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Went on a boat trip last week.

1. The boat we went on.
2-8. Easily the highlight of any boat trip i`ve ever been on, a pod of dolphins, including calves, interacting with the boat then of for a sardine supper.
9. Jet skiing was available on the trip, but the ones who did it missed the dolphins.
10. The sunset at the end of the trip.

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some beautiful shots there...and I like the balletic ones of the two dolphins.
I am sure that they perform for the trippers.....and they seem to get as much joy out of it as those who are watching.
We went on a similar trip in Queensland some 12 years ago and the more the people on the boat applauded, the more the dolphins seemed to perform.
It is truly memorable

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A few more from my jollies..

1. A colourful crab.
2. A bit of a ridge walk up into the hills.
3. Puerto Rico.
4 & 5. Gran Canaria landscape.
6. Puerto Rico again.
7. This looked fun.
8. Couldn`t resist a play, a composite of the jumping dolphins photo from yesterday and the sunset from the same night.

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If you go down to the woods today .A few from our walk in the woods on our jollies last week

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Love number 8.
It looks quite autumnal and misty in a couple of the pics.
Hope you had a relaxing time.

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It was the genuine scotch mist and it was very humid

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Dean Clough, it had a feeling of Autumn, things had a brownness to them, if you know what I mean.

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A few from Southport airshow today.

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Was going to go but the traffic last year was a nightmare and the journey to southport took us three hours.....so we gave it a miss.
It is good to see the pics though....some great shots there.
Just like I would have aimed for(and missed:))

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It was a lot quieter this year, probably busier last year because it was the Vulcans last visit. Took about two hours to get home last year, about 45 minutes this year.
Lots more pics to go through tomorrow, spent most of tonight clearing space on the laptop.

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A walk on the wet side

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I was just entering the pines at Dean Clough when they flew overhead (red arrows) in two formations, they appeared to be over Rishton when they turned towards Southport.

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That looks a bit 'Davemac' to me Frank.
Did you have to get permission to invade his wetlands :)?

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I heard them but did not see them(I was having a comfort break when they flew over):)

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No it was out of bounds for Dave Mac. I had to get permission to cross the Northern Border to get to them.

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Some more from yesterday.

1. One of the models.
2. The Blades, a little too close for comfort.
3. RN Wildcat, replacement for the Lynx.
4. P-51 Mustang.
5. Due to a few no-shows because of bad weather, the blades made a second performance.
6. Typhoon, with a gull chasing it.
7. Typhoon again, making vapour clouds.
8-10. Finally, the Lancaster Bomber, no Spitfire or Hurricane though, they too couldn`t fly due to bad weather in the South and East.

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Another Stroll

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Number 1 is cracker of a composition, one of those I wish I had taken.

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Thanks Dave

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A walk down the railway line around Martholme Lane (contains adult content, don't look if easily offended)

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I dread to think how you would go on with the Rorschach test Dave (in case you`re wondering, yes I did have to google it`s name).

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A few lightning bolts from tonights storm, excuse the camera shake, they were hand held at 0.6 & 0.8 sec exposure.

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Iv' tried it, they all look like elephants on one leg eating peanuts.

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Dave, you haven't been taking your pills again.
Nurse will be cross when she finds out.....she might just lock you in the linen cupboard until you see the error of your ways. :)

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One from the other day up at the memorial park (Gt Harwood).

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A few snaps from the last few days.

1. Wednesdays sunset.
2. Early morning Peak District.
3. Ladybower Reservoir.
4 & 5. A pair of tatty `eds.
6. First dipper for a while.
7. Great Orme, Llandudno.
8. The Duke of Lancaster fun ship.

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I have just spent a week staying with my partner at her brother's on Angelsey.
I was told by Margaret Pilkington that a visit to Plas Newydd house was worth the time so I've a few photos especially for her enjoyment.
They don't allow flash on cameras and its not well lit so the photos are a bit grainy.

No. 1 Menai Straits from the house.
No.5 Servants stairway.
No. 7 & 8 a full length painting by Whistler.
No. 9 The stable block, taken from the golf buggy which took us down and back from the car park.

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St Mary's and Millennium part of the time on my knees.

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Thank you Russell...I felt like I was there.
You said the pictures were grainy(there's nowt wrong with them)....grainy my eye...they are great.If you want to see some grainy ones I have a couple of shots taken in the medal room...now they ARE grainy!

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Dave I see your fungus finder is still working a treat.
I love that shot of the shiny conkers...what a brill pic!

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Thank you Margaret.
I couldn't drag myself away from Whistlers painting.
It was absolutely amazing and there were not many people about.
The guide spent 40 minutes with the two of us explaining many aspects of the painting.
If it hadn't been closing time I would have stayed looking longer.
We were the last to leave and the guide let us go out through a staff exit to save the long walk round the building.
The golf buggy was waiting to take us back up to our car.
We felt privileged.

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That is a spectacular painting isn't it?
It was obscured by scaffolding the last time I was there.....they were doing essential repairs to the ceiling above the mural.....so I was disappointed. I had to buy a picture postcard of the mural to see it properly, but nothing beats seeing it 'in the flesh' so to speak.
I love the house, it's setting and the views.
I hope one day to be able to visit again.

