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Dorcas raised from the dead by Simon Knott

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St Andrew, Honingham, Norfolk

I had almost given up hope of seeing inside Honingham church, until my friend John told me he'd arranged for it to be open, and would I like to come along? In truth, I was wary about meeting a character I had encountered at the church some ten years previously; not so much for what had happened, but that I had written about it in some detail afterwards. I was a little apprehensive, therefore, to turn up and discover that the man opening the church was the same one I had met all those years before. But it didn't matter, because he didn't remember me, and probably had never read what I had written.

And I found I liked Honingham church rather more than I had expected to. There is a rich atmosphere of the last decade of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th, and the Victorian glass is really very good. It can't have much of a congregation, and I decided that it was essentially a churchwarden's hobby church, a fiefdom. He obviously did everything here, kept in in good order looking spick and span and shipshape, and locked it determinedly against anyone who wanted to see inside without attending a service. I imagined that even God would have to wipe his feet and mumble apologetically if he wanted to get inside. All well and good for now, but once the churchwarden has gone it will soon be lost to us.

In 2006, I wrote: This big, locked, Perpendicular building, the nave and chancel rebuilt by the Victorians, is surrounded by a wide graveyard. On the north side there are sparsely scattered headstones, but to the south the church is set within a wide murderous curve of the A47. To describe this church as a landmark on the road is to assume that it would be safe to look up from the wheel to spot it; the stretch of the road between here and Hockering has claimed more deaths than any other since the A47 was taken outside the villages. I'm not suggesting that the church is responsible for this, of course, just that spotting it shouldn't be one of your priorities.

If a Martian came down and landed in the graveyard of St Andrew, Honingham, what on earth he would make of it? Would he think it was an art object? A barn, or storage facility? Or would he search for an industrial purpose? Perhaps the tall pinnacles on the tower might suggest to him that he was at the site of a scientific experiment. If the Martian had any brains, and I assume that he would have if he'd made it this far, he might perceive that the road is a lot newer than the church, and perhaps he would decide that the church was a relic of the past, its function now sidelined, perhaps forgotten altogether. Indeed, he might wonder if the road had been built deliberately to speed humans past this building and the tall stones set around it.

Perhaps this was a dangerous place. Or, maybe, it was simply an embarrassing reminder of past superstitions, a haunted site. An unlucky place, perhaps. The Martian might watch the traffic hurtling past, the drivers deliberately not looking, and think yes, that must be right. Whatever he decided, it would have to be based on a survey of the exterior, because St Andrew is always locked, unless the Sunday club is in session. He wouldn't even be able to look through the windows, because they are filled with frosted quarries.

Eventually, he might find the porch, and think it is some sort of antechamber (not an entrance, of course, for the doors beyond are locked) and for a moment ponder the holy water stoup, now filled with an old birds nest. What on earth would he make, I wonder, of the signboard on the wall that reads in part:

Friend, you have come to this church. Leave it not without a prayer.

No one entering a house ignores him who dwells in it.

This is the house of God, and He is here.

Pray, then, to him who loves you, and bids you welcome, and awaits your greeting.

A lovely sentiment, no doubt; but the Martian would still be left locked out of the house of God - if it is the house of God, of course, for if the locks and chains keep out the stranger and the pilgrim, how on earth can it be that God is in there to bid us welcome?

My friend Peter had been trying to see inside this church for years. We came this way most recently in early March, 2006. The day had started in bright sun, but as we headed here from Marlingford the east wind blew sheets of glacial cloud above us, which turned grey and, as we parked the car, turned to snow. Parking is difficult; there is a layby, but you need to approach from the west to park here. Otherwise, there is a drive which goes up to the east end of thechurch, but this was already occupied by a large BMW estate. We parked in the layby, and sat in the car for a moment, watching the fat flakes thicken.

What to do? We decided that we might just as well get out and go and take a look. Either, by some miracle, the church would be open and offer us shelter, or we could confirm our prejudices about the perpetual locking of St Andrew and be on our way.

The south side of the church has been cleared of headstones, and they have been placed in two perfectly straight lines, about 15 m apart. What would the Martian make of this? Some sort of sports arena, perhaps? Or a place to worship the sun at the solstice?

