The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Here we go - prompted by Matt's comment. Any chance we could pin this please Mr Admin sir?

Just to get us started, a picture of a roofless shed, a lurcher, and one of the chaps who took away the asbestos roof.

https://i.imgur.com/cEZQmHi.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Even with all the PPE, asbestos removal is not a job I'd fancy ....

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

No, nor me!

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Looks like it's already pinned Gary.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Pumping station that I visited last week near Burton On Trent.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...254e3a6f56.jpg

Sent from my M2102J20SG using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I do like a Victorian pumping station - those enormous beam engines are just amazing.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

The Victorians definitely over engineered everything they built that's for sure

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Some might say they just engineered them properly (to provide function for a long time against an enduring need) ;)

From your earlier post, am I correct thinking that this is Claymills pumping station? Since I don't live all that far away from it, I really ought to visit, preferably when it's in steam!

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I visited Crossness Pumping Station on the South Bank of the Thames a few years ago on an open day. Part of Joseph Bazalgette's remarkable Victorian transformation of the capital's sewage system. Such an ornate and remarkable building. I'll have to hunt out a few pics...

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

It is Claymills, yes.
The volunteers are really knowledgable & love to chat about the renovations & how the place works. They are steaming sometime this month they told us

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

We have a Victorian pumping station in Shrewsbury at Coleham. Again run by volunteers and opens several times a year to visitors.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Do Claymills actually steam up Col? Only ask as Crossness was clearly running its beam engines on compressed air when I went.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I ought to visit as well Ruffy - will try this year, some great Pubs in Burton too

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

It looks as though they do. The next steam up is on the 25th of this month.
http://www.claymills.org.uk/

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Rather foggy start to the day

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cc994fb8_c.jpg



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bf817f6f_c.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Great atmospheric pics!

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Love the first one.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Thanks. I quite like the leading lines.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I didn't realise at first that someone was standing at the far end of the platform.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

snapped these over the last few weeks.

https://i.postimg.cc/5NnmjtBX/IMG20230226134822.jpg
Gray Mare's Tail, near Moffat

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9Rv8vqg/IMG20230226135219.jpg
Looking back tawards Moffat from the Gray Mare's Tail.

https://i.postimg.cc/j2jL1RL1/IMG20230227130927.jpg
Pulling down the Postings shopping centre in Kirkcaldy.

https://i.postimg.cc/653vjfZQ/IMG20230304215607.jpg
Tribute band Fleeting Rumours i saw at the weekend as a treat for someone's birthday.

i have been all over the place lately including Arran but for got to post up images. ooohhh did you know that Arran Jumpers dont come from Arran in Scotland....

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

The Grey Mare's Tale is very aptly named, nice pics.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Must go see that next time we are in Moffat. We sometimes overnight there on the way down from the Highlands.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Currently in Prague, will be going on a guided tour today.


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...de4a64b144.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...eb4786e886.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9aab56346e.jpg




https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5a3c332177.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1885618fbf.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...50efbfdb88.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...30da002601.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7c64c9f6ba.jpg


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3dc9490a5.jpg

Sent from my Nokia XR20 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I'd love to visit there.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

One of those places I've always wanted to visit. Enjoy yourself Matt.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Not the sharpest pic, I know, but I watched in rapt fascination as this female sparrowhawk took a leisurely 90-minute lunch on a pigeon in our garden today.

https://i.ibb.co/DQq3NZW/Sparrowhawk-3.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

We've had this in our garden too. Nature is brutal.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

It was interesting to see what the hawk had eaten after it finally flew off and left the corpse.

It had had a little nibble at the breast under one of the pigeon's wings, but the main part of the meal was the pigeon's neck: from the skull to the start of the breastbone was picked clean right down to the spine, barely a scrap of muscle or skin left. It had even eaten most of the contents of the pigeon's crop (seeds etc).

A while back we watched a falconry display and chatting to the falconer afterwards, I asked if raptors had any tastebuds. He replied that they didn't, and whatever they preyed on or found as carrion was simply fuel to be bolted as fast as possible, or taken back to the next for their brood.

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

I visited a bike show in Winstanslow on Sunday. I got there a bit late so didn't see as much as I'd like.

https://i.postimg.cc/nVST0Z3f/DSCF2223.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/jdXfZhxw/DSCF2222.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/QCg7LQcz/DSCF2224.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Yqkg6PHB/DSCF2226.jpg


Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Had a ride into Welshpool to do a few errands. Parked at Tesco and this pulled in beside me. Had a good chat with the owner who has only had it a few days but is very happy with it so far. This is really quite small, no bigger than my old 70s T140V.
Very pretty bike.

https://i.imgur.com/ewY4Fo7.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Female Large Red Damselfly on my Boysenberry.

https://i.imgur.com/0hZ4JEW.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Very nice.

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

The humble potato flower.

https://i.imgur.com/UeYXs4k.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3BkpDrx.jpg

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Visited Knole today down at Sevenoaks while the wife's car was having a new soft top fitted. Awesome place.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...43ff8ac4cc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d679aeaad5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...980cfebca3.jpg

Sent from my Nokia XR20 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Impressive place

Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Went to a small Comicon/Toy convention today, took my Gameboy camera along.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d1dc63b6cf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3199819304.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7956e42d5b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f4ad82cc2c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b408b16b08.jpg

Sent from my Nokia XR20 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Perfect camera for that event.

Sent from my moto g(50) using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

The Stormtroopers were like "omg is that a Gameboy" haha

Sent from my Nokia XR20 using Tapatalk

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Had a little shot of this while my bike was in for a service today.

https://i.imgur.com/We9C1N8.jpg

I can understand the appeal, not really my kind of thing though.

https://i.imgur.com/NDCbLgz.jpg

I don't know how they only got 64bhp from a 900. Seat and pegs are super low. I was scraping the bottom of my boots going around roundabouts. Brakes didn't feel up to the job. It did sound good though

Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023
 

Meant to share this a couple of weeks ago. Was walking round West Wycombe with Lady Poppy and nearly stepped on this little fella. Luckily I spotted it in time and stopped, and I had my Sony ILC with me with the wide angle on it. Don't think I've ever seen a slow worm before so it was lovely to get a few snaps of this one before it managed to get across the path and into the grass on the other side.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...da88b8bf_c.jpg