Accrington Web - Today in pictures

love the wood carving piccies i like them statues have seen them before but not when they've been doing them ... bob could have gone for a swim in my back garden dave ... he'd have been clean them to get in the car ....:D

shillelagh

25-08-2012 22:16

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1010623)

Looks a bit moist.

it still is i just checked to see if it had got any nearer :D.... the only thing is its still raining ... and i aint going out there again ... have already got soaked three times today ....

susie123

25-08-2012 22:46

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1010618)

Today in Pictures, a motion in moistness, or stupidity on a Saturday, or if I had an hapeth of sense I would have stopped home (you get the gist ).

1. The bottom of Birdy Brow.
2. This gives you some idea how wet it is.

Only the frog is enjoying the weather! Great shot...

If you were as wet as Bob - hope the car dries out before your next trip!

BTW where's Birdy Brow - I've been away from Accy for over 40 years - don't know half of these places you get to!

susie123

25-08-2012 22:49

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Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 1010600)

I used to collect sawdust for the farm from Catermole's wood yard at the top of Simonstone and there was a chap carving a big lion with a chain saw. The end result was fantastic.

Some of my neighbours collected the sawdust for their animals - and we got a few sacks of nice dry wood bits for our fire. The rest of the sawdust was hoovered up by a council workman with a big vacuum cleaner.

susie123

25-08-2012 23:06

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Glad you liked my chainsaw pictures - here's the second instalment...

1 Starting on the second statue. That's Morecambe Town Hall in the background - the council bods didn't have far to come to check up on his work!
2 Rough cut, side view
3 Long shot over the back garden wall from the bedroom window
4 Using the sander
5 The shrimp woman appears
6 Back view
7 Shot taken two days ago from the house on max zoom - the statues have weathered and are varnished each year
8 This is the carver's name on his vehicle
9 Posted this pic yesterday but forgot to say - that's our house on the right and the long shots were taken from the upstairs window on the extreme right. The famous loo window where I take lots of shots is at the same level but in the gable end wall, facing the sea

These statues were photographed more often than Eric Morecambe in the first few months they were there...

davemac

25-08-2012 23:30

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 1010625)

it still is i just checked to see if it had got any nearer :D.... the only thing is its still raining ... and i aint going out there again ... have already got soaked three times today ....

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1010631)

Its a bit outside my area, as we had a guide today and an extra dog. But to answer the question, its the front end of Longridge fell, from the top you look down on the area of Chaigley.

susie123

25-08-2012 23:48

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1010638)

despite the fact that I had a waterproof coat, and over-pants on, my knickers were still wet when I got home.

Dave, you must learn to go before you leave the house...

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1010638)

Its a bit outside my area, as we had a guide today and an extra dog. But to answer the question, its the front end of Longridge fell, from the top you look down on the area of Chaigley.

Gotcha, found Birdy Brow on the map, near Kemple End where we used to go for picnics when I was little.

davemac

26-08-2012 10:16

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1010640)

Dave, you must learn to go before you leave the house...

Gotcha, found Birdy Brow on the map, near Kemple End where we used to go for picnics when I was little.

I should stop wearing knickers, that way they wont get wet.

Correct we pass Kemple End as we wind uphill to the car park

mobertol

26-08-2012 11:42

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1010561)

Yes... and not of the p i s s or con kind! Look at his website

He does a lot of wizards - which is why the fisherman looks a bit like Gandalf in a sou'wester!

How true -it's clever stuff.

Does he treat them with anything or will they just rot in time?

mobertol

26-08-2012 11:46

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 1010621)

heres mine from today ...:D:D:D took about 7pm ..... just hope the sunflowers survive .... :D

Wow! How I envy you that rain...:cool: :hothothot:

It's actually a bit cooler here today, around 34°C as they've had rain in the Alps - due to get some storms soon here too which should break the back of this infernal summer we've had - can't wait for autumn to get underway:D

mobertol

26-08-2012 11:55

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Some more windows...

1 Blackburn Road, Accy
2 Daniel and the lions, Bolton Abbey church
3 Skipton Castle
4 Via Colletta, Gargnano
5 Whalley Abbey in spring
6 Piazza delled Erbe, Verona
7 A cottage in Howtown
8 Fishing boat in San Juan, Tenerife
9 Accy Library
10 Dalemain House

maxthecollie

26-08-2012 14:10

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Today we walked from the bridge over the River Ribble on West Bradford Road Clitheroe and followed the Ribble Way to Brungerley Park in Clitheroe and returned past the old Ribble Cement works.
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1) Start of the walk ,the river is swollen from the rain
2) to 7) various sculptures in the park
8) a baby snail ( couldn't resist it)
9) the fountain at the front of the cement work's offices
10) Just for Dave a big fungus on a tree root

maxthecollie

26-08-2012 17:17

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1010638)

There is a point when you know that its impossible to get any wetter, and today I found that point, despite the fact that I had a waterproof coat, and over-pants on, my knickers were still wet when I got home. So I suppose the message is, when you are as wet as you can get, stop out there until you have finished.

Its a bit outside my area, as we had a guide today and an extra dog. But to answer the question, its the front end of Longridge fell, from the top you look down on the area of Chaigley.

Birdy Brow is on the old road from Longridge to Clitheroe as Dave says near to Chaigley Manor

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