Accrington Web - Today in pictures

Best bit was listening to the traffic reports in the heated cab on a frosty morning, I would hear reports of miles of tail backs on the motorways and roads blocked by bits of frost and all I could see were the herons on the fence post and other wild life. There were two families of deer which would stand still near there edge of the next field watching as I past. I always made sure not to cover them in slurry.

I wish I had took the offer of a job years earlier and get away from the rat race.

maxthecollie

10-08-2012 19:53

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Sounds like a great job.

davemac

10-08-2012 21:41

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Nothing from me today, been a bit helter skelter of a day, but have just spent 30 minutes looking, and re-looking at all the pictures posted yesterday and today, and the stories that went with them, very enjoyable, and so variable, thanks everybody.

susie123

10-08-2012 22:16

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I love the barnacles (now I know what they are!) -could they be used as tea-light holders or perhaps for flower arrangements?

The Castle is at Cascina Breda dei Bugni - outside the village between Castleverde and Cremona (less than 1 km I think) it could be called Via Breda but i'm not 100% sure.

Yep discovered the castle once I knew where to look...

You couldn't get tea lights in the barnacles, the holes at the top are too small - I suppose you could take the bottom out and just use them as a cover over the flame. They would look nice with flowers in though.

susie123

10-08-2012 22:20

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A selection taken this morning round the farm again -following up the arches theme in the architecture of the old farm.
4 Old tackle!

Could just see you in that little two wheeled trap pulled by one of your donkeys!

shillelagh

10-08-2012 22:58

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well heres mine from today ... :p:p:p its great being a supervisor .. and having a nephew on uni break ... :p he finished at 9.15pm tonight .. and coming back tomorrow as well ...:p

mobertol

11-08-2012 07:52

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well heres mine from today ... :p:p:p its great being a supervisor .. and having a nephew on uni break ... :p he finished at 9.15pm tonight .. and coming back tomorrow as well ...:p

Like the last pic of him -good job, well done!:D

walkinman221

11-08-2012 08:03

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Di your pics of the farm buildings were fantastic, the buildings are beautiful such care taken over what at the end of the day is a building for keeping animals and animal feed in, brilliant. The arches in the "barn" would not be out of place in a cathedral, the milking parlor reminded me of catacombs:alright::alright::alright::hothothot

mobertol

11-08-2012 08:16

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Thanks Dave -have been playing about with a seppia effect on some of the pics of the "old" farm. A few attached plus some taken at the Ulster folk museum a few years ago -lovely place to visit if you ever go to Belfast. The photo of the sweet shop I have put in colour too -a real Aladin's cave -bought loads of old-fashioned sweets!

Final pic of Castelverde church seen from the new barn.:hothothot

susie123

11-08-2012 09:48

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Like the last pic of him -good job, well done!:D

I was wondering whether he was meant to paint the fence or himself!

shillelagh

11-08-2012 10:32

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Like the last pic of him -good job, well done!:D

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I was wondering whether he was meant to paint the fence or himself!

best was .. he went home like that .. washed his hands .. and said i'll have a shower when i get home ... :p god knows what the bus driver thought he'd been doing ... lol

kestrelx

11-08-2012 11:07

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Like the last pic of him -good job, well done!:D

Diane - how do you post pics, so they come up as thumbnails and not a bold link? Cheers ;)

susie123

11-08-2012 11:31

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