Picture(s) of the day....

[mickthemaverick]

Having stopped to get the picture for the P E Quiz I span round and snapped the North Mymms War Memorial through the car window:

Own work

Surely Neil, that's a link for a big Hollies Hit?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Having stopped to get the picture for the P E Quiz I span round and snapped the North Mymms War Memorial through the car window:



Surely Neil, that's a link for a big Hollies Hit?

"Just one look" or "look through any window"? or has a "long cool woman in a black dress" just popped behind the trees. M. Appeal (yes according to wiki that's how Emma Peel got her name) would fit that bill

Be my guest shove up an appropriate track Mick, Colin Blunstone (born in Hatfield as it turns out) is doing a very decent song with the Alan Parsons Project at the moment over at the PE.

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Well lets see if any of my dogwalk swans are any good....

Good shape, decent frame, fair composition slightly OoF

The White Swan

Yes and I think I can work out the linked track which needs to be put on the PE Jukebox
Very iconic and familiar song but did you realise what the words are......

1,2,3,4.....

"Ride it all out like a bird in the skyways
Ride it all out like-a you were a bird
Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam
Ride it all out like-a you were a bird

Wear a tall hat like the druids in the old days
Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown
Ride a ***** **** like the people of the.........

REgards Neil

[Peter.N.]

As its gone quiet - another picture of the north of Scotland. Just off the A9 near Golspie.

Well today I have decided to put up an appropriate POTD track on the PE Jukebox for every picture posted.

Can I assume for my shenanigans that your stream is "Big Burn", which is the first thing that came out when I googled "Golspie Stream"

https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/sutherl ... burn.shtml

Regards Neil

Oh I see, I've got competition.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

99,900 Views on POTD, a few more pics from yourself and others Peter and the 100,000 barrier may be breached 17th June 2020

Keep up the good work!

Regards Neil

[Peter.N.]

Getting a bit short of material but I learned to drive in a van like this that was only about two year old, only ours was 2 tone blue with "Queensway Radio" on the sides and SKR244 on the number plates. I passed my test in 1956 and managed to wrap it round a lamp post in the ice the first year

It was an Austin A40 and very nice to drive after my pre war Ford and guess what when you turned the steering wheel the centre with the horn and indicators (trafficators) stayed still - just like my C5 .

[myglaren]

Whitewall tyres!
There's posh lookyou!

[Peter.N.]

Needless to say ours didn't have whitewall tyres but a lot of cars did - it was all the rage in the latter part of the '50s when people had more money. Leopard skin seat covers too, but they were to expensive for many so you got a leopard skin travel rug and tucked it in round the seats.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

As well as bludgeoning its way to an inevitable 100,000 views, the Off Topic Chat lounge in general crashed through the 84,000 posts barrier last night.

So here is a celebratory picture for the OTCL on this the 84006 th post.

The oval buffers gave a certain distinction to these fine locos, popular amongst Longsight Drivers for being the best 'ride' of the AC electrics.

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

One White Swan

Two White Swans

Two White Swans

anyone got a three?

Regards Neil

[Peter.N.]

You've got me there

Peter

[Hell Razor5543]

How about a halfway point? Two white swans and six grey cygnets?

[mickthemaverick]

Does 3 pictures of the same swan count if they are unusual?

Spoiler: show

Own work

Own work

Own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

Excellent-have to admit that my two swans were one swan and the same swan horizontally flipped---anything goes!
Anyone got a four? Not necessarily Swans. There is a pub in Durham called the Swan and three Cygnets.

I'm a bit behind going on a fascinating tangents on Inns and pubs called the Three Swans. I like a decent coaching inn and a bit of history.

REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

You did say anything goes!!

Spoiler: show

Who knows?