Our Martian couldn't possibly be expected to know about the great lawnmower enthusiasm of the 1960s and 1970s, when so many graveyards were cleared like this one. But the dead have their revenge, and this wide open space is now scattered with an acne of molehills.

We got into the porch and tried the inner door, which was locked of course; although it did feel as though one great shove with a shoulder would probably open it. And that was when the heavens opened. The snow was so thick in the air we could only just make out the suicidal cars thrashing up the main road to and from the Midlands. Peter is a careful driver, and he didn't much fancy heading on in a blizzard, and there didn't seem much point getting caked in snow just to go back and sit in the car, so we sheltered from the weather in the porch, and read the notices miserably.

I noticed that the presentation to the living had been suspended, which sounds drastic but simply means that the parish can't afford a Rector. The annual accounts were posted, and I noticed that the total income for the year was roughly the same as the weekly income of the church I attend in the middle of Ipswich, so this is a small parish. Eventually, I exhausted the possibilities of the noticeboard, and, feeling that I had probably squeezed the last ounce of pleasure out of the porch, I gazed out at the graveyard. This was when I noticed something rather curious. The back of the BMW estate was open, and beyond the second line of gravestones a smartly dressed man was standing in the snow bashing molehills with a spade.

At first I thought this must be an act of devotion on the part of a parishioner, or simply a Saturday morning habit. And then I wondered if it might be some kind of East Anglian country lore: if in the snow you clear his stack, mister mole will not be back. Perhaps this man had been waiting for it to snow for months.

We watched him for a while, the snow blanketing the sound of his spade into silence, rendering it surreal. But the wind was vicious, and so we stepped back into the porch, and worked out where we wanted to go next. It was while we were pondering over the map that we heard footsteps, and looking up saw that the smartly dressed man had approached us. He looked at us quizzically.

"Just here out of interest?" he asked.

"Well, we'd like to be", I replied, indicating the door. "But the church is locked."

This was such a heavy hint that, once dropped, it hit the floor with a loud clang. Surely, if this man had a key, he'd give it to us, or let us in. But he just smiled sadly and nodded in agreement, as if to say yes, the church was locked, and there was nothing he could do about it. Perhaps he'd been trying to see inside for years as well. Instead, the three of us exchanged a few polite comments about the weather, and he wandered off back to the moles.

The snow gradually thinned, and at last it stopped. We stepped out, examining the sky for signs. An uneasy truce had set in. Just a thin dusting remained on the grass to show that it had ever snowed; the sun was edging to come out, the white rime on the green fading, but there were more sheets of greying clouds huddled off in the distance. It was time to go. We wanted to make a statement of some kind, and so we left the porch gates open, as if to suggest that the the doors were not barred, and that God was in His dwelling house waiting to bid a welcome.

But by the time we got back to the car and headed eastwards past the church, someone had already closed them.

Directions Given by photothudd

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Metropolitan police officer on duty.

View from the summit of Mount Norman on South Pender Island in British Columbia - (Published by GETTY IMAGES) by DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and thirty five metres, at 13:50pm on Saturday 18th September 2019 off Ainslie Point Road and Canal Road at the summit of Mount Norman on South Pender Island in British Columbia, Canada.

The summit is nestled within the forest within the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, and here we have a view out across to North Pender Island, and the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

Designated as the fortieth national park in 2003 and covering 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) of area with 16 islands and more than 30 islets, reefs and surrounding waters, it also contains Douglas-fir trees as well as Pacific dogwood, bigleaf maple, red alder and Western red cedar.

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Waterwheel - Prague by frank thompson photos

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Given a softened treatment (color intensity and focus) in Lightroom 4.

The Entertainer Toy Shop shop front. by Simon Marshall

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Nice clear message.

From the heart. by Les Fisher

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Given to Margaret by our grandchildren, she treasures it.

