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Scratting for coal

I went down to our local Brook to collect some coal ( there is a coal seem which comes out in the Brook which is submerged when the Brook is up and then it gets deposited along a mile or so stretch) I had thought I'd get a bucket full but ended up doing 9 trips to the car ( there is still plenty more) here are just 3 buckets worth which I emptied into old sacks once I had got them into the garden. So it turned out to be a successful dog walk and coal hunting expedition.

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One of the slabs of coal with my foot for scale

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Put the coal in a random pile in the centre of your living room and then it will be classed as "art"
 
I couldn't work it out. It's definitely electronic so a tracker was my guess.
I'm fairly sure it is RFID, which can track its activity, ie by determining when and how long it visits feed, which gates and doors it goes through etc.
Very useful for spotting unusual/abnormal behaviour and getting early warning of a possible problem.
 
I'm fairly sure it is RFID, which can track its activity, ie by determining when and how long it visits feed, which gates and doors it goes through etc.
Very useful for spotting unusual/abnormal behaviour and getting early warning of a possible problem.

Makes sense. Not snazzy enough to be Bovine Bling for their crew.

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. . . And back on the slot-car racing we see some dodgy car repairs at the corner and an even dodgier undertake! (he made the undertake okay though!!).

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Taken on Sunday at Saltburn.

Walking into the Sun.

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Light on the pier supports.

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Fire starters. There seems to be some banding in the sky here, it's not visible in the original.

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Long exposure from the pier.

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The Three Amigos.

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The view just before sunset.

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Jealous now, all I get in my garden 99% of the time are bloody pigeons and starlings lol.

Hi, up to 2 weeks ago, only great tits and doves came. Now there is more variety, but I do not know why. It depends on what the neighbours feed, I suppose ...
 
A short stop on the way home today. The line of trees had lots of thorny bushes and nettles around the base, and dotted all around them were a multitude of funnel like dense spider webs, each with the owner waiting patiently for an unlucky little critter to make a fatal mistake.
Would like to pop back with a better lens.
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The light here was poor today so I had to look for something interesting rather than pretty pictures.

An interesting and I think quite beautiful memorial which I don't remember seeing before.

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Interesting tree.

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Colour on a flat light day.

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Just had a wander around the garden with the macro lens

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From this afternoon's dog walk.......

Nikon d7200 & Nikkor 18-200 'Tourist Lens' and a splodge of flash in the last two.

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This is Cala n porter, on menorca. Phone pic of a restaurant we used to use when the kids were small.
It was the largest, most vibrant restaurant in town. Many outside tables, people always queuing. Now derelict, most of the town run down and closed. Very sad revisit.
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