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Vitalba I think...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clematis_vitalba.JPG

And congrats - this thread you started exactly three months ago has just notched up its two thousandth post!

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Well spotted Sue - and no one falling out or squabbling - have given out more Karma on this thread than any other -have some due to give today but have already run out. 3 a day is not enough...too many nice pics.:D

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yeah stick to posting on here!!!! not as "elitist" as some of the other threads, photos are simple, you either like or you don't simples:P

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Some cool photos there - makes me want to come back to Accy/Blackburn and have a look around to see how much has changed! ;)

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Elitist?? what can you mean?:confused:

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Is pic 7 theold Granada tv offices in Blackburn?

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Lancashire Saw Company are in Imperial Mill

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The word didn't jump out at me - I may be wrong but I think he means "exclusive" -like it's hard to get in among the infamous though, of course, inexistent Accyweb Clique/Click;):D

All I know is here there is no in-fighting -it's just nice to get a snapshot of other peoples lives...and share things you like.

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Love the silhouette

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Well it took me about five minutes to feel at home on Accyweb, clique or no click ;) - just keep posting... It's just like being in the pub and talking to whoever is next to you at the bar. Not that I'm saying we're all p i s s heads on here! :eek:

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You speak for yourself

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its these 2 merged

and i like your use of portrait orientation for a landscape, people dont use it enough, in my humble opinion

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Clever stuff -am not so good at using technology - it's just a question luck mostly and sometimes "eye".

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yeah i do prefer my own undoctered pics, but sometimes you just see a new picture, and have a play, some work and some don't, most of the time dont lol

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Come on Frank what about the malt whisky - my tipple too!:p

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Unfortunately I don't have a Mac pC -my aunt does as she's an artist and I know it can be better for anything art/graphic orientated.

The result of your photo with the cyclists at sunset shows it's a great tool...:)

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no that was done in photoshop cs6, and you can get that for PC :)

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Am just trying to get to grips with Photoscape...

Will never win "Miss Technology":D

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At the moment its wet floors all around, It started to rain as we set off, and was still raining when we got home.

That old joke about you can tell summer in this country, the rain gets warmer, is very true this year.

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You have nailed it again, I didn't look it up myself (bit busy) just new it was clematis from the leaf, but I hadn't seen it before.

The reason for that is that this thread is inhabited with nice people, and my karma allocation runs out just like yours, I am behind with my awarding, I never get to todays, I am always days behind.

It is, when you say "old" is it still Granada offices or has it changed use?

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I think they moved out yonks since. The Blackburn "office" is never mentioned now.

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Malt whiskey is for the educated p heads

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Oh yes!!

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More seaside photos -Blackpool, North Pier taken in April, 2012.:hothothot

Have put in a postcard and an old photo of the North Pier at the end to show how it has changed and how popular it was around 100 years ago.

1 Blackpool's new seafront looking towards Central Pier
2 North Pier Boardwalk
3 Venetian Carousel on North Pier
4 Carousel
5 Victorian Pavillion end of North Pier
6 View back up Pier
7 Looking to the entrance
8 My Great Grandmother's two guesthouses on Tyldesly Road Blackpool

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im liking number 2, do you mind if i play with it?

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Not at all -play to your heart's content! Look forward to seeing the results.:)

Strange how few people there were around at 11 o'clock in the morning -mind you it was mid-week in April...

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We haven't seen him for a while.Taken at 20.30hrs today
Attachment 24371

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Today I went to the hosp but they wouldn't let me have my next chemo session as my blood count wasn't right. So we went for a drive to Grange over Sands instead (Richard was supposed to be at work but it was a lovely bright and breezy day so I persuaded him...)

These first ten pics don't even get us to Grange, courtesy of a mid morning fuel stop near Carnforth...

1 Leaving home on a bright day with blue sky
2 Fuel stop for tea and bacon butties in a layby near Carnforth
3 Willow herb on the layby verge
4 The canal at the layby
5 Moorhen family wth three chicks
6 Unfortunately the chicks resemble nothing more than black blobs
7 Canal bridge - there was a heron on the towpath the other side of the bridge but it flew away before I could get a shot
8 Flowers on the bridge
9 View from the bridge - the A6 on the right, layby with butty wagon under the trees, then the canal
10 Morecambe Bay from the bridge - the cables going across the pic and the white pole on far right are on the West Coast main line which is just below the wire fence in the foreground

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Today in Pictures, a walk in two parts.

1. Stream that runs past Platts lodge and the Pals centre.
2. Looking over the small pond toward Platts Lodge.
3. I think this is the sluice gate from the lodge.
4.& 5 The Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar.
6. Part two, toward the canal from Altham.
7. Piggin eck, another bath night.
8. I wish I had seen this when it was a working whatever it was.
9. I think this Damselfly is watching me.
10. Hey you, hop it.

