Today in pictures

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by mobertol

A selection of local shots - the first ones earlier this week after we'd had really heavy rains and the fields around and river had flooded. The river is canalised for irrigation and all three channels were full - normally the main one is half this level to give an idea of how much rain there'd been. They also came to check the bridge was safe while I was there...There's a shot of fresh-water shells which had been left behind by a heron - there are also fresh-water cray fish as I've seen their shells on the banks before. The last few were taken today showing the contrast in weather -it's cold, sunny and windy - lots of fresh snow on the Alps and it's coming our way in the next few days apparently.

Number five is a lovely shot - great composition! Nice sky in 6 and I love seeing the snow capped mountains

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Mainly birds again, but also a squirrel and a dog that thinks she`s a meerkat.

Lovely bird closeups, and the squirrel is great too!

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

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Just taken this from the front bedroom window.Almost a whiteout

Oooooooh - white stuff!

[davemac]

Today in Pictures turned into a very wet experience with a few miscellaneous items thrown in. Foxhill Bank was a wet soggy muddy occasion today, perhaps better to leave it for a while to drain off

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Oooooooh - white stuff!

That is as bad as it's got so far, apart from all the rain we have had.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures turned into a very wet experience with a few miscellaneous items thrown in. Foxhill Bank was a wet soggy muddy occasion today, perhaps better to leave it for a while to drain off

Not just wet bits, but raging torrents!

[gpick24]

Has someone had an upgrade?

[Turtle]

Not trying for one-upmanship, but this is some white stuff we had yesterday...

[gpick24]

Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee - "thats not a knife, this is a knife".

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Not trying for one-upmanship, but this is some white stuff we had yesterday...

I think your snow trumps our hailstones, just looked out of the window, its all gone now.

[Eric]

Here's my classic caddie ... note the nice original paint and the neat hood ornament.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by Eric

Here's my classic caddie ... note the nice original paint and the neat hood ornament.

You sure do get the snow. I can't remember snow light that since 1963

[Eric]

Classic car without snow

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, a walk on the wet side again, this time in Padiham.

1. The River Calder as it whooshes through Padiham.
2. The weir just before the bridge.
3. Crossing over the river before going along the Greenway.
4 Have you met our Ivy.
5. Once a busy railway line, now the Greenway.
6. We've just received a telegram, the stage out of Dodge City will be late.
7. Haven't time for a sit down just yet.
8. Bridge that took the railway over a tributary to the Calder.
9. The sun was going down, time for the car.



10. I took the time for that sit down I had promised myself, not knowing this memorial was here and noticing that the flowers had just been placed there. I didn't know at the time what it was about, and even if I had it was lost in time for me. I used Mr Goggle to find out what this quiet corner was all about, and it filled me with sadness. So whenever I am having a crap day, it is nothing compared to this tragedy. I don't know why I ended up sat on that seat today I can only speculate, but to the people involved, even with the passage of time you still remember....you have my deepest sympathies.

[gpick24]

Very sad story for No.10, lovely pic.