Today in pictures - Page 236

churchfcrules · 01-02-2013, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

Seeing as you like Landrovers here are two more.

1: My friend's son's serious off roader.

2, 3 & 4: The one my brother (in the dark blue shirt) and his mate drove overland to Cape Town in the 60's. It was well past it's best when he got back to Todmorden.

cant quite make out the sign on 3 can u type it please?

Gremlin · 01-02-2013, 18:24

Sorry mate, I can't make much of it out either on the old original photo which I took.
It starts off "Todmorden - Cape Town".
I will ask my brother if he remembers what it says, he has just had half an hour on the phone with me as well.
I am going to his house in Walsden on Sunday and will see if he will lend me a few photos of his trip so I can scan them. Maybe it will make a new interesting thread.

I drove it once when he returned and there must have been half a turn of play on the steering wheel.

susie123 · 01-02-2013, 18:46

Todmorden - Cape Town
Veteran Rally
??Land Rover breaks
World Record
14000 (?) miles (?) 107 days
?? 200 gals petrol ?????
????

or something like that.

Pair of good looking lads there Russell - do you take after your brother?

churchfcrules · 02-02-2013, 03:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by susie123

Todmorden - Cape Town
Veteran Rally
??Land Rover breaks
World Record
14000 (?) miles (?) 107 days
?? 200 gals petrol ?????
????

or something like that.

Pair of good looking lads there Russell - do you take after your brother?

anybody got a land rover who wants to do this again, just give me a shout, willing co-pilot here!!!

maxthecollie · 02-02-2013, 15:17

Today a short stroll around Glasson Dock
1.JPG 2.JPG 3.JPG 4.JPG 5.JPG

davemac · 02-02-2013, 19:22

Today in Pictures, out of town for this one.

1. A bad case of the rivets.
2. Its not spring yet, but they think it is.
3. My first Crocus of the year.
4. Thats a strange tree, with a thick trunk and short branches.
5. Another shot that looks like Spring.
6. This is a bridge that you go over to get to Padiham from Clayton, its just through the lights at Shuttleworth Mead Business Park.
7. A view from the Greenway path.
8. After walking the greenway in both directions, this is the furthest I went in the Burnley direction and this was the turn around point.
9. The weir in the centre of Padiham, and the car park.
10. On the way home.

susie123 · 02-02-2013, 19:53

No 2 is Butterbur (Petasites) if I'm not mistaken. Flowers late winter before the leaves appear and smells nice. We had it in our garden in Wiltshire - very invasive but makes good ground cover when the leaves are out.
Petasites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

davemac · 02-02-2013, 23:31

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Originally Posted by susie123

No 2 is Butterbur (Petasites) if I'm not mistaken. Flowers late winter before the leaves appear and smells nice. We had it in our garden in Wiltshire - very invasive but makes good ground cover when the leaves are out.
Petasites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

they are usually out when spring is about to be sprung. the roads are still being gritted and there is a chance of snow in this area, and I get confused easily.

churchfcrules · 03-02-2013, 03:03

1 and 7 for me, lof the perspective on 1

Shurm · 03-02-2013, 05:31

7 looks amazing never get bored of this thread.

mobertol · 03-02-2013, 16:28

Went for a walk this aft. to Cremona International Airport which is about a mile away from home. Very busy and some great photo opportunities. Here's the first lot -ten more tomorrow.

Gremlin · 03-02-2013, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by susie123

Todmorden - Cape Town
Veteran Rally
??Land Rover breaks
World Record
14000 (?) miles (?) 107 days
?? 200 gals petrol ?????
????

or something like that.

Pair of good looking lads there Russell - do you take after your brother?

My brother says thanks for the compliment Sue. I am far uglier than he is.
You were not far out with your interpretation of the sign.

1954 Landrover.
The last bit says "2 Punctures"

Gremlin · 03-02-2013, 16:57

Moberto,
I just noticed the sign in picture 2. It is in English and says "Caution falling people".

Is it not dangerous having people floating about under canvas bags near and International Airport.

davemac · 03-02-2013, 22:24

Today in Pictures, reservoirs in reverse, and a mucky tush.

1. As we head up the Coppice to start our walk anti-clockwise.
2. This is the waterfall from the fourth reservoir.
3. We are following the stream uphill, I include this shot, not because of its artistic merit, more the fact that seconds after this shot, my feet slipped off the rock I was standing on and I plunged into the stream, it was past the top of my boots. When my feet touched the stream bed I slipped and then plunged buttocks first into the mudslide adjacent to the stream. How I laughed. anyway back to the numbers.
4. A battering ram of fungi (turkey tail)
5. Back to the uphill task to the reservoirs.
6. This is the fourth one as we are going anti-clockwise.
7. This is number three.
8. This would be number two.
9. This is the number one, hidden from view, you have to search it out.
10. Is it something I said.

susie123 · 03-02-2013, 22:32

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Originally Posted by davemac

my feet slipped off the rock I was standing on and I plunged into the stream, it was past the top of my boots. When my feet touched the stream bed I slipped and then plunged buttocks first into the mudslide adjacent to the stream. How I laughed.

Oh dear, so today it was you with the mucky tush and not Bob! Hope you've dried out.

PS Like the reflections in 6 and 7.