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Yes I had a rescued Maine Coon cat that looked a bit like tigger...he had bigger tufts of hair in his ears.......and the jodhpurs.......and he was BIG!

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This is the end of your lovely day in Morecambe Jen - it just rained (10pm)! Wasn't supposed to according to the weather forecast.

There must have been a sunset but I missed it, you can still see a bit of pink in some pics. The last two are taken looking inland towards Lancaster, an interesting combination of grey, blue and white in the sky.

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No ours wasn't anything as posh as Maine Coon, just an ordinary fluffy tabby stray, and a pretty miserable one at that! Our first cat was a biggie though - a kitten rescued from a skip at 6 weeks, grew to weigh a stone and a half - and he wasn't fat! When we first got him he disappeared on his first night - we found him curled up inside the works at the back of the fridge - we reckoned the noise of the motor reminded him of his mum! He was actually thick as two short planks but lovable for all that!

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just finished the morecambe ones ... i'll do the rest tomorrow (took some on the journey home through the trough of bowland out the car window and we stopped at a lookout tower over the bay ...)

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a few more ...:p

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and some more ...:p:p:p

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very nice ... i missed tonites sunset ... i had visitors :p:p:p

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we walked past that fishing tackle shop today ... we decided to do a detour off the front as it was very windy .. pointed it out to the spugster and he said itd probably be all sea fishing ... he dont do that kind ... trout and that kind he does ..:p

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Brilliant pics Jen...absolutely love 'em.
I can taste the salt on my lips and smell the sea air. Thank you for taking me with you...and wasn't I quiet:D?

Sue you live in a lovely place....I am quite envious.

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Thanks for the pics Jen, I'm glad it was such a nice day weatherwise and you obviously had a great time. I'm sure the drive home through Bowland was an added bonus - I love stopping at that lookout tower, the view is amazing - even in the dark when you can see all the lights for miles around.

It's good to see one's home through someone else's eyes - I hardly notice all the bird statues etc any more yet they are they one of the town's major attractions supposedly! Glad to see you made it up the prom almost as far as our house - we live just behind the prom near the yacht club's house on stilts!

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Lovely set of pictures, it looked a nice day, and you looked to have the beach to yourselves. I haven't been there for more years than I can remember, it looks to have changed beyond recognition. I wouldn't have known that if you hadn't posted the pictures.

There is a rule on this thread that if you go to the seaside you have to bring us all a stick of rock back, what arrangements are in place for the collection.

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Its a fact that other peoples eyes don't see what you do, and it is always good to look at something from a different perspective.
I think I would burst a blood vessel if I came across all those statues, carvings, beaches, cabins, sunsets, by trying to photograph everything all at once.

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Better stay away from Morecambe then Dave!

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You and me both...and haven't you just said something that I have been saying all along...someone else always sees a different(and often much more interesting)perspective.

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You two will have the P.C. Brigade on yer case,if yeh aint careful.:D

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We are alright Cashy it is a recognised breed...and anyway do you think I would be bothered :D...not a lot!

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Ha ha Cashy I had thought of that possibility before posting and nearly looked it up but then thought why bother. However I have now googled it just out of interest and here goes with the origin of the name:

The name 'Maine' comes form the North eastern American State where the breed is thought to have originated. The 'Coon' bit is a little more difficult. The original cats tended to be brown tabbies, with very dark back and a long flowing tail, rather like a raccoon, and long ago,people thought that they must have evolved from matings between domestic cats and raccoons. Of course we now know that this is genetically impossible, but this may have been where the name came from.

But the Maine Coon's pride and joy is his tail. In fact he is often referred to as 'the tail with the cat on the end'. The tail must be at least as long as the body and is especially long so that the cat can wrap it around its body rather like a blanket for extra insulation.

What is a Maine Coon

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My rescued Maine Coon had had to have his tail amputated after getting into a fight with a dog(not while I had him)......but the tail went gangrenous and was amputated very close to his bottom...so he didn't even have a stump of a tail.
He was not friendly...had yellow eyes and a bed temper.
He only started letting himself be petted just before he died.

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You are quite right, we are singing from the same hymn sheet.

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I. Am kinda like Margaret with cats myself ha. Tigger was a semi stray cat in Clayton and is the friendliest cat ever

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That is very sad - more of a Manx Coon!

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yes, Sue......he lookede really strange trying to balance on the pointed coping stones of my back yard wall...he never fell off though.

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Continued Wild Flowers

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Continued

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when I was testing my (now broken) HTC sensation I filmed Tigger...

here it is :)

HTC sensation 1080p recording - YouTube

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oh, I want one like that...he is lovely. He can come and stay at mine anytime.

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Just like my Emma.:D

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I read on the Maine Coon site that they don't miaow, but chirrup. I went on to You tube to find a video of said noise and had to stop myself staying on there all afternoon!

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Cracking pictures Frank - but no red squirrels!

Do you want some wildflower names??

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It does sound chirpy

chatty Maine Coon cat - YouTube

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Thanks Rob - think you're as cat daft as Margaret and me!!

