Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998674)

Part 1. Today in Pictures, a parallel walk.
5. This statue is at the top of the drive looking down to the college, is that a bit arty or what/.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998679)

At least it didn't rain whilst the pipes were put in

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998685)

Part2. Today in Pictures, werdelarewe.

11. We were in Dean Brook to start with, in an area called Sandstone Walk.
12. I was with a mate, who was the guide, but he didnt know the names of places.
13. It went uphill, we could see Longridge Fell over the wall.
14. Still going up.
15. You can see Pendle Hill fron every location.
16. This was as far up as we went, so dont know where it goes.
17. Moo Cows.
18. Pendle again.
19. Down the lane toward Hurst Green and the car.
20. Stopped the car for this, its an old Roman bridge.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998678)

Is that walk started opposite the alms houses following the stream towards the fell?

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 998680)

Love the pictures Dave......well done.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998688)

Yes it is, you can see the sign in picture 6 just over the chain over the gate.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998685)

Part2. Today in Pictures, werdelarewe.
20. Stopped the car for this, its an old Roman bridge.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998686)

No 20 Dave I believe is called Cromwells Bridge

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998691)

Don't think that bridge is Roman, Dave. We visited that area a lot when I was young as my auntie had the post office at Hurst Green. We always called it Cromwell's bridge.

Engineering Timelines - Cromwell's Bridge

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998690)

I've walked that way a long while since, up the fell to the trig point and back down the same way .(about 8 miles) Very nice walk

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998683)

Re that statue - is the sun shining out of its ar$e?

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998711)

I hadn't noticed before, so had to have another look, and yes I think it is.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998716)

Either that or its halo's slipped.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998756)

Going to Tockholes today

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 998800)

Randy?

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 998364)

Beautiful Jen. I love sunsets, and sunrise too......the colours are just gorgeous.

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 998804)

heres this mornings sunrise .......

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 998680)

Love the pictures Dave......well done.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998799)

I don't know Dave, arty yesterday, delicate today, what will it be tomorrow?

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 998800)

Randy?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998819)

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31) Back to start
32) View of Darwen Tower from car park

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998821)

I am behind with my flicker uploads, its this standby computer, vista, and just goes so slow compared to my other one.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998819)

32) View of Darwen Tower from car park

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998824)

That looks a nice walk, its on my list. Good effort with the picture's

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998826)

That rockets ready for takeoff again.

Which reservoir did you visit? I see there are quite a few near Tockholes.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998828)

We walked round them all in the valley

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998825)

What's your flickr page, Dave. I don't use flickr myself but my son has some belting pics on his page.
www.flickr.com/photos/spguk
Frank

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998822)

I hope effervesent.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 998813)

Spill the beans Jen...i know you aren't a'morning person' so how come you were up to take these at 4.15?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998825)

What's your flickr page, Dave. I don't use flickr myself but my son has some belting pics on his page.
www.flickr.com/photos/spguk
Frank

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998899)

Some of those pics are very professional, especialy the wildlife shots, is he in the trade?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998820)

Beautiful. We didn't get up early enough to see it near us.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999023)

Part 2. Today in Pictures, The bridges of Rishton county.

11. Just messing around.
12. Back up the steps.
13. Don't you dare!,............. he did!
14. Looked off to the right.
15. Up the lane.
16. Last view of the res.
17. Thats the way home.


Bath time beckons for a smelly pooch.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999045)

You managed to get out before it rained? It was absolutely chucking it down when we went out so no pics. How far do you normally walk in a day, Dave?

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 999054)

well done to margaret pilkington .... her photos are in this weeks accy observer ...:D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 999054)

well done to margaret pilkington .... her photos are in this weeks accy observer ...:D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 999054)

well done to margaret pilkington .... her photos are in this weeks accy observer ...:D

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999059)

Great Margaret -you are a pubblished photographer now. The skies the limit!

Will I be able to see them in the on-line version of the Ob.?

