A photo of the day thread

[Pappy]

Old Post Office stopover on Isle of Mull this morning.

 

[Manic]

Stopped at the Aire at Mande and found this lot

Park ferme for the Trefle Lozerien extreme enduro.
(Only about 700 competitors)

 

[billym]

The Jajce watermills. Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Watermills of Jajce

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

[TC3]

Fun in the sun

 

[Manic]

Stopped at the Aire at Mande and found this lot
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Park ferme for the Trefle Lozerien extreme enduro.
(Only about 700 competitors)

A pair of English lads on 1982 Husqvarna 250 and 430 bikes.

A few action shots on the special test above town.
Also noticed the phone had auto corrected the place name which should be Mende
The large photo is a KTM690 a big beast to these events on

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[Pappy]

Old castle Laughlin on lochFyne

 

[AndyPK]

Bunting out in Black Jack Street, Ciren…..

….and another ‘event’ if any Funsters about.

 

[MR BLO]

I am normally quite informed of our British wildlife but I have never seen one of these. Picture not the best sorry but the blighter wouldn’t stop jiggling about. Any ideas?

 

[Holly's mum]

I am normally quite informed of our British wildlife but I have never seen one of these. Picture not the best sorry but the blighter wouldn’t stop jiggling about. Any ideas?View attachment 898440

It's a Common Cuckoo Wasp. Strange looking thing isn't it?

 

[M-J]

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[TinaLes]

I am normally quite informed of our British wildlife but I have never seen one of these. Picture not the best sorry but the blighter wouldn’t stop jiggling about. Any ideas?View attachment 898440

Nah, its a Red LED Bug, stick 12volts up its antennae and watch its bum glow Red.
LES

 

[AndyPK]

I am normally quite informed of our British wildlife but I have never seen one of these. Picture not the best sorry but the blighter wouldn’t stop jiggling about. Any ideas?View attachment 898440

It’s actually a Ruby-Tailed wasp, MR BLO …….

Ruby-tailed wasp | The Wildlife Trusts

If seen up close, the glittering Ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects. A solitary wasp, it can be found in sandy and rocky habitats like quarries, outcrops and walls.

www.wildlifetrusts.org

 

[Pappy]

Having our tasting menu starters at the Inver Cottage Restaurant by Loch Fyne. The food is beautiful but eyewateringly expensive. They allow you to park the motorhome in their car park.

 

[KiwiKampers]

It’s actually a Ruby-Tailed wasp, MR BLO …….

Ruby-tailed wasp | The Wildlife Trusts

If seen up close, the glittering Ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects. A solitary wasp, it can be found in sandy and rocky habitats like quarries, outcrops and walls.

www.wildlifetrusts.org

Also known as a Cuckoo Wasp.

 

[GerTee]

Trier Stellplatz this morning. We had been somewhere in the middle of this lot. Exited to the McDonalds' car park at 8:30pm last night.

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[Go_buddy_go_]

Red kite over Waterloo Farm Leisure… will try and get a better pic tomorrow

 

[FIDGET]

Love these flat skimming stones , love the simple artwork

 

[FIDGET]

My late wife's favourite raspberry ripple roses

 

[Barti Ddu]

Higger Tor in the Peak District.

 

[Smudger55]

Our Azelia done us proud this year.

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[maison]

Lovely, but I’ll “see your Azalea with one Rhododendron “.

Seriously, yours is a great display!

 

[DJT]

Fantastic clouds this morning in Cumbria while having breakfast on the patio.
Only the third time this year!! Viewed facing West.
DJT

 

[AndyPK]

Still quiet in Cirencester Park…..!

…..and a Buttercup

 

[Mikey RV]

Bike trail (old railway line)

from Killin to Callander this morning. This is the Glen ogle viaduct bit.

 

[PhilMary]

Lovely, but I’ll “see your Azalea with one Rhododendron “.

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Seriously, yours is a great display!

What do I need to do to grow a Rhododendron? There are rhododrendons growing in a hedge near me, can I just pull a chunk off and plant it in my garden?

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[AndyPK]

Red kite over Waterloo Farm Leisure… will try and get a better pic tomorrow



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Every time Tasha, our JRT/YT cross goes into the garden, or out for a walk nearby, Red Kites ‘appear’ in the skies above…….we always say to her that ‘her mates are looking to play (eat!) with her…….’

 

[maison]

What do I need to do to grow a Rhododendron? There are rhododrendons growing in a hedge near me, can I just pull a chunk off and plant it in my garden?

If you find where a smallish twig joins a larger branch pull it away in the opposite direction to its growth ie if it is growing upwards pull it off in a downwards direction so that it comes off with a small tail of bark.

Use rooting powder if you have it, plant in potting compost and keep the soil moist, it should take root. You can buy specific composts for rhododendrons which will help. When it has started growing you can transplant it together with its compost from its pot. It’s a good idea to start two or three twigs at the same time in case of failures.

Good luck.

 

[jockaneezer]

As I once heard on R4's GQT "When's the best time to take a cutting ?" The answer "When no one's looking !"

 

[seasideBill]

Checked out the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona….still not finished! Must have builders like mine at home!

 

[PP Bear]

Look at this beauty in my green house this morning, it's a bee hawk moth I've never seen one before.



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It’s a beautiful moth isn’t it. Took this in a NT garden

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