Raging Bull

Well not so raging now.  It raged when it was part of the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.  But now it's tame.

10 metres high!  I hope you like photos of metal because there are a lot of them today!

Here was our first view

 

I don't usually take photographs with people I don't know in them but I took this to show the scale of the bull.

The flag poles were a bit annoying too, but I couldn't move them or edit them out.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Words 7, 8 and 9

What a week it has been!  I don't know how the senior members of the monarchy have coped.  I'm exhausted just watching from home.

Anyway, on to the sentences from last week.

Effervescence
My grandchildren love the effervescence they see when they pour vinegar onto baking soda.

Elixir
Rather than aging gracefully, many have searched for the elixir of life which might provide them with eternal life. Knowing Jesus provides the answer.

Ephemeral
The lifespan of a Mayfly is ephemeral, lasting maybe 24 hours at most.

Fetching
The bride’s mother was wearing a fetching confection on her head made of linen and peacock feathers. 

And now for this week's words

7. Becoming 

8. Gambol 

9. Mellifluous 

I hope you will join in.  If you do, leave your sentences in the comments below.

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice

 

PoliNations

You may have noticed  that over recent months I haven't blogged very often.  I hadn't been anywhere and I felt I didn't have much to write about.

However yesterday we went into Birmingham City Centre on the train.  We walked up to Victoria Square where the PoliNations festival was in its last three days.  It was a garden built in the city with colourful plants.  Almost 80% of plants grown in the UK come from other countries.  This garden celebrated both the diversity of plants and the diversity of the city's population.

The garden was built around the sculpture officially known as The River.  However it's known locally as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi.

There were paths between the flower beds to wander through.

With extra large 'trees' providing a canopy.  I had seen pictures of them and I though they were totally made of metal.  The framework was but the green bits were made of some sort of fabric.

There was a giant metal tulip.

Lots of lovely grasses

With the background of the Town Hall and the Civic Buildings.

I was pleased to see that the Anthony Gormley 'Iron Man' had been put back after the roadworks for the tram were finished.

The 'trees' looked amazing.

The weather was fabulous.  Sunny most of the time with a bit of a breeze and a reasonable temperature for mid September.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice