Dowson Road in the snow

After a couple of days of snow the main road is flowing freely having been gritted. The pavements however have not been cleared and are treacherous.

At the Shell filling station diesel is the same price as on New Year's Day but petrol has gone down a penny per litre.

Behind the leylandii on the right are a group of lock-up garages which you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Scenic Weekends.

St George's from the bottom of Church Brow

A recent view of St George's church from the bottom of Church Brow.

Compare it with the same view in April 2011.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

New Year's Day on the Trans Pennine Trail

Looking past the Foxholes oak tree towards Knott Fold Bridge on the former Godley Junction to Apethorn railway line, now part of the Trans Pennine Trail and National Cycle Route #62. Taken just before noon on New Year's Day 2013.

See a closer view of the embankment below the tree on Hyde DP Xtra.

See how the tree looked in summer.

A contribution to Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Weekend Reflection: Tree in a puddle

I showed you this same tree reflected in a puddle in January 2012.

This year though the puddle is larger due to the uneven-ness of the pavement which I showed you from the opposite direction in fine weather on 6th December.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Windblown Tree at Newton

A windblown tree on grassland between Markham Street and Ashton Road, Newton.

Photograph was taken on May 2nd, 2012 and I've been waiting for a suitable time to post it. Well it isn't seasonal but perhaps its day has come.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday and Green Days on Raindrops & Daisies.

New Year's Day Trees

Dowson Road from the green space at the top of Gower Road.

At the Shell filling station, behind the tall birch tree, petrol is a penny a litre dearer than it was on Christmas Day. although diesel is the same price.

The lock-up garages on the left are shielded by fast growing leylandii. There are actually three trees in a line, but from this angle they seem to merge into one.

For Skywatch Friday.

Tree Hugger

This damaged copper beech tree on Wollaston Hill was turned into wood chips this week.  It seems that it was a victim of one of the numerous gas leaks in the area.  Tree specialists tried to save it but it was not to be.  John Quincy Adams, known as the "tree-planting Mr. Adams," planted numerous copper beech trees around the city ... perhaps this was one of them?

ABC Wednesday: X

A fallen tree makes an X with an upgrowing bare-limbed tree.

Taken on a drizzly Xmas day for posting on BoXing day.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

There are just two days left to visit Best of Hyde 2012 and vote for your favourite photos.

New Beech Street Fence

The fence divides New Beech Street from the embankment above the M67 motorway.

See the other side of the fence on Hyde DP Xtra.

For more fences visit Friday Fences.

ABC Wednesday: V is for Voting

The time has come to vote for the best of Hyde DP 2012.

View the twelve contenders at Best of Hyde 2012 and vote for your favourite three photographs.

Voting closes 12 noon GMT, 28th December 2012.

For ABC Wednesday.

Green Autumn

As the wintry weather rapidly approaches, I thought I'd post today a view taken a few weeks ago looking down into Gower Hey Woods from the top of Swain's Valley.

A contribution for Green Days on Raindrops & Daisies.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Christmas Tree on Hyde Civic Square

Hyde's Christmas tree used to be put outside the Town Hall but this year it arrived in the new Civic Square on Thursday casting its shadow across the market ground.

The lights were officially switched on on Friday. I didn't go down myself this year but reports suggest that quite a lot of other folk did.

I went down on Saturday morning and found some young people in Santa hats near the tree and inside the mall discovered a PINK Christmas tree spouting a fountain. See them on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Shadow Shot Sunday.

Skywatch Friday: Hyde Town Hall from Hyde Central Station

To the left of the Town Hall are the high rise flats, John Grundy House and Chartist House. A large leylandii tree on Cross Street seems to dwarf the larger buildings.

See the tree from the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Skywatch Friday.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Tinker's Passage

Shadows on a house next to Tinker's Passage.

See a black and white version on Hyde DP Xtra.

Find more shadows at Shadow Shot Sunday.

Blue Monday: Ewen Fields from the end of Leigh Street

I took this about 10am this morning. It was frosty overnight but the sun was shining.

The view is through a gap in the gate to the field that formerly belonged to Leigh Street school over towards the blue terrace and stands of Ewen Fields, home of Hyde F.C.

The "Tigers" used to be the reds but after a re-alignment with Manchester City they are now the blues.

See how this looked in October 2010.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Weekend Reflections: Tree in a puddle

I took this in Clarendon Place at 11.45 this morning.

A black & white version can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Autumn's Soft Edges

Mount Wollaston Cemetery is beginning it's autumn show.  I really like how the grey bark of this mature maple tree renders with a little post-processing.

ABC Wednesday: L is for Long Meadow Car Park

Car park on the site of Long Meadow Mill (demolished 1900). On the left with the tree in front is the Donnybrook Medical Centre. On the right behind the back of shops on Clarendon Street is the Job Centre. In the centre of the background is the now closed Astoria Bingo Hall.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Needles & Cones

These pine cones look ready to let go.

Lean Tree

Happy Monochrome Monday!