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How's your weather over the border, Margaret?

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It has been a beautiful day today.
This was the Orme viewed from West Beach.

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You know what they say, "the sun shines on the righteous"

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Looks very pleasant M I'm glad your enjoying yourself,I was trying to imagine the pic with a wind turbine or10 ;)

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And also on the ungodly :)

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Oh.....NOooooo! I love that picture with the little house perched high on the hill.
They must have the most fantastic views.....but you wouldn't want to run out of milk!

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Or sleepwalk for that matter.

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Great shots Margaret! So glad you're enjoying yourself :)

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Really interesting set of shots - great locations, you are becoming quite artistic! Were you in the Midlands for work?

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Beautiful flowers - I love them too and
I have always found them fascinating. You know your subject inside out -that shines through in the photos. Did I ever tell you my degree was in Botany, Dave? Don't know my plants and funghi as well as you though :D

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Just before seeeing Max's very apt comment I was thinking what a lovely period feel that photo had. You are taking some great photos Margaret - the holiday must be doing you a world of good, it is really bringing out your talent. Enjoy the rest of your time in Llandudno. Is there still the ghost ride on the pier (I think that's where it was)? Went on that loads of times with my sister when we were there 36 years ago!!

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Yes, down to Nottingham then Leicester, took the A6 for some new sights, beats the boring motorways.

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Good that you now carry your camera and are making use of travelling time for something you enjoy. I thought you must travel about for work as you have posted photos from a few different places. :)

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It was this weeks competition that shook up all my marbles, when I was young I used to help in my Grans garden and also took snaps with her Box Brownie, now as I am becoming elderly I am doing the same stuff I was when I was an early teenager, and I am expressing myself in the same way, that and the fact I spent all my working life in the company of Flora

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It always tends to be the same places though, there`s only so many roads to them and it`s getting harder finding new routes. What I needs is some new destinations.

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Thank you Dianne for your lovely comments.
I really do like to go out and about. Being here means I can snap different things......and I enjoy messing about with the pics as much as taking them.


When I take a pic, I have definite ideas in my head of how I want the snap to look. Often I can see the result in my head before I have done anything with my pictures.

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Another blue sky day here.

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Another lovely day here.

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Today in Pictures, down to the river on a mostly sunny day.

1. Starting point, and despite local rumours, I went over and licked the house, It is not made out of gingerbread.
2. I've saved you a seat.
3. Down the hill to the river.
4. I do like trees in outline.
5. Stop sniffing that, we are being watched.
6. Does that tree look ugly to you, and I can see a face on the trunk.
7. If it's not wet, you are not doing it right.
8. Suddenly I am in Middle Earth.
9. Every time I look at those trees there are more branches on the ground.
10. Now a few flowers are out, so are the insects.

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Ball Grove in Colne to Wycoller and back for us today with pie and peas at Wycoller Cafe

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A really nice and varied selection :)
Max looks to be in good form!

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That's a good shot of the ruin and the chopper

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The Chinook is pretty low there Frank, how did Max react?

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We were stood by the ruins and heard this almighty noise, there were 2 chinooks but I only managed to get one. We heard them about two or three minutes before they were overhead.

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He was ok with it .He was too busy chasing another border collie around.There were two chinooks Dave so imagine that noise.

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Today in pictures, 30 minutes is all I had, so spent it on my knees.

1-5 On the knees shots.
6. I have a bad head, too much of the amber nectar, can you go and get a ladder.
7. Don't have any information on this, but I noticed one in Oak Hill Park the last time I was there.
8. I think it sort of explains what is going on.

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this slipped off the table and didn't upload first time, should be number 7.

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Great pics as usual Dave.

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I've been aboard them flying low level, rappelled out of one at about 30 meters & debussed out of another in a creeping hover to take up all round defence positions, so yep, I know all about the noise level. :)

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We are at the bum end of our break.
We come back home tomorrow. We have to be thankful for what we have had, but I could happily have stayed another week(is that being greedy?)
Anyway, here is my one picture for today.

Family flying a kite on the beach.

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Nice to see your getting your one a day.

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Frank that is all that it will let me upload. The connection has been lousy here today.

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we look forward to some more next week

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There will be more when I am back at home base.

