Category Archives: Hebden Bridge

Frosty morning

Friday 21st November 2025, 8.15am (day 5,202)

Frosty rooves, 21/11/25

The chilly snap continues: cold enough to make leaving the house an unappealing prospect, anyway, at least until later. My daily patterns are definitely shifting away from mornings: this is the earliest shot since 2nd August in fact, and that was taken in special circumstances (like, we were already on a moving ship). If I’m no longer a ‘morning person’ though, what have I become? ‘Couple of hours in the middle of the day person, as long as the sun’s out’ probably sums it up at this stage of life.

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Bit o’ snow

Wednesday 19th November 2025, 2.40pm (day 5,200)

Definitely just a dusting — but, nevertheless, today was easily the coldest day of the winter so far. And I guess we must say winter has now arrived, at least, in West Yorkshire.

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Memorial Gardens

Monday 17th November 2025, 12.55pm (day 5,198)

Memorial Gardens, 17/11/25

No significant commentary today, just a pastoral scene on a relatively pleasant day of weather, one where I was glad I was not sweating it out in Manchester or some other such office space. It’s getting chilly, though.

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On the roof

Wednesday 12th November 2025, 10.45am (day 5,193)

On the roof, 12/11/25

This is not a time of the year when much seems to happen. Four years ago I was on St Helena in November but even then, 12/11/2021 was being spent in quarantine (and battling ants). There have been a couple of late November trips. But right now I’m just happy not to have been in Manchester today. Meanwhile, shot n+1 of ‘bloke(s) working on a roof’. With autumn leaves.

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Rochdale Canal (stock shot)

Tuesday 4th November 2025, 10.00am (day 5,185)

Canal barge and ducks, 4/11/25

This is definitely a stock shot, but what the hell. The Rochdale Canal is definitely worth a regular viewing, particularly at the peak of autumn.

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Misty morning, with bird

Monday 29th September 2025, 8.20am (day 5,149)

Misty house view plus bird, 29/9/25

As stated yesterday — a second shot from the same place: from yesterday’s shot, pan to the left, go up a ways and pull back out and this comes in view. Not always with the mist, though there’s usually a bird around somewhere.

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Vintage (open daily)

Monday 1st September 2025, 3.05pm (day 5,121)

Vintage shop, 1/9/25

It is far easier to buy this kind of stuff in Hebden Bridge than it is to purchase, say, socks, or useful modern technology. This is just one of at least three shops of this kind here, and it’s not even that big a town. There is something of an optical illusion going on here — things are not quite as big as they seem…

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Clothes stall, with legs

Thursday 28th August 2025, 10.20am (day 5,117)

Clothes and legs, 28/8/25

Thursday market manoeuvers. “I know it’s in here somewhere — I just have to move a few things around to find it…”

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Fan and pharaoh

Wednesday 13th August 2025, 5.55pm (day 5,102)

The portable fan had obvious application today, as it was very warm. The candle shaped like the bust of an Egyptian pharaoh, possibly Khufu (commissioner of the Great Pyramid in Cairo)? Less obvious. But there they both were.

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Putting Joe to work

Monday 4th August 2025, 2.45pm (day 5,093)

Hedge trimming, 4/8/25

Yesterday’s journey home was done with Joe in attendance. Up on the allotment, the hedge needed trimming. A conjunction of child, hedge and the necessary hardware was facilitated. All parties seemed reasonably satisfied with the outcome.

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