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Lunchtime walk and a picnic in the village park today. Beautiful weather after yesterday's storms and just the right temperature. The way the millstream water reflected on the upper floor shde of the mill was lovely to see in movement. Lots of insect-life around the streams - caught a dragonfly resting and a damsel-fly. Lots of people passing in cars etc but didn't see a soul to speak to.

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number 2 is a good composition, and the water wheel is interesting, its an undershot by the way, and the stream is I think flowing from right to left, got to take this anorak off its too warm.

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As our in-house "all-things-watery" expert I'll take your word for that ;)

Thanks. I like number 2 as well - glad I tramped over the field to get it - that wheat stubble doesn't half scratch!

I'm quite pleased with 10 too for the reflections and close-up.

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One of them panoramic shots off top of the Arndale and a few randoms from my archives :)
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Today in Pictures, suddenly all hell broke loose.

1. Thistle with not a wickthing in sight.
2. A moment to take it all in.
3. Yes it a toofar, a bridge toofar.
4. I know nowt about it, but it does appear to have a big smoke stack.
5. Apart from the occasional wagon noise its hard to imagine that the M65 is just over the tree line.
6. That weed is bigger than a tree!
7. The bank is perfect for meadow type flowers, there are Orchids dotted about the slope.
8. Then it started, traffic, traffic, traffic.
9. Whizzing in both directions, its chaos.
10. There it is, its gone toofar.

So back to Altham Lane, and home.

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Dave, not only do I love the pics, but I love your quirky descriptions too.
They fit together like they were married.

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A bit of a schoolboy error tonight, went out with not much charge on battery and had wrong settings for a couple of panoramics which meant they didn`t turn out as I`d have liked. So just two pics tonight.

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Both lovely shots.
Two pics are better than none.

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Today's set around the farm. Is this little chap just a grass snake? I hope so! Lots of loads of cement have been coming in constantly over the week and you can see a lot of progress in the additional cow-barn. It will soon be ready to house another 100 new milking cows. They have baled up the alfa-alfa and wrapped it today as they'd let it go over into flower (the nice purple field of the other day) so it's not top quality hay. Mirko and Alessandro are the tractor guys and I've put in a few photos of the builders - funny how there's always one working and a couple looking on :D The final photo is of an "Ape cross" which is used by Christian -a disabled guy who works here part-time.

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And not a hard hat, clipboard, day-glo vest or steelies anywhere to be seen, good old European "Elf & safety" standards being rigorously enforced I see ......... not! :D

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A busy day today, I think I may have crossed paths with fishing royalty (no pic though, a bright blue flash and it was gone)

1 - A poorly workhorse
2. Ducks on a pond
3. Dragonfly sculpture
4. Just by the side of the road
5. A young coot
6. A fish, a fish , a fishy fish ohhh
7. A fishing heron
8 & 9. a couple of birds
10. Green damselfly

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Where did you see the kingfisher?

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Foxhill nature reserve.

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Had a little drive to silverdale,you can't beat the views over the bay :)

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Nice selection there -I love your ducks on a pond. I am amazaed how anyone ever manages to photograph a kingfisher - they are just so fast when you spot them. Magical sight - there is one just up the road from me on the river and my heart skips a beat when I see him.