Picture(s) of the day....

[mickthemaverick]

For anyone interested there is more here

[NewcastleFalcon]

For who wants to be a millionairre watchers, Jimmy Carr should have studied POTD before he went on.

Now this was an achievement

Taking a non-blurry picture from a moving train at precisely the right moment I mean!

If you have travelled the East Coast main line through Lincolnshire you will have passed it, but probably not seen it.

Steaming into the record books

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Only 6 A4's left............quiz of the day...name them if you can

Spoiler: show

Mallard, Bittern, Sir Nigel Gresley, Dominion of Canada, Union of South Africa, and Dwight D Eisenhower

Durham's Wharton Park is in my estimation the finest place on planet earth for watching trains. I am biased of course filled with nostalgic memories of hot summer days in the early sixties when I was a boy. High above the city with its own little mock castle viewpoint, the magnificent castle and cathedral in the background and a tremendous viaduct to allow the locomotives to make their dramatic entrance to the scene.

..and yes, the greatest excitement of all was the sight of a "Streamliner" thundering through.

regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

odd sort of light brewed up for a while just before darkness fell and the battery ran out on the camera

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Skipton, not just gorgeous pork pies

viewtopic.php?p=702799#p702799

Fiery Fred hurls down a yorker or a bouncer in the background

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Brick club tour.

When in Lancashire (historic County)

Bricks have been manufactured at the Huncoat site near Accrington since 1887. They are made from fire clay and are so strong and durable that they become known in the trade as iron bricks. At one time the works chimney had the letters IRON painted vertically on it with the N at the top, prompting locals to call it the NORI brick factory.

Red Nori bricks were used in the foundations of the Blackpool Tower and the Empire State Building in New York as well as in thousands of houses, factories and schools throughout northern England.

Shawforth by Rochdale. Shawforth Brickworks, Rochdale was next to the railway station & it went into liquidation on 15th August 1910.


REgards Neil

[Hell Razor5543]

I had to drive to Cheltenham this morning. As the weather was clear my camera got a bit of work done.

[NewcastleFalcon]

When's the best time to visit the Kirkstone Pass
A Monday in November

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Autumn is fading into winter and the trees are losing their profusion of old leaves.

leaving the bare trees, and a carpet for the woodland floor,

and only a few stragglers with their colourful clothes still left on November 23rd 2021

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Photo-Me Booth Passport Photos

[myglaren]

Halved some rather insipid baby plum tomatoes and was going to ovenerizate them for half an hour.

Except forgot them for two hours.

Slightly overdone.

[myglaren]

They aren't just standing there, they are 'dancing' - running on the spot.
I have heard of this but not seen it before, they drum on the ground with their feet and worms come up to see what is going on. Seemed to work quite well. Loads of worm casts there - mushrooms too.

[NewcastleFalcon]

A preying Mantis

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 09#p703509

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Tan Hill Inn in the news today. Cut off for 3 days, nice picturesque snowy scenes, those "marooned" seemed to survive the 3 day lock in pretty well!

So couple of pics from the FCF archives, of Tan Hill, no snow though, so dont make the snow good! thread.

Taken at the highest pub in England

and this excellent image from Citroenmad

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 95#p433895



REgards neil

[mickthemaverick]

I just spent 93 minutes orbiting the earth!! You can to if you want just go to:

viewtopic.php?p=703632#p703632

[NewcastleFalcon]

Cute little outbuildings club

and two FCF threads covered with this pic, as well as I-spy a holiday home.

Heat Pumps one for the engineers
viewtopic.php?t=68305
and
Spotted Xantias (and other French Stuff)
viewtopic.php?t=43691&start=2040

REgards Neil