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Great photos Dave hope all's well with you... x

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dave if you'd have kept going id have made you a brew when you got to rising bridge .... :D

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PM sent.:)

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When we got to Shoe Mill we spend that much time faffing about it was heading for teatime when we went in the direction of the car. However thanks for the offer, perhaps next time.

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Today in Pictures, This time without the snow, but with an icy wind that would slice bread.

1. Heading down to Calf Hey Reservoir.
2. Jen posted this one first, but I got the icicles.
3. Heading upward.
4. These structures pepper the landscape around here.
5. Almost at the top, check the slope, it put my lamps out.
6. Even up here dry stone walling dominates the area.
7. Oh heck, will they charge, I hope not I've only got fourpence.
8. I might just be a bit too close here......RUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNN.
9. Musbury Heights Central.
10. On the way down.

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dropped mrs church off at ribchester this morning, so got a couple of snaps, but quite a grey day

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some more whilst waiting to pick her up

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Today in Pictures, Pike Law Quarry, not much to see in the quarry, but the views are interesting.

1. Those turbines are all over the place.
2. Same view, just a bit further around.
3. I never expected to be behind the old hospital.
4. It looks a bit like the workhouse.
5. Interesting domes.
6. I think thats Helmshore in the distance.
7. I did think of having a shufty around the grounds, until I spotted a security guard with a slavering Alsatian.
8. Heading back, this is a bit of the exposed quarry face.
9. There is a chuff chuff in the distance blowing its whistle.
10. The only bit of colour I could find, apart from the bits of white snow around.

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[QUOTE=davemac;1043582]Today in Pictures, Pike Law Quarry, not much to see in the quarry, but the views are interesting.

1. Those turbines are all over the place.
2. Same view, just a bit further around.
3. I never expected to be behind the old hospital.
4. It looks a bit like the workhouse.
5. Interesting domes.
6. I think thats Helmshore in the distance.


Number 6 Dave looks like a shot of Horncliffe, the other side of the valley from Helmshore.

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[QUOTE=Stevie R;1043603]Could be, well it is, if you know it, I dont know the area at all, so it was just a best guess.

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[QUOTE=davemac;1043604]I lived in Helmshore at Horncliffe View!

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couple more of bridge at ribchester from this morning, trying to get slow shutter in daylight, also using a cpl filter, and a couple of HDR

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[QUOTE=Stevie R;1043606]Horncliffe it is then, I was in an area I knew very little of, I was in the area as "Dad's" taxi was used, so took the opportunity to do a bit of mooching. I was surprised to find myself walking along the rear of the disused hospital though, mentally I was miles away from it.

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You certainly get around Dave spent many hours up Pike Law when the kids were little, 2 of them were born at the hospital.If my memory serves me right I think it was originally a workhouse.

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Yes , Hassy , it used to be a workhouse . I was born there when it was known as Moorlands . :)

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well picked her up and tried to get the same spot and some afternoon sun, does anyone know what the flower is?, i havent a clue

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Looks like a common or garden hyacinth to me...

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ventured out today .. its been the steam weekend on the east lancs railway ...

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oh and if you are interested in trains ... theres another special weekend next weekend .. the spring diesel weekend and the rail ale trail

ELR Events 2013 | The East Lancashire Railway

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Thats why I could hear puff puffs when I was up Pike Law quarry, and got a snap from miles away

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Today in Pictures, another trip to see Geoffrey.

1. A bad case of the droplets.
2. Red sphagnum Moss, not very common, has anyone else seen it?
3. Here we go, yomping to see Geoffrey.
4. Looking back to see if we were followed, can't be sure.
5. Found the trig point, I wasn't looking for it, some interesting things in the distance, to the left Rishton Res. almost in the centre and reflecting the sun, Dean Clough Res. The tower is the peak of Pendleton Moor. Almost at Geoffrey's
6. Here we are Geoffrey's place.
7. So here we go, heading back.
8. I have to get the dog over there, I struggle getting over myself, I get a nose bleed due to the height.
9. The trig point, looking in the opposite direction.
10. I would like to say I am almost back, I have however found myself at an Australian sheep station with Ayres Rock in the distance.

