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Restless 07-05-2014 21:31

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I never get tired of watching a rabbit's nose twitch! She's a lovely pet :)

:D

did you see the part where she had enough of me and bashed my phone out of my hand then tried to eat it :)

Turtle 07-05-2014 23:06

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Today in Pictures, still on restricted duties so a walk around a wet park was the limit for today, it was raining, so wet flowers was the best as I could manage.

1. A true Geranium.
2. Ransoms(wild garlic).
3. There is a small flock of Bluebells at the top end of the park.
4. If this was scratch and sniff you would smell a sweet earthy smell, enhanced by the wet conditions, (hawthorn)
5. Droplets on a cherry.
6. Who is hiding from the rain.

Would you do a scratch and sniff for me on the bluebells please, pretty please?

Turtle 07-05-2014 23:08

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1105450)
Today, a day out today to Whitby

1. Captain Cook satatue
2. The abbey and cemetry in the distance
3. Lots of these about
4. A dracula shop
5 & 6. Closer to the abbey
7. Looking back over Whitby
8. Peek-a-boo
9 & 10. A couple of B&W HDR.

What contrasts - monastery ruins, a cheeky sparrow and a Dracula shop! Great pix :)

davemac 08-05-2014 00:01

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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1105464)
Would you do a scratch and sniff for me on the bluebells please, pretty please?

That raised a question the answer I didn't know, what do bluebells smell like, I have never smelt a bluebell, I know, all these years and never done it. However (showing off now) as bluebells are a member of the Hyacinth family I extrapolate that there will be a closely related smell, and the next time I am in the vicinity of a bluebell I will be on the floor sniffing away.

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 07:26

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Bluebells have a 'green' smell to them.
We were never allowed to bring them in the house. If we picked them they had to stay on the window ledge outside...usually in a milk bottle(milk bottles of that era had wide necks and cardboard tops).
Ma said they were bad luck in the house.

davemac 08-05-2014 09:08

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1105471)
Bluebells have a 'green' smell to them.
We were never allowed to bring them in the house. If we picked them they had to stay on the window ledge outside...usually in a milk bottle(milk bottles of that era had wide necks and cardboard tops).
Ma said they were bad luck in the house.

I found it strange about myself that after a lifetime in the trade I have never sniffed a bluebell, something I will rectify today when I am on short walk duty, so you can imagine the image of me yet again on my hands and knees this time sniffing flowers.

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 09:40

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Dave....you are going to get a name for yourself:).

davemac 08-05-2014 10:08

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1105484)
Dave....you are going to get a name for yourself:).

Too late, however if other people have some suggestions please fill in the form.


insert name here.........................

insert name here........................
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insert name here.........................

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 11:47

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105485)
Too late, however if other people have some suggestions please fill in the form.


insert name here....Horatio Bumwhistle.....................

insert name here........................
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insert name here.........................

How about that one then:D

davemac 08-05-2014 12:26

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1105494)
How about that one then:D

Its a good start.

Turtle 08-05-2014 12:51

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Ok ... I'm not very good at this sort of thing, but here goes:

Floribunder Fartsmeller, I mean Smartfeller :eek:

davemac 08-05-2014 12:55

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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1105499)
Ok ... I'm not very good at this sort of thing, but here goes:

Floribunder Fartsmeller, I mean Smartfeller :eek:


I am detecting a theme here, and it's round about the nether regions.

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 13:04

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Frederick Fungusset :)

Eric 08-05-2014 15:21

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Boston is back in the 'hood:alright: I'd almost given up hope.

mobertol 08-05-2014 15:30

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Could have been "Capability" given his gardening connection but I was thinking along the lines of "Agility Tumbleweed" having seen how Dave throws himself into action to capture his favourite subjects! :D

mobertol 08-05-2014 15:32

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1105520)
Boston is back in the 'hood:alright: I'd almost given up hope.

He's looking pretty well after such a hard winter - glad he turned up eventually :)

mobertol 08-05-2014 15:41

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Everything is very green hereabouts - 10 days makes a big difference. Just had a stroll up the lane and shot some of the flowers that are out. The first one must be related to the bean family I think. The rowan are flowering and elder is in full bloom. You can see why the poppy was chosen as a WW1 symbol -fallen petals just like spots of blood in the grass. Some winter wheat has grown up spontaneously in a clump between two maize fields and finally my spruced up garden area. New bright cushions and 2 new miniature roses, yellow and pink, central by the white geranium. My son has done a good job of keeping things watered while I was away. Just about to sit out for my afternoon tea. :)

davemac 08-05-2014 15:45

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Today in Pictures........today I wet my knickers.

