The odd side of the railway tracks

 

I you're thinking that that looks like an odd part of town, you'd be right.

A closer look at the details, and you'll notice...things.

Like the shed-sized transformer in the bottom left. Yes, this is a corner of a model train enthusiast's layout.

Bonus - South Park take a shot at Donal Trump.

Synthetics Are Involved

Brutalist and the Beach

 

Man!

What a contrast.  The gentle waves lapping on a golden beach, next to a neo-brutalist hotel.

My limited research suggest it might be The Sheraton, at Praia do Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro.

Bonus - When vinyl LPs came back, so did the bootleggers and scammers

Banco de Los Andes

 

Where in the world?

Actually, "Banco de Los Andes" is a big giveaway, and the  bus labelled as "Cusco" seems to seal the deal.

Norwich.

Bonus - Naughty, but it makes me laugh.

Stabiliser Wheels

 

Remember when you were young, Very young, and your first bicycle had a pair of stabilisers (training wheels) until you built up skill and confidence?

Well, it looks like the USAF do the same for young B-52 pilots.

Bonus - Eclipse Day for USA : 

Indeed

Bonus 2 - RIP Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Llama Blanket Bingo

 

In the Peruvian village of Santa Ricardo de Tromboni, there is a strange custom. Every two years, the villagers layout their hand-knitted blankets in a field, then introduce a herd of llamas, pre-fed on chocolate eclairs.

Eventually, nature takes its course, and a llama poops on a blanket.  The owner of that cacca-blessed blanket will be Mayor of the village for the next two years.

I presume a similar thorough process can be blamed for Boris Johnson's appointment.

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The First Snows of Winter

 

Woke up this morning (link) to heavy rain and wild winds.

However, that soon stopped to be replaced by snow. and wild winds.

This being Derbyshire, it was rather wet snow, and it didn't lie on the ground for long...unlike this slide from ... somewher.

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