autofantasia's photos with the keyword: bombing

For this week's Sunday Challenge for which the subject was walls . This is a section of the outside wall on St. Andrew's in Starbeck, Harrogate, which had been decorated with hundreds, if not thousands, of these little crocheted flowers as part of this year's Starbeck In Bloom competition. Although I went relatively close so as to also capture the lovely old stonework there were as I've said many, many more of these flowers attached to large areas of the church exterior. And there were similar displays and beautifully crafted flowers attached to several other buildings along the town's High Street as well as to fences and railings. Starbeck in Bloom was formed 19 years ago after a spate of vandalism had reduced morale within the community and a small group of people and businesses got together determined to make improvements in the town. They decided initially to brighten the shopping environment by putting some flowering tubs along the High Street and then they entered the Yorkshire in Bloom gardening competition competing in the Urban Category. Within a couple of years of entering this regional competition they were starting to win awards for their efforts and that success has continued to grow as has support for the initiative. So much so that this year, after many years of winning Gold awards in Yorkshire in Bloom , they were asked to represent Yorkshire by competing within Britain in Bloom , the much respected community gardening competition organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. In addition to the efforts to brighten up the main shopping areas there are a wide range of events held throughout the town and the flowers you see here were created as part of the Starbeck is Special community art project which involved making flowers out of trash to decorate the High Street. www.starbeckinbloom.co.uk www.rhs.org.uk/communities/campaigns/britain-in-bloom Also for Sight and Sound ... how about Peter Gabriel and "Wallflower" - enjoy: youtu.be/D04KqzH8480 youtu.be/wOHBjpjDsio

For this week’s Sunday Challenge for which we were asked to take a photograph of something that used to be something else or for which an alternative use has been found. This old bike is one of probably hundreds that have been decorated, painted and/or transformed to help promote this year’s Tour de Yorkshire and which can be found at various points along the race route. Not only do they help promote the staging of the race, but they provide a splash of colour and a warm welcome to participants as they cycle past. The Tour de Yorkshire is now an established annual event and follows a new route through Yorkshire each year. Around 1.5 million people come out to watch the race in 2015 and this year it is hoped even more people will turn out to cheer on the 18 teams of eight riders as they travel to all four corners of Yorkshire, linking together the county’s sporting, historic, industrial and literary greats. The race forms part of the legacy of the historic Yorkshire Grand Départ of the Tour de France which was held in Yorkshire back in 2014, along with the Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries initiative which aims to offer every child in Yorkshire access to a bike. For more information on this exciting 3-day event please visit the official website by following the link below: letour.yorkshire.com Also for the Sight & Sound group ... what else, but Mungo Jerry and "The Pushbike Song" - enjoy: youtu.be/mxgV8e360mU youtu.be/te6xAeEu0ps youtu.be/te6xAeEu0ps?list=RDte6xAeEu0ps Best viewed large for full colour effect!