Winsford Soul Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 Philippe. Most people will be very familiar with mole hills but few know what the moles actually look like and even less have had the pleasure of seeing them. I've only ever seen two in my life, actually handled one of them. Did it survive the encounter with your pet ? Steve
Guest Philippe Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 Yes Steve, it's very difficult to see moles because they have an underground life. But people who have lawns know who they are : their ennemies ! Cats and some dogs caught them just when they make their mole hills. My cat killed the mole but she didn't eat it. Not good enough for her I suppose.
Amsterdam Russ Posted May 10, 2015 Author Posted May 10, 2015 View from the balcony just before we called it a day and came indoors after a gloriously sunny day. Steve - there's one of those parakeets for you albeit in silhouette.
Sooty Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Convenient that 100 year 'secret' ruling eh ... ! Mind you with all your 'connections' amongst the powers that be I'm sure you've had a peek at even those most deeply classified documents ... 5th Btn Black Watch landed on Juno evening of 6th and would hardly have been 'practicing' at Margate in the morning before pulling out of the Solent after lunch , and the 1st/7th Btns left these shores on the 9th from Tilbury not Margate . Correct Mate....they weren't practicing...init!x I had 2 Grandads with my Nanna Stanton. Grandad George who looked after her from the early 70's until her passing in the late 90's. 30 years. before that she was married to Jimmy Stanton....since 1940...till '70-71. Amazingly...both of me GD's met...at Margate....during my suggested time frame....to become lifelong friends. Jimmy was in the Black Watch. George was in The Navy. They both saw what happened. Jimmy made it from the 'exercises'...but returned to be a socially drunk......horrible nasty man tbf. Jimmy and George returned from the war to be in Grimsby and here is his picture. Me Grandad George as a family friend loved my Nan since the 40's....watched her get battered by Jimmy and everything during their 8 kid marriage. Jimmy and George were at sea most of those years.....but as a 4/5/6/7/8/9/ 10 year old...I remember jimmy kicking off.,....every xmas afternoon. So.....a 'love' story of sorts....but it puts 2 folk in the same place at the same time....and different 'reactions' to such circumstances. George always forgave Jimmy as did me Nan....cos of the war. Jimmy lost around 30 Scot mates who he grew up with in Glasgow. Their 'story'...is all I know. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share such. I do have connections Woodbutcher...........but the ones that mean the most to me.....are the unsung...forgotten folk. It's why my 'connections' can't look me in the eye. I know too much of 'the peoples' suffering if u like. I let them know too.....as I said to Nige and his entourage when they commented on me UJ shoes jestingly......"I wear the UJ 24/7....not just every 4 years for a day....." Not 1 of them dare say owt. 100 year sh*te??? None of what i know about Margate will feature.......and they are the saddest tales and pictures.....honest....X Me nan with her 'soul mate' George enjoying life after they had endured enuff...I reckon!x LUV SOOTY X
Amsterdam Russ Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 New cafe just opened up in sight of us in Aalsmeer's Historische Tuin (historical garden). Thought we'd give it a try this afternoon as the sun's out… A couple of glasses of rose to wash down a fresh salad and to provide refreshment in the afternoon sun. Being self-employed has its advantages.
Petebangor Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Here's a picture of the beautiful Orange Azalea in our front garden
Tattoodave Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 A couple from my trip to Berlin 3 years ago, practically to the day
Soulandy Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Sunset over portnalong on the isle of skye last Friday Edited May 14, 2015 by soulandy
Guest Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Snapped this today while weeing the dogs.......... Just a little sprig sat all on it`s own with all these lovely ladies sitting in the middle.
Soulandy Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Another from Skye. the summit of Sgurr Hain in the Cuillins with the jagged peaks of the Black Cuillins behind
Tattoodave Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Whitebells in with me Bluebells Spanish bluebells in fact, Hyacinthoides hispanica, English are Hyacinthoides non-scripta, totally different.