1.Here I am, hands and knees in a graveyard, sniffing flowers.
2. All my brothers and sisters have gone now.
3. Hello daisy.
4. Still sniffing, have to say not much scent with the closed ones, however the open bells have a slight smell, but only slight of Apples, but if I snap a leaf off the sap does have an earthy smell as Mrs P. reported. So if picked I think this is the dominant smell, but if you lie on the floor sniffing them, people stare at you.
5. Mayflower with wickthings.
6. Heading into the Millennium Woods, a view of Pendle.
7. A lush area now, but it has started spitting.
8. That is the area I am going, but it is now raining, and heavily.
9. A bug on a mountain Ash, the flowers look identical to Hawthorn, and early cherry blossom.
10. The last shot before getting in the car, everything is now wet as I didn't expect it to rain so am not in waterproofs.

davemac 08-05-2014 15:50

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1105525)
Everything is very green hereabouts - 10 days makes a big difference. Just had a stroll up the lane and shot some of the flowers that are out. The first one must be related to the bean family I think. The rowan are flowering and elder is in full bloom. You can see why the poppy was chosen as a WW1 symbol -fallen petals just like spots of blood in the grass. Some winter wheat has grown up spontaneously in a clump between two maize fields and finally my spruced up garden area. New bright cushions and 2 new miniature roses, yellow and pink, central by the white geranium. My son has done a good job of keeping things watered while I was away. Just about to sit out for my afternoon tea. :)

Things have moved on a ways since your last postings from home, and it looks warm, but that could just be the wall colour, here, wet is the order of the day

mobertol 08-05-2014 16:00

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105527)
Things have moved on a ways since your last postings from home, and it looks warm, but that could just be the wall colour, here, wet is the order of the day

The wet is your element though - has brought out some great photos. Loved the previous set and the dandelion clock in this last set was worthy of some "chimping" when you captured it I'm sure! ;):D The bee on the Mayflower is really lovely too.
As to the smell of bluebells it is a very delicate scent remeniscent of the hyacinth. Got some great wafts of it especially at Brock Bottom when I was over.

Eric 08-05-2014 16:37

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1105524)
He's looking pretty well after such a hard winter - glad he turned up eventually :)

Up close, he's a little grubby ... but now that the nice weather is here, and he is eating, the scruffy little ****** will start grooming himself.:D

davemac 08-05-2014 16:39

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1105529)
The wet is your element though - has brought out some great photos. Loved the previous set and the dandelion clock in this last set was worthy of some "chimping" when you captured it I'm sure! ;):D The bee on the Mayflower is really lovely too.
As to the smell of bluebells it is a very delicate scent remeniscent of the hyacinth. Got some great wafts of it especially at Brock Bottom when I was over.

Chimping is the only way to do it properly, but on the wet subject, I never expected it to rain whilst I was out, so hadn't given an application of Dubbin, and you know what happens under those circumstances

P.S. Hyacinth and Bluebells are the same family.

maxthecollie 08-05-2014 16:44

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105526)
Today in Pictures........today I wet my knickers.

1.Here I am, hands and knees in a graveyard, sniffing flowers.
2. All my brothers and sisters have gone now.
3. Hello daisy.
4. Still sniffing, have to say not much scent with the closed ones, however the open bells have a slight smell, but only slight of Apples, but if I snap a leaf off the sap does have an earthy smell as Mrs P. reported. So if picked I think this is the dominant smell, but if you lie on the floor sniffing them, people stare at you.
5. Mayflower with wickthings.
6. Heading into the Millennium Woods, a view of Pendle.
7. A lush area now, but it has started spitting.
8. That is the area I am going, but it is now raining, and heavily.
9. A bug on a mountain Ash, the flowers look identical to Hawthorn, and early cherry blossom.
10. The last shot before getting in the car, everything is now wet as I didn't expect it to rain so am not in waterproofs.

Did you cock your leg when you were sniffing? Seriously though how is Bob going on?

davemac 08-05-2014 17:01

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1105533)
Did you cock your leg when you were sniffing? Seriously though how is Bob going on?

