July 2017 Photo Hunt

I am once again joining in with Hawthorn Spellweaver (click here to visit her blog and see links to other people who are taking part). This month's list of 10 words was difficult for me; can't put my finger on the reasons for this but it certainly was a challenging list.  I have tried to think outside the box and hope my logical thinking does not mystify you (or bore you!).  Here goes!

1   Crane

Just about to sit down and eat my lunch when I noticed this crane fly on the patio

doors - raced upstairs to get my camera and it was still there!

Funny after I took this photo I've not seen any more but have seen

lots of mobile cranes driving along.

2  Ring

Can you guess where this concrete ring came from?  If you live with an engineer/DIY man

then you might see one....  it was attached to the front of the washing machine drum.

Yes, our washing machine died and he found the drum had become perforated

so impossible to repair.  We had to race out and order a new one.....

3   Set

Here is the crochet roll I made to keep my set of crochet hooks in.

I was on a day course years ago and make the appliqued panel.

Later I used it to make my crochet hook roll.

Luckily I had some lengths of Kumihimo braid I'd made many

moons ago as well as some nice chunky beads.

Perfect for my needs.

4   Light

My alternative Christmas tree I made last year

complete with red lights!

It is a branch from an ash tree, yarn bombed along

each branch and then 'decorated' in my style!

Rather than a 'fairy' or star at the top of the

tree I have an owl glove puppet.....

5   Bow

Jeepers, all I could think of was Beloved's cross bow..... ornamental object!

6   Spring

Well done Beloved for finding me this huge spring; it was destined to

be a new set of springs on a garage door at the old house but never

were fitted.  My foot (size 5) is for scale.

7   Open

How it is, whenever we are out and come across a closed gate, I volunteer to open it, wait for

him to drive through and then close it?  I am such a wonderful wife as I do this no matter

what the weather is doing...  Once I had to open a gate and some sheep escaped...  I had

to go and knock on the farm door; they were not impressed; thankfully no sheep 

just rain when I fought with the above gate.

8   Grand

I present my GRAND Design....  the wooden bridge over the stream at the bottom of our garden

(I call it the Zambezi) is rotten but I still find it useful, visually and for resting plants, tools etc 

on or grabbing hold to as I step down into the Zambezi on the far right of the bridge.

We found a big slab of reconstituted stone here and Beloved laid it across the water for me.

At the far end was a slope up; no problem getting up but coming down (with a dodgy knee) 

when it is wet, was awkward.  So I built a series of steps; then I spotted another slope to the 

far right and made some more steps.  The second photo does not show it clearly

but where the word PATH is, was a slope and I kept sliding down to the plants

on the left so I got my border spade out and about 90 minutes later I had a rough

and ready path.  I can't believe why I did not create this path ages ago.  

Already I am wearing the steps and path out.

9   Park

Where we live, we are within striking distance of the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and so

much more.  We have all these beautiful PARKS to enjoy.  Here we are descending into Malham

with tantalising glimpses of Malham tarn.  I'd hate to live where it was all flat.

I'm not a bicycle rider so give me the hills and dales!

10   Own Choice

A few weeks ago the grass in our fields was cut and baled.  The day before it was baled

we walked up the long field and I nearly stepped on this juvenille curlew.  I did not want to disturb

it so just did a quick snap (hence the slight blurriness) and walked away.

I estimated it to be at least 7" (18 cm) long.  Usually I use my foot for scale

but I thought it inappropriate to use it that day.

That beak has a lot of growing to do yet.

Well that's my offerings for this month.

Now I must go and look at everyone else's photos.  Don;t forget you can click here to see other people joining in with Hawthorn this month.