Tattoodave Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) A rare find, Orchis cazorlensis, or really Orchis spitzelli subspecies cazorlensis. Edited May 15, 2015 by TattooDave
Soulandy Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Spanish bluebells in fact, Hyacinthoides hispanica, English are Hyacinthoides non-scripta, totally different. Cheers for the info, a bit to kew gardens for me
Suzannek Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 A few photos from recent trips out where I live in Teesdale. Pyramidal Bugle flower and Cowslips (they must have had a hard frost as been a great show of cowslips this year frost in the soil helps them germinate). Water Avens all taken along Tees Railway Walk last Sunday. I was surprised by the lack of flora at this point, but I think it is because we are still getting frosts and occasionally snow
Suzannek Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Cockfield Fell, my Facebook cover photo at the moment and loads of Bluebells along the bottom of the fell
Tattoodave Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Cheers for the info, a bit to kew gardens for me The thing is Andy, they are possibly better suited to the UK than they are in hot arid Spain, so they proliferate and are taking over. My advice would be to cut them every year so that they don't set seed, and try and dig them up, their bulbils, tiny bulb that grow off the main bulb, will grow quickly enough and they will spread and spread, threatening the native species. Whilst I live in Spain and enjoy the climate I feel reluctant to start an anti Spanish (bluebell) campaign just in case of a backlash. p.s. I first went to visit Kew when it cost 1d to get in, check out the price now, it's staggering and no longer affordable to most for a few hours of pleasure.
Widnes63 Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Three summers ago after I had discarded the bedding plants from this pot I noticed that it was full of ants so I put a strawberry on the soil and waited to see the ants devour it , surprisingly to me they didn't go near it (???) the fruit rotted away but the following year this little lot appeared
Guest Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) I used to know the name of these....but now I can`t remember Edited May 17, 2015 by Guest
Autumnstoned Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Got sent these photos by my daughter who is travelling in SE Asia
Swifty Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 I used to know the name of these....but now I can`t remember 20150517_1137131.jpg Doh , it's took me a day to get that
Swifty Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Doh , it's took me a day to get that Bluebells obviously !
Sooty Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I have passed the Angel of the North hundreds of times...on the A1M. But never stopped and walked around it. AWESOME experience and recommend it to all...X Had the pleasure of driving past as I headed out of Gateshead last week and actually turned back at the A1 junction to go and have a look....such was the 'magnetism'...and glad I did....X A few hours earlier I was greeted with this sight of the Isle of Arran......all in all a happy and humbling day!X @@ ~ LUV SOOTY X
Winsford Soul Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Soon be that time of year when I head off to Pembrokeshire. Bothering badgers and otters. Hopefully this year will manage the red kite pictures that so far have eluded me. Treated myself to some new binoculars. Celestron trail seekers 8x42. Voted best mid price binoculars 2014 and likened to the leica ultravid 40 range but nearly a grand cheaper. Can't wait to try them properly. Steve
Zed1 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Soon be that time of year when I head off to Pembrokeshire. Bothering badgers and otters. Steve Is that a euphemism Ste?.....
Winsford Soul Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Is that a euphemism Ste?..... Not sure yet Gaz. I just know I can't get arrested for it Steve
Winsford Soul Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Is that a euphemism Ste?..... Are you and the lovely Debs heading down to whitchurch nighter this Sun mate ? Steve
Zed1 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Are you and the lovely Debs heading down to whitchurch nighter this Sun mate ? Steve Not sure yet Ste, got some family type stuff on as well, so will have to see.
Tattoodave Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Three of my favourite places in Andalucia El Refugio de Juanar Near Grazelema El Torcal
Winsford Soul Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Three of my favourite places in AndaluciaRefugio de Juanar.png El Refugio de Juanar road to Grazelema.png Near Grazelema El Torcal 2015.png El Torcal You can see why Dave. Looks fabulous Steve
Tattoodave Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 You can see why Dave. Looks fabulous Steve Steve, they are all within a couple of hours of me, and incredibly quiet, Goshawks, Eagles, Vultures and enough orchids to shake a stick at. Bliss. Have a good Bank Holiday, I miss going out though, so there is a downside Dave
Winsford Soul Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Steve, they are all within a couple of hours of me, and incredibly quiet, Goshawks, Eagles, Vultures and enough orchids to shake a stick at. Bliss. Have a good Bank Holiday, I miss going out though, so there is a downside Dave Thanks mate. Really looking forward to whitchurch tomorrow night. And then two weeks of blissfully taking pictures and long coastline walking in beautiful Pembrokeshire. And possibly seeing a goshawk again.. Could you please send some Spanish sunshine for two weeks starting on the 30th May. Enjoy your weekend too Steve
Tattoodave Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Thanks mate. Really looking forward to whitchurch tomorrow night. And then two weeks of blissfully taking pictures and long coastline walking in beautiful Pembrokeshire. And possibly seeing a goshawk again.. Could you please send some Spanish sunshine for two weeks starting on the 30th May. Enjoy your weekend too Steve We do have enough to spare, it'll be a constant 25C or more in a week or two. Enjoy Pembrokeshire, must be 20 years since I was last in Wales. Dave
Amsterdam Russ Posted May 25, 2015 Author Posted May 25, 2015 Found myself staying up all through Saturday night revisting Treme, the excellent post-Katrina New Orleans drama. Bleary eyed and ready for bed, the marathon watching session ending with this absolutely fantastic sunrise! If this is the view, I must try and be awake at this time of the morning more often!