Another place you would like is the Portmeirion Village. That is a beautiful spot. It would be easy to imagine you were in an Italian village. Truly beautiful and not too far from Anglesey.

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We planned to go to Portmeirion the day after we had been to Plas Newydd but something more exciting cropped up which you will get to see when I've downsized the files.
We have both been to the village in the past (not together ) and it's very interesting but damn expensive.

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It had been a lean year so far for fungi, but now the nights are closing in and the temperatures are dropping at night they are bursting out all over the place, glad you like my conkers.

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Love your conkers Dave :)

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Yes it is a bit pricey, but then it is beautiful and you have to pay for beautiful things(one way or another).
I have been a few times and always enjoyed my visits.

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The day after we visited Plas Newydd we heard about a small pleasure cruiser heading for Menai Bridge. we made enquiries and found out it was taking passengers from Llandudno to Menai Bridge where it was picking up more passengers, then going through both bridges before sailing round Angelsey then between Puffin island and Angelsey and back to Llandudno.
It turned out that it was going to head back to Menai Bridge landing stage with the few passengers it collected there.
We decided that we would have a trip so we boarded at Menai Bridge stage did the trip under the bridges around the island and Puffin island to Llandudno.
Then 400 passengers alighted and just twelve of us we brought back to Menai Bridge stage. Five hours most enjoyable.
The sunset was unbelievable and I can assure you that none of the photos have been enhanced. The sea was actually red with reflection from the sun.
There were two bars and a restaurant on board.
No. 1 Balmoral.
No.2 Under the new bridge, the new steel work carries the London to Holyhead railway.
No. 3 Old bridge looking through the new one.
No.4 Speed boat showing off.
No. 5 Puffin Island.
No.6Hotel on Greta Orme.
No. 7 Llandudno pier,
No. 8Greta Orme
No.9 sunset and light house.
Sunset back at Menai Bridge landing stage.

Wish you were there Margaret????

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A walk towards a wet bit, but with no moist moments, Altham all the way.

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Had a bit of an panoramic experiment, 11 shots @ 180mm, full size jpg was just short of 38MB so took a bit of a hit quality wise to get it down to 500KB.

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Indeed I do Russell.
Beautiful picturtes again. I love the sunset pics and I have seen such sunsets when I have been down at Llandudno with Ma...in fact we have watched the sun sinking whilst lying in bed.

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I don't know how the miss spelling of great Orme escaped me.
I put Greta Orme twice.

Thanks for the kind remarks Msrgaret.

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Senior Moment?

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You are welcome Russell...thankyou for the trip down memory lane.
I liked that you called the Great Orme (which means big worm) into a seductive sounding female(Greta Orme)

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Just for you Margaret.
I'm sure you have walked along that promenade in the past and wonderd what it looked like from afar.

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Yes, It is a lovely view from the sea.
I once took both tinlids out on a boat trip.......but my hands were taken up making sure they didn't jump ship so I was not able to photograph that view.
Did you see any seals while you were offshore......we saw a couple of them, but as I say I had to keep a tight rein on the children......so no pics of them either.

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There were plenty of seals basking on Puffin island Margaret.
The ship sailed through the gap between the island and Angelsey going and the other side when we were heading back to Menai landing stage.
The shots of the seals were taken as it was starting to go dark.
I'll see if I can post the best later.

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A different walk today

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No.1 Passing Puffin island on the left and the lighthouse on Angelsey on the right,

No. 2 Seals basking on Puffin Island at dusk.

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A short walk and some time to kill brought us to Gatty Park yesterday.

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Love number 5 Dave........lovely shot.

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Thanks, and its unusual for poppies to still be flowering this late in the year.

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Had mainly a plane day today.

1. Heckington windmill at sunrise.
2. Hurricane? being tinkered with.
3&4. To see this take off is near the top of my wish list, sun and fence didn`t do me any favours today.
6-8. Of course there`s bound to be Typhoons.
9. Thought I`d take a bit of a detour through some country lanes and take in a bit of scenery....holy cr@p is that a lightning by the side of the road.
10. Dambusters memorial at Woodhall Spa.

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I take it you went to Coningsby gpick24.
Did you get inside the hangar or didn't you have time?

The Lancaster was having a new number three prop fitted a few weeks ago and had "Thumper" and some bombs painted under the cockpit.

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Never been inside the base unfortunately, they were all outside today.

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My metal detecting partners from yesterday.

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Not wishing to be picky GP, (loving anything to do with hairyplanes) but I think that's the nose of an early "Spitty", deep curved underside, long flat top & the 3in a row exhaust port & of course its "legs" which fold away from the fuselage whereas the "Hurri" fold in. :)

Yeah, yeah, I know, "Spotter" & I really should get out more amongst normal people. :D

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They are the Spitfire and Hurricane from the Memorial flight based at Conningsby.
Flying over Spalding, Spitfire leading. They took me by surprise.

They only have one Hurricane and three Spitfires based there.

gpick! you pointed out the difference when I posted the photo a few weeks ago.
I put them down as two Spitfires.

