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"History is a vast early warning system."
(Henry Cousins)

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Last Thursday of this month. It's a slippery slope to Christmas from here. Jus' sayin'...

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Wings on Wednesday - 

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

On the River Thames...

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Shipping by...

another of the floating hotels which frequent the Clyde. This one is called the
"Queen Victoria".

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Monday's Critters

One of the joys of summer. I believe this to be a Small Tortoiseshell. I may be wrong.

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MOONdays

The tiny crack in the cloud shows how bright this moon was back in May. Interesting gilding effect from the vapour, though it prevented proper focus.

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Saturday Symmetry

The Thames rowers were in sync when I lined up the shot... now I just like this for the symmetry of the far wall.

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"Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth."
(Adolf Loos)

A while ago, you saw this in the black and white...

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One more Thursday.

...and breathe...

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Wings on Wednesday - 

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

this house sparrow was having a great time diving after midgies.

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Shipping by...

A race of small boats...

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Monday's Critters

A youngster learns the ropes reins.

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SUNdays.

Looking out to the light.

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Saturday Symmetry

At Putt In The Park, Wandsworth Park - fake wisteria adds to the pattern!

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"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need."
(Vernon Howard)

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Really? Thursday?? Are you sure???

Wanna double-check?

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Wings on Wednesday - 

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

"Hey, you took my hubby's dual profile last time... "

"...here's what I thought of that!"

Eider - female.

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Shipping by...

Here's the photo-bomber from last week's shot. The Oland.

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Monday's Critters

Nectar of cucumber blossom apparently a draw for this ant.

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SUNdays

Last week, on Saturday, it was towards the hills... this week, from the same spot, we look at the 'Kyles', the narrow, rip-tide waterways which separate mainland Scotland from the Isle of Bute. Sunshine on the water, just like in the postcards.

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Saturday Symmetry

The next few Saturdays are going to feature features (?) from my trip to London and Suffolk at the start of summer. This is a modern block in Putney with some Australian design, I felt, in the 'sunguards'. Something we are told we shall need more of as our climate migrates.

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"You can't depend on your eyes, when your imagination is out of focus."
(Mark Twain)

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...and here we are at Thursday...

It just keeps coming around and around...

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Wings on Wednesday - 

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

"NO - wait!!! Get my 'good' side..."

"...really? You couldn't do better than that?!..."

Eider - male

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Shipping by...

I was lining up the Bute ferry for the shot - then it got 'bombed'! Why by? Show you next week.

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Monday's Critters

A variety of summer insects

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SUNdays

The sun-catcher on my window sometimes has some work to do!

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Saturday Symmetry

Bugs' Hotel. Seriously. These 'hotels' can be found in most community wild-parks now.

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"Absence of proof is not proof of absence."
(William Cowper)

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Another month of Thursdays. Heading into autumn... stings, doesn't it, the way time flies?

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Wings on Wednesday - 

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

Muscle-bird