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can you send me original,please?

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1 Is known as Woodnook Water, it meets up with Warmden Water
at the corner of Cross St & becomes the Hyndburn.
3 Is the head gear for the sluice gate known as a worm and screw.
Bullough's used it to control the flow from the lodge.

Retlaw

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Glad you got a day out in the sunshine for a change Sue!:) Nice steps...

Great insect photos again Dave.

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Thanks for that, I often come across streams and bits of water that I dont know the name of, and that info filled in a blank. I have walked most of Hyndburn Brook where it is above ground.

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Some days you go out, and don't see a thing, then other days I'm on my knees for most of my walk. Ragwort around here is full of Cinnabar caterpillars at the moment. Will keep an eye out for the Cinnabar Moth as it is very colourful.

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We parked near the station when we arrived at Grange over Sands yesterday so here are some photos of that very attractive building.

Featuring ornate cast iron and glass awnings, the buildings date back to 1864 and were designed by Lancaster architect Edward Paley for the Furness Railway Company. The station was extensively restored in the late 1990s, receiving a Heritage Trust Award in 1998.

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Lovely building as you say. Has been painted in similar colours to Accrington market hall.

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... which was opened only five years later (1869).

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I have to say that I tend to miss these type of photos, i'n not paying attention to roof spaces, I must try harder with regard to this.

I will pay more attention next time I go in, I just get my shopping done and away without taking the time to stand and stare, next time I will.

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I've always photographed buildings, often from odd perspectives, but then I don't always see wickthings, or fungi, under my feet...

Each to his/her own, makes for variety!

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You have a point, if I'm on my hands and knees I wouldn't notice the roofs

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Lie on your back you might

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Someone made a whole book out of that some years ago...

Amazon.com: "Sam, the Ceiling Needs Painting": Woody Gelman, Sy Goodstadt, Mel Poretz: Books

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heres mine .. for today ...

1 4pm out the back of my house
2 4pm out the front of my house ... what a difference
3. sun was setting
4, 5, 6 & 7 .. the moon before it went into hiding behind the clouds ....

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Ever changing skies - I can't photograph the moon for toffee don't know if it's me or my camera...so nice ones.

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Here are some moon photos I took...of the moon, magpie, swan and a goose with 1 leg...

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A walk up Helm Crag in the Lake District -particularly hard climb but worth it -stunning views from the top.

1 Me by The Ease
2 Starting to walk towards Sour Milk Ghyll
3 Sour Milk Ghyll
4 Ready to begin the ascent of Helm Crag (hard climb)
5 Easedale Tarn and Sour Milk Ghyll
6 Ascent of The Howitzer
7 Dave on top!
8 Me comtemplating the view
9 Grasmere from Helm Crag - possibly also Buttermere
10 Ascent to The Lion and The lamb

Note the changing skies -only minutes between shots 9 and 10.

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More from Grange over Sands on Tuesday...

1 Cottage door
2 Community orchard
3 Seat carved from a fallen tree
4 Floral walls
5 - 9 Couldn't resist these geese on the park lake. They are bar headed geese from central Asia but seem quite at home in Cumbria. They fly higher than any other bird in the world, crossing over Mount Everest on their annual migration.
6 I've heard of a headless chicken...

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I just love that cottage Sue -didn't have a "for sale" sign by any chance;):D

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Sadly no... and I'd be first in the queue if it did - except it was right on the main road!

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Can't help you there Kes - didn't get close enough to investigate! I think there may have been other species around but we didn't see any in our brief visit. Have seen mandarins around in other places.

BTW those geese were not in Hyndburn - they're in Grange over Sands on the edge of the Lake District. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about them...

The Bar-headed Goose is often kept in captivity, as it is considered beautiful and breeds readily. Records in Great Britain are frequent, and almost certainly relate to escapes. However, the species has bred on several occasions in recent years and around five pairs were recorded in 2002, the most recent available report of the Rare Birds Breeding Panel. It is possible the species is becoming gradually more established in Great Britain. The bird is sociable and causes no problems for other birds. The "wild" population is believed to be declining in Great Britain due to over-hunting.

Six rare birds in one pic | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Yes I know Grange over Sands we used to go to that lake there with all the ornamental ducks there, that where you took the photos?

I've seen the TV programs about the Himalayas the Bar-headed Goose is the highest flying goose and migrates over the mountains there. There are many in the London parks I've seen some flying.

Also there is a Pelican that can fly in the park but it stays in the park.

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Today in Pictures, a journey around Spring Wood.

1. Another fungi, Dead Mans Fingers.
2. A view across to Longridge Fell and beyond.
3. I think it might be a Puff ball fungi (will look it up later) but what do you think it looks like!
4. Its nice to sit and take in the view.
5. You might well look a bit sheepish.
6. Thats one rock hard bracket fungi (Ganoderma).
7. Not sure what this is, they are small and the size of a match head.
8. Don't know why, but there are a lot of coins hammered in to the top of this and other felled trees.
9. Dappled shade, and time to stand still for a while.
10. Spore heads of sphagnum moss.

