Picture(s) of the day....

[NewcastleFalcon]

Thanks for the recognition there Neil, so:

Spoiler: show

How does Runway 36 at Quito Ecuador sound?

I never delved quite that far! Pleased it wasnt too difficult for you .

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

And heres some trivia jumping out of our landing at Quito by pure random chance this afternoon which I didn't know.
Could be useful if they come up on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"

Ecuador is spanish for Equator

Quito is the second highest Official Capital City in the World (La Paz is No 1)

Quito is the closest Capital City to the Equator

The old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito (where "our" 747 was making its approach) ceased all operations at 19:00 on February 19, 2013, On the morning of February 20, 2013, all operations moved to the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport 18km from the City

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

One for POTD Nature Club

The White Swan but not quite
The Swan with Two Necks

REgards Neil

[Hell Razor5543]

Spotted a Swan Family this morning on the River Kennet in Reading (opposite the Queens Road car park. There are six cygnets, which is unusual (and I hope they all make it to adulthood);

[mickthemaverick]

Yet again I've been guilty of taking my eyes off the ball and missed my 2400th post celebratory car. Particularly irritating as I think it is one of the prettiest cars ever made:

BFTW

BFTW

[myglaren]

Bodged 'sprinkler'. Too idle to get up from the kitchen table to take the photo.
I was watering the plants on the other side of the wall

[NewcastleFalcon]

John Masefield did his "Oh, to be in England Now that April's there" but if you are lucky enough to get out and about in the Countryside right here right now in May, it is absolutely at its best.

As ever checked the shadowometer

shadow-o-meter reading crisp and well defined

The white blossom on the Hawthorn like a heavy fall of snow, the red campion and the yellow gorse,

Hawthorn/Red Campion and ?

any botanists care to identify the purple/blue one

whatsthisthen?

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

any botanists care to identify the purple one



Regards Neil

Its a flower Neil!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

any botanists care to identify the purple one



Regards Neil

Its a flower Neil!!

Mick I'm sure your versatile and transferrable skills can come up with something better than that I do believe it is an orchid of some description, of which there are about 56 odd wild varieties in the UK.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Well this website was very good indeed, loaded up my horizontal photo it came up with the goods

It isnt an orchid, I think the Brown Bugle is the closest pic although some variations are given.

https://identify.plantnet.org/

REgards neil

[Gibbo2286]

Well you had not much luck with my snow covered car, have a go at this which has set up home next to my blackcurrant bush.

[mickthemaverick]

Well this website was very good indeed, loaded up my horizontal photo it came up with the goods

It isnt an orchid, I think the Brown Bugle is the closest pic although some variations are given.

REgards neil

Could well be, I had it down to these two:

BFTW

BFTW

[bobins]

Well you had not much luck with my snow covered car, have a go at this which has set up home next to my blackcurrant bush.

That be a Geranium. No, honest it is ! Geranium robertianum - or more commonly known as Herb Robert.

[Hell Razor5543]

I saw a small family of geese this morning, on the River Kennet in Reading.

[Gibbo2286]

Yes that's the one by the look of it. Someone else ( a neighbour) said the same earlier today,
Just had a read of the RHS site, says it's a treatment for diarrhoea.