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Somebody gave them pavement chalk. I’m trying to make sure they only draw in front of our house, don’t want to upset the neighbours.
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Vandals, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.
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Vandals, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.  Honey, I shrunk the camper van, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Or maybe it would be more precise to call it a minivan, like those things "soccer moms" are supposed to drive. You could probably fit this in one of them. Stability is probably poor, and collision protection nonexistent, but part of me wants this kei camper. Link to this post!  There once was a pub….., originally uploaded by spinneyhead. The first thing I noticed was the rather forlorn steps. Then I spotted the cellar door. Hyde Road, across from the Showcase cinema. Link to this post!  I thought it was time to have a better look around the new neighbourhood. There’s some interesting bits to be found.  Yes, that is Lady Liberty in someone’s back garden. There’s another statue in the same garden, which looks like a gorilla with a crash helmet on, but it’s hard to get a picture of it.  Shortly after taking this photo I saw a Kingfisher flitting around the stream. It moved too fast to get a photo of it, though. 
I think both these shops are still trading, it was just too early in the day for them to be open. 
And that’s just a random little wander. There’s a fair amount more to be discovered yet. Link to this post! 
Sweet, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Congratulations to the USA on not electing Mitt Romney. No matter how gracious everyone is saying he was in defeat, you know that, had he won, he would have driven the country into the ground with a combination of Tea Party and corporate inspired policies. I may even buy some candy to celebrate. Link to this post!  Risky Heroes, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Who are the Risky Heroes? King Street, Manchester. Link to this post!  Louse Vegas, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Thomas Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester. Link to this post!  I’ve got a new friend, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. "Whatever you do," I said, "don’t buy another rat." So she bought another rat. Problem is, it’s just so damn cute. I can’t possibly demand it’s sent back. We’ll let the girls name her over the weekend. Link to this post!  I’ve been meaning to get photos of the Plymouth Grove for years. I was out that way earlier this week shooting other stuff so I decided to stop by. It’s a Grade 2 listed building and, according to the guy who appeared to be working on it they’re starting a refurbishment project, so I got in at the right time for decay photos. There are more photos at the Plymouth Grove set on Flickr. Link to this post! 
GOLD!!!, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Link to this post!  Tools, originally uploaded by spinneyhead. Just a test of posting to Flickr and the blog from the new phone. Link to this post!  The very first pictures I uploaded to Flickr, way back in 2005, were of the Manchester Whit Walk. Nearly 8,000 images and over a million views later I finally managed to catch the Walk again. I’ve not uploaded many of the photos I took today to the Whit Walk 2012 set because I wanted to post stuff quickly. More may be added when I have time. On the way into town I stopped to get a few shots of the Daily Mirror organised cyclosportive. I like this one-  (I did a little bit of Photoshopping to remove the street light which was sticking out of the rider’s helmet at an odd angle and to get a darker and more detailed sky.) As I walked my bike along the side of the route I was asked a couple of imes why I wasn’t taking part. The honest answer is I’ve been distracted and disorganised and, as with so many things, it sneaked up on me before I really knew about it. Maybe next year…… I also took this picture, a baby architectural wander-  Link to this post! |
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