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good pics havent been up there for years, gonna have to follow the leader in next couple of weeks methinks

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I don't like to do the same walk, in the same week so it gets me out and about. I have to say I don't know many walks in Hassy, and only get to the area when "dads taxi" is required. The time before I visited the Halo, but this was one of my projects to visit all the panopticons, one to go, corporation park gun placements. I was thinking of mooching around the hospital grounds, looked over the wall and there was a security guard connected to an Alsatian, all snot and gnashers, so I thought I would leave it.

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You will have to book a space, it gets very busy up there as you can see from my pictures.

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Got this today whilst he was watching telly, thought I would share as we dont tend to do many portraits on here
Posting this from my phone so dont know how good quality will be

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Today in Pictures, it looked cold outside, so thought I would put my camouflage pants on, put them down, and now I cant find them.

1. The repaired overflow at Jackhouse Reservoir.
2. The waterfall from what was once the top reservoir.
3. Looking back to the reservoir from the bridge.
4. Following the stream up hill, this stream joins the main one.
5. As far up as we are going today.
6. Its hard not to see them from here.
7. See what I mean.
8. Heading back down, still a covering of leaves on the ground.
9. Leaves from last year, not be long before the new ones arrive.......possibly.
10. Back at the wet bit, time for home.

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Today in Pictures, a bit of a rush today.

In one direction Spring is here 1. & 2.
In another direction, not so sure, 3. & 4.

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got told to play on the motorway!, so i did!

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todays little outing

1 Hambledon
2 testing ND Filter, shooting into sun, and trying to capture the backlit moss, on the branches
3 No sign of Batman
4 Answers on a postcard?
5 CPL Filter
6 ND Filter and slow shutter

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Great tit - and I'm not being rude...
British Garden Birds - Great Tit

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could well be, im useless with birds, although im going for a stroll on friday with a mate of mine who is a twitcher, said that to my son, "thats not nice way to talk about yer mates dad, he cant help it" thought he had a twitch! lol

i love number 2

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If you like bird pics look at Flickr: spguk's Photostream . My son does quite a bit of twitching and is a pretty good amateur photographer

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some cracking pictures there, even some of Max too lol

my compliments to the photographer, will send link to my pal, he doesnt do photos, just binoculars

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so i can tell Mrs Church, "I've spent my day in the woods taking pictures of great tits"

:tongueout

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And as you slowly come to in the recovery room from the world of hurt that was your little boys special place, you can explain you meant birds. NO, NOT AGAIN !!!! THE FEATHERED KIND !!!!!. :D

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heres mine from today ... went for a wander up black moss ..

1. sunday lunch?
2. and mama to the rescue ...
3. the road to nowhere with the tedster leading the way
4. looking down on accy
5. paddling time
6. looking towards haslingden
7. traffic jam on the kings highway
8. finally he stopped flipping from branch to branch ..
9 & 10 .. if i havent been nabbed by the cctv taking these 2 pics i'll be back tomorrow ... lol

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Today in Pictures, just read in the paper the Americans have developed invisibility, I can't see it myself.

1. I said I would find the dragon.
2.3. and 4. A sunny day in the woodlands.
5.6.7. and 8. Don't know anything about these, and I don't know if I got them all.
9. Different time different location, Hagg Lodge at sunset.

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cheers to davemac for his suggestion of where to go this morning. I wanted a waterfall to play with new ND filter, and asked his opinion, i meant to borrow a pair of his wet knickers too, but i soon found i had taken some with me.
Jackhouse Nature Reserve (more like Jackhouse tip, when you go down Cobbs Lane).

1. long exposure about 15" i think, with ND filter
2. give em some names, i did, 3 old crows looking on disapprovingly?
3. after following downstream, peeping through the wood onto the frozen res
4. duck.............NO DUCK....THWACK! too late
5. beginning to think that yesterdays wasnt a robin after all
6. a black n white on the way back
7&8 i think that is Ingleborough dead centre, i have tried to blow it up, not with explosives though

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Nice to see a different perspective, you will have to return when there is more water coming down off the moors around the turbines, it can get very noisy with water. Where is Cobb's Lane, never been that way.

