Rainbow Tree

Taking a photo around Grasmere then all of a sudden a rainbow started to develop right in shot. Not often that happens.

Remembering Hillsborough 24 Years On — Justice For The 96

The Truth and now time for the Justice. YNWA.

Hillsborough Poem — Fight for the truth

23 years we’ve braved in this fight
So brothers and sisters could walk towards light
So long they remained supporting our stand
Watching and waiting and holding our hand
They knew wed not falter or fail in their quest
So they could assemble and move towards rest
Mothers and fathers fought for the truth to be told
Never tiring or waning as years made them old
So raise your heads high you brave ninety six
Rest now assured this injustice we fix
The fight still goes on the guilty will pay
Now rest your sweet heads on red pillows to lay
Well all meet again when we all come to rest
Smiling and laughing about times we were best

Fred Tate

Lytham St.Annes Spitfire Memorial at Dusk

Two shots of the Lytham St.Annes Spitfire Memorial on a rainy dusk. The Spitfire Memorial is for Sergeant Alan Lever Ridings who was shot down on convoy duty in 1942. He flew a Mark VB Supermarine Spitfire (W3644) that was bought by the people of Lytham St.Annes through a ‘Spitfire fund’ organised by the town. The memorial is also a lasting legacy to the wartime spirit of Lytham St.Annes. This is Phase 1 of the Project and it is hoped two further replica aircraft will be built not just as a memorial to Sergeant Ridings but to RAF Fighter and Bomber Command as a whole.

The money to build the memorial has been raised by the Lytham St.Annes Spitfire team who have put on a number of mobile Spitfire displays of a replica Spitfire named ‘Lucy’ (A Mark IX Spitfire) across the North West of England. (Which can be seen in earlier posts). There is also a link to their website in the Blogroll

Rapids on the Stream

Rapids down the stream just outside Grasmere in the Lake District.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Scene

Merry Christmas…

Sir Patrick Moore: 4th March 1923 – 9th December 2012

Moon and Venus before sunrise

“Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one” — Brian May.

The Moon and Venus before sunrise on 11th December 2012.

A Blue Sky and A Blue Boat on the Sea Shore

Blue Sail Boat

Blue Sail Boat Beached On Shore

A Blue Sky and A Blue Boat on the Sea Shore.