The Young Mum

 

A young mum who could be a minor pop star or film actress.

Not really much else to say, really.

Bonus - 

Flower

 

Possibly a dark purple Bearded Iris (Iris germanica).

Or a daffodil.

Bonus - One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his polar bear son were sitting in the snow. The cub turned to his father and said: "Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear?"

"Of course, son" replied the father. "you are 100 percent polar bear"

A few minutes later the cub turned to his father again and said: "Dad, tell me the truth, I can take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or black bear or grizzly bear?"

The father put a loving paw on the son's head. "Son," he said "I am 100 percent polar bear, your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so you are definitely 100 percent polar bear."

The cub seemed satisfied, but a few minutes later he turned to his father and once more said: "Look, Dad, I don't want you saying this just to spare my feelings. I have to know: am I 100 percent polar bear?"

By now the father is becoming distressed by the continual questioning and said: "Why do you keep asking if you are 100 percent polar bear?"

The cub replied: "Because I'm freezing!!!"

Ethel is On The Fence

 

I could make some dodgy comment about DJTrump and his war on Iran...but I'm too classy for that.

Bonus - American Black Bear and Canadian Polar Bear.

 

It gets lonely, out on the plains...

 

So cowboys find ways to pass the time.

Obviously.

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More Hollings Fashions - 1988

 

Another chance to see what the Fashion Students of Hollings College of Stuff have for show at their Degree End Show.

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The Big Horse

 

So, I was going to post a different image, but ... damn. I'd used it before.

So, have a slide of a Big Hoss instead.

Bonus - 

   

Don't Leave The Dancefloor

 The only thing on this slide was "Castle" and "1977", so this could be the legendary gig by The Sex Pistols at the Castle and Flagon Pub in East Grinstead.

Could be.

Bonus - 

An uncomfortable First Date

 

Yet, they stayed together for 23 years, intil that incident with her sister...

Bonus - The council of the wise has been formed...

Hey, let's try that Japanese Restaurant on Fifth and Hawthorn

 

Seems surprisingly adventurous for Seventies Suburban America,.

Bonus : Six chances to guess a capital city

Oh Look. Another Church.

 

It seems a pity to post this on Tedious Tuesday, because it does look like quite an impressive building.

But, these sort of slide are basically boring,. An interesting church on a day coach-trip to mumblety-mumble.  Let's take a picture to bore the neighbours with, but not have any information of where and when.

OK, in this case, it might be St. George's Basilica - Prague Castle.  Image  StreetView

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Metameor?

 

"Metameor" was written on the slide, as best as I can judge...but that turns up zilch on Google.

The image - might shows the Ksar Ouled Soltane, a fortified granary located in southern Tunisia. 

Historical Purpose: Built by the Amazigh people in the 15th century, these structures served as fortified storage spaces called ghorfas for grain and dates. 

Pop Culture: It gained international fame as a filming location for the slave quarters of Mos Espa in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. 

The slide's odd colour cast - unknown. Possible a slight light-leak.

The woman - You've guessed it, unknown. But she seems to be carrying a Swann Hellenic (WF & RK SWAN LTD LONDON) travel bag.

Bonus Fact - Ksar Ouled Soltane is located in the town of Soltane, which is south of Tataouine. Hmm, sounds familiar. 

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Last Day of the Winter Olympics

 

Yes, final day at the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics.

And a chance to see the remarkable training facility that the Chinese Winter Sports Department built in preparation for the event/ This image above is of the facility in Yunnaan, and features at 91% scale model of San Ciascian, the Italian village considered most suitable for the chinese athletes. The facility was built inside a disused airship hangar, and that mountain in the background....is a painted backdrop.  Rather than snow, that's shredded iMac casings. Recycling !

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A Springtime Wedding

 

Wedding outfits are often immune to the whims of fashions. The bride's dress is timeless and classic, and the Father Of The Bride wears a fairly standard three-piece suit.

But velvet Bridesmaids' dresses, and the guest with an oversize black bow tie. It could only be the Seventies.  1977, to be precise.  No punk fashions for these church-goers, but later that evening...?

Bonus - Well, that is unique. Underwater Military Museum-Aqaba

The snows are melting

 

As we head towards March, the threat of snow s receding. So, a  slightly appropriate slide.

Nice.

Bonus- selective attention test

Just Hanging About with Pals

 T'was a bit of a bleached washed out slide, but with a bit of jiggery pokery, it's sort of acceptable.

From Sept 1963, and I remember playground equipment that looked like this. Probably unacceptable to modern Health and Safety.

Bonus - Happy Birthday Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Nice Scenery and Bridge.

Makes a change from the cold and wet of current Britain.

This image shows the Puente de San Martín (St. Martin's Bridge), a historic medieval bridge spanning the Tagus River in Toledo, Spain. 

Constructed in the late 14th century, the bridge features five prominent arches, with the largest central arch spanning 40 meters. It was built to provide access to the old town from the western side and is fortified with defensive towers on both ends. 

A popular legend tells that the architect's wife secretly set fire to the scaffolding to hide a structural miscalculation before the inauguration, allowing it to be rebuilt stronger. 

Bonus - It hasn't changed much

Bonus 2 - My neighbourhood barber was just arrested for selling drugs.

I was a customer for seven years.

I never knew he was a barber.

 

Far from the madding crowd

 

No info on this slide, but it does look like the foothills of the Himalayas / Hindu Kush / basically "Foreign".

There's something of interest on the slopes - looks like white rocks arranged to spell something, but the slide resolution is too poor to read it.

All in all, quite a dull slide.

Bonus - there's a place in Yellowstone Park where you could theoretically get away with murder due to a constitutional loophole discovered by a law professor in 2005

Perfect for Soaring

 

With the 2026 Winter Olympics in full swing, today's slide harks back to 1979, and a sight/site that appears to be Lake Placid in NY.

Or maybe it isn't.

But, probably the ski-jumping venue.

Bonus - People are weird. ‘Penisgate’ at the Olympics: why inject acid into your penis, and what are the health risks?

The Impossibility of Ecstasy in the Mind of Moira

 

Performance art time. This is Damian Hirst's debut art piece "The Impossibility of Ecstasy in the Mind of Moira". This features Bunty (Left) and Moira (Right" listening to Gene Pitney singing The Star Spangled Banner, and taking a pill of E every 26 minutes, until Thursday.

While Damian didn't win the Turner Prize for this, it did bring patronage from Potter's Pork Pies of Barnsley.

Bonus - 

Not Norfolk

 

No info on the slide, but in my opinion, this could be  the summit of Mount Sinai, also known as Gabal Musa, in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.

Maybe near here

Bonus - Poulsbo woman's home overrun by over 100 raccoons after 3 decades of feeding them

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.

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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 on the Beach - Too

 

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

Yeah.

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