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Date: April 16, 2022
Location: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - Micanopy, Florida (Alachua County)
BOX DATE: None
APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2003
MANUFACTURER: Disney Store
DOLLS IN LINE: Mulan; Pocahontas; Tinker Bell; Cinderella; Belle; Sleeping Beauty; Ariel; Snow White
MISSING ITEMS: Crown
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I never really gave these early 2000s Disney Store dolls the credit they deserved. While I currently don't have many in my collection, all the outfits I have encountered have been rather nice quality. This ensemble shown here is no exception. Mulan's ballerina costume is layered, and is not sewn all together. Her tights can be removed--they feel more durable than many other pairs of doll tights I've owned in the past. Her purple belt with the gold bow also is a separate piece. I chose to keep it tabbed down to the dress for more convenient dressing, although it can be removed. While the colorful dress itself could easily be picked at by its own velcro, it is not much of a task dressing and undressing Mulan (I do not have to use too much caution). My doll was lucky enough to even still be wearing her factory ballet slippers. They do not stay up on my doll's hollow, weirdly shaped feet all that well, but they look cute nonetheless with this ensemble. Most of all, I love the pastel color palette that was chosen for this outfit. I had a ball making Mulan a simple hair accessory that coordinated with these shades of blue and teal (which look flawless on her pale skin tone I might add).
Car: Honda Accord SE Executive.
Date of first registration: 6th September 1999.
Registration region: Leicester.
Latest recorded mileage: 143,811 (MOT 18th October 2018).
Date taken: 24th June 2019.
Album: Street Spots
Reg. KN52 NDX
Fleet number. None
Dennis Trident with Alexander ALX400 bodywork dating from 2003. This vehicle is wearing 'JH Coaches' livery. This bus has seen service with Armchair as their fleet number DT14, Network Colchester as their fleet number 190, First West of England as their fleet number 33389 and Yorkshire Tiger as their fleet number 101.
Seen coming of Robert Stephenson's bi-level road/rail High Level Bridge of 1849 which crosses the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead working a Metro Replacement route number X900 from Four Lane Ends to Heworth. Curiously the Metro Replacements were still running despite the completion of the major overhead line renewal work the previous day.
Date: December 4, 2020
Location: Loch Raven Drive - Glen Arm, Maryland (Baltimore County)
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Through to the Nave of St Andrew's Church, Hexham, Northumberland.
From it's foundation as a Saxon church dating from the 7th Century to being the Cathedral of St Wilfrid.
Ravaged by the Danes and subsequently rebuilt this Abbey Church has, since 1537 been the parish church of Hexham.
Two not so patient dogs on an unexpected 'blind date' whilst waiting for their owners to finish what they were doing in the local bookshop. Not sure how successful the date was - the black clearly not that interested.
Rwandan Peacekeepers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) patrol the streets of Gao, in northern Mali.
Photo ID: 588778
Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
Photo Date: 19/05/2014
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CAMERA: Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd(28-300mm Equiv. 135)
DATE: 12 Jul. 2011
PLACE: Sendohira Kasenkoen (Tatsuta, Aichi JAPAN)
A storm in 2000 blew down this old Mulberry tree and after it was cut at the stump, we noticed the distinct rings on the tree and were able to date them.
The tree was 70 years old.
BOX DATE: 1987
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
DOLLS IN LINE: Barbie; Ken; Skipper; Miko; Christie; Teresa; Steven
BODY TYPE: 1966; Twist 'N Turn waist; straight arms; bend & snap legs
HEAD MOLD: 1980 "Oriental"
***The doll in the middle wearing 2002 Barbie Daytime style & evening sparkle #68209.
The doll on the right is wearing 1970 Barbie Perfect Beginnings Pak.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: The Miko doll in the middle of this photo is one of my dearest friends. We have been together since 2003 or 2004, when I rescued her from a random lot of dolls at the flea market. She was one of many childhood dolls that was purchased in bulk. Back in the day, Colleen and I began to find a passion for buying entire lots of Barbies. It all started when Colleen wanted certain 1987 mold Skipper dolls we would find, but the sellers wanted to sell their entire stash of dolls together, and not part them out. Dad, who spoiled us rotten, would buy all the dolls, so Colleen could get her hands on Skipper. After a while, we really enjoyed finding random discoveries in the lots and adding tons of unique friends to our collection. That is how I ended up with my first Island Friend Miko. Back then, I thought Miko was a Kira doll. But as an adult collector, I quickly sorted out my mistake. She looks so much better now than she did circa 2003/2004. I remember how her long, kanekalon hair used to frizzy up into a puffy ponytail. No matter how much I brushed her hair, it always looked unkempt and voluminous. Plus, she always looked a bit sad and vulnerable, and those leg splotches only added to her forlorn appearance. I loved transforming her into a beauty with the techniques I learned as an adult collector (it's amazing what hot water can do for doll hair). She's hardly recognizable, and yet she'll always be my sad little Miko doll. She's one of my favorite Asian dollies in my collection--in fact, she might be my most special (I love her even more than Ocean Friends Kira).
Miko number two came from a charity store--she is the doll on the right. You are probably perplexed by how different looking these dolls are. Yes, they are both Island Fun Miko dolls, they are just manufactured in different countries (see my facial closeups for reference). Dolls from the 80s are notorious for being produced in many starkly different variations. This girl looks most like the Island Fun Miko dolls I've seen in collector books. She has that signature curly hair too (it's saran, so it held its style for all these years). When I found her, she was in a large plastic container at a charity store. It was during the spring of 2017, when Colleen and I stopped in at this store after my dentist appointment. Miko and Ski Fun Ken were the two oldest dolls in said container, save the two 1970s Dawn dolls we also rescued. We think that Ski Fun Ken and Miko probably originated from the same place, since they were both in decent condition for their age. Granted, someone made the mistake of brushing through Miko's curly hair and making it into an Afro. But this was easily remedied with a boil wash. I had almost no doubt in my mind when I bought her that she was another Island Fun Miko, but I was excited about owning such a unique variation. She's definitely the prettier of my two gals, but my first, shabby friend will always have a special place in my heart!
The Miko on the far left stole my breath away in 2024. Colleen and I weren't having any luck at the local flea market one early November Sunday. We had hoped to bump into a seller we'd bought dolls from the week prior (she promised to bring more in). But either we missed the woman somehow, or she wasn't set up that day. Anyways, we wandered into the building we only check out a few times a year. There was a small chance we might find something cool. Well, we found something AMAZING...a case of 16 80s/90s Barbies. They were from an estate clean out, based on what the seller told us. All were wearing clothes, most dressed in their own factory attire. I immediately drooled over this Miko, who was donning her swimsuit. It was $20 for all of them...a bargain we couldn't resist. We dubbed this the "Great 80s Lot." This gal puts my other two to shame, in terms of her beauty. I love that she too is a saran variant.