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haslingden old road, went straight from hospital

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8n3fdt4az...2008.12.33.jpg a pic of the rubbish i took with my phone, think i have used my quota up today

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8n3fdt4az...2008.12.33.jpg

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I think I now know where it is, I have approached it coming up from the reservoir, but never been up it.

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Today in Pictures, with all the implements in existence for eating rice........how did two sticks win the prize !



A walk around the park today had me on my hands and knees for most of it.

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Yesterday in Glasgow.

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went for a walk with an old pal havent seen for over 25 years, Tolkien walk, Hurst green
1.my mate Budgie the twitcher
2. the Hodder, playing with that filter again
3. lone tree in the grounds of Stonyhurst
4. he didnt class this as seeing an eagle, i did!
5 monument on approach to Stonyhurst
6. Cromwell Bridge
7.hanging out your moles to dry
8.looking back to the hodder, just before it meets the Ribble
9. stone cross on the hill
10. the beyonce tree, she got a big ass!

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Today in Pictures, We have walked on the moon, yet we still get round pizzas in square boxes !

1. My back passage gets all the sun.
2. Its that weir again.
3. A pile of pylons (whats the collective name for a clutch of pylons?)
4. What was that used for.
5. The path to Gt. Harwood.

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Today in Pictures, if it wasn't for the frost, it could be mistaken for Summer.

1. The Pines are getting ready.
2. The Pines are preparing to pepper the place with pollen.
3. Time to head upstream.
4. Theres always one.
5. Well two then.
6. Water worn rocks.
7. The uphill continues.
8. Signs of occupation of some type.
9. Could be a wall !
10. As far as we go today, Hapton Quarry, its downhill from here.

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Today in Pictures, in search of something wet, and we found it.

1. Down the lane to the wet bits.
2. A view from the lane, Pendleton Moor and the Nick o Pendle.
3. Looking toward Burnley.
4. Found a wet bit as it pours into the River Calder.
5. The Calder, the green in the trees is Ivy.
6.7.8.&9. following the wet bits back uphill to the lane.
10. Back at the start point Memorial Park, and the car.

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Today in Pictures, finding the flora in Mercer Park and a few in All Saints Churchyard (the last three)

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Today in Pictures, it was a bit busy up the Coppice today.

1. The uphill starts here.
2. There is a mist when you look across the town.
3. The moss has started to put hats on.
4. Res. number 2.
5. Moss by the water.
6. The last time I stood here the water could have swept me out to sea.
7. The timber on the Coppice has got to an age that felling is being undertaken.
8. Here we are on the way down again.

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free trip to Barrow In Furness was on offer, so i took it!
1. The jetty where you catch the ferry across to Piel Island, except it wasnt running :(
2. View back up the jetty
3. A B&W
4. Be careful
5. and we complain about a few windmills.............
6. some macro 10x Lychen growing on a tree, i am prepared to be corrected
7. identification required, im useless
8. a post
9. sort of sums up Barrow to be fair
10. a hill on fire at Ulverston

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Today in Pictures, I went up Pendle Hill to blow the cobwebs away, it was that brisk I had to tie my hat on.

1. Its an old cart track, I hope it get a bit smoother.
2. Thats where we are heading.
3. Every so often you come across a pile of stones, I hope its not a birds nest.
4. Yes I think it is.
5. This is the turning back point, I think this feeds into Upper Ogden Reservoir.
6. I think he has had enough now.
7. It looks further on the way back.

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Today in Pictures, a few snaps on the run.

1. & 2. dwarf daffs pushing up through the wood chips.
3. & 4. Which-Hazel, not a colour I have seen before (bronze)

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Five minutes before voting starts in the photo comp...

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Today in Pictures, it looked a nice day looking through the window, however when out and about it it was bitter and blowing up my gym-slip. Oak Hill Park on the ascension.

1. Looking across to Pendle Hill with snow on the top.
2. My old office.
3. The new bandstand.

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Was a lovely place to work Dave -you were very lucky! :)

Not sure about the new bandstand - compare to the 2 photos I've attached -one is a colour postcard of the bandstand as it was in about 1904 and the other shows people at a concert there -Kingston Mill band, June 24th 1899!

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The new bandstand is a copy of the one that was erected in the 1930s. I remember that one.

