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I used application on my ipad (Art Set). I kinda like this app because it allows me to do quick digital painting. Also it has complete art tools, that's why it called "Art set" I guess haha.

At the Bisley Arena in Surrey (near Brookwood) the Mustangs in black go down to a 9-0 defeat against the Oxford Blues. Inline Hockey is played at Bisley quite frequently on a Sunday, with several games being played between 09:00 and 16:00. A very fast game, like Ice Hockey, but played on Inline/Roller blades as opposed to ice skates!

Shute Shelve Tunnel on the Strawberry Line Trail in Somerset and North Somerset, in the South West of England. The old railway tunnel passes through a ridge between Shute Shelve Hill and Winscombe Hill in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Although the tunnel is only about 180m long, it passes through a very marked transition in rock strata about two thirds of the way through, when entering through the North portal, (coming from Winscome and heading South towards Axbridge) - changing abruptly from soft marl to hard limestone. Where the tunnel was cut through the soft marl, it has a lining of brick and stone, whereas the section through the hard limestone has bare, unlined walls. The photo shows the transition between the lined and unlined sections of the tunnel.

Shute Shelve Tunnel on the Strawberry Line Trail in Somerset and North Somerset, in the South West of England. (The tunnel is on the border between the two counties...) The photo shows flow-stone forming on the transition between the unlined section where the old railway tunnel was cut through hard limestone and the brick and stone lining where the rock strata changes to soft marl.

The Strawberry Line Trail runs (mostly) along the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset and North Somerset, in the South West of England. The trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar but there is a petition to have it extended to Wells. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Photographed in the cutting leading up to the Southern portal of the Shute Shelve Tunnel on the old Strawberry Line trail in Somerset.

...on the Strawberry Line (now National Cycle Network - route 26) running through North Somerset and Somerset, in the South West of England. You can just about make out the old platform ramp, almost buried beneath a lush growth of ivy, blackberries and all sorts of other wonderful plants! The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

A lovely path for walks and cycling has been constructed on what used to be the track bed of the old Strawberry Line in North Somerset. Here, you can just about make out the platform of the long abandoned Congresby Station, hidden among the undergrowth of brambles, ivy and beautiful wild summertime flowers. The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Site of the former Congresby Station on the old Strawberry Line Railway in North Somerset, in the South West of England. The route of the long defunct railway has now been turned into a beautiful path for cyclists and walkers to enjoy. The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Well, it's not exactly a new bike. I think it's around 15 years old? It was in very poor condition and it wasn't exactly cheap when I got it. I then had to spend a lot more money getting it road-worthy... It was worth it, though. New bikes are in very short supply these days as people are shying away from public transport... Anyway, the bike rides well now and I am very pleased with it. And it's great to be able to get out into some of the beautiful Somerset countryside while the summer lasts! The photo shows my bike parked-up against a glorious old bench in a hidden (secret!) viewing spot along the old Strawberry Line cycle route and footpath. The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Sadly, it has been a long time since the Axbridge Engine Shed was in use for the purpose for which it was build on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, in South West of England. Where the railway used to skirt the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, that is now the route of the A371 Axbridge By-pass road. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

The old Strawberry Line station building in Cheddar, Dorset, South West England. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

With a motorcyclist enjoying a ride out on a fine summer's afternoon! Axbridge Station was one of the stops on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, England. Now it sits alongside a busy road, the Axbridge By-pass, which was constructed along the route of the old railway in this location. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

No trolls in sight today!! Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Haha! They are probably just having a look at all the wonderful mosses and other growth on the rocks around the tunnel entrance. Mind you, it's pretty dark in there... Scary! ('Nearly scarred the life out of me, anyway!!) Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Wonderful old tunnel on the Strawberry Line trail in Somerset, South West England. This is the North Portal, covered in a wonderful growth of moss, ferns and 'all sorts' of other plants. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

View of the South portal of Shute Shelve Tunnel on the Strawberry Line, where it cuts through the Mendip Hills in Somerset, SW England. Seen here with a couple of bicycle tail lights, somewhere near the other end of the tunnel. (If you go through there on a pushbike, you will definitely need to have a working set of lights. It can be very dark in the middle of the tunnel. (There are, apparently, some solar-powered lights in the tunnel - but I have never seen them working yet...) Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Moss and Ferns dripping with water, seen just outside the Northern end of Shute Shelve Tunnell on the Strawberry Line trail in Somerset, SW England. Shute Shelve Hill is one of the hills in the Mendips of Somerset, SW England.

Shute Shelve Hill is one of the Mendip Hills of Somerset, SW England. The old Strawberry Line Railway ran through a tunnel, whilst the modern A38 road was constructed through a series of cuttings in the same area.

Nature returns along the route of an old, long abandoned railway line. The A371 Axbridge By-pass follows the route of the long abandoned Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset, S.W. England. Here to the North of the town of Axbridge, several different fruit trees can be found growing wild alongside the main road, where the railway line was originally cut into the hillside. The photo shows some kind of wild apple, (Quince or Crab Apple?) There are also several other kinds of apple and pair trees growing right alongside the road - not to mention blackberries and all sorts of other goodies! But if you want to stop and pick them, you will need to be on a bicycle, not in a car. Or you could try walking! And, if you are on a bike, you will need to be going slowly - not racing around like the wind with your tight racing tights on - and your streamlined flashy helmet - trying to go just as fast as the flippin cars all the time?!!!

Another view of the old Strawberry Line railway cutting to the North of Axbridge in Somerset - now occupied by the A371 Axbridge By-pass road.

Photo taken along the A371 Axbridge By-pass, just to the North of the town. Here, the By-pass follows the former route of the Strawberry Line Railway where it was cut into the side of Axbridge Hill in the Mendips. If you look closely, you can still make out the rock edge where the cutting was made into the hillside, almost completely returned to nature now.

A lot of people don't like brambles - except in late summer when they are loaded with juicy blackberries... Pick all you can - for free! This little patch was seen growing out of the rock face where the old Strawberry Line Railway was cut into the hill side, (Known as Hillside, funilly enough!) on the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill - now the route of the A371 Axbridge By-pass.

The slope where I saw these beautiful wild-growing flowers (garden escapees?) used to form the North face of the old Strawberry Line Railway cutting on the Northern edge of Axbridge. The railway itself has been long-gone - the modern by-pass following the route of the old railway line to the North of the Town - but if you look closely, you can still see where the old railway line used to run... An Ordnance Survey map is a great help, in the UK. If you can see roughly where the old railway used to run, you will still be able to make out features like the weather-worn limestone bedrock where the railway was cut into the slope at Hillside, along the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill.

I came across this beautiful old church in town of Cheddar, Somerset in the South West of England when I was out exploring the Strawberry Line Trail on my bicycle. One advantages of taking it slow on a bike, instead of rushing around everywhere by car, is that it gives you more opportunities to stop, appreciate the view - and take lots of photos!