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Mundane pictures of the North

Miss Caphat said:
jesus. are you sure that's safe to go in?
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I'm not 100% sure, but I'm confident enough that I'm going to risk it! :cool:

Here's a swan family enjoying the nice weather

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I am thinking of going for a wander today after being wiped out yesterday, but I think I've exhausted all the city centre has to offer and just can't be arsed to travel further. So might have to be especially inquisitive and find some unknown mundane corners of town. :)
 
farmerbarleymow said:
Fez909 I'm very disappointed you didn't, seeing as you were so close to the nest, test out the swan=broken arm theory for us. It would be for science! :p

Go back and do it today. :mad: :D
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Hah, I actually stopped when I saw the swans as I wanted to see if I could get close to the cygnets. I got off my bike and picked some flowers and random weeds and got really close to the water. Then I was making daft noises which you'd usually use to coax a cat or a dog over. None of them worked.

So I picked bits off the plants and made it look as it I was here to feed the swans! Clever bastards knew it was a con though and they didn't get too close.

So, I couldn't have broken my arm even if I wanted to :(

:)
 
Fez909 said:
Hah, I actually stopped when I saw the swans as I wanted to see if I could get close to the cygnets. I got off my bike and picked some flowers and random weeds and got really close to the water. Then I was making daft noises which you'd usually use to coax a cat or a dog over. None of them worked.

So I picked bits off the plants and made it look as it I was here to feed the swans! Clever bastards knew it was a con though and they didn't get too close.

So, I couldn't have broken my arm even if I wanted to :(

:)
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They like bread. I used to feed whole gangs of them from the waters edge in Salford Quays at dinnertimes when I used to work in the area. They get used to you and are quite gentle even when you are level with them on the bank of the water. A lovely way to spend half an hour. :cool:

Oh, and they absolutely love the mixed birdseed you can buy in big bags in the discount shops - they hoover it up. :)

It is very entertaining though to watch a swan you're feeding in a park get pissed off with the pigeons swarming around underneath it. They just grab a pigeon by the wing and fling their head back, releasing the pigeon at the perfect point so it gets flung on a perfect arc to land well away from the annoyed swan. :D
 
Tom A said:
My toes got a bit blistery after my epic High Peak mission on Tuesday, so I know what you mean. :)
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Mine were more like I'd caused horizontal cuts in the skin of the heel on each foot, which was a killer as I got off the train in the city centre on the way home. Now helpfully enlarged to be 50p-sized areas of the skin loose and raw skin underneath. Ouch!
 
Possibly my most mundane picture yet - canal water.

I have been surprised how clear it's been looking this past week or so. I always assumed the boats churning it up were the major cause of it looking so murky, but I suppose it must be rain run off. Anyway, the pictures don't do it justice, but even without a polarising filter you can see beyond the surface of the water! Considering you usually can't see 1cm deep when your stood right in front of it, that's pretty good going.

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If you look carefully you can see some fish and dragonflies as well. I never used to believe that there were fish in canals having NEVER seen a fisherman even get a bite. But it was absolutely teeming! Some pretty big, too.
 
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