A Lark Ascending Posted May 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I keep reading about long-term drought there. Good to know there's enough water for consumption and scenic beauty. Certainly a pretty sight. Law and order must be pretty good in California. If those letters were in Britain you'd wake up every morning to find them in a different order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 1 hour ago, A Lark Ascending said: I keep reading about long-term drought there. Good to know there's enough water for consumption and scenic beauty. Certainly a pretty sight. Law and order must be pretty good in California. If those letters were in Britain you'd wake up every morning to find them in a different order. We are still in a drought (and have been for 5 years), the promised El Nino never delivered. The Governor just made water restrictions permanent. Most of the water Southern California uses is piped down from the mountains in Northern California. We got just enough rain over the winter to make things green for the spring, but that probably won't last as once you hit summer it probably won't rain again until November. Los Angeles averages 350 days of sunshine per year. The Hollywood sign has seen a share of pranks over the years where people got up and changed the spelling, usually by draping massive pieces of cloth over the letters. The letters are 50 feet tall, so probably not re-arrangeable. January 1, 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) Very good! (the picture, not the drought!). ****************************** Dorset, UK: No more summer here: a man walks up Gold Hill in Shaftesbury in the heavy rain Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock "Bugger! Walked all that way and they'd run out of Hovis." http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/11/photo-highlights-of-the-day-cannes-film-festival-and-a-yogi-lemur Edited May 12, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Very good! (the picture, not the drought!). ****************************** Dorset, UK: No more summer here: a man walks up Gold Hill in Shaftesbury in the heavy rain Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock "Bugger! Walked all that way and they'd run out of Hovis." http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/11/photo-highlights-of-the-day-cannes-film-festival-and-a-yogi-lemur I was actually there (Shaftesbury) today ! Not on Gold Hill but I sometimes walk up and down it. There is actually an Oxfam Shop with LPs at the top (not much cop, mainly Classical and Max Bygraves ). Picturesque as it is, those houses would be a maintenance nightmare.. Edited May 12, 2016 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 55 minutes ago, sidewinder said: I was actually there (Shaftesbury) today ! Not on Gold Hill but I sometimes walk up and down it. There is actually an Oxfam Shop with LPs at the top (not much cop, mainly Classical and Max Bygraves ). Picturesque as it is, those houses would be a maintenance nightmare.. Ah, "Max Bygraves Sings Schnabel". Such touch! Such tone! Been there once many years ago. Was disappointed that it was not a Southern enclave of people speaking in Yorkshire accents. Always thought it was a bit like those hamlets in the Appalachians where they still talk like Shakespeare. Very pretty place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Bad Münder am Deister, GermanyMotorists drive on a winding country road past rapeseed fields in Lower Saxony: Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/12/photo-highlights-of-the-day-protesters-and-pilgrims Tahiti Club - Saint-Tropez, France: Photograph: © 2016 Gray Malin, graymalin.com/Abrams & Chronicle Some enforcer must go round with a ruler. Not like Blackpool. http://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/may/12/beautiful-beaches-around-the-world-in-pictures Edited May 13, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Dorset, UK - A couple walk their dog along the beach at Durdle Door with the English Channel connecting Britain to mainland Europe seen behind Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters I like the choice of words in the caption. New York, US - The Statue of Liberty is seen as the sun sets Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/13/photo-highlights-a-giant-mao-statue-and-a-donald-trump-speaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 16 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Dorset, UK - A couple walk their dog along the beach at Durdle Door with the English Channel connecting Britain to mainland Europe seen behind Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters I like the choice of words in the caption. Nice words. For how long will it still be connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 It's touch and go. Though with Boris foaming about Hitler today some of the undecided might join the angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Scotland, UK: The Flying Scotsman steams through the Scottish countryside with the Forth Bridge in the background on its Borders Railway and Forth Bridge tour Photograph: Keith Campbell Though I preferred this shot that they had up yesterday (whizzing past Holy Island, Northumbria): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36292974 Venice, Italy: Rowers go through the Grand Canal during the 42nd Venice Vogalonga. The Vogalonga is a non-competitive boat race that began 42-years ago to protest against the growing use of powerboats in Venice Photograph: Awakening/Getty Images http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/15/photo-highlights-of-the-day-the-flying-scotsman-and-an-art-installation-in-the-nevada-desert Edited May 16, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Treplin, Germany: An aerial view of a farmer at work in a field near Treplin Photograph: Patrick Pleul/EPA http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/17/photo-highlights-of-the-day-marmosets-the-largest-passenger-ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Crown engine at Botallack mine in the 1890s - Photograph: Gibson of Scilly/BNPS One of my favourite spots in Cornwall (and, by chance, my avatar). Fantastic range of old photos of Cornwall in the Guardian today: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/may/19/everyday-life-in-cornwall-captured-in-the-19th-century-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 The ceiling at Jameh mosque, Yazd, Iran The Pink mosque, or Nasir al-mulk mosque, is a historic site in Shiraz From a set of extraordinary photos of Iran's 'travel hotspots' here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/gallery/2016/may/19/irans-travel-hotspots-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Some very nice 17th C landscapes: I like 'The French Sea' - don't let the Brexiteers see that! http://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/may/21/albions-glorious-ile-the-400-year-old-colouring-book-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 14 hours ago, Shawn said: Do Californian seagulls pinch your pasties like the Cornish ones do? Chengdu, China - A worker collects wheat in a field Photograph: Feature China/Barcroft Images http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/24/best-photographs-of-the-day-a-greasy-climb-and-a-baby-hippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, A Lark Ascending said: Do Californian seagulls pinch your pasties like the Cornish ones do? Going to need a yank translation for that! I know pinch means steal (here it's what you do to a girls butt that usually gets you slapped), but not sure about pastie, that term is usually reserved for the little adhesive circles that strippers wear over their nipples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Shawn said: Going to need a yank translation for that! I know pinch means steal (here it's what you do to a girls butt that usually gets you slapped), but not sure about pastie, that term is usually reserved for the little adhesive circles that strippers wear over their nipples. Sorry! We've had the pasty confusion here before. A pasty is a savoury pie type thing associated with Cornwall - fast food for tin miners (in the olden days) and holidaymakers (now). With so much food eaten openly in Cornwall (south-west tip of England with beaches on three sides) in the tourist centres, the seagulls get quite aggressive and will swoop and pinch anything - pasties, ice-creams etc. Regular headline news in the local papers! Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall - so I imagine having her pasty pinched probably inspired 'The Birds' (though she was probably a bit too grand to eat a pasty). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yes, seagulls aren't exactly polite if they want something they come after it. Hold on tight to your food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) On 5/11/2016 at 2:02 PM, Shawn said: We are still in a drought (and have been for 5 years), the promised El Nino never delivered. The Governor just made water restrictions permanent. Most of the water Southern California uses is piped down from the mountains in Northern California. We got just enough rain over the winter to make things green for the spring, but that probably won't last as once you hit summer it probably won't rain again until November. Los Angeles averages 350 days of sunshine per year. The Hollywood sign has seen a share of pranks over the years where people got up and changed the spelling, usually by draping massive pieces of cloth over the letters. The letters are 50 feet tall, so probably not re-arrangeable. January 1, 1976. The good news is the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near where I live was 91% of normal. Last year it was 20% of normal. Problem is we will need four more years like this to get the water table back up. ******* I remember when one of the letters fell down on the Hollywood sign and it read Hollwod. Dr. Dimento, a local DJ at the time, had a field day with that one. Edited May 26, 2016 by Tim McG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 May 12th - Jackson Square, New Orleans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Authorities in south-west China have vowed to come to the aid of an isolated mountain village after photographs emerged showing the petrifying journey its children were forced to make to get to school (according to the article they are going home here). Good lord! OFSTED would have a health and safety fit. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/27/worlds-most-dangerous-school-run-chinese-children-800m-cliff The 100-metre-wide Lochnagar Crater on the Somme, created by a huge mine placed under a German fortification by the Royal Engineers in 1916. The photograph by Mike Sheil will be among those on show at an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme to be held outside Guildhall in London from 1 June to 3 July Photograph: westernfrontphotography.com/Mary Amazing to think this was being dug 100 years ago today, prior to its (premature as it turned out) explosion just before 7.30 a.m. on July 1st. Takes your breath away when you stand on the lip - one of the sites that really sticks in kids minds from trips to the WWI battlefields. http://www.theguardian.com/world/picture/2016/may/26/eyewitness-somme-france Edited May 27, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Cusco, Peru - People walk through heavy rain in the historic capital of the Inca empire Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/may/26/best-photographs-of-the-day-g7-leaders-tree-planting-baby-zebra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 ^^ ECM album cover candidate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Gold Coast, Australia - Large waves break at Burleigh Heads as wild weather unleashed heavy rainfalls, powerful winds and abnormally high tides in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales Photograph: Dan Peled/EPA http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/jun/05/best-photographs-of-the-day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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