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Formby Golf Club A HOLE IN ONE !
The HIPPO That ' Went to Sea '
It is 80 years since at the beginning of world war two when the Kings Regiment, who were based at Harrington Road Barracks Formby, marched up Victoria Road and turned into the historic Formby Golf Club (Established 1884) and took it over as their Headquarters and War Rooms and preceded to dig trenches, tank traps and barbed wire all over the course, because of the German threat of an invasion via the Mersey River.
The Club being very patriotic never held a grudge and in fact have an outstanding bond and allocate the Kings Regiment a day each year for their Association, including Regulars, Reservists and Veterans, to hold a Golfing Competition and an evening Dinner for Trophy Presentations.
Club Captain Rodney Wilson ( His Father Peter was also Club Captain in 1969 ) and Secretary Stuart Leech, joined the 40 Players. Some of the Kings players have good Golf qualifications, one with a handicap of ONE, and they voted it the best course they had ever played on, some of the less experienced had to live up to the Regiments Motto ‘ Difficulties be Damned ‘ !
Prior to them starting the group were photographed under the famous Clock Tower which was donated by early member Bruce Ismay, before his connection with the ill fated sinking of the Titanic Liner, plus they were on the spot were the first Trench was dug.
Another Sea story connected to the Club, a Hippo mounted head on display there was ‘ borrowed ‘ by two visiting Royal Navy Officers and taken to sea on HMS Veteran which was engaged and survived many enemy actions. On returning to Liverpool, the Officers had to go before the Admiral (Who was a Member of Formby Golf Club) and given 24 hours notice to return the Hippo or be Court Marshalled. This they did but sadly the Ship on the next Convoy escort in 1942 was sunk with no survivors. The U – Boat U 404 itself was sunk two months later with no survivors.
The Club now has a Hippo Competition and the Winner gets a Silver Hippo.
In the evening there was an 80 years Anniversary Dinner with the Club Captain as Guest of Honour, accompanied by the Club Secretary, and also three Members who had served with the Kings Regiment, Robin Burnett, Paul Corkill and John Kinder. There was an excellent meal, being well looked after by the Staff. Club Captain Mr Rodney Wilson made the Trophy presentations, the Champion Kingsman Cup going to 4 LANCS Sergeant Laurence Lightbown. Then to mark the very special occasion the Kings Regiment Association was presented with a commissioned painting of the Clubhouse and in return the Club was presented with a Silver Lion statuette, the symbol of the Regiment. (The Lions of England )
By Major (Ret’d) Roy Bevan MBE
September 2019
Two adults were needed to keep this little group in order.
Before the grumpy cat was famous, there was the grumpy child.
Two pence coin in extreme close-up using 35mm macro lens (1:1) with EX-25 extension tube, giving close to 2:1 magnification.
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Karen and I have come to appreciate the special beauty and tranquility that a Japanese garden brings to us. We first were introduced to this type of garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri.
On our recent outing to Como Park and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota, we discovered, to our delight, that there was a Japanese garden that is part of the facility. After our tour of the zoo and the main parts of the conservatory, we made our way through a Bonsai collection to the Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden.
It is a compact garden with ponds, stone bridges, stone lanterns, Koi fish, paths and lush greenery. Tucked into one corner of the garden is a tea house. They offer tea ceremony sittings a couple times a month, when the tea-master is in residence. We were given a special tour of the area surrounding the tea house and a primer on the ceremony by a very wonderful docent, Debbi.
Debbi was kind enough to point out the best views for taking in the garden, delighting in showing us the planned reflections and that the island in the pond is in the shape of a turtle. She also took this photograph, having placed us in this specific spot, in order to capture our reflection.
Kudos to the Como Park & Conservatory management and benefactors for keeping up such a delightful oasis of peace in the midst of the city. Thank you also to Debbi, for this wonderful memory of our tour.
Two experiments in one!
Testing Skinsuit and MobileHR for exercise monitoring.
To eksperimenter i et! Test af Skinsuit og MobileHR til bevægelsesovervågning.
Credits: ESA/NASA
131Q4332
Two pence coin in extreme close-up using 35mm macro lens (1:1) with EX-25 extension tube, giving close to 2:1 magnification.
