#chimneys

[thunderstruck9]

Charles Ginner (British, 1878-1952), Roofs and Chimneys. Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 49.5 cm. Bradford Museums and Galleries

[boschintegral-photo]

Industrial Sunset Duisburg, Germany

[streetmatt]

Red on the roof.

By Matti Merilaid.

[geopsych]

Chimney swifts (not sweeps) have been gone or at least silent in my town for over a month, but today I went down to Bethlehem, less than 10 miles away, and they were up above chattering all over town as if it were the middle of summer. Why the difference I wonder? Did my town cap the big communal chimney they were using when they first arrive every year and also once the young fledged*? I hope not or we won't have them here next year. We'll have to wait and see.

*A few years ago a Bethlehem birding group crowd-funded a big chimney for swifts to use when one on an old building was being demolished. I made a contribution in memory of my brother who loved swifts.

[fabien-euskadi]

A few more examples of the typical Algarve chimneys. All these were photographed in the village of Alte.

[eopederson]

Chimneys, Cambridge, England, 2010.

[grandboute]

Chimneys

[shy-girl04]

Photographer - © shy-girl04 : Rooftops 2025