Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Photo Scavenger Hunt - April


April seems to have passed by in the blink of an eye and it's time to join in again with the Photo Scavenger Hunt kindly organised by greenthumb at Made with Love  just click on the link for other participants.

Upside Down

Living, as I do now, in Stoke-on-Trent, I've learnt that where ever you are in the world if you see someone, perhaps in a cafe or restaurant, turning crockery upside down then they are probably from Stoke-on-Trent and checking the origins of the plates or cups they are using.  There is even a club you can join which used to be called 'The turn-over club' now known as the 'Backstamp club'. I was looking through the cupboards recently and came across this tea pot which was the first teapot my mum had as a new bride in 1938, I think bought by my father.  It has the name Sudlow's on it made in one of the six towns of the Potteries, the mother town, Burslem.  Although it is now further south in the city, having travelled through Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire over the years, it has sort of come home.  Apparently Sudlow's operated from the Adelaide Pottery Works from 1886 to 1965.



Clouds

Clouds over Rufford Country Park for the Grand Historical and Vintage Bazaar

Chair

Carved in wood outside the church of The Holy Cross at Ilam, Staffordshire

Something Sweet

On the sweet stall at the Rufford Country Park Grand Historical and Vintage Bazaar

Growth

 Twisted unfurling leaves of plants in one of the ponds at Wolesley Nature Reserve, Staffordshire

Glass


Stained glass inside the church of The Holy Cross at Ilam, Staffordshire

Bedroom

Inside one of the garden houses at Trentham Garden Centre there was a little balcony with a bed.

Rain

There hasn't been a lot of rain this month, April seems to have been quite dry and what rain we have had has been through the night or quick downpours when I haven't had a camera handy.  We have been making our own rain though and watering all the plants in the evening.

Egg

A lone painted egg left in a tree at Trentham gardens after the Easter Egg hunt - it was still there last week.

Fresh


From the garden - rhubarb for a crumble and mint to go with new potatoes

Feet

The large feet of a Muscovy Duck


Whatever you want 

A photo given to me by a distant cousin I never knew existed until we met for the first time in Leek last week.  His father was my father's cousin, they were also best friends.  Here they both are in the photo above, my father, Harry Lawrence, centre back and next to him, on his left,  his cousin and friend Tom Edwards.  Taken in the mid 1920s - you may wonder how I come to have a father who was born in 1909 but I was a late child for him born when he was nearly 41 - he died when I was five years old so I have very few memories of him - it was lovely to have this photo of him looking young and healthy.

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  1. An interesting set of pictures. For some reason I really like the rhubarb photo - probably because I'm especially fond of rhubarb crumble.

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    1. I always look forward to the first rhubarb crumble of the season and those thereafter too - especially with ice cream:)

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    1. I thought you would like those, Jessica - great aren't they:)

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  3. I'm sure you must have be pleased to have been given the photo of your father. You've had a month of very interesting moments. I've been 'turning over' pottery in a charity shop today as I collect transfer printed plates. I didn't know there was 'a turn over club'!

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    1. I didn't know about the cliub until we moved here - but we do tend to look at crcokery in places now to make sure they were made here:)

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  4. Great finds!!! I love the chair, I don't suppose many people will come up with that one!! The gunnera in your growth picture seem to be practically growing before your eyes don't they!! xx

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    1. I think the chair was the first of this months 'finds' Amy, the gunnera is very attractive at the moment isn't it?:)

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  5. They are great photos! That chair is really interesting. The Medieval looking tent is fantastic. Those duck feet are really gnarled, I love the crisp detail you have. A great set. x

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    1. Thanks, Kezzie glad you enjoyed the photos. I thought the tent sort of matched the sky and clouds:)

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    1. Haven't been around the lake this week - must go round soon and see if it is still hanging there:)

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  7. Great photos Rosie! I especially like the bed on the balcony and the photo with your lovely Dad. x

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    1. The bed on the balcony was so cute and I was thrilled to see my father as a teenager:)

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  8. the first time our (now) son in law came to visit us at our house we gave him a cup of coffee and guess what he did?He turned the saucer over to look underneath!!!!Thank goodness I got out the Royal Doulton and not the mugs off the market!His family are from the Potteries.He now has a mug from the market!

