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The little fluff balls getting bigger Attachment 58086



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I love that picture...but then I am cat mad.

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Awww, what a cute little cat

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Not from today but last week, Common Lizard seen up near Pendle Hill

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The first day, in Accrington, after Lockdown as most of the shops open once again.... The queue for Sports Direct was huge and at 3pm they were telling people not to join as they wouldn't get into the store before it was closed... apparently Blackburn and Preston were just as bad or worse....

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Were they giving stuff away?
I will not be joining in with this madness.
There is nothing so important that I would queue for three or four hours.
I was seriously dischuffed at being in a queue at M&S for 20 minutes....and that was for food items!

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I've no idea never been in the shop

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Me neither....I don't think I would queue even if they were giving stuff away

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Just a few pics from a rainy day out in the lakes, a walk around Grasmere

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Not posted in a while so a Hare I spotted at Brockholes nature reserve near Preston, I managed to get within 15ft using stealth mode, though it knew I was there until a lady jogger ran past and scared it away.

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What lovely pictures of the hare.
You were lucky to be able to get those.....well done.

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Thanks Margaret, until about 5-6 years ago I'd never seen one let alone photographed one but once you do there's no mistaking them for rabbits.

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Kevin the Kestrel, taken over the space of an hour this evening.

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I lived on Riley's hill as a girl...played in Priestley Clough and saw them regularly.
I once watch a couple of hares have a kind of boxing match...I could not take my eyes off them.....I tried to get a better view and they heard me and ran off into the long grass.
That memory stays with me and your pictures brought it vividly back to me.

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Here`s a few pics from a week away, no prizes for guessing where to...

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Ooh, what I wouldn't give for some of that.
Sand between my toes, sea air in my lungs....a sea breeze tousling my hair.
I hate camping, but right now I would join any tribe that would let me have a seat on the beach.
Lovely pictures....made me very envious.

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I don't know, where is that?

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I would hazard a guess at Cornwall....the tin mine chimneys and the surfing sort of give it away Joaner.

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Correct, Cornwall, apart from first one which was an overnight stop on the way down.


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Oh, I am glad I got that one right.

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Go on, how many Pasties did you scarf while you were there? :D

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Not posted in here for a while so here's some from Friday:

1: Ladybird
2: Female Green Leafhopper
3: Earwig
4: Peacock Butterfly

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Some from Saturday

1: Small Red Beetle not a Ladybird as they don't have antennae like this but you can see the wings under the wing case - size about 4mm
2 & 3: Green bugs - I think these are young Shield bugs about 6mm long
4: Harvestman - a type of Arachnid but not closely related to spiders
5 & 6: Trash Bugs - Lacewing Larvae. They are ferocious predators that carry the remains of their prey on there back. I only know what it is because I've seen them before, plus it was moving and you can clearly see the legs and mouthpart in the second image. This was tiny only about 3mm long so massive crops to show any details...
7: A Sawfly or Inchneumon Wasp not sure

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Ryewolf you have been missed.
Lovely pictures as always.
I have never seen a peacock butterfly in my life....but there was one resting on my bedroom windowsill...outside.
I tried to get a picture of it, but the reflection from the glass made it a very poor picture, yours is far superior....and now I know what one looks like.

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Thanks Margaret, there were loads of Peacock Butterflies that day and I spent 40 minutes trying to get close to one until I found one that was too busy eating to fly away.

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ok the butterflies have been ignoring mi buddleia .. till now .. :D

had two small tortoishells on it yesterday ..

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beautiful Jen.

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None for me Dave, can’t stand the things.


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Out and about in the Gypo-Mobile

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beautiful shots as always...but love number 1

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Thanks Margaret.


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Some more pics

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some spectacualr shots there.
Is it Scotland by any chance?

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Thanks Margaret, it is indeed Scotland.
I’d be even more impressed though if you (or anyone else) can ID the (beautiful) car in pic No. 9. No peeking on Flickr.


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Thought it was Scottyland, Urqhart castle loch ness? The other ruins are the they the ones on the Isle of the lords? As to the Motor, an old VW Golf or a Ford RS, am I even close? :)

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Cars are not my forte.....and I would be daft to try and identify something that is not my forte, in silhouette......I thought it might be a VW Jetta....see told you I was daft:D

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Correct for urqhart castle, the other is ardvreck castle on loch assynt.
I’ll give a clue for the car, 3 words, first word begins with L.
I’ll try and post a brighter pic later.


