We're not in Kansas, Toto

 

'cos that sure ain't a Kansasian Hefferlump.

Bonus - Did you hear about the vampire who was going blind?

He had dracular degeneration.

Oh look - an Irish Castle !

 

AI tells me that this photo captures the ruins of a chapel within Blarney Castle in Ireland, specifically showcasing a stone wall with a small window and a sign labeled "CHAPEL". 

Location: The image shows a part of Blarney Castle, famously known as the home of the Blarney Stone. 

Signage: A sign on the wall is written in both Irish ("an séipéal") and English ("CHAPEL"). 

Visitor Activity: The upper level, often used for visiting the Blarney Stone.

AI doesn't really write engaging text, does it?

Bonus - Vintage wartime US public information posters 

Up To The Roof

Yes, Tedious Tuesday again, and today ....well. Something.

Outwardly, a failed photo, with under-exposed details. While playing with the contrast does reveal some intricate details in the walls, it's still difficult to make out any real structure. Except, seemingly, a curving staircase leading ever upwards.

And I really like that original stark image.

I think the location is the US Capital building rotunda...but I could be wrong https://maps.app.goo.gl/VmeZZ4BpXb6zp6M4A

 Bonus - 

Superbowl Watch Party?

 

As the slide dates from 1979 (and probably England), they would have been watching Superbowl XIII. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 35–31.

As said before, 1979 clothing wasn't all New Romantics and Post-Punk - A lot of fashion was ... unfashionable. Like the carpets.

Bonus - 

The Retro Deco Motel

 

After yesterday's accidental duplicate, here's a slide you definitely won't have seen.

Looking like a Wes Anderson film set, this image dates from 1979, but shows an older, art deco motel and swimming pool. An artfully empty-of-people pool.

Anyone know what/where?

Bonus 

Nice Ass

 

OK.  They're donkeys, but it's difficult to think of things to say for this blog.

Nostalgia Moment - I recall having an anorak with that sort of quilted diamond pattern.

Bonus - 10 Cold-Weather Misconceptions You’ve Probably Believed Your Whole Life

Bonus 2 - Scary Lion.

The Watcher at the Window

 

Strange lady, Mrs Cathcart.

Enjoyed nothing more that sitting at the window, watching the neighbours. Whether they waere having dinner, or watching television, or checking the kids' homework, Mrs Cathcart would pull up a chair, and look into their cottage.

Odd.

Bonus Man releases coyote from wire fence.

Remember...

 

"People photograph the oddest things."

Bonus -Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide ‘

A Load of Stone

 

What the heck is this?

...was my first thought. No info in the box of slides it came in, but other in the box from 1980 looked rather "Egypt-y".

And that was all the clue I needed. Yes, it's the Unfinished Obelisk, at Aswan.

Probably.

Bonus - 

Waiting for the drugs to kick in...

 Sue, waiting for that sweet, sweet hit to take effect.

Waiting

Waiting

Waiting

...

Damn it.

Bonus - 

Fun of the Beach - Too

 

So, it wasn't a Sand Castle yesterday, it's a Sand Crab.

Yeah.

Bonus - 

Fun on the Beach

 

While the days are getting longer, it doe seem like summer is still along time off.

So, lets feed those pangs of nostalgia with a trip back in time to a sunny beach. It looks like some sort of Sandcastle competition, but ... it doesn't look like a castle to me.

Bonus - 

The Back of Brutal

 

In the same box of slides as Tuesday's brital architecture building was this slide...and it looks like a different view of the same location.

And, that mountain profile looks familiar.

So, with a little digging, I'm convinced that this is The Loews Hotel in Tucson, Arizone.

Bonus - 

"Mr Herriot, I've lost my watch!"

Unknown location

 

Yes, the punchline for an old joke/sketch, I expect.

But... the flat caps, the trench coats, the range of cows' posteriors.  The "All Creatures Great And Small" vibes are strong in this one.

Bonus - 

Another Taj Mahal shot

 

"...and this is Marjorie in front of the Taj Mahal, but Gustav wasn't beside her in this picture, due to him spontaneously combusting."

Bonus - Donald J Trump (the J is short for Genius) is at Davos in Switzerland for the WEF. He's just said  "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". Davos is in the German speaking part of Switzerland.

Bonus 2 - US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security

Brutal?

 

At first view, I was unsure where this was just Brutalist Architecture, or a bombed-out ruin of an Israel/Palestinian conflict.

Google ASI says "This building appears to be part of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev campus in Beersheba, Israel, or potentially the Asian Games Village in New Delhi, India. The Brutalist architectural style, characterized by its use of textured concrete blocks and geometric forms, is a common feature in both locations, especially within academic and large residential complexes designed to suit desert climates."

To me, it looks like something in South West of USA, so ...who knows?

Bonus - 

Dolly and the Dolphins

 

Dolly, resplendent in pink, as usual, takes a stroll along the boardwalk.  

In the background, "SEA WORLD" and "TRAINING DOLPHINS SCHOOL, so I'm thinking that this is possibly Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA.

Or, it could be Guilford in England.  I really dunno.

Bonus - 

The Power Of Rain

 In the middle of a set of very normal slides (Babies, parties, gardens, scenery, etc) was this title slide.

