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Posted on: 30 October 2015 by Kevin-W

Rocky shore:

Posted on: 30 October 2015 by Haim Ronen

Thanks. A favorite spot, a seawall that takes you 600 yards away from the shore line.

Posted on: 31 October 2015 by count.d

Posted on: 01 November 2015 by Tony Lockhart

The Suffolk and Cambridgeshire lanes today

Posted on: 01 November 2015 by northpole

Originally Posted by JamieWednesday:

This is my daughter practicing her Kayaking last night. Her instructor can't believe how strong her stroke is and really wants her to push on... She seems to feel she's got genuine top drawer potential. Unfortunately my daughter is less convinced, especially having just started secondary school and is now being overwhelmed with stacks of homework!

Jamie

I was once a decent athlete (running) and one of my regrets was using the 'I've just started grammar school and don't have time for this' line. Even though I believed it at the time, with the benefit of hindsight it wasn't true then and I suspect isn't true today! I would plead with her to sit down and think her decision through a bit further - if she can truly shine at this, it would be a real shame to give up on it and possibly end up like me with regrets further up the road.

Peter

Posted on: 01 November 2015 by Steve J

I agree. I swam to international level whilst at grammar school, training up to five hours a day. I know it was a determining factor when I applied for medical school as I overheard one of the interviewers say if I had the self discipline to train those hours I would be able to apply that to my studies. In those days it was difficult for someone, like me, from a council estate to get into medical school and I was the only one from my school, out of six who applied, to be successful. So I'm with Peter, encourage her to continue, but obviously don't push too hard.

Good luck.

Steve

Posted on: 01 November 2015 by Haim Ronen

Originally Posted by JamieWednesday:

This is my daughter practicing her Kayaking last night. Her instructor can't believe how strong her stroke is and really wants her to push on... She seems to feel she's got genuine top drawer potential. Unfortunately my daughter is less convinced, especially having just started secondary school and is now being overwhelmed with stacks of homework!

Daughter looks very sweet, Jamie. Excellent focus job capturing the water drops in mid-air.

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Fabio 1

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by rodwsmith

That's lovely Fabio.

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Awesome indeed!

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Fabio 1

Thank you both.Rodwsmith,this was taken yesterday at Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena,an ancient village close to my vacation home,not so far from your place,if memory helps me.

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by JamieWednesday

gon' fishin'...

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by JamieWednesday

Originally Posted by northpole:

Originally Posted by JamieWednesday:

This is my daughter practicing her Kayaking last night. Her instructor can't believe how strong her stroke is and really wants her to push on... She seems to feel she's got genuine top drawer potential. Unfortunately my daughter is less convinced, especially having just started secondary school and is now being overwhelmed with stacks of homework!

Jamie

I was once a decent athlete (running) and one of my regrets was using the 'I've just started grammar school and don't have time for this' line. Even though I believed it at the time, with the benefit of hindsight it wasn't true then and I suspect isn't true today! I would plead with her to sit down and think her decision through a bit further - if she can truly shine at this, it would be a real shame to give up on it and possibly end up like me with regrets further up the road.

Peter

Thanks for your comments guys. I think she'll have another look in the Spring. She kinda left her kayaking friend behind in ability stakes so her friend quit. Then it got cold. And the evenings dark. Practice is now in the Swimming pool on Saturday evenings(!) And she does seem to get huge amounts of homework from her new school. On the other hand her school thinks she should try Rugby which she fancies because apparently '...you can hit people in that.' I guess they've picked up on her competitive streak...

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by BigH47

Season of mists etc:-

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Haim Ronen

Patternity

Posted on: 06 November 2015 by Kevin-W

Charlie:

Posted on: 06 November 2015 by JamieWednesday

Pony

Posted on: 07 November 2015 by Haim Ronen

End Game

Posted on: 07 November 2015 by hungryhalibut

I took this at City Hall in NYC last week.

Posted on: 07 November 2015 by Tony Lockhart

An ex-Wattisham Lightning sat in the ex-Wattisham QRA shed at Bruntingthorpe this evening.

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by JamieWednesday

Very Moody Tony, is it open to public?

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by JamieWednesday

BANG!

...Soon be Christmas.

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by Tony Lockhart

Originally Posted by JamieWednesday:

Very Moody Tony, is it open to public?

I don't think it is in general, so I keep my eyes on this: http://www.lightnings.org.uk

Bruntingthorpe is quite a place, take a look on Google Earth. It's a vehicle proving facility with good security, so we can't just turn up and wander around as far as I know. The site has a Cold War Jets day each year, with lots of fast taxi runs etc. Two Lightnings did just that last night in twilight. Stunning.

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by Tony Lockhart

I've just checked online, and Bruntingthorpe is open every Sunday, 10-4. £5 per adult, kids free when accompanied.

Also see http://www.bruntingthorpeaviation.com/open-days/

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by Tony Lockhart

There's certainly a variety of types. Super Guppy:

Nice Photos.

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