Young R setting off – picture courtesy of anudder mudder wif better equipment than mine …
(I can never be totally wordless – as may have been noticed time and again!)
The above picture reminded me strongly of this illustration Amanda Fieldgate did for my ‘Immy’ series, of Immy with hair also flying …
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brilliant photo. I can see the excitement and determination there.
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She certainly went for it!
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sooo cute! 🙂 sack race is not popular in “old Europe”… 😉
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I wonder why not? It goes ahead in leaps and bounds, here! 🙂
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pigtails in the air – brilliant photo, even more airborne than footy’s contribution to immy!
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The timing could not have been better!
Of course, Immy has the last word on airborne when one adds her dragon friend!
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Carefree.
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Oh, she cares about winning all right! 🙂
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This image is a good as one of a horse galloping with all 4 hooves off the ground. Love those tails flying!
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Definitely an action shot!
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Yes, very similar indeed. So how did she do?
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A zooming start and good progress, but pipped by one other at the post!
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You can’t win ’em all. Second is also pretty good. 🙂
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We were totally thrilled with that.
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Happy to see some kids still getting some excervise
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Oh, but you should see the dexterity of wrist and finger movements they need for texting and gaming and all those kinds of modern exercises … 🙂
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Haha that’s for sure..
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Good capture of movement there, Col… although you’ve brought back memories of my sports days / daze now and I need to retire to a darkened room…
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It became very tiring how many times you had to climb on the highest point of the winner’s podium?
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Yes… yes. I was forever atop the podium…
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