I did now you mention it, Bob started hydrotherapy on Tuesday, and his walk period has increased from 5 to 10 minutes, three times a day. He has now to build up the muscle around what was his hip joint so that it becomes stable, it does from time to time go out at an angle that makes me cringe, but he doesn't seem to be aware of any problem.
I got am email from my insurance to say they have paid the bill, so that is one less thing to worry about.

maxthecollie 08-05-2014 17:04

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That's the beauty of pet insurance.It's times like this when they come into their own. Where does Bob go for his hydrotherapy?

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 17:28

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1105520)
Boston is back in the 'hood:alright: I'd almost given up hope.

Good to hear that Boston has returned to the fold. Can he not find a nice lady to take him in.....buy him treats, toys ans a soft warm bed?

Margaret Pilkington 08-05-2014 17:35

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1105529)
Brock Bottom.

Is that an alternative name to Frederick Fungusset?

davemac 08-05-2014 19:16

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1105537)
That's the beauty of pet insurance.It's times like this when they come into their own. Where does Bob go for his hydrotherapy?

Oakmount Vets at Burnley, just across from the cinema. Its a big tank with a treadmill as a floor, they fill it up then sett off the treadmill, he has to do three 5 minutes walks per session. Its estimated he might have to do 6 sessions, but is allocated 10 as a maximum.

Turtle 08-05-2014 20:19

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1105520)
Boston is back in the 'hood:alright: I'd almost given up hope.

Glad to see that Boston made it :)

Turtle 08-05-2014 20:21

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1105504)
Frederick Fungusset :)

That's good - fungi and fun and moistness all wrapped up into one! Well done Margaret :)

Turtle 08-05-2014 20:24

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1105525)
Everything is very green hereabouts - 10 days makes a big difference. Just had a stroll up the lane and shot some of the flowers that are out. The first one must be related to the bean family I think. The rowan are flowering and elder is in full bloom. You can see why the poppy was chosen as a WW1 symbol -fallen petals just like spots of blood in the grass. Some winter wheat has grown up spontaneously in a clump between two maize fields and finally my spruced up garden area. New bright cushions and 2 new miniature roses, yellow and pink, central by the white geranium. My son has done a good job of keeping things watered while I was away. Just about to sit out for my afternoon tea. :)

Lovely shots, Diane. That looks like a perfect spot for a cuppa - luck you :)

Turtle 08-05-2014 20:33

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105526)
Today in Pictures........today I wet my knickers.

1.Here I am, hands and knees in a graveyard, sniffing flowers.
2. All my brothers and sisters have gone now.
3. Hello daisy.
4. Still sniffing, have to say not much scent with the closed ones, however the open bells have a slight smell, but only slight of Apples, but if I snap a leaf off the sap does have an earthy smell as Mrs P. reported. So if picked I think this is the dominant smell, but if you lie on the floor sniffing them, people stare at you.
5. Mayflower with wickthings.
6. Heading into the Millennium Woods, a view of Pendle.
7. A lush area now, but it has started spitting.
8. That is the area I am going, but it is now raining, and heavily.
9. A bug on a mountain Ash, the flowers look identical to Hawthorn, and early cherry blossom.
10. The last shot before getting in the car, everything is now wet as I didn't expect it to rain so am not in waterproofs.

Oh dear, I really started something didn't I? Thanks for being such a good sport about the bluebell scent thing - it's just one of those incomplete childhood memories! I remember the sight, but not the smell. Thanks to you, Margaret and Diane, I now have an idea of what their scent is. :)
Lovely shots, by the way. Number 10 is a stunner.

Turtle 08-05-2014 22:44

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A mixed bag of shots here, mostly from my trip to the Ripley's Aquarium in downtown Toronto. I went there dreading it, having heard horror stories of the crowds. But I was proved wrong, and enjoyed myself immensely! There are also a couple of shots to prove that Spring has arrived, and the work that started today on my patio. Lots of digging, not me doing it happily!
1. Foggy - outside the aquarium.
2. Anemones - flowers with no scent that I could discern.
3. A turtle! And a shark. I was so excited my camera hand was shaking.
4. Sawfish.
5. Beauty and the Beast.
6. Diver and a hungry stingray.
7. Jelly (not colour enhances - the background lights changed colour so we could see them better)
8. Dragon Fish.
9. Spring morning - yes that is a hyacinth in bloom!
10. Patio excavation in preparation for new pavers.

maxthecollie 09-05-2014 07:06

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Great Photos.