21/100. summer shoes. framed. by Tina

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my summer shoes.

as the end of the summer approaches, i smile at all the good memories another amazing summer has given me. and without being too "carrie bradshaw-ish" about my shoes (although i think it's too late--i already am), i have decided to do a lil' tribute to my shoes of summer 2010.

yes, these giant size 10 worn out shoes may not look like much at first. but let me tell you, they've been places. and they are significant.

except for the ridiculously inappropriate turquoise steve madden peep toe sling backs that i added to the pic just for fun, i've worn just these few pairs of shoes. all summer.

yes, my army green keens are about to celebrate their 8th (?) anniversary w/ me. these keens have been there for me. this summer they have been my kayaking shoes, my bike riding shoes, and just my "its too hot to wear tennis shoes" shoes. i adore them. and they are as good as new.

my teva flip flops....well...what can i say? i've developed such a strong bond w/ these babies, that heading back to school and not donning them daily just may kill me. there's just something about a pair of lazy flip flops that screams "summer!"

my black strappy danskos are probably my most popular run around shoe. i have had the exact same pair for 5 or 6 years (maybe more) and wore them all over europe, australia, nz, etc....all summer, for ever and ever. and this year, i threw them out. but not before replacing them w/ an identical NEW pair! ta dah!

my brown slides--just cuz you gotta have a brown pair too. skirts, shorts, jeans, whatever. these are my go-to shoes when in brown. and the heel is perfect for my occasionally achy achilles tendon.

and--of course, the tennis shoes. my work shoes. and occasion, my work OUT shoes. these babies have some miles on them. waitressing in anything less than a great shoe is torture, and i would never think of it.

so there you have it. not exactly fashion forward. my adventures and energy level and work don't allow for anything but comfort when it comes to footwear, so it's what i have.

....except for those glorious turquoise sling backs, which i've yet to wear..... :)

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Nice to meet you by Semmy Trailer

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For the rest of the driving duties allocated to me during the last week of the current school year, I was given F33ENF. This bus had been undergoing preparation for service when I left the UK in August 2011 and I had previously only been able to see the finished result via "Renown"s postings here on Flickr.

This vehicle is one of three that Stanways Coaches purchased from Heartlands Travel from Tamworth. Two of them came without any seating. F33 is the only one of the trio to be utilised in service by Stanways so far. The award of a contract with South Cheshire College in Crewe that required a 70 seater vehicle precipitated the refurbishment that was carried out during last year's schools summer break.

Whilst having been previously re-fitted with 70 seats by Heartlands, the value of these seats meant that they were retained by them for another upseating exercise on a newer vehicle in their fleet. Stanways were fortunate to be able to rescue a set of 70 bus seats from a vehicle that was being scrapped by another local operator. These were fitted into F33 with only a moderate amount of modification. When checking the vehicles paperwork and making a phone call to the PSV centre, it was discovered that the bus still needed the attentions of a Certifying Officer in order to authorise the up-seating and produce the correct paperwork. The opportunity was taken to paint the vehicle into a version of Stanways red, orange and white livery utilising the natural demarcation lines of the Alexander (Northern Ireland) bodywork. The general condition of the panelwork was very good and little preparation work was required other than rubbing-down. A mechanical inspection was carried out and items were rectified and renewed where required before the bus was submitted for a combined annual MOT inspection and Certificate of Fitness inspection. A first time pass was achieved and the bus was ready for service, although it had to wait a few weeks before the fleetnames could be added!

The regular college work assignment for the vehicle sees it being used around Crewe and its outstationing at the College during breaks of the service. Because the college term ends a week earlier than other schools, it was available for my use on a school contract to Congleton.

This Cummins L10-engined service bus was new to Shearings in Manchester and was part of a couple of batches of such Alexander bodied vehicles that they had.

I was able to photograph it in a place that hitherto would have been impossible due to the garage forecourt being crammed full of used cars. However during my absence from the UK, this old established business had foundered .........yet another depressing sign of "the current difficult economic climate" apparently !

Wath North Yorkshire by jmc4 - Church Explorer

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Church of St Mary, Wath, North Yorkshire www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5A656n

The manor of Wath juxta Tanfield was given by William the Conqueror to Alan, Earl of Brittany & Richmond, and was still in his hands at the time of the 1086 Domesday Survey. It was granted to the monastery of St Michel in Normandy a few years later in 1146, a cell of the monastery being formed at Wath.

c 1239 The manor was claimed by Robert Marmion in right of his wife Amice, daughter of Gernagan Loed of West Tanfield. The issue was brought to trial by combat. The lordship of the manor thereafter followed the line of Marmion, FitzHugh and Parr to William Parr, Marquess of Northampton (brother of Katherine Parr 6th wife of Henry Vlll ) who was later attainted in 1553 as the result of his support of Lady Jane Gray.

