Originally posted on Annas Art – FärgaregårdsAnna: Thomas at aspiblog has a fun challenge. Design a station challenge. My imagination started to making pictures right away. I want to do a real drawing of the things I have in my head after reading the challenge post. But for now this sketch is all…
Here is Anna’s preliminary sketch – I look forward to reading and seeing more about her dream railway station…
My imagination started to making pictures right away. I want to do a real drawing of the things I have in my head after reading the challenge post.
But for now this sketch is all I had time to do today.
Imagine a station were the floor is painted like the ocean so everyone feels they can walk on water, the red carpet is rolled out for everyone that chose the green way to travel for saving nature. That is the A(nna)-train at the station where people who think green travels.
I want to think of this idea a little bit more. Maybe there will be more drawings on this theme. I think it’s fun. Join the challenge you too!
An invitation to my followers to demonstrate their design skills.
INTRODUCTION
The official competition is being run by Crossrail, and is open to people aged between three and 15. I am using this blog to open an unofficial version of the competition to all my followers.
THE COMPETITION
People in the age range to qualify for the proper competition can visit the site here (the competition is open until Sunday). For those not eligible for the official competition you can use this post to present your ideas, either in pictures if you have the skill and inclination, or in words, or as a combination of both. If you put your thoughts into a post of your own, include the link in a comment and I am sufficiently impressed I will reblog.
A couple of moon captures and a note about the Autism Awareness Cup Event Page.
INTRODUCTION
Just a very brief post. The moon is out at the moment in what is nearly full daylight here in Norfolk, and I have a couple of captures to share…
THE PICTURES
This is the first capture.I then got a second closer shot.
THE AUTISM AWARENESS CUP
EVENT PAGE (FACEBOOK)
Just a brief note to say that this page has had 872 visitors in its first month. If you want to help push that number up beyond 1,000 click on the image below…
Some thoughts on round two of the 2017 six nations, and a few Sunday shares.
INTRODUCTION
Yesterday saw the first two matches in round two of the 2017 Six Nations. This afternoon Scotland and France will fight out the final game of the weekend.
ENGLAND SQUEEZE PAST WALES
In the women’s match which preceded this England won 63-0, which gave them 89 unanswered points in their last 120 minutes of rugby (they were 0-13 down at half-time against France last week).
Wales dominated the men’s match for long periods, but too often did not turn pressure into points and eventually a 77th minute try put England in front for the first and only time of the match. England have not been all that impressive in either of their matches to date, but is the mark of champions to find a way to win even when not playing well.
IRELAND THRASH ITALY
Ireland were always in control of this match, with two players (Stander and Gilroy) recording hat tricks of tries. For the first hour the scoreline was semi-respectable but then the floodgates opened and the Irish winning margin mushroomed to over 50 points.
Two matches in to this tournament it is hard to see Italy doing anything other than bring up the rear, a long way adrift of the rest.
SOME SUNDAY SHARES
We start the shares with a couple of public transport related bits…
THE GREED OF THE PRIVATE RAIL COMPANIES
Private operators have creamed of more than £3.5 billion in profits from running Britain’s railways over the last ten years, while services get worse and prices go up. Click on the image below to read in more detail, courtesy of AOL:
AN EXTENSION FOR THE BAKERLOO LINE
The extension, from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham is expected to open in 2028-9. Click on the image below to read the Time Out piece in full. I have already pressed a link on to my London transport themed website and will be writing about it in more detail in due course.
THE WENSUM VALLEY UNDER THREAT
The Wensum Valley is a very beautiful part of Norfolk, but a malign group of ‘planners’ are putting this beauty at risk – they intend to send a big new road through the heart of it. Please watch the video below to see what we are seeking to protect:
A COUPLE OF REGULARS
Another reminder that James and Sons next auction is on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of February, the first two days at our shop, the third at the Maids Head Hotel, Norwich. Click on the image below, from lot 891, to view a full catalogue…
Finally, the Autism Awareness Cup 2017 will be taking place at Ingoldisthorpe Social Club on June 4th. Click on the image below to visit the website.
The reason that I have not been blogging recently is that I have been ill. I returned to work yesterday, having left work early one week previously due to illness. Some traces remain but not enough to prevent me working.
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ENGLAND
TEST CRICKET CAPTAINCY
After 59 matches in charge Alastair Cook is no longer England test captain. His replacement seems to be being decided between Stuart Broad (who has previously captained England in limited overs cricket) and Joe Root (the bookies favourite).
My choice out of these two would be Root. Specialist fast bowlers are rarely successful as test captains owing to the energy that their specialism takes out of them when they are in the field. The concern over Root is whether having the captaincy will adversely affect his batting.
SOME PICTURES
These pictures are of missing February images that I created yesterday….
Click on the image above to view a full auction catalogue.
THE AUTISM AWARENESS CUP WEBSITE
To visit the new website for the Autism Awareness Cup please click here.
Anna here showcases a splendid letter from a former strategic planner at SL, Stockholm Public Transport (there is also more air time for a comment of mine)…
After Swedish text a google translation to English follows.
Politikerna i Trosa har fått ännu en skrivelse angående exploateringsplanerna för västra Trosa och Tureholmshalvön. Ni kan läsa den nedan.
Vill ni också agera och låta politikerna veta vad ni tycker om deras planer, skriv till politikerna.
Har ni frågor om hur ni kan agera kan ni eposta mig på anna@fargaregarden.se
Ni kan också läsa skrivelsen från boende vid Gillbergsvik Käftudden i inlägget Låt örnen flyga.
Dela gärna detta inlägg vidare, så att många kan läsa och få information om frågan.
Trosa politicians has got a new letter from citizen who thinks the exploitation of Trosa nature is not so good idea considering the need to save Trosa nature. You can read a google translation of the letter here:
“Letter to the politicians in Trosa
Municipal government, City Council,
Planning Board For information…
Sea eagle at Gillbergsvik Käftudden Trosa 2017
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