davemac 09-05-2014 09:08

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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1105569)
A mixed bag of shots here, mostly from my trip to the Ripley's Aquarium in downtown Toronto. I went there dreading it, having heard horror stories of the crowds. But I was proved wrong, and enjoyed myself immensely! There are also a couple of shots to prove that Spring has arrived, and the work that started today on my patio. Lots of digging, not me doing it happily!
1. Foggy - outside the aquarium.
2. Anemones - flowers with no scent that I could discern.
3. A turtle! And a shark. I was so excited my camera hand was shaking.
4. Sawfish.
5. Beauty and the Beast.
6. Diver and a hungry stingray.
7. Jelly (not colour enhances - the background lights changed colour so we could see them better)
8. Dragon Fish.
9. Spring morning - yes that is a hyacinth in bloom!
10. Patio excavation in preparation for new pavers.

For an Iphone5 those indoor aquarium shots are very good, and the jellyfish has interesting colours.

Turtle 09-05-2014 11:07

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105583)
For an Iphone5 those indoor aquarium shots are very good, and the jellyfish has interesting colours.

Thanks davemac. Using my cell phone camera has become a bad habit, I think, and one I hope to work on. Just laziness, really. Sometimes though it comes in handy, as it's always with me :)
The jellyfish shot was fun to try for. The background colours kept changing. When it turned fluorescent pink the jellies had this unearthly glow!

davemac 09-05-2014 21:19

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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1105586)
Thanks davemac. Using my cell phone camera has become a bad habit, I think, and one I hope to work on. Just laziness, really. Sometimes though it comes in handy, as it's always with me :)
The jellyfish shot was fun to try for. The background colours kept changing. When it turned fluorescent pink the jellies had this unearthly glow!

Its one of those pictures that would look good printed out and framed, A5/A4 possibly.

davemac 09-05-2014 21:44

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Today in Pictures, a wet walk in the Woodlands.

1. A Green Veined Butterfly on a Spanish Bluebell, bigger and not as arched as the native variety, they cross pollinate and the pink ones are the result.
2. Its very green now.
3. There were no leaves on the trees on my last visit.
4. Is someone watching me !
5. The channelled stream runs through the centre of the site.
6. The native Bluebell.
7. Red Campion.
8. A drift of London Pride, they can only be here after someone dug them up from their garden and dumped the spoil here, a common way cultivated plants escape into the wild.
9. Ramsons, (wild garlic) they smell of kebabs with garlic sauce on.
10. Not a common site, Spanish Bluebells, with the cross bred pink variety, and the not so common white variety, plus the Green Veined Butterfly is in the picture.

Turtle 09-05-2014 22:02

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105623)
Its one of those pictures that would look good printed out and framed, A5/A4 possibly.

Thank you! Just a lucky shot :)

Turtle 09-05-2014 22:10

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105625)
Today in Pictures, a wet walk in the Woodlands.

1. A Green Veined Butterfly on a Spanish Bluebell, bigger and not as arched as the native variety, they cross pollinate and the pink ones are the result.
2. Its very green now.
3. There were no leaves on the trees on my last visit.
4. Is someone watching me !
5. The channelled stream runs through the centre of the site.
6. The native Bluebell.
7. Red Campion.
8. A drift of London Pride, they can only be here after someone dug them up from their garden and dumped the spoil here, a common way cultivated plants escape into the wild.
9. Ramsons, (wild garlic) they smell of kebabs with garlic sauce on.
10. Not a common site, Spanish Bluebells, with the cross bred pink variety, and the not so common white variety, plus the Green Veined Butterfly is in the picture.

It's interesting: the Spanish ones seem to have fewer blossoms too. They're pretty, but the native ones are preferable, in my book.
Number 1 and number 7 are lovely close ups - perfectly focused :)

shillelagh 09-05-2014 22:19

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hopalong is now limpalong ...:D its took flipping long enough to get to this stage ... and still hurts from time to time ...anyway heres mine from today ... :D

Margaret Pilkington 10-05-2014 07:51

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Jen the blossom pics are lovely.
Good to hear that you are improving...perhaps you should go with Bob to his hydrotherapy session :D

shillelagh 10-05-2014 12:59

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that might be an idea .... do you think bob would mind me walking at the side of him dave? :D

Margaret the blossom trees are in my neighbours garden ... and theyre lovely she has 2 of them though the blossom is starting to fall off them now ...

