Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1074572)

Today in Pictures, Mercer Park and a bit of the Churchyard.

1. The Autumn flowering plants are just starting to make an appearance.
2. Mercer House, for a short time this used to be my office, bottom right window.
3. Begonias are still trying their best, other summer bedding has given up the ghost.
4. Looks like a Campanula, but will throw that up in the air.
5. Just a couple of ends after lunch.
6. Looking up toward the memorial.
7. Have been stalking this butterfly all summer for a good shot, the Speckled Wood Butterfly on a Sedum.
8. Growing on the "footy" area.
9. In All Saints Churchyard, a Brittlegill Fungi, one day I will be on the floor like this and someone will give me CPR.
10. I went all giddy when I found this, its a Giant Polypore, the size of dustbin lid, it's the biggest fungi I have come across so far.

Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1074579)

It must have been a special outing for you! Great shots.
Is the gentleman in #5 playing bowls? (or 'bowels' as my Grandad used to say in his best Snuffy 'Arrod accent).
I recognize the begonias - they're a favourite of mine because of their intense colours. There's a frost warning here tonight (Boo Hiss!) so mine might bite the dust, sadly.

Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1074580)

Went for a drive with hubby today to pick up hard-to-get deli items in the next town.
As the weather was so nice, we took the scenic route. I snapped photos on the way back with my cell phone camera.

1. There's a bend in the road coming up.
2. A tree (taking photos to distract myself).
3. More trees (not a Top Gear moment today, thank you. Hubby is restraining himself)
4. Going a bit faster now.
5. Better watch out: there are four- legged beasts afoot!
6. Fence made of tree roots.
7. Ah... Ice Cream! (Not really, we stopped for apples)
8. A Happy Snap.
9. Another Happy Snap - I just liked the colours. Fall is just around the corner, got to make the most of days like this.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1074725)

Today in Pictures, it was forecast for rain, and rain it did.

1. Look at this and play the theme from Coronation Street in your head.
2. The lane between Lower Barnes Street and the Hyndburn Bridge pub. The fact that it is cobbled means it must have had some importance when industry thrived down here.
3. Due to the rain there has to be a moist moment.
4. River Hyndburn as it heads for the pub.
5. Change of direction, same river.
6. Wet stuff all around.
7. Just time for another moist moment.
8. Alright then, one more.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1074728)

I'll bet you were in your element today.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1074737)

I was only thinking recently that this must be the first time for months that you got your gusset wet.
It has been a spectacular summer.......and has been fine and dry for most of the school holidays.......and the children must be laughing, now they have gone back to school, and taken the fine weather with them.

Originally Posted by Restless (Post 1074762)

Sadly at the moment I have lost the enthusiasm. Might sell my camera. Afterall I will prob keep upgrading phones and eventually end up with 300 mega pixel by time I am daves and gremlims age

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1074764)

Enthusiasm comes and goes, but if you sell your camera and it returns you will be sad.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1074725)

Today in Pictures, it was forecast for rain, and rain it did.

1. Look at this and play the theme from Coronation Street in your head.
2. The lane between Lower Barnes Street and the Hyndburn Bridge pub. The fact that it is cobbled means it must have had some importance when industry thrived down here.
3. Due to the rain there has to be a moist moment.
4. River Hyndburn as it heads for the pub.
5. Change of direction, same river.
6. Wet stuff all around.
7. Just time for another moist moment.
8. Alright then, one more.

Originally Posted by Restless (Post 1074770)

Good advice....Will take it into consideration

There is a photo I want to take..... I am stuck on this idea for a picture but do not know how to go about it. I want to stand in the middle of Accy Stanley(even though I don't like football and yet I wear a Stanley hat) and do a photosphere.

Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1074772)

Lovely shots, in spite of the rain. What are the flowers in the last two? They look like some sort of orchid!