Photo-a-Day  (Friday, 18th July, 2025)

Beautiful, how do you get to this lovely place, Colin.
Cracking photo.

A beautiful picture worthy of framing.

Did you know that Monet never visited Japan; he copied elements from what he had seen in books and printed materials.
I think he did his back garden in a Japanese style as well.
The best place to see anything like this around here is at Tatton Park Japanese Garden.

THAT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND ALL THE BETTER FOR NOT BEING IN MONET'S GARDEN BECAUSE IT'S IN ENGLAND, AND WHAT'S MORE, ( BECAUSE I'M BIASED!), IN LANCASHIRE. I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE PEACEFUL SOUND OF GENTLY RUNNING WATER, AND IT IS REMINISCENT OF THE POEM "THE BROOK"....."FOR MEN MAY COME AND MEN MAY GO, BUT I GO ON FOREVER"

Where is it?

If you take a look at the photo I posted 10th June of the stone bridge from the tow path side, you will see that it is very close to the iron bridge over the canal on the road up to Haigh Hall through the Plantations.

A lovely scene to mull over whilst having my breakfast. It’s as if time has stood still. As lovely as anywhere abroad in that patch. I bet there’s quite a few midges though waiting to bite.

Great jigsaw puzzle or picture frame, that's a beautiful photo Colin, one of the best.

The Leeds Liverpool Canal is on the other side of the bridge.
Go right along the tow path to Top Lock and left to Red Rock.
The tow path passes over the stone bridge.

It’s well known that Monet the father of
‘ Impressionism’ suffered sight loss from cataracts which affected his work.
“His most famous work ‘Water Lilies a series of 250 oil paintings depicting his flower garden at Giverny shows how cataracts affected his work. He was myopic ( shortsighted) which results in an inability to see fine detail”. There was a fuzziness in his paintings and that was the secret of Monet’s creations.

I know what you are saying about Monet but the more I gaze at this I’m more inclined to think of John Constables landscape paintings such Flatford Mill.

This photo reminds me of a camouflage jacket that I used to wear in the army.

Sorry to have to say Irene, but the gently running water you could hear was me, I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

This is stunning. The commentary making the parallel with Monet’s garden takes the viewer to a deeper level.

Judith, it is off the canal just past the bridge going to Haigh Hall. Top of Leyland Mill Lane.

It is very close to the canal bridge on the way to Haigh Hall travelling through Haigh Hall Plantations.
Additionally, it is very close to the top of Hall Lane, where the lodge/old gate house is. From Wigan Lane (Marylebone area), down Leyland Mill Lane, then right on to Hall Lane.

Thank you Colin for the beautiful photograph. It brings back a lot of wonderful memories as my friends and I spent many happy days there, as kids, either swimming or fishing.

A different view of the bridge Colin,you do get about good photo.

For unnumbered years it has welled from the rock, and then flowed away . It does nothing , absolutely nothing , but be itself ..
Nan Shepherd
The Mystery and Might of Water

Colin that's a wonderful photograph. It would grace any calendar . Thank you.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T " GO ON FOREVER ", MR ROE DEER!

I agree WN6 John Constable was a superb water colourist his very English paintings were superb.
The above is short of the cart and Willy Lott’s Cottage. I believe Art Groups go to the cottage where water colour painting classes are taught. I have a friend who goes every year.

Many thanks for the nice comments on my photo today.
I cannot tell you how pleased I am that it has brought out the very best in people. Colin.