Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Where In The World? - Game 78

 

Today's challenge comes in from a Mrs Trellis of North Wales, who asks if anyone can recognise this location?   Is it

  1. The Upper Circle of the Shepton Mallet Odeon?
  2. The geyser Geysir in Iceland?
  3. The Pyramids at Gaza?
  4. The remodelled Rose Garden at The White House?

Answers on a postcard to the usual address.

Bonus - RIP Dolly.



Tuesday, 25 August 2026

(House ... Side ... Maud)

 

"And this is Maude, at the side of the house.

Sigh. So dull.

Bonus - Thieves of ‘cursed’ rocks pen letters of remorse to a national park

Sunday, 23 August 2026

A Sunday Out at the Park

Sunday Afternoon.

Great for just lazing about. Great for heading off to the park, and riding the open wagons on the miniature railway.

Great.

Bonus - from One to One Hundred




 

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Cascade

Finally, England's hot spell has broken, and we have rain.  It seems strange for England to welcome the rain, but ... weird time.

I don't think this image of a recent English mountain stream, because a/ England has no mountains, b/ the image dates to 1984, and c/ AI Suggests 

"The image shows the cascading waters of the Canaima National Park region in Venezuela, featuring powerful tea-colored rapids rushing over dark rock formations with distant tabletop tepui mountains on the horizon.

Location: Canaima National Park, La Gran Sabana, Venezuela.

Key Features: Rushing amber-tinted river waters, layered stone terraces, and distinctive flat-topped tepui mountain formations in the background. "

Bonus - Cats in Sinks


 

Friday, 21 August 2026

The Beach Scene

At work today (Yes, I still work), the place seemed empty with so many folk slacking off, on holiday in X, Y and Z. 

Fine, suits me.

So, here's a nice beach scene to make you think of holidays, sand fleas, and noisy Magyars shouting at each other.

No idea where this is, but it's probably not Iceland.

Bonus - Lose Yourself
 

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Name That Plane - Game 237

 

And I'll give you one clue : it's no Concorde.

Can you identify it?

Answer Here.

Bonus - What's the best thing about Switzerland?

Well, their flag is a big plus.

Bonus - 

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

It's Art, Dudes

 

A bit conflicted in this slide. Sure, a slide of a framed picture sounds like Tedious Tuesday fodder, but...

...It's cool.

According to what was writ on the slide, "Jun-85 Bali, Ubud Museum".

...and that lead to this website


Bonus - A quick bit of ISIHAC

Monday, 17 August 2026

Yotting (spelled "Yachting")

 

One of the strangest spellings in the English language, but ... whatever.

Looks like a decent way to cool down in this heatwave.

Bonus - Today, 67 years ago, Quake Lake formed.

Sunday, 16 August 2026

Saturday, 15 August 2026

A Fun Trip To The .... Lava Field

 

No info on the slide, but that certainly looks like a volcanic landscape. Possibly Hawaii, but could be anywhere.

Bonus - 


Friday, 14 August 2026

One more chapter and then I'll put the light out.

 

Written on the slide was "Abbey de Fontevraud - Eleanor de Aquitaine"

This is the 13th-century painted stone tomb effigy of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine located at Fontevraud Abbey in France. Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122–1204) was a powerful medieval ruler who served as queen consort of both France and England. Unlike standard medieval tomb figures that showed people with hands folded in passive prayer, this sculpture unusually portrays her reading a book. Location: The colourful sculpture rests in the abbey church alongside the tombs of her husband, King Henry II, and her son, Richard the Lionheart.

Bonus -