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Hah hah!

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Took a wander up Pendle Hill this afternoon.

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Oooh what a feast of panoramic delights.
I cannot choose one out of them because I love them all.

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Love nos 2 and 8

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Wonderful shots, I especially like the doggies!

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in town yesterday morning ....

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Today they are mostly from yesterday at Foxhill Bank, the last one is from the Woodlands this afternoon.

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Formby yesterday

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Lovely little squirrels Max.

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Yesterday Morning we walked from the Cement Works along the Ribble Way to Brungerley Park and back.

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Today in Pictures starts yesterday.

1. First it was walkies, the old brickyard pond, Whinney Hill Road just behind the trees.
2. Spindle Tree.
3. Then it was Royal Blackburn, with an hour to pass.
4. My mooching found the old service yard when this was Queens Park Hospital, now deserted and not seen by most visitors.
5. Up to this point my mooching have been retentively solitary.
6. It was visiting time by now, and the queue to get in was backing up to the main road.
7. Bumper to bumper parking, and £1.90p for three hours, the building on the left is one of the few remaining buildings that were part of the original mental hospital section.
8. And so to today, my old "mess room" at Haworth Park.
9. The trees are laden with berries.
10. Time to head back.

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Love No. 8 ... photographic proof that there is intelligent life on Earth.;)

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Eric, you are such a wag(half a pun.....intended).
All of those shots are a feast for the eyes....I could not pick a favourite from them.....they are all good!

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Just a quick session with my camera before the heavens opened in Towneley Park this morning

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Lovely shots - that fat squirrel is a cutie too!

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Your time and effort were worth it Carolyn. Would love to have been to your sale it looks really great - lots of original pieces which would make lovely Xmas presents - hope it went well :)

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I love 1 and 2 and the one of the dogs is great.

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I love the steps, great colour isolation shot and the woodlands too!

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Your photos capture a mood, davemac. :)

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A rather well fed squirrel - he senses a harsh winter maybe?

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A walk this afternoon - very autumnal. I was hunting funghi to photograph and met a pensioner (Gian-Franco) who was looking for them to take home and eat! The bird I crept up on in a field earlier - there were a lot of them and I couldn't believe how close I got without them flying away! They were decoys laid by local hunters :D Luckily no-one saw me creeping up on them!

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No 3 does it for me I love reflections

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It must have been a lovely walk :)
Number 3 is gorgeous - well done with the mushie shots! You really got down to their level in number 8.
I would have been tempted to follow those 'birds' too Hahhah

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Some more funghi and views from a walk this afternoon

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Except the one you see in the mirror every morning, eh.:D

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No 10 for me. Just be careful Dave Mac will be after you taking all the fungi shots.

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Too late, a solicitors letter is on its way.

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Number 8 has a 3d look about it, the way the light has hit the branch.

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Today in Pictures was undertaken when a bit of sleet followed by hailstone was occurring as we set off. Therefore where can we go today, perhaps its time to wet the gusset again.

1. Not sure if that building has a name, it is at the end of Pot House Lane looking in the direction of "Ossy"
2. The new overflow appears to be overflowing more than usual, and has a lot of peat in it, hence the brown colour as it flows off "Ossy Moor"
3. And here we are at the wet bit.
4. At some point the water must get to a flow that moves those rocks.
5. Keep this viewpoint in mind for the last few photos, it will show how one gets a moist gusset.
6. A slight detour up a stream that feeds into the main one.
7. Another stream that starts its life on the moors.
8. Right....time to take this moist thing seriously.
9. Its amazing how easy it is to get wet right past your plimsoll line.
10. So having swam up the waterfall like a salmon returning to its spawning ground, time to look back, and think, I'm getting to old for this stuff.



So it was time to leave Jackhouse Reservoir and head for home, at this point I have a couple of dogs who are wetter than a very wet thing with extra wet bits.

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No 1 - now that's what I call a house, lovely countryside too - I wonder if it's up for sale?

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I sort of think the house was once one of Garys "where is this" on HC, but not totaly sure.

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Got just one pic of Preston Marina while I was over there last night.

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Mobertol the house on Davemac's photo is up for sale with Duckworths estate agent.

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Today's tootle was a brief canter up the Calder.

1. The River Calder, and a factory that is still in use, Altham Oak.
2. St James Church from the far bank.
3. Same shot just a bit further up.
4. You shouldn't play with electricity near water.

