Undertaker's car park under water

After heavy rain the car parking space for the undertakers on the corner of Market Street and Dowson Road is inundated by a huge puddle.

The reflection on the right is of the back of a house on Thornley Street, while the trees on the left are on Dowson Road.

See a wider, coloured view on Geograph.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White and Weekend Reflections.

Weekend in Black & White: A glimpse of Pole Bank

From Stockport Road, a brief glimpse of Pole Bank through the trees.

For more information about Pole Bank see my photographs on Geograph.

A different version of this image can be found on sithenah.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Trans Pennine Trail near Foxholes

The route of the former Godley Junction to Apethorn railway is now used for the Trans Pennine Trail and National Cycle Route #62. In the foreground is a Rowe type Sustrans milepost. See the front of the milepost in my post of 27th November 2014.

See how the sign looked before it was painted in my post of 26th June 2014

See how the oak tree looked before it lost one of its lower branches in my post of 24th March 2013.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

February shadow on Clarendon Place

A cold February sun briefly casts the shadow of a pollarded tree on the shutters of the former Clarendon Gift shop on Clarendon Place.

Compare with a similar scene in September 2012.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Melting snowman by the Rowan tree

The snowman by the Rowan tree near the top of Gower Road is melting in the morning sun which is casting shadows across the street.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

ABC Wednesday: D is for Danger on Dowson Road

This was the pavement on Dowson Road last Friday. Although the main road had been gritted and traffic was flowing, the pavement consisted of slippery slush which would turn into deadly ice once the temperature dropped.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Two for Joy

According to the old counting magpies nursery rhyme it is one for sorrow, two for joy ...

We've just had our first significant snowfall of the year and I caught this pair of magpies perching on the snowladen branches of the nearby trees.

A contribution to
The Weekend in Black and White;
Saturday Critters;
Camera Critters.

Shadows at Swains Valley

As the bright sun throws tree shadows across the grass, at the junction of the footpaths from Haughton Street and Garside Street, a man is leading two dogs down towards the Trans Pennine Trail.

A contribution to
Saturday Critters;
Camera Critters;
Shadow Shot Sunday.

Freezing Fog

After a heavy overnight frost on a dusting of snow, a bright sun arose but as it gently melted the frost it created a thick mist.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Through trees the glimpse of a clock

Locals might wish to hazard a guess which clock this is. Only clue I'll give is that it is in the SK14 postcode area.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Another reflection in a puddle on the Trans Pennine Trail

There is nearly always a large puddle by the Dowson Road bridge on the former Godley Junction to Apethorn railway line now used by the Trans Pennine Trail and National Cycle Network Route #62.

It isn't the first time I've photographed it but usually I do so from the opposite direction. This was taken a couple of weeks ago from just under the bridge looking towards Swains Valley.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections and Scenic Weekends.

A sideways look at Christmas reflections

A sideways look at the reflection of the Christmas Tree in Hyde Civic Square.

For a proper look at the whole tree and its surroundings see Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

As we reach the end of the year please visit Best of Hyde Daily Photo 2014 and vote for your favourites. Deadline for voting is 12 noon GMT on Monday 29th December 2014.

The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree on the Market Place at Mottram in Longdendale was branded the worst in Britain when it was planted by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Villager Emma Purcell created the Facebrook Group The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree as a place for members past and present of Mottram community to air their anger and views about the size and quality of the Christmas Tree, believing they deserved bigger and better! However once the anger had dissipated, "Twiggy", as it has come to be known, has kindled much community spirit.

A charity night was organised with entertainment in the nearby White Hart and carol singing on the Market Place raising money for Reuben's Retreat.

The Crown Pole in the background was originally erected in 1760 to commemorate the coronation of George III.

The village stocks in the foreground were moved here in the 1960s having been discovered during the building of the Hattersley estate.

Another view of the tree can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

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Deadline for voting is 12 noon GMT on Monday 29th December 2014.

Trees at the entrance to Hyde Town Hall

It used to be a tradition for a large Xmas tree to be placed outside Hyde Town Hall.

See how it looked in 1998, again in 2009 and the same tree covered in snow in January 2010.

Now though we have far fewer lights and the tree is in the Civic Square.

Recently, however, two new Christmas trees have replaced bushes on either side of the entrance to the Town Hall. One is sponsored by KFC and the other by McDonalds.

A closer view of the sponsored trees can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors and contribution to Ruby Tuesday.

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Scenic Weekend in Black and White: Grazing land at Broomstairs

Land on the south side of Manchester Road used for grazing when not flooded.

Wilson Brook flows between the trees on the left and meets the river Tame which flows behind the stables on the right.

For a coloured view see the original photograph on Geograph.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White and Scenic Weekends.

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Frosty Bench

Although the sun is throwing shadows, the bench, in front of the market gardener's stall selling Christmas trees, is still covered in frost.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Weekend Reflections in Black & White Rotation

This weeks composition for The Weekend in Black and White and Weekend Reflections started out from an original view of a flooded pavement on Dowson Road.

You can view the original on Geograph.

The moon rising in the afternoon

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Starlings love Hyde's Christmas Tree

The starlings love the new Christmas Tree in Hyde Civic Square.

For a fuller picture of the tree see Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to
Saturday Critters;
I'd rather b birdin;.
Camera Critters.

Autumn on Great Norbury Street

A contribution to
Our World Tuesday;
Wordless Wednesday.