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Shipping by...

There was some kind of exercise taking place (see the little frontrunner? There were four of those). The ship had no identifier. I did wonder if this was about rehearsing for service against piracy...

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Monday's Critters

My blogpal and a mighty fine fellow,
Bertie "Boffin" Riekie.
One of my early followers