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    1. Lol, Barbara - thank heavens for the Royal Doulton - factory long gone now of course. We always use mugs for tea as hubby drinks herbal and I drink ordinary so easier to make in a mug:)

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  9. Nice collection of photos. My Muscovy ducks really do have big feet.

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    1. Thanks, Janet - I was amazed at how big their feet were:)

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  10. I've so enjoyed your photos this month. Loving the duck feet, the chair and fresh produce. My favourite photo is the one with you Dad and his cousin. That's very special.
    Anne xx

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    1. Thanks, Anne - yes it is a very special photo for me:)

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  11. Fabulous set of photos Rosie. I love the chair and the feet especially. I really miss this once a month challenge, it's a lovely way of getting out there and using the imagination. I might give it a go now I'm back in the blogging loop so to speak. P x

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    1. Nice to see you back, Patricia - do give it a go in May - I'm glad I started again:)

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  12. Lovely set of photos, I do like the garden house with it's little bed and the sweet shop..
    Amanda xx

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    1. Thanks, Amanda - glad you enjoyed the photos:)

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  13. I know! Where did April go!! I hope we don't get the said showers in May though! I love all your photos but especially the one of your dad as a young man - and it's great to have found a relative you didn't know you had to fill in the gaps for you a bit more. xxx

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    1. The weather forecast for this coming weekend doesn't look so good - it was so cold yesterday after I'd got used to warmer weather:)

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  14. Great collection of photos! I really like what you did for upside down and the photo of your father is a nice choice for the last one.

    Thanks so much for the beautiful plover card and the vouchers. I really wasn't expecting anything in return for those tickets so it was a nice surprise and I will look forward to a browse in the book shop some time! Thank you.

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    1. Thanks Louise, thought you would like the Plovers - thank you again - we went to Lincoln on our Wedding Anniversary earlier this week and had a super time - no trouble with the tickets at all everyone very friendly and helpful - really enjoyed walking on the castle wall and all the views:)

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  15. Really enjoyed your selection. Upside down was interesting and the stained glass is beautiful. Lovely choice for your final photo. x

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    1. Thanks, Julie, glad you enjoyed the photos:)

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  16. Rosie, I loved this set of photos. The one of your father and his story was really interesting ~ I'm a sucker for old family photos! I enjoyed your take on upside down ~ I'm terrible for checking the bottom of dishes to see where it comes from! Oh for some fresh rhubarb in a crumble! It costs a fortune here, and it ran wildly amok in Nova Scotia. Happy hunting this coming month!

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    1. Thanks, glad you too check the origins of your plates - we are so lucky to have rhubarb growing in the garden:)

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  17. Great pics. I love the wooden chair and I'm a big fan of rhubarb. Oh and a great shot of Ducks feet!

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    1. Thanks, I wasn't sure if the duck would stand still long enough for me to take a photo but it did:)

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  18. Thanks for taking part in this months scavenger hunt. What great photos you have. I really like feet, growth, window and bedroom. Greenthumb

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    1. Glad you enjoyed the photos and thank you as always for organising the hunt:)

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  19. Mmm...I think I'd rather belong to the turn-over club, than the backstamp club! Anyway a lovely set of photos, and great to get a photo of your late father.

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    1. Yes, I much prefer the 'turn-over club' - the photo of my father (as opposed to my Dad who was my step Dad) is very special:)

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  20. Great shots. I particularly like the Gunnera, the duck's feet and the deliciously healthy looking rhubarb and mint. How lovely to receive an old photo of your dad ....and meet a distant cousin!

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    1. Thanks, Fiona - it was lovely to see that photo for the first time and I'll be meeting my distant cousin again soon:)

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