A photo of the day thread

[The Old Man]

It looks empty and sad . What's the next thing ? They do well at that venue!

The venue has its own history;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl_Plass

It does make a wonderful outside event venue. At the lower end the lock gates that retained the water and allowed large ships to sail right up the the city centre.

Here is Roald Dahl Plass or as then, The Oval Basin;

To the right of the Oval Basin you can see a rectangler basin, that has been filled in and is now the location of The Senedd, the Welsh Assembly building;

A £70 million showpiece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senedd

Above and slightly to the left of the Oval Basin is the water way that allowed ships to sail to the city centre, that has also been filled in and reclaimed, now known as Lloyd George Avenue.

Now a major road that delivers vehicular traffic from the Bay to the city centre.

 

[Nigel L]

@Go Humberto, where abouts are those staircase locks?
I can spend hours sitting watching boats going through such systems

 

[Zigisla]

@Nigel L They are at Caen Hill Locks near Devizes
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/directory/3044-caen-hill-locks

 

[Greenway]

@Go Humberto, where abouts are those staircase locks?
I can spend hours sitting watching boats going through such systems

Just in case "Go" missed your post, it's Caen Hill locks just outside Divizes. There is a c&cc campsite on the Kennet and Avon canal about a mile or so below the locks or a campsite at the Three Magpies pub next to the c&cc site, well worth a visit.

 

[Go Humberto!]

@Go Humberto, where abouts are those staircase locks?
I can spend hours sitting watching boats going through such systems

A mile West of Devizes in Wiltshire. On the Kennet & Avon canal. It's the "Caen flight".

C&CC Certified site at Foxhangers Marina at the base of the flight. A lovely walk into Devizes as well.
Whoops I see people have replied.

See 2 minutes 45 sec into my >>video<<

I saw just one boat, coming down the flight, in the 2 hours I was loitering there. Makes a change from a sunny Bank Holiday when it gets a bit more frantic.

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[Nigel L]

Thanks all for the replies, really helpful. Think we will be stopping off when next down that way for sure

 

[Larrynwin]

Got a new dinghy today

 

[GJH]

Speckled Wood butterfly and (I think) Large Red Damselfly; Bluebell Beck Valley, Middlesbrough this afternoon.

 

[tofo]

Does make me smile when dogs lay like this

our little mate "buddy"
a cross chiawaua and shet- zu

 

[Riverbankannie]

My daughter had her beautiful hair cut to give to a charity that makes wigs for those who lose their own due to treatments.

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[jockaneezer]

Well done, I thought it was a couple of ferrets when the pic uploaded

 

[movan]

 

[movan]

 

[Anthea M]

My daughter had her beautiful hair cut to give to a charity that makes wigs for those who lose their own due to treatments.

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What a lovely gesture and hers will soon grow back if she wants it long again.

 

[wizzer59]

The French Alpes again, right now

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[GJH]

A long tailed tit in our back garden a few minutes ago.

 

[Madeinengland]

A long tailed tit in our back garden a few minutes ago.

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Oh I love them! Such a lovely bird. I was in the thick of a tree pruning once when a whole family of about 12 babies landed all around my head, being that young they had no fear. It made my day

 

[houdini]

Guess what I'm having for tea?
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Reminds me when we bought some live crabs in St Jean de Luz and Dave was carrying them in a plastic carrier bag. He went to thepublic loo and came out laughing. He'd put the bag on the floor whilst doing the necessary and the crabs walked out under the gap at the bottom of the cubicle door!

 

[Just smiffy]

Reminds me when we bought some live crabs in St Jean de Luz and Dave was carrying them in a plastic carrier bag. He went to thepublic loo and came out laughing. He'd put the bag on the floor whilst doing the necessary and the crabs walked out under the gap at the bottom of the cubicle door!

Wish I could get rid of my crabs as easy as that...

 

[John.]

My daughter had her beautiful hair cut to give to a charity that makes wigs for those who lose their own due to treatments.

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What a brilliant daughter you have

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[aldhp21]

Evening view at Whitley Bay on Tuesday night.

 

[CWH]

@The Old Man , it's been great following the summer season with you, really interesting, thank you so much

 

[Larrynwin]

Bl##dy Hornet got me dropped in neck of my shirt , soon ripped that off but too late, but I got him

 

[movan]

View attachment 123212 Bl##dy Hornet got me dropped in neck of my shirt , soon ripped that off but too late, but I got him

How can you tell hornet from wasp, please? I would have thought I had wasp sting.

 

[The Old Man]

@The Old Man , it's been great following the summer season with you, really interesting, thank you so much

Thank you, you're welcome.

Hopefully it will be from varied locations as I travel next time.

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[Anthea M]

Thank you, you're welcome.

Hopefully it will be from varied locations as I travel next time.

Yes a thanks from me too , you've shown Cardiff in a different way and it's a wonderful front.

 

[Mousy]

Going...

Going...

Gone...

Goodbye beautiful Ile de Rey, until the next time..

 

[rb62]

How can you tell hornet from wasp, please? I would have thought I had wasp sting.

Hornets are considerably bigger!

 

[Larrynwin]

How can you tell hornet from wasp, please? I would have thought I had wasp sting.

Easily identified if you see the insect, the hornet is larger and colours not as striking as a wasp.
The hornet sting to me appears milder than a wasp sting although it could be that I Swiped it off before it injected a complete dose, they apparently can sting up to three times before they use all their serum.
It's odd that this year we have only had a couple of wasps then I get stung by a hornet

 

[GJH]

Infinity Bridge, Stockton on Tees, this afternoon.

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