And there it is, a pleasant walk, but a bit muddy underfoot.

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That spotty botty fungus - common earth ball, Scleroderma citrinus...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleroderma_citrinum

The coin tree is a kind of superstition - I've seen the one at Aira Force waterfall near Ullswater.

Wish Tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Yep I took the pics by the park lake. There didn't appear to be much apart from the geese. At first I thought they were grebes, from a distance, you don't often see geese in the water.

Think I've seen the pelican in London, a long time ago!

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heres mine ...

1. nephew sam wi next doors cat ...
2. red robin .. its autumn .. the leaves are starting to turn
3. dont know what it is ...
and the rest are the sunsets and the moon

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I did have a look at my reference sites and came across the common earthball, I think it was a bit of wishfull thinking as I am still looking for a Puff Ball.

just tried the link for the earthball, and it wants to sent an email to robert martin dunn ?

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Sorry Dave, what you might call an earth ballsup, try this, look at the picture...

Scleroderma citrinum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Good luck with the puffball hunt, save me a bit if you find one!

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This was the sky here at 6pm last night, taken from the open Velux window at the top of our house. Some of the pics are taken with the camera pointing straight at the sun.

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The first of our end of summer storms has finally arrived. Pretty heavy rain and spectacular thunder and lightening -still threatening now and rumbling in the distance.

A series of shots to show the rain and the aftermath around the farm. Also managed to capture some droplets alla Dave!:Banane30:

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All weather today Sue -skies look brighter in Morecambe than here today -it's really black out at the moment. Lovely and cool though!

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Bet you're relieved to have some rain at last - nothing better than a good storm to clear the air. We had a few little rumbles on Wed here but nothing to get excited about.

Last good storm I can remember experiencing was Italy September 2009 on a campsite near La Spezia - will try and post a couple of pics of the aftermath tomorrow, used up today's allocation!

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We do get some spectacular storms end of summer and in spring -it's with being near the Alps -sometimes we get massive hailstones too and the temperature will drop 10°C in a few minutes. Great thunder and lightening at the minute -feels sooooo good to be cool again after a few months of just hothothot! :hothothot:

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There used to be loads of differnet species of duck at Grange over Sands - we used to go there in the summer, are there still nest boxes in the water on stands for the ducks?

In St James Park there is a flock of those Bar-headed Geese they are always in the water - as are all the other geese. Perhaps you are used to farm geese which don't go in the water, but geese do as a rule take to the water.

There were 4 Pelicans in St James Park - 1 died recently leaving 3. One was found injured down on the coast and was rescued and released in the park.

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hi all this is a quick one will do a full 10 tomorrow, just got back and getting everything sorted for work, but last night i spent on top of Red Screes, just above Ambleside, this is the view i had from my bed.

i got loads, so will share some more but thought i would stick this on for now, right , I'm off to work, will post more tomorrow
ciao!

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Yes they've still got the little duck houses in the lake - took a couple of pics but they're not worth posting. Didn't see any ducks but they may have been hiding in a different part of the lake - we didn't go all the way round.

Guess you're right about the geese - on farms there isn't usually any water for them but don't even remember seeing many Canadas in the water - they are the ones normally seen about in parks etc.

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Lovely sunset - hope it wasn't too cold out in the tent! Look forward to seeing the other shots. Have missed my annual summer Lakes trip -will be nice to see if it's still the same;):D

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Stuck in traffic at Church I heard a noise and saw this flying machine hovering.

Camera was in the car footwell so I took a quick snap.

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Re pic 8 There is a tree stump in the woods on the walk around the reservoirs at Roddlesden with loads of coins hammered in.

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it was over rising bridge as well earlier ...

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It had to rain eventually, opening up a whole new avenue for photos, your outbuildings are very photogenic, all those arches. some nice wet shots there.

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It does seem to me to be a bit strange, as the tree stumps were a bit of a hike into the woods, there are about 30 coins so far in the most hammered one, there is another with a handful of coins hammered in ( do they take a hammer with them )

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I believe a big stone is the tool of choice.

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Proper Cavemen.

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Sounds a bit dangerous to me, holding a coin and swinging a rock.

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From the Wikipedia site quoted yesterday:

In the glen of the Aira Beck near Aira Force is a wish tree formed from a large fallen tree trunk into which the many visitors hammer coins using stones from nearby.

I've seen this tree, it is so full of coins you can't see the wood.

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It doesn't say how many banged their thumbs, or hit the people standing behind. Also why are they small denominations and not pound coins. Why are there no sightings of people doing this, it should be further investigated.