Wath was granted to William Cecil, Baron Burghley in 1571 whose successors were in due course created Earl of Elgin & later Marquess of Ailesbury.

The manor was sold to Joseph Newsome in 1886, and the advowson passed to the Church Society Trust.

Late 10c / early 11c stones taken out of the 13c walls during the 1873 repairs point to a Saxon building here before the Normans came, this building is probably the footprint of the present nave with an apsidal east end through a narrow chancel arch also found in 1873

No architectural detail of either the Saxon or the Norman period has been preserved . Sir Stephen Glynne, writing in 1864, saw " the porch is a modern one of brick, but within it is a Norman doorway of one order with shafts, but clogged with whitewash." Sadly during the 1873 repairs "when the thick coating of whitewash, which encased it, was removed, it was found to be in too shattered and crushed condition to be repaired.

The first extension of this small early church was the

building in 1250 of a new chancel at least twice the size of that which it replaced. Its north window survived until the 1873 repairs when it was destroyed to make room for the organ chamber.

At the south end of the south transept licensed to be built in 1316 is the site of the tomb of rector John de Apulby / Appleby d1328 , the founder of the chantry chapel of St John the Baptist here His effigy has now gone, and underneath is a gravestone www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/RKueY1 of 1300 - 10 brought out of the graveyard, carved with a cross inscribed HIC JACET ROBERT FRATER ECT' . . . IOHAN . RC . . c. which could perhaps be his brothers. John did not live to see the transept completed, but work continued according to his wishes and the chantry was founded on "Wednysday afore Seynt George is day (22nd April), 1332". .

At the top of the original east & west transept windows here survive fragments of medieval glass. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5Jmn0P www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/WMu40B

It was later taken over by the Norton & Graham lords of the manor of Norton Conyers Hall, as their mortuary chapel and there are brass figures of Judge Richard Norton 1420 & wife Catherine Manningham www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/34R695 and their grandson John Norton 1489 flic.kr/p/5sQvES

Sir Richard Graham 1653 & wife Catherine Musgrove are with their children www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/74RqQX & a cherub weeps for Lady Elizabeth Graham of 1767 who died aged 28 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2rpqgx

Thomas Brand is mourned by his former pupil the Earl of Ailesbury, who he took on the Grand Tour www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/qnTSh0

c1480 the narrow lancet windows in the nave were replaced by larger ones to give more light. A vestry with a priest's chamber above was attached to the north wall of the chancel

with a slit opening to view the altar. This window was protected by doors on the inside, the crooks of which remain in the jambs, whilst on the mullion are two large iron eyes for holding bars, which would effectually prevent any person from entering the room from the outside. Access was by a 'winding stone stair of 10 steps, in the north-west angle,

and the upper room was lit on the east by a single square- headed window.

The original roofs of the nave and chancel were demolished

in 1629, They were of a lower pitch which necessitated the removal of the chancel and chapel arches. The tie beams of the roof consisted of huge oak baulks, imperfectly squared, and exhibiting the mis-shapen growth of the timber.

The tower is modern, having been built in 1812, on the

foundations of a former which had gone to decay. It

contains 6 bells which are inscribed:

1. IN MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA, I9OI by Shaw & Co. Bradford;

2. HONOUR LAUD AND PRAISE TO GOD 1873 by Warners

3. HENRY HARRISON FOUNDER recast 1873 by Warners

4. PETER PRESTON AND JOHN WOOD CHURCHWARDENS 1776

5. CUTHBERT ALLANSON RECTOR 1776

6. WATCH AND PRAY W. C. LUKIS RECTOR ROBERT PEARSON AND THOMAS HIGHMOOR CHURCHWARDENS 1873 -

Of the rectors: Alex de Brompton / Brynston was instituted 29th Dec., 1371, on the presentation of the same Avice, Lady Grey de Marmion. flic.kr/p/5r3bvM Resigned 1380

William de Galmeton presented by John Marmion === of West Tanfield , flic.kr/p/5r7UXA and instituted 30 December 1380 , having exchanged benefices with Thomas Raynard, formerly vicar of Burneston,

Richard Barret de Quynton, previously for 3 years rector of West Tanfield, presented by Elizabeth wife of John Marmion === , and instituted 6 September 1395 .

