Recently a good friend and I visited the World Museum in Liverpool. Among the exhibits were: Space, Dinosaurs, Asia, the Americas, an Aquarium and Bug House.
The Ancient Egypt exhibit was closed which was most unfortunate, as in any museum, it is always one of my favourites. A lot of the interactive displays didn’t work. But neither of these put a dampener on what was a fantastic day.
Here are some photos from the Museum:
Camptosaurus Sign
Camptosaurus (1)
Camptosaurus’ (2)
Horni 😀
Cool
Poor Lady
If you Frown Mr. Mask – your face will stick like that…oh too late.
Birdy
My Thrown.
Adorable Pigeons. Never thought I’d use that adjective to describe pigeons.
Zeus’ head.
Some other guy’s head.
Bugs!
I love Smoky Quartz. Was tempted to steal this.
Something for the locals…from my hometown.
My good friend and I had a great time. He was superb company and we had all sorts of conversations. The conversations varied from ones of intelligence, ones that were humorous and ones that had depth. I valued all of these conversations, didn’t really want the day to end and hope to do it again soon.
He promised show me a trick with an empty Pringles tube and a CD, something which I will be holding him to.
On an early Autumn evening, as the sun set on a Sunday, Simon and I headed to Southport for British Musical Fireworks Championships. There was something magical about fireworks timed to music being combined that created an awesome experience.
The British Musical Fireworks Championships goes on over a weekend Friday – Sunday, with different Pyrotechnic Professionals competing to be judged as the Winner of the Championships by a panel of judges. The public can buy entry to a large park where fireworks displays takes place in time with the music. In the park are fast food vans, coffee vans, a performance stage (for live singers prior to the main event), toilets and even seated tickets are available.
Here are some photos from the event, click on any photo for full-size image, but without the music they really don’t do the experience justice:
The Entrance to the British Musical Fireworks Championships at Southport.
Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post about People that inspire me. I could add so many people to that blog post.
But instead I decided to look at the qualities in people that inspire me. Here’s my list of qualities that those people display:
Accepting.
Authentic.
Balanced in their thinking.
Battle their inner demons.
Believe in fairness and equality.
Brings joy to others.
Can have a presence on entering a room or blend into the background in social situations.
Captivating Story Teller.
Careful in their actions.
Cares about others.
Comfortable with themselves.
Confident yet humble.
Connects emotionally with others.
Creative.
Describes their own thoughts & feelings through words well.
Determined.
Diplomatic.
Dislikes injustice.
Empathetic.
Enthusiastic.
Flawed.
Funny.
Generous.
Good communicator.
Has others following them.
Honesty.
Humorous.
Independent.
Influences others.
Intelligent.
Is a Collaborator.
Is a Doer.
Is a Dreamer.
Is Grateful.
Kindness.
Knows when, who and why to ask for help.
Makes others feel comfortable.
Makes others laugh.
Motivational.
Non-judgemental.
Occasional vulnerable.
One-step ahead of others.
Open minded.
Optimistic.
Passionate.
Patient.
Positive.
Relaxed in new situations.
Self-aware.
Sensitive.
Shares their Knowledge and wisdom.
Sincere.
Stands up for the rights of others.
Supports & helps others.
Unconventional.
Values community.
Vibrant.
Wants a better society for all.
Wants others to reach their potential.
Willing to fight for a cause.
Wise.
Works hard.
I’m sure there’s many other qualities that could be added to the list. I also know that as well as people, many other things inspire me. Things such as music, books, films, paintings, nature, animals and expressions of love to name but a few.
What qualities do you admire in the people that inspire you? Feel free to share by leaving a comment below.
Today, right at this moment, I’m on a flight for the adventure and experience of a lifetime in India.
So how did this happen? Well…before I start, let me just say something about being a Writer.
Sometimes you write something, for yourself because you feel it needs to be written and put it out there expecting no sort of reaction from anyone who happens to read it. But then, for some bizarre reason, people connect to what you’ve wrote and like and comment on it. This was what happened when I wrote my recovery from depression blog post.
A good friend, who I haven’t seen or really spoken to for a number of years was among the commenters on my recovery from depression. We got talking and he very kindly invited me to India to share in his happiness; as he’s going to India to marry his gorgeous and wonderful fiancée.
I’m going for a week and will get to experience an Indian Wedding, see what life is like for Indian’s in New Delhi and finishing off with a visit the Taj Mahal.
I’ve been really excited since I booked the flights. It will be immense. There’s been so much to sort that I wrote a list: Immunisations Tourist Visa Flights Megabus down to London Travel from Victoria Coach Station, London to Heathrow Airport. Travel Insurance Medication Letter Borrow a Suitcase New Clothes:
Some New T-Shirts
New Vests 1
New Vests 2
New clothes: T-shirt and Shorts
Now that everything has been sorted and I’m off on the flight, all that’s left is to enjoy and take plenty of photos. I’ll write all about India when I return.
Immunisations
