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📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Lake District - shot taken from boat

My favorite meal of the day; breakfast. Saturday breakfast is usually a bit different from the rest of the week.

Avocado toast, tomato, juice, moka.

Yet another tulip picture. This one is mine. Our pictures unite us as people lucky enough to have time to look at things around us; different points of view also emerge. As a general once told us on parade, "You're unique, just like everybody else."

I saw so many butterflies today in one place. Joy.

Every day yields a moment of joy if you are prepared to look.

A small tortoiseshell browses on the last season's buddleia.

With today's equinox, autumn starts in the northern hemisphere.

What should have been a quick job turned into a debacle with hammers, saws, and gnashing of teeth. The old seat just didn't want to be replaced it seems.

This silent, slow closing seat is fitted with flexible gaskets that seal the gap between seat and pan, meaning flushing no longer propels a fine aerosol into the room. An unexpected feature.

This shop took me back to my childhood in an instant. Dolly pegs, wooden backed bristle scrubbing brushes, and proper soap, among other delights. And almost no plastic to be seen.

May choirs of angels sing you to your rest. You were a Good Samaritan to many.

A honey bee visits the big, horse chestnut, tree. The colors are riotously joyful.

The weather improved by midday so it was nice to walk to Williamson Park and have a bacon bun for lunch. Here's the Williamson Memorial.

In 1840 there was a massive survey and census carried out. This is a benchmark that was made as a permanent marker for locating survey instruments.

At the same time in Aotearoa/New Zealand many tribes (but not all) signed a treaty with the Crown.

These naturally shaped stones are cobbles. Not many deliveries along here these days, judging by the amount of plants.

Ready to open for a short time in the sun.

I haven't uploaded my 2021 fireworks yet, so here are some manipulations from an old 2015 shot from my Olympus EM-10. These are from a mix of Android apps including Mirror Lab and Chroma Lab. I love the bright colors and neat abstracts I get from using these apps.

Budding up, ready to flower in the summer. I love this green.

Steam vents from a kitchen exhaust. Goodness knows what's cooking.

Closed up as the sun goes down

Sunlight reflected on the bridge. It was a good day for a walk.

Detail around the doorframe, Blackpool Library.

An iron staple fixes a cracked lintel in a fireplace.

Removing and replacing the whole structure would have been costly and dangerous. Here's an old repair that's doing a great job.

Damsels flies on the canal.

Saint Peter's, Lancaster

A trainee makes my coffee. I like the way this is simple and the coffee tasted exceptional. The milk had developed its optimum sweetness.

Jacaranda trees at Parikino

From the archives

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Telephoto Sensor (50MP) - A Very Foggy Morning

This is such an odd posting slot; it's above head height. Posties must hate it, even if it looks nice.

A quick and simple lunch: 1/2 an avocado on toast, with walnuts. a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic glaze, with a sliced tomato. It was surprisingly satisfying.

By L. S. Lowry

Blitzed

Autumn brings grey skies and colorful trees. This cherry has brought so much joy over the last year.

But I only had these socks off the line.

And this reminded me of a song by Jacques Brel:

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