Last Day of the Winter Olympics

 

Yes, final day at the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics.

And a chance to see the remarkable training facility that the Chinese Winter Sports Department built in preparation for the event/ This image above is of the facility in Yunnaan, and features at 91% scale model of San Ciascian, the Italian village considered most suitable for the chinese athletes. The facility was built inside a disused airship hangar, and that mountain in the background....is a painted backdrop.  Rather than snow, that's shredded iMac casings. Recycling !

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The snows are melting

 

As we head towards March, the threat of snow s receding. So, a  slightly appropriate slide.

Nice.

Bonus- selective attention test

Winter Scene number 529

 

Sorry.

A bit distracted this evening.

So ... some snow.

Bonus :

Winter Fun

 

Still snowy here in Slideland.  

More semi-thawed and thick re-freeze than light powdery snow, but pretty in places.

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King Frost

 

As Storm Goretti hits the UK, and another "Snowpocalyse" threatens humanity (according to the media), let's look back to November 1964, and ...yes...another American Street Parage.

No, I have no idea who, what, why or where, but - King Frost - Yeah.

The sign pasted on the car door...with some playing with the settings, it might say 

"SPONSORED BY

WILLIAM D HERBER

CONNOSSEUR

AND COLLECTOR

OF ANTIQUES."

I wonder if this is him?

Bonus - How European Countries refer to European Countries

Snowy Season

 

And the weather forecast today is :

Snow.     Snow and cold.

I have family in Aberdeen at the moment, and it's pretty bad there. Trying to get flights out, or any sort of transport is ..... frustrating.

Do Thoughts and Prayers with them. (Yes, I hate that phrase.)

This slide -  "12-1951 Snow near Iron Road." Unknown location.

Bonus - A defunct blog - Look at my fEcking red trousers!

Getting Ready for the Big Day

 

Hopefully a slide that captures the beauty of Christmas Decorations and the Tedium of Tuesdays.

Me?  That's work finished for 2025. :-) 

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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

 

Tho' their faces betray a certain ennui regarding the cold, these folks should be enjoying a magical wander in the snowy forest.

Or maybe, they are recreating the Donner Party's expedition, and thinking about who to have for lunch.

Bonus - The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025

The Snow Clearer

Someone has earned his dollar pocket money by clearing a path, haven't they?

Incidentally, snow in Florida is not as unusual as some might expect.

Bonus - A police officer called the station…

A police officer called the station on his radio.

"I need back up here. An old lady shot her husband for stepping on the floor she just mopped."

"Have you arrested the woman?"

"Not yet. The floor's still wet!"

 

New England Architecture??

 AI Overview

The image shows two snow-covered brick houses, likely a country house, during the winter. 

The houses feature gabled roofs, chimneys, and traditional architectural styles.

Snow covers the roofs, the ground, and the surrounding trees and bushes.

A low hedge and a white picket fence line the front of the properties.

The scene suggests a cold, quiet, and picturesque winter day.

Bonus - Yule cat (Jólakötturinn)

The English Snowpocalypse

 

20th November, and there's some snow falling on England.

Which obviously means that the media is screaming about Snowpocalyses, and "It's all Global Warming, Innit?"

So, this vintage slide seems appropriate. 

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Oh, for a Cosy Cottage

 

As we enter the second half of November, we have now entered Soup Season, and I'm looking to hibernate like a bear.

However, rather than a cave in the woods, I'd be happy with a cosy little cottage like this, with a log fire and plenty of coffee brewing.

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Turning Chilly

 

Thankfully, yesterday's wet and windy weather has eased into moist and breezy.  Alas, it's still "nae warm!".

But I'm not as bad as this slide, marked as "Nov-1950 Snow on Morrison Avenue CF".  I suppose CF might be California, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bonus - Scientists need your toenails.

A Station In The Snow

 

The Autumn weather is getting colder, but not this cold yet.

Just a nice little train station, probably in America, but...y'now... no info on the slide.

However, that doesn't always stop me. I think this is Ridgefield Park station, in New York.

A Photo from Flickr.  and Google Streetview

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Snow-Clearing Time

 

So, that's The Return of President Trump. I could offer some opinions on his initial behaviour, but I fear I might get abusively rude, and Blogger might object.

So, he's a picture of someone clearing a parking space for their car.

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Snow at the Bothy

 

Actually, today at Slideville has been bright and above freezing.

This slide, from 1960, shows more chilly weather.

Bonus - The Case for Still Owning a Filing Cabinet

The Snow Clearing Squad - Are Still At It

 

Nope.

You don't get out of a commitmentg that easily.

Clear It !!

Bonus - How A Capybara Works

The Snow Clearing Squad

 

The whole car park for $10. A Deal is A Deal.

Bonus - Don't forget that Scotland has a fleet of excellently named gritters. "Sled Zeppelin" and "Licence To Chill", for example.  Follow them

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December in The Lakes

 

This would appear to be Blea Water, the deepest Tarn in this Lake District.

It's from a set of slides seemingly documenting a university department's trip to the Lake District to do some sampling of water n stuff from teh various areas. And some nice picturescque slides... like this.

Slide Number 5900, in this collection. 

Bonus -  How MTV’s First Rival Became Cable TV’s Biggest Flop

The Arrival of Snow

 

Last night saw the arrival of the first snows of this winter at SlideGuy Chateau.20 Hours later, most of the ground is free of snow, tho' the trees still look good.

So, it seemed appropriate to post this slide of a fence. In the snow.

Sort of artistic. Sort of tedious.

Bonus - Today is World Toilet Day.