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Two class 37s accelerate their six coach ECS load away from Redhill to Tonbridge yard on the third day of a private nationwide charter. This saw the train run from Canterbury West to Staplehurst (break) then Penshurst (break) from where the ECS ran to Redhill for the locos to run round. The train then ran ECS back to Tonbridge and would later re-visit Penshurt to collect the passengers before heading to Crewe where it was scheduled to arrive at 0342! D6851 (37667) 'Flopsie' leads 37688. 'Flopsie' is perhaps the least appropriate name for a loco on the main line at the moment!
So close, yet so far.
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The doll in the middle has been here for a while. The other two came earlier this month. I think the one on the left may be celluloid. She is really light weight. I love her face and hair. Anyone recognize the costume? There were two more, newer dolls in this same costume. The girl on the left is Netherlands, of course.
I'm drunk. I still like this. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad way to start my portraits off.
My friend Laura at work gave me a new nose ring for my birthday. : ] it's a mushroom!
From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Guns,_Arizona
Two Guns is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
Located on the east rim of Canyon Diablo approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Flagstaff, Two Guns prospered as a tourist stop along Route 66.
Early history
Native artifacts found at Two Guns have been dated to between 1050 and 1600 AD.
As white settlers began to populate the area in the mid-19th century, Two Guns was recognized as an ideal place to cross Canyon Diablo, first by wagon, then later by vehicle.
Two Guns was the site of a mass murder of Apaches by their Navajo enemies in 1878. A group of Apaches had hid in a cave at Two Guns to avoid detection, but were discovered by the Navajos, who lit sagebrush fires at the cave's exit and shot any Apaches trying to escape. The fire asphyxiated 42 Apaches, after which they were stripped of their valuables. The murder site is referred to as the "death cave".
During the winter of 1879-80, Billy the Kid and his outlaw gang hid in the ruins of a stone house and corral on the west rim of Canyon Diablo, across from Two Guns.
In 1880, long before Two Guns was established as a settlement, the construction of the Santa Fe Railway was progressing across northern Arizona. At the location where the rail line crossed Canyon Diablo, about 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Two Guns, construction was delayed while a trestle was built. A settlement populated by male work crews was established near the construction site and was named Canyon Diablo, after the nearby canyon. The settlement "quickly became a wild and lawless place as drifters, gamblers, and outlaws made their way to town", Four men employed by the Hashknife Ranch robbed the train at Canyon Diablo in 1889, then fled on horseback with $100,000 in currency, 2,500 new silver dollars, $40,000 in gold coins, as well as silver watches, jewelry, and diamonds. A posse led by sheriff Buckey O'Neill pursued the bandits, but recovered less than $100 when the men were captured. Years later, after release from prison, one of the thieves disclosed that the stolen goods, along with their rifles, had been buried in the canyon rim near Two Guns. The location remains popular with treasure hunters.
The National Old Trails Highway (called the "Santa Fe Highway" in Arizona) was built in 1907 in Arizona, and loosely followed the railway, The highway crossed the dry river bed of Canyon Diablo at the Two Guns location, and zig-zagged up and down each embankment. In 1915, Canyon Diablo Bridge opened at the Two Guns crossing, and was used until 1938 when a new bridge was built nearby.
Settlement
The first settler at Two Guns was Ed Randolph, who built a store next to the death cave.
In 1922, Earle and Louise Cundiff purchased 320 acres (130 ha) of land from Randolph at this location for $1,000, and built a store, restaurant, and gasoline pumps.
Harry E. Miller leased a property from the Cundiffs in 1925 and began extensive construction. Calling himself "Chief Crazy Thunder", Miller wanted to capitalize on the beauty of Canyon Diablo and the flow of passing tourists. Along the canyon rim Miller erected a zoo with cages made of brick, mortar and chicken wire; his zoo animals included mountain lions, cougars, gila monsters, coral snakes, birds and a lynx. A restaurant and Indian gift shop were opened, and Miller cleaned out the death cave, selling any Apache skulls found inside as souvenirs.For a fee, visitors were led on a tour which began at a Hopi house Miller had built, where rolls of colored piki bread was made and sold. They then followed a paved path down the side of the canyon to a soft drink stand at the bottom. Next was a tour of the death cave, where Miller had installed electric lights, and fake ruins of cliff dwellers. Flamboyant signs were placed along the highway, and Miller named his establishment "Fort Two Guns" as an homage to silent movie actor William S. "Two Guns" Hart, with whom Miller claimed to have previously worked.
The Cundiffs applied for a post office under the name "Two Guns" in 1924, but it was refused. The post office was renamed "Canyon Lodge".
