I don't think we're in Germany, actually

 

Seems more like a pastiche of Bavarian hotelry.

And indeed, I suspect that this is actually Michigan in the USA>  In fact... this looks like it.  or here. Yikes. Squash City.

Bonus - Beauty and decay: inside America’s derelict movie theatres

Nominative determinism

 

This is Mr Peter Potter, and as you see, he is a potter.   Even better, he enjoys the occasional bongful of The Devil's Herb.  And he lives above a bar in Potter's Bar.

An excellent example of Nominative determinism.

Bonus - 

My Cabin In The Country

 

Well, it's a dreich, wet, miserable day here in Slideville, so Here's a slide of my weekend retreat in the Lincolnshire Alps. Mongo Lodge was some sort of hunting lodge for rich weirdos in the 1890's, and I purchased it as a retreat from my weekday Panda-Breeding business.

Alas, as you see, the hoi polloi have found it, and insist on visiting and photographing it.

Bonus - Obituary for a Quiet Life

Bonus 2 - Unappreciated workplace prank.

Harry The Potter

 

Mr Harry Langdykes, chief vase thrower at the matlock and Repton Pottery Company, in action.

Definitely not a clickbait blog title to ail it's dwindling numbers.

Bonus - Karma 

Bad things happen to bad cats.

Trash Pandas

 

I've always liked the name Trash Pandas as an informal name for Raccoons. 

Alas, racoons seem to be much maligned species in the US of A, and the Trash association doesn't really help.

I wonder what the equivalent for UK wildlife would be...

Bonus - https://www.reddit.com/r/trashpandas/

Bonus 2 - 

A Boy And His ... Cake

 

Mmmmmm

Now I fancy some Cake.

I wonder what sort it is.

Bonus - Shenanigans Level - Expert.

Austrian train plays Hitler speech over loudspeaker

Summertime Snowdrift

 

Strangely, this slide reminds me of my summers walking in the Cairngorms. Occasionally, I would encounter a remote corrie with a patch of snow remaining in the shadows.

Now, this doesn't look like the Cairngorms to me.

Arizona, perhaps?

Bonus - The Uncomfortable is a collection of deliberately inconvenient everyday objects by Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani

"The Church" Restaurant and "The Belfry"

 

Yes, another of those Then and Now pairs.

Again, there was no info written on the slide, so where do you start in trying to search for a location. Luckily, I iz a genius, and in a mere 76 hours, I'd tracked the location down.

The Church restaurant has since closed, but it was at 70 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario. 

Thanks to Google Streetview, I can confirm that the building looks very VERY similar in 2020.

 Bonus - alison pollack captures miniature mushrooms and fungi in macro photography

Ummmmm ... ... Yes.

 

I really have no idea on this one.

I can see an elephant, and a (vaguely asiatic) lion, and some mermaid titties (?) and some tentacles.

But as regards as subject ... flub knows.

Bonus - Man disguises boat as a rock.

Bonus 2  - Timelapse of big jigsaw puzzle.

"...and I helped Grandma !"

 

Yes, little Kevin was a great help. While his small hands were no good as throttling the chickens, they were ideal for reaching into the cavity and pulling out the gizzards.

It's a tough life on Granny's Farm.

Bonus - Farewell Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison  , drummer of Slipknot. Unrelated.

Bonus 2 - Sane.   Very, very sane. 

Spoon-Carving

 

Along with male voice choirs, closed coal mines, and a distrust of vowels, Spoon Carving if something that the Welsh seem to have taken to heart as part of their cultural heritage. For example.

Still, if they can find folk to buy non-dishwasher-proof spoons for £255, then fair play to them.

Bonus - This brought back memories of Repo Man. :-D