Selfie Weekend

[CanonChrissy]

Roast beef dinner with horseradish sauce and Yorkshire puddings

Edited March 20, 2016 by CanonChrissy

[Brian]

I missed the start of this topic, so was unprepared. So here's today's lunch. But it was a homegrown hydroponic tomato and they're lovely.

[Black Pearl]

Now we're all back up and running how about a bit of fun for the weekend......

Next three days (its a Bank Holiday after all) take a shot of something creaturey - animal/insect/fish/bird - and bung them below.

Doesn't have to be a masterpiece just shoot what you see while you're out and about....

[CanonChrissy]

Creaturey??? Fab word BP

[BillE]

Where did I put that creaturey i had?

[ChrisLumix]

To qualify as a Selfie, we must get the critter to shoot itself, right?

[Guest Ron]

Go for it Judy, it is a 4 day long weekend after all.

Ron

[Korky]

Today, I thought I’d rise to the BP animal challenge and so I left my bed briskly at 03.27. Following a quick shower, shave an' a shampoo, I made six corned beef sandwiches, grabbed a Twix, a Double Decker, a packet of Penguins, two Kit Kats and a Bounty, brewed a large flask of Horlicks and set off for the Cleckheaton Wildlife Safari Park and Garden Centre. Yes, it’s in Y*rkshire, but please understand that I suffer for my art.

 

Once there, I made my way to the Rolf Harris Hide (soon to be renamed), covered myself in insect repellant, fitted my 1200mm Tamron (which, incidentally, is an anagram of Matron), set up the tripod, erected my camping table and chairs, tuned in the radio to Cleckheaton Gold and settled down to nobble me some monkeys.

 

Anyroadup………..

 

After over four hours of waiting I heard a soft rustling in the undergrowth - I turned, and there, in the closest tree, was the cutest, cuddliest monkey I have EVER seen. He was staring straight at me, almost begging me to take his photograph, but I was half-way through a Double Decker and by the time I’d got across to the camera the little sod had leaped onto the camping table, peed in my Horlicks, nicked my last Kit Kat and buggered off back to his wife and kids.

 

Deeply saddened, I packed up my gear, called in at the gift shop to buy this postcard and drove home. I’m now spending the rest of Easter watching antiques programmes on BBC 2.

 

Sorry, BP.

 

Korky

 

[Guest Judy]

[Clicker]

We have  his Uncle Clyde staying with us at the moment Korks ...He's so laid back he verges on the horizontal ... An intrepid explorer  , ( he has ventured  into  the Forest of Bowland  without any  back-up or support network  a few months ago !)  he regularly pays us a visit on route to  the Forest of Dean .

Here he is  just brushing up on his navigational skills ...  He is a nightmare to feed  having such a restrictive diet but   his tipple is a lot easier to  accommodate ...  though Martini and a slice of banana isn't   really  that cool is it ? He is a bit of a poser though ... just dashed into the study and  grabbed this snap of him ...

[Mitch]

On 2/26/2016 at 07:47, Brian said:

Took a while to work your one out, Ron. Very good.

 

Mine didn't work as well as I'd hoped. But I enjoyed the doing of it.

HA HA HA HA bloody brilliant.....Oh I wish I could have been there when you were doing the shots for this lol

[BillE]

This is the Welsh line of the family from Yorkshire, they still live in the trees too!

 

[Guest Judy]

26 minutes ago, BillE said:

This is the Welsh line of the family from Yorkshire, they still live in the trees too!

 

 

I do hope you're not casting nasturtiums at the Welsh or Yorkshsire folk, Bill - it might not be in your best interests

[Clicker]

Ooooer  I should run and hide if I were you Bill ... there's more of them on 'ere than thar can poke a big stick wi'...I ' ave an affinity with both countries (I use the word  country advisedly for Yorkshire too )  so  you could  be stirring a very volatile pot   young man ! There ... that's my colours nailed to the mast ...

[BillE]

Been to Wales a lot, plus I dont live too far away either! Spent 2 years in Harrogate and a few months in Catterick, (can you work out what my first job was?) AND to cap it all my uncle was from Lancashire.

Not to mention, you can eat nasturtiums! Though I dont know if the Welsh or Yorkshireans(?) do

[Clicker]

Ah Well ...I'll soldier on ... Dont say I didn't warn ya !

[JohnP]

Me at the summit of Pen Y Fan the highest point in the Brecon Beacons.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2016 by JohnP

[Black Pearl]

Is it a bird, mammal, insect, fish - is it a plane - no its an old shot of John 

[JohnP]

3 minutes ago, Black Pearl said:

no its an old shot of John 

Or a shot of old John!..

[Black Pearl]

No monkeys from me just that dog again.

He's been out for two walks so knows thats his lot for the day and is just lying in the corner with a monk on...

[Kobione]

Didn't have to go far for this one - it's duck shooting season here, but I think we have a sign up somewhere that says 'Ducks welcome and safe here'. A mix from yesterday arvos bird feeding bit, taken through the back sliding door, so not perfectly clear - one Galah, one Crested Pigeon and a gang of ducks:

[Brian]

Didn't get up to much animally stuff over the weekend, but did go to a BBQ where this little bloke lives. He was quite beside himself when he could smell Deirdre's dogs on my trousers. 

Photo wasn't very sharp, so had to do a bit to it!

[Guest Judy]

Other people's dogs

 

(Hexham - Frday)

 

 

[colinb]

A little wet to look for bugs so I grabbed a shot at a female Blackbird...

[ChrisLumix]

He stood and posed for me, but at a great distance (even for the TZ60!) so there is camera shake I'm afraid. I've applied a big crop and two lots of sharpening but this is the best I can do with it.