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Every sock can tell a story
They have ambitions of their own
When I’m out with two old favourites
Sometimes one does not come home.
Arthur Smith, (comedian)
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Odd couple. This is the second day I've seen this male wood duck with the female mallard. Whenever the male mallard approaches, the wood duck chases him away and is very protective. I think the female is flattered with all the attention
I have no idea what a red painted stone was doing in the wall. There was a red bit of paint on a post a hundred yards away, but I couldn't find any more. Still it was a nice find.
By this point I have been myself for getting for a month with the odd day as him just for work or family dues, By this point I have to say I have just about had enough of having to make a big effort every day hence why I look more like him, The makeup is minimal and the hair due to the weather has just been left at is it.
I can totally understand why women don't make as much effort as we do its such hard work every day.
While in town today i walked by a couple ,the wife pushing the pram and the guy looking gormless. he then spots me and I know I v'e been read as i had a few times that day. In all honesty i felt like a guy so that probably came across more that way,
He starts to say to his partner rather frantically " THATS A GUY THATS A MAN" I was of course looking back at him by this point watching his partner looking around aimlessly. he continues "Over there its a man dressed as a woman" By this stage i just couldn't hold back any longer the fits of giggles from me evolved into the loudest laugh you have ever heard.
The Guy looked and realised he had been clocked his partner now discovered me and realised her partner had made a spectacle of them both and gave him the death stare. I walked of laughing.
I knew i didn't look convincing and that confirmed what i was feeling but after that i had a spring in my step as i was proud to be able to be me however i looked and only one man made any comment. Not bad for the good old UK,
Because every now and then we feel like "the odd one".
Porque de vez en cuando nos sentimos como el "raro" del grupo.
112 pictures in 2012: odd one out
This building seems to consist solely of a front wall, complete with windows and front door; but nothing else. Seen in Marsaxlokk, Malta.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. Late 1983.
33 025 'Sultan' stands at Kensington Olympia, facing towards Clapham Junction at the head of an odd train. See below for an explanation of what the train was.
Caught when doing little bus spotting at Liverpool Street… U w0t Bow??? Another crap Scania blinding from them xD At least this gives a little sneak-peak on how 205X would look on the new blinds, except the Scanias will be leaving BW very soon to be replaced with new fresh hybrid MMCs, mostly for 277 - but Bow will mix it all up anyway…
ERF EC14 Olympic cab still in daily use with a firm in Keighley. An odd arrangment wheel base wise on an eight wheeler but now getting a bit more comman.
Scotland County
Missouri
I found this colorful odd couple while driving the back roads. I have one more With these guys in it to post in the morning...involving a windmill.
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In 1974 Haymarket’s allocation of class 40s increased significantly with the transfer of several examples from North West England. The odd one out was 40142, the only box headcode example to be allocated outside the LMR, arriving in May 1974.
Here it is seen setting off from platform 2 at Haymarket station with an Edinburgh to Aberdeen service on 1st April 1977. The coal yard in the background is now offices with a tram line in front!
There is something about this house that I thought compelling, but odd. It is newly constructed, but without much in the way of debris, and stands near the crest of a hill on a gravel track, almost near a cliff. The proportioning seems impossible - just two narrow stories, as if the remainder of the house hadn't arrived. I even wondered if it was a movie set [as there are a number of structures around built just for movies], but it seemed more substantial than that. Curiouser and curiouser.
Now I think that somebody dropped it from the sky, and it just happened to land right-side up, and undamaged.
Yep yet another changing room photo. This time modelling a little black dress that surprisingly I liked. On the hanger it looked dull but on its ok but my boots look odd with it
He is a Mountain Raven and stands about to my knees. She is a Chihuahuan [or N. American White Neck] Raven.I hand raised her from the time she was not much more than an egglet. These 2 have been a couple for 7 years now.
My entry for fbtb's hybridfighter contest, rush build ! fun build!
The odd manka Cat, mash-up between firespray-31 class and Tie fighter
Above is a photo of the male Bluebird nesting in my yard feeding the female I'm calling "Blondie." Apparently, this male has taken two females as mates, Blondie above and Brownie below (named for their head color - not terribly accurate, but easy to tell apart). I have seen the male courting and feeding both and the three are generally together. Both females have been seen going into the nest, which now has 5 eggs. The eggs came on 4 consecutive days, then a two day break, then a 5th egg.
Blondie has taken to sitting on the eggs and isn't good about letting Brownie in. I suspect that if Brownie is hoping to lay more eggs, she is going to have problems. I'll check nearby empty nest boxes for an egg drop. The two females just BARELY tolerate each other and have been seen rolling around in the dirt pounding on each other. Both females have also gone in and out of a nearby empty box.
The Great Swamp had a similar nesting trio a few years ago and was witnessed on their nest cam, so it's not unheard of. Females frequently mate with other males, producing eggs from different mates. It will be interesting to see what happens when the eggs hatch in terms of feeding and care of the babies.
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An early sunset, an old oak, and a ratty old UP AC44 made for something odd for a mid December evening, making it quite cold quite quick.
Its a rather odd title - that, given the picture, make little sense.
But I took this last night after meeting up with a fellow Flickr photographer.
And we got to discussing rules and breaking the rules.
And I realised that I'm utterly crap at breaking rules. Either in photography or in life.
I'm a sinister totalitarian dictator that blindly and obediently follows my own dictactes on how things should be done.
Pah! Enough mental rambling.
Hitler in my Heart - Anthony & The Johnsons
In good news - I have a week off work (finally !!! ). Work has killed a part of me. I aim to recover with chocolate, movies and ...er not much else. Just the way I like it.
Located at the southwest corner of First St. and Jackson St., the property is steps from the State and Federal Courthouses, City Hall, and multiple State, Federal and Local Government Buildings. Positioned in the heart of the River District's restaurant, cultural and entertainment scene, the building sits between two of the region's most prominent art destinations - the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center and The Florida Repertory (live) Theater. The site is also shadow-anchored by the proposed 140-room Class-A boutique Hotel. The Fort Myers MSA has been one of the nation's fastest growing the last 4 years running, with job and population growth at 3X the national average.
The building was built in 1911.
It was originally the headquarters for the city's military establishment.
The "Odd Fellows Hall," which was on the third floor during prohibition, is alleged to have been the city's first speakeasy.
The building currently features Izzy's Fish and Oyster, and Soni Yoga.
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This was only supposed to be a test shot with my newly acquired Photax 28mm f/2.8 M42 Mount lens but this idea of mine actually came out alright!
This lens is a little soft at f/2.8 but thats kind of expected of a lens of this age.
Please see comments for the second version and the new lens! :)
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...[ Lens ] ... Photax 28mm M42 Mount f/2.8.
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...[ Editing ] ... Tweaked in LR4.
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