Pics from your State Sanctioned Exercise.

[LeytonCatLady]

Spring blossom.

 

[stockwelljonny]

Nice sunny day in Stockwell today

 

[stockwelljonny]

 

[SpookyFrank]

 

[chainsawjob]

garden, Trent & Mersey Canal, crumbly bridge, cooling towers, blackthorn, barge in a thunderstorm

 

[Elpenor]

The ram in final picture was enormous. But couldn’t get a better shot

 

[SpookyFrank]

The ram in final picture was enormous. But couldn’t get a better shot

Yeah well it looks like the cannon's seen better days anyway.

 

[chainsawjob]

River Trent, Jacobite memorial cairn, Swarkestone Bridge, blossom (ornamental cherry?), wall/moss

Swarkestone Bridge, built in the 13th century is the longest stone bridge in England, and just under a mile long.

Trent is a Celtic word and means 'flooding'.

 

[chainsawjob]

nomad, dead nettle, cracking, yellow wellies, Green Alkanet

 

[clicker]

 

[Mattym]

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River Trent, Jacobite memorial cairn, Swarkestone Bridge, blossom (ornamental cherry?), wall/moss

Swarkestone Bridge, built in the 13th century is the longest stone bridge in England, and just under a mile long.

Trent is a Celtic word and means 'flooding'.

I shall be driving in the vicinity of the Bridge in about an hour's time, but I never (have to) go over it.

 

[chainsawjob]

I shall be driving in the vicinity of the Bridge in about an hour's time, but I never (have to) go over it.

I used to drive over it every day. We did yesterday and it's not as narrow or as bad as I recalled for having to give way to people to pass. Didn't meet any lorries though!

 

[Mattym]

I used to drive over it every day. We did yesterday and it's not as narrow or as bad as I recalled for having to give way to people to pass. Didn't meet any lorries though!

I remember it being quite an ordeal in terms of lorries- used to have friends in Melbourne, so would regularly cross it. I also remember a pub which you could reach (I think) by driving below the bridge (at the side of it) but am not 100% sure if I've imagined that.

 

[chainsawjob]

St George's mushroom (bit early), spalted willow, stream, rainbows (triple just before I took this), catkin (red alder?)

 

[chainsawjob]

I remember it being quite an ordeal in terms of lorries- used to have friends in Melbourne, so would regularly cross it. I also remember a pub which you could reach (I think) by driving below the bridge (at the side of it) but am not 100% sure if I've imagined that.

Yes, that does ring a bell, lorry passing ordeals. There's a pub at the other end with a nice garden next to the Trent, not sure about the Melbourne end, didn't notice.

 

[Mattym]

Yes, that does ring a bell, lorry passing ordeals. There's a pub at the other end with a nice garden next to the Trent, not sure about the Melbourne end, didn't notice.

Think the pub I mean has recently had flooding/ access issues, not the Crew & Harper at the (closer to) Derby end. I'm going to google it.

 

[Mattym]

Think the pub I mean has recently had flooding/ access issues, not the Crew & Harper at the (closer to) Derby end. I'm going to google it.

It may be the John Thompson Inn I'm thinking of, but again, I'm not sure.

 

[clicker]

Great weather for kite surfers in Tankerton.

 

[ginger_syn]

Today's walk.

 

[chainsawjob]

 

[SpookyFrank]

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Flowers at work earlier.



And Kings Cross ceiling looking like Emerald City.

 

[BoatieBird]

 

[8ball]

Those in power write the history,
Those who struggle write the songs.
Moore Street, Dublin with Roma
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Those with local authority approval and funding paint the murals.

 

[Boru]

Those with local authority approval and funding paint the murals.

lol.. probably but this is inner city Dublin so i doubt if there was an open call or tender process..

 

[Ground Elder]

 

[Elpenor]

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Eye bombing in the last picture

 

[BoatieBird]

Bosherston Lakes and Broad Haven South - glorious!

 

[Elpenor]

One of the most beautiful places I’ve been to. I saw an otter at the lake last year

 

[BoatieBird]

One of the most beautiful places I’ve been to. I saw an otter at the lake last year

We looked for otters, but no luck this time!