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GrayGhost
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Ever wonder what happened to Little Toot the Tugboat?
Changed his name and moved to Minnesota.....
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BBP
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Cute!
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jan/07/balloon...
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GrayGhost
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^^^^^ That's taking it to a whole different level…..^^^^^
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GrayGhost
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Frank Zappa Paris 1980…..
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BBP
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Book art:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/mar/04/sculptu...
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GrayGhost
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Plook
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That was me during the pandemic...LOL...I wasn't
horsing around...
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ursinator2.0
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BBP
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jun/03/etherea...
Milky Way Photographer Of The Year!
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BBP
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Astronomy Photography of the Year 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2023/sep/15/astronomy-ph...
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Plook
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Good stuff Bonny I love those images...
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Those astronomy photos are great Bonny .
Kind of makes us look very insignificant .
"Music is the only religion that delivers the goods" F.Z.
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BBP
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Aurora Borealis has made a rare appearance over Stonehenge:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/05/northern-lights-dazz...
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BBP
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Northern Light Photographer of the Year Award
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/dec/08/norther...
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BBP
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So here are my Brabantsedag photos:
Life's been on the hectic side - so hectic that, when I crossed one item off my bucket list and had great photo material (not to mention the videos to
show for it) I had no time to report anywhere about it - and then I got to cross some more items off my bucket list and add another item to my bucket
list.
Soooo, here's the second one I crossed off my list this year. Brabantsedag has been around for 50+ years. I became a fan when I caught it on TV in
2011, but just never got around to go. Until 2024.
So what is the Brabantsedag? It's an annual theatre festival in the 10K inhabitant village Heeze, about 10km south of Eindhoven. Highlight of the
festival is the parade, that happens every last Sunday of August. The parade is the largest theatre parade there is. 16 groups of friends create
floats about the Grand Duchy of Brabant: specifically its culture, history and art. The Grand Duchy of Brabant spreads to Belgium and even the north
of France up to the Dutch rivers.
Along with floats there are tons of extras walking along and acting out their story. Every year there is a theme: this year it was Brabant poetry. All
groups picked 1 poem by a Brabant author and created a depiction of it.
As it is a local thing, all floats may be beautiful but some are more "local" than others and therefore not as suitable for widely sharing.
The first float consisted of a large group walking in construction clothes chanting, the poem being read, and this machine - depicting the mining of
Brabant.
The second, and my favourite over one of these others (I think you can guess which one that was) ended in second place. A powerful production
displayed the great North Sea Flood of 1953, the destruction (1800+ lives were lost) and reconstruction of Brabant. The group started with extras
depicting characters who are fleeing the water. The blue thing on the front of the car is of course the water - every minute a lot of water was poured
onto the actors you can see at the bottom right of the photo. (the parade lasts 2 hours, so hats off to their dedication) . Also in the photo are the
people in the float acting out the horrors of the allconsuming flood - rushing upstairs trying to save prized possessions...
Third float won first prie, depicting a huge theatrical barrel organ.
Depicted the hospitality towards Belgian WW1 refugees in Bergen op Zoom
Depicts a 1500s Antwerp poetry festival
A float about a peasant family forced to emigrate due to circumstances beyond their control, from disaster to politics
The liberation festivity of Belgium after WW1
If these pictures got you in the mood to watch the parade, it's here:
in full
Highlights which are still 1 hour 30 minutes.
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Plook
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Excellent pictures Bonny!
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BBP
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Life's been on the hectic side - so hectic that, when I crossed one item off my bucket list and had great photo material (not to mention the videos to
show for it) I had no time to report anywhere about it - and then I got to cross some more items off my bucket list and add another item to my bucket
list.
(Brabantsedag pictures)
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Two weeks ago I crossed off 2 items off my list on the same day. I got to hold a tarantula, which for this soothed arachnophobe was quite the
experience (I honestly thought he was cute, so warm and soft). It was a gentle and well-behaved Grammostola. I do have a picture but it's a wee bit
too blurry to share.
And earlier before that, I got to squeal uncontrollably at Seal Center Pieterburen (ピーテルブーレンアザラシセンター).
Pieterburen has been known as a seal care center for many years, but it being too far away meant I never really got to visit it. I love all animals
great and small, but seals are very high in my favourites list. I discovered that back in the day when my father would regularly watch German zoo
shows - the show about the seal center in Friedrichshafen would send me down a whirlwind of squeals.
Flash forward to 2024 - somehow, after a tweet by someone in Japan, Pieterburen's livestream has gone viral in July. I caught on with the trend and,
although the seals are cute, at least as cute are the hoards of Japanese people in the chat being enamoured by them.
Anyway, I caught the seal bug and got to visit Pieterburen. Finally, as they will move to a different town next year. There's a few exhibitions and a
cinema, but here I'll stick with the seal pups in all their adorable glory.
In brief: Seal Center Pieterburen rescues orphaned, sick and injured seals. The seal pups are first observed when they're found, by a specially
trained seal spotter. If they're alone they will be watched for 24 hours to see if mom gets back. If she doesn't, the seal is taken in.
The seal is then taken in, weighed and measured. It gets a tag, it has nose and mouth swabs taken, blood sample taken and has its teeth measured. Then
it's fed a salmon porridge.
When the seal is injured / weakened it is taken into Phase 1, intensive care. Here a vet will have a look at them several times per day. The
quarantine is frequently cleaned and the seals are nursed until they can go to phase 2. In that phase they may swim outside but can still shelter, and
they may still get some medication or hand feeding.
By the time they are stronger they can move to phase 3, work on their swimming muscles, before they're released back to the wild.
Here's their Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@zeehondencentrumpieterbure9268
This is Blueberry in Phase 1, a little pup who had a lot of infections. She's doing better but the vet is worried about her fish eating skills.
The largest bath, Golfbad, phase 3, has some windows at the bottom where you can see the seals swim by. Trigger mode!
Phase 2 seals lounging.
This seal was brought in while we were there - this is Lychee. You can see a video of her intake in the Youtube channel.
Chabashira with fig in the background. Chabashira had this heart-breaking puppy dog look about her. She was pretty badly injured, but is recovering
now.
And then back to phase 3:
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Plook
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They sure are cute...
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BBP
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From "What do you mean it's a thing?"to "It exists!" to "I kind of want one" to "HAHAHA", here are some entries of the Sydney Teapot Show 2024:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/gallery/2024/oct/05/sydney-teapot-s...
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