Flash of Red - Plan B by onewing

Flash of Red - Plan B

We have been clearing up the tons of sand and soil today washed down into our garden during the storms recently. It will take a couple of weeks I expect to finish the job because we can only do a bit at a time before we get shattered.

While I was doing the Flash of Red theme this photo was Plan B when it came to the 'red' photo. In the end I used another photo of a pendant, but thought I would post this one today as I already had it in my store of photos.

I have quite a few model cars in a collection and I thought these four were significant because of our history. Pickfords because we moved house 16 times during our time with the RAF and the RAAF, Yorkshire Post because I originate from Yorkshire, Oxo because my Mum had a grocery shop when I was a child and the RAF vehicle because of David's time in the RAF.
I used to collecting little metal cars, They are so cute. I guess they are a bit small for helping move the sand.
March 27th, 2021  
I love the story behind those 4 little cars! Oh and the photo is great too ;)
March 27th, 2021  
What a great collection and story!
March 27th, 2021  
Very nice photo of your collection against the white background. They each are special!
March 27th, 2021  
What a wonderful collection, and nice connections.
March 27th, 2021  
What a lovely collection and story. I think many of us grew up with oxo, we even had a Pickfords here.
March 27th, 2021  
Beautifully photographed and great to see! I don't know how you do it - all that sand etc!
March 27th, 2021  
Lovely collection and story
March 27th, 2021  
Beautiful collections.
March 27th, 2021  
How appropriate are your vehicles to your life history and a lovely collection ! Take it easy with the clearing up of the debris from your garden !
March 27th, 2021  
What a marvellous background story for this nice image. :)
March 27th, 2021  
Lovely and love your narrative. A meaningful image.
March 27th, 2021  
What a lovely collection.
March 27th, 2021  
Beautifully presented Babs, each bringing back some lovely memories for you both, I have links to them all to, used Pickfords 3 times, taken photographs for the Yorkshire Post before they went on line in July 2019, we us OXO most weeks, worked on a few RAF stations as a contractor electrical engineer early in my carer:)
March 27th, 2021  
What an amazing description of how these vans effected you! And a beautiful picture with the pop of red of one of them. OXO was and is still popular in the Maltese Islands.
March 27th, 2021  
Such a delightful collection & so many memories here Babs.
March 27th, 2021  
Love the models. Very nice shot
March 27th, 2021  
Fantastic collection!
March 27th, 2021  
Fabulous collection and cool that they all have significance for you.
March 27th, 2021  
Creative shot!
March 27th, 2021  
Wonderful collection!
March 27th, 2021  
A nice collection, and each with it's own link to your past.

Ian
March 27th, 2021  
Bep
What a nice collection!
March 27th, 2021  
What a lovely history in your model cars. We also have a collection of similar cars but sadly they're packed away in the loft!
March 27th, 2021  
Excellent. We often had Pickfords for moves, or Clark & Rose! Super collection of cars which have so much significance to you.
March 27th, 2021  
Great shot
March 27th, 2021  
I love this shot. We too have a lot of model cars in the loft. In our last house we had room to display them but not since we downsized.
March 27th, 2021  
A lovely collection and flash of red
March 27th, 2021  
We always read the Yorkshire Post. My grandad worked there.
March 27th, 2021  
Your life history in a single photo. LOL
March 27th, 2021  
Very interesting and well presented.
March 27th, 2021  
Great narrative. You'll need all these for your sand removal.
March 27th, 2021  
What a great collection! Well captured!
March 27th, 2021  
Great color editing on those nice cars models capture.
March 27th, 2021  
Kat
Creative, wonderful collection and story.
March 27th, 2021  
Memorabelia with memories- sweet! Great display and a honorable way to display them- I like the way they stand out against the white background.
March 28th, 2021  
OXO is well known. enjoyed reading your story. great memories.
March 28th, 2021  
A wonderful collection and memories
March 28th, 2021  
@yaorenliu @ingrid01 @edorreandresen @loweygrace @peadar @ludwigsdiana @maggiemae @kjarn @haskar @beryl @robz @carolinesdreams @wakelys @carolinesdreams @wakelys @sangwann @happysnaps @bkbinthecity @casablanca @salza @dutchothotmailcom @dutchothotmailcom @framelight_byasli @fishers @gijsje @busylady @jamibann @carolmw @carolmw @susiemc @craftymeg @mave @terryliv @ljmanning @kathiecb @linnypinny @pyrrhula @katford @olivetreeann @bruni @Dawn Thanks, sorry for the group reply but we have been out all day today. I think some of you can relate to some of the cars in this picture.

@pcoulson I wonder if you spent time on any of the RAF camps we were at. David is an electrical engineer.

@maggiemae Too hot to be shovelling sand today Maggie, so glad we were out and had a day off.
March 28th, 2021  
@onewing I was on a few like RAF Waddington, Scampton, Swinderby, Newton, Sealand, Fort George, Lossiemouth mainly designing and installing new generating and power distribution systems, also much later work on secure communication systems at HMS Warrior (Nato Comand HQ), also in Whitehall defence buildings:)
March 28th, 2021  
Nice model cars/trucks collection and photo. You must be a very flexible person to have moved so many times.
March 29th, 2021  
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