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Post by Buttler on Dec 5, 2019 17:48:00 GMT
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Post by unomusette on Dec 5, 2019 22:05:27 GMT
Gorgeous atmospheric photos Buttler, especially the first one with the seagulls
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Post by Helmut83 on Dec 7, 2019 5:38:24 GMT
Nice birthday celebration, vlogdance! Bath is such a pretty city. What a find that "quiet street", as soon as I read the chart I knew a joke of the kind was coming. Gorgeous beach, Buttler! The clouds collaborated in creating a perfect setting to take beautiful pictures.
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Post by queenofthehours on Dec 17, 2019 17:13:19 GMT
Fascinating pictures of Bath, vlogdance . I love the post office museum.
Buttler 's water photos are the best. That's a dramatic sky in the third picture.
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Post by Buttler on Dec 18, 2019 18:02:07 GMT
Buttler 's water photos are the best. That's a dramatic sky in the third picture.
Thank you.
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Post by Timeblue on Dec 18, 2019 22:57:35 GMT
Buttler 's water photos are the best. That's a dramatic sky in the third picture.
Thank you. Where did you go?
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Post by Buttler on Dec 20, 2019 17:05:38 GMT
Thank you. Where did you go? My hometown (Pescara, Italy).
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Post by Helmut83 on Jan 5, 2020 2:23:41 GMT
My dear friends, I'm on holidays at the countryside in Pergamino, 200 kilometres away from my hometown. Two or three months ago a cellphone antenna was installed in a nearby place (by the old government, of course; the new one is allergic to anything that means progress) and as a result, I have internet in the middle of the countryside now! And of a very decent speed! And for the inauguration, what better place to get in than the forum? I'm going to share two pictures I took today: This is the swimming pool (have in mind it's mid summer in the Southern Hemisphere). There are three ducks. The ones on the left and middle are real ducks. The one on the right is a plastic duck that works as a dispenser/dosifier of chlorine to keep the water clean and sterile. It seemed to me like the real ducks were trying to make friends or pick up on the plastic duck. Either way I had to scare them away before they crapped in the water I bathe in. To the pond! This one is just a sunset near a gate. The green crop you see on the background is soy. Truth be told, this is the third night I'm here in the country and I've only tested internet now. Disconnecting yourself from the rest of the world was one of the things I liked about the country, but having the possibility of briefly re-connecting yourself when needed or wanted is undoubtedly a great advantage. So concludes my "Message from the country".
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Post by Horacewimp on Jan 5, 2020 9:19:29 GMT
Have a great time in the countryside Helmut83 but watch out for the crazy ducks.
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Post by BSJ on Jan 5, 2020 17:50:48 GMT
Enjoy, Bub!
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Post by unomusette on Jan 5, 2020 23:12:00 GMT
Looks idyllic Helmut83,have a ducking great holiday
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Post by queenofthehours on Jan 6, 2020 18:24:17 GMT
That's a beautiful sunset photo, Helmut83 . I love how the warm colours and the green of the field are mixed together. The gate gives it a Constable-like quality.
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Post by vlogdance on Feb 5, 2020 14:01:22 GMT
This week I visited a small town in South Wales which became known throughout the world in 1966, for a shocking, tragic reason. Maybe some of you won't know the name of Aberfan. But in 1966 it was the scene of one of the worst disasters in British history. On the morning of Friday October 21st 1966, a coal waste tip collapsed and slid down the mountainside like an avalanche, crushing and burying the village junior school, which was directly in its path. In all, 116 children were killed in the landslide, as well as 28 adults. Today, on the mountainside, you can visit the area of the cemetery where the victims were all laid to rest. And a memorial garden stands on the site where the school used to be. It's such a quiet, peaceful place, you can't imagine anything like that happening there. Some of you may be hearing this story for the first time, so here's the background: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disasterFor those who watch "The Crown", the Netflix series about the reign of our present Queen Elizabeth, a recent episode dramatised the Aberfan disaster, in a very moving and respectful way. Here's how they portrayed it. Be warned, some scenes bring a serious lump to the throat:
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Post by Timeblue on Feb 5, 2020 16:10:08 GMT
A sad event indeed.
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Post by BSJ on Feb 5, 2020 18:53:31 GMT
Watching the Crown and recognized Aberfan. Reading the Wikipedia article brings serious lumps to the throat, as well.
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