Pictures Taken By you...

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Wonderful photos and library Brian. You’ve entered the digital world, well, at least with your photography.
I see you still have quite a collection of VHS and cassette tapes. hehe

Milly’s beard gives the appearance of a smile, but I doubt she is happy given the dreary weather.

I have several very old books from my grandfather' that appear much like your old brown book underneath Beethoven. (I may be showing my ignorance; it appears to be Beethoven).
Can you tell me/us about the book?
I was also curious about the book to the left of the “Napoleon” book?


Gilliatt

[Emil Miller]

Thanks Gilliatt, I imagine that you had the same experience of wanting to frame things at hand in the viewfinder when you first went digital. Yes, it is Beethoven and the old book you mention was printed in 1732 and is a translation from the French of the History of Charles XII by Voltaire. Unfortunately, it's not in good condition; having suffered burn marks to the cover and is also a second edition. It actually belongs to my brother, who found it behind a filing cabinet when he was in the military years ago. The book next to that on Napoleon is 'The Collected Stories of Maupassant' in English translation.
I took a trip up to Thetford in Norfolk, where I am thinking of moving, although it's all in the balance at the moment, and took some shots of the town while I was there.

[Snowqueen]

Here are few picture of recent floods in Pakistan and the devastations they have caused.

[Olga4real]

Here are few picture of recent floods in Pakistan and the devastations they have caused.

would you try to post your pictures again?

[Olga4real]

Here are some pictures I took last Sunday I hope you like them and if you want to see more you can find them on my Pictures of pets thread.

[Hurricane]

Adorable.

This was supposed to be in all caps for emphasis. Apparently the forum doesn't allow this..?

[prendrelemick]

A few pictures of where I live


Thats Susan and Veronica (The cows)

Nelly, a highly trained sheepdog. (pity she forgot it all)

Early one morning

[Olga4real]

A few pictures of where I live


Thats Susan and Veronica (The cows)

Nice to meet Veronica - my daughter's name

Nelly, a highly trained sheepdog. (pity she forgot it all)

I hope she didn't is she border collie - the world's smartest dog?

Beautiful pictures Prendrelenmick! It's great you notice and appreciate the beauty around you - some people don't.

[Basil]

LOVE those pics, thank you for sharing them with us.

[prendrelemick]

Oh yeas we do, we do!

We went to the Lake District for our summer holiday this year. We stayed in the village of Near Sawrey a couple of miles from Hawkeshead (where Wordsworth went to school) and Lake Windermere .

The cottage we stayed in (Anvil Cottage)






This cottage is opposite 'Hilltop Farm' where Beatrix Potter lived. The entrance to Anvil Cottage appeared on Potter's book 'The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan' (1905):


Lake Windermere:




Wordsworth or no Wordsworth, when a dog's gotta swim, a dog's gotta swim:







Our local lake 'Estwaite Water' the most peaceful place on earth!:













My heart leaps up when I behold/ A rainbow in the sky...






The Wordsworths resting in Grassmere:






Ever thought that the sky could be so beautiful???















Lake Buttermare:






I have forgotten the name of this place!

We are going there in the next few hours!

There is no doubt the Western Lakes are the most beautiful and serene places anywhere. Thanks for those pics, I cant wait to get there.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

A few pictures of where I live
...
Thats Susan and Veronica (The cows)
...
Nelly, a highly trained sheepdog. (pity she forgot it all)
...
Early one morning

Speaking of paintings Prendrelemick !
Beautiful landscape.
"Susan" is what my missus goes by. hehe


Gilliatt

[miss tenderness]

Beautiful pictures everyone .

Miss Tenderness, those are no real people, jumping down that waterfall on the left side? -- Very nice pictures

No , they are no real people .

[MaryH]

Hi Snowqueen ! Your pictures are really moving. I am touched by these sights. Don't know how much more people have become homeless becuase of these floods.
It was a very good effort. Keep up the good work !

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

While away on business in Rockford Illinois, I had spotted a brochure several weeks ago promoting WW II days at Midway Village museum. Being one that is interested in WW II history, I pocketed the flyer and marked the date; September 25 and 26th.

http://www.examiner.com/day-trips-in...kford-illinois

Arriving on Sunday, I was overwhelmed at the magnitude and attention to authenticity of the rein actors and their WW II memorabilia including everything from uniforms, small arms weapons, campsites in the woods, field artillery to an operational Sherman tank! The day concludes with the main event, a mock battle that takes place in a field with scattered trees and underbrush.
Attendance was somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,000

Enough. Here are a few photos:

We begin with the war correspondent and I can’t think of anyone more celebrated than Ernie Pyle:



“I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other troops, and considerable fighting took place while I was gone. When I got ready to return to my old friends at the front I wondered if I would sense any change in them.” – Ernie Pyle





Sherman Tank taking a short cut through the British camps:





Camp Life:

“If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone.” – Ernie Pyle

American Camp:







American Camp:




German Camp:




A French distraction:




Provost officer and his wine:




“But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left behind after his first battle. His blood is up. He is fighting for his life, and killing now for him is as much a profession as writing is for me.” – Ernie Pyle


German advance:




Missing leg:




“War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.”


Link to the entire photo album including some of the above in color:
http://s963.photobucket.com/albums/a...rd%20Illinois/


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[Olga4real]

Here are some pictures I took last week in Budapest.






Chain bridge





Parliament