Category: Paul’s Blog
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A souvenir from a trip round the unused parts of Salts Mill
When going round some of the unused parts of the mill it is difficult to know the dates of some of the things seen. It is easy to think of lots of the things dating back a long way, the mill was opened in 1853, but because the mill was in use for many years…
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Blackcap and ringed Siskin
The corner of our garden with the feeders gets lots of Greenfinches at this time of year with a few Bramblings, Chaffinches and Bullfinches putting in an appearance. The Chaffinches and Bullfinches are local I believe. However, on Saturday I saw a couple of birds that are less frequent visitors. The first being a male…
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Duck huddle in darkness
These four ducks have been together on the canal for a few months now. In the past they always seemed to be around but for the last week or so they have been close to each other everytime I saw them. Here they are on the side of the canal. In the rain. In the…
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A chilly morning on the way to work
I am lucky enough to walk throough Robert’s Park on the way to work in the morning. And as a result work are lucky to see me get there. There are many mornings when I could have just wondered off with my camera. The morning of 9th October was one such day. It also happens…
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Peaky Blinders, Saltaire. TV for 2013
On 22 November 2012 a film grew were in Saltaire, along the canal, filming for a new 6 part Gangster drama for BBC2. It is called Peaky Blinders. The name apparently comes from the practice of hiding razor blades in the peaks of their caps. A quick swipe with the cap and…. You can read…
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Nuthatch in Robert’s Park
I am still waiting to get my clear and colourful Goldcrest shot in Robert’s Park. Perhaps I will have to wait for the Spring and mating season. However I still get to see plenty of wildlife in the park. I have yet to see how much lunch-time walking I do now that the foosball machine…
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More about Salt’s Mill Chimney
The chimney at Salt’s Mill is about 220 feet tall. (That figure is relying on me counting the number of 16foot ladders used on the side of the chimney. I am happy for someone to let me know exactly how tall.) Up until the late 1960’s it had some rather fancy stonework around the top.…
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Views from Salt’s Mill chimney
Edit: I have now uploaded 102 more photos taken from the top of the chimney. You can see them all within this set on flickr. A few of you will know that I have taken lots of photos of Salt’s Mill both inside and out. I have been down under ground, in the reservoir, up…