My picture of the day-Where's yours?

[Shearwater Missile]

Is it just me, or do the hands on that statue look like they'd be just right for hanging the bike from by the crossbar?
Now I'm not suggesting for a minute that anyone should do this...us cyclists have a bad enough name as it is without such carrying on.

I think it must be some kind of new initiative introduced by the council to allow bicycle servicing in town centres. Not so good to use with a sloping crossbar. Perhaps the hands are adjustable !

 

[Shearwater Missile]

A little competition, no prizes however. What is the flower ? I will give the answer later.

 

[tyred]

Somewhere on the Hook Head peninsula. It's finding random places like this which inspire me to keep cycle touring.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

A little competition, no prizes however. What is the flower ? I will give the answer later.
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It is wild garlic also known as ramsons. You could certainly smell it before you saw it. I just thought that is was quite a nice flower, perhaps not one for the garden border unless the smell kept cats away !

 

[briantrumpet]

Absolutely nothing to do with bikes, but...

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Absolutely nothing to do with bikes, but...

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I don`t recognise it . Do you know what it is ? Wild or otherwise ?

 

[briantrumpet]

I don`t recognise it . Do you know what it is ? Wild or otherwise ?

Wild. Just cow parsley I think, weighed down by a shower.

 

[Katherine]

I knew the wild garlic pic! It grows in th woods near us and you can definately smell it before you see it.

 

[grecinos]

I was riding through a town called Stallion Springs. First time I've seen this many deer in someone's front yard so far away from the wilderness. (I counted five of them, one hopped over the fence as I was approaching to take a photo).

 

[tyred]

Early morning walk in Tramore.

 

[Hicky]

A couple from the garden this morning the hell hound in one of the pics is the pup in my avatar age 5.5yrs awesome mutt, I know the beds needs weeding a little....

 

[biggs682]

Had this female sparrow feeding from my hand earlier today .

It was the highlight of the day .

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Wild. Just cow parsley I think, weighed down by a shower.

Nice picture, flowers that perhaps we take for granted. Oilseed rape is gradually going over now and that is not just confined to the fields as it has spread to hedgerows and central reservations of main roads. I am sure that some artistic soul has taken a great shot of it. I know ages ago I did. The smell alone is enough.

 

[TeeShot]

 

[briantrumpet]

Nice picture, flowers that perhaps we take for granted. Oilseed rape is gradually going over now and that is not just confined to the fields as it has spread to hedgerows and central reservations of main roads. I am sure that some artistic soul has taken a great shot of it. I know ages ago I did. The smell alone is enough.

I have fun with the macro ability of my camera, taking photos of tiny flowers & florets - the beauty in miniature helps me look anew at familiar plants.