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Thought I would start adding some images back in here when I do a series. One or two of my associates from the Canon Fodder Forums are starting to do it, so I'll refresh the blog... :)
Just thought it would be nice o see all my Flickr shots on here.
11788 seems like a better name than "Eggs on a black plate in the kitchen"... lol...
Top ten things that made Preston famous
- The city is home to Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in Star Wars, lightweight boxer Paul Burke, Sir Tom Finney, the former England and Preston North End football player, cricketer Andrew Flintoff, ex footballer and commentator Mark Lawrenson and Nick Park, the Oscar-winning animator and creator of Wallace and Gromit.
- Richard Arkwright's Water Frame (invented in Preston) brought cotton mills to many northern English towns.
- St Walburge's Church designed by Joseph Hansom of Hansom Cab fame and which has, at 94 metres, the tallest spire in England on a church that is not a cathedral
- The Preston by-pass, opened 5 December 1958, became the first stretch of motorway in the UK and is now part of the M6 with a short section now forming part of the M55.
- Preston North End is one of the founder members of the Football League.
- The first Kentucky Fried outlet in the UK was opened on Fishergate in Preston.
- The parents of legendary American outlaw Butch Cassidy reportedly emigrated from Preston to escape religious persecution of their Mormon faith. It was said that, unlike Paul Newman's cinematic portrayal, Butch spoke with a thick Lancashire accent.
- Preston has the largest civilian cemetery in Europe.
- The town of 'Coketown' in Charles Dickens' book Hard Times is based on the city of Preston. In order to gain research for an 'industrial' novel, Dickens visited Preston in January 1854 during a strike by cotton workers that had by that stage lasted for 23 weeks.
- Benjamin Franklin (one of the founding fathers of the USA) apparently once owned a property on the site of a coffee bar on the corner of Cheapside and Friargate. A plaque on the wall of the building commemorates the spot.
I finally did OK in the photographic competition in my local camera club - acheiving second place in the Monochrome category with my photo of "The Guardian Trees" which you can see by clicking on the title in the text here highlighted in yellow. :)It scored 9 marks out of 10 and I was chuffed to get my name read out!
I haven't added very much here recently. I don't know why not - I just never seem to get around to it.
I thought I'd best mention though, I have a lot of new photographs on my Flickr page. You could go and have a look and leave a few (complimentary?) comments there if you have a spare few minutes..
A posy from my daughter.
A rose from myself.

Flowers on Mothers Day.
For my wife, who I will always love.
I was looking around the house for something to put in my new lightbox (£10 from Maplins) and found this balsa wood rose. I chose the subtle coloured one (there were 6 to choose from all told I think) and opted for this one. Frames and matte courtesy of "Bud's Frames" @ Action Central.

This is our cat. Looks soft enough but he is well capable of ripping an inch into your hand if he isn't in the mood to play... Which is usually the case...
As it happens, here, he is intently watching another cat looking to usurp his territory - i.e. his garden poohing spot and moments after this he was off to challenge.. He likes a scrap does our cat..
One of my favourite "Still Life" photo's. I have even entered this in the February comp at the camera club.
