Hmmm, it's a bit of a conundrum this one, Bob. The moulded lid looks very much like an Excelsior, but it's not one I can see in their product line - so may be an older one, perhaps? In other news, look what I saw on my bike ride last night! 🎈
Miss Elizabeth has instructed me to publish her latest portrait: #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky 🐈⬛
The Daily Record: after discovering this morning that One In Ten was released 45 years ago today, thought I'd dig out Present Arms - and when you listen to one version, you've got to listen to both. Epic! 🔥🔥🔥 #UB40 #PresentArms #PresentArmsInDub 🪖
I've been mulling over Marmite Rice Cakes in the savoury snacks aisle at Tesco Ellesmere for a while now, so this might push me over the edge! I've become a devotee of Kallo Beetroot and Balsamic Veggie Cakes, which I would also heartily recommend!
Ah, that was the cup tie played on a neutral ground at Felton Butler, wasn't it Mon? Another great away day for the Riversiders, following their recent win against the Spectral Donkeys, but the Cavemen won't be happy with a replay to add to their already congested future list. 😕
It's like the old song says, Bob... 💘 Willowherbs and grit bins, go together like love and marriage 💘
It really does - and here's a vanishingly rare red Titan 200L in Wellington (with added street art!). Bob, I've been trying to ID the wildflower growing around the base of the bin in your photo. Hoary Willowherb, do you think?
You just can't keep a good bin down, Bob, and there are few finer than the Kingspan Titan 200L - they're also suitable for storing garden equipment and grain, apparently: www.kingspan.com/gb/en/produc... Here's one I discovered last year in a shady hedgerow at Yorton in north Shropshire:
Is that..? I rather think it is! It's raining in Shrewsbury 😮 #Shropshire ☔🌧️💦
"Put the kettle on, I'm parched." Scenes from a dusty norfside Monday evening cycle ride: #Shropshire 🚴🌄🏜️
It's just your average Monday afternoon at Charlies Stores... #Shrewsbury #Shropshire 🧙🐉
It always feels like summer's arrived when the Meadowsweet starts flowering in all its fuzzy glory! Here's some from up by me, just north of Shrewsbury. PS. do you ever watch Westcountry Wanderings on YouTube, Bob?
The view from the top of Black Hill looking south across Salop Town, and a serene Alkmund Park Pool on a beautiful morning in the 'Shire #Shrewsbury #Shropshire 🌤️🚣
A cloudy Monday evening on the Cliffe, where the central heathland is now awash with the purple haze of common heather (and the calls of the chattering local Linnet population) 🎶 #Shropshire 💜💚
Nice capture, Bob - is it green? It looks almost pruinescent! That's a Glasdon Nestor™ 90; they're not all that common (possibly due to the small size?) but here's one I found outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Shrewsbury:
That sounds very pleasant indeed! Here's a bit of Shropshire snow for you from November 2024... this seems like a beautiful dream at the moment! ⛄😂
Phew, WOT A SCORCHER! A blisteringly hot, typically tropical morning in WLN, but outside the trains DID run on time. #Wellington #Shropshire ☀️🌡️🥵
Forgot to add, the bin is in Mill Lane - which takes it's name from the mill next to the River Roden, the former home of Wem Ales! 🍻
🤣🤣🤣 I thought it seemed oddly worded, Bob, but at least we've sorted out the local government scene here in the Shire! 😆 Here's a picture of a grit bin in Wem to celebrate (details in the alt text!):
More evening sky shots from my Midsummer cycle ride around the Shire last night: #Shropshire #Midsummer 🌄🚴
Managed to drag myself away from the World Cup to watch the sun setting over the Cliffe and Cadair Berwyn this evening - and it was definitely worth it 😍 #Shropshire #Midsummer 🌄🚴
From staring in wonder at my Dad's copy of Beatles For Sale, to going into town with my Grandad to buy my first LP (McCartney 2), and all the way to his wondrous new record, it feels like this inspirational person has soundtracked my whole life - and always made it better. Happy Birthday, Paul! 🎂♥️
A couple of very heavy dudes: a Wyvern and Chimera at Moreton Corbet Castle from a few weeks ago: #Shropshire 🐲