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I love the tipsy bee in 6 :)

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At last - some much needed colour!!! (found in a friend's garden) I can hardly contain myself :worthy:

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im going nuts here .. its not fair ... spring is in the air ..blossom on the trees ... flowers starting to come out ... and im sat in this house .. one pair of crutches ... and I cant be out there taking pictures ..... and im looking at all your pics and getting jealous .... its not fair .....

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I feel for you Shillelagh, been there myself, all through spring and half of summer.:(

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yeah well if only I knew what id done and what was wrong I could probably live wi it .. but as they don't know and cant say definitely how long im going to be on these damn things ... it no wonder im going nuts ... :D

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Hope you get better soon, it's no fun being propped up by sticks.

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It must be a bind not being mobile, but look at the pictures not as something to be jealous about, more a way of assisting you to keep in touch with what it going on on the outside, and hopefully it wont be too long before you are out and about.

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I had a little walk to Accrington Stanley football ground :)

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Jen, I will tell you what my Ma used to tell me when I said that in a petulant voice......'it's not fair until Easter'.
I was much much older before I 'got' what she meant.

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In anticipation of the hopefully new section, and because i`ve no pics for today, i`ve done a few before during and after editing pics.

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well, we are back at home now...so I will upload a few more pics.
Not taken today......it was a very 'ordinary' morning when we left Wales.
There was a chilly breeze that felt moist.......I guess the holiday gods(godesses) knew that we were set for home.

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I see you got your coloured pencils out for no5

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Here are a couple more.
I took the children to West Beach one afternoon...they played on the keep fit equipment. I was tired watching them...it didn't make them sleep longer.
In fact, I think it gave them energy.

The first picture is a sea snail...nothing much of interest in that but the barnacles to the right and above it look like a skull
Oh, yes...you can see that I carried on with the good ' stick to your ribs' grub.

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Yes, Frank there was nowt on 't telly! :)

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Today in Pictures, with the wind blowing through my flat cap we walked between Mill Lane and Martholme Lane.

1. Fields of Bluebells, but not many flowering yet.
2. However it will be a blue carpet when they flower.
3. Spring Lambs springing about.
4. That's a lot of Pussy Willows, in fact its Pussy Galore.
5. Fern fronds.
6. Marsh Marigolds on the edge of a stream.
7. Cowslips, last year small clumps, this year they have trebled.
8. Hawthorn in the hedgerow, looking just like the early Cherries blooms.
9. River Calder, in the shadow of the viaduct.
10. Look what I found..........and so early in the year.

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reminds me of going to the pot fair on easter Monday in Blackburn that Margaret ... :D

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Those were the days Jen. They won't come again.

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Lovely selection of shots over the last couple of days. I haven't been out before this aft for a few days except for going to the docs on Friday morning. Seems I may have done myself an injury - suspected hernia of one of the disks in my neck :( Been feeling pretty ropey and unbalanced but decided to have a short wander up the road in the sunshine as a few folk were round and about. Remo was sitting on the bridge -he's 91 and a real sprightly character for his age. Another pensioner joined him for a chat and I got quite a few local tales of times past. The air must be good round here as the pensioner was telling Remo about his mother's passing away recently aged 104! The photos are just the usual of people passing by and a few views to show how the colours are changing and one brave narcissus which has survived the passage of the tractors on the edge of a field.

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Lovely pics Dianne.
I hope you are feeling better soon. Look after yourself.

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Things have got a lot more green and yellow since you last posted, and shirt sleeve weather, its not quite that here yet.

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That old boy will have to go a bit faster if he's after chasing them Wimmen! :D

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Promise of things to come, davemac! The bluebells that is. I particularly like the shots of the unfurling fern and the hawthorn. I have ferns like that in my little shady garden patch. They spread themselves vigorously (translation: I'm always pulling them up!).
I seem to remember a faint scent from hawthorn. Am I right, or is it fanciful imagining?

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Yes, I see the skull! Tidal pools are great places to hunt for creatures.The tinlids must have had a great time - also nicely full bellies from your delicious cooking :)

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Sorry to hear about your neck troubles Diane. I hope you can find some help for that.
Such gentle countryside - the air must be very good indeed! You show us Spring as it should be :)

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Not new, but from my travels last week.
1) across the rocks.
2) Dog on West Beach.
3) this one is in colour(you've had the black and white version)
4) Aged...by now these boys will be grandparents.
5) Teddy that Marnie won in one of those grab machines - it had a fiver round its neck too. Didn't expect that!
6) Red crane against blue sky. Work being done to get a Travel Lodge ready for business.
7) young girls on the beach - no thoughts of One direction.
8) The pier in Mono.
9) she can't wait to get her shoes off.
10) A whole beach to ourselves. The tinlids on West beach.