Oak Hill Park Accrington.

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1 Deco playing around in the woods behind Bullough Park
2 "just get in the car, i want to go home now!"
3-5 windmills from lay by up Green Haworth

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What a bonny "wall eye"

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Is Deco a collie crossed with something else?He doesn't have a collie tail.

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We got him from a farm over Todmorden way, bout 5 years ago mother and father were both there propervworking dogs so dont think so, but we didnt get "papers" so who knows?

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Its what made us take him home, that's why my son chose him , Mrs Church wanted to call him Ziggy!

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Max's tail is thick and bushy just like that when he lifts his tail fully

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I stand corrected.

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Yeah I think it depends on what they are doing, this is in play mode

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definitely , collies know how to play. Just mention the word to Max and he empties his toy box. They also have to have a lot of mental stimulation

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Interesting article in this months Lancashire Life about trainer from over Hambledon way, sold his dog for a record 8000 guineas, a nice pic of some collie pups sticking their heads through a gate too

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Give him a copy of "Sheep shearers & herders" monthly. :D

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I shall look forward to reading that article when the magazine appears in the hosp waiting room in a year or two's time...:rolleyes:

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I was told the original bandstand originally stood adjacent to the town hall and was moved to the park. The replacement is in the same style as the old one. When the mansion was occupied by the office staff, the superintendent, and the workforce, we referred to the rooms by the names they were given when it was a museum previously. An example was we used to store stuff such as cold frames in the "butterfly Room". The section that was demolished housed the workforce and mechanics shop.

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Today in Pictures, Dean Clough bypassing the reservoirs.

1. Lichens covering a branch in a hedge.
2. Its a day for cloudscapes.
3. Bold outlines.
4. A life long gone.
5. Twins.
6. Down the valley.
7. The Gorse fields of Dean Clough.
8. Looking over Goldacre Lane toward Pendle.
9. Looking straight at the Coppice, Moleside, and Hameldon Hill.
10. Gt. Harwood gasometer is on the right in the picture.

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was deffo a day for the clouds today, it was what i used to say to the kids as a Simpsons sky, cos its like the start of The Simpsons

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Today in Pictures, Where's Wally, he's in the rain taking pictures of a castle.

1. Why are so many places uphill.
2. Looking across to Pendle Hill.
3. Castle approach.
4. Back across to Pendle Hill.
5. I didn't do that, it was like that when I arrived.
6. Clitheroe High Street.
7. Longridge Fell from the ramparts.
8. Round the back.
9. This was a turret from the houses of parliament (1840-1854)
10. I don't know anything about this, apart from its a fish and its carved on a stone, so it must be a rock-fish.

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Today in Pictures, but only just, it was a bit of a rush. I'm just sitting watching flowers in the rain.

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Gorgeous close-ups Dave -adore the Iris especially. Beautiful and with your signature droplets! :hothothot

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thanks, you know me and droplets, I see a droplet and drop to my knees.

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here is a pic from a couple of weeks back, i intended to enter it in the buildings comp, but only just got round to editing, its St Peters @ Stonyhurst

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Today in Pictures, another moist moment, or the ramblings of a rambler.

1. Just to get it over and done with, droplets
2. On the way down into Whalley from Spring wood.
3. Thats where we will be shortly, I say shortly, its uphill, so might be a bit longer than shortly.
4. We waddle past the weir at Whalley which is wet, glad its not windy we wouldn't be able to work that word in.
5. The path up to the nab, cant imagine how workers in clogs came down here in the wet, there would have been sparks and snot all over the place. There is with me and I'm in pumps.
6. I've stood here before, but this time its raining. Which is nice.
7. An undershot waterwheel within a mill (built in 1837) conversion, I don't think it has turned for a while, or the maid forgot to dust it this morning.
8. Whalley Abbey Gatehouse.
9. A punnet of damp lambs.
10. Its time to head back to the car, I don't think a train is due.

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todays pics so far .... :D:D:D

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I hope you weren't in the garden at that time in your pyjamas, you'll catch your death.
It had all gone by the time I got up.

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dont worry dave .. i wasnt in pj's ... but the snow went over my trainers and my feet were frozen ....:D:D:D

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Today in Pictures, wet underfoot.

