A Ponder Upon Exam Season...

Currently the Uk is experiencing what many call "Exam Season." The only difference this year is that I, and many of my friends, are involved in them! After preparing for them for the past two or three years they are finally here and I feel somwhat unprepared for them! And the current stream of exam papers with the wrong questions appearing on them etc is not doing anything to allay my fears!
What with me being with my parents for this time it is sometimes strained in the house, but after a long period of calm, I am able to rise above most of my mother's taunts and looks which make you feel lower than low and get out to take some photos. Enjoy!

The first two images where taken on a stroll my camera and I took one clear evening, and the daisy was an image taken on a picnic with a group of close friends. As ever I sign off from my blog with a word ir so expressing my upmost support to those struggling for freedom in Libya and to the people of Egypt whom are struggling to get a new government in place.
TTFN internet comrades!
To a better tomorrow!

A rant, then a picture to make up for it!

As I sit in my room typing this, all I can think about is that this time last year I was at an excellent school turning out A grade pupils left, right and centre. Now I am at a school which lacks not only respect, but also basic discipline. In the time I have been there pupils have appaled me with their behaviour, one told a teacher to shut up and accused her of lying and stealing work he hadn't done, others seem to think it is alright to essentially hurl abuse at the teachers! Never in my long line of schools have I seen such a lack of respect. The discipline is non-existant, the school uniform clearly states that pupils must wear the school jumper, polo shirt, tucked in, black trousers and black school shoes. I have seen almost no black shoes, let aone school shoes and I have also seen a number of shell suits and other non regulatory uniform. And to cap it off the maths teacher told me that the school was the third worst in the county - I was not impressed!

Sorry about that! I know I should be posting about the situation in Libya but the situation is currently at a standstill, with eurofighters proving their worth and the Tornados doing what they do best, the rebels should feel safe enough to overcome Gaddafi. We support them fully. And now a picture to make up for the rant! Enjoy...

Taken at the Waddington airshow in 2010 this beautiful P-51 mustang dates back to WW2 and is still airworthy. The beautiful origins of the modern swing role aircraft.

Part 4/52

I do believe that last week was the fourth in my challenge to post a photo each week. So here it is!

This one was taken in the beautiful snow which covered our country last year. The lighting was great and so I set out with my Brothers on a tobogganing trip. The shot is of Harlaxton Manor, an american university located in Harlaxton for some odd reason!
I would post about Libya, but I am soo tired for a monday! I shall endeavour to post tomorrow about it though!
Stay strong my comrades! We shall beat Goddafi, and make a good job of it!

Libya, Japan and other issues in the world

The night before last saw the introduction of what was essentially an act of war, in the form of a UN-Mandated no-fly zone. Today we saw footage of an aircraft plummet to earth after being hit by what seemed to be either a ground to air missile, or heavy ground fire. As a bit of a geek with WAY too much time on my hands I watched and rewatched the footage until I was confident which aircraft it was. The press have not reported on it much, but I believe it to be a MiG-23 (Mikoyan-Gurevich) which is a Russian built aircraft, and seeing as it is designed to be a ground attack aircraft with Libya operating 109 overall. However, as the rebels have captured a number and have used one to sink 2 Government ships and attack tank positions, we do not know wether it was a Government aircraft attacking the cities defences or a rebel aircraft defending the city.
Also Japan are, as my great-granddad said, "In a spot of bother." The nuclear reactors at a plant called Fukushima Daiichi are overheating by a massive amount, and have been trying their absolute hardest to try and cool it down, and it appears that amidst the turmoil created by the tsunami, they have managed to connect a power line to try and get the cooling system back up to it's full capacity. We can only hope so that the resources that are being consumed to solve this problem can be used elsewhere once the situation has been resolved!

And to add to the fun being had; Syria, Yemen and Bahrain are also suffering revolts. We can only hope that the good forces win and what is right for the country wins and is put into action. Also Gaza has fired mortars (small artillery pieces) into Israel. About 50 mortars where fired, meaning that is was the heaviest barrage in two years. The world is going mad, and I would not blame anyone for thinking that the "end-times" where coming!

The world is in a bad state and it is up to us, the able people bodied people of the world need to support what is right and good. And we need to stand up for those in danger and those in Poverty, suffering from starvation, deadly (Curable) diseases and also at the hands of their oppressors. This is why we must support all that can be done, such as Comic Relief, who raised £74 Million last night to help those people out. Stay strong comrades, together we can over come these problems and become stronger!
Wow that was a bit political!

The bike ride!

Today was the day of my bike ride along the Tarka Trail, the path which follows the route of the old train line called the Tarka Trail. It was featured in a James May's Toy Stories (Wikipedia, This Is North Devon) when he used a Hornby toy train to get from Barnstaple to Bideford, the route which I took. The ride out was very fun, not bad weather, not too cold and not boiling hot, just right for cycling! The ride back presented a couple of problems though... I rode the trail for about two miles, before stopping for lunch and talked to my brother for a while. Then it started raining. Not badly, but enough to be annoying! The cycle back into Bideford was not the worst, despite the rain. The cycle back into Westward Ho! was the problem! I used the path which I had used to go the other way, but I got a little lost in the maze that was a beautiful village that I had never seen before. I didn't mind, the sun was starting to shine a little and the houses where exquisite! I eventually found a way out that would, eventually take me home. It was the coastal path. After about five miles in, along an excellent track for mountain biking (Down hill rutted with rocks and exposed tree roots - I loved it!) I found a road. I thought that I might as well just see where it would take me for the fun of it! It took me to the bottom of the hill in Appledore from where it was an amazing ride back home! This is where I got my top speed of the day, 30mph on a slippy road, maybe not the best idea, but the adrenaline rush was amazing!
That is all comrades. Stay strong the newly formed NLC, and also Japan, who are struggling also!

Some photos...

Here are my photos from this weeks and last weeks"52" challenge. I know that they are rather old images, and they may appear in my "Rolling portfolio" on the right hand side of this blog, but photos are there to be shared and enjoyed! I will probably take a few on my ride out to Barnstaple (And maybe beyond) on Saturday (Weather Permitting, of course!) Here they are comrades:

1. The sun setting over Lundy island, seen from the pebble ridge at Westward Ho!

2. The renault F1 car at a "Display Day" set up by renault.

Live long the revolution in Libya (Well, until Goddafi goes, then you can stop and sort the chaos out!)

Hello again!

Hello, it's been a long while since I blogged last, but not much has happened really! I have been spending some time with my aunt, uncle and cousins. I spent saturday evening with them watching The Hurt Locker on their new surroiund sound set up, then I spent Sunday with them bowling, last night with them for not much of a reason and I am fresh back from the cinema after watching Paul with them. They are a nice bunch and we are close (as are we all in our family!)
With all of the time spent with them I am runningo out of time to do my fitness stuff (With the amount I am fed I need the 7.5 miles a day I do on my bike!) And so I am needing to push myself againtst the odds to stay fit and healthy! It seems to be working though!
I am really missing the great friends I had back up north, but I am hoping to make new ones as I settle here. Currently I am looking at doing a couple of local clubs and stuff. So far I have seen the Rugby club who look good, and possibly a camera club, but sometimes they can turn into a competition of who has the most expensive kit and nothing given to actual photography! That reminds me, IU forgot to do my photo last week so I need to do one for last and this week!
Libya still stays under the rule of a mentally ill ruler and we see no signs of change! Egypt seems to have fallen quiet, but that was an exemplary overthrow of an oppressor! Vie la revolution! As the french would say!
That's all for now but I will try and blog tomorrow, maybe with my images!