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999089)

More of the same gardens - including a pic of my Aunt Diane and one of me and husband Moreno. It was an incredibly hot day and I had to buy the awful hat I'm wearing!:rolleyes:

Beats Morecambe on a rainy day Sue. Well done for braving the weather to see the torch!:hothothot

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999103)

Well Done Sue for going out and getting the pics...and getting wet in the process.
The
Torch is due round our way tomorrow...but if it is fine we will be out at the crack of Sparrow trump(the sparrows trump at 8am here)..Bury, Bolton or perhaps even Preston....so I doubt very much I will be in the throngs lining Eastgate.

I don't like taking my camera out in the rain anyway.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999083)

Today in Morecambe the rain is coming down in stair rods and there's a driving wind, so the conditions are ideal NOT for the Olympic torch relay going round Morecambe Bay from Carnforth and then into Lancaster. I could have stayed indoors and watched on the BBC website or the red button on the TV, or even caught a glimpse from the house, but having seen what all those involved were putting up with from the start in Kendal I thought it would be churlish not to support them so off I went.

I didn't think to put my wellies on so 45 minutes and two soaked feet later I am back to report. Glad I went out, there were quite a few folks about, but with cars parked on both sides of the prom it was difficult to get shots without going into the road. And some shots were blurred by rain on the lens, plus camera batteries were running low. Anyway here is what I managed to capture on film.

They paused at the Town Hall which is virtually next to our house but it really was too wet to stick around. Watching now on the BBC website there are lots of people about as the torch makes its way through Morecambe, stopping at the Eric Morecambe statue where the mayor was waiting, then making its way out of town to Lancaster. All in all it was a good show from the town considering the weather, hope Accy has better luck tomorrow.

1 I could have watched from the bedroom window as they went past the gap between the houses on the front
2 Or stood on the loo and got a slightly closer view from the lavatory window
3 But I went out... a bit early - ten minutes or so to go
4 He's not in the torch relay
5 Getting nearer
6 Bus with mascot and previous/future torch bearers
7 A sponsor
8 Another sponsor
9 Nearly there
10 At last - well done that man! Keep going! It was all over so quickly...

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999121)

Are there floats with the torch like a carnival? I didn't take any pics today as the rain was driving down on me and Max

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999118)

Margaret I forgot to ask what the Observer pics were or why they were in there.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999124)

I see your name is Frank as you put it in a post the other day, hope you don't mind if I call you that, saves me mixing you up with Max! ((had to ask, some people prefer to be known by their user name.)

No, there are no floats as such, think I got pics most of the vehicles that passed:

Police motorcycles
Some official cars and a bus transporting torchbearers
Samsung sponsor vehicle (missed taking a pic of this as the camera had shut down)
Coca Cola vehicle
LLoyds vehicle

The sponsor vehicles had little stages on the back and top and were playing music to jolly people up. Sometimes they give out freebies too I believe. Too wet today!
A big gap after these, then

A big yellow and white support vehicle, followed by the torchbearer in a white tracksuit flanked by several of the torch security team wearing grey shorts and top
A yellow car
Another bus

That's it, over in the blink of an eye. Before all this there is the usual police vehicle toing and froing to try and clear traffic, and there may be more going on in better weather, but no carnival floats today. There are also a few cyclists who I think are doing liaison between the various groups on the road at handover time.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999126)

Some of my local pictures are also in The Accrington Group on flickr...and MENMedia use these and showcase them in the newspaper.....so they aren't actually submitted to the paper, but put into a group that the paper can use.

As for the camera......I have my eye on a couple on Fleabay.....next model up to Dave's is £99....and the model above that is £120(both are bargains).......I am cogitating about it...I don't make rash decisions...i will probably decide when someone else buys them from under me.

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999089)

More of the same gardens - including a pic of my Aunt Diane and one of me and husband Moreno. It was an incredibly hot day and I had to buy the awful hat I'm wearing!:rolleyes:

Beats Morecambe on a rainy day Sue. Well done for braving the weather to see the torch!:hothothot

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999177)

Nice pictures, I get a feeling I have seen the lady in picture 9 on this post. Its a long shot but does she work for H.B.C.?

