Kirklevington Scarecrows - 5

This is the final batch of scarecrows I have to show.

Eddie the Eagle

Queen of Hearts

Denis the Menace

Churchill & the bulldog spirit

Hope you have all enjoyed see all the scarecrows in this year's Kirkfest competition.

Kirklevington Scarecrows 2017

Last Saturday the annual Kirkfest began with this year's scarecrow competition.

The winner was - 

Dad's Army

relaxing with a beer at the Crown Hotel.

Second was The Great Kirk Bake Off -

On the menu was Kirk strawgoneoff and Kirk levingeton mess.

In third place was a sentry at Kirklevington (Cottage) Castle.

And a British Bulldog gained a merit certificate.

Further pictures will follow later this week.

Scarecrows - II

Here are some more of the entries from Kirklevington village's Scarecrow Competition held on 18 June.

Three Witches (from Macbeth)

And a Very Hungry Caterpillar

But as usual, the caterpillar does all the work for the butterfly to get all the attention.

When it comes to scarecrows, they don't get much bigger than this.

Unfortunately I cannot put a name to him, unlike the character shown next.

Astronaut Tim Peake (now back on earth)

Have you picked a favourite yet; remember there will be more to come.

Scarecrows

The village of Kirklevington is holding the annual Kirkfest this week. It started last Saturday with the scarecrow competition. 
There were 17 entrants this year and one in particular was a challenge to photograph. Children were invited to -

Hunt for the Bear

This involved following a winding path across the grass - 

between the trees and past the 'spectators,'

not stopping to pet the 'dog.'

It doesn't bite

Just read the clues on the cards on each post as you go along. Eventually you find - 

The elusive bear

Of course if you were tall enough to see over the hedge you could see the display.

If you cheated you might even have seen - 

The bear

I'll post more of the scarecrows in days to come. You may also pick a favourite to see whether you agree with the winners selected by the judges.

Kirkfest Scarecrows 2015 - The winners are:

Now's your chance to see whether your favourites chosen in posts I - IV made it to the winners enclosure.

Those awarded a Certificate of Merit were;

Kirkfest Races 2015

Only Fools and Horse Feed

The Simpsons

And on the podium -

    Third Place:

Cob the Builder

   Second Place:

Follow the yellow brick road

But the Winner is:

The Magic Roundabout

Dougal, Brian, Florence and Zebedee

That's all folks!

Did you pick a winner or an also ran?

Kirkfest Scarecrows 2015 - IV

This is the last group I have to show. My the end you need to have chosen your favourites from the four posts (I - IV)

Orange Grove

June 25th was designated Orange Day by the UN in its campaign against violence to women.

Thunderbirds are GO!

Batman

Is that Little Weed in the planter?

Snoopy in a pose we all know

One I don't recognise

The Magic Roundabout

And finally

Mr Bean's Turkey Head

Now you seen all that the judges had to pick from. Look out for the next and final post when the winners will be revealed.

Kirkfest Scarecrows - 2015

In my home village of Kirklevington in North Yorkshire 20-28 June is Kirkfest Week.

One of the first events is the annual scarecrow competition. The theme this year was TV shows.

I have to confess I did not recognise the show in all of them and I suspect that a number are from children's television.

However at the Village Hall there was no mistaking:

Britain's Got Talent

Others are more difficult to place.

Most of us would recognise Del Boy though in:

Only Fools and Horse Feed

I'm sure that this would have gone down well with the runners at;

Kirkfest Races

Perhaps this few shots will act as a carrot to bring you back for more scarecrows in later posts.

Don't forget I shall ask you which you thought the best when we get to the end.

The Cricket Match - Kirkfest Scarecrows

The annual scarecrow competition was held on the first Saturday of Kirkfest in the village of Kirklevington.

I will be showing the majority of the scarecrows that entered starting with the one I liked best.

The Cricket Match

This was not an easy scene to photograph even when viewed from different angles but from left to right you have:

A down-in-the-mouth Umpire

From a different angle you can see he has his hand raised to signal 'Out' to the 'Owzat!' appeal.

The batsman however is pleased to make sure you know he is representing his home county.

The number of spectators is not large.

Just the Vicar and his wife

They obviously took up the invitation given by the lady in the pink dress; I wonder where he got the biscuit from.

And of course there is only one tea she will serve,

However on a pitch as green as this the bowler must have the advantage.

Until you see how short the boundaries are.

Summer - Thematic Photography

We have spent the weekend combating wasps. My wife found out the hard way that they were not amused when the clematis was being pruned and they attacked when disturbed. They had a nest in our bird box. The only way we defeated them was to drop the box into a bucket of water and hold it under with a house brick for 24 hours.

Other creatures are much less threatening in the summer sun.

Mouse on the Geum stalks to reach some seeds

This photo was taken from 15ft away and through the double glazed window of our lounge.

I also came across a youngster that was not in the least bit afraid.

Young Grey Squirrel

They must have known that it's summer time in the village this week.

Last Saturday it was the annual scarecrow competition. But what says it's summer in England more than a game of cricket?

He's just one in the tableau of - 

The Cricket Match

Twenty-six houses hosted scarecrows this year. I'll post more of them in separate blog posts as I did last year.

To see other summer events it will be worth your while to follow the links at Carmi's Thematic-photographic-298.