Some Pictures Must Be Taken. Some Quotes Must Be Quoted.
If you didn’t know there was a Roman fort (or what remains of it) in Manchester, now you know. And here are the pictures of it:
The remains of the fort are in the part of town called Castlefield–and this sign explains why:
Here is the link to Wikipedia entry, where you can find more info about this fort.
Are there any remains of Roman civilisation where you live? What historical gems can be found in your home city? Share in the comments!
Yes, I know I have already used a similar title. I like to keep a consistent theme on the blog.
These are some shots of, you couldn’t call it street art, but well, some interesting posters with political-type statements.
My favourite one is “the revolution will be cleaned by the council.” Because you know it will.
Hmm, I may just add this to Gloomscapes as a bonus post.
Because you can’t ever have too many duck pictures on your blog.
These images show a mother duck with her four ducklings, following her into the water. This is the same Heaton Park pond that featured in my previous duck post.
I can’t believe how lucky I was, having had an opportunity to take these photos. And it just proves that no matter how many times I go to Heaton Park, there is always something new to discover!
Following on from this post, here is another one of similar type, also from Heaton Park:
Again, I’m not making fun of the sign. Actually it’s quite tragic they have to put up signs like this. You’d think it’s common sense.
So I finally got a chance to go and see Radcliffe Tower. Radcliffe Tower is a tower (or what remains of it) in Radcliffe, a small town near Manchester. I have posted some shots of Radcliffe before, though that was a bleak November scenery.
I couldn’t get any nearer, the tower is surrounded by a fence.
I don’t know whether it’s available to public at all, ever, I haven’t been able to find out any info about any trail, as mentioned on this notice board, or anything else. I would really like to photograph the tower closer.
Anyone reading this who is from this neighbourhood? Anyone out there knows this place or perhaps been to this Trail and can give more details? Tell us in the comments!
In my last blog entry I shared the photos from my trip to Southport, but that wasn’t the whole trip. That same day, I also visited Formby, a town on the coast near Liverpool. Formby is known for its sand dunes, pinewoods and wildlife–apparently it’s a habitat of the endangered red squirrel, though I haven’t seen any (truth be told, I didn’t have much time, I literally ran from the train station to the beach, took pics and ran back, as it was quite late and I wanted to return to Manchester at reasonable hour).
Anyway, Formby is absolutely gorgeous, see for yourselves:
The pinewoods are conserved by National Trust, for the above mentioned wildlife.
Today, let me share with you some photos from my trip to Southport. Southport is a seaside town in Merseyside, North West England, over an hour by train from Manchester.
The bottom two are smartphone shots.
This trip meant a lot to me because this was the first time in ten years that I felt seawater. The tide was low as you can see, so I just took off my shoes and socks and went right in. I walked way, way past the pier. Of course, not being used to such hot weather (yeah, what’s up with that?) since moving to UK and not having been on the beach for a decade, I forgot I should have applied the sun cream regularly. Shrug, a bit of a sunburn won’t kill me.
Anyone here knows Souhtport?
The sign is in Heaton Park.
Do not feed the horses. They are on a special diet.
Please note, I’m not making fun of this sign–I completely understand the horses should not be fed by the park’s visitors. In fact, it annoys me when I see people feeding animals in places where there are big bold signs instructing NOT to feed the animals. Like, you think that doesn’t apply to you? Ugh…
So, the sign. It just made me smile, that’s all. I’ve noticed I’ve gathered a few pictures of different signs, it seems they are one of the things I like to photograph, both with my camera and the smartphone. The blog is helping me discover myself and I love it! Here’s the tag.
How about you? Is there an object you like to take pictures of that is not the obvious landscape/nature/portrait thing? Tell me in the comments and share your work!
I was actually hunting for some Gloomscapes shots on that grey November afternoon last year, when I spotted this cat. I love the contrast of the warmness of its fur with the bleak surroundings.
I have added a new hashtag to my blog, other-peoples-cats, because you know… of course.
Here I give you the pictures from my photoshoot with alpaca in Heaton Park.
It started like this:
Hey, you there! With the camera. Come here and take my picture!
So I did.
Does my profile look good like this?
Thank you! Come again next time!
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