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lunedì 26 dicembre 2011

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Tom Whiteley’s last school photograph.

Tom Whiteley’s last school photograph tells a thousand words. Wearing a striped blazer and the most beautiful smile, it shows a carefree little boy; with a shock of blonde hair and a golden suntan, he looks handsome, happy, out-going. Not long after that photo was taken, Tom returned from a school trip complaining of a headache. Within 10 days he’d been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Seven months later, aged 9, he died. To see his smiling face in that school picture, it seems impossible that Tom grew so ill so fast – and totally unreal that he’s died.
A passionate animal lover, he had always wanted to go on safari – so Debbie and Andrew decided to take the whole family on a luxury trip to South Africa. Getting flights and insurance for such a sick child was far from easy but, just six days after learning Tom was terminal, they flew off on the holiday of a lifetime.
“It was an amazing 10 days. There were moments when we actually forgot he was dying, then we cried ourselves to sleep at night. The girls didn’t know it was the last holiday we’d have as a family – even now, saying that doesn’t seem real – and we did so many wonderful things. Tom even got to ride on an elephant. Source: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Health-and-Beauty/Family/Our-tribute-to-Tom-05122011.htm

domenica 11 dicembre 2011

Bike child trailer among the traffic. Where are the protective and caring mothers?

Bike child trailer.
After reading an article on Cambridge News "Cycling in Cambridge: more dangerous than extreme sports"  and after the view of many bikes child trailer among the traffic in Cambridge (UK) I have decided to write this post. This is my first post in English, so let me wrong. First of all a bike child trailer is a bicycle trailer designed to carry one or more children behind a cyclist.

The bicycle trailer was originally designed for cargo transport. Then the children have become "the cargo".
The article mentioned speaks about Jane Richards, 40, who was cycling while carrying her five-month-old son Fox in a special pannier when the collision happened in Cherry Hinton Road at 9.10am yesterday on 2 December 2011. It’s not the first time the family have been the victims of a road traffic collision while cycling. The couple’s seven-year-old son Moel broke his foot while cycling last year in an accident involving a car.

Bike child trailer.
My opinion is that it is dangerous to put her child up to to the road surface. A child of five months, with his fragile head, exposed to any shock! The bicycle trailer was originally designed for cargo transport. Then the children have become "the cargo". You pedals and you forget to have a child under your responsibility. A chic way, exposing the head of these children up to the bumpers and wheels of cars. Madness is to carry around your children as if they were packages exposed to any fatality. Where are the protective and caring mothers?"

Bike child trailer.

Bike child trailer.

Bike child trailer. Children in a trailer look especially vulnerable, situated at the height of cars' bumpers.

Bike child trailer.

venerdì 2 dicembre 2011

Rowing along the Cam.

Rowing along the Cam on 02/12/2011. Nelle foto che seguono ho ripreso il corso inferiore (Lower River) del Cam a Cambridge nel tratto compreso tra la chiusa Baits Bite Lock ed il ponte della ferrovia (Railways bridge)Le squadre di canottaggio dei college utilizzano questa porzione di fiume per allenarsi e sfidarsi.








































Istantanee al Milton Contry Park, Cambridge (UK).

Milton Country Park









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