Margaret Pilkington 10-05-2014 13:04

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Jen...Bob is the most amicable dog you could ever meet...I am sure he wouldn't mind.
Yes, the trees look lovely when full of blossom but they make a heck of a mess when the blossom falls....but it is a clean mess.

gpick24 10-05-2014 18:13

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Today, we went for a wander around Pendle Hill, the weather was fine to start with, but then...it wasn`t. The clouds came down and so did the rain. If it wasn`t for an Iphone app that tracks your route, I think i`d still be there now.

Eric 10-05-2014 18:35

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1105762)
Today, we went for a wander around Pendle Hill, the weather was fine to start with, but then...it wasn`t. The clouds came down and so did the rain. If it wasn`t for an Iphone app that tracks your route, I think i`d still be there now.

Number 3 ... priceless:D

Eric 10-05-2014 18:38

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Guess who's been to the beauty parlor:

maxthecollie 10-05-2014 18:41

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Scrubs up well!

Retlaw 10-05-2014 18:59

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1105774)
Guess who's been to the beauty parlor:

You are cruel You, mekin puer dog suffer like thad

gpick24 10-05-2014 19:05

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I was expecting Eric with short back and sides.

davemac 10-05-2014 19:54

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 1105675)
that might be an idea .... do you think bob would mind me walking at the side of him dave? :D

Margaret the blossom trees are in my neighbours garden ... and theyre lovely she has 2 of them though the blossom is starting to fall off them now ...

I've asked him, and he says its alright, although the tank is not wide enough for two abreast, you would have to walk behind.

davemac 10-05-2014 20:02

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1105762)
Today, we went for a wander around Pendle Hill, the weather was fine to start with, but then...it wasn`t. The clouds came down and so did the rain. If it wasn`t for an Iphone app that tracks your route, I think i`d still be there now.

One of my favourite areas to mooch around, I have walked to that stream from the Sabden end, its a fair old walk from whichever direction you started. Also when the weather turns bad its a very lonely place. You have captured the weather conditions in the clouds, and when its wet it can be a big faff keeping your tackle dry. By the way from the look of your dog in number two, I think its got Rabies.

davemac 10-05-2014 20:45

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Today in Pictures. another of those moist moments.

1. Growing vertically, Fairy Foxglove(summer starwort) and Maidenhair Spleenwort (fern) on the wall that used to be the perimeter of the colliery.
2. As its wet and warm the smell is heady, its a sweet earthy perfumy smell. (hawthorn)
3. The invasion into the wild continues, one day these (Spanish Bluebells) will swamp out the native variety by cross pollinating with them and creating a new variety that will overgrow and drive them into small pockets.
4. I call this Fern on a rock.......because its a fern.........on a rock......actually its one of those random remains of the coal mine that was worked here.
5. Both slopes down to the stream are bathed in the blue with dashes of white from the Ramsons.
6. The other slope down to the stream.
7. Ramsons on the waters edge.
8. Looking back down the length of the site.
9. Here we have a shrub doing an impression of a motorbike........Broom...broom broom broom.
10. Here we are at that point where its hard to find a bit that is still dry, and keep my tackle dry.

Eric 10-05-2014 21:04

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1105788)
I was expecting Eric with short back and sides.

Dream on buddy.:D

DaveinGermany 11-05-2014 12:29

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Again a minor technicality, while actually from yesterday, mitigating circumstances can be found in the blog section. :D

Nanna's making Shreddies - Tractor museum Westerkappeln - Another chapters offerings - My mates gang -A soggy Grimlin - Harveys German Cousin - Oy! Forget snapping my 'ansome fizz! Get the Beers in you!

davemac 11-05-2014 15:20

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Today in Pictures, not a day for a prolonged outing for various reasons, so just managed a short walk around the wooded end of Cutwood Park, so no great difference in subjects either.

Turtle 11-05-2014 15:27

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1105912)
Today in Pictures, not a day for a prolonged outing for various reasons, so just managed a short walk around the wooded end of Cutwood Park, so no great difference in subjects either.

No complaints from me - they're lovely shots of some of my favourite subjects! I like the vignetting on number 3.

davemac 11-05-2014 16:08

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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1105913)
No complaints from me - they're lovely shots of some of my favourite subjects! I like the vignetting on number 3.

