Escaped by happypat

Escaped

An open gate is not a good sight in the countryside, either something has escaped or some lazy person has not shut the gate behind them.
The farmers friend, baler twine is well in evidence on this gate!

One tube of toothpaste, one toothbrush, one woolly hat, one Rubic cube, one bottle of aftershave & one Sophie giraffe toy are all the things left behind this week by B&Bers!!

Thank you all for commenting on yesterday's photo despite my lack of input!

Four good things:
1. For the first time I am glad we are only one of two properties down our lane not connected to Gas. The workmen altering the traffic lights a couple of mies away went through the gas pipe yesterday afternoon. There has been no gas heating or cooking for all areas within quite a large radius....we are not one of them!
2. A new pudding cooked this afternoon...Queen of Puddings, it tastes very nice!
3. A lovely thank you email from my midwife B&B who stayed last Sunday evening.
4. My lovely sisters birthday today.
Your knowledge of farming adds so much to this simple scene--gives it drama!
February 20th, 2015  
Wonderful composition with great lighting. Lovely scenery of that gate.
February 20th, 2015  
Love the way you've caught the light here Pat. Such lovely colours. Do you have to send on most things your guests leave behind? Awful about the gas pipe. I hope your neighbours have their heating back now.
February 20th, 2015  
Love how the light catches the twine and the hillocks, and your low pov.
February 20th, 2015  
I love the light in this and the sentiment of your thoughts.
February 20th, 2015  
@cejaanderson thank you Jane....I knew nothing about farming when I got married...I know a bit now!
February 20th, 2015  
@anazad511 thank you Ana...a gate can be all things!
February 20th, 2015  
@thistle Only when something is more valuable Joyce. I sent back the giraffe & left a message about the Rubic Cube for an address but the others go up int the laundry room waiting to see if anyone enquires. After a while I chuck them out. I still have a summer trilby there which I have no idea who it belongs to but it's been there for years! I once had a whole suitcase left by. Guy from France, he never came back so I gave them to the charity shop after a year!
February 20th, 2015  
A guy @thistle
February 20th, 2015  
@busylady Thanks Judith.....the late afternoon sun was lovely!
February 20th, 2015  
@ceilidh Thanks Margaret...this wasn't taken today as I have been really busy changing beds etc but the afternoon I had a walk was really lovely day.
February 20th, 2015  
Perfect lighting in this shot, Pat. It looks like the open gate is letting the light come through. Hope nothing else escaped!
Happy birthday to your sister!
February 20th, 2015  
This is excellent
February 20th, 2015  
@peggysirk thanks Peggy......I hope nothing escaped!! The light is nice, it just seemed to hit that orange baler twine nicely! I will tell my sister!
February 20th, 2015  
@padlock Cheers padlock!
February 20th, 2015  
Lovely sun shining. Some folk are so careless! (gate) Tut, Tut!
February 20th, 2015  
Great shot and lighting... yes No 1 rule 'you open a gate you shut it' though this one looks a little worse for wear... could of been the same paddock as my last few day's of foggy tree photo's.
February 20th, 2015  
Looking through the gate to the light across the field is a real picture. I bet you could write a book on your b and bs.
February 20th, 2015  
Lovely lighting and pov. My sister has a B&B at Whangamata and loves the variety of customers - usually from overseas.
February 20th, 2015  
wonderful composition and light ......hope no one suffered any injuries, man or beast!
February 20th, 2015  
Fab light Pat - but now we townies are instructed to leave gates as we find them and not diligently close open ones! You don't have to return all that do you? It's like that when Nigel's dad stays to be honest....
February 20th, 2015  
I like the light - just room for Ray & Jinks to get through there! Fancy leaving behind a giraffe!!!
February 20th, 2015  
love the light in this
February 20th, 2015  
Bep
LOvely scenery. Love your B&B stories.
February 20th, 2015  
A good composition. I think this picture is the beginning of a story. Have you ever thought about taking up writing? The great escape! Beautiful light.