In 1925, "Rimmy" Jim Giddings opened a gas station and cafe at Two Guns called Rimmy Jim's. Another location burned down in 1969.
In 1926, the highway designation was changed to U.S. Route 66. That same year, Cundiff and Miller had a disagreement about the details of their lease, and Miller shot the unarmed Cundiff to death. He was later acquitted of the killing.
The interior of Miller's store burned in 1929, and soon after, Louise Cundiff built her own tourist store. The following year, Miller left the state. Cundiff remarried, and in 1934 opened the Two Guns Texaco service station along a new alignment of Route 66. Behind it they relocated the zoo (which closed prior to 1950).
In 1938, a new bridge across Canyon Diablo was built, and Route 66 began following Interstate 40 at the Two Guns location.
A more modern service station was built at Two Guns in 1963, and in the late 1960s a motel, western tavern, reptile exhibit, and new zoo were added. Later, a Shell service station was built and a KOA campground opened.
Decline
The service station burned in 1971, and Two Guns began to decline.
The ruins of many former structures remain, including the trading post, campground, old cottages, zoo, and burned-out service station.
In 1988, Canyon Diablo Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo by Eric Friedebach
From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Guns,_Arizona
Two Guns is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
Located on the east rim of Canyon Diablo approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Flagstaff, Two Guns prospered as a tourist stop along Route 66.
Early history
Native artifacts found at Two Guns have been dated to between 1050 and 1600 AD.
As white settlers began to populate the area in the mid-19th century, Two Guns was recognized as an ideal place to cross Canyon Diablo, first by wagon, then later by vehicle.
Two Guns was the site of a mass murder of Apaches by their Navajo enemies in 1878. A group of Apaches had hid in a cave at Two Guns to avoid detection, but were discovered by the Navajos, who lit sagebrush fires at the cave's exit and shot any Apaches trying to escape. The fire asphyxiated 42 Apaches, after which they were stripped of their valuables. The murder site is referred to as the "death cave".
During the winter of 1879-80, Billy the Kid and his outlaw gang hid in the ruins of a stone house and corral on the west rim of Canyon Diablo, across from Two Guns.
In 1880, long before Two Guns was established as a settlement, the construction of the Santa Fe Railway was progressing across northern Arizona. At the location where the rail line crossed Canyon Diablo, about 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Two Guns, construction was delayed while a trestle was built. A settlement populated by male work crews was established near the construction site and was named Canyon Diablo, after the nearby canyon. The settlement "quickly became a wild and lawless place as drifters, gamblers, and outlaws made their way to town", Four men employed by the Hashknife Ranch robbed the train at Canyon Diablo in 1889, then fled on horseback with $100,000 in currency, 2,500 new silver dollars, $40,000 in gold coins, as well as silver watches, jewelry, and diamonds. A posse led by sheriff Buckey O'Neill pursued the bandits, but recovered less than $100 when the men were captured. Years later, after release from prison, one of the thieves disclosed that the stolen goods, along with their rifles, had been buried in the canyon rim near Two Guns. The location remains popular with treasure hunters.
The National Old Trails Highway (called the "Santa Fe Highway" in Arizona) was built in 1907 in Arizona, and loosely followed the railway, The highway crossed the dry river bed of Canyon Diablo at the Two Guns location, and zig-zagged up and down each embankment. In 1915, Canyon Diablo Bridge opened at the Two Guns crossing, and was used until 1938 when a new bridge was built nearby.
Settlement
The first settler at Two Guns was Ed Randolph, who built a store next to the death cave.
In 1922, Earle and Louise Cundiff purchased 320 acres (130 ha) of land from Randolph at this location for $1,000, and built a store, restaurant, and gasoline pumps.
Harry E. Miller leased a property from the Cundiffs in 1925 and began extensive construction. Calling himself "Chief Crazy Thunder", Miller wanted to capitalize on the beauty of Canyon Diablo and the flow of passing tourists. Along the canyon rim Miller erected a zoo with cages made of brick, mortar and chicken wire; his zoo animals included mountain lions, cougars, gila monsters, coral snakes, birds and a lynx. A restaurant and Indian gift shop were opened, and Miller cleaned out the death cave, selling any Apache skulls found inside as souvenirs.For a fee, visitors were led on a tour which began at a Hopi house Miller had built, where rolls of colored piki bread was made and sold. They then followed a paved path down the side of the canyon to a soft drink stand at the bottom. Next was a tour of the death cave, where Miller had installed electric lights, and fake ruins of cliff dwellers. Flamboyant signs were placed along the highway, and Miller named his establishment "Fort Two Guns" as an homage to silent movie actor William S. "Two Guns" Hart, with whom Miller claimed to have previously worked.
