Picture(s) of the day....

[myglaren]

Walked the rout that Jim ran when at the Lambton Worm for the Beamish visit.
Only took 3¾ hours (and ten minutes home on the bus).

Discovered these all over the road at the end of my road

?s

Couldn't see a source for them but then saw more a couple of miles away under a tree, I think they may be Beech nuts, the kind they make chewing gum from.

Jim will recognise this:

Tunnel

Sign

No idea where I was most of the time.

Wheatsheaf

Until I emerged here.
Luckily only a short (slow) walk from the nearest bus stop, and the bus stops at the bottom of my street.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Look like Hazel Nuts Steve


Neil

[Rp0thejester]

Well thanks for letting us know your address

[myglaren]

Google sometimes knows too much, but then doesn't always get it right

[Peter.N.]

We have lots of hazel nuts but the squirrels are already queuing up waiting for them to ripen so shant have them for long.

Peter

[myglaren]

Look like Hazel Nuts Steve


Neil

We have lots of hazel nuts but the squirrels are already queuing up waiting for them to ripen so shant have them for long.

Peter

They look as though the squirrels have been at them, mostly empty shells.

[CitroJim]

Avoiding all the important jobs around the house that need doing ?

There are none left bobins, hence I have time for adventure planning!!

And I'm now in that happy position after a massive final push today

[CitroJim]

Jim will recognise this:

I most certainly do Steve and can't wait to run along there again next week Very happy memories!

Some cycling friends of mine rode the full C2C last week and would have cycled along there... They had quite an adventure...

[Rp0thejester]

A beautiful silhouette of a C8

yes, you can't see it, that's the point

[CitroJim]

^^

[Rp0thejester]

Was in Barking today and was surprised to see this just behind the high street

no idea what it is/from as no sign board but was about 300 metres away from Barking Abbey so assuming something to do with this.

20 metres away, rats in their natural habitat

[NewcastleFalcon]

Virtually the same image from Geograph, click the photo and the blurb says

View of the modern ruins from Town Square
Although this looks like a piece of the ruin of Barking Abbey, this is actually a modern decoy installed as part of the Town Square redevelopment in 2007-8 and is intended to represent a piece of Barking's history. Looking north-northwest.

View of the modern ruins from Town Square

© Copyright Robert Lamb and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

It was designed by Muf Architecture/Art as part of public spaces project for Barking.

http://muf.co.uk/portfolio/barking-town-square-2//

Neil


Neil

[Rp0thejester]

They have done an amazing job on it, it looks so old, even the stone looks weather worn. It's only when you get up close and see the steel supports behind it that you start to question it. I'm back there tomorrow so I'll get some closer photos of the stone work etc

[bobins]

So there was I, busily pulling some brambles out from the undergrowth, occasionally getting pestered by wasps - it's that time of year after all.

I looked up above me and what do I find just above my head ?

Spoiler: show

Wapses nest - own work

So I assessed the situation, considered my options, formed an action plan, .......and made a tactical withdrawal - in military parlance I believe they call it running away

I've had numerous occasions over the years where I've accidentaly disturbed a wasps nest, and yes - they do come after you just like in the cartoons

[Rp0thejester]

I'm thinking bottle of petrol in a spray gun, all over it and then shout NAPALM as you light it!