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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.