This dude joined me cutting wood this afternoon.
Boss photos you've taken
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Just got back from swimming in the sea at Black Rock Sands…. Stunning evening but the water could have been a bit warmer 
Cucumber spider. Nice.
Went fishing a couple days ago, just to GTF out of the concrete jungle (jungle!)...never mind my uncle's "duh!?!?" look and the "too many Miller High-Life's in the 80/90's" belly, it's all about the vibes... We've rarely done shore fishing (catfish) over the decades so we both thought it'd be something different.
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Here's another...sorry again (don't know whether I'm apologizing for him or to you all 
), he's just a victim of circumstance.
), he's just a victim of circumstance.
Here's another...sorry again (don't know whether I'm apologizing for him or to you all
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TBF to him, he's basically been my dad since he met my aunt when I was about 12 and the b'stard can catch a fish in the 'kin Sahara, so he's not all bad.
Thanks, I wondered what it was.
I've come out for a little paddle 
Barnacre All Saints Church
All Saints’ Church is a small, picturesque and much loved early 20th century church, situated in beautiful farming countryside near Garstang, Lancashire.
The church has a very faithful, warm and welcoming congregation, with new people joining the church over time. It has a good village choir which includes 5 younger members. It shares an organist with St. John’s Church, Calder Vale.
Found on Delph Lane, Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire, England, it is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Peter, Scorton, and St John the Evangelist, Calder Vale.
The church is built from sandstone rocks and has red tiled roofs. It has a main hall called a nave and a special area for the altar called a chancel. These two parts are under one continuous roof. On the north side, there is a transept. This is a part of the church that sticks out, like the arms of a cross. It holds the organ and a room called the vestry, where priests prepare. On the south side, there is a small chapel. At the west end, there is a tall tower.
The windows on the sides of the church have two or three sections.
The chapel has a round window at its east end. The main east window in the chancel has four sections with beautiful stone tracery. Inside the church, there is an arcade, which is a row of arches, leading to the chapel. In the chancel, there are special seats for the clergy called a sedilia and a basin for washing sacred vessels called a piscina. The font, where baptisms take place, is under the tower. It has a large bowl with buttressed sides.
The colorful stained glass windows in the church were made by a company called Shrigley and Hunt. The church also has a large pipe organ with two keyboards. This organ was made around 1875 and was originally in a place called Barnacre Lodge. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.HistoryAll Saints was built between 1905 and 1906, and designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. It was dedicated on 28 July 1905 by Edmund Knox, Bishop of Manchester, and was originally a chapel of ease to St Thomas, Garstang.
All Saints became a separate parish in its own right in 1911, and the church and churchyard were consecrated on 23 October 1911. In 1936 James Lever Rushton died, and the southeast chapel, designed by Henry Paley, of the same firm of Lancaster architects, was built in his memory.
Paul.
All Saints’ Church is a small, picturesque and much loved early 20th century church, situated in beautiful farming countryside near Garstang, Lancashire.
The church has a very faithful, warm and welcoming congregation, with new people joining the church over time. It has a good village choir which includes 5 younger members. It shares an organist with St. John’s Church, Calder Vale.
Found on Delph Lane, Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire, England, it is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Peter, Scorton, and St John the Evangelist, Calder Vale.
The church is built from sandstone rocks and has red tiled roofs. It has a main hall called a nave and a special area for the altar called a chancel. These two parts are under one continuous roof. On the north side, there is a transept. This is a part of the church that sticks out, like the arms of a cross. It holds the organ and a room called the vestry, where priests prepare. On the south side, there is a small chapel. At the west end, there is a tall tower.
The windows on the sides of the church have two or three sections.
The chapel has a round window at its east end. The main east window in the chancel has four sections with beautiful stone tracery. Inside the church, there is an arcade, which is a row of arches, leading to the chapel. In the chancel, there are special seats for the clergy called a sedilia and a basin for washing sacred vessels called a piscina. The font, where baptisms take place, is under the tower. It has a large bowl with buttressed sides.
The colorful stained glass windows in the church were made by a company called Shrigley and Hunt. The church also has a large pipe organ with two keyboards. This organ was made around 1875 and was originally in a place called Barnacre Lodge. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.HistoryAll Saints was built between 1905 and 1906, and designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. It was dedicated on 28 July 1905 by Edmund Knox, Bishop of Manchester, and was originally a chapel of ease to St Thomas, Garstang.
All Saints became a separate parish in its own right in 1911, and the church and churchyard were consecrated on 23 October 1911. In 1936 James Lever Rushton died, and the southeast chapel, designed by Henry Paley, of the same firm of Lancaster architects, was built in his memory.
Paul.
A lovely evening at Ironbridge, just outside Telford.
Sadly no real ale, but the Murphys is excellent.
Gannet
Went for a little wander in the woods today, the bothy is a place I’ve visited before but it looks like someone has been busy in the area.
The Mrs was with me, they would have come in bloody handy I tell you
Join me as we go along the Tolkien Way from Cromwell's Bridge to the Shireburn. (Copyright & blocked in 2 regions - you know where!)
J.R.R. Tolkien spent significant time at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire during the 1940s, visiting his son John, who was training for the priesthood there during WWII. He wrote parts of The Lord of the Rings while staying at New Lodge and drew inspiration from the local Ribble Valley landscape, influencing names like Shire Lane.
The landscape around Hurst Green and Stonyhurst is closely linked to The Lord of the Rings. Local landmarks, including the River Shirebourn (River Ribble) and Cromwell Bridge, are believed to have influenced Middle-earth.
Tolkien was also known to spend time studying and writing in the Stonyhurst College library, which holds a rich collection of rare books and manuscripts, similar to what he would have used in Oxford.
People come from all over the world to walk the famous Tolkien Trail. To follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien himself and see how he was inspired by the beautiful landscape of Lancashire.
Paul.
J.R.R. Tolkien spent significant time at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire during the 1940s, visiting his son John, who was training for the priesthood there during WWII. He wrote parts of The Lord of the Rings while staying at New Lodge and drew inspiration from the local Ribble Valley landscape, influencing names like Shire Lane.
The landscape around Hurst Green and Stonyhurst is closely linked to The Lord of the Rings. Local landmarks, including the River Shirebourn (River Ribble) and Cromwell Bridge, are believed to have influenced Middle-earth.
Tolkien was also known to spend time studying and writing in the Stonyhurst College library, which holds a rich collection of rare books and manuscripts, similar to what he would have used in Oxford.
People come from all over the world to walk the famous Tolkien Trail. To follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien himself and see how he was inspired by the beautiful landscape of Lancashire.
Paul.
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