1. You wouldn't think this was covered in snow a few hours ago.
2. Some left on higher ground.
3. Although the melt has swollen this brook to a rush.
4. However, things still move on.
5. This brook on the other side of the site is just as full.
6. Further up is is brushing against the banks.
7. In places it is whooshing.
8. The trees still follow its nature.

and that was Foxhill bank nature reserve perimeter.

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I don't think you should be out at that time naked, you could get locked up.

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who'd have answered the 999 call .. the police were all getting their kip in for a certain football match ...:D

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Today in Pictures, it's getting muddy underfoot.

1. The water level is still up a bit.
2. Here is the start of Castle Clough.
3. Its a bit early for fungi, so they are few and far between.
4. Oh....I found another.
5. Its a bit high up here.
6. Just a quick paddle, then its back down the wet bit.
7. Heading for the wet bit.
8. I cant find the wet bits !
9. Ah..... there it is.
10. And another bit.

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Today in Pictures, a bit of uphill, a bit of downhill, but lots of wet bits.

1. I don't know if this is rare, but I've only seen it twice, ever, its a lichen.
2. Oi,...did you know these walls down.
3. Trees have to struggle to survive around here.
4. Dry stone wall country.
5. Who would live in a house like this.
6. It will be nice when its finished.
7. Wet bits are compulsory.
8. See, I told you so.
9. Looking back.
10. I think thats a sign that its time for home.

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Today in Pictures, another quick excursion.

1. My conkers are sprouting........................space left to insert your own punchline.
2. Dwarf daffs giving it a go.
3. Thats a big bunch.
4. Winter hellebores giving it there best effort.

and with that the BIG shop beckoned.

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Trip to Nelson hospital...Pics taken on train going over the viaduct and one in Nelson

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Today in Pictures, it was more a "dads taxi" sort of thing where I was just passing time but not able to wander off to far, thinking who is the child here, I say child she's 27.

1.& 2. who's daft idea was it to build this house and jut it over the river.
3. Don't ask me, I'm a visitor here.
4. Can you tell where I am now.
5. You can see the ski slope.

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hi all, ok there was a outdoor performance art on tonight over at salford quays, it involved people jogging round with led light suits on, so me and a few camers friends went along, i didn't take the tripod as i wanted manoeuvrability, wish i had have done now, cos i missed some good shots, i did have one of those little benndy tripods that wrap round stuff, but wasnt the same.

anyway thought i had better get out whilst i can as some of you may read about my new venture, playing out time maybe a little restricted for the forceable.
anyway here are some of the shots, just a quick edit, so here goes

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Well they're a bit different from the usual Accy shots!

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interesting set of pictures, I want one of those light suits, although I am not that fast, so there would not be much blurring, however you should see my orbs.

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There was at least a hundred of em running round

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Today in Pictures, now that Spring is here.

1. You can tell Spring is here, the snow is getting warmer, or is it just hypothermia setting in.
2. This scene made me want to get my baubles out, so I did,............. nutmegs.
3. I am not going any further, it's proper parky.
4. Have you been eating snow again.
5. Apart from white and green, this was the only other colour I could find, apart from a bit of blue.
6. At this point I questioned my sanity about being here, beside that my Tutu was collecting a bit of snow, and the gusset on my onesie was around my knees

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Awww! that picture of Bob makes me want to hug him warm again.
Dave you are definitely insane...... going out in that stuff....we only went out to take Ma her shopping....that was enough for me.......OK, I'm a wimp!

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Cngratulations Dave, you're the only person I know who's admitted to wearing a onesie! :s_aim1::laugh8:

Great set of pictures BTW - rather you than me out there!

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He was far happier than me, he runs around in the snow, one downside, he collects snowballs in his fur that have to be removed before he goes in, otherwise they thaw out slowly and leave puddles everywhere

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A man outstanding in his field, shivering,cold, and wet through, but relentlessly standing out in a field.

I only wear it outside, if I wore it inside I would get laughed at.

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I think 6 is a great pic

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To get the true feeling of this picture you should look at it while naked, in front of an open fridge door, with a fan on, and the wife throwing hundreds and thousands in your face. Let me know how you get on.