Friday 31 May 2013

Beatrice and Mollie go for a Drive





They went to Lavenham, Suffolk, a town full of wool, half-timbered houses and thatched pubs, and stopped for cream teas in Finchingfield, Essex. (Mollie is the Midget and Beatrice is the MG Bea.)


Tuesday 28 May 2013

Wicken Fen's Hobbies





The middle photos, taken against the light, show the hobby about to catch an insect, then eating it (and there is a sixth of a second between these two frames) and the others are just pictures of this pretty falcon.


Monday 27 May 2013

Wicken Birds




Chiffchaff with grubs, Cuckoo leaving a perch and Hobby eating on the wing.


Saturday 25 May 2013

Birds Again



Turtle doves in the rain on Friday, and a Wren in the dry on Saturday.  


Tuesday 21 May 2013

More from Old Warden





The German training glider without swastika; the Hawker HInd taking off, and the Optica.  Both Hawkers in the air - Hind and Demon.


Sunday 19 May 2013

Shuttleworth in the Sunshine





From top: Me 109 with leading edge slats deployed; the refurbished Edgely Optica sounding like a hoover; Druine Turbulent and B of B Flight DC-3.


Thursday 16 May 2013

Sadie is Three Years Old


She tries out Grandad's classic car.  Was it a suitable fashion accessory?  Not if you wear pink!
  

Sunday 12 May 2013

Fowlmere Flying





Swift, Lapwing, Greylag and Coot (plus chick - cute coot it ain't!).


Saturday 11 May 2013

Bike Stunts





Another feature of X-Fest was a stunt bike arena.  The rider of the green bike was a girl taking her first steps at wheelies.  Her visor reflected the view ahead.  Love the tattoos!



Thursday 9 May 2013

Gone in Six Seconds



The jet car took a bit of starting; the clouds of (probably very smelly) unburnt kerosene can be seen in the background.  It covered the quarter-mile in 5.9 seconds, with a terminal speed of 260 mph.


Wednesday 8 May 2013

More from X-Fest




These boys were fearless!



Tuesday 7 May 2013

Santa Pod





A Nissan 300Z 'drifting' and three bikes on the drag strip.  Slow shutter speed for the panning.


Monday 6 May 2013

X-Fest 2013





Santa Pod.  BMX bikes and motor stunts.  Never seen a wheelie on a monkey bike or a Harley Davidson before!