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But how much did it cost to win the teddy?

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Lol! He did get up pretty quickly once they'd gone past! ;)

He does a 5 mile walk every day Dave, apparently he used to go around on a bike till last year then his daughter hid it as she was afraid he'd have a fall!

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It was 10 goes for a pound and she won it on the third go.

It was a fluke and she was as surprised as the rest of us....especially when she saw the fiver round its neck.
She gave the fiver to her mum...her mum bought a scratchie and won 20 quid with it.
So all in all it was a lucky day. The tin lids had big ice creams...and we had a bottle of very good wine. I don't mean that the wine was expensive(it was from M&S)but that it was to our taste and we shared it over a couple of nights.

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I do so like your selected "aged" photos Margaret - that one of the pier is stunning though, perhaps my favourite - you waited till the lady got to just the right point to give a sense of contrast or it's height would have been lost.

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It was serendipity...a happy accident.
Because of the sun on the screen of the camera(it, like many modern compact cameras, has no viewfinder) it was a shot taken 'blind'.
It was only when I got back to the house that I realised what picture I had taken.
I had many happy hours while on holiday 'messing' with the pics....and still more fun since I got back home.

I splurged on a transfer lead for the Ipad....it allows me to transfer the pics direct from the camera to the Ipad. I thought it was an expensive bit of kit, but I have had my money's worth out of it.
Thank you for you lovely comments Dianne.....they make me think I can take pictures :)

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You can see more here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16506530@N07/

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I must be in need of some sun and sand -feel a great affinity with your English seaside holiday shots! Recognised quite a few of your photos on Flickr - you only show us the tip of the iceberg here...

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I nearly forgot the ten a day rule and posted some more on here :)

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Hawthorns do indeed have a smell, most noticeable after a shower and when the sun comes out again, its difficult to describe the smell apart from to say it is a bit of an earthy smell, and not unpleasant. The last few days here have seen things go green rather rapidly, and the Bluebells, Wild Garlic, and anemones are just about to come into bloom, dependant on the temperature though. Ferns here are generally not a problem, however the Bracken Fern is very invasive and on some of my walks takes over very large areas, it has no predation as it has a poison in its sap, so is not grazed or infested with pests.

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Thank you :) I seem to remember hawthorn as having a creamy, peppery smell, that could also be earthy. Sometimes on a summer's drive here, I fancy I've gone by some hawthorn. Maybe just my imagination though.
The young ferns are eaten here - we call them 'fiddle heads', so they can't be related to your brackens!

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Today in Pictures, One of those walks that was a pleasant experience, and was over too soon.

1. On the way down to Castle Clough, Hapton Quarry in the distance, the stream that flows off the quarry ends up flowing through the clough.
2. The top end of the Clough, that's the dry bit over, the next bit is water all the way.
3. The sun is shining through the new leaves.
4. So time to play at balancing stones.
5. The sun shining through Anemones.
6. Wild Garlic (Ransomes) just budding up, but smell very strong when you walk close to them.
7. Some signs of putting the water to use, but what, I have no idea.
8. Wood Sorrel, a nice flower when you get down and look, often overlooked.
9. An unfurling fern frond basking in the sun.
10. Almost out of the clough, a bridge walked over without noticing it.



A separate item about karma, I don't check it as often as I should and have just checked, and noticed a few people have submitted karma to myself, apologise for not responding to the persons who posted in a timely fashion, so a thank you to all who gave me the Karma. I must try harder.

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Fiddlehead fern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I had never heard the word fiddle head fern so I used Mr Google, if you click the link and read about them, the "fiddle head" is the furled frond of any fern, it does give a health warning for the Bracken Fern.

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Today was warm (about 17 degrees!) but dull and blustery. Most of the snow has melted, making for a lot of water. In my travels around town I took a few snaps with my cell phone.