Mike Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 event posts/images/comment moved to freebasing thread this thread is a long running thread where members share off topic images ask all to try and keep to the spirit of this
Widnes63 Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) A few work related photos A view from halfway up a column on Stanlow oil refinery, about twenty years ago, the chaps lay on the ground are wearing Neoprene chemical hazard suits, like being boiled in a bag. Another view of Stanlow. Our dog turned a few heads on the motorway , ha. Runcorn thermal power station, A view of Widnes before the roof went on. Runcorn TPS, inside the boiler. Inside a vessel at Shell Carrington over twenty years ago, with my friend Chris Connor . RIP Suspended scaffold, Fiddlers Ferry power station, present day. p.s. how do I rotate photos ? Edited May 28, 2015 by Widnes63
Amsterdam Russ Posted May 28, 2015 Author Posted May 28, 2015 p.s. how do I rotate photos ? Before you upload, click on them so they open. They should open in a basic image editing app. If not, right click when you open and the option to open it in whatever photo editing software you've got installed should come up (something like that for Windows!) On a Mac, just double click and they'll open in Preview. Press Command and L to rotate left - or Command and R for right. Then save.
Tattoodave Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 A few work related photos work (4).jpg A view from halfway up a column on Stanlow oil refinery, about ten years ago, the chaps lay on the ground are wearing Neoprene chemical hazard suits, like being boiled in a bag. CD3 stanlow.jpg Another view of Stanlow. Workdog.jpg Our dog turned a few heads on the motorway , ha. TPS4.jpg Runcorn thermal power station, A view of Widnes before the roof went on. TPS8.jpg Runcorn TPS, inside the boiler. carrington.jpg Inside a vessel at Shell Carrington over twenty years ago, with my friend Chris Connor . RIP IMG_0113.jpg Suspended scaffold, Fiddlers Ferry power station, present day. p.s. how do I rotate photos ? The first one should come with a health warning for those, like me, that don't have a head for heights, even in a picture!
Widnes63 Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Before you upload, click on them so they open. They should open in a basic image editing app. If not, right click when you open and the option to open it in whatever photo editing software you've got installed should come up (something like that for Windows!) On a Mac, just double click and they'll open in Preview. Press Command and L to rotate left - or Command and R for right. Then save. Thanks Russell, I resized them and it worked a treat.
Widnes63 Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 The first one should come with a health warning for those, like me, that don't have a head for heights, even in a picture! Dave the first photo was taken in the old days when we didn't have to wear a harness. My boots are about 80 feet from ground level.
Tattoodave Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Dave the first photo was taken in the old days when we didn't have to wear a harness. My boots are about 80 feet from ground level. I just couldn't look at it, get me 6 feet in the air and I tremble
Martyn Pitt Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 A Coot feeding it's couple of days old chick Bless the little cute thing ... a face only a mother could love
Zed1 Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) TPS4.jpg Runcorn thermal power station, A view of Widnes before the roof went on. Aren't you a bit old to be playing on climbing frames Ste?.... I understand that when the new bridge is open there will be a form of passport control on the Runcorn side, and anyone who can't say 'Her there with the fair hair' without a Widnes accent won't be allowed across.... Edited May 31, 2015 by Zed1
Martyn Pitt Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) The largest member of the Gull family is the Greater Black Back, an enormous bird, this is a youngster, a 2nd summer bird Edited June 10, 2015 by martyn pitt
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