My first picture shot in Raw format and developed with Snapseed.

You can see how the season is changing from the storm glass and buoyant floats in the thermometer.

But there's still one more flower bud waiting to bloom.

This morning's "blast" of sunshine and relative warmth caused the crocuses to burst into action.

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The light has changed while I was out. I sent this to my friend who is in hospital. I hope it makes him smile.

Cobbles in the rain seem to be as slick as the back of a giant lizard coming out of the river.

Or maybe I just have an over-active imagination.

Embrace the pink

Is this Kitsch?

Shadows from the naked trees fall on the castle walls

in the autumnal morning.

Ford Mustang

I love the Asian supermarkets in our city. Here's a souvenir of one of my favorite cities; sulfur soap. Bactericidal and gentle in use. For really clean hands. The scent is, predictably, not to everyone's taste.

And a splash of yellow 💛 during these grey days is welcome.

Just to prove it isn't only German that I mangle!

Dinner tonight was a lamb steak, served on a bed of mashed carrot and sweet potato, with garden peas and pickled red cabbage. Brought together with some more veloute sauce.

So - other than the enormous quantity of peas (don't hate me - I like them) - what's the deal? Well, I cooked all of this in a microwave, in three separate 4 minute sessions. Cost of energy was about 15 p. You do need the appropriate dish to sear and cook the meat, but there are so many on the used pages these days, you really ought to get one.

Lékué (offices in Barcelona) is my favorite brand, but there are others of course.

Cruddy old green lock.

Shot on a phone.

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A portable safety barrier protects skaters from attack from vehicles.

I once read a specification for how to securely close a garbage bag. This is one of the methods.

I thought it was a UN specification, but I have misremembered. It's all a load of rubbish.

Lady Fuchsia was one of my favorite characters.

over edited but they're pretty flowers.

A project by Lancaster University to show a living room of the future, equipped with objects from the Internet of Things, and to elicit people's reactions.

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.

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Main Sensor (50MP) - Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall - Throwback August 2024

But of a sort. Didn't feel like cooking tonight but hungry. So i threw this together quickly. It doesn't look much but it hit the spot.

1 egg

3 sliced mushrooms

Garden peas

Blue cheese

Chives

Olive oil

Mix together in a small dish

Baked quickly

The tallest fell in the distance is known as The Old Man of Coniston, or just The Old Man (~802m). Sitting in what is now Cumbria, this is the highest point in the historic county of Lancashire.

It's very popular with walkers and has a number of well-marked tracks to the summit.

Slate and copper mining were carried out on this fell for over 800 years, and you can see spoil tips and the remains of disused mines.

This is looking out from Hoad Hill. It's classed as a Marilyn (hill over 150m), so that's two Marilyns I bagged this week =]

Found on my front door frame. I think he'll be happier to be left outside.

Play is important to sustain your inner child. Delight in the good.

Apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan.

These are the pups I removed last year. They seem to be thriving on benign neglect.

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.

Carved into a kerbstone, a single letter. What does it signify? Who did it? When was it done?

No hydrant, hospital, hotel or other 'H' is nearby. It's a mystery.

Closed up as the sun goes down

Apple

Orange

Pomegranate

Nuts

Water

Somebody brought a chocolate cake in to celebrate their friend's birthday.

It was very nice and reminded me that the last time I had eaten chocolate cake was when my mother had baked it. That's a long time ago.

Looking up at the outside of Preston Bus Station, one sees these concrete panels that support the car-park, and prevent cars from toppling onto my head.

I love the rhythm of this feature.