Today in pictures

[Margaret Pilkington]

I walked along that path yesterday Jen...been to see Ma and walked into town by that route.(would be just after 11 am). Would have been nice to see you.

[shillelagh]

it was Monday when I was around platts lodge Margaret .. and didn't get out of accy pals till about 1pm so I would have missed you anyway .. but it would have been nice to see you .. we could have had a natter ..

[Eric]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today was a dappled shade day, I found a carpet of blue.

"Glory be to God for dappled things."

[Eric]

Come to think of it, for those who have googled the line in order to discover who wrote it, G. M. Hopkins spent time at Stonyhurst College; so, he does have a Lancashire background. Unfortunately, he didn't have a camera ... not even a Brownie

[gpick24]

A Couple from a walk in Lytham, the rest walking the dogs when I got back.

[maxthecollie]

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A few from our stroll today Nos 1 and 3 I have played around with as you can see in Nos 2 and 4

[davemac]

Down to the river today, Memorial Park to the River Calder, and looking straight at Pendle Hill all the way down.

[davemac]

A walk down to Dean Clough, it threatened rain, but never happened.

[davemac]

It was a rather moist outing today to Foxhill Bank.

[Gremlin]

Ive once again been a guest at the British Legion Hotel in Southport, fantastic hotel and staff all free with trips out to Liverpool cathedral one day and Chester another.
I drove home via Formby to see the red squirrels which are far to quick to get a decent photo and Crosby to see the Antony Gormley iron men statues.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Love the shots of the Cathedral.
One day I will get to see it in the stone(rather tham flesh).

When I visit the great cathedrals I am in awe of the men who worked on them(even though this Cathedral is modern by Cathedral standards)...knowing that they would never see the finished building, but having the faith that it would be majestic, beautiful and inspire folk like me with awe.
All this wonderful work was done by the hands of men, to the glory of their maker...and religious or not, you have to give them respect for that.

[Gremlin]

I agree Margaret. I like taking photographs of the features inside.
The red stone is the Liverpool and lighter stone the Chester cathedral.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Thank you for letting me visit both of them through your pictures Russell.
I love your other pictures too, but architecture does it for me...especially Church architecture.

[Gremlin]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Thank you for letting me visit both of them through your pictures Russell.
I love your other pictures too, but architecture does it for me...especially Church architecture.

I'll post some more photographs tomorrow then Margaret.
The camera is 'full frame' and files too large for posting here so I will resize them tomorrow.

We spent almost two hours in each cathedral, one Monday and one Friday.
I just sat down taking in all the architecture and thinking about the men who worked there and the skills involved, how they raised the large stones and made the arched roof without supports.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes.....I do much the same.....and I am struck by their craftsmanship.....and the fact that they did it without any heavy machinery.
I wish the stones could talk.What stories they would no doubt tell.