Thanks, I did notice that they are getting past their best, you can tell that in number 2, the leaves have dropped lower to the ground so not many weeks left. I stuck the vignette on just to give a bit of variance.

mobertol 11-05-2014 16:59

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Love your Ransoms on the waterline Dave - post but one!

mobertol 11-05-2014 17:07

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Had a rather busy few days leading to a sad moment with a poor little orphaned kitten I tried to save - unfortunately he didn't make it. To cheer me up husband took me out into town yesterday evening where an International market was on through the streets -very colourful -lots of pics taken but they'll be for later as they'll take some sorting.
This aft I went for a short walk after a barbecue with friends and took a few pics which are more variations on the theme of Green! Lots of lovely grasses around at the moment and the winter wheat is ripening -the rapeseed field has passed flowering and there are lots of fluffy poplar seeds in the air -drifts of them make it look like it's been snowing!

maxthecollie 11-05-2014 17:11

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Great pics , looks like you left our rain with us.

Margaret Pilkington 11-05-2014 17:17

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Lovely pics Dianne...sorry to hear about the kitten. That would make me sad too.

mobertol 12-05-2014 11:24

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The first set of 10 photos showing the International market which was on through the streets of Cremona at the weekend. Lots of people around and some great stalls and eating places were available from many different countries - there was a nice buzz to the event. (Tomorrow more of the individual stalls).

Margaret Pilkington 12-05-2014 11:47

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Ooh, I would be running around taking pictures. What a lovely place.
I am very envious of these beautiful places that are close to you.

mobertol 12-05-2014 12:24

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I did take quite a lot of photos but it's hard in the middle of crowds as you get people walking across etc, so some of the pictures were spoilt, but as a whole I think that, with the ones I'll post tomorrow, you can get a good feel for the event. Cremona is a lovely backdrop too with the mix of architecture and colours you get.

Margaret Pilkington 12-05-2014 12:38

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I did take quite a lot of photos but it's hard in the middle of crowds as you get people walking across etc, so some of the pictures were spoilt, but as a whole I think that, with the ones I'll post tomorrow, you can get a good feel for the event. Cremona is a lovely backdrop too with the mix of architecture and colours you get.

Some pictures benefit from having people in them,
especially markets. It gives the 'feel' of the place.....the busyness.
I know when I went to Halifax market hall, the picture that showed it to be busy was better received than the one where I waited for an empty aisle so that the Victorian features could be seen more clearly.

Cremona.....I would give my right arm to be let loose there with a good camera!
You lucky Josser.

davemac 12-05-2014 15:13

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Today in Pictures, Hameldon Woods, and the most dense population of bluebells I have come across this year, so its bluebells a Go-Go, and hidden in there somewhere is a dog on the mend.

maxthecollie 12-05-2014 16:15

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Great to see Bob out and about again.

mobertol 12-05-2014 16:34

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Today in Pictures, Hameldon Woods, and the most dense population of bluebells I have come across this year, so its bluebells a Go-Go, and hidden in there somewhere is a dog on the mend.

Lovely fleurs again Dave -they are lasting a long time this year and giving a really good display. Spotted young Bob -nice to see he is starting to have longer and more interesting walks again - I bet he's as relieved as you are that you're back out and about together and wonders what has been going on!

Turtle 12-05-2014 17:15

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Had a rather busy few days leading to a sad moment with a poor little orphaned kitten I tried to save - unfortunately he didn't make it. To cheer me up husband took me out into town yesterday evening where an International market was on through the streets -very colourful -lots of pics taken but they'll be for later as they'll take some sorting.
This aft I went for a short walk after a barbecue with friends and took a few pics which are more variations on the theme of Green! Lots of lovely grasses around at the moment and the winter wheat is ripening -the rapeseed field has passed flowering and there are lots of fluffy poplar seeds in the air -drifts of them make it look like it's been snowing!

Sorry to hear about the kitten, Diane.
Lovely photos.

Turtle 12-05-2014 17:22

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The first set of 10 photos showing the International market which was on through the streets of Cremona at the weekend. Lots of people around and some great stalls and eating places were available from many different countries - there was a nice buzz to the event. (Tomorrow more of the individual stalls).

What a fascinating place to take photos!

Turtle 12-05-2014 17:24

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Today in Pictures, Hameldon Woods, and the most dense population of bluebells I have come across this year, so its bluebells a Go-Go, and hidden in there somewhere is a dog on the mend.

I'm in Bluebell heaven! It's good to see Bob again too :)

mobertol 12-05-2014 19:17

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Sorry to hear about the kitten, Diane.
Lovely photos.

