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This evening the view from the backyard.

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51/365 -Around the house - Day 51

I've spoken before about how I enjoy the absolute mess of buildings and styles in London. It's fairly evident when you're standing by the Bank of London and looking across to the brand new towers in the City.

I really do love walking around the City at night; there's just so few people around. Whilst the road ahead of us was closed there wouldn't have been much, if any, traffic anyway. It feels like a more peaceful version of 28 Days Later.

Thank you for looking with me.

14/30: April 2017: A month in 30 pictures

I felt it only right that there should be at least one photo of Podge in the April challenge...not just because I am desperate for inspiration but, at the grand old age of nineteen and a half, he is a very special boy. He still won't pose for the camera though so this is as good as it gets. He always looks grumpy too!

Taking a walk through deserted streets of my little town.

The Bruxner Highway (B60) runs across north eastern New South Wales from Tenterfield through Casino, Lismore and eventually the Pacific Highway at Ballina on the coast. The first section between Tenterfield and Casino is a shocker of a road to drive, winding through dense forest and ranges for what seems tormenting hours. I have done it a couple of times but never again. It does have a few redeeming features along the way.

We came across this collection of very mixed breeds of community letterboxes. The traditional PMG/AP speckled red box in the middle is a private inwards box with AC DC written on the front. Maybe they know something we don't. This is the Sandy Hill area, extremely rural with a couple of pretty creeks/rivers. See tomorrow's shots.

I'm always up for letterboxes of course but not much of great interest here, the best being out of frame and for another time.

Just come back from a weekend meetup in the lakes, the weather was pants but the company was excellent. I visit places I'd never been, all will get a return visit. This picture is from Hodge Close, a slate quarry. This time of year the Silver Birch has changed and you get the lovely golden leaves against the grey of the slate and sky.

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You can find more pictures like this in my Hodge podge set

No two locomotives are the same teaming up to power this eastbound manifest off of the Appleton Subdivision at Benson heading eastward towards Willmar. Although a basic shot, I was drawn to this location because of the unusual flanger sign in advance of the crossing. I have never seen a flanger like this.

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automotive theme captured in the small town of Rush Springs, Oklahoma

21/52: For Project 52 - Black and white

I had a few options for this challenge but decided on this one of Podge, our elderly gentleman, he will be 19 in September. Converted to black and white in Lightroom.

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Hodge podge of ice, on Lake Winnipesaukee, near Ellacoya State Beach, Gilford, NH. You can see how quickly the ice froze here. Most likely, less than 48 hour old ice. I'm 1/4 mile off shore in this photo. The ice beneath me looks broken up, but it's actually fairly thick. The layer of ice beyond this point, however, was less than a day old. Next pic will be from that vantage point.

Beautiful 8 year old sports horse podge

Hodgepodge September2025 when I see something like this, I have to stop and wonder how this all comes together? How does this work? Well, it did work at one time. I think the image works for sure. Abandoned in Forrest City, Arkansas USA. KodakEktar100 NikonF90x Nikkor105mmAF-D BelliniC41Developer AGOFilmProcessor CmeraScan:FujifilmXH1

Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV

OK... just after Christmas full of pudding and cake...snow just starting to go (I hope)

I took this while walking back in Nov and just Loved the way the leafs were laying

together and overlapping....if it was

now I probably would not be able to bend down and shoot...I ate to much again...

Anyway...I hope you all had a Great Christmas, and Santy was very good to you all.....

A little late for my weekly upload...but hey it was Christmas eve....

Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment and Fav....it means a lot.....

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I made this from an old medicine cabinet. With a fresh coat of paint and some pretty fabric mod podged to the inside, it now houses all of my buttons!

Blogged about at: createstudio.blogspot.com/2009/10/let-countdown-begin.html.

Seen standing east of the Gosford/St-Claude Street, looking west, here is quite an architectural hodge podge starting by the modern design of the Chaussegros-de-Léry building right next to us, then the City Hall (here emerging in the sunrise), and then a whole series of buildings old and new all the way to the horizon. /////// À partir de la rue Notre-Dame, quand on se tient juste à l'est de l'axe Gosford/St-Claude, on a une vue de ce que j'appelle le 'hodge podge architectural' de la rue Notre-Dame, quand on regarde en direction ouest, avec à droite, à l'avant-plan, la facture moderne de l'édifice Chaussegros-de-Léry, qui jure avec l'Hôtel de Ville, puis toute une série d'édifices fort différents jusqu'à l'horizon.