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Not picky at all Dave, I put the question mark there as an invitation to be corrected, I normally google the serial of anything i`m not sure of but didn`t get a pic of the rear.

Oh no, don`t say that, I really must be losing my marbles, i`m usually pretty good at remembering pictures but can`t remember seeing that pic before.

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Today,I came face to face with this (bull?) :eek:

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It's Ok Jason...you lived to post the pic on here so that means you are either a fast runner or the bull looks more fearsome than he actually is :)

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A few from Magnolls Farm hovercraft racing this afternoon and a Robin.

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A wet walk around Huncoat Colliery

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A visit to Queen street mill Burnley is always worth a visit and unfortunately LCC decided to withdraw funding. Hopefully our heritage wont be lost if a new sponsor can be found. last time it will be open to visitors in the foreseeable future is this Saturday, 1/10.16
No. 1 The weaving shed is steam powered and has the whole set of line shafts and belts rattling away with a weaving demonstration in the foreground.
No. 2 Winding the cotton warps onto the beam ready for the loom.
No. 3 Old loom.
No. 4 & 5 The boiler which raises steam for the engine.
No. 6 The engine is called Peace.
No. 7 View of the flywheel through the main steam feed.
No. 8 the shaft between the two cylinders, Its a compound engine. You can see the other big red lagged pipe feeding the steam to the rear cylinder.
No. 9 General view of the engine.
No. 10, where all the smoke goes from the boiler.

In 1962 I helped out in the overall of the engine during wakes week shut down and turned the bolts for the big end. I was informed they were replaced many years later.

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A few from this evenings walkies, not be long and it`ll be dark when we are setting off out.

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The River Hyndburn as it leaves Clayton.

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A few from today's walkies

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From this afternoon down the Dunk.

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Walking around the Woodlands C-L-M.

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Went to Wales for the day, off up Snowdon.

1. A nice view.
2 - 4. Start off on the Pyg Track then the ascent to Crib Goch.
5 & 6. Top of Crib Goch.
7. Past the pinnacles.
8. Nearly at the summit now.
9 & 10. Back down via the Miners Track

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Today's walk

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Haworth Park on another sunny day.

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The shadows were getting longer as I ventured out today, Mercer Park on the "hurry up"

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Just two from this weeks travels.
Last night between Bourne and Spalding I thought it worth stopping to snap a sunset.

Once again that was the true colour of the sky.

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I just managed to capture these deer,as they stopped to look back,before they disappeared into the woods.

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Sorry about the quality,I only had my phone to hand :)

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Today's metal detecting buddies :)

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Castle Clough on a sunny but cool afternoon.

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Not been castle clough for ages, must go again soon.

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I never could find that ruddy castle,was it in the field behind the houses or does it refer to the castle that was up Hambledon hill near them awful wind turbines?

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There is not much to see as the castle was really a fortified manor house, I once found the remains and was underwhelmed by my find, most of the foundations are under a field on the Hapton side of the border. The only thing still visible then was a couple of foundation stones and probably overgrown by now. To the right of the woods is a pylon beyond that towards the allotments what I believe to be the remains of the manor house.

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Just a pair from yesterday when I pottered about my garden.

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This thing is about one and half inches diameter and I haven't got a clue what it is.
It is the only one like it in my garden.
Can anybody enlighten me please?

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This was in the place of the one above this afternoon.

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Davemac is your man for that question Russell.

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Yes I'm sure Davemac will know :)
I'm betting it's a Fuschia (sp?)
I used to call the flowers fairies when I was a young lass, because of the appearance resembling frilly skirts and dangling legs.

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I'm hoping Dave will know what the pod was, the flowers are certainly fuschia.
The pod was the only one I saw but there are lots of flowers. It's gone now.

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Could it be a seed pod?

However if it's gone now that might suggest it's a baby triffid? According to John Wyndham they can walk![emoji15]

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It hasn't left any footprints less, maybe it's a flying triffid.

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Well, how those things have advanced since the 50's!
:D

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Those things have had their day ... must be something else.

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The berry although there are no leaves in the picture are probably the Kousa Dogwood

And the second picture is the Isle of Man fuchsia

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Thank you Dave. Mystery solved.

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See Russell, he has never failed us yet.
I knew he would know.

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I was of the same opinion Margaret.

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It was a bit brass and bitter this morning,I've enhanced the colour to try give a feel of how brass it was :)

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Dave was correct and Kate my gardener agreed and explained how it came to be there.

The small tree next to the mystery pod is a dogwood tree and the pod had fallen from that and rested stalk down among the fuchsia.
So it wasn't growing there originally.
Funny I've never noticed any before.

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I found one more pod still attached to the tree the other one had fallen from.

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Today was a tootle down Lower Barnes Street C-L-M with a stop on the way and a mooch on the way back.

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Nice shot as usual,from the colour of the trees and srubbery,one could be forgiven for thinking it was summer (not nearly winter time).....global warming? :D

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We often have a warm sunny spell in early October. It is known as St Luke's little summer.
(St Luke's day is October 18th)

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Does this even happen in Accy M?,I didn't know I could take my Parker off till I was about 12 :D