Sky Watch Friday 32

Skies while Traveling about my County.

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1) Royal Air Force Officer Training Flying School at Cranwell. Hangers and airfields.
Prince's Charles and William trained to fly here.

2 and 3) Crows queue up to mob gardens for bird food. Bowledover's birds diner
had just opened.

4 and 6) Oil Seed Rape crops in the Lincoln City environs. The county is full of this crop.
Some times Flax is grown in the fields next to the Rape.
As Flax has a wonderful blue flower , the contrast is lovely and cooling against the
fierce yellow of rape.

5) Apple Blossom. The birds raid this tree and some times I see them staggering around
as the fermented apple catches up with them.



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Sky Watch has been running for some time now.
Dot and Tom were the people who founded this meme.
Since then many volunteers have continued its success.
My thanks to them all for their unstinting work.

Sky Watch Friday 31

The first four of tonight's pictures were taken in Felixstowe, Suffolk on Sunday.

Martello Tower
There were more than a 100 Martello Towers built along England's
South and Eastern coast line in the early 19 century, as defence against the
Napoleonic War,only 40 remain.
This one is used for safety observations on sea and beach.
In December 2002 one such tower in Felixstowe, went on the market for £500,000.
Having been sold it has been converted over a three year period, into a luxury home.

The next three pictures are of Felixtowe Docks.
Huge container ships come in from all over the world, either to be loaded or unloaded.
It is a work of art in unloading them.
High stacks of the containers are standing about the dock yards awaiting dispatch.


The last two pictures are of Culverthorpe lakes a popular walking place near where I live.

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Thanks to dot Sky Watch was born.
Many people have volunteered to assist and monitor the running of the programme.
Thanks go to them for their unstinting work.

Sky Watch Friday 30

I am surprised that I am at number 30 in Sky Watch Friday.
Time flies when you are enjoying yourself.
Here are two sun sets taken today at 7.00pm.
We have birds using the garden and some become quite tame.
This is one of the blackbirds, in the plum tree.
In the late afternoon he sits in the apple tree, just behind the plum tree and sings.
I could not resist some flowers.

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Sky watch has been running for a considerable time now. Originally it was the concept of Dot,
it was carried forward by many other willing volunteers.
Times move on and some of the staffing has changed.
However the dedication of other volunteers remains constant.
Thank you to all.

Sky Watch Friday 29

How time flies. Good evening everyone.
You will see in the above pictures that we went to the Lincolnshire East Coast for a day yesterday.
It was sunny ,with a cold wind blowing.
Alford Mill is a working five sail mill, their very good products can be bought on line.
Grandson was introduced to speed, I think he will want more of this pursuit.
Mablethorpe beach, the sea was reminiscent of Newcastle brown ale,
as the winds and approaching full moon stirred up the sea.
Star Fish high and dry.
The fields are again being clothed in Lincoln Green.
Lord L, daughter and grandson make their way back home from the beach.
Sand dunes.
Rescued seals at the Mablethorpe Sea Life Sanctuary.

We had a lovely day out.

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They visit sites, monitor and assist in the seam free running of the meme.
Thanks go to them all for their time consuming and unpaid work.

Sky Watch Friday 28

We have had mixed weather here, yesterday was sunny and warm with blue skies.
Today it has been overcast and depressing.

I thought that some pictures from December 2008 would fit the bill, far
more interesting than what is outside today.

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Thanks are given to all the people who monitor SWF and assist in problem solving.