Jack_Tar

A kittle late. I attended the 30th anniversary of the Festival of Speed at Goodwood West Sussex on 13th July. An iconic  hill climb sees road and race cars and bikes, old and new, careering up Goodwood Hill

The 1,890 metres (1.17 mi), 9-turn track climbs 92.7 metres (304 ft), an average gradient of 4.9%. Its record time was set in 2022 by Max Chilton in an electric McMurtry Spéirling at 39.081 seconds.

The No 3 is the Duke of Richmond driving a Le Mans Jaguar 1956 D-type, which was the car he drove on the first Festival of Speed 30years ago

Went to Pulborough Brooks, well what water is left after our heatwave...so, not much about, got these though

Now you see me....

Now you don't

Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Juvenile House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Austin 1000cc 1933

Morris Z series van 918cc 1946

Alvis 2000cc 1948

Lambretta 150 Li 1959

Ford Corsair Convertible 1998cc 1969

Dickie

Well had a great week-end,

Saturday I saw some vintage vehicles.....

and on Sunday

I saw some vintage musicians lol

Steve Windwood

Carlos Santana

Eric Clapton

Great photos, the moon shot, squirrel chilling on the rocks, tired after destroying Krazy's flowerpot,

Dave, don't know how you fit everything in, projects, children, photos and helping everyone out with your wizen advice, just like to say thanks.

Dickie

Once more into the back garden...

Ah, my own bird bath,

You call this a bird bath, more like a paddling pool

Verbena pink twister with Petunia Tumbling Anna

Callistemon Bottlebrush

a Rose for my Rose

Dickie

Day lilies are starting to bloom.

Krazy, like the lilies,

Back garden visitor

I know where I want to be

up up on the roof, OK didn't make it stopped for lunch

Ah, that's it, got here and desserts

Look at me Ma, Top of the world

Oh well, time to catch some rays

Dickie

A group of people like to show their various cars at Goodwood, its known as the Breakfast club. Themes are Super car Sunday (June), Classic car Sunday (August), Japanese Sunday (October) and in November you can vote for Vee-power or Hot Hatch Sunday.

Someone said orange is nice.....

Lamborghini Gallardo

Lamborghini Aventador

Ferrari 812 Superfast ( I like the registration)

One of these DMC12

Ford Mustang 531

No, none are mine, just went along to take some pics.

Went to Goodwood Road and Racing members 76th meeting on Sat 17/03

weather not to kind for some of the cars, or us.

Formula 5000

One way of keeping the snow off...

If you can't make it all the way round, there's always a helping hand.

A Common Buzzard

Gulls

Dickie

A couple of raptors, well cropped though.

I think this is a Kestrel

Common Buzzard

Buzzard and Raven were have a go..

also there's a reason not to look up.... bad or good timing ?

Dickie

The infamous Pirates of the Caribbean, who have been unfortunately locked up in this prison for about 44 years, and still think they can tempt the dog to give them the key:

I'm sure that looks like me at work sometimes........

Dickie

Afternoon walk, not quite a heart of starlings

Feed me...

Contortionist Coot

Skulking Moorhen

Eastbourne Airbourne .

RAF Typhoon

RAF Red Arrows

B-17 'Sally B'

Hispano Buchon

Spitfire IX

What type of forms did TSA have for you to fill out? Going through TSA security (as Americans) we have never had a TSA form to fill out.

Sorry for the confusion. I’m from the UK and have to complete an online form called Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA)it’s under the visa waiver program, last for two years from date of application. cost $14.00 per application

100% sure this was just a nomenclature error by Jack Tar - since he was obviously referring to how things were done at Canada Place, this would have been CBP and the form spoken of almost certainly an I94.

Slight error in the name, should have been ESTA as above, it replaced the paper I-90 form.

Just realised why they were not interested, last time I was on a TA cruise and they would not have had any electronic equipment on board to do bio and fingerprints, so that’s why I need a printed copy for disembarkation to a USA island in the Caribbean.

Dickie

We were embarking onto a Celebrity Infinity in Vancouver last week going to Alaska. The USA immigration at Vancouver port were a disgrace. Firstly they made all non US or Canadian citizens sit in the hall until all the US and Canadian citizens had passed through. This took over 2 hours. Then they decided to make the rest of us stand in a Disney queue to be seen, which took on average another 2 hours. Half way through the machines broke down, and so instead of fingerprinting and pupil iris photographing everybody they suddenly went to just stamping your passport and letting you through! It took us nearly 4 hours to get through. We arrived at the port at 11.30am hoping to be on board by 1pm. It was 4.15pm when we walked on board and immediately we were ushered into the Lounge for Emergency drill. Even in here we had to wait for all other passengers to board before they started the drill and we were not even given a drink of water whilst we waited! Imagine if in Southampton we made US Citizens sit and wait until all other passport holders had been allowed to board, there would be outrage! This will be the last time I travel to the USA via a cruise ship and I am sure many others felt the same.

That would have pi--ed me off as well.

I have to confess though, something must have changed since then. We boarded the Infinity on the 23/07, checked in at the Celebrity desk, no problems there. Up and down through security. Back down to the main hall where there was a line for USA & Canadians and another for visitors, at least we are not aliens any more, I remember those signs in the 90s. Joined a small queue through into TSA territory, no segregation, dabs and iris scanned. Now the shocker for me they didn't want to see our TSA forms, just stamped our passport and waved us through. Sorry, this is going to upset you, all in all on the ship within two hours of leaving our hotel, coming back no problems with Canadian customs.

Like a lot of other comments, getting back into our own country is more of a pain.

Dickie

Hope you all aren't tired of my lily pictures.

Finally got a break in the rains on Sunday and got to sit outside and took some pictures.

Krazy not at all, reminds my of a song by The Who

'Pictures of Lily

Made my life so wonderful

Pictures of Lily

Helped me sleep at night' .......

Don't think they were referring to flowers though :D

Dickie

Wiston Steam Fair

OK can you spot the odd one out.....

Dickie

Test posting

copying straight from shutterfly seems to work OK

Dickie

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Dave

Cheers Dave,

Thanks for the links. On a different tangent, on one of your previous post about this site you were spot on, no bickering, trolling etc. just good advice .

Dickie

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Dickie

Pulborough brooks Sussex.

Egret

Cinnabar Moth

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Nightingale

Dickie

Despite weighing an ounce or two, this little beast was ready to kick my butt if I came any closer to those well-camouflaged eggs.

 

 

Dave

Yep, the look says it all

Went out visiting Pulborough brooks

Egret

Common Darter

Wren

Whilst sitting in the garden hundreds of seagull were swarming about, quite high in the sky. I thought I'd try a few panning shots and when I looked at them there were a few black dots in the sky, possible dust on the sensor/lens but looking closer it was this...

cropped in

large flying insects?

Dickie