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Those 'shrooms are magic.;)

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Winter Wonderland:mad: Just a few randoms ... I'm tired and cold after two hours shoveling; so, screw creativity.:D Look on the bright side; only another four and a half months to go.:rolleyes:

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Bladdy Hell you have got the white stuff.

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That's the good news ... bad news is: It's snowing ... and the forecast for tomorrow: Good chance of more snow:alright:

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Today in Pictures was a wet and windy experience, and the weather was not much better either.

1. Not a full walk around the park (Oak Hill), just the rockery from the main gate.
2. Its all a bit muggy really.
3. Aiming for the sky.
4. It all feels a bit moist.
5. Heading back to the car.
6. Slight detour.

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A tootle around Towneley Park this morning

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I have to admit it is pretty. But talk to me in February and I'll be swearing at the stuff!
Just did my driveway this morning - something went "sproing" in my back - yikes!

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Ahhhh ... Green! Yellow! Colours in winter other than white.
I really like number 4 :)

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A nice set of photos, the squirrel and the robin especially :)

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Sure you aren't just looking for an excuse to have a long, leisurely soak in the tub with a mega shot of Drambuie?:D Or better still, an injury that puts you out of the shoveling game until, let's say, next June.:alright:

Come to think of it, I'm reminded of an Andy Capp cartoon ... "Flo, you shouldn't be pushing a [snow shovel] like that. Put your back into it.";)

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A few pics from a frosty & misty morning walk.

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No 8 is my favourite , the talking goose.

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All really good, but number 6 is my fave :)

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Really nice set of pics - 5,6,7 and 8 are equal favourites for me.

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These pics are from a 10km walk last Saturday.
I hope you enjoy the views.
1) St Michael s and All Angels church at Foulridge.
2) I hope you have got my best side.
3) Two trees on the top of the hill.
4) Foulridge Canal Tunnel.
5) Two bridges on the Canal.
6) 'Wot you lookin' at?
7) The Christmas Paddle....canoe club paddling to Salterforth for a pie and peas dinner.
8) Looking out over Lower Foulridge Reservoir.
9) The Boat club hut on the far side of the reservoir.......yes I walked all the way around the reservoir.
10) Same afternoon...hard to believe it but there had been a very heavy shower in between pictures.

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Looks like it was a beautiful day but cold - the long walk will have warmed you no doubt Margaret! When did it snow? Love those cheeky sheep and the reflected sky in 10 is beautiful. What was happening on the water - some kind of sponsored paddle?

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I am playing catch up on this thread.......had no internet for the past two weeks.

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It was cold but I had my three layer jacket on and it kept me toasty warm......but I did get very wet and muddy at one point(walking around the reservoir there is no shelter at all).
It was the Canoe clubs Festive paddle.......not for charity...just for fun...and a pie and peas lunch.
It didn't snow, it just pelted down some hailstones.

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Nice to see your out and about again Margaret and snapping again.It's not easy with all the heavy showers we have had.

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yes Frank, having something different to snap is refreshing......different views, new walks.
I have more and I am hoping to be out and about again this weekend if the weather permits........and we are in another new location too......but I am not telling where it is......well, not for now anyway.

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More from last Saturday.
1) Toad Hall......on the village green.
2) View from the bedroom window at Toad Hall.
3) The village well....no handle on the pump though.
4) About to get a wet bottom.
5) The canalside by the tunnel.
6) I suppose this is the sheep version of 'the pies have come'
7) Across the reservoir........with reflections...you know I like reflections.
8) Ilex...holly, with berries. Christmas isn't Christmas without holly.

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Afternoon spent making pasta - 2 types of ravioli and Tagliatelle to finish off the left-over pasta. The small square ravioli have a braised beef filling and are for Xmas day - the larger ravioli have a butternut squash filling - all delicious and worth the effort. If I remember I will take photos of the finished dishes when I cook them :)

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Guess where I've been to today...
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Don't know where it is (guess china or Russia from the buildings), but if I'd been there I'd have took more than 4 pics, if you've more get them uploaded.

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Ah well it's one or 'tother, surprisingly, as beautiful as the whole area is and yes I wish I could have taken more pics I was in a rush to see 3 of my grandkids.
Hopefully I'll have more time over the next few days to discover and show you lots more sites.

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I hope so to, looks a lovely place.
Obviously seeing family comes first.

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Looks like Vodkaville to me Less. :)

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Less, it looks far more impressive than my wanderings.
I hope that you have a fine time with your family.......and that you can be with them for Christmas........it is magical to have children through which to see Christmas.......they make it much more of a celebration.

