Assorted photos from t'internet

[Dan]

January 31 2024. Christie's auction of Mark Knopfler's guitars.

Just missed out on this one.

[Dan]

The collective noun for young orangutans is "A wheelbarrow".

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Good one! I would love her job, cleaning up poop and all!

Loretta

[Mack]

It's the year 1887.

And you have left home.

First time away from the family and you are aged 21.

You find a property in Formby, close to the woods and trees near the beach not that far way away from Bootle where all your family live.

All is well until the landlords wife turns up.

She is not happy. She tappity taps on the window demanding more rent money... Spooky lady.



Mack

[Dan]

Mark Knopfler is releasing a charity single with a galaxy of guitar heroes.

He got Sir Peter Blake to do a "Pepper" collage.

The single is "Going Home" - the theme from the film "Local Hero"' in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.





As a devout fan of Muriel Young and the 5 O'Clock Club, I'm truly saddened that the guitar great Bert Weedon wasn't included.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Mack, I would'nt be sure it's rent money she is after! Right out of a horror book, right up my street!

Dan, brilliant picture! love it, I am sure the single will do well, and for such a good cause too. Burt Weedon, long time since I have heard his name.

Loretta

[Dan]

Sunday February 4 2024. Cross-country skiers compete in the Marxa Beret race in Baqueira Beret, Spain. At first sight I was scared.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

They look like aliens!

Loretta

[Dan]

February 3 2024. Lily, a pewter bicolor Persian cat, has her portrait taken during a cat show in Walsall.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

I don't think she is too impressed, a girl needs a bit more time to get her glad-rags on!

Loretta

[Dan]

Looking for the most famous person at Super Bowl LVIII. Stopped when I saw this .

[Gardner 180]

Great picture of Paul McCartney. I went to the same primary school as Paul. It was called Joseph Williams Primary School
on Sunnyfield Road, on Belle Vale prefab estate. Paul was 2 years ahead of me, His brother Michael, later known as being a
member of The Scaffold, was in the same class as me up to the Summer of 1955, when 8 of us passed the " Scholarship ",
Michael went to Liverpool Institute, me and the other 2 lads went to The Holt Grammar School at Queens Drive near Childwall
Fiveways. The four girls went to Childwall Valley High School. Seems like yesterday. Our Primary School teachers were
Mr Wallard ad Mr Spiller. It would be interesting to know if any of the regulars on here went to the same primary school.

Cheers, Ray.

[Dan]

The photo was up for sale at Bonhams December 16 2009. Estimate £400-600.

Notes.

Paul McCartney: a school photograph,
a black and white print, the reverse inscribed in ballpoint Joseph Williams School Belle Vale Childwall 1953 and indistinctly signed by the teacher, J. G. Walland,
Paul seen 4th from left, back row, 9 x 14cm (3½ x 5½in)
Footnotes
This would probably have been taken around Paul's 11th birthday, prior to him leaving this primary school to go to the Liverpool Institute.






Building demolished in 2006.

[Dan]

The £ 20M Brighton Hill roundabout in Basingstoke.

Reminds me of the Kirkby ski slope.

[Gardner 180]

Thank you Dan for the pictures of Joseph Williams School children and Mr " Pop " Wollard.

Cheers, Ray.

[Dan]

The Times February 13 2024.

A Highland cow in Dorset.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Beautiful beast!

Loretta

[Dan]

Another from The Times February 13 2024.

Must check the odds on Paddy Power.

[Dan]

Thursday February 1 2024. People exploring the ice walls, trails and caverns at the Ice Castles tourist attraction in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, USA.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Wow, very impressive!!

Loretta

[Dan]

A stag in front of the Copper Horse (William III) in Windsor Great Park.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Great photo, must google the Copper Horse, not heard of it!

Loretta

[Dan]

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., top, celebrates with quarterback Patrick Mahomes after touchdown that won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11.

Great game.

[Dan]

Friday February 2 2024. A pelican prepares to catch a fish at St James's Park in London.

Such a small fish for such a big mouth.

[Dan]

From today's Times newspaper.

A baby gorilla born by emergency C-section a couple of days ago at Fort Worth, Texas, Zoo.

He is having to be hand-reared as his mum rejected him.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

The fish and pelican photo is like a optical illusion, to me anyway, it looks like another head is appearing from it's mouth! hope it is not just me seeing things!

Oh those trusting eyes the poor little thing has for his keeper, bless.

Loretta

[Dan]

Danish high diver Annika Bornebusch trains in Doha, Qatar, before competing at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday, February 14.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Wow, what poise and perfection! Hope she did very well.

Loretta

[Dan]

A fighter jet prepares to take off from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as it is deployed in the Red Sea on Monday, February 12.

[Dan]

From this year's undersea photography awards.

Former Photographer of the Year Spaniard Rafael Fernandez Caballero won Behaviour and Portrait, with a close-up of a gray whale's eye.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

I should think with today's photography they can get up as close as they want without getting anywhere near!

Loretta

[Dan]

The Odysseus lunar lander separates from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and heads toward the moon on Thursday, February 15.

[Dan]

Waves hit the shore in the port of Le Guilvinec, France, on Saturday, February 10.

[Dan]

A gray whale in Magdalena Bay, off the coast of California, having sardines for lunch.

[Silver-Haired-Hippy]

Quite a mouthful! Looks a bit like it needs a shave!

Loretta