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Allan Bell

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My favourites from last upload.

 

Children re-enacting the Bosworth war of the roses at the Medieval joust event at Lincoln castle

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Little boy to mother I have my sword and helmet and shield and I am going to battle, Medieval jousting event, Lincoln castle

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Taking a break eating a medieval cupcake at jousting event Lincoln castle, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire,

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Little boy in yellow asking to try the practice jousting horse, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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Young girl on practice jousting horse snags ring on lance at medieval jousting event, Lincoln castle,young-girl-on-practice-jousting-horse-sn

 

 

Winning knight of the joust salutes the queen and the second knight holds out hand in acknowledgement, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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Those are my favourites. Here are the rest or that upload.

 

Two knights on horseback greeting each other during jousting event, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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Two jousting knights on horseback with helpers holding banners taking audience applause, Lincoln castle

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Knight on horseback with squire holding banner taking applause from audience, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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Knight in full armour on horseback parading before the Joust, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln City

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Knight in full armour on horseback parading before the Joust, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln City

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Knight in armour headgear removed at end of jousting event talking with squire, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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That's it for now.

 

Allan

 

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Lady helper putting helmet on small boy sitting on practice jousting horse, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City

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Edwardian mock tudor building, High street, Lincoln city, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Crane fly on window 

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Junction of Newland and Mint Street from Guildhall Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK 

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Seed head of Hogweed wild plant

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A 1930s vintage Ruston Bucyrus steam powered excavator at Beamish museum. I started my professional career working for Ruston Diesels in Lincoln, and used to eat lunch in the Ruston Bucyrus canteen. They also built Dorman air cooled diesel engines on the site, they were employed on excavators stood outdoors in all weathers and with minimum attention.

 

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Crane fly on window

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Junction of Newland and Mint Street from Guildhall Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Lady helper putting helmet on small boy sitting on practice jousting horse, Lincoln castle, Lincoln City.

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Seed head of Hogweed wild plant 

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Edwardian mock tudor building, High street, Lincoln city, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Allan

 

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Sorry I double posted above.  Next.

 

 

Grey Friars Franciscan Friary, Grey Friars Pathway, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Independant shops west side of Steep Hill in midday sun autumn, Steep Hill, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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The Horse & Groom Lincolnshire pub & kitchen, Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Person walking on Brayford Way overpass, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK (also person walking under overpass)

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Holiday Inn and DoubleTree by Hilton hotels, Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Allan

 

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Welcome folks. More from me.

 

Coffee Cats Cat Cafe, The Strait, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Busy Junction of High Street, Wigford Way and St Mary's Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Potter making small pot on wheel, The Little Pottery Studio, St Marks shopping centre, Lincoln City

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Lincoln Cathedral and Castle observation tower on top of escarpment, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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View down Steep Hill from Wordsworth Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Odeon cinema and Cathedral from Brayford Wharf South, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Allan

 

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Only one page to this thread for October? Are people disheartened? I haven't uploaded for some time myself for various reasons, mostly I was in very remote locations where life away from a computer screen was far more interesting.

 

Here is some Australiana seen along the Heritage Trail in the Outback at Sandstone, Western Australia - Population at last census =19 families

 

What do you think the image below is? A brewery of course! It was dug in the rock in 1907 by an Irishman (who else?) to keep beer cool in gold rush days.

From the top-most storey, where water was pumped from a well, the product of the establishment found its way by gravitation to the coolers (which were provided with fans in the hot weather) thence to two large vats on the main floor.

 

 

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Contradiction Well - This well is an example of many such wells sunk throughout the region by the Government in the early 1900s to cater for the needs of miners and their animals. It was probably dug to a depth of about 100 metres and water was brought to the surface by windlass and bucket

 

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London Bridge in the Outback!

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Old rusty Vauxhall Velox

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A geologist paradise: Hamersley Gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia

 

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1 minute ago, NYCat said:

Thanks for the tour, Gen. That bird doesn't look like it's wearing likely camouflage but, of course, it is.

 

Paulette

 

It's a spinifex pigeon. I like them. In the golden evening light, its colour perfectly matched the environment. They are not too shy either, so not too difficult to photograph.

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4 hours ago, gvallee said:

 

It's a spinifex pigeon. I like them. In the golden evening light, its colour perfectly matched the environment. They are not too shy either, so not too difficult to photograph.

