Today in pictures

[Margaret Pilkington]

I bet there was a strong whiff of 'eat de wet chien' at your house last night.
What great pictures. The dogs look like they had a whale of a time.

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I bet there was a strong whiff of 'eat de wet chien' at your house last night.
What great pictures. The dogs look like they had a whale of a time.

Thanks, we didn`t really think it through properly did we, let them get all wet and muddy when we`ve no hot water to bath them properly.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Well, you had the pleasure of seeing them having fun.
Their is always a price to pay, for pleasure

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today was a trip to check the bluebells, so as you would expect there are a lot of bluebell shots. Spring Wood in the sunshine, for anyone going to look at the flowers, perhaps another week and they will be out more, they are only just starting to flower, so not a lot of blue to be seen. They have put the concrete bases in for the ticket machines, so not much longer now before it costs £1 between 8am and 5pm to park.

Looks beautiful and there is already a nice display of flowers - can't believe a year has passed since we went on our photography walk there!

[mobertol]

My thoughts exactly Margaret. Springers do love the water. I especially like the last 2 photos

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Had to have a day off work today to wait in for Mr plumber/gas man (stupid leaky boiler, see pic 1), so we took all three dogs for a walk this afternoon down to the river after he`d been.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I bet there was a strong whiff of 'eat de wet chien' at your house last night.
What great pictures. The dogs look like they had a whale of a time.

My thoughts exactly Margaret. Springers do love the water. My favourites are the last 2 photos

[davemac]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Looks beautiful and there is already a nice display of flowers - can't believe a year has passed since we went on our photography walk there!

You came to mind as I was perambulating around, the steps you snapped me in a prone position, and me returning the compliment when you were snapping Rhododendrons. As you say a year has passed, and when I think back what life has thrown at us all between those blue flowers, how did we manage to fit it all in to a year.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, time to see if Priestly Clough has started its conversion to green.

1. Heading up Woodnook Vale and then left down to Priestly.
2. Marestails, these are the ones that get about 5' high.
3. Standing on the bridge, always a bad idea, water has to be wet.
4. That's better, although getting down was not as easy as first though.
5. Wild Garlic just starting to send up a flower spike, right next to Lesser Celandine.
6. Heading back for a bit of nose bag.
7. The sunshine has brought out the Wood Sorrel, a pretty flower but often overlooked due to its size.
8. Not much tree canopy yet, giving Wild Garlic a chance to flower, most of the green you see the Garlic (Ransoms)
9. Heading back to the car.
10. I used to play here when what you see was lodges.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I used to play there too.....when the lodges were there....though I never told Ma, I would have got skelped.

[maxthecollie]

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Just a few from today's stroll

[shillelagh]

here you go mrs p ... some butterflies for you ..two of them were in my back garden and the other two was when I was out and about with the tedster .. his owner has had a foot op and is on crutches .. so im on tedster walking duties when his true owner has had to go back to uni ...

[Margaret Pilkington]

Lovely pics Jen.That is where all the butterflies are then....your garden!
Have to say that concrete and paving stones has not much to offer them...the butterflies I mean.

[Morecambe Ex Pat]

We only see the blue tits first thing in the morning. The time varies but today it was 7am.



The sun is just in the right spot at that time of day, maybe that is why they visit us then.



It is fascinating watching them and in a way I am glad they are not around all day - I am in DIY mode and if they were always outside, nothing would get done.
The photos are taken through the dining room window from a tripod mounted camera. I use a remote shutter release which means I can sit back, enjoy the show and still get the pics I want.



I am still trying to get a decent shot of the pair of them together.
She looks grumpy this morning, must be a woman thing

[gpick24]

A few photos from along the canal

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by gpick24

A few photos from along the canal

Great Pics.