Club Stuff

Last night our camera club spent the evening at Cleethorpe's pier.  Our mission was to photograph for an upcoming competition titled "Beauty in the Details".  I was reluctant to go because of the extreme heat and humidity we are experiencing right now.  It turns out that England does have a summer.  On top of everything else my students are working with clay right now so that means added humidity and heat in my room.  I can't wait till we start running the kilns next week which by the way are also in my room. (behind a door but still in my room)
Last week our club had a competition called same photo.  Everyone was given the same image and they could do whatever they wanted, no rules.  Some just cropped, others added a filter and a few of us got carried away.  I did the latter.  I did not even come close to winning but I had fun.

The original.

My interpretation,  welcome to England Mandy and Eric.  LOL  You are the only people on my computer and I needed to make a story…. you are recently engaged and Eric has proposed to you under the Northern Lights as a light house is directing those on land to the sea a pirate ship leaves with it's bounty of tourists near the Scarbourough cliff.  It's a story of fiction I guess.

Here is beauty in the details.

Under the pier.

This is one of those moments where you realize that you know better but can't be bothered to walk over and remove the rubbish.  That's a lie, they pointed it out to me when we reviewed our work back at the club.

Seaweed

Bike tracks in the sand.

I love this one but it caused me anxiety immediately following the preview of the image on the back of the camera.  I wondered what those tiny streaks were and realized they are grains of sand as they blew away and then thought " did they get into the lens of my new camera".  I tested it after and I think it's good".

Awning over a sweet shop.

The moon over the beach tonight, not a dust spot on the lens.

Rain, Rain go away….

Not much going on right now.  Suffice it to say that I am sick of rain.  Right now I'd take burnt grass over lush green scrumptuous lawns and roses beyond imagination.  Last year it was beautiful in the spring, this year it rains about 5 days out of 7 and usually on the weekends.
Our school's art students were part of a Regional Rotary club art competition and we did very well.  I am so proud of my kids, their work was head and shoulders above the competition.

My class entries are the four perspective works in the centre.  I am in awe of these guys they are only 13 years old (grade 8/ year 9).

I might as well take advantage of the rain.

6 WEEKS

Beverly

So much for not doing much this week.  The sun was actually shining today and Graham took me to Beverly.  Okay, so I thought I wanted to live in Scarborough but Beverly was so beautiful.  It's a good thing I am going home in a year because I would not be able to decide where to call home here.

Beverly Minster from the street.

Inside Beverly Minster.

Floor inside Minster.

Flags which are left to decay rather than removed or replaced.

Doorway to the Beverly Friary which is now a youth hostel.

Gas pump.

This residential area is where I would live if I could.

See the red devil on the turrit?

St Mary's of Beverly.

Organ and pipes.

All the adornments on the pillars are just carved stone but these guys were painted.

This was a corn trading office at the front and a public swimming pool at the back.

House for sale… it includes a rooftop garden.

Charming terrace homes along the humber river.  The three on the right were built in the 1600"s.

The Humber Bridge

Next to the bridge was the beautiful nature reserve.

We stopped at an old Abby on the way back but the fee to enter was too much.

This is just the gate house to the Abby.