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Nope...even with a clue I am no nearer...but the shape looks like an older model...perhaps 1980's

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Might have made it too easy now.

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Nope...but I like the colour. It looks a bit 'boy racer-ish'....and I don't mean that nastily...I mean it looks like the kind of car a young man would lust after...but no clue as to what it is.
Is it yours?

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It's a Lancia then? I must admit I did check up for rally cars beginning with the letter L, I know despicable of me but hey? :D

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so it IS a boy racer car then?

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Pretty much so if my pressumption is correct. :)

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A road version of a rally car so very much a boy racer, if legit this one is also very rare.
From Wikipedia only 220 made, Lancia Delta Integrale evo2 Giallo Ginestra. Probably worth a bob or two and not mine unfortunately.


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I have heard of Lancia but not this particular model.....but then, that is no surprise.
All I require in a car is that I can get in and out, that it runs and gets me from A to B.....my needs are humble...no need for speed anymore.

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I like cars from this era, I still have an early 90’s car although not roadworthy at the moment, it’s neither fast nor expensive (cost £325) but I couldn’t get rid, I hope to get it back running one day.


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A few pics from around Glen Nevis

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Discovered this solitary flower hiding in the middle of a beech hedge yesterday. I don’t know why but I think it may be some kind of orchid, although it doesn’t look like any pictures in my gardening/plant books.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Btw, I’m currently living in the warmer climes of Hampshire and spring is definitely started to ‘sprung’ down here.

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On chalk grassland I`d be looking for Early Gentians,check them out Exile.

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Good shout, Stevie R, but looking at Early Gentians, I don’t think it’s that. (Btw, amazed that it’s claimed UK is only place in the world to find early gentian).
My photo is not that clear but I wonder if it’s a Bee Orchid.
This is a photo of a Bee Orchid from the web. Maybe the one in our garden isn’t fully developed yet?

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Could the flower be a cyclamen, the leaves at the side look a bit like the sliver leaf variety.

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Nah, it's just a fancy weed! As you can judge by my response, I don't do the garden/plant thing. :D

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I think you may be right, Walker.
Thanks to all.

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Leucistic Blackbird, first time seeing one....

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tonights moon taken at 8.45pm .. and today in accrington market hall at 1.20pm

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Some images from the last few weeks

1. Woodpecker
2. Bluetit
3. Ingleborough from Pendle Hill
4. Loco 43924 arriving at Oxenhope

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Jen, your shot of the moon is beautiful......what a barren place the market hall is right now.

Ryewolf....oh how I have missed your marvellous pictures.
Those you have posted are brilliant!

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Thanks Margaret, I've missed being able to get out anywhere with my camera...

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Yes, it has been a trial all round.
anyway I hope to see more of your lovely pictures now things are freeing up a little.

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outside the town hall on wednesday .. saw the mask .. and had to take a pic ... :D

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ok i was told i had a physio appointment at accy vic at 5.30pm .. and like you do you get there 5 mins early then get told i didnt have an appointment .. but as id took the camera with me i took these walking back down whalley road at least it maybe worth it ..:p

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warning folks .. slacks butchers is shut next week theyre on holiday reopens on monday 7th June

today in accrington

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A few pics from a week or so in Cornwall

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I am jade green with envy....1) that you have been outside the borders of Lancashire...
2) that you escaped to a most beautiful part of the country when the sun was shining.....and 3) that you captured those stunning shots.
They are all good but number 8 takes the cake.
well shot!

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Must admit I do like that one of the night sky in particular.

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And me

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Some Crich Tramway Village 1940's day from a couple of weeks ago.

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Also a couple of links to videos taken at Crich

The Perils of Being a Spiv


Trams

Oh, I didn't expect that it would embed the videos....

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So there you are Ryewolf...you DO know how to post video clips after all.....and very good they are too

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Love these pics.
Number two has a look of Benny Hill...and the last picture...what an elegant couple.
Ryewolf you have been missed!

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Good Pics i thought benny hill also.:D

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Exactly, I thought he should be sitting on a milk cart! Where's Trigger? :D

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From a trip to Haworth and the KWVR on Saturday for a Railway Children Special

Loco 957 was built 1887 by Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd in Manchester for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. In 1923 it became part of the LMS Fleet as 12044, under British Railways it was numbered 52044. It was withdrawn from service in August 1959, it was bought by Tony Cox for £900. It was brought to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in 1965. Loco 957 is probably best known for its appearance in the 1970 feature film 'The Railway Children' when, in green livery, gained the unofficial name of the 'Green Dragon'.

