Geraghty's Traditional Market Butchers

A regular sight on Hyde Civic Square (market ground) is this mobile butcher. Although based in Solihull, West Midlands, the butcher trades at various markets around Manchester. He used to have a stall on the New Smithfield Market until driven out by continual rent rises.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Monday Mellow Yellow: The Magpie and the Squirrel

There are patches of yellow dandelions on the grassy area at Swain's Valley where a squirrel and a magpie were both foraging. As I crept closer with my camera they continued to ignore each other but then they turned and looked at each other before heading towards the trees in opposite directions.

See a closer view of the creatures on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Mellow Yellow Monday.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Garden Street Recreation Ground

Following on from Thursday's photograph Sign at Garden Street Recreation Ground looking east from the Garden Street entrance and Friday's Skywatch photograph looking west from the Ashley Street entrance towards Garden Street and Ashton Road, this view is looking east from Ashley Street.

A view (with another shadow and a crow) looking east from Ashton Road can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Weekend Reflections: Jolly Carter in a puddle

A sharp heavy shower last Saturday allowed a puddle to form in the Market Place.

Reflected in the puddle is the Jolly Carter pub.

For a wider view see Geograph.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Skywatch Friday: Garden Street Recreation Ground

Yesterday's photo of Garden Street Recreation Ground was taken from the middle of Garden Street looking east over one of the football pitches towards Newton.

This view is from the opposite side at Ashley Street looking west across the other football pitch towards Garden Street and Ashton Road.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Sign at Garden Street Recreation Ground

The recreation ground off Garden Street, Newton consists mainly of two football pitches.

Here dog-walkers are unwelcome.

For signs, signs.

The creative artisan and her coconut pyramid

Clare Booth creates cupcakes and other gorgeous goodies.

When we visited her Lady Lavender tearoom last week, there was just one coconut pyramid left on the display counter.

Needless to say we ordered a pot of tea and a toasted teacake to go with it.

See a closer view of them on Hyde DP Xtra.

See more creative artisans on the CDPB May theme page.

See more "P" posts on ABC Wednesday.