Today in pictures

[davemac]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

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The first two are her indoors plants and the rest were taken on the track down from Higher Brox Farm all within 50 yards of each other.

That zoom you have gives some interesting perspectives, those turbines look like they are just across the road.

[Turtle]

Another Sunday morning drive in the hills here abouts. A nicely paved road turned to gravel - never a happy thing in a nice clean car! It didn't last long though, and the bikers at the other end looked hesitant to give it a go, until I gave them the thumbs up

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

That purple jobby had me guessing, possibly Elephants Ear (Colocasia) I had to look it up, but even now not totally sure.

I think you're right about that purple plant, davemac. I found something that looks very much like it on waltersgardens.com. They call it Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral'. They say it grows quite tall - I'll check in on it later this summer to see it and will take a photo

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, a visit I have not been able to make for a while, things aligned today for me to take a longer than usual perambulation around Pendle Hill.

1. Undulating landscape, Sabden is off to the right.
2. For an open space there are miles of walls.
3. Churn Clough Reservoir.
4. Thistles with a view.
5. A girl I wanted to marry had the same name, my mum said I was too young, but at 6 years old I was certain I was old enough.
6. More rolling landscapes, walls and vast skies.
7. I think this tree thinks its something else, perhaps a bush.
8. The Bracken Fern marches on, but things try to survive in the dense foliage, there time is limited.
9. The view from this property are stunning, you can see for miles from most windows.
10. Despite the warnings, the publicity, the tragedies, still idiots jump into the icy waters of large expanses. I suppose Darwin had a point.

Wonderful shots - and the countryside is the best. I really like numbers 1 & 2

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Was planning to go for a short walk after lunch but it's too hot and humid today - will be busy watching Wimbledon men's final later so for todays offering I'm going back just over a week to a local walk I did then round Castelnuovo del Zappa. The Magnolia flower was huge -about 1 foot across.

I love the different colours and textures - from brightly painted walls to crumbling brick and rustic wood

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

More a case of this week in pictures really, been hurtling round chasing my own tail to very little effect so to avoid all the tedium they've been saved up to be put on in a countryside collage so to speak.

The next generation - Canadians? Here in Germingland? - Somewhere over the coloured stripy thing (Don't want the multiculturalistas on me case for using their "word" ) - Almost a Marley classic here, 3 three little birds (rather soggy as it happens) sat on my treetop - A counterpoint of clouds - I tell you what, the amount of foreigners that you see over here today - Lotte & its "Eiscafe Cristallo" - Folkses enjoying their little (or in some cases extremely large) dollop of sin - Now there's tasty isn't it? (I'm talking about the Ice cream you lecherous Heathens mine's the one with the Cherries & If you look closely you might just spot the Stanley connection )

Nice collection of shots DiG. Those Canuck geese do get around, don't they?

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I think you're right about that purple plant, davemac. I found something that looks very much like it on waltersgardens.com. They call it Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral'. They say it grows quite tall - I'll check in on it later this summer to see it and will take a photo

I think the only sure way is to check out the flower, or seed pods, its not one I have seen over here.

Originally Posted by Turtle

Wonderful shots - and the countryside is the best. I really like numbers 1 & 2

Pendle Hill is one of my favourite walks, but I don't go as often as I would like, when I go, I get lost in the experience, and always end up staying too long, and at the moment time is in short supply, I seem to have less the everyone else.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Took a drive up to ingleton today, was going to walk the waterfalls trail, but when we got there, there was a 1940`s re-enactment going on. So we sacked the waterfalls walk, we can do that anytime, and had a walk around the village.

Really interesting shots. And that is definitely an owl - you're not fooling me again hah hah!

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Really interesting shots. And that is definitely an owl - you're not fooling me again hah hah!

That`s the gorgeous Marilyn, a six year old European Eagle Owl.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by davemac

Inside its nice as well, lots of wood panelling

It was hard job to rewire the place when I worked for the council.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

It was hard job to rewire the place when I worked for the council.

That's the problem with old buildings trying to keep modern requirements from spoiling the fabric of the place. I worked in the grounds around the building when Norman Potter was the big cheese in the gallery. He once took me up onto the roof and we stood in the area that has the Gargoyles over the entrance, I wasn't as absorbed with photography then, (although I was taking photos) and regret not snapping the Gargoyls close up with the coppice in the background. I think we all have a photo that got away from us. Another was on an expedition with Mobertol, we climbed up all the steps to Martholme Viaduct, from Martholme Lane, finding the gate to the viaduct unlocked and walking across it, I had left my camera in the car.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by davemac

That's the problem with old buildings trying to keep modern requirements from spoiling the fabric of the place. I worked in the grounds around the building when Norman Potter was the big cheese in the gallery. He once took me up onto the roof and we stood in the area that has the Gargoyles over the entrance, I wasn't as absorbed with photography then, (although I was taking photos) and regret not snapping the Gargoyls close up with the coppice in the background. I think we all have a photo that got away from us. Another was on an expedition with Mobertol, we climbed up all the steps to Martholme Viaduct, from Martholme Lane, finding the gate to the viaduct unlocked and walking across it, I had left my camera in the car.

When I rewired the place The curator was the brother in law of Lionel Morton ( The Four Pennies) although I can't remember his name.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

When I rewired the place The curator was the brother in law of Lionel Morton ( The Four Pennies) although I can't remember his name.

I don't recall that being discussed, he was a large built man, his wife was called Christine.

[Turtle]

I always enjoy seeing your photos of Haworth Art Gallery, davemac. It was a favourite childhood haunt of mine (hmmmm... I feel a blog entry coming on here
As for Pendle Hill, it was a favourite walk for my mother and her family when she was growing up. I'm ashamed and saddened to say that I didn't get to go there when I was a lass in Lancashire. Something for my bucket list perhaps!

[mobertol]

Today's offerings are a few photos of a nearby field which is flowering beautifully (I think it's alfa-alfa!). Then a series of shots showing this years stock of straw being unloaded and stored in the courtyard in front of my house. Apparently they are at the half-way mark with the work. Sadly one of this year's farm kittens was killed when one of the bales fell on him yesterday