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New Caledonian Ghost Mask

This is a replica of a New Caledonian Ghost Mask, which were worn during a funeral when a chief died. The image is meant to reflect one of the powerful gods in New Caledonia. The exhibit was found in Maidstone Museum, Kent. I took this photo about a year ago, so maybe it's still there.

I'll admit that I was tempted to title the photo as "Marge?", but thought better of it. I don't want to be struck down by whatever powerful god the mask represents, or being hunted down by a raging Homer Simpson. ;)

#photograph #photography #history #historical #museum exhibit #ghost mask #New Caledonian #new caledonia #museum #marge simpson

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Tulip, Take a Bow

Yeah, another tulip photo. I just love these flowers, so bite me! ;)

Anyway, this one is taking a bow to an audience of forget-me-nots, so I'll be clapping along with them. Well, after I type this I will. Neighbours will think I'm bonkers, though…

#photograph #photography #nature #flower #garden flower #tulip #tulips #tulip flower #yellow flowers #yellow flower #yellow tulip #plant #plant photography

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Common Marbled Carpet Moth

I saw this in some hallway of a building I was visiting, so took a snap. It's a common marbled carpet moth, but looks anything but common when you look at it in close-up.

One interesting fact about these moths is that they have two generations a year, one from May to June and the other from August to October. They're quite common in the British Isles and beyond.

#photograph #photography #nature #moth #butterfly #insect #insects #moths #animal #animals

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Moto-Reve Motorcycle

A few weeks ago I went to The Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. One of the exhibits was this very early 20th century motorcycle. It was originally owned by by the founder of the museum, George Willis (1877 - 1970). It sort of looks as if an engine was fitted to a regular bicycle, which is more-or-less what it was according to the museum.

Information can be found below about the motorcycle and the museum.

#photograph #photography #history #historical #motorbike #motorcycle #vehicle #exhibit #museum exhibit #Basingstoke

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Gardener, There's a Fly in My Daffodils!

Took this shot of some white daffodils in my mum's garden earlier this year. The daffodils were coming up nice, so you'll notice a fly that's taken advantage of them. Can't blame it.

#photograph #photography #flower #nature #garden flower #insect #fly #daffodils #white flower #flies #garden

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Great Bustards - Female and Male (Stuffed)

I took this photo of stuffed birds when I went to the Haslemere Museum in Surrey. It's a photo of two great bustard birds, the left one being female, and the right is male.

I've had to avoid the urge of misspelling bustard a few times. ;)

#photograph #photography #nature #taxidermy #birds #bird #museum exhibit #stuffed animals #great bustards #great bustard

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Chandeliers at Brighton Pavilion

Well, when the Prince Regent back in the early 1800s said "Let there be light", he didn't spare any expense. This is one of the many rooms at the Brighton Pavilion showing off the opulent tastes of the then Prince Regent. Some might say it's a bit too much, too garish expressing the decadence of the Prince Regent, but others would marvel at the style and extravagance.

The Brighton pavilion is well worth the visit. In fact, Brighton on the whole is well worth visiting.

#photograph #photography #history #historical #Brighton #Brighton Pavilion #Regency #Chandeliers #opulence #Oriental

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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.

#photograph #photography #flower #nature #garden flower #flowers #pink flowers #blue flowers #nature photography #plants #tulips #bluebells

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A Crocus has Sprung

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

#photograph #photography #flower #crocus #crocuses #spring flower #nature

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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

#photograph #photography #Rochester_Castle #Rochester #History #Historical #Medieval

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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.

#photograph #photography #bicycle #penny farthing #bicycling #bike #history #historical #transportation #victorian

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Golden Promise

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

#rose #roses #yellow roses #yellow #plant #flower #yellow flowers #garden flower #plant photography #photography #photograph

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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.

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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. ;)

#photograph #custom car #vintage cars #Wolseley #antique car #photography #antique #Edwardian

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