JohnP

3 minutes ago, Paul said:

Looks very hairy!

Paul.

I wonder if those things like thorns are for protection... assuming they are not soft of course!

This spider resides in my garden, it can always be found in the same place.

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Taken in my garden... the poor thing appears to be covered in cob webs.

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Lovely... I don't think I have ever seen them before!

Taken in my garden.

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I had X-Rays on my bad feet yesterday, I guess it be a while before I hear anything. I'm only taking photos at home and not going out much. I dashed out in the garden between the heavy showers and took these shots. I didn't us my Raynox this time, I used a Marumi +5 Close up lens instead.

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Jupiter will be at it's closest to Earth since September 15th 2010 on 21-22 Setember.... 365 million miles... I hope it's a clear!

I gets loads of these large hoverflies in my garden.

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Nice captures ... it's a female Common Darter... I expect you already know that Paul...

In my garden.

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I've never seen a Grey squirrel this close to my bungalow before, this shot was taken when I was standing in my front porch... the squirrel was about 30 feet away!

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I like Penstemon's and so do the bees and Hoverflies.

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More shots from my garden.

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1 hour ago, Fogey said:

Excellent clarity.  Was that taken with a tripod, John?

Yes I used a tripod which was only delivered to me on Sunday, I wanted something lighter than my old tripod and the new one will just go into my small rucksack. It's very rigid considering how light it is, however I don't like the ballhead that came with it so I used a better one that I have had for years... I do like the tripod though!

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Another shot taken in my garden.

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Well done Paul... that's a cracking capture!

Playing in my garden again, bad feet are keeping me at home... X-Rays on Wednesday!

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Either way worn or broken I've never replaced a pair carbon brushes that looked so different to each other.

5 minutes ago, JamesT said:

It looks to me like the one on the right might have snapped off rather than wearing down.

I thought that but there was no sign of the broken end when I dismantled the cleaner.... it remains a mystery!

My Henry vacuum cleaner stopped working after 16 years (I have another one in my garage that's 33 years old and still working), I fitted new carbon brushes in the motor and all is fine now. I have never seen a pair of carbon brushes so unevenly worn as this pair.

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A fine set of images Paul...

7 hours ago, Ryewolf said:

Looks like a grasshopper to me, I think crickets have a long antennae. Looks like a Common Field Grasshopper.

I agree... It's a Common Field Grasshopper. Crickets have antennae longer than the body and Grasshoppers have antennae shorter than the body.

No2 is beautiful... great sky and good DOF both help make this a cracking image.

I will let Geoff answer your question in full... he was waiting to take the key.

Very good! 

I must have a day on the Severn Valley Railway, it's a few years since I last did that.