Chilling in the back garden

 

Yes, the heatwave continues.

Today, Pub Lunch with chums, then back garden (shady spot) for relaxation

Bonus - Too Hot

The Arrival Of Spring

 

Yes, I'm back from a few days up with my Mom.

My return coincides with the arrival of warm spring weather, so I might pull on the standard shorts, socks and shoes of the middle-aged bloke, limb into a deck chair, and soak up those positive waves.

Just like these folks from July 1969.

Bonus - Awesome. 

There are Seven Camouflaged Snipers in this Picture..

 

...can you spot any of them ?

Glory Be, it's a slide with some info on it, so for those who want to know :

"Takamatsu Ritsurin Park,  Lisette Cot 1969"

So, if you fancy visiting That Location

Bonus - The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar Mission in a Single Day

Banished to the Garden

 

Doesn't matter what the time of year is, when Uncle Elroy comes round to visit mummy, the kids are banished to the garden for an hour. Rules, is rules.

Bonus - Rochester men die after fertilizing marijuana plants with bat feces

Today's Yule Lad - Hurðaskellir Door Slammer Enjoys slamming doors, especially during the night, waking up the household.

The Happy Graduate

 

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Bonus - The Evolution of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’

The Sports Day

 

Maggie and Morris after their race.

Bonus - 

Click for Bigger

Road Swine

 

I was browsing the collection for a suitable Tedious Tuesday slide, when this one caught me eye.

Not really very tedious... more of a warning  of the surprises when driving around the countryside.

Bonus - Tesla’s Pigeon

An inventor, a bird, and a plan to connect all the minds in the world.

Bonus 2 -

Black Friday Sale

 

Some will say that it's another meaningless import from America. The USA doesn't do Thanksgiving, so the "Hit The Sales" event on the day after makes no sense.

But, here we have a Church Ladies Black Friday Event from November 1969. And a cornucopia of knitted shite.

Bonus - The problems of a Big Butt.

"And the winner is ....!

 

...Miss Suburbia...Miss Shelly Martinez-Frankenheimer!"

It's October now, and probably a little late in the season for the outdoor line-up of flimsy eveningwear.

Bonus - Crazy Train Stunts

Bonus 2 - 

Anglesey? No, Bandol

 

It might be an easy mistake to make ... in theory.

Mountains, harbour, sea, boats. It could be Amlwch, but the lack of acres of Static Caravans, and the lack of grey misty weather means that this is actually Bandol, a commune in the south of France.

Bonus - Drop down boxed for Genders WTF?

Bonus 2 - Best Ever Werewolf transformation

The Guys Admire Franks New Car

 

Summer 1969, and Frank's bought this years model of the ... well, something.

No doubt it has a big block engine, space for 6 bodies in the trunk, and awallowing nature on corners.

Bonus - Violent pictures of North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970

In Memory of Stanley P Hastings

 

When, where and why - are a complete mystery. (Actually, looking at the slide...October 1969.)

Even Who? is a bit of a guess. Maybe it's this Stanley P Hastings, but .... I don't know.

I just hope he doesn't have hayfever..

Bonus - Goddammit.  They've remade another classic movie.

The Penguin Pool

 

Hopefully, this is the sort of concrete hell zoo enclosure that has been consigned to history.

And for all the folks saying that "Kids were better behaved when I was young", the sign on the right says.

" PENGUIN POOL

Visitors are asked to

stop children throwing

stones, bricks, paper, etc

as these can kill the

penguins.

King Penguins

Humbolot'

Penguins

From 5 Antartic

regions."

Bricks?  What the **** is wrong with people?

Bonus - the role of forestry waste in New Zealand’s cyclone devastation

What The Flub?

 

I mean,  I see what it is.

But ... who?    Why?     Whether?   Whey?

Bonus - You had one job ...

Sculptures in the Park

 

This slide came up on the random slide selector, and I almost dismissed it as..."oh, just a boring suburban park with some sculptures."

Then I notice the sculptures.  Odd. Quite odd.

Luckily, that one of the right looked familiar, and I narrowed the location down to be Vigeland Sculpture Park.

VERY odd.

Bonus -Seriously, have an on-line explore...

Not Escher's Belvedere

 

There must be something wrong with my brain, but when I look at this slide, I immediately thought of MC Escher, the Dutch artist.

There are elements of Belvedere  in there, and the stairs obviously evoke Ascending and Descending, but overall.... it's not impossible.

Bonus - Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

Easter Bonnet

 

For Easter Sunday, I was going to hunt down a very Easter-y slide. You know, church, eggs, crucufiuxtion, etc. But, looking around the neighbourhood, ... Nah.

Everyone seems to be washing cars, cutting lawns, house repairs, heading off for golf.  I suppose I could make a trite point about the deterioration in Christian values, but...Meh.

Bonus - Egg Collecting Apron | 18 Pocket | Denim

Bonus 2 - breaking ice on the river in quebec, sped up

Holiday Expo '69

 

Easter seems to be the time when many folks start thinking about Summer Vacations, so who not visit Expo '69 and its wide range of interesting suggestions.

Bonus - U+237C ⍼ RIGHT ANGLE WITH DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW

Bonus 2 - Guess the heavier...

Into The Wide Blue Yonder

 

( No, I'm not going to wander off and abandon you dear reader.)

As we head towards the end of 2021, I thought that this rather pleasant be a suitable metaphor for the blue skied loveliness ahead of us.

Or maybe it isn't. It's just a random slide, selected for  visual pleasantness.

Bonus - I also tried playing with the settings. Hello Pseudo-Infra-Red.

Bonus 2 - 

Lisette and Green Boob Island

 

To the mapmakers, it was Hampton Isle.

To the locals, it was Green Boob Island.

To Lisette the permanently out of focus... it was a background.

Bonus - Howlin' Wolf at Newport - How Many More Years.