My friends on FB will have seen -I tried to hand-rear a tiny kitten who was orphened (about 10 days old I think). He was lovely and seemed to be strong but succumbed to a sudden urinary infection after 2 days -I saved him from being attacked by Magpies -gave him a chance after his mother was run-over by the milk-lorry which comes here every day... It was very distressing when it happened as he had been fine and lost the fight in a short time. I held him and kept him warm until he went - so sad. It makes you realise that we are all at the end of a thin silken thread...

maxthecollie 12-05-2014 19:30

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Couldn't resist taking this one 5 mins since

Margaret Pilkington 12-05-2014 19:37

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My friends on FB will have seen -I tried to hand-rear a tiny kitten who was orphened (about 10 days old I think). He was lovely and seemed to be strong but succumbed to a sudden urinary infection after 2 days -I saved him from being attacked by Magpies -gave him a chance after his mother was run-over by the milk-lorry which comes here every day... It was very distressing when it happened as he had been fine and lost the fight in a short time. I held him and kept him warm until he went - so sad. It makes you realise that we are all at the end of a thin silken thread...

That is just so sad Dianne. I hope he is in kitty heaven now where sardines hang on all the bushes and the mice are slow runners.

Margaret Pilkington 12-05-2014 19:37

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Well shot Frank.

maxthecollie 12-05-2014 19:48

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Moon from the front window and sunset from back

gpick24 12-05-2014 20:55

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I`ve had a go at one of those.

maxthecollie 12-05-2014 20:57

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Did you get one?

gpick24 12-05-2014 21:50

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Yes, coming soon.

davemac 12-05-2014 21:50

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Great to see Bob out and about again.

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Lovely fleurs again Dave -they are lasting a long time this year and giving a really good display. Spotted young Bob -nice to see he is starting to have longer and more interesting walks again - I bet he's as relieved as you are that you're back out and about together and wonders what has been going on!

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I'm in Bluebell heaven! It's good to see Bob again too :)

Thanks people,Bob is starting to be his old self again, although I am having to think about slopes, steps, and any surface that would be a challenge to him. So I wont be undertaking my usual escapades such as slipping down steep inclines on my posterior of falling into streams and other such mishaps. So for now muddy and moist are on the back burner, although if he keeps improving at his current rate it wont be long before we are both caked in it and submerged in it as well.
The Bluebell season is almost over, the flowers have peaked and are getting ready to seed, on a plus though the summer flowers are about to replace them, and I am already looking for one of my favourites, the common orchid, and when I find one you will all be the first to see it.

shillelagh 12-05-2014 22:01

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heres mine ... tedster sitting again .... that's him guarding his ball from my 'little' nephew in no 4, im going to have blueberries again (no 3), no 6 is Manchester road Methodist church in haslingden, no 7 one of the cherry blossom trees in greenfield gardens in haslingden, no 9 is the rosemary bush that my sister bought me last year, no's 1 & 2 are my azalea bushes in my back garden, no 5 & 8 is my neighbours cherry blossom tree and no 10 is the tedster welcoming his owner back home .. she'd been on holiday for a week ... and that's her mum behind .. cant decide who missed who the most :p

gpick24 12-05-2014 22:04

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Here`s mine from today, an unexpected wander down by the river, sun had his hat on too.

1. Bathing in the sun.
2. Crazy Daisy coming at you.
3. Looking down towards the river.
4. Over to you DaveMac, what is it?
5. Hooooowl.
6. The goslings have grown.
7. A pair of geese.
8. It`s getting late now, time to let sleeping swans...erm...sleep.

Margaret Pilkington 13-05-2014 07:41

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Fantastic picture of the moon....I keep expecting the big blue bear to come along and sing.
Great pics, but the moon is my favourite.

gpick24 13-05-2014 07:45

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Fantastic picture of the moon....I keep expecting the big blue bear to come along and sing.
Great pics, but the moon is my favourite.

Thanks, I had a go at the stars later on, but that needs more work.

davemac 13-05-2014 08:52

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1106075)
Here`s mine from today, an unexpected wander down by the river, sun had his hat on too.

1. Bathing in the sun.
2. Crazy Daisy coming at you.
3. Looking down towards the river.
4. Over to you DaveMac, what is it?
5. Hooooowl.
6. The goslings have grown.
7. A pair of geese.
8. It`s getting late now, time to let sleeping swans...erm...sleep.

Nice birds, and the moon has a lot of detail, I just get a blurry white spot when I try.


