Saturday, October 31, 2015

Photo Scavenger Hunt - October


Where has October gone?  It has been a lovely month, wonderful seasonal colours and mostly quite warm and dry but I was halfway through the month and realised that I hadn't thought about taking photos for the hunt. Last week I managed to get some photos locally at Middleport Pottery where we called for refreshment after a canal side walk and also a few at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire on our way to visit someone in hospital. So I'm happy to be 
 joining in with the October Photo Scavenger Hunt kindly organised by greenthumb at Made with Love  just click on the link  to find other participants.


Question

There is a question at the bottom of this information board near the Pater Noster lift at Middleport Pottery, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Cream

A piece of Leeds Creamware in the shop at Middleport Pottery

Number

We sat at table number five for our coffee in the cafe at Middleport Pottery

Lattice

A lattice pattern on the staircase to the 'little castle' at Bolsover Castle, Bolsover, Derbyshire. 

Familiar

Smoke coming from chimneys is a familiar sight from my childhood, you don't see it often these days.  This is the little station at Consall on the Churnet Valley Steam Railway, Staffordshire.  I could also have used the photos of Bolsover castle as familiar because I grew up in a village just a couple of miles away and the castle on its hill is a familiar site.

Ring

In the visitor centre in Middleport pottery they have telephones on the desks that ring as you approach them, you can answer and press numbers to listen to the memories of people who used to work there.

Today
 
 A wet garden as seen through our kitchen window - this is my view as I stand washing the pots.

Down

Looking down
 from the castle walls into the garden at Bolsover Castle.

Writing

Lovely handwriting on the notes and receipts in the letter racks at the visitor centre at Middleport Pottery.

Many

There were lots of little fallen crab apples on the ground as we walked locally  at the Consall Nature Reserve.

Broken

A broken tree at Consall Nature Reserve

Whatever you Want

Beautiful Copper Beech tree at Bolsover Castle, Bolsover, Derbyshire. 

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has been taking photos of this month.
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  1. September Violets31 October 2015 at 11:39

    What great interpretations of each of these Rosie. Such nice shots of your various outings ... loved the two tea mugs on No. 5 table, and that copper beech in the last shot is magnificent!! Enjoy your weekend :)
    Wendy

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:07

      Thank you Wendy, glad you enjoyed the photos - the copper beech was spectacular:)

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  2. Simone31 October 2015 at 17:07

    Wonderful photos Rosie especially of the copper beech tree - stunning! I hope you are enjoying your Saturday! x

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:08

      Thanks, Simone - yes the beech tree was stunning:)

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  3. Margaret Birding For Pleasure31 October 2015 at 17:15

    What a gorgrous place to visit.Apart from the magnificent castle, the grounds with their autumn foliage are fabulous. I love all your intreptations for the words. The lighting on the castle wall is fantastic and I lov the idea that you coul answer that phone. That is a lovely little tation house adn i still have an open fire alhtough I do not lite it all the time. I love the pottery adn I am sure the coffeewas lovely.Have a great month ahead

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:09

      Thank you Margaret - whenere we sat to have the coffee was a wood burning stove so it was a bit of a week for open and warm fires:)

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  4. Louise31 October 2015 at 17:23

    That beech tree is beautiful! That was a great find for 'writing' and I like familiar and ring too. Good collection!

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:10

      Thanks, Louise - I did rush towards the end to get a lot of the photos - Middleport was a good source for some of the topics:)

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  5. Glo31 October 2015 at 17:43

    Lovely selection with some perfect choices. Loved the old letters, and thought the telephone idea was a great one. How can you ever go wrong when you can post a photo taken from a castle? On to November...

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:11

      Yes, I wonder what November's topics will be! Glad you liked the photos - I love the old phones:)

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  6. Acornmoon31 October 2015 at 17:45

    Lovely photographs Rosie. Will you be watching the The Great British Throwdown? Or maybe I have the title wrong? It amazes me that so few local people know Middleport pottery, but then again, it isn't the easiest place to find

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:14

      We always park at Westport Lake and walk down the canalside to Middleport as the car park there fills up very quickly. I will give the tv show a go and see what it is like. When we were at the pottery earlier in the year there was a drone flying up and down filming the area around and outside the pottery, I wonder if it was connected to the show?:)

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  7. Val31 October 2015 at 19:24

    All beautiful and so nostalgic. That little station is lovely!

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:15

      Thanks, Val - the little station is lovely:)

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  8. The History Anorak31 October 2015 at 19:48

    What a gorgeous month you've had!

