Today in pictures

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Damn.....I missed that...would have made a good picture to put on here....with some bits pixelated to preserve your modesty of course.

You would have required a good zoom lens, and only require one pixel

[davemac]

Part 1.Here we go, later than planned, Today in Pictures.
1. Along the canal to Riley's Swing bridge.
2. And there it is.
3. Mooching around an area I think was the air raid shelter site, opposite the swing bridge.
4. Down a smelly bit of the footpath, and onto an unused bit.
5. Well, what a mess.
6. Off the footpath, and towards the lights at junction 7, this is a field off to the right adjacent the slip road to the motorway.
7. Down the dip to the paper mill.Field off to the left.

[davemac]

Part 2. Today in Pictures.
8. At the start of Clayton Fields Trail.
9. Remains of a stone slab fence.
10. Hyndburn Brook as it travels past the shooting range.
11. Looking across to Gt. Harwood from the farm.
12. And there we are "up" Checkers, back on the canal, and home

[susie123]

Originally Posted by davemac

You put me to shame with your knowledge of wild stuff.

Well apart from my mum's knowledge when I was young, I lived in the depths of the country, virtually in the middle of a field, for 18 years till 2000. I learnt quite a lot about wild flowers then.

[davemac]

Today in Flowers, it grows on you.
1. Thistles.
2. Thistles with a bit of colour.
3. Cuckooflower.
4. Ragged Robin.
5. Geum (thanks to Susie for the name)
6. Potentilla.
7. Potentilla with weevil.
8. Peony.
9. A wall growing all sorts of "stuff" with a big Campanula.
10. Bistort.(I didnt know this either)

[Margaret Pilkington]

I took these pictures on Lidl car park yesterday morning.

Peacock in all his glory | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Profile of the peacock | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Won't let me post the pics on here so I have posted the links to my flickr page

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I took these pictures on Lidl car park yesterday morning.

Peacock in all his glory | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Profile of the peacock | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Won't let me post the pics on here so I have posted the links to my flickr page

Are there many peacocks on Hyndburn Road, Margaret?

[davemac]

Originally Posted by susie123

Are there many peacocks on Hyndburn Road, Margaret?

Its due to the tropical climate we enjoy in Hyndburn, we are mucked up with peacocks, they are a bit of a pest really, and lets not talk about the flocks of parrots

[Margaret Pilkington]

I don't know, but I have heard them calling when I have been going to Lidl....so there must be at least two of them........and if I remember rightly Less put something on the forum about the noise and the nuisance that cause.

They might be a nuisance, but they are really beautiful.
I went to Leeds castle and I followed the peacocks around trying to get one to display his magnificent tail feathers for me......to no avail. And I go and capture this picture in Accrington......maybe this should be in 'ood a thowt it'.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, was a bit rushed so had to do it "on the fly", it was a short walk followed by shopping.
1. Down the road to the canal.
2. Level with the canal on the main road.
3. Bit of arty reflections........When.
4. A barge trying to break Donald Campbell's record hurtled past.
5. One day all this will be houses.
6. Off the canal and through the Petre Industrial Estate.
7. Back onto Blackburn Road passed the gate to Narnia.
8. Down passed the roundabout.
9. I could stamp my foot when I see all the lazy people leaving trolleys all over the place.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by davemac

Thanks to all the people who have posted, most impressive from all.

Here is my contribution for today.
1. Start point, canal.
2. Down Checkers.
3. A ginnel off Hygiene.
4. Looking back down Hygiene.
5. The new Garden in Mercer is close to completion.
6. Primulas.
7. The youth shelter is under refurbishment.
8. Laburnums are out.
9. War Memorial, Mercer Park.
10. All Saints Church on way out.

hassy rvr, if you want help to upload photos send me a pm, and we will go through it.

Great pics .... love 'em ... spent a lot of time in Mercer Park as a kid ... my grandad once told me that the angel on the memorial was pointing the way to the bog A tad disrespectful, maybe, but my grandad didn't seem to think so. That's my grandad as my avatar ... I suppose a wounded veteran of the Somme and Paschendale is allowed a little levity.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I thought about you yesterday Eric....as I was walking past the houses on Charles St......and down the fields towards Rishton bottoms.
I wondered what you would make of it now.
Glad to hear that you are enjoying Davemacs ramblings(I mean the walks) and pictorial evidence.
Great pics Dave...again!

[shillelagh]

heres tonites sunset ...

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Eric

Great pics .... love 'em ... spent a lot of time in Mercer Park as a kid ... my grandad once told me that the angel on the memorial was pointing the way to the bog A tad disrespectful, maybe, but my grandad didn't seem to think so. That's my grandad as my avatar ... I suppose a wounded veteran of the Somme and Paschendale is allowed a little levity.

I wonder which bog was the one being pointed to, you cant find them anymore, they have all been knocked down.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I thought about you yesterday Eric....as I was walking past the houses on Charles St......and down the fields towards Rishton bottoms.
I wondered what you would make of it now.
Glad to hear that you are enjoying Davemacs ramblings(I mean the walks) and pictorial evidence.
Great pics Dave...again!

I prefer to think of them as meanderings for a wondering mind. Or an attempt to look "Windswept and Interesting, but just managing "Bedraggled and Gormless.