In 1507 Joan widow of Sir William Stapleton of Wighill, bequeathed her best beast as a mortuary gift " to the parson of the Churche of Wath, near Ripon." Her daughter, Margaret, was then the wife of Sir John Norton, of Norton Conyers. flic.kr/p/5sQpmQ

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Everyone needs a friend....🌸🌸🌸💞💞😉💋💋👫 by Yolanda Bonhart

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Given an opportunity to go out (I try not to miss them!) but nowhere to 'prepare'... my dear friend Richard gave me his sitting room, and so he met Yollie for the first time! 🌸👱‍♀️💞

Such a kind and gentle soul (not me, him!) Everyone needs a Richard....Thankyou my darling!! 😉💗💗💗💄👠👠👗💋💋

Goodman Road/I-55 Interchange Reconfiguration by Retail Retell

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Given that I live in Hernando, we always access Goodman Road from the off-ramp from northbound Interstate 55. I preface these photos with that disclaimer because I have been told by l_dawg2000 that the southbound off-ramp is not quite as far along as this northbound one.

That said, this northbound off-ramp is looking pretty good! As you can see in this image, the fresh pavement is complete, with striping as well – but that's not the main feature here. No, that would be those three overhead signs. You see, previously this intersection had a traffic signal with one left-turn lane, and what I believe l_dawg dubbed “country” right-turn lanes, where you simply merge into traffic with a yield sign (no waiting at a stoplight necessary).

The problem with that setup here on Goodman Road is that, with eastbound Goodman (headed into Southaven) being five lanes, there were lots of instances where drivers would have to weave and squeeze their way over across all the traffic to make it to the left-turn lane at the next traffic signal, heading toward Baptist Memorial Hospital (seen in the background of the previous pic). My dad calls that sort of maneuver a "Saudi sweep." So, to remedy that... (cont.)

These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)

A consequence of raindrops by DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty five metres at 11:46am on a cloudy summer morning on Tuesday 10th August 2021, off Hythe Avenue and Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

It's a British summer, therefore all we've had is torrential rain, clouds, storms and flooding! Oh the joys of being an Englishman. More rain overnight, and a garden soaked with so much relentless rainfall. I noticed this little fella springing up from the grass as I laid down flat to capture some images of Crows and Magpies as they fed. Mother Nature is always giving, always offering new life... I though this might be one of the Mycena family of fungi but I am not knowledgeable enough in this area, so am very happy to be corrected.

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eb_l09_object_01 by Emily Baker

Our given object was a flower. I took this photo around 4 and used the shadow of the house to created less of a glare (although it seems I didn't zoom in quite enough) I took the picture with the camera above the flowers but angled slightly

20150523 - yardsale haul - IMG_0439 - Kosherland by Claire CJS

Given to Sean as a joke birthday present.

Also: I kid you not: The rules are printed on the back of the box, so as to save paper.

Kosherland board game.

for Sean Epstein.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 23, 2015.

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BACKSTORY: Got up around 8:20AM, made it out driving by 8:53 and went out until 12:12 PM for a total of 3 hours, 19 minutes. Spent $38.75 plus ~$5.53 gas for 37.7 miles of driving (18.7 mpg @ $2.74/G), for a total cost of $44.28.

We drove to only 13 yard sales±, stopping at only 4 (31%) of them. We made 9 purchases (9 items) for a total estimated value of $147.38, leading to a profit/savings of $103.10. So in essence, we multiplied our $47.38 investment by 3.33X.

(Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~117 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $103.10 in cash that we saved. How long does $117 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 3.3 hrs we spent here?)

Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $31.08/hr as a couple or $15.54/hr per person. This is kind of low for a ±yardsale± outing.

±THE TAKE:±

$10.00: wiimote, nunchuk, including motion plus detector, teal color (EV:$±10.99±). ($8.50 + $2.49 shipping).