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Today a misty walk around Entwistle Res. It was so damp and misty, I didn't risk using my good camera, so I made use of my pocket camera. The water levels are now up to full as the overflow is running.

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Just a few pics, first is an old pic, just used it to have a bit of a play, other two are from RAF Coningsby yesterday morning.

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Nah ... the Russian economy is so bad that they shipped St. Basil's and the Kremlin to Bejing in exchange for two trainloads of take out and enough junk (no; not the sailing kind) to fill every dollar store in Moscow.;)

Come to think of it, Chelski will be probably be playing Stanley in a couple of seasons.:alright:

Nice pics, Less.

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I went out and about yesterday with my camera, but it was such a dismal day that I captured very little.....so my posting today is a mixture of yesterday and last week.
1) The spiral staircase in Toad Hall.I can tell you that this took some getting used to.
2) The cosy living room at Toad Hall...a grand name for a little weavers cottage.
3) Another view of the living room.
4) A front door dressed in its Christmas best.
5) The quaint cottages at Clog Heads
6) A lovely place to have a lunch with a pint of something cold.
7) A Christmas tree in a field.......all lit up.
8) This was a 'davemac' moment......where does that go? Oh yes, it was wet and muddy too so I must have been doing it right
9) This is the point I gave up on this muddy path......I know...I'm a lightweight.
10 Time to head for home.

4-10 are from yesterday.
I hope you enjoy them...though nothing spectacular.

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So, where to begin?

Over 100 interesting pic's of Moscow & only ten allowed. Well let's start where choice was unlimited:-

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Yes the space race, unbelievable!

Here's the front of the 'shop'.

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Nothing like what's in the gardens you walk through the object above it is a bronze they've thrown together, here's another view:-

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That is the rocket at the top taken at max zoom on my mobile still look's small doesn't it?

The base looks like this:-

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Notice the Cosmonaut on the left hand side, steps lead up for kids to go
shake his hand.

look at the people to the left for an idea of scale.

O.K. inside the museum where to start well lets start with a rare pic of Roy doing his 'Sky At Night' looking intelligent pose next to something none of us know about:-

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That is the automated luna-9 space station.

How about This?

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Built by the Americans, bought by the Russians, an off shore comms sattelite launcher.

The exhibit is so large I naturally had to pay a visit!

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Well, Got to change subject even though there is so much to show.

Allright one more from space, would you believe this shower curtain is a 'docking hatch'?

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The reason we are here:-
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and this:-

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Great shots Less.
And we know there are going to be more....so that is something to look forward too.
Have a great time with your family.

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It's a fantastic city, I don't have time to focus on one image without noticing a better one just out of view!

Have only scraped the surface, I'm just finishing my pint after a metro journey dropping the kids off. Basically got tomorrow off so time to stand and stare, day after Moscow state circus and other stuff, my brain and phone are on overdrive.

:)

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Great photos just wish less would learn how to upload photos in thumbnail size like everyone else does:rolleyes:

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Great photographs and I like them in that format - easy to see.

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Looks fine on my laptop, just enjoy the chance of a good moan and then do your thing in the administrators section.

(Less limps off mumbling about administrators the world over doing a job they enjoy but only if they can find something to moan about).:)

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It is good to be able to see Moscow without having to do a tedious flight.
Keep 'em coming Less.

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So here we go again, apologies for the first one it's yesterday in pictures:-

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It seems during his time in power, Lenin had seven buildings like this put up around Moscow, I'm now on a quest to find the other six.

Today because we weren't meeting the family until later, we got on the metro and then off at a random site, it was next to one of the Cities many Circus sites:-

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I'd just taken the pic's before a whole host of kids were let loose after going to the Circus 5 minutes later I'd never have got the pic's, the children were allowed, no, encouraged to climb over these statues, no wonder the statues are so shiny!

Apologies to Mick for ignoring his hint.:D

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Well we headed out earlier to visit a garden full of Russian dolls I was looking forward to showing them.
We fought our way through a snow storm, (well actually a flurry or two), only to find they store them away in winter.

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That is a bit like me going to Halifaxt to snap pictures of Piece Hall.....and finding it has closed for two years to be done up.
OK, so it isn't a trip to Russia.....it just felt like it....you do have to go through Todmorden!

