Random Object Photographs

[Redbert31]

My gf is seriously into passionflowers and creates her own hybrids. This one just flowered today. "Father" was a flower she found in a local market, with a very strong perfume. No one seems to know what it is. The "female" was from a fellow in Italy.

So very beautiful and amazing! Do they grow from bulbs, seeds or corms? Do you think she would be able to send me one to grow here (our local gardeners do grow passion flowers but I haven't seen this beautiful color available here) PS we survived hurricane Henri yesterday and we're doing fine

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[snubbyfan]

 

[oldbrownhat]

So very beautiful and amazing! Do they grow from bulbs, seeds or corms...

As I am the possessor of two brown thumbs, a person from whom plants (justifiably) run in terror, I will ask when I talk to S this morning and let you know

I was wondering about you folks and Henri. Whew.....

 

[bigwheelzip]

A wee bit of ammunition trivia I just stumbled on.
The expanding bullet design known as the Dum Dum, gets it's unusual name not from it's IQ, but from the location of the British Arsenal where it was invented, in the Calcutta India suburb of Dum Dum.

The British Arsenal in Dum Dum India.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Whoever this driver was in front of me today, I think I like them (for both messages)

 

[snubbyfan]

 

[bigwheelzip]

Operation Dragon Rouge - Dragon Noir

The guy that first took me shooting, the husband of my best friend from childhood, just posted an unusual photo of his uncle Jim, holding a spear taken from a belligerent. The back story dates to November 1964 and a joint US-Belgian hostage rescue operation.

A communist-backed group called the Simba were in rebellion against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and took Americans and Belgians hostage since their governments supported the Congolese government.

The US and Belgian militaries were tasked with putting together a joint rescue mission, with the USA supplying air transport and Belgium supplying paratroopers that seized the airfield at Stanleyville.

Uncle Jim was an Air Force liaison officer to the 8th Infantry, and a former Company Commander in the 82nd Airborne. He was tasked with quickly training the Belgians in US Airborne operations, and executing the operation.

2 rescuers and 24 hostages were killed, but 286 hostages, 1,600 foreign nationals and 150 Congolese civilians were evacuated. After the operation, 185 foreign hostages left behind in various Simba controlled areas of the Congo were executed by the Simba rebels.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Not your average bee suit for vacuuming hornets

They've eradicated another nest of "murder hornets" in WA

...the nine-comb nest eradicated this week was approximately three times larger than the one found last year....

“I’m happy to say that our hornet suits worked very well,” Spichiger said, referring to the suits made of soft foam covered by mesh netting that prevents the hornet’s quarter-inch stinger from reaching workers who are wearing them....​

A pic from last year:

YIKES!!!

 

[CH4]

Res ipsa loquitur

 

[CH4]

Stopped to watch some ball

 

[PALADIN85020]

Here’s one of the first Army Trucks.
How bout that Milk can? Probably Gas Can
Where’s the Jerry Can?
We hadn’t got them from the Jerries.
That was later on.

Note that the gasoline tank was located directly behind the high-mounted seat. It was a necessity at the time, because the gas feed was gravitational rather than pump-driven.

As soon as gas pumps were invented, this extremely hazardous position was quickly changed to as far away from the driver as possible.

John

 

[oldbrownhat]

Res ipsa loquitur

You can order stuff in Latin at DQ now? Impressive! You must live in one of them real fancy neighborhoods filled with, as Tom Lehrer sang, "ivy covered professors in ivy-covered halls."

 

[oldbrownhat]

New pic of "the family"

We have a mother bear & three cubs around here. A couple of weeks ago my neighbour up the street caught them on his trail cam at the back of their property- digging up a goat I had buried for them last summer- clearly not deep enough. Yummm!

I've seen them along my north property line where they get through the old fencing, and recently put my trail cam back on the other neighbour's property, behind the new electric fence. As long as they stay away from the alpacas etc., we'll let them be. Beautiful animals- as long as you're not too close.

 

[rubiranch]

Such an incredibly beautiful day.
Its raining. ❤
I LOVE listening to it's pitter patter on my roof.
And when I step out the door and take in a breath,
I think I've died and gone to heaven. ❤

 

[PALADIN85020]

(Click for larger image)

Obviously this picture was not taken by me, although some might think it could be possible.

This is the last known surface picture of the Titanic, sailing out of Southampton, England on its maiden and last voyage - April 10, 1912. 5 days later it hit an iceberg and the rest is history.

May the souls of the people who tragically died that night rest in peace.

NEWS FLASH: And then this photo turns up - ????



John

 

[bigwheelzip]

The historical employment of a "Night Watch" to oversee a town as it sleeps, is still practiced by 63 municipalities in nine European countries. Lausanne Switzerland has employed a Night Watch to protect the city from the Cathedral tower since the year 1405.
In Lausanne, as in the rest of Europe, the Night Watch has been the exclusive domain of men, until now. That responsibility in Lausanne now belongs to this woman, Cassandre Berdoz.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4-YnFtALsU&t=3s[/ame]

 

[CH4]

Good Morning!

 

[Targets Guy]

 

[oldbrownhat]

The historical employment of a "Night Watch" to oversee a town as it sleeps, is still practiced by 63 municipalities in nine European countries. Lausanne Switzerland has employed a Night Watch to protect the city from the Cathedral tower since the year 1405.
In Lausanne, as in the rest of Europe, the Night Watch has been the exclusive domain of men, until now. That responsibility in Lausanne now belongs to this woman, Cassandre Berdoz.

"Someone to watch over me" I'll take her over this bunch any day.

 

[oldbrownhat]

I sent the Lausamne night watch story to a friend and he replied:

Interesting item to have on one's resume, although I'm not entirely certain of the skill set...
"Must be able to light a candle without igniting the entire building."