 

Thanks for coming on board and the boost Gen.

 

Lovely images.  Did you try a walk over the sandstone bridge?

 

Allan

 

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2 hours ago, Allan Bell said:

 

Thanks for coming on board and the boost Gen.

 

Lovely images.  Did you try a walk over the sandstone bridge?

 

Allan

 

 

Verboten. The bridge is about to collapse. Lots of people do it of course.

In the past, people came here for picnics with horses and drays going over the bridge.

 

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A mixed bag of Australian pioneering history and town shots.

 

Documented below is the Canning Stock Route, a 1,850km track running through the desert in Western Australia. It was used to bring cattle to markets. It is now a popular challenging four wheel drive trek taking a minimum of 10 days.

 

Metal sculptures depicting the 1906 Alfred Canning expedition to map the Canning Stock Route, Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia

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Historic cattle trough at Well 1 on the Canning Stock Route, Western Australia, Australia

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Shelter with a metal sculpture of a kangaroo in the remote Outback town of Wiluna, gateway to the Canning Stock Route, Western Australia, Australia

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Wiluna Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia

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Broome, Western Australia, Australia

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Fusion artwork at Napier Terrace and Carnarvon Street roundabout in Broome Chinatown. It has 200 kilos of pearl shell and Jarrah from the wood of an old bridge. Broome, Western Australia, Australia

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And now a bit of adventure in the middle of woop woop.

My intended market is outdoor / off-road / camping / travel activities

 

Our Toyota Coaster bus motorhome camped in the wilderness. Only us for hundreds of kms there.

Our campfire looks like Mt Etna but it's only because of long exposure, it was quite reasonable in size.

 

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To get to the location above, we had to drive through numerous creeks. The water is released periodically by the nearby mine and floods creekbeds. The longest crossing was a narrow corridor 600m long bordered by reeds. There was no turning back, we had to keep going. We called first on the radio to make sure no-one was coming the other way. 'Coaster bus coming through, anyone around? Do you copy?' Silence. After repeating 3 times, with our heart in our mouth, we got going. Not for the faint hearted. I have no pictures of it as I couldn't get off the vehicle obviously! Only snapshots through the windscreen while hanging onto my seat. Next day, a brand new Ford Ranger appeared, limping. It had taken in water in the electronics on the long stretch and was likely a write off. Not happy owners!

 

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We had a drink or two with this travelling couple, owners of a Toyota fan edition fj50. Real adventurers. Our jaw dropped when we saw the videos of their adventures.

 

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Waking up after our first night all alone at the remote spot above, we heard the noise of a helicopter. Incredibly, it landed next to us. Good luck we did not have the awning out, it would have been blown away! A group of scientists came out and proceeded to do some research on the water quality of the pool. We were incredulous.

 

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More from me.

 

 

Lincolnshire Cheese shop celebrating 5 years trading with yellow balloon display around doorway, Steep Hill, Lincoln City

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Middle section of Steep Hill In bright autumn sun shine, Lincoln City

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The Link Up, St Marks Shopping centre, Lincoln City

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Students' Union hall, Lincoln University, Lincoln City

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View Brayford Wharf North row of restaurants, Lincoln City

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Allan

 

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19 minutes ago, Allan Bell said:

More from me.

 

 

Lincolnshire Cheese shop celebrating 5 years trading with yellow balloon display around doorway, Steep Hill, Lincoln City

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Middle section of Steep Hill In bright autumn sun shine, Lincoln City

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The Link Up, St Marks Shopping centre, Lincoln City

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Students' Union hall, Lincoln University, Lincoln City

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View Brayford Wharf North row of restaurants, Lincoln City

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Allan

 

 

Good efforts Allan. Zizzi is regularly in searches. 

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Here's some of mine from this month.

An autumnal pub.

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I visited Southsea, Portsmouth, to see the Great South Run. Unfortunately the sun was right behind the runners at the start, but I did get a few photos that were OK, particularly the fun runners along the course.

The elite men just after the start.

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Cookie monster..

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The hovercraft going to the Isle of Wight.

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And a couple from a small Apple Day event at Alresford, with kids making apple faces and musical entertainment.

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The steam trains were also running that weekend on the Watercress Line.

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