A photo of the day thread

[Sue]

A nice view to wake up to
Northern Spain

 

[Hellski]

View attachment 192563 A nice view to wake up to
Northern Spain

Stunning view but did you realise you'd reversed into a tree pushing it to the ground........

 

[Paul and Kate]

Hab door/window view

2 landing craft ready to land at Pentewan
@Cliffdale we are in the ship tonight from 6 ish if your about

 

[Stretto Boy]

The moon from Banbury on our way up north

Nice. Now, if you could just post a shot of Banbury from the moon that would be great

 

[Langtoftlad]

Perhaps not the most stunning photo ever displayed on this thread but significant nonetheless:

It is the window at Lacock Abbey that was the subject of the very first photograph taken by Fox Talbot, the inventor of the photograph back in 1835 (182 years ago)

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[movan]

 

[StitchesnFluff]

Nice. Now, if you could just post a shot of Banbury from the moon that would be great

Yep. I’d love to do that. It was a quiet stopover & area is wheelchair accessible

 

[houdini]

Another one of the ill-fated SS Nornen

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Absolutely love this, fantastic photo, love it, thanks.

 

[Allanm]

Visited Flatford today and took my own “Constable” picture. Unfortunately, the Haywain has gone!

 

[Langtoftlad]

One for @Puddleduck

Found your boat

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[Langtoftlad]

Lovely autumnal look along the towpath

 

[Wildbill]

not taken by me but a lovely photo
bill

 

[Dazzlin]

Cuenca. Nr Madrid. (on my birthday yesterday)

 

[Dazzlin]

Castillo de Garcimuñoz.
A great aire at the right price with full services.
Middle of nowhere but the peace is lovely......now it's stopped raining!

Just a pic of trees and a puddle, but nice!

Wax is working.

 

[Sheddy]

Benidorm skyline this evening after a few thunderstorms this afternoon, 'red sky' bodes well for the morrow.

Cheers
Ed

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[champers]

Here with Brewery Dave n Jackie ..also Bigtree
.....Trev n Lil

Whilst on a visit to falesia

 

[FIDGET]

Not Actually today,

this was the Black Watch cruise ship,passing us at La Mailleraye sur Seine.

This old Peugeot was seen inside the castle at Coucy le Chateau Auffrique

And finally an old Citroen light 15 ,at the aire at Saint Fargeau

 

[Busman]

Lovely, Scottish wildlife but can you spot them ??

 

[Stretto Boy]

I hope you will forgive the fact that these were taken on Sunday.

This is my church:

I have read from this lecturn on many occasions:

The Eagle is a scary fellow:

Yes, he really is:

A dreamy shot of the remembrance candles:

 

[icantremember]

Lovely, Scottish wildlife but can you spot them ??
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Wild Haggis in the rutting season!

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[CWH]

Lovely, Scottish wildlife but can you spot them ??
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Wild Haggis in the rutting season!

And there I was, looking for midgies

 

[shawn&emma]

A couple of days old now but spent three nights in the aire just outside Pamplona. Very quiet at night, plenty of walking to be had if you like, or bus just around the corner every 20 minutes into Pamplona centre.

 

[kelpie]

When's the bull run.

 

[shawn&emma]

When's the bull run.

No big bulls this time. Think it must be some time in July, we came through there in the car and everyone was wandering around in white with red neckerchiefs, No wonder they get chased, serves them right (the humans that is)

The aire was free and up to 72 hours, waste and grey free to dump but water token for e2.10 for 100ltrs. There was a price list up which I think covered the bull run period and you then had to pay per night.

We'll use it again when we head north and south, easy straight of the Pamplona Pa30 ring road

 

[cornish boy]

I have to admit that these were not taken in the last 24 hours, but I have been slowly working my way through my photos and sorting them out into electronic albums. These are actually from 2016.

From posts I know that a few people have visited Eastney and Langstone harbour is one of my favourite places around Portsmouth. When I took these, we had just berthed the boat in Southsea Marina and the light was amazing so I grabbed my camera and managed to snap these photos. They are completely as taken with no lens filters used nor any post production alteration or enhancement other than being cropped. Just lucky to have been there at the right time...

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[lozbou]

New van and raring to go.Taken 2 weekends to sort where everything lives.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Canalside Pillbox ???

History and/or WWII buffs - why a pillbox along a canal... surely Churchill wasn't expecting Hitler's army to come chugging up the Kennet & Avon in armoured narrow boats at a stately 5mph ?

 

[Zigisla]

Canalside Pillbox ???

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History and/or WWII buffs - why a pillbox along a canal... surely Churchill wasn't expecting Hitler's army to come chugging up the Kennet & Avon in armoured narrow boats at a stately 5mph ?

A quote from K & A Canal Wiki page..

During the Second World War a large number of concrete pillboxes were built as part of the GHQ Line - Blue to defend against an expected German invasion; many of these are still visible along the banks of the canal.[14] They were generally built close to road and rail bridges, which would have formed important crossing points for enemy troops and vehicles.
So to answer your question...Oh yes he did!!!

 

[CWH]

History and/or WWII buffs - why a pillbox along a canal... surely Churchill wasn't expecting Hitler's army to come chugging up the Kennet & Avon in armoured narrow boats at a stately 5mph ?

A bit of reading for you Steve if the evening turns out wet again
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/ma...continued-march-kennet-avon.html#.WeoDHtQrKt8

 

[Yorick]

Canalside Pillbox ???

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History and/or WWII buffs - why a pillbox along a canal... surely Churchill wasn't expecting Hitler's army to come chugging up the Kennet & Avon in armoured narrow boats at a stately 5mph ?

Maybe it just torpedoes speeding boats?

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