1. Swollen Creek. I had to drive over the bridge that spans this usually calm stream. Quite muddy water, but I liked the colour of the dogwood branches (red).
2. Fast River. The geese were being very careful not to get swept away.
3. Whitecaps. I daren't wade into this. Sorry if I wimped out, davemac!
4. Snail's graveyard. Maybe they were eaten before the snows came, maybe they perished beneath it.
5. Debris. Piles of downed branches from December's ice storm await the municipal garbage trucks.
6. Some colour in my little garden! Don't know what this is, but it's from a little bulb I planted 20 years ago. Every year it reappears - so glad to see it now :)

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Yes Mick, it was the thought of you and a big stick tha brought me firmly to my senses :)

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Its always a problem, melting snow, if it all melts at once it has to go somewhere, plus it leaves a mess behind.
The blue bulb you planted, not totally sure, but best guess Scilla.
Don't even think about wading into swollen water flows...............unless you have a waterproof camera.

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busy bee in the garden :)

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Today I have been up to see Ma.
In the backyard is a Magnolia tree that I bought my dad for his birthday some 25 years ago.
He watched it grow for 2 years then he died. It never flowered while he was alive.
The Magnolia flowered on the first anniversary of his death...and had just one blossom on it.
I took this picture today. It is now a magnificent tree...and every time I see it in full bloom I think of my dad.

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Some real beauties here, davemac. I remember the smell of the wild garlic from my childhood ramblings.

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What a difference a day makes... we're back into winter wonderland here! It's not unusual for us to have an April snowstorm, but hopefully its effects won't last too long. Here's today's shot of my little blue flower (yes, I think it is scilla, thank you davemac).

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A few genuine wows in there - 3 & 4 plus the closeups of flowers and the fern.
I keep wanting to give Karma but it doesn't let me most of the time as it's mainly for this thread and the posters are only so many... :)

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Nice to see some little glimpses of a really blue sky behind the flowers.

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The Magnolia is really beautiful and it's also got a lovely delicate perfume. Gorgeous blue skies too.
Glad you have something to remind you of your father which will always put a smile on your face -the best way to remember a love one.

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Very delicate flakes there on that pretty flower - what a change in the weather. We get the same here some years and have been known to have snow in April off the Alps. As you say though - it won't last long now the temperatures are on the up.

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Took a walk along the canal. Not much time for pics since rushing to docs

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The pictures are lovely Rob...and what a great day for it.
Blue skies forever.......it really lifts my spirits.

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I remember last years crop of Ransoms, bob found a patch and kept running through the leaves for quite a few minutes, he stunk like garlic sauce for weeks.

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You right about that, flowers just poking out, then snow, how can you plan a picnic under those conditions.

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Glad you like my output, it was more like playtime yesterday, if you are stuck for a photo, just pile some stones up. Bob wanted me to throw them in the water for him, so I had to throw one, then place one, throw another then balance another, you get the idea.

P.S. don't worry about the karma, the "like" system has more or less replaced it.

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Just a few from our walkies today
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Great capture of the heron (?) in number 9 :)

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Good take off shot.

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Today in Pictures, it really was a shirt sleeve day, blue skies and warm sun.

1. Sun shining through the blossoms.
2. Pussy Willows.
3. Butterflies were everywhere, usually in twos......I think they were playing "chase me" (small tortoiseshell)
4. I forget what these are........Oh yes.......forget me nots. Spot the lurking aphid.
5. Marsh Marigolds.
6. Anemones..........don't get these mixed up with enemas.
7. The lodge.
8. A very old brick wall, the faces have eroded off, notice the way the clay was folded over and then fired as a brick.
9. That gate hasn't opens in a while.
10. Butterbur on the bank of Tinker Brook, as it flows through Foxhill Bank.

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I escaped ... through the car window .... :D still on crutches so these are through the car window so if you see bits of car, reflections on the glass and a bit blurry .. sorry but couldn't be helped ... :D

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I really "liked" that wall -great texture. seems we've been taking some of the same shots lately - mine are less successful!

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At least you are out and about, that will stop you going stir crazy.

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That wall is to the rear of the house that stands on its own, not sure of the name Foxhill House possibly, but the bricks look to be hand made as you can see the clay folds in the finished brick and they are slightly irregular.

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I really "liked" that wall -great texture. seems we've been taking some of the same shots of wild flowers lately - mine are less successful!

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1 and 2 are beautifully lit. A really nice set of photos :)

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Glad you were able to get out, and you took some nice photos too :)

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How cool that both you and davemac shot the same flowers, while being so far apart geographically! The reflection is 9 is lovely :)