#Octpowrimo #Airforce #Airfix Airfix Quickbuild Even in the box, there was something special about them lockable pieces of plastic, that once extricated from the mesh – came together to form something with velocity, rising into the stratosphere air force vehicles that protected the kingdom and further afield even when not at conflict defender of the …
Tag Archives: Commonwealth
Heptathlon
Photo by Mateusz Dach on Pexels.com Host of individual events engaging together through the awarding of points, everything from throwing the javelin or a long distance run or aiming to get the highest or longest jump the winner is the one awarded the highest number of points in the contest – often those leaping longest …
Javelin
#Commonwealthgames #Athletics #Field #Javelin Photo by Andy on Pexels.com You could call it one of the oldest disciplines as the soldiers hurled their spears deep into enemy territory but instead of aiming for another army your agile spear is aiming for height and length as it climbs through the air to land on the field …
Shot Put
#athletics #field #commonwealthgames #birmingham Photo by Jean-Daniel Francoeur on Pexels.com Some call it “Graceful”, as the heavy metal ball flies into the air of course, step outside the circle you’re launching from and your Position on the leader board isn’t secure up high it travels, and then gravity intervenes – making it fall to the …
Hoops
#commonwealthgames #b2022 #birmingham #basketball #3×3 Photo by Spencer Lind on Pexels.com The ball travelled around the court as masters of their craft tried to score for their team With speed, and some grace the ball travelled toward the hoop sometime dropping through the net but others bouncing off the ring Clock ticking down as the …
Commonwealth
#commonwealth #games #sport #culture #Queen They’re meeting up in Birmingham like Glasgow and Manchester before to take part in the friendly games and go for medals galore From Canada and Australia they’ll gather and from Caribbean Islands they’ll meet to take part in a number of sporting events some that are down your street And …
Put a Pin on it
#socs #pin Someone once told me – you never really leave the scouts In a sense – i guess they were right. Why? i hear you ask – because of some little things picked up along the way back when i was a cub scout (yeah! i am that old) when we went on expeditions …
Olympia Landed
Some place, Some where It began on a field of green on a soggy spring day And as the rain fell muddy puddles splashed as damp feet advanced The grey soon disappeared as speeds increased and coaches unleashed new hurdles Soon young minds engaged beating Ra to the punch and clock times …
A City United
As a sporting Volunteer in the county, I’ve had the honour of helping out at some great venues throughout Greater Manchester. This painting was created in Corel Painter Essentials by me. It’s of the City of Manchester Stadium (or as the Manchester City Fans now know it, The Etihad). The current home to Manchester …
My Treasured Possessions
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Pride and Joy.” This one is a bit of a tough question to ponder, over the years i’ve collected a number of certificates to do with either Education and Training – leading eventually to the award of a HND from Manchester Metropolitan University. I went through the …
The Inkwell 