Still Not In Kansas

 

OK, I'm making a leap of logic here - It doesn't LOOK like Kansas, and there are no tornadoes / Totos in sight.

The slide dates from 1987, but it it really a timeless image.

Bonus - Fascinating Tales from The London Dead

I'm Back

 

Dam!

Well, clearly my week away attempting mediate between Trump and Iran was fruitless, so I'm back. And how better to mark that with this mysterious, unlabelled slide.

However ... This is a view of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch dam located on the border between Arizona and Nevada.The dam, constructed between 1930 and 1936, impounds the Colorado River to form Lake Mead, one of the largest artificial lakes in the world.The structure is 726 feet (221 meters) high and 1,244 feet (379 meters) long, serving purposes such as flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and agricultural irrigation.

Girl with a Spring Bonnet

 

OK. It's probably an Easter Bonnet, but Easter has passed, so.... whatever.

No info on this slide (as usual), so I'm assuming that this is Cathy, from Boston, in 1961. Feel free to correct me.

Bonus - 140 Chickens Die After Wedding DJ Decides To Crank Up The Bass

Bonus 2  - Parish Notice. There may be Radio Silence for a few days. I'll be back.

Not The Wednesday Murder Club

 

I can confirm that these for did NOT inspire Richard Osman's best selling book.

This is more likely the Monday Complain About The Pigeons Club.

Instead, the slide is marked as "Rev and Mrs Floyd at Gillhouse Farm  9-Aug-1968."

That Jacket ... WOW!

 

From the present time, 2026 for those who are time-travelling, there is a temptation to think of the late fifties as a very staid, boring, conformist in fashion, music and opinion. Just wait for the Summer Of Love and Hippies to arrive, that'll shake things up.

And then you see things like this lad's jacket. Yes, it's a tailored jacket work with smart pants, but ... Wow ! That's quite a statement.

Bonus - Hamster Balls

Mozumdar Temple

 

"Mozumdar Temple " - That's what was on the slide, and it was obvious that was in, or near, India.

But it isn't. This, surprisingly, is in California, and it still exists. Mozumdar Temple . Google Streetview

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The Family That Poses Together...

 ...stay together.

A surprisingly modern looking family, tho' this dates from August 1961.

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The Young Mobster and The Young Moll

 

Springtime, and a young mobster's mind turns to guns and dames.

Bonus - A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator

Plaza de Cibeles

 This image captures a moment in time at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, likely during the 1950s or early 1960s based on the vintage vehicles and trams. 

Location: The photo shows the famous plaza where the Cybele Palace (formerly the Palace of Communications) and the Bank of Spain building are located. 

Landmark: In the background, the iconic Metropolis Building is visible at the corner of Calle de Alcalá. Transportation: The scene includes vintage automobiles and a trolley bus/tram, which were common in Madrid during this era.

And now...

Bonus - A Small Typo Actually Helped End WWII — The Amazing Story About A Codebreaker

A Twee Corner of the Garden

 

No info on this slide, but there's something about that grass that looks familiar.

It could be Van Kirk Gardens, in Winnipeg. Postcard here

More Info

Bonus - Jimmy Savile and Elvis Presley, 1960. Info

A Return to High Bank

 

After a stupendous post bag of almost one letter asking for more from High Bank,  I've had a delve into the collection, and turned up ... this.

It was labelled as "High Bank Spring 1966", so ... gasp... one year on from the previous daffodils picture.

Nice.

Still don't know where it is.

Bonus - Nature festival mixed up with nudist event

OK, I thought it might be Egypt.

 

But according to artificial intelligence...

The image shows a panoramic view of the ancient city of Jericho, situated in the Jordan Valley. 

Jericho is widely recognized as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with settlements dating back to approximately 9000 BCE.

The city is famously mentioned in biblical history as the first town attacked by the Israelites under Joshua.  Archaeological excavations have revealed the remains of over 20 successive settlements at the site.

Located in the West Bank, it is positioned near the Jordan River and north of the Dead Sea.

Bonus - Hideki Tojo: The Man Who Started a War, Survived His Own Bullet, and Went to the Gallows with "Remember Pearl Harbor" in His Mouth

An Outbreak of Daffodils

 

April, and we are well into Daffodil Season, so here are the 'dils at High Bank.

Not sure where High Bank is but that's not spoiling my enjoyment.

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