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:17

      It has been lovely, now into misty and damp November which with January and February are my least favourite months:)

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  9. Crimson Kettle31 October 2015 at 21:18

    Well done, you found them all, I don't know how you manage it. Lovely photos too. There's a paternoster lift in Essex University library for people/students! :-)

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:20

      Those lifts are a bit scary. I did rush at the end to find some of the hunt's topics but Middleport was good for quite a few of them:)

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  10. elaine 31 October 2015 at 22:20

    I love to see all the Scavenger Hunters different takes on the words - a lovely selection of photos.

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:21

      Thanks, Elaine - glad you enjoyed the photos:)

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  11. sweetbriardreams1 November 2015 at 09:25

    October? Completely missed it, it was that quick! I love the smoke rising from the chimney, I can imagine how comforting the smell was. Have a wonderful week xx

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    1. Rosie2 November 2015 at 19:22

      October shot by so quickly didn't it? I think because it was such a lovely month with the weather we had and the colours in the trees and hedgerows:)

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  12. Lyn1 November 2015 at 10:53

    Lovely selection of photos Rosie, I use to enjoy doing the photo scavenger hunts but I am finding it hard enough to keep up with my everyday life blog as it is! I especially like your 'writing' one and the copper beech, we have some lovely autumn colour this year don't we? xxx

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:52

      Thanks, Lyn - yes it has been a lovely Autumn so many lovely colours:)

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  13. Linda P1 November 2015 at 16:35

    An interesting collection of photos for October's scavenger hunt. The creamware pottery is beautiful and the old station evocative of times past. You've visited some lovely places. It has reminded me that we haven't been to Bolsover for some time and it's well worth going there.

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:54

      There is so much history in and around Bolsover now I live away from the area I appreciate it more and more. I think when I was younger I took it all for granted and the familiarity of it was to be escaped from rather than embraced:)

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  14. Julie1 November 2015 at 17:47

    I really enjoyed being out and about with you in your selections. My favourites are the old telephone and the lovely writing. x

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:55

      Thanks, Julie - the telephones are such a good idea aren't they?:)

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  15. Liz Needle2 November 2015 at 10:58

    Great photos. I love that beautiful old copper beech - it is awesome.

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:56

      Thanks Liz - the copper beech is splendid isn't it?:)

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  16. Jackie McGuinness2 November 2015 at 17:40

    It's my first time participating and I am enjoying seeing everyone's choices.

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:57

      Welcome Jackie, glad you enjoyed your visit, I will pop over and see what your choices for October are:)

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  17. shazza2 November 2015 at 17:47

    The pottery at table number five is beautiful.The old telephone and the lovely handwriting were perfect for the prompts.And a lovely coppery beach tree too.:) Fab pics.

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    1. Rosie3 November 2015 at 08:59

      Thanks, Shazza - glad you enjoyed the photos, the telephones are wonderful aren't they?:)

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  18. Fil3 November 2015 at 22:41

    I loved the writing and the telephone - what a fabulous idea to have recorded memories on it. Bolsover was on the Antiques Roadshow the other day - lovely to see your pictures of it. And the cream pottery ware is beautiful.
    Fil
    Fil’s Place - Old songs and Memories

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    1. Rosie4 November 2015 at 09:38

      Thanks Fil, glad you enjoyed the photos. The telephones are a good idea aren't they? I missed Bolsover Castle on antiques road show, I daresay I will catch it later, saw it on Lucy Worsley's programme about the horses though:)

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  19. Fiona4 November 2015 at 17:05

    Cream ware was inspired! Beautiful handwriting, what a shame that skill has virtually been lost.

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    1. Rosie5 November 2015 at 09:06

      I know, because i've always been a typist and then computer keyboards my handwriting is really poor now, I'd love to practice more to get it back to how it was:)

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  20. Fundy Blue5 November 2015 at 01:17

    I am in awe of the variety of interpretations people come up with in the scavenger hunt. I love the rich colors in your photos and the way you have used light to striking effect, Rosie. The old rotary dial phone brought back so many memories of the countless times I used one. Happy hunting in November!

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    1. Rosie5 November 2015 at 09:08

      Thanks, I love the old phones our first phone when I was a child was a dial one but not quite as old as those:)

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  21. Candytuft Corner15 November 2015 at 11:04

    It looks like October was a wonderful month with some delightful sights. I love the little station and the traditional telephone. How nice to be able to listen to the memories of those who worked there in the past. Thanks for sharing Rosie. Marie x

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