birdbox ,bluebells & butterflies.

In the Garden:a Birdbox Chris just finished today.

Below a slideshow of my visit today with Cath to Hardcastle Craggs:

Joan

I travelled over to  Royton,(nr Manchester) today to attend Joan 's funeral ( Hydn's wife).Held at St Pauls Church .A massive place ,which  was packed.
www.saint-pauls-royton.org/

An impressive attendance for a beautiful lady.

Rest in Peace X

[Capo ]Martin took this photo of me near Royton Cricket Club, which hosted a meal for the mourners afterwards.

Thank You Martin for the lift to & from the Mills Hill railway station.

As I say, hundreds attended Joan's Mass.
 It lasted 80 minutes ( with a seperate cremation afterwards).
An Anglican/Cof E affair...yet  much "smells& bells"..more 'Catholic' than even recent roman catholic services I have attended  (remember I'm Polish,I know about such things!)
It's the first time ever I have taken the host &wine from a protestant vicar......very moving......
It was also good to meet up with 40 or 50  people i hadnt met up with for at least 12 months.

Labour Day in Hebden Bridge.

The fortune-telling lady. Has even taken all her things inside.........

A photo taken near Todmorden in 1975 by the splendid photographer Martin Parr

This week's sepia saturday

has , as it's prompt someone hanging out washing to dry.............

 The above is cheating really....i took it out of my Abruzzo bedroom window only eight years ago,Hardly "old".....but I think it perfectly captures the timeless ballet that is "hanging out one's  washing"...an art form that crosses both time and space ...........
(click to hear the BobCat) I see Bob from Bacup on Wednesday who celebrated his 81st Birthday  last week.He has moved house recently  & has just come out of hospital after eye surgery.

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Bob from     Bacup

I also go to Royton to attend the funeral of Joan,Hydn's lovely wife. Hopefully  i meet up with some  friends from The Rochdale Hamam.

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Also ,thru the week,I should be seeing Ken& Phil in Calderdale for a drink.First time for ages........

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 Incidently.....Great News from Newcastle.The Turkish Baths there  will be reopening !
 I expect I shall eventually be testing the facilities (I hope they provide clean towels.......)
You may check  progress  [here]

me,as human clothes- horse, in an Istanbul Hamam.Look at my Gut!

Clare Road , Halifax    HX1 2JR

"......In one doll, the upper half spun and where her hand pointed at the end of the spin was the fortune for you...".       [read more...]

Another Martin Parr washing line.

a walk along the tow path between Hebden Bridge & Mytholmroyd today..

zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/Hebden-Bridge-Tow-Path-23rd-April-2017/