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This one is near Bolton Abbey...

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A recent sighting near Bolton Abbey Dave!;)

It's tuppence for luck - pound coins would be hard to get in and you have to bend them once in so they don't come out again.

Apparently I'll now live to be 100!:D

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A recent sighting near Bolton Abbey Dave!;)

It's tuppence for luck - pound coins would be hard to get in and you have to bend them once in so they don't come out again.

Apparently I'll now live to be 100!:D

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A walk from Newlands to Ard Crag with a stop off in Keswick to see Derwent Water on the way back. A place close to my heart as it's where I was conceived during the freezing winter of '62/'63 on my parents honeymoon -apparently you could skate on the Lake! Hard to imagine...

Finished my daily quota with two nice pics of the dry stone wall just outside the mobile home at Park Foot where I stay on Ullswater.

1 Ard Crag
2 Ascent to Ard Crag from Newlands
3 View across to Hellvellyn from the top
4 View to Derwent Water from the top
5-6 Views of Derwent Water
7-8 Dry stone wall

(As an aside, the story of Mrs Tiggywinkle by Beatrix Potter is set in Newlands and the paintings in the book were all done in the valley.) :thankya:

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Hasn't taken my attachments for the second time today:confused:

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Really nice pictures them. I particularly like the Hellvellyn one.

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Thank you Mr D. Glad you liked it, captures the colours of the fells towards the end of summer.:)

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Last few pics from Grange on Tuesday...

1 My house is over there somewhere - view towards Morecambe in the haze. The two large blocks are the nuclear power stations at Heysham. The grass in the foreground was a beach before the River Kent shifted its course away from the shore
2 View from the promenade looking north
3 Holm Island
4 The promenade looking south. The building on the right is the back of the railway station
5 Bench outside the station. I have seen similar benches in Ulverston
6 Cardoon in the station garden. A relative of thistles and globe artichokes, very decorative
7 Grange hotel stables, now a housing development
8 The Grange hotel, built to cater for tourism after the advent of the railway

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as promised, a few pics from my extensive collection from my thursday night outing,
parked up on "the struggle", and after doing a night on red scree, and a circular walk carrying 15kg, getting back to the car that last 10 mins, i know why its called the struggle, no pictures of that, i was to knackered lol

enjoy

new video of all my pics with music here 24 hours on Red Screes, above Amblesside.m4v - YouTube
cheers

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Beware, churchfc, you are only supposed to post ten pics per day max. Any more and the mods will be on to you.

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my bad!!!

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some great pics thanks

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Gorgeous pics -karma sent (look on your profile to see!):)

Only ever been over the struggle on 4 wheels - hard work even then!

Will look at it set to music when I've a bit more time -off to make pizza for the hungry hoardes!

What's the bit of water you can see?

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pic 5 is looking over brothers water
pic 6 is bout 7:30 am over windermere

glad you like em

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Bird looks like an LBJ (little brown job).

Whinchat?
Whinchat Images

Dunnock?
The RSPB: Dunnock
Don't know if they live in moorland though.

Kes knows a bit about birds, he may be along later...

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could be a winchat, there was loads of em all fluttering around the crags, it was bout 7;30 isn, although i was on the summit, the air was still, not even a gentle breeze, and the sun was the only thing in the sky, peacefull doesnt do it justice, first pedestrians didnt show up until about 9, had the whole place to myself from about 4:30pm to 9am, recommend it to anyone!

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Thought i recognised the rectangular shap:)e of Brotherswater -I have it from Place Fell though -other side!

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Can't beat the solitude and peace of the fells...

Though I love being by the calming waters of the Lakes too.

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If you had the place to yourself, how are you taking the pictures of you on a peak?

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just use the timer, and take a small lightweight tripod, however i broke that thursday:(, it was horizontal on my pack and i knocked the head off going through a gate, i think the one you are talking about i had the camera resting on a cairn, enough time to press and get in position, so its a staged pose, but thats why i do it from back, and it draws you in to see what i am seeing, well thats the attempt lol,

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Today in Picture, I'm chasing my tail again.

1. Five seconds from Gt Harwood main street.
2. Same place just turned around. It felt like places of my youth.
3. A squirrel introducing itself in Mercer Park. He said he was called Cyril.
4. Lower Barns street.
5. Hyndburn Brook Weir, and wet socks.
6. I'm off with my fungi again.
7. Ditto.
8. What happened here, a car bumper in a tree, and a sunken canoe.
9. Spagnum moss growing on a tree branch, anybody got a ladder............help

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Staged then but still natural looking -wish I knew how to do it...great photos, much appreciated.:)

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these were took today on the way home from preston .. we came back over grane rd .. the wind turbine over ossy ... it does look lost on its lonesome ...oh and took from a moving car ...:D spugster says that second one is creepy ...