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And a video of Loco 957

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-P5OXepjqo

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Lovely shots there and it looks like you had a nice day for your travels....more please

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Thanks Margaret, it was a bit cold first thing in the morning but warmed up later. I have got more engines from Saturday, plus about 20ish videos to edit together into one video.

I've also got two days worth of images and videos (taken over around 20 hours on Sunday and Monday) of the Flying Scotsman and Union of South Africa.

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More Engines from the Railway Children Special

1. DMU at Oxenhope
2-5. Loco 43924 at Oxenhope
6-7. Loco 5820 at Keighley

Video to come soon....

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Even though I think trains are a ‘man’ thing...I still like to see the pictures......and your skill in taking such lovely shots.

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You'd be surprised, there are almost as many women as men watching the steam trains. The Station Master at Ramsbottom is a woman and there are several women working as train drivers on the ELR. Maybe the girls got dragged along as kids because their fathers were into the trains, all trains are called 'she'....

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The Flying Scotsman 60103 on the ELR taken on Sunday 29th and Mon 30th Aug 2021

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Short video of the Flying Scotsman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ7_djW_NBU

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love all the pics and vids takes me back.

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The Union of South Africa 60009 on The East Lancs Railway ¦ Final Run?

The Union of South Africa 60009 on The East Lancs Railway taken at Irwell Vale, Ramsbottom and Summerseat 29-08 to 30-08-2021. This may have been it's final run on the ELR as it broke down on Bank Holiday Monday. It was due to run again on Fri-Sun but it broke down again on Friday and I missed the earlier runs.

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And a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef8jGzzQrVM

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The Flying Scotsman 60103 on The East Lancs Railway Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcIQvrt-wAQ

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A Day at Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway watching the War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST Welsh Guardsman, the NER Electric Autocar 3170 and diesel shunter D3941.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Rcw7drJqo

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A few pics from a week in Scotland
Struggled to get them all to load so will upload the rest in a seperate post.

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Part 2

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Last few

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Attachment 58400We have just had a few days at Fort William and enjoyed a ride on the Jacobite train, taking photos hanging out of a moving carriage isn't the easiest trick.
On previewing my post which included another 7 photos I find they they have been discarded due to a security issue so unfortunately I can't share the rest of my holiday with you.

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Commando memorial between Fort William and Fort Augustus.
Gondola ride up the Nevis range. Taken from a swaying gondola through Perspex doesn't show the real beauty of Scotland.Attachment 58401

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Spean Bridge is where the Commando memorial is & just down the road is a little museum dedicated to the Commandoes explaining their initial forming & training early on in the war years.

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I don’t know how long it’s been since you visit the memorial but they’ve improved the car park including coach bays.
Also a memorial garden which was well tendered with wreathes etc.
We didn’t go down to the museum this time.

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It was the East Lancs Railway steam gala over the weekend (fri 15th to Sun 17th Oct), just a few that I've processed so far.

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Today I had to go into Blackburn.
I spotted quite a gathering near the Cathedral....where the bus station used to be...many moons ago.
I thought I would go and see what they were all looking at.
It was the statue of The Knife Angel.
I thought it was worth a picture..or two.
here they are.
I am hoping to visit again with a better camera to get some more pictures of this creation...it is really impressive and listening to one of the volunteers telling the story of how it came to be made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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The pics aren’t that good as they were taken on a borrowed phone.
When I go again I will take a good camera.

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I remember seeing this, I think it was Gateshead definitely on the Tyne. Amazing piece of work. I don't know the exact history (go look on google). I'm sure all the knives are a part of some form of criminality. Thank God they are off the streets. It's an impressive sculpture.

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Just for you Odders.
The Work is by a young man called Alfie Bradley.
It took 4years to make….and was made at The British Ironworks Centre in Coventry(I think)
There are 100,000 knives in the work.
These were collected at 200 collection points all over the country…..some of them may have been used in criminal acts….but they were all surrendered knives.
Families who were affected by knife crime were given an opportunity to put an inscription on blades in the wings.
80 families took advantage of this and had messages engraved on the blades.
All of the blades were blunted before they went into the sculpture.
This figure is on Display near the Cathedral until November 30th when it will move on to the next venue.
The aim of the work is to raise awareness of knife crime.
In Lancashire this is rare with only 1% of reported crimes involving a knife.

All of the above information was told to the people who visited the statue, by a LCC volunteer.
She must have been good because I remembered it all.