Was the video taken some time ago? I can see it's the same wall - with a beer bottle - but Tigger looks younger, less fluffy and greyer than in the Flickr pics.

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Yes Margaret - that was one of the videos I found. I love cats that "talk".

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We didn't go down as far as the squirl reserve as Max would have to be on his lead.

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Yes please I don't know my flowers

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I didn't see them when I was there either as they had the pox at that time. :(

I have seen them on Brownsea Island though and once saw one at Buttermere.

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There were quite a few red squirels in Aberfoyle near to the cottage we were renting in May

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Cats - smats, it's got to be Dogs & when we're talking Dogs there can be only one !! Enjoy :D

Ultimate Dog Tease - YouTube

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OK for post 924:

1 Honeysuckle or Woodbine, Lonicera periclynum
2 Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
3 Hawkweed, could be one of a thousand species but possibly Mouse ear Hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella
4 Same as 2, or possibly not
5 Think that's a bramble flower, can't see anything else it might be part of
6 Sea pea, Lathyrus japonica
7 Another bramble, with white frilly petals this time!
8 Evening primrose, Oenothera biennis. God I hate that plant. It's got a really sickly perfume in the evening and at one time it was self seeding all over my garden - not where I am now thank goodness. Not a primrose at all.
9 White Rosa rugosa
10 One of Davemac's orchids I think - plus another hawkweed. Will have a think and see if I can narrow it down a bit.

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Yeah perhaps some time last year perhaps when I took the video

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Won't play Dave - message says " This video contains content from Channel 5, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds". :(

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Pyramidal orchid I think...

Pyramidal Orchid

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My Monty.......ooh he was a grumpy burger, but I loved him.

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A real scruffcat - but those eyes could melt anyone...

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I came on to post my pictures, but got so involved reading the posts and looking at the pictures and watching the videos that I dont have time now. I have to go out so it will be when I get back. good effort from all contributers.

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just a quick post, not part of todays contribution

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near this? :p:p:p

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hehehe

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Yes, that's our near neighbour - and a very good picture of it! They have races at the weekend and some people drag their yachts down our back lane to get to the sea. It's weird watching sails and masts going past over the garden wall!

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ive got some but theyre still on the camera yet ... just finished the trough of bowland and the lookout ones ... note most of these were took thro the car window driving thro ...

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I'm not a sunset virgin anymore, I was out in the car so had the opportunity to chase the colours, they are presented as is, with no manipulation other than to resize them. The first three around the Greyhound Pub, the rest are up Dill Hall Lane on the footpath down to the canal.

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this is the final lot from yesterday ... same again the lookout and through trough of bowland ..some from a moving car ... :p

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My great goodnight....that was worth the wait.
Lovely pics Dave......get 'em in to the Obby...YOU might be this weeks Star.
Jen what lovley Birthday memories you have. I love your pics. You have done a great job.

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Part 1. Today in Pictures, over and under bridges, I think I'm a Troll. (Huncoat Trail)

1. Start point Huncoat Stocks.
2. Over the motorway bridge.
3. Through Castle Clough.
4. Do I take the high road or you take the low road.
5. By the left, this looks risky.
6. I can hear a woman crying for help and someone playing a piano.
7. That was scary.
8. This is where the nice waterfall in Castle Clough comes out, its a bit manky.
9. I've never been this far up, and on the wrong side of the canal.
10. My map says that Shuttelworth Hall?

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Part 2. Today in Pictures, a study in reflections.

11. I think we go over there.
12. From the top of the bridge.
13. They are all along this stretch of water.
14. See.
15. More rerflections.
16. And more.
17. And more.
18. And more.
19. That cheeky man is taking my photo, the cheek.
20. More reflections.

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Part 3. Today in Pictures, its been a funny sort of day.

21. Laptop on a barge, opposite worlds, I did ask the woman to say cheese, you can see her response.
22. I see the shoe trees are fruiting early this year, I haven't a clue!
23. Another bridge.
24. View from the bridge.
25. Looking back as we sit down for a moment.
26. Looking back as we cross the motorway bridge.
27. This was the site of Huncoat pit.
28. I assume this was one of the roads into the pit, but just a guess.
29. Last bridge,over the tracks at Huncoat station.
30. A view the other way, then back to the car.

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brilliant pics dave ... now youve lost your sunset virginity does this mean that you'll be posting more sunset pics?:p

heres mine .. from roundabout 9.30pm .....

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... to the last one being took at 10.15pm ...

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You managed to capture some of the same colours as I did, I don't manage to spot many sunsets so my contributions will be few and far between.
I leave it to those better placed, and more able than myself.
I will stick to my subjects, which are wet water and wickthings, and if I can get a wickthing in water , well, then I am beside myself.

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Was a beautiful sunset last night. You have got me going and managed to capture a couple of 'photos from my back door step. Need some practice though :

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You don't need practice - they're perfect! Love that reflection - and the ducks!

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That's Hinge and Bracket ... they take me for granted. Notice how they didn't even raise a feather by my presence. :rolleyes:

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Oh I love the names - just right!

