Rusty old VW Beetle car.

I took these photo's in June 2025 while out walking Popcorn. 

This rusty old Volkswagen car has been parked in a street near me for quite a few years.  I spoke to it's owner and got his permission to photograph it and put the pics on my blog.

He told me it's a perfectly "good runner" which is taxed, insured & MOT'd and he uses it regularly.  Any keen photographer loves the opportunity to photograph things with a bit of character and texture.

It's certainly got lots of character!

Love all the texture & colours.

A Rally style steering wheel!

This slogan made me laugh.

Sporty Alloy wheels!

I'm not sure why all four wings have rusted, but not the bodywork.
Probably replacements at some time, it's always the wings that rot first.

A comic VW badge with attitude!!!

I tried to make some abstract art with parts of the bodywork.

Don't think I'll get nominated for the Turner Prize, too good for that anyway!

Looks like it's been to a VW Rally in it's past.

A bit of agricultural welding.

I liked this.

A beetles eye view.

Having exhausted all possible photo's from this great find I left it in peace.


Just alongside the VW was a post-box displaying the current trend to dress it with crocheted
figures as a "Topper".  I've included them too.


 




Nikon Z6ii + 24 - 70mm lens.

"The Splash". Little Cawthorpe.

 I'm dipping into my archive photo's for this post.  I haven't taken any new pics since last October, these are from a visit last May, to the village of Little Cawthorpe.  It's known locally as "the splash" as it has a stream running across the road into the village, which cars have to drive through.

Popcorn and I visited and had a pleasant walk.

We started our walk from the adjacent village of Legbourne.  The stream runs through here
from Little Cawthorpe and has plenty of space to park a car.
This old mill is now part of a small group of holiday accommodation.

We soon got to the start of the stream and walked along it.

A path runs along one side and provides a very pleasant walk.  On a hot day the overhanging 
trees provide some welcome shade.

A small bridge at the start of the walk.

Cow Parsley, my favourite of all the wild flowers.

We were overtaken by a couple along the way.

We arrived at the village of Little Cawthorpe and "the splash", where the stream 
emerges from between houses to cross the road.

Wisteria flowers on one of the houses, slightly past their best but still attractive.

Little Cawthorpe is spread along a main street, with many other houses around the area.

At the end of the main street is the village pond with St. Helen's Church peeping out 
above the trees.

The church is set high up on raised ground and a couple rest during a dog walk.
I did get permission to photograph them & use the pic on my blog.

St. Helen's Church was built in red brick and completed in 1860.  Now redundant it's cared for 
by the Churches Conservation Trust.  Although no services are held here it remains a
consecrated church and is a Grade 2 listed building.

One of the gravestones in the churchyard.

Walking back through the village, some Laburnum blossom brightened up the lane.

Back now to the Ford ("the splash").

Called Watery Lane.  We waited for a car to come along, it was Sunday lunchtime and
there were people coming for lunch at the local pub.

I didn't have to wait very long.

Walking back along the stream we passed this bungalow, 
known as "The Colonial House".

Eventually back at the bridge.

Looking down into the water, it was crystal clear and typical of the many
chalk streams that run through Lincolnshire.

This photo is of a garden in the adjacent village of Legbourne, taken from a bridge.
We returned back to our car having enjoyed a pleasant walk on  a Sunday morning
in May 2024.

Nikon Z6 ii + 24 - 70mm lens.

Spam comments.

 While investigating something in Blogger I discovered a folder storing "SPAM comments" which were obviously not Spam.  Sorry if you thought I'd ignored any from you.  

I shall monitor that folder now.

A foggy day.

 Popcorn & I had a walk, day after Boxing Day.  It was cold and very foggy but good to get out of the house.  

All pics taken on my mobile phone.

A lone cyclist passed by us at Grainsby Park.

A couple of dogs, out walking their owner!!

Waithe Lane.

The stand of Poplars you may remember from one of our summer walks?

Mobile phone pics.

A grey old day on the Humberston Fitties.

 Popcorn & I had a walk along the Fitties before Christmas.  It was a very drab, windy sort of day and quite cold, I took a few photo's on my mobile phone.  Not many people out and quite a contrast to the hot, sunny days of summer when our visitors enjoyed the beach and sea last summer.

Early afternoon with a hint of sun creeping below the clouds in the distance.

It was low tide, my favourite time as the contours of the beach can be seen where the 
water has swirled around carving out the channels and building sandbanks. 

In the distance is "Northcotes Point".

The water in the foreground fills quickly when the tide turns and soon surrounds this large 
sandbank.  People out on the sandbank and beyond can be cut off from the shoreline. The water
in the creek can be above head height with a strong current running through it, making it
impossible to get back to shore.  The inshore RNLI lifeboat has to rescue them.

Here you can see the creek, it changes it's shape and position with each tide.

A couple of hardy locals out walking their dog.

Photo's taken on my mobile phone.