$10.00: wiimote, nunchuk, including motion plus detector, white color (EV:$±10.99±). (8.50 + $2.49 shipping)

$7.00: monitor, flat screen, Viewsonic, VA1912WB, model # VS10866 (EV:$±29.56±). $9.99 + 19.57 shipping

$5.00: drum, bongo, 14" diameter, 2" high (EV:$±18.91±)

$3.00: office inbox storage bin, 3 bins, metal, 10.25x12.5x13.5" (EV:$12.95±). ($12.95 + $10.15 shipping, not counting shipping value because this can probably be picked up at a local store)

$2.00: game, Dr. Seuss, The Cat In The Hat, I Can Do That (EV:$±13.99±)

$1.00: game, Kosherland, Jet, Item# 601 (EV:$9.99 Marshalls price tag)

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Keeping a watchful eye (Male Blackbird Turdus Merula) - (Published by GETTY IMAGES) by DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty three metres at 14:00pm on Thursday 25th June, of an adult Male Blackbird (Turdus Merula),off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

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Nikon D850 Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/400s Aperture f/7.1 iso160 Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (8256 x 5504). NEF RAW L (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus. AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. AF-S Priority selection: Focus. 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points.AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode: Shutter Priority mode. Matrix metering. Auto ISO sensitivity control on (Max iso 800/ Minimum shutter speed 125). White balance on: Auto1. Colour space: RGB. Active D-lighting: Normal. Vignette control: Normal. Nikon Distortion control: Enabled. Picture control: Auto (Sharpening A +1/Clarity A+1)

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM SPORTS. Lee SW150 MKI filter holder with MK2 light shield and custom made velcro fitting for the Sigma lens. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fibre geared tripod. Neewer Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss quick release plate.055XPROB Tripod 3 Sections (Payload: 5.6kgs). Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.16s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.32s

ALTITUDE: 63.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 31.00MB

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Any given Sunday by Adara Morgan

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Streetlights, or the Lack Thereof by David Schalliol

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Given that the streetlights are out, the entire foreground is lit by massive floodlights from a nearby store.

1990 - Autograph and Photograph of French Actress, Singer, Sex Goddess and an Animal Rights Activist - Brigitte Bardot by Treasures from the Past

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Brigitte Bardot photo from the Dec 1990 Manchete magazine (Nr. 1987) - Manchete was a Brazilian weekly news magazine published from 1952 to 2000 by Bloch Editores. Founded by Adolpho Bloch, the magazine's name would be given to the defunct television network Rede Manchete.

Signature: "Brigitte Bardot" - French actress and sex goddess Bardot, born in 1934, was gracing the cover of magazines from 1950. With the international success of her film And God Created Woman (1956), she emerged as a major world star and proved a big boost to the French film industry. Later films included Contempt (1963) and The Women (1969). Retired from films since the early 1970s, Bardot still makes headlines as an animal rights advocate.

Brigitte Bardot - Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she is one of the best known symbols of the sexual revolution. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major pop culture icon. She has acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985.

Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina during her childhood. She started her acting career in 1952 and achieved international recognition in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman (1956), catching the attention of many French intellectuals and earning her the nickname "sex kitten". She was the subject of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay The Lolita Syndrome, which described her as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the most liberated woman of France. She won a 1961 David di Donatello Best Foreign Actress Award for her work in The Truth (1960). Bardot later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (1963). For her role in Louis Malle's film Viva Maria! (1965), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress. French President Charles de Gaulle called Bardot "the French export as important as Renault cars".

After retiring from acting in 1973, Bardot became an animal rights activist and created the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. She is known for her strong personality, outspokenness, and speeches on animal defense; she has been fined twice for public insults. She has also been a controversial political figure, as of November 2021 having been fined six times for inciting racial hatred, when she criticised immigration and Islam in France and called residents of Réunion "savages". She is married to Bernard d'Ormale, a former adviser to Jean-Marie Le Pen, a French far-right politician. Bardot is a member of the Global 500 Roll of Honour of the United Nations Environment Programme and has received several awards and accolades from UNESCO and PETA. In 2011, Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her second on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film".

LINK to video - Top 10 Brigitte Bardot Movies of All Time - www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI07NdKKDrI

LINK to video - Brigitte Bardot Interview in English on April 24, 1958 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0rs7Medu_8

war memorial by Simon Knott