No 4 is Cardamine Pratensis common names.......Mayflower,cuckoo flower,cuckoo spit, and lady's smock, found in grass areas until June, but as the grass grows it gets hidden.

gpick24 13-05-2014 08:59

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Thanks Dave, I`ve heard of mayflower but none of the other names, poor thing was in a field all on it`s own.

mobertol 13-05-2014 14:45

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Another group of photos from the International market in Cremona - great range of produce on offer - lots of colour and some lovely smells too!

maxthecollie 13-05-2014 15:03

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What great photos ,full of colour.

Margaret Pilkington 13-05-2014 15:07

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Oh, Dianne....what can I say? I am paralysed with envy. How I would love to be going round that market....those colours are just stunning.
It makes my Halifax pics positively pedestrian!

Gremlin 13-05-2014 19:05

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I have not posted for a while, I have been too busy machining and fitting the metal parts to the model twin cylinder mill engine I am building, so I thought I had better catch up with a few quick snaps.
First five taken from my car on the way to pick up a mate at Clayton Hall.

The others were taken in my garden,, many thanks to my wonderful gardener, Kate Brownlow.

I have no idea what the flowers are but they look pretty.

markuze 13-05-2014 19:31

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Hi, been keeping my eye on this thread for sometime- great pics by the way and I have finally got all my pics up on flikr so though I would share a few here taken over the last few weeks from out and about Accy :)

mobertol 13-05-2014 19:37

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Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 1106119)
I have not posted for a while, I have been too busy machining and fitting the metal parts to the model twin cylinder mill engine I am building, so I thought I had better catch up with a few quick snaps.
First five taken from my car on the way to pick up a mate at Clayton Hall.

The others were taken in my garden,, many thanks to my wonderful gardener, Kate Brownlow.

I have no idea what the flowers are but they look pretty.

Lovely photos Russell, keepyour camera to hand at all times -good to share what you see :) The flowers are especially nice - well done KATE X

mobertol 13-05-2014 19:42

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Hi, been keeping my eye on this thread for sometime- great pics by the way and I have finally got all my pics up on flikr so though I would share a few here taken over the last few weeks from out and about Accy :)

Number 4 is my favourite - glad you like Dave's thread - be warned it is addictive and you will be welcomed whatever you post! Warm and friendly is how I would describe it - relax and share!! xxx

markuze 13-05-2014 20:11

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hehe thanks

markuze 13-05-2014 20:13

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Number 4 is my favourite - glad you like Dave's thread - be warned it is addictive and you will be welcomed whatever you post! Warm and friendly is how I would describe it - relax and share!! xxx
hehe thanks

davemac 13-05-2014 20:28

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Another group of photos from the International market in Cremona - great range of produce on offer - lots of colour and some lovely smells too!

The colours are very striking.

davemac 13-05-2014 20:32

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Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 1106119)
I have not posted for a while, I have been too busy machining and fitting the metal parts to the model twin cylinder mill engine I am building, so I thought I had better catch up with a few quick snaps.
First five taken from my car on the way to pick up a mate at Clayton Hall.

The others were taken in my garden,, many thanks to my wonderful gardener, Kate Brownlow.

I have no idea what the flowers are but they look pretty.

Daffodil, I think Magnolia, Primrose, Hyacinth, and finally Skimmia.

You could give us photographic updates of the construction of the engine that way you would still be in the loop, and we get to see the ongoing project.

davemac 13-05-2014 20:41

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Originally Posted by markuze (Post 1106120)
Hi, been keeping my eye on this thread for sometime- great pics by the way and I have finally got all my pics up on flikr so though I would share a few here taken over the last few weeks from out and about Accy :)

Glad you have joined us, as Dianne says it will become addictive, and the urge to post will drive you to take more photos. It will also give you ideas of places to visit.

davemac 13-05-2014 21:03

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Today in Pictures, Lurking in the hidden corners of Memorial Park.......my case comes up next week. It had rained before I got here, well hailstones if I am being honest, and they were mowing the grass on the playing field opposite. So I started my ramblings with the smell of just cut grass, and moist earth which gave off a smell of things growing rapidly, its funny how these smells lift the spirit.

1. War memorial to the right, shelter at the top, copper beech on the sides.
2. It looks very formal from this angle.
3. Boundary fence looking toward Pendle.
4. There is a strong smell of kebabs, with garlic sauce.
5. From here you could be in the middle of the woods.
6. Martholme Viaduct, with Read in the distance, and some baasheep under foot.
7. The showers are never far away.
8. This was the only pink one I could find, although I did find a mucky knee.
9. A moist Rhododendron.
10. An Azalea giving its all, and out of the way from people in the park


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