A Visit To Santa's House

 

I'm suspicious. Very suspicious.

Santa lives at the North Pole, yet there's no snow on the ground, and the lads aren't exactly dressed for cold weather.

Ah. Proof of Global Warming. Obviously.

Bonus - 

A Treat For Buster

 Don't forget to treat your pets (or "Fur Babies" if you're twee AF) to extra stuff this winter season. They deserve it.

Bonus - Goede Hoop Marimba Band play Vivaldi 

Today's Yule Lad - Stúfur Stubby Abnormally short. Steals pans for the food baked to the bottoms and brims.

Stufur

Salt Creek Bridge

 

Any day is a good day to visit the Salt Creek Bridge, near Muskingum, Ohio. but Good Friday?   < Chef's Kiss>

Actually, this slide is dated (processed) October 1962, and seems to depict some sort of organised visit to the area. No idea why. The bridge in the background doesn't seem that interesting....and not even a covered bridge.

More info here and yes, I know that the interesting bridge is nearby.

Bonus - To mark the passing of Ryuichi Sakamaoto

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

All Hallows' Day

 

All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day, celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown. It seems like one of the few days it would be appropriate to post a graveyard shot.

I was going to label this as "Visiting old boyfriends", but my sense of taste kicked in.  

Bonus - Eight Years Ago Today (exactly), one of the most famous photographs was taken. 

Bonus 2 - All Saints Day....may you be blessed.

Watching their Troubles Recede over the Horizon

 

I was going to give this slide / post the title of "Good Bye Old World".. but I feared that there might be hundred of panicky phonecalls to me / police / suicide prevention hotlines.

Just a nice image.

Bonus - And now one of my rational fears. The closure of Nutty Putty cave.

Bonus 2 - 

The Pretty Girls Club

 

Back Row - L-R   Esther, Hester, Abbie
Front Row - L-R   Lauren, Kitty
Now shown - Abigail (visiting granny), Nora (cleaning cess-pit)
Not Pretty Enough - Marietta.

Girl Gangs are the cruelest.

Bonus - After the Yugo-Soviet relations broke down in 1948, the Yugoslav authorities were looking for an alternative source of cultural inspiration. They found it in Mexico

Bonus 2 - Technology Inspired By Nature

Garden of the Gods, Colorado

 

On the slide is writ "Apr 63, Garden of the Gods, Colorado", and from that, I can surmise...just about everything.

The Garden of the Gods does look like a gorgeous area, but ... unto the pandemic is over, I suspect that most of USA will be off-limits for us brits.

Bonus - Well Done.  San Marino wins its first ever Olympic Medal.

Bonus 2 - IS THE CASIO F-91W WATCH THE ULTIMATE TERRORIST TIMEPIECE?

Sharp Dressed Man

 

Dammit.

R.I.P. Dusty Hill of ZZTop. Died yesterday, aged 72. Fark.

Old Interview with the guys

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