Class taught by Rebecca Sower at Silver Bella

class taught by Rebecca Sower

Podge is not a very good model, like most cats, he doesn't keep very still unless he is sleeping! He does think he's the cat's whiskers and I am inclined to agree!

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world.

Not even our troubles."Charles Chaplin

Ain’t that the truth...many thanks for all your kind words...

This is another image from the little snail I found a while back

and no matter how hard the road in front of it...it just got on with its life..

now thats the right attitude.....

Many thanks for your comments and Favs...

Be Safe and Happy.....

I hope you all have a great week :-)

Take my hand and I'll take you to my chestnut and acorn stash 🐾@charlescreaturecabinet PODGE Hedgehog Faerie, Tiny [BINTANG] Tupai Squirrel Faerie and MOCHA mippit mole. 💞✨

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CCC PODGE | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Choco Dark Tan Glow-in-the-Dark orange

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CCC Tiny BINTANG Tupai | 7.8 cm Tiny/Micro BJD | squirrel faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Tricolor GID orange, white (body), beige tan hands/feet Glow-in-the-Dark resin /w wings translucent orange

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CCC MOCHA | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | mippit mole baby | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Sand and Choco Tan

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Hand micro knits trousers / dress ArgenTTo US | Etsy

Handmade green leaves cloak, acorn cap and hedgehog outfit Murjani Kusumobroto | NL

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These are some of the beautiful papers that formed part of the Daisy Yellow prize I was lucky enough to win recently. I stuck them down with some good old American glue too - Mod Podge! - and added some silver stars courtesy of my daughter's collection.

Kubuswoningen, or cube houses, are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in The Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984. The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, and beside the Blaak Subway Station. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.

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Enjoy it better large and on black.

Made it #439 on Explore (see history).

Class taught by Rebecca Sower at Silver Bella

Lighting used for next image of a French Bulldog.

Canon 580ex in softbox at left, 430ex with Lumiquest softbox on right. Sunpak 383 for hair light in the back, with Stofen Omnibounce taped to it (was model for Canon 580ex). 383 was triggered with an optical slave.

stone, brick & siding

brown, yellow and red paint

funky rooflines

curved brick arch on one side

boxy screened porch on the other

and yet, somehow, it all works together

and the result is really inviting

part of an on-going series of houses on film

Mole, Squirrel and Hedgehog @charlescreaturecabinet [MOCHA, BINTANG and PODGE]

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CCC MOCHA | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | mippit mole baby | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil pOtbellie ~Choco Dark Tan and Sand

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CCC Tiny BINTANG Tupai | 7.8 cm Tiny/Micro BJD | squirrel faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Tricolor GID

CCC PODGE | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil pOtbellie ~Choco Dark Tan and Glow-in-the-Dark orange

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Podge in handmade acorn cap Hedgehog Outfit Fairy Fragilities

Mocha and Bintang in ArgenTTo's and green leaves cloak Murjani Kusumobroto

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Initially I thought this place was a dud, but after entering the site we found it to be an old & abandoned Pet Food Mill. It suddenly got a bit more exciting. It was a hodge podge of different types of equipment and it was fun to photograph

[NEW] OOAK Autumn Colours @charlescreaturecabinet [CCC HEDGEHOG Faerie] ‍♀️💛 PODGE (chocolat fondant) | PUMPKIN (potiron orange) | CHESTNUT (chataigne marron) 💛 ~Coming Soon!

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CCC PODGE | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Chocolat Fondant and Glow-in-the-Dark orange

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CCC PUMPKIN | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Potiron Orange and Glow-in-the-Dark yellow

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CCC FUZZYHOG | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Beige Tan and Glow-in-the-Dark green

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CCC CHESTNUT | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Chataigne Marron and Glow-in-the-Dark orange

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Handmade Hedgehog Outfits Murjani Kusumobroto

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Handmade crochet orange Françoise Eäréwen Lejout

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October 2013: A month in 31 pictures - day 8. Took a few shots today but nothing I was overly happy with. Podge saved the day by actually keeping still...for a change!