Heavy Machinery

 

No info on the slide, but might be in Hawaii, so could be sugar cane farming.

But, some nice vintage heavy tracked machinery.

Bonus - 

if you lined up all of the other planets in the solar system, they would fit almost perfectly between Earth and the Moon.

Manatees regulate buoyancy by farting They eat a ton of plants and accumulate a lot of methane. They then release gas when they want to sink and hold it in when they want to go to the surface or are being polite.

If every person on earth fought 1v1 until there was only 1 winner, that person would only have to win 33 times

Things to do in Hollingbourne

 

Today's slide bore the message "Another of Hollingbourne".

Hmmmm.   Not exactly inspiring. I suppose I could go for a walk over the farmers fields. Or not.

Bonus -  'tis amazing what you find on Ali Express

Bonus 2 - 

The Mansion on the Mound

 

Lady Samantha "Nibsy" Nibblewick, showing her friends around "The State", showing the best view of her new mansion.

Alas, two weeks later, the earthen mound that it was built upon was washed away. Three days before the home insurance policy came into effect. Such a shame.

But .... Nibsy?  Phwoar !

Bonus - Last Night - Teenage Fanclub at Rock City.  Excellent.

Cherry Blossom Moment

 

Yes, I know.

Two consecutive beautiful scenery slides, and a complete lack of "Funny Looking Kids". Well, It's my blog, and there are few other blog visitors. Yes, it's true, I have less that 500,000 visitors a day. (Far less)

Bonus - But, Today is Dancing Cow Day

Bonus 2 - Two scientists walk into a bar. The bartender asks what they would like to drink. The first scientist says “I’ll have a glass of H2O please.”

The second scientist says “I’ll have H2O too.”

The second scientist dies.

The Beautiful Land of "Finks"

 

That's a most pleasant slide today, but the only information on it was the word "Finks".

Wherever Finks is, it looks like a great place to live.

Bonus : The Novel That (Seemingly) Predicted the 'Titanic' Disaster

Bonus 2 : Last Night : Teenage Fanclub at The Leadmill.

The View from the Penthouse

 

As promised yesterday, the view that Millie sees from her crime-spotting penthouse.

First sign of trouble, and she'll fire up the Owl-Light, for the cowled crusader OwlMan to leap into action.

Bonus - 

The Viewer in the Penthouse

 

As an experiment, 

Today we have a view if Millicent Montgomery,  watching the world go by from her 11th story penthouse.  Some folks say she watched for criminals, like a tweed twinset Batman, ready to strike down evil-doers.

Tomorrow, we get the view she sees.

Bonus - Bridgerton’s Beloved Corgi Is a Total Fraud

"Obsessed with Bicycle Clips"

 

"Obsessed with Bicycle Clips".

I know, that title seems unrelated to this image. However, this morning, I awake suddenly at 4.25am with the phrase "Obsessed with Bicycle Clips" bouncing around my head.

No other memories of dreams, nightmares, or suchlike, and that phrase just remained for the rest of the day (so far). 

And Google reveals nothing about that exact phrase.

And the image ?   Marked as 

1951 June - Don Taylor before his wedding with Sooke

Bonus -  Beautifying the neighbourhood.

Bonus 2 -  There’s a 12ft tall replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument

The Last Snow Patch of Spring

 

I was looking for a Tedious Tuesday slide, and happened across this one.  

OK, it's not exactly an action-packed image, but it does have a certain calm restfulness in it, and I like it.

Bonus - Damn! Video file doesn't work, so....

Hahahahahahahahaha....

Horse-Riding, with a Princess

 

An Austin Princess, if you hadn't realised.

Bonus - 

Sunday Afternoon, Family Time

 

Ah, Sunny Sundays, and the Rubin family have a day at Fort F'tang, a colonial era military fort that's now a woody national park. Perfect for  family to visit, and have a wander and a picnic.

Here, Glenda Rubin shows Meghan and Kate how to roll the perfect doobie, while Cuthbert mopes at the lack of squirrels to turture.

Bonus - The Spiralist

Bonus 2 - Wallabies to damselflies: Scotland’s newest animals get Gaelic names.  The leathery sea squirt is now spùtachan-mara leatharach, for leathery little squirting creature of the sea.

Happy Birthday, Ted

 

Today is Ted "Theodore" Newt's first birthday, so Happy Birthday Ted.

This picture is not of Ted. No sirree, it might even be of a Tess, rather than a Ted, and it does date from March 1958, so.... Not Ted.

But, that cuddly toy skunk doll thing.     Scary as flute, or what?

Bonus - 

Some days, things just get weird

Jimmy Gribble, King of the Jokers

 

In celebration of April Fools Day, today's slide is of Jimmy Gribble, the King of Pranksters.

In the 1950's, Jimmy invented many of the pranks that would entertain rural Wisconsin. Wiring the main electricity to the toilet, that was his. Replacing sugar with DDT?  Yes, Jimmy's.  Hiding deer intestines in the attic. Yup, him too.  Sending fake arrest warrants for Rabbis?  Yes, Jimmy's invention.

I'm glad he's gone.

Bonus -  Illegal massage parlors outnumber Starbucks 2 to 1 in NYC