[Margaret Pilkington]

Lovely pics Sue......I love the dated gable and the gate house...full of character......sunshine and blues skies do make them much more attractive too.

Jen your flower pics are beautiful. I spotted the sunset last night but the battery was charging....so I didn't get a pic of that.
I have been out along the canal bank...down through Mercer park and then mhrough the fields to Rishton bottoms.
Himself thought I had fallen down a hole somewhwere. I was out for two and a half hours.

The family of swans which were in residence on the far bank further up the canal, have moved house....they are now quite close to the bridge near the Con club.
Dog walkers are taking no chances. I saw one poor chap lift a big dog up(almost gave himself a hernia) to save having to walk past the male swan(cob) who was taking an aggressive stance to protect the cygnets - even though they are well grown.

1) Swans Head....good name for a pub.
2) Cygnet having a siesta.
3) cygnet stretching its wings.
4) swan family on the canal bank - see the man in the background with the dog...that was one big dog.
5) More of the swans
6) A wildflower....don't know what it is....a ground hugger.
7) Common Burdock (I think).
8) One of yesterdays pics that I have 'fiddled' with.