I could box some up and mail them to you.....

Satguru, it's a trip down nostalgia lane for me to see those buses. Reminds me of my school days when I'd take the double decker everyday. We'd always sit up top, of course.

A quiet corner in the garden of the Muslim Library in Rhodes old town, Greece.

Looking down on Wanchai Market from the bus up on the flyover today

That's probably just what I'd expect HK to look like, Ren

here's a colourful little fella sitting on the dog water bowl. I'd just call him a grass parrot but I'm sure he's got a more precise name. (maybe Peter? )



(edit to ad: Our insects might be dull but our birds make up for it, Mags! )

Love Jill, you certainly do have colourful birds.

Mr Pheasant doing his rounds before dusk, muttering "colourful Aussie birds my aunt!"

LOL LOL

Copago, you sure do have colourful birds! This fellah is gorgeous. I remember your galahs too, so pretty.

Aww Mr. Pheasant, you are very colourful too.

Ren, I enjoyed your candid shot of the fruit vendors.

Sherry, glad to see you back - lovely serene shot.

Our pheasants are not that colour, how odd.

Did a Google and yours isn't the normal one we see everywhere, they are more like these on this site.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/p/pheasant/

I did find something calling itself an 'ornamental pheasant' which was in bright colours and the golden pheasant too.

I'd never even noticed that he wasn't 'normal pheasant' looking, how odd! I actually took a picture of a flock of sheep with the sun just beginning to set over the hill... it turned out to be a rubbish photo, the sunset had no colour whatsoever and the sheep looked grubby but that pheasant just walked into in the foreground. He was making a lot of noise as cock pheasants do at this time of year but he'd gone by the time I tried to take a picture just of him. Perhaps I've discovered a whole new species!

An interesting assortment of old Greek pans...

Unusual collection, Sherry.

Plenty of pumpkins here! (no doubt more will disappear from the fence posts during the coming week. There must be a hundred or so at present on posts surrounding this field....)

Love that photo Lilly... gawjus!

I didn't realise that you did the pumpkin thing in the UK - great photo.

Close up of Kidley.

December 16, 1963. The old College of Marin gymnasium in Kentfield, California burns. The building, though still in partial use, had already been scheduled for demolition. I was 17 when I shot this Kodachrome. This would have gone well in the Education thread, but, well...

Are you doing anything to the colour of these old pics, Paul? They look so vibrant!

"This would have gone well in the Education thread, but, well..."
LOL .. I'll go and borrow the wet noodles from the chain games forum ...

A colourful toadstool:

Wow, TW, what a find, such fine detail too. I've only ever seen one Amanita Muscaria in the wild. Are you sure you didn't ice those little white tips on before you took the shot?

Kidley has a most intelligent air about him, Jill. What a sweetie.
I went to lunch at the Football Club and it is an interesting 1930's building. The windows depict different sports. Here is the football one.

TW and Mags, it is also known as a fly agaric and should NEVER be ingested.

No, no, no, I don't remember them at all and I will deny ever knowing about something from soooo long ago.

Those toadstool really exist? I thought they were reserved for places with stories of elves and pixies!

Beautiful pic, Ren. Is there a cricket one?

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TW and Mags, it is also known as a fly agaric and should NEVER be ingested.

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Yes, fly agaric is the common name, the derivation of why is a little hazy. And you're right, it shouldn't be ingested. The bright red colour is the first indicator of that. Amanita Muscaria is both psychoactive and poisonous. It does however make for great art in fairy tale and folk lore books.