Today in pictures

[Gremlin]

Did you sit on my car bonnet to take photograph number 2 Jen?

I took this through my windscreen while I sat eating a banana and drinking my Fortisip.

[Gremlin]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I really like No. 8 - it's kind of neat to see your reflection!
How did that fellow get on that penny farthing? Or more to the point, how does he get off?

The reflection was accidental Turtle. Someone helped the man to get on the penny farthing but he just sort of stopped and hopped off it.

Anyway a few more from Bury Station for the lovers of proper cars from yesteryear.

No.1 Austin 18 from about 1937
No.2 Standard ten
No.3 Big Austin Healey, my dream car.
No.4 Daimler Dart. Pretty rare nowadays.
No.5 Red car, someone help me out, what is it?
No.6 Morris 8 probably pre war.
No.7 Morris 8 post war.
No.8 DMU, headboard says "Dyce" it's a long way from home. It was the next train to Rawtenstall but had to go to Heywood first so being a bit weary I got on it and had a longer ride. All on a complimentary ticket June had from the Guide Dog days.
No.9 Old advertising board and rail-side distance marker to somewhere.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

heres some from today ...

1. that sunflower seems to be getting taller ...
2, 3, 4, 5 in rawtenstall
6 leaving rawtenstall the shadow of the train with the steam coming out the top
7, 8 9 and 10 at ramsbottom station

the farmers market is tomorrow ...

That's a glorious sunflower! Love the trains and cars too.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

The reflection was accidental Turtle. Someone helped the man to get on the penny farthing but he just sort of stopped and hopped off it.

Anyway a few more from Bury Station for the lovers of proper cars from yesteryear.

No.1 Austin 18 from about 1937
No.2 Standard ten
No.3 Big Austin Healey, my dream car.
No.4 Daimler Dart. Pretty rare nowadays.
No.5 Red car, someone help me out, what is it?
No.6 Morris 8 probably pre war.
No.7 Morris 8 post war.
No.8 DMU, headboard says "Dyce" it's a long way from home. It was the next train to Rawtenstall but had to go to Heywood first so being a bit weary I got on it and had a longer ride. All on a complimentary ticket June had from the Guide Dog days.
No.9 Old advertising board and rail-side distance marker to somewhere.

I know what you mean about the Austin Healey. I saw one this summer in red and black. I was mightily impressed, until the owner drove away, grinding the gears as he did so! Poor car.

[gpick24]

Took me ages to catch up, looks like you had a nice walk last week.
Here`s a few from my hols.

1. Out for a snorkel.
2. The sun coming down on the way back from snorkelling.
3-6. Would have been OK for last last comp. but couldn`t upload them.
7. Sun Setting from the end of the jetty.
8. The underwater pics didn`t come out great.
9. One of the many birds hanging round for scraps.
10. Bobbi the resident Camel.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Did you sit on my car bonnet to take photograph number 2 Jen?

I took this through my windscreen while I sat eating a banana and drinking my Fortisip.

nope .. I was stood at the entrance to the station ... thought I recognized your car when I was on the platform walking past ... but wasn't too sure ..

[cashman]

Spugs is looking owd jen. suits the blue jacket though.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, started as a walk to find signs of Autumn, turned into a walk on the wet side.

1. Within sight of the Dunkenhalgh Hotel.
2. Heading for the river.
3. Found it, slight Autumn colour.
4. The bank here is constantly being washed away, so the shape is never the same on this walk.
5. If you are not past the lace holes, you are not doing it properly.
6. A bit of colour here.
7. Here we go again.
8. You might as well keep wading through it.
9. The Motorway is just through the trees.
10. Another section of the banking that moves with the water flow.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Took me ages to catch up, looks like you had a nice walk last week.
Here`s a few from my hols.

1. Out for a snorkel.
2. The sun coming down on the way back from snorkelling.
3-6. Would have been OK for last last comp. but couldn`t upload them.
7. Sun Setting from the end of the jetty.
8. The underwater pics didn`t come out great.
9. One of the many birds hanging round for scraps.
10. Bobbi the resident Camel.

Where were these taken? I was guessing Mexico until I saw the paintings of pyramids and the camel LOL.

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Where were these taken? I was guessing Mexico until I saw the paintings of pyramids and the camel LOL.

Sharm el Sheikh.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by cashman

Spugs is looking owd jen. suits the blue jacket though.

just wait till I tell him what you said cashy ... hes thinking of going down to the railway ... he probably will do for definate now ...

heres the farmers market in rammy ....

1. walking up to the farmers market the world black pudding throwing competition was on on sunday as well ...
2. the veg ... spugster got some purple carrots and purple spuds .. and very nice they were too ...
3. the chocolate stall ... (went to the chocolate café instead for my 3 bars of choccy)
4. spugster eating the donuts he bought walking up there ..
5. black pudding stall .. you could get Lancashire haggis there as well . .he says that's better than the Scottish one ...
6. one of the many meat stalls there .. notice the roasting pig at the back .. they were doing butties as well
7. one of the 3 bread stalls there ..
8. chocolate beer anyone? for sale in the chocolate café ...
9. the Christmas shelf on the woodturning stall .. all handmade was talking to one of the men who made them ...
10. the cracker stall ...

[mobertol]

A selection of photos taken in Holden Clough and of the nursery gardens -another nice place to visit with a great cafe for eating out.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by mobertol

A selection of photos taken in Holden Clough and of the nursery gardens -another nice place to visit with a great cafe for eating out.

Holden Clough has changed so much I dont recognise it, when I went there it was just a wood shed, and the setup was more like an allotment.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, up one side and down the other.

1. The Wharf.
2. The wall, all that remains of Doctor Lovelace's floating soap factory, the wall and a few docking rings.
3. Under the bridge on Whalley Road, if I fall in it's home for and early bath.
4. Looking back at the bridge and the Conservative club.
5. Thats the direction we are going.
6. Coming up the turnaround point, Pilkington Bridge.
7. What do you mean, tired, we have just set off.
8. Down the other side, Pendle in the distance.
9. Just a bit further down.
10. To finish,a bee.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by davemac

Holden Clough has changed so much I dont recognise it, when I went there it was just a wood shed, and the setup was more like an allotment.

It really is lovely now and thriving - the son took over and has won all sorts of awards and grants. He won some BBC thing which has given him a lot of pubblicity. Worth a visit.
Some of the locals aren't too happy about the amount of traffic passing through -got talking to one lady (who lived in the second house I photographed). It is giving quite a lot of employment to locals though which is a saving grace to these tiny places which might just die out or become commuter belts - you can't have it both ways!