Sky, Sea, Bloke, Sand, Log

 

The only remotely interesting thing about this slide is that the bloke's name is Gaylord.

Maybe.

Bonus - 

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

The Disappearing Road

 

Sometime a slide attracts me just because it's gorgeous. 

Like this one, marked only as "Old Creek".  To me, it looks like Arizona...and sure enough, there's an Oak Creek, near to Sedona.  Anyone recognise this road? (That might be Capitol Butte on the horizon.)

Bonus -  A tail-less Alligator. 

In The High Sierra

 

Unsurprisingly, there's no info on this slide, other than a Feb 1979 processing date. But, it looks hot n high to me.

The dreaded AI suggests "The image features Washingtonia filifera, commonly known as the California fan palm or desert fan palm, with snow-capped mountains in the background. "

Which is amazing, because I went to university with a guy called Washington Filifer. I wonder if they're related?

Bonus -  

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 Man From The Shadows.

 No, not Hank Marvin.

This mysterious bloke emerging from the pitch black in this zero-info image.

I did try boosting the pixels, but....nope. No info on what's in the inky black void.

Bonus - 11 ft 8 inches.  That's how low the low bridge is. And labelled thusly. Can you guess if idiot drivers still try to drive tall vehicle under that bridge?

The Blurred Curse

 

Interesting and inexplicable phenomenon.

On the beach at the sunny resort o Isle of Whithorn, it is impossible to take a in-focus picture, As you can see.

No-one has every explain how or why....it just is.

Bonus - Do You Need Tom Confess Anything?

Big Sky Country

 

No idea if this slide is of Montana, but that sure is a big blue sky.

The cars are ... of the era, to be sure.

Bonus - "I think I've been bitten on my bum," said my wife, bending over and pulling up her skirt. "Can you see it?"

"Oh my God!" I said. "It's absolutely massive!"

"Is it?" she replied.

"Yes," I said, "it's going to take a while to check."

Before the Riff-Raff arrived...

 

Written on this slide was "Between Lavandou and Canabel-1965"

I'm not going to spend hours tracking down the exact location, but I suspect this might be the location 

Bonus - 

Yes, US Independence Day again

 

Seems like it happens every year.

When Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration mainly on August 2nd 1777 (with some later than that.)

It's when the states threw off the shackles of monarchy, never more to be subject to the unfettered whims of a despotic narcissist in an obvious wig.

Bonus - When some Declaration Of Independence Tweets Anger Some Trump Supporters

A quiet beach...

 

I didn't know what to post today, but randomly perusing the slide box, this one popped up.

And I thought "Today's the anniversary of D-Day." 81  years since Operation Overlord.

I've no idea where the slide depicts, and it's 99% certain it's not Normandy.  But it seemed appropriate.

Bonus - 

Blue Sky Thinking

 

Sorry. I've been distracted this evening, by "things".

But, in the nick of time....architecture, blue sky and tedium.

Possibly in Malta 

Bonus -

Yes, I'm still doing these

Beautiful....but tedious.

 

I'm not describing Miss United Kingdom 2020. This slide...clearly a beautiful part of the world, but this image of it.... not very interesting.

Oh.  Blog formatting has gone a bit ... weird.

Bonus - And America goes a bit barking mad. 

Beach-Lounging Time

 

As promised, time to move on from the Christmas / New Year / Winter slides.

So, here's someone sunbathing on a beach.

The slide has no info on the location, but that appears to be TARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA: SPONGE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. The remains of the collapsed Battery Bigelow

Bonus -

Boat

 Boat, yacht, ship, schooner.

Bonus - 

mas vale tarde que

 

"better late than never"

 Wise Words, tho' the pedant who inhabits my brain, complains that it should be "más vale tarde que nunca"

Whatever,

Bonus - My granny was 80% Irish.

People called her Iris.

When Buses Head South For Winter...

 

They usually travel by rail. Fact.

Bonus - 

Applauds

Pont de Beaucaire?

 

The slide was only marked with "Tarabcon", but I reckon that this an image of the Pont de Beaucaire, in Tarascon.  More precisely, I reckon that this picture was taken from a train crossing the rail bridge just south of here.

Bonus - 

1st August 1959

 

That date was the only info on the slide, but I'm making a wild stab at a location, based purely upon.... notHIG MUCH.

Panama Canal.

What do you folks think?

Bonus - 

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