Tuesday 22 January 2013

Lucy Locket in the snow #citydailyphoto


Lucy Locket is a snow splattered narrowboat on the frozen Bridgewater Canal that I walked past at the weekend. The name of Lucy Locket is from a nursery rhyme written in 1842 (when the Bridgewater Canal was in its heyday) which is sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle". Evidently she lost her pocket... I'm afraid I find it a rather annoying tune which I now can't get out of my head.

 Linking with the Ruby Tuesday blog and Signs, Signs blog. 
Please do have a look at my curation all this week at Northern Spirit's A Wondrous Place blog.
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13 comments:

  1. s.c22 January 2013 at 10:04

    Ha, you seems to have the same weather as we here in holland. But it makes for great photo opportunities don't you think?

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  2. Gemma Wiseman22 January 2013 at 10:15

    Wow! Lucy + Locket are sure snow bound! They won't be going anywhere to sing nursery rhymes!

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  3. Revrunner22 January 2013 at 11:05

    I recognized that tune right away! It's "Yankee Doddle". I read, though, that its origins do stem from you Brits and "Lucy Locket"--something to do with the rather disheveled appearance of some of our American soldiers. :-)

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  4. Cezar and Léia22 January 2013 at 13:12

    I like the name and the boat is so beautiful with the snow!
    Léia

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  5. Halcyon22 January 2013 at 13:58

    I'm glad I don't know that nursery rhyme or it would be in my head right now too!
    Lucy looks cute under the snow. :)

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  6. carol l mckenna22 January 2013 at 14:04

    Great shot for Ruby ~ wonderful history ~

    (A Creative Harbor)

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  7. hamilton22 January 2013 at 19:03

    I'm thinking that Lucy Locket wasn't expected to get quite so frozen?
    I'm not going to go onto that link because I find it a rather irritating tune as well....

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  8. Jo22 January 2013 at 20:25

    I wouldn't like to sit on those seats at the back... oh and thanks now I have Yankee Doodle stuck in my head...

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  9. Jackie McGuinness22 January 2013 at 20:28

    Lovely name for a boat and it looks great in the snow. I had never heard this nursery rhyme.

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  10. Anonymous22 January 2013 at 23:24

    Wonderful photography. Our son prefers to listen to the radio, instead of me, before he sleeps ;) Please have a good Wednesday.

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  11. Chubskulit Rose23 January 2013 at 03:11

    Freezing, brrrrr.

    Catching up with Ruby Tuesday.
    My RUBY

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  12. Jack23 January 2013 at 04:01

    Don't you just hate it when a wretched tune is the one that burns its way into your skull?

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