Shadows across a reindeer

On the penultimate Saturday before Christmas two reindeer visited Hyde Civic Square to the delight of children, shoppers and photographers.

The bright sun cast shadows of the pen across the back of one of them.

See a wider view on Geograph.

See another photograph of the reindeer on sithenah

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

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.

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.

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.

Fences at Hyde Central Station

I posted a view of the improvements being carried out by Northern Rail at Hyde Central Station a month ago.

They are still busy on platform 1 and there is no where to sit while waiting for a train.

A contribution to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday.

Signs approaching Broomstairs Bridge

A few yards further along Manchester Road from the view posted on Tuesday are these road signs.

Broomstair bridge over the river Tame was originally the boundary between Hyde, Cheshire and Denton, Lancashire. Now both towns are part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.

Beyond the boundary sign are two warning road signs. One refers to horses which is not surprising as there is a stables on the left hand side and a bridleway on the opposite side of the road.

The other sign warns of cattle!

A contribution to signs, signs.

V is for voting

It is that time of the year again.

Hyde Daily Photo is one of more than 400 websites worldwide that post a daily picture of their home town or city. On 1st January 2015 members of the City Daily Photobloggers community will be revealing their Photo of the Year.

I have selected twelve contenders for Best of Hyde 2014 and am asking readers to vote for their favourites.

These thumbnails are only a taster. To vote for your three favourites please visit Best of Hyde Daily 2014 and use the form on the page.

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

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Manchester Road, Kingston

This is the A57 road that connects Lincoln to Liverpool via Sheffield and Manchester. Here at Kingston it is approaching the Cheshire-Lancashire boundary. Long distance traffic now bypasses this road by using the motorway network but it remains a busy local route.

The cul-de-sac on the right is Hall Street. According to one of my twitter followers this was once known as Scholes Street.

A view down Hall Street is on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Christmas wreaths for sale

Whilst the hanging of holly wreaths on your door is probably a pagan tradition, the advent wreath is now part of the Christian tradition.

A local garden centre were selling a variety of decorated wreaths outside the White Lion on Hyde Market recently.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows and Blue Monday.