The Horror of Suburbia

 

No, it's not CGI. People did used to look like this.

These are the Fanshawe's (pronounced Featherstonehaugh.)

• Roger is an Investment Banker, in both technical and rhyming slang senses)
• Julie is a part time teacher who collect knitted toilet paper covers in her spare time
• Kevin (left) enjoys mathematics, Latin, accountancy and dressing up in mum's clothes.
• Wolfgang (right) believes he's a changeling, but wants to be a Tax Auditor when he grows up.

The sign in the background appears to be "Curtis Woo...." which makes me this this might be Curtis Wood Park Road in Hern Bay, with it's shitty half-timbered stockbroker houses...Like this  but life is too short to find an exact match.

Bonus - The Earth with high and low sea levels.

A Reflective Moment

 

Quite a nice "found" image.

Slide says 1955 "Mirror Lake", so it could be Yosemite 

Bonus - So...blogging seems like a bit of a chore at the moment. May be time for a break.

Afternoon Tea at The Ritz

 Alas, it was The Ritz Goat Market and Coffee Shop. high in the foothills of The Himalayas.

Bonus - 

C-130 Fuselage (Left) and C-5 Galaxy (right)

Summer Swing

 

Now THAT is a swing!

As a kid, we had a single seat swing in the back garden, so THAT seems a bit OTT.

Bonus - 

A Sunday Out at the Park

Sunday Afternoon.

Great for just lazing about. Great for heading off to the park, and riding the open wagons on the miniature railway.

Great.

Bonus - from One to One Hundred

 

Cascade

Finally, England's hot spell has broken, and we have rain.  It seems strange for England to welcome the rain, but ... weird time.

I don't think this image of a recent English mountain stream, because a/ England has no mountains, b/ the image dates to 1984, and c/ AI Suggests 

"The image shows the cascading waters of the Canaima National Park region in Venezuela, featuring powerful tea-colored rapids rushing over dark rock formations with distant tabletop tepui mountains on the horizon.

Location: Canaima National Park, La Gran Sabana, Venezuela.

Key Features: Rushing amber-tinted river waters, layered stone terraces, and distinctive flat-topped tepui mountain formations in the background. "

Bonus - Cats in Sinks

 

Kevin ... The Klown

 

Here to make your life better and more laugh-filled.

Great.

Bonus - 

A Fun Trip To The .... Lava Field

 

No info on the slide, but that certainly looks like a volcanic landscape. Possibly Hawaii, but could be anywhere.

Bonus - 

Just East of Thetford

 

Not a lot of people know this.

During WW2, the Royal Navy ship HMS Scurrilous intercepted a troopship heading toward Mindanao, and captures the Japanese Army's 433rd Contractor Battalion. Britain hadn't expected to capture many Japanese folks (you know ... Seppuku, etc) to had to ship them back to a camp in Thetford in Norfolk.

Rather than twiddle their thumbs, the Japanese Engineers obtained permission to feel trees from Thetford Forest, and used them to built an 80% scale replica of   the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, featuring its distinctive traditional architecture with dark wooden structures and tiled roofs. The image showcases the expansive courtyard area between the main temple halls and the large Founder's Hall Gate (Goei-do Mon) in the background.

After the war, the Japanese returned to Japan, and the buildings were used for concerts, parties and Summer Fayres.  Alas, maintenance was neglected, and the building were torn down in 1961, and the timber used for firewood.  Very little remains to be seen.

Bonus : Just a Big CAT scan

Colourful Architecture

 

This image depicts the Cité de Refuge, a historic Salvation Army hostel located at 12 Rue Cantagrel in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was designed by the renowned modernist architect Le Corbusier in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret and was constructed between 1929 and 1933. It is celebrated as a significant monument of the modern architectural movement, featuring a bold concrete block design and a distinctive facade.

Bonus : Hellen Keller walks into a bar

...then a table, and then a chair.

Living Life To The Max

 

Another sunny day here in Derbyshire.

Perfect for a trip to the farm, in what looks like a Bitchin' shirt.

Bonus - For those, like me, who prefer chillier weather.

I'm Back - At The Beach

 

Yes. I'm back posting slides. Again.

I have been deficient in the past month, due to a crisis on my home planet, which is now sorted...and because.... fatigue.

So, let's welcome in August with an exciting new Holiday Beach Visit slide.

I'm guessing early 1970's but ....wherever.

Bonus - 

Happy Birthday America

 

250 years old today.

Congratulations

Bonus - 48 Pictures from American History.

Les Travelleurs

 

The blue beret's give these dudes a definite Gallic Flare.

Bonus - 

Chilling in the back garden

 

Yes, the heatwave continues.

Today, Pub Lunch with chums, then back garden (shady spot) for relaxation

Bonus - Too Hot

Happy Fathers Day

 

Here, in civilisation, today is Father's Day, so a bit shout out to all great Dad's out there, past and present.

This slide is not my dad, but to that young girl, he's hopefully the Best Dad Ever.

Bonus - What I get Up To At Weekend

Weekend at the Cabin

 

It's hot here in the East Midlands, and the idea of escaping into the forest to a quiet, off-grid cabin is rather tempting. But, probably just a dream.

This slide was marked "Atawhanee in front of our own cabin 1955", but could be almost anywhere, and anytime.  I'm not too sure where this is, but it might be At Ahwanee, in Yosemite.

Bonus 

The Astonished Baby

 

That look on the baby's face?  Astonishment, deer in the headlights, or 2I've just pooed my nappy"?

Bonus - The Headline Game

Resting in the Sun

 

Another from the Ibiza 1973 School Trip.

Teenage boys doing what teenage boys do best - hanging around, doing nowt.

Bonus - 

Phew! What a Scorcher!

 

The traditional British Tabloid headline staple.

Tho' as today is a Bank Holiday, the other staple "Bank Holiday Washout" seems less appropriate. Britain has had it's hottest day in May EVER,

So, today's slide is sort of appropriate. It's been a while since the last School Goes Abroad For Easter Holiday image, and this is from the 1973 Ibiza box. Teenagers lazing on  beach, saving energy for fumblings in the evening.

Bonus - Utterly Pointless