StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Sunday Challenge

Outside the ALC was this giant yellow welli [wellington boot] - these are something of a signature piece for the RNLI, being a well-known part of the crew kit. The motif turns up in various forms of souvenirs, such as key-rings ...

The south breakwater was built at a slightly different angle to on this map, which does give you the overall locations of the main features and the Prison / Harbour Railway.

Ben is waiting for someone to play with him. Standing on the outer harbour beach with an ebbing tide and very bright winter sunshine, despite which, it is very cold !

Ice-creams & snacks etc available here, with a zig-zag-bench to sit on ... (the other one still had a number people sitting on it, who were enjoying snacks and a cuppa}

Beauty and Bella are continuing to improve their relationship - apart from very minor hiccoughs - by sharing the same sofa cushion. Several nose to nose contacts have been made. The only very minor difficulty has been when Bella has hoofed Beauty during a stretch, and Beauty has responded with a claw-led paw swipe or three. It must be said that is actually quite a rare event, normally Beauty replies with a grade "A" dirty look.

A range of pre-coloured wax crayons, used to cover [fill] small scratches / pin-holes in timber - usually furniture or panelling. The wax needs to warmed to make it pliable when stopping pin holes or to mix for a more exact colour match. I use it cold when working on scratches. Normally a final coat of varnish or lacquer will be required.

The builder's plate on the South Tynedale Railway's No.18 aka "Old Rusty" which is an 0-6-0DM ... Hudswell Clarke of Leeds built it in 1961, works no DM1247.

Drakensberg at Aberystwyth, having just arrived with the 12:30 ex-Devil's Bridge. This Garratt [2-6-2+2-6-2], No.60 aka Drakensberg was built by Hanomag, in Hanover, Germany in 1927. Privately owned, she came to Aberystwyth in 2017 for overhaul and entered passenger service in 2022. Seen previously in the museum during April 2024 ...

Hetherington Co headlamp No.421 on the port side of this traction engine [422 is on the starboard side]. The lens is quite the bullseye. www.hetheringtonlamp.co.uk - I recognized the name, as Hetheringtons also make a wide range of "heritage" oil cans and I had been reminded of the company by a recently seen advert.

Display - with talks - of Home Guard weapons [all de-activated or replica]. Note the bell tents and army blankets. The nearest three weapons are all "Sten" guns, then a selection of Webley revolvers [plus an interloping Smith & Wesson .38], Thompson sub-machine guns and finally some rifles. Standing behind are their storage boxes. Note the case with a wide "red stripe" if I recall correctly that denotes the weapon is a non-standard calibre for Britain, requiring specific ammunition.

One of five bought by Douglas Corporation in 1957, who required the outsized destination boxes. Guy Otter chassis with Perkins P6 [six cylinder] diesel engine, with a crash gearbox, built in Wolverhampton. 26 seater Mulliner coachwork built in Birmingham. RegNo WMN 485 Retired in 1970 and privately preserved. Acquired by Wythall Transport Museum in Oct 1994, renovated and repainted in 2007.

A slight contrast in size of paint tins, 5 l as opposed to 14 ml......

The logo for British Railways between 1948 and 1956. This example is on the tender of 6000 at STEAM. (The GWR loco "King George V"). Nicknamed the "Cyling Lion" I prefer this to all the later logos, although the simple version of the "hadaway comeback" arrows used from 1965 are simple, clear and symbolic.

The Gaiety Theatre & Opera House, Harris Promenade, Douglas. This splendid structure was built in 1899, and restored to the condition it was for it's original debut to celebrate it's centenary, and as an entertainment venue. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiety_Theatre,_Isle_of_Man Today the Theatre is run as part of the Villa Marina Complex, and painted in the same deep cream colour. "VillaGaiety" is owned and operated by the Isle of Man Government Department of Education, Sport and Culture ... www.villagaiety.com

Standing by the cafe steps, looking across to the central bandstand, while waiting to order some food. I'm told the acoustics are interesting, we had just missed a small informal group practising. Most of their audience has dispersed ...

Group shot of various finds. see individual images [to follow] for more details

What a difference - the nest is now an old and comfortable armchair, for the post feed snooze. Has been observed to pick up and eat deliberately dropped mealworms. Generally chucking the loose leaves about.....all natural (instinctive) activity,