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As one who supports the Bah Humbug movement I wont state one of the obvious greetings of this time, but just to say

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I was out and about in Trawden this morning.
The sky was bright blue and clear......the Christmas bells rang out from St Mary's church.
I did a circular walk and took some pics.....
The Sun Inn........the pet sheep at the school(who seemed to be lonely because it came to the fence to be petted).
Some doors decorated with Christmas wreaths.....Dog walkers......bare trees on the top of far hills.
I took all these pictures.
So where are they then?
In the camera, sitting in my daughters house.
So I will post them tomorrow.....if that's alright with you

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A picture posted whatever the day is always welcome.

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I was just mad at myself for leaving them over at daughters.
I was planning to put them on my laptop tonight and posting them on here.
I reckon that tomorrow I will be up to my eyeballs in sudsy water......washing away plaster dust.

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mine are still on the camera ... and will be till the spugster sorts the computer out ... so until then i wont be posting any ... sorry ..

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Now, now ... no need to resort to violence;)

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why not ... if he don't shut up complaining about the snow not arriving ... :D and its still not sorted ... :(

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Out & about in Bayern, Bergs, Beer & Chitty Chitty bang bang! ;)

Kloster Andechs on its "Heilige Berg" (x2) all very Monastic & good for your eternal soul & all that, but the main reason to visit is ..... - Beer, one of the Monkly brews, their "Winter Bier" - Andechs from afar - Baron Von Bloodbursts House (x2) - The view from his yard - Touristy stuff M.i.L, B.i.L, Witchitty one & the mongy one - Through his porch - Neu Schwanstein at dusk. :)

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Very festive pictures.....I am envious, well, except I am not too keen on the White stuff.
Snow look good in pictures.....but that's all.

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1. Christmas eve 4pm on broadway
2. the tedster
3. duke
4. well what can I say .. the spugster suits his Christmas pressie from my sister and her hubby ... :p
5 and onwards took 11.45pm on boxing day.. im now defrosting it freezing out there but its turning sleety now ..not snow ...

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Jen.....I think Spuggie looks very 'chic'.......or do I mean chick?:)......OK, I'll get my coat!

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A few from the last couple of days. I believe No. 5 is quite rare for around here (Great Northern Diver)

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I'll tell him when he gets home ... :p

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Before breakfast on Christmas morning, I took a circular walk round the village of Trawden.
These pictures were all taken on this walk.
1) Looking down on the village from the top of the hill.
2) A bird......not sure if it is a thrush.
3) The village schools pet sheep. She seemed lonely and came up to the fence to have her head tickled.....it made my day(simple soul that I am).
4)The road up to the church(and there were people on the step waiting to go in.
5) Looking down the main street.
6) I don't think Santa went down this chimney.
7) A well dressed door......this may be making an appearance on next years Christmas cards.
8) A colourful wreath.
9) and another.
10 St Mary's church....and people going in for the Christmas service.

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More Bayerische bounty from todays little gallivant.

Tegernsee Bräustüberl, Rathaus & Brecherspitze - Waakirchen village, house & typical Bayern Church - Bad Tölz, Church, view down an alley to the Mountains - Aying Village, Ayinger Bräüstüberl, Ahh elixir, to be precise, a Lager Hell aus Holzfäßer no less! ;)

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A rare outing beyond the borough boundary, Calf Hey Reservoir.


1. Driving through clouds I thought visibility would be pants, however it cleared up yards before arriving.
2. More ice than snow.
3. The light is changing minute by minute, Musbury Heights on the right.
4. One of the many streams that tinkle into the reservoir.
5. The water is calm, so heavy with reflections.
6. The remains of an old weavers small holding.
7. I saw this and thought of sausages.
8. Apparently its legal around here......getting your baubles out.
9. You would think this is miles from habitation, because it is.
10. I thought as I was taking this, the reflection looks like a Blue Whale.

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Lovely shots Dave. I cannot pick a favourite as they are all beautiful.

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I knew I should have rang someone to give me a lift up there today ...:p brilliant pics dave ..

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Thanks, I didnt have to watch the time today, so got lost in the outing, totaly absorbed.

It was a nice day, although it was very busy, family groups, with prams, dogs, toddlers, all taking in the scene, I didnt see anyone else with a camera though.

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heres mine ... one question why no snow in accy .. when I went down town in the afternoon there wasn't any in town and only a scattering in oakhill park .. even saw a bloke wearing just a tshirt and pair of jeans no coat or even a jumper ...

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Which one is he? 2 or 3:confused:

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Probably a Canadian.;)

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Great wintery shots Dave with the obligatory wet and droplets.

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A stroll up to Higher Brox Farm and back via the back of the college field