The Cundiffs applied for a post office under the name "Two Guns" in 1924, but it was refused. The post office was renamed "Canyon Lodge".
In 1925, "Rimmy" Jim Giddings opened a gas station and cafe at Two Guns called Rimmy Jim's. Another location burned down in 1969.
In 1926, the highway designation was changed to U.S. Route 66. That same year, Cundiff and Miller had a disagreement about the details of their lease, and Miller shot the unarmed Cundiff to death. He was later acquitted of the killing.
The interior of Miller's store burned in 1929, and soon after, Louise Cundiff built her own tourist store. The following year, Miller left the state. Cundiff remarried, and in 1934 opened the Two Guns Texaco service station along a new alignment of Route 66. Behind it they relocated the zoo (which closed prior to 1950).
In 1938, a new bridge across Canyon Diablo was built, and Route 66 began following Interstate 40 at the Two Guns location.
A more modern service station was built at Two Guns in 1963, and in the late 1960s a motel, western tavern, reptile exhibit, and new zoo were added. Later, a Shell service station was built and a KOA campground opened.
Decline
The service station burned in 1971, and Two Guns began to decline.
The ruins of many former structures remain, including the trading post, campground, old cottages, zoo, and burned-out service station.
In 1988, Canyon Diablo Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo by Eric Friedebach
Brighton
1961 GOMZ Leningrad camera, 50mm f/2 Jupiter 8 and Rollei Retro 400S, developed in Kodak HC-110 dilution H for 13 minutes.
Two of these women are friends of mine. The other three are my wife, my girlfriend and my mistress. I'll let you utilize your imagination and guess which are which. Enjoy!
Amazingly it's almost OCtober and we've still got home grown produce growing in the garden and greenhouse!
Olympus E-600, with legendary 10-blade aperture Meyer Optik Görlitz Lydith 30mm f3.5 manual focus legacy lens in Exakta mount on Exakta to 4/3rds adapter @ f3.5, 1/1600s exposure, ISO200, in-camera Pop Art Art Filter.
Composed using LiveView and Manual focussing, hand held, daylight.
Image is 'straight out of the camera' (SOOC) with absolutely no post-processing except a 3:2 crop and resizing/downsampling in Irfanview.
House of the Two Suns, Nerudova street on the Lesser Quarter side, Prague, Czech Republic
Some background information:
House numbering is a relatively recent innovation in Prague. In former times it was usual to distinguish buildings with house signs above the main door. The origin of these symbols goes back to the middle ages, as house signs were first mentioned in documents from the 14th century. Its purpose was not only to improve the orientation, but also to embellish the houses. Therefore the symbols are mostly colourful sculptures on the frontages of the buildings, representing animals, figures or various objects.
Nerudova, which was named after the 19th century Czech writer and journalist Jan Neruda, offers plenty of fine examples of this. One of them is the House of the Two Suns, which used to be Jan Neruda's home. Nerudova is the historic street linking Prague Castle to Charles Bridge via the Lesser Quarter. In the past it was a part of the Royal Way – the way of the coronation parades. Jan Neruda was already born in this street and he also kept living there for his whole life.
He saw the light of day in 1834 as the son of a small grocer. After studying philosophy and philology, he worked as a teacher until 1860, when he became a freelance journalist and writer. Neruda never married but yet had a very close relationship to the female writer KarolÃna SvÄ›tlá.
Jan Neruda was known for his satirical depiction of the petty bourgeois of Prague. His most popular prose work is "Tales of the Little Side " from 1877 ("PovÃdky malostranské"), a collection of short stories, which was translated into English in 1957 by the novelist and mystery writer Ellis Peters. Neruda's stories usually take the reader to the Lesser Quarter, to its streets and yards – the shops, churches, houses and restaurants.
Neruda died in 1891. He was interred in the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague. After his death former Ostruhová Street, where he used to live, was named after him. Worth mentioning is also the fact, that the Chilean poet Neftalà Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971, took his pseudonym Pablo Neruda after his literary model Jan Neruda.