How odd !

Bonus - Mesmerising

He Looks Familiar

 

He looks a little like a bloke I used to work with - Alan Parker.  It's unlikely that it is, but .... maybe

Where is it?   Well, maybe I should have run this as a where in the world quiz, but it's a very well known location.

It's here.

Bonus - The marvel of Tessellations 

The start of an adventure...

 

"I remember that it was a Thursday that by adventure started. I was showing Dad my home-made Nuclear Clock, reflecting only slight un-ease about the geopolitical situation.

My brother has having his hourly de-bogey-ing, courtesy of Mrs Gladwin, our neighbour.

Mother was boiling some fish-fingers in the kitchen, little expecting the unscheduled arrival of the 47th Airborne Division a few hours later."

Bonus - 

Winter Scene number 529

 

Sorry.

A bit distracted this evening.

So ... some snow.

Bonus :

Where In The World? Quiz 738

 

Yes, it's a tricky one today.

Still, this slide from 1963 does seem to predate the "Hordes of numpties for the cliche'd "Holding it up" " image.

Thank heavens.

Yes, it is  the campanile of Pisa Cathedral.

Bonus - Either a lying bag of shut, or a dementia riddled buffoon.

Quack !

 

Nothing much to say, except that this male White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is called Colin.

Bonus - A Jehovahs witness knocked on my door yesterday

So I invited him in and made him a cup of tea and sat him down at my table. 

I asked him what he wanted to talk about and he replied with “I’m fucked if I know I haven’t got this far before“

A Little Do-er - Upper

 

Perfect for  a barn conversion?

The slide is described as 

"2004 Old Barn, Corrugated Roof, Mid Wales"

So...that helps.

Bonus - In case you weren't fully aware of the quality of ICE agents that Trumpy-boy employs - 4 Native American men detained by ICE in Minneapolis

Against The Wall, and SMILE!

 

Looks like Mandy and Peter have been been shoved out into the back garden while Mummy and Daddy hoist the Surbiton and Esher Bridge and Wife-Swapping Club's monthly meet.  Nice.

And what nice anoraks they have,

Bonus - Trump on Greenland. "I’m a big fan of Denmark, they’ve been very nice to me. But the fact they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land. I’m sure we had lots of boats go there also.”

Worst POTUS Ever!

Winter Fun

 

Still snowy here in Slideland.  

More semi-thawed and thick re-freeze than light powdery snow, but pretty in places.

Bonus - 

New Slide - Post Box

 

I had a new box of slides arrive, a few days ago.  A real random assortment sort of box - around 1000 slides, I think.

Scanned 50 today, and that included a batch of seven with a definite there. Post Boxes, from 2003.

I'm sure an enthusiast could wax lyrical about this one - I can't, tho' I recognise the GR monogram as indicating a pre-1952 box - in the reign of George Rex.

Bonus - 

King Frost

 

As Storm Goretti hits the UK, and another "Snowpocalyse" threatens humanity (according to the media), let's look back to November 1964, and ...yes...another American Street Parage.

No, I have no idea who, what, why or where, but - King Frost - Yeah.

The sign pasted on the car door...with some playing with the settings, it might say 

"SPONSORED BY

WILLIAM D HERBER

CONNOSSEUR

AND COLLECTOR

OF ANTIQUES."

I wonder if this is him?

Bonus - How European Countries refer to European Countries

What is Walter up to?

 

Beats me.

Something to do with a water supply?

Answers on a postcard, please.

Bonus - 

Well, mark me down as "Impressed"

Another aerial view, I thought. Probably some American Mid-west city, I assumed.

But, I let Google's AI have a look at the image and 

"This aerial photograph captures a view of Aalborg, Denmark, likely taken from the Aalborg Tower, which opened in 1933. 

The image appears to be a vintage postcard, as suggested by the search results.

The prominent area in the foreground with many trees and structured plots is a cemetery, likely the Almen Kirkegård.

The body of water visible in the middle ground is the Limfjord, which separates the northern part of Jutland from the rest of the peninsula.

The city of Aalborg is a major industrial and cultural centre in the region of North Jutland, Denmark."

And, looking at the map....yeah. Seems very likely.  And the Aalborgtårnet observation tower is VERY cool.

 Bonus "Stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain"

Snowy Season

 

And the weather forecast today is :

Snow.     Snow and cold.

I have family in Aberdeen at the moment, and it's pretty bad there. Trying to get flights out, or any sort of transport is ..... frustrating.

Do Thoughts and Prayers with them. (Yes, I hate that phrase.)

This slide -  "12-1951 Snow near Iron Road." Unknown location.

Bonus - A defunct blog - Look at my fEcking red trousers!

First Fish of the Year

 

I think that everyone is aware how much American's love taking photographs of their fishing catches. (If not, try the Fish category on the sidebar).

This is the first such image of 2026, and it features someone who's thrilled by the prospect of skinning and gutting this here fish.

Bonus - 

A Party For Peg

 

Possibly the last of the Christmas / New Year slides.

Today's was marked as "Party for Peg  Jan 64", so I guess that's Peggy being manhandled by strange old Uncle Herb.

Bonus - 5 Things People Often Get Wrong About the Arctic