And That Was The Last We Saw Of Them

 

Start your childhood ghost stories now.

A Bare Bear and Baby Bears

 

No info on the slide, other than a data of October 1958... and I might have guessed that era from the wonderful American car style on the left.

Bonus - Remember that every warning on an item is there because of somebody with shoot for brains.

So, think about this.

If a tree grows in the forest...

 

... and doesn't make a sound,   does anyone really think about philosophy?

Enquiring minds, etc.

Bonus- 

Yeah

One Mile East of The Middle of Nowhere

 

Yup.    Nothing much to see here.

And the local bus only visits every 7 weeks.

Quiet.

Bonus - Probably the only cartoon I've read that includes the phrase "Octopus Sex Bus."

Bonus 2 - Nappetizer.

A Woodland Idyll

 

In this gap between the chaos of Christmas and New Year, why not take some time off and have a wonder in a local wood or forest.

Reconnect with nature, and  ....  relax.

Bonus - Website that GPS-tracks sharks and stuff.

https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/

Jumbo Traffic

 

Probably the best way to move logs thru' the jungle.   

And everyone loves hefferlumps.

Bonus - Tiger Encounter And How To Survive A Tiger Attack.

1. Don't Run

2. Use your child

3. Don't piss yourself.

A hike to the waterfall

 

That's a nice waterfall / cascade, and I'm sure that someone will be able to identify it. Alas, it's not somewhere I've seen on my travels, so...no suggestions from me.

It's a decent size as well : the full size image shows the people under the waterfall for scale.

Bonus - 

A motto to live by.

Bonus 2 - Fried Chicken vending machine in Hokkaido, Japan

Back to Nature

 

Yesterday, I got off my fat ass, sat down (!?) and scanned another baggie of slides. They were basically a record of someone's trip to Russia in 1985 (Leningrad, Moscow and Yalta), and were...to be honest ... only slightly interesting.

And then this slide appeared. Different mount, and unconnected with the USSR selection.   And it's great. A lovely calm forest lake...somewhere. Anywhere. This could be Wales, or Siberia, or Canada, or Montenegro, of Finland or ... anywhere.

And it's lovely.

Bonus - a recent estimate for the number of trees on Earth exceeds the highest estimates for the number of stars in the Milky Way.

Bonus 2 - Curse of the Axe: Rewriting American History (2015) - European axe found (likely) prior to arrival of settlers, a story about Indigenous trade networks. Looks like an interesting watch.

Serfaus 17

 

Displaying an unhealthy disregard for the Austrian Hiking Society's Recommended Clothing for a Sunday Stroll, Magda and Heidi take a break at a way-side shrine.

Near Serfaus.

Bonus - It's 30 Years since Nirvana released Nevermind. Someone is out to make money

The Colours of Autumn

Just a nice, atmospheric slide today.

Bonus - Damned Tourists

Bonus 2 -

The Colours of Fall

The rivers around Slideville may be swelling and bursting, but let's celebrate the gorgeous colours of Autumn.

No the best slide, but I've been distracted by preparing the 2020 Slide Calendar.

Bonus -

Looking for Bigfoot

Ever since "that" encounter in 1937, Mrs Edna Turnblatt would scan the woods and forests around her home for a glimpse of Bigfoot.

Or her husband, who disappeared into the woods one evening.

Bonus - Love this Movie.  Hadn't seen this poster before.

The Memory Tour

What a great way to spend the afternoon.   Walking with Granny, reliving memories from her younger days.

For example, here Elizabeth "Green-Tush" Parker regales her Grand-daughter a abot the night she, and two other cheerleaders, entertained the Defensive Line of the University of Alabama "Thundering Herd" Football team behind those bushes.

Legend.

Bonus -

Capturing The Grandeur

Well, that's certainly not taken in Lincolnshire.

And that's certainly not Bob Ross.

Bonus - The under-appreciated Ivor Cutler - The Obliging Fairy

Bonus 2 - Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes?

Bonus 3 - Happy Moving Day for our Montreal readers.

Out on the Trail

I find it difficult to be cruel or sarcastic about this slide - it's just a nice slide of some men preparing for a day riding the trail.

Bonus - The quite interesting Story of Corduroy.

Woodland Scene with Alice

That's one thing I do miss since giving up being a scout leader - woods, fires, and lazing on a warm afternoon. And today is Hot.  Very Hot, so some shade would be great.

Bonus - Dolphins. Clever Buggers
Bonus 2 -

It's A Bird!

To be more specific, it's a Western Mottled Corncrake. As you'll see from the feet, it's a female so should be making its distinctive Whoop, whoop, whoop call.

Bonus - Sewer Pipe Eruption - Kyiv.

Bonus 2 - 2016 AICP Sponsor Reel - Dir Cut

...Happy Little Trees.

I don't believe that this painter is actually Bob Ross, but I like to thing that she's been influenced by him.  Certainly, there's a large number of Happy Little Trees just waiting to be painted.

Bonus - What's the Point of Revolving Doors?
Bonus 2-

Well .... That's Dull

Today's slide.  It's,  well,    dull.

To The Max.

If it wasn't for the fact it's from Russia, and dates from 1985, it would rate as Spectacularly dull.

Bonus -  To make up for that ...

Mad Skipping Skillz

Forest Camp

This slide does bring on a slight pang of nostalgia. In my days as a Scout Leader, I used to enjoy having a few nights under canvas, and living the simple life.

Pity those damned Scouts had to spoil everything with incessant whingeing about lack of TV and suchlike.

Bonus - Media Shenanigans... Pointless Letters in Newspapers.