Today in pictures

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Today's walkies

[Restless]

Today me and a friend talk a walk by the river at Dunsop Bridge.

Part 1

[Accyexplorer]

I went to Gt Harwood to see the street signs attributed to Dr Grayson.

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[Margaret Pilkington]

I worked with Rob Grayson when he was an anaesthetist.
A lovely young man and a fine doctor. I am pleased to see his name immortalised in Great Harwood.

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I worked with Rob Grayson when he was an anaesthetist.
A lovely young man and a fine doctor. I am pleased to see his name immortalised in Great Harwood.

Yes,I hear he was a fine squire, another one of the good un's taken from us too soon.
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[DaveinGermany]

Evenin' all, The Witch, Bitch & Moi are visiting the M.i.L again, whiling away Easter & beyond down here in the deep South. Todays jollies were kept to a minimum what with it being our first day & all that.

Bad Füssing a popular "Kur orte" (health resort/Spa) so, full of fattties & the rich with fake suntans so not a lot to see - Then it was over the Border into Austria for a bit of a mooch, a little place called "Brunau am Inn" which to you historical scholars out there should ring some bells. despite it being Good Friday it was just a normal working day today for the Austrians according to the locals. - Witchy & Bitchy alongside a feeder stream for the river Inn - Living along the old City walls - Looking back to Simlach am Inn Germany - The Easter Bunnies of Brunau (but not the towns most infamous export) - Building decoration, very popular in the Germanic regions - The rebuilt, old city "Stadttorturm" city gate tower - For those of you struggling, the answer to who Austrias most infamous export was, it's "Uncle Adolph", Brunau was where he was born.

[davemac]

Today was a walk around Rothwell Heights, its over 12 months since my last walk around here. They (don't know who) have put footpaths around the area, and seating, and made a section into a Forest School, and I see they organise dry stone walling lessons. The paths now link up with the paths around priestly Clough and then onto Woodnook Vale and have opened up the area massively, it also offers a view over the town and over to Pendle.

[Turtle]

Last night we had another unpleasant ice storm. It reminded me of one we had two years ago, but thankfully the damage wasn't as severe where I live, but others weren't so fortunate. Over 100,000 people were without power for some time. This morning I unloaded a kiln load of honey pots that I'd made for a local bee keeper and maple syrup producer. The ride to deliver them was enjoyable, as the ice can look quite pretty. Glad it's melting now, though

[Margaret Pilkington]

I love the pictures..but not the snow...your honey pots look beautiful.

[Turtle]

Thank you Margaret. It was more ice than snow, so it made for quite a job chipping it off the car. As for the honey pots, I had made 26, but only 19 made it for delivery. I had two kiln failures at the local guild this week - first one kiln, and then the other that I had re-loaded my work into - stopped in the middle of the glaze firing! It's a wonder anything made it out in time for delivery. As we potters say, the kiln gods weren't smiling, but I did ok in spite of it all. The remainders can be refired, and delivered at a later date.

[DaveinGermany]

Today was a trip to a new "Drinks Market" dealing mainly with Beers from the region, then a gallop over to Oberstdorf, touristy destination & one of the sites for the "4 Schanzen Tournee" (4 Ski Jump competition).

Them Jihadis have definitely got this paradise thing totally wrong ..... This, is Paradise proper - One happy little chappie & long suffering Wifey - Oberstdorf - Local arts & crafts Market - Para glider over the Nebelhorn - Schattenberg Ski jump with the Schattenberg in the background - The Nebelhorn - The streets of Oberstdorf - "Altes Rathaus" The old Town hall - finally on our way home through the village of Reid, rolling pasture land "Alm" & another big rock.

(Please note, names of said rocks may be slightly off as my knowledge of the local geography is crap & my so called "local guide & knowledgeable one" the wife! Can't tell the difference between Foghorn, leghorn, Nebelhorn, Fellhorn )

[Restless]

Dunsop Part 2

and this lens blur one that wouldn't resize for some reason.

[DaveinGermany]

Today was out & about in Allgäu tracing some Squaddie memories! So you just know there's going to be something uncouth & I aim to please

A nice enough little "Dorf", or so you'd think looking at it, but it's obviously full of "W@nkers" - Really? I kid you not, that's the name of the village, generations of UK & US servicemen (& Women)have grinningly posed under this village sign & in some cases tried to nick it ....Shocking! - Pfronten nestling at the foot of the Alps - On top of the Tegelberg (where we wanted to go with the cable car) a casualty rescue was going on (so we couldn't) - A roundabout way back through the Mountains on the Austrian side the "Plansee" sits in the valley surrounded by great big rocks - Ettal, Kloster Ettal - Inside the chapel (x3) Organ pipes, ceiling artwork, wall paintings - Ettal main street.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Inside the chapel (x3) Organ pipes, ceiling artwork,

Should be x2 organ pipes & Ceiling decoration - another view of the Kloster

Gert great sossy fingers & Bayerische Beer, Sorry.

[Margaret Pilkington]

That ceiling decoration is really something.....love it!