Pink Tulips and Bluebells

Took this yesterday in my mother's garden. The tulips are growing well and now the bluebells have joined them. Seems like some spring party. It just needs a disco ball.

A Crocus has Sprung

Always enjoy the crocuses, as they herald new warmer climes and the beginnings of additional colours in nature.

Rochester Castle Keep

I visited Rochester in Medway, Kent a few months ago, and while there I took this photo of the keep of Rochester Castle. This castle was initially built in the latter years of the eleventh century, while the keep in the photo was built in the early twelfth century. Apparently, the keep is considered one of the best preserved in England and France.

There have been a few sieges during its first three hundred years of existence. From the Baronial wars against King John, invasion by the French during the same king's reign, and the Peasants' Revolt in the fourteenth century, where it was taken over by the peasants' forces.

More info can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Castle

Ch👏

Penny Farthing

Imagine having to do the Tour de France on this. :D I'd suspect that the mountainous routes would be interesting. ;)

This is what's called a penny farthing bicycle. This type of bike was popular during the 1870s, but fell out of use in the 1880s due to the invention of the safety bicycle, the type bicycle that's still in use today. It was called the penny farthing due to one wheel being way larger than the other; the large wheel being the penny, and the smaller one the farthing.

This photograph was taken a couple of weeks ago at Dorking Museum, in Dorking, Surrey.

Golden Promise

This is a yellow rose that was growing in my mum's garden some time ago. I really do like its glow.

At this point I'm not engaging with either the "you're LGBTQ and yet you support Palestine 🤔" or "here's why we still need to Vote for Genocide Joe next year" takes. They're made either in the baddest of bad faiths or by people who have retreated into absolute delusional solipsism. Quarantined and forgotten.

Wolseley Two Seater Tourer (1904)

This was taken in Charlwood, Surrey, while visiting a windmill in the village. It's in full working order, although I wouldn't want to be stuck behind it on a narrow country road. ;)

Spectacular!

Source

I have to say that this is quite imaginative and well executed.

Night Reunion

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Seaford Cliffs

Seaford Cliffs in East Sussex, UK, earlier this year.

Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace), family Nymphalidae, found in South and SE Asia

photograph by rajesh_kumar_photography

Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna), family Nectariniidae, India

photograph by Himadri Das

Wow, wonderful use of leaves. Nice.

Ch👍

Great show and two really good characters. Nice artwork.