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A few new images uploaded this week. 
 

Its jam making time of year here..

 

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Egyptian Grasshopper…


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A white Cabbage Butterfly on a Buddleia, Butterfly Bush..


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Cherry Willingham walkers group 

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Grey striped cat with white face and chest

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Arctic Red Ivy geranium trailing from hanging basket

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Asphalt road roller, Rudgard Avenue, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Two octopus energy work vans, Rudgard Avenue, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

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Allan

 

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Child hugging Elmer the patchwork elephant, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Cornhill market building, Sincil street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Double deep pink hollyhock flower

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Decorated elephant statue, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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On 23/08/2024 at 11:00, Allan Bell said:

 

Child hugging Elmer the patchwork elephant, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Cornhill market building, Sincil street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Double deep pink hollyhock flower

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Decorated elephant statue, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Allan

 

Maidstone is currently full of Seans the Sheep. We had Elmer a few years ago.

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17 minutes ago, NYCat said:

Wonderful. So much personality.

 

Paulette

 

Thank you Paulette. They are very bold little birds, not afraid of anything. I have seen one dive bombing a brown goshawk, a stealthy predator, while all the other little birds were hiding. The goshawk looked perturbed and nonplussed by the much smaller attacker.

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3 hours ago, Phil Robinson said:

Maidstone is currently full of Seans the Sheep. We had Elmer a few years ago.

 

I did not know about this display until I went into Lincoln for something else. Only saw the two I photographed. Apparently there are 12 of them on display about the city so may capture some more if I can get into Lincoln before the middle of September.

 

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Pedestrian boarding Walk And Ride shuttle bus, Silver Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Street entertainer playing bagpipes, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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People queueing to be served at Greggs food and drink retail shop, High Street, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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6 hours ago, Allan Bell said:

 

I did not know about this display until I went into Lincoln for something else. Only saw the two I photographed. Apparently there are 12 of them on display about the city so may capture some more if I can get into Lincoln before the middle of September.

 

Allan

 

Are they part of a charity drive? We had a lot of bears years ago. 
 

Paulette

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18 hours ago, NYCat said:

Are they part of a charity drive? We had a lot of bears years ago. 
 

Paulette

 

 

Some kind of art parade.

 

Allan

 

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Perhaps I could post a couple of these images in the POTM “Summer Mornings” but that topic became recently not only worthless but ridiculous. Therefore, just here.

 

Sunrise over the TX coastal wetlands.

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A sun worship

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Towards the new day

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Singing to the skies

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The same with a piece of the habitat

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Last year I was all of a sudden impressed by some features of the passion vine, including the bracts surrounding its buds and fruits, and strange flowers. Then I observed that only large carpenter bees, and occasionally bumble bees were feeding from these flowers, with all variety of other insects passing by and never stopping. It appears to me that the passionflower is adapted to pollination by large bees. Its pistil and stamens form a large structure on a stalk. Anthers of stamens and pistil stigmas are directed downwards, hanging above the deep narrow space filled with nectar at the base of the stalk. This structure prevents feeding of many butterflies whereas small insects just cannot reach nectar that is too deep. Conversely, large bees have right size for feeding from these flowers and pollinating them by their hairy backs. This year went back to this subject...

 

So, a carpenter bee approaching a passionflower

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That’s how the feeding and pollination happens

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Adding colors of blue sky

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Manchester, UK, 24th August, 2024. Councillor Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council and the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Paul Andrews, before parade starts. People enjoy preparations for the Manchester LGBTQ+ Pride parade in central Manchester, UK. Manchester LGBTQ+ Pride is an LGBTQ+ charity  which is organising events, including a gay village party, a big parade and an HIV vigil, in Manchester UK from 16th to 26th August 2024. Organisers say: "We’re part of a global Pride movement celebrating LGBTQ+ equality and challenging discrimination." Credit: Terry Waller/Alamy Live News. 

 

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1950's F8 Dennis Fire Water Tender, Lincolnshire Bomber Command, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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1930's Morris 10 four door six light vintage car, Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln city, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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MG TD Midget sports car, Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Brightly decorated elephant statue, Cornhill, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK 

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Allan

 

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Yesterday, I was photographing a plastic surgeon and after the shoot, I noticed a clear box full of empty Botox vials.  I asked if I could take some pictures of it and she said yes, I put it by a window and took some snaps.

 

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Tesco driver delivering to customer, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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US war corespondent stood beside WWII Dodge WC51 4x4 army truck, Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre 1940's weekend, Lincoln City

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WWII RAF Squadron Leader, Lincolnshire Bomber Command centre 1940's weekend, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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WWII British Army soldier, Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre 1940's weekend, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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WWII US Army Willys MB Jeep, Lincolnshire Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln City, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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On 24/08/2024 at 13:54, Sally Robertson said:

A Willie Wagtail

 

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Sally, can you send one of those Wagtails up to visit me? Can she sing? Maybe she's a dancer? 

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