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Otley Show, Flyball – Lucy goes for it!!

Animals, Events, Performances, Places No Responses »

May 202012

I had never heard of Flyball (I live under a very big rock and it no longer has dogs in residence) so this was a huge surprise and fantastic fun. Basically dogs race over hurdles and get a ball and then race back. Simple, any dog can enter, and its great fun to watch. The sheer speed of the dogs is fantastic and they get very, very excited. This one is Lucy, from the Calverley Chasers Flyball club ( http://www.calverleychasers.com ) . I do hope they are there again next year.

[ If Lucy's owner wants a copy of this picture leave a comment. I took about 60+ of varying quality and artistic merit which you are welcome to have ]

Chicken?

May 20, 2012
Chicken?
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Animals, Events, Nature
Tagged with: animal, bird, birds, chicken, Otley, Otley Show

The Otley Show is in its 203rd Year, and is always well attended. Aside from the usual cattle and horses the other attractions include chickens, rabbits, ferrets, pygmy goats and the WI. The chickens are wonderful. I am told that they ‘need’ to live in my garden, and that I would grow to love them, [...]

On the Beach

May 20, 2012
On the Beach
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Monochrome, Nature, Post-Processed, Seascape
Tagged with: beach, breakwater, monochrome, posts, sand, sea, seaside, Spurn Point

This is another from Spurn Point. As you can tell I have been playing with Lightroom 4 again. I have always loved monochrome images, mostly because that was what I grew up on. I still can’t believe how easy modern software makes it to really bugger up a good colour original. Its a bit perverse [...]

Castle Defender

May 20, 2012
Castle Defender
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Architecture, Historical, Places
Tagged with: Alicante, Almeria, battlements, castle, Spain, walls

Almeria has castles. This is one of them, or at least a top bit of one of them. I don’t think this one (in Alicante) has ever had to defend itself from invaders – at least not in the more recent past- but I like to think that if it did someone would shout insults [...]

Dead Donkey?

May 18, 2012
Dead Donkey?
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Animals, Events, Monochrome, Places
Tagged with: donkey, Otley, Otley Show, roll

Its not really dead, just having a good roll in the grass after a long trip in the horsebox. This is a stallion and quite a big beast, and the volume of noise he makes is unbelievable. Tomorrow hes is going to be giving kids rides at the Otley Show

Spiral stairs

These are in the Marmion Tower in West Tanfield North Yorkshire. The tower is the remains of a gatehouse to a lost Manor building. Worth a look if you are in the area.