Photos from your neighborhood

[Ferocious]

Sunny autumn afternoon on the nearby river....

Swanderful, Holly, swanderful.

 

[Ken N Tx]

A windy day at our place 2011..
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[PopsnTuff]

That was awesome Ken, video with the sound of the windchimes....I luv watching and hearing the wind, as long as there's no damage done.
Beautiful landscape and patio.

 

[Ken N Tx]

That was awesome Ken, video with the sound of the windchimes....I luv watching and hearing the wind, as long as there's no damage done.
Beautiful landscape and patio.

Thank you...

 

[Ronni]

Two different views of our side yard.

 

[Ronni]

The creek by my daughter‘a house where the grands LOVE to play, splash around, catch and release crawdads and tiny fish and frogs, and engage in all manner of make believe play! They would spend all day every day there if Mama would facilitate that.

 

[Camper6]

A new coffee shop opened in my area. Just a bike ride away. We need masks to go in and order but then you can have your coffee outside. The tables are wide and distances are within recommended . Very neat and clean and everything is sanitized as soon as you leave for the next customers. Nice flower arrangements all around the fence. These are planted vertically.

 

[RadishRose]

Those look like ornamental cabbages in those pockets Cute idea.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Looking over my garden fence this morning. A farmer gathering up the freshly cut hay into neat rolls.....

 

[hollydolly]

yup they're doing the same thing here, making hay.. I had a wonderful chance at a picture today with 2 tractors working in tandem, but they got behind a high hedge so I missed my chance at a picture of them, but here's what I took today after we got back from buying paint and related decorating stuff...

I've just framed this picture.. That's my car out front. I took this late this afternoon

 

[Capt Lightning]

Hollydolly, I don't see many square bales here these days. Somewhere Mrs. L has a photo from the 1920/30's of her mother and her aunt as children sitting at the base of a haystack. I must try and find it.

 

[hollydolly]

A few more ..

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Capt Lightning]

Went to Cuden bay (North of Aberdeen) this morning. Many years ago when there was railway, it was a busy holiday destination. One famous visitor was Bram Stoker who wrote at least some of 'Dracula' and other tales while staying there. Now, as you can see, it's pretty quiet, but it does have a golf links rated mid way in the World's top 100 courses.

(Unfortunately the peace is interrupted by the numerous helicopters flying to and from the North Sea oil rigs.)



We stopped for a picnic a few miles north at "Bullers of Buchan" . This is a tiny hamlet beside a spectacular sea arch with dangerous clifftop footpaths. I'm afraid the local council doesn't appear to worry about safety .



This was visited by Dr.Samuel Johnson and James Boswell in 1773 and is related in his journal of "A Journey to the Western Isles", when apparently Johnson walked round and over the arch.

 

[Camper6]

For any of you feeling the heat I am posting a picture I took about 3 years ago in winter.
If you look closely in the tree you can see a robin sitting there. The picture was taken in February and it's really cold here with freezing temperatures. That tree is loaded with small apples. The robin hung around all winter. It's unusual. I'm wondering where he went to keep warm at night.

 

[hollydolly]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Camper6]

Warm summer. Grapes will be nice this year if the birds don't get them first.

 

[Camper6]

Stopped during a bike ride on the bridge.
The clouds were just right for a picture.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

jaunty trumpet vine flowers in my backyard

 

[hollydolly]

These are the ones we have in Spain @CinnamonSugar

 

[hollydolly]

 

[-Oy-]

Horny cow!

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Capt Lightning]

Our garden is swarming with tiny toads at present, and then suddenly this frog appeared amongst them. This is one of the few frogs that I've seen in the garden.