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999184)

Yes, she used to but is now retired - it's my Aunt Diane -we have the same name and surname but she only has one "n"! Causes confusion in the family - in Italy you use your maiden name mostly otherwise I'd be Bertolotti! (There's a clue there to my username!):D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 999289)

i dont do mornings .. but yet i was in town this morning before 10.30am and back home for 11.30am ..

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999291)

Congratulations you are the first one on Accyweb to post on the Olympic Flame.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999301)

Oi I posted yesterday... I know it wasn't in Accy but it was the flame! :rolleyes:;)

Well done Jen, some good pics and good to see some people on those sponsor vehicles - yesterday they were all sheltering from the rain.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999322)

Dave you are indomitable.......anyone else would have looked out of the window and told the dog to go and pee in the yard.
Another batch of spectacular pictures. I can almost hear the water rushing over the stones.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999325)

Ah Dave...what has sanity got to do with the pursuit of a good pic...absolutely nothing.
Although I must admit I am getting just a bit more chary about climbing on wet green stones to get a picture of rushing water......did that in Betws-y-coed and nearly filleted my kipper.(thank goodness my camera was alright)

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999307)

Humble Apologies I forgot to mention in Accy ( Senior Moment)

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999325)

Ah Dave...what has sanity got to do with the pursuit of a good pic...absolutely nothing.
Although I must admit I am getting just a bit more chary about climbing on wet green stones to get a picture of rushing water......did that in Betws-y-coed and nearly filleted my kipper.(thank goodness my camera was alright)

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999329)

it was pants off as soon as I went through the front door.

I hope that mental picture is not too much.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999337)

Haha I thought it was Betws y coed at first judging by Dave's first two pictures!

Now I now why that tree is weeping.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999344)

Its the world famous Castle Clough, I looked for the remains of the castle in a casual sort of way..........zilch.

Its not any tree, its the Weeping tree of Perpignoly.

I didn't want to say I was at the computer in just my Keck's, but I think I just did.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999356)

Thanks, I'd meant to ask if you looked for the castle.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999376)

If anyone has a location I will return and take a picture for posting on here, and to finish my quest.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999379)

You make it sound like the Hobbit!

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999323)

Part 2. Today in Pictures, I should have know better.
11. All that silt build up should have told me, go back the way you came.
12. It doesn't look to bad, will go this way.
13. A fallen tree and the footpath washed away. did I take any notice.
14. Stinking heck, another tree down, and in the way.
15. Another one, and no footpath.
16. Looks like I'm paddling.
17. Had to use this as a bridge, I'm getting to old to behave like this.
18. Back to the ford.

Water in my boots, soggy pants, and a very wet dog, why did I enjoy this? Big kid I suppose.

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999419)

What is it with men and water and men and fire?!:D

Heard that you'd had 4 inches of rain in 4 hours -the pics give a good idea of what that means. You were very intrepid Dave - hope you haven't caught a rotten cold with having wet feet, or worse, that it's given you trench foot!

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999559)

Today we went to the dogs...

Coincidentally Frank after you posted the pics of Max we were off to a dog agility event at the Westmorland showground near Kendal. A friend of ours was there with his young dog Jessie aka Caledonian Flier (Paul's Scottish) who is a small smooth haired collie with very long legs. Never been to anything like this before and it was a lovely day weatherwise. Lots of collies of course but many other kinds of dogs as well. Not many action pics but a few of various pooches.

1 The car park - we must have arrived at a dog show
2 Walking the course
3 Waiting to perform
4 I'm hungry too!
5 One of Dougal's relatives I think
6 Our friend Paul and his dog Jessie having some down time together
7 Clouds over the showground
8 More clouds with garden gnome in rh corner wearing his best hat
9 The sky in this direction looks a bit threatening - perhaps this is for shelter if it rains
10 We did see some action!