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you dont need to practice katex ... i like em .... theyre good ..and the ducks are there not taking no notice of you ... :p

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id be out wi the camera taking pics ... lol :p

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dont forget tho that its after the longest day .. so the sunsets will be getting earlier .... :p:p:p

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Trouble is it could be any time of day depending on high tide, and they don't always come that way... got better things to do than wait around!

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Great pics hon :alright:... and what kind of ducks are those? My friend Molly would like to know.:D

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Think they're Muscovy Ducks.

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Yep Dave that's what I thought too. Will that do for Molly, Eric? I know she's a professional!

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Today in Pictures. A wet day in Hyndburn, nothing exciting to report today, but here is my contribution.

1. Lets start off with a wickthing.
2. Watching the Coppice vanish in the clouds.
3. The Coppice, a bit further round.
4. The crop of Perpignolies are almost ready in the greenhouses.
5. The arches zoomed in.
6. Looking one way on the viaduct.
7. Looking the other way.

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Dave.....can I borrow you hover boots?

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They don't work well in the wet, but I do dangle from a bunch of helium filled balloons under moist conditions

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I would just have to take a picture of that....tell me next time you plan on that...and I'll be there with the camera...that should make the Obby. :)

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Wow, what fantastic pictures they are! Absolutely beautiful.

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Anne, just have a look at his Flickr pics.
Some brilliant shots on here.
Clover, again in Clayton Fields. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Thank you Margaret, I've just spent a lovely twenty minutes or so looking at Davemac's photos, a lot of which I've seen on this thread but without the depth and clarity on Flickr.
Davemac you really are talented, your pictures are beautiful, thank you so much for taking me away into a beautiful place for a while!

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He don't half get about! :)

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Please you are making me blush, but thanks anyway.:wub8:

I have to get about, the police are chasing me.:stop:

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Tis and excuse. You are always on the clone hunt really

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yesterdays Today in Pictures. just to finish off my collection of yesterdays sunsets, I had such a large curiculum yesterday there wasnt enough hours in Thursday.

The locations didnt change, but the colours did as you watched.

I think I have peaked, I dont think I will have anymore like that for a while

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ah just figured out how to put my pics from flickr on here...

Taken today

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The motor hit something in the canal and they had to stop...
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Lady Meowser
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Latest Occupier of my parents house
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heres mine ... not out much during the day cos of the rain but went for wander tonite over sherfin .... and guess what .. it started raining ... :p

next doors cat shouting at me to let him in ..
the lilies in my garden
the sunflowers are sprouting
the road up to the tip at hudhey
view from sherfin towards baxenden .. you can just spot st johns baxenden church spire
st james in haslingden
and the last two is whats left of tannerbarn, the farmhouse just behind winfields ..

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Numb 6 looks like the road up to Duckworth Clough.

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you will have ... you want to see the collection of sunsets i have ... :p

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I see what you have done there, the pictures dont get resized though, making a column of pictures

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The first picture would suggest you have a high field to the rear of you property, this suggests to me a good vantage point for sunsets, night shots with a tripod, panoramics, looks like the worlds your lobster there.

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see what happens when you choose large :)

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difficult to view if they expand past the screen.

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Yeah i agree and usually it messes up forums doing this. Its just for show. There is loads of options when you click share and mess with the BBcode. This way you dont have to edit and re size for accywebs filesize limit and use flickr to host the pics. The re sizing is done on the fly automatically.

Though I signed up ages ago(to make a comment) I have no idea why I have never used flickr. Much better than photobucket. Thanks!

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theres a reason why you dont go up there dave ... the reason being you dont know whats in that field ... sometimes sheep, sometimes cows, sometimes bulls plus the owner does not like you trespassing .... :eek:

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That would be a problem, just a thought, I don't want to encourage trespass, well not openly

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Thanx ... and Molly says "woof":D

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Thank you Davemac for sending me the link to Margaret Pilkington's Flickr page, I've just had a look - you are both extremely talented and how pleasant it was to spend a relaxing half hour enjoying them!

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Today a study of Max

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Max and Friends

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Have been tour guide to my cousin and her partner for the last 2 days around Cremona. Took a few pics. Two different examples of Cobbles in Cremona are included -mediaeval and Roman -the roman road is viewable through glass in Via Solferino -it's about 2 and a half metres below current ground level.

In Via Solferino there is a beautiful old shop (established 1836) where I buy certain delicious little sweets, Pastiglie Leone, which have been mentioned on Accyweb in the past! We had a good look round the center and visited the Town Hall and the Stradivarius collection -no photos allowed in there though!We had to wait at the bar and had delicious iced coffee while the BBC were filming the violin collection -they were also filming the Cathedral square after -don't know what programme it will be though!

Tried to get some interesting reflections following Dave Mac's lead...it's hard taking photos with a crutch in hand so I did my best and hope you like them:hothothot

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Next batch...

If you can spot my cousin Alison and patner Neil - you win a prize!!:D

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Last lot...

Cousin and partner figure here to help you find them in the earlier batch of pics;)