Salle, Walpole St Peter or Blythburgh, for example? Ironically, Ely is one of the few English cathedrals which charges an entrance fee, a whacking £5.50 (Lincoln, a much more important and beautiful interior, charges £4, while Norwich and Peterborough, the other two great medieval Cathedrals in this corner of England, are completely free).
I remember how the great west doorway and the north transept doorway would stand open during the day. As a child, I would leave my grandparents house in Chiefs Street, and walk the length of the nave and out through the transept to get to the market place. Everybody used the Cathedral to get from one part of this tiny, beautiful city to another, just as their ancestors and predecessors had for hundreds and hundreds of years. But no longer.