February 20th, 2015  
I see your camera info is not displayed as mine used to be. I have discovered if you email your photo to another computer, that detail is lost! Got it organised now. I was looking to see what time of day you took this charming photo. An open gate is not normal!
February 20th, 2015  
@helly31 Very bad etiquette Helen!
February 20th, 2015  
@julzmaioro. Yes a rather neglectted gate I think .....not had much care or attention!
February 20th, 2015  
@jennywren Indeed I could Jen ......haven't time though!!
February 20th, 2015  
@dide A lovely town....I think that is where they have the vintage car hop, or is that Whitianga I get them muddled up? You do makes lots of friends!
February 20th, 2015  
@sarah19 I think with it being winter the field would be empty anyway Sallie!
February 20th, 2015  
@judithg It is is pain when they forget things....my heart sinks I must say! The biggest way of leaving something behind is when you throw the duvet back & hide stuff underneath! Every time you go away now you will remember that little gem of info Judith!! You Are right about the gates of course!
February 20th, 2015  
@quietpurplehaze He he Hazel....a rubber sqeaky giraffe & to be honest that was my niece with her twins!
February 20th, 2015  
@rosiekind Thanks Rosie.....late afternoon!
February 20th, 2015  
@gijsje There are lots of them too Bep!
February 20th, 2015  
@jtookey150 He he Jean.....I could never think of a story, my imagination is not that good....interesting idea though! My granny used to tell us some amazing bedtime stories when we were little.....all,out of her head!
February 20th, 2015  
@maggiemae My info dissapears when I edit with Snapsead maggiemae...I would much prefer it to be displayed I must say. Well I think that's the reason anyway I might just test that theory out in my second album. It was late afternoon & the sun in the west quite low.
February 20th, 2015  
I will be duvet shaking Pat! I'm ok if I'm with Nigel - he's very diligent! It's sti a worry when you find a gate open.
February 20th, 2015  
@judithg Yes you never know what to do.....did someone else leave it open....a gate should either be open or closed not half opened like this! Nigel is a good man ....no posting on to him then!
February 20th, 2015  
Nicely composed and great lighting too.
February 20th, 2015  
Very nice. The composition and lighting make the mundane interesting.
February 20th, 2015  
A beautiful shot and the lighting on the twine really emphasizes that the gate was left open. Some people are so thoughtless.
How odd that somebody left a suitcase and never came back for it.
David once left a pair of his RAF boots in a hotel in Belgium when he was there on a job and it cost a fortune to get them back. He never did it again. ha ha.
February 20th, 2015  
@onewing It would do Babs but cheaper than buying new! Postage is a terrible price these days! It cost over two pounds to send back the giraffe & that was so light!
February 20th, 2015  
@kimcrisp @wordpixman Thank you Kim & Arthur for your kind words.
February 20th, 2015  
Instant fav! Love the lighting and the whole composition. Just the sort of thing I wish I could find while "out and about"!
February 20th, 2015  
@kwiksilver Oh thanks a lot Gillian.....I am surprised it came out as well as it did!
February 20th, 2015  
Nice composition and lighting!
February 20th, 2015  
i know my country code Pat
I always shut gates behind me :)
Nice Gate
February 20th, 2015  
Such pretty lighting!
February 20th, 2015  
A lovely light on this gate , shame people do not abide with the country side rules !!
February 20th, 2015  
@happypat Yes Whangamata has the beach hop.
February 21st, 2015  
Oops, somebody wasn't thinking. Hope no animals got out.
February 21st, 2015  
Great lighting
February 21st, 2015  
@happypat

Not too much of a problem then!!!!
February 21st, 2015  
Can't quite believe you've never had a queen of puddings before!! I bet Sophie the giraffe was happily reunited with its owner!!!
February 21st, 2015  
Gorgeous. What a great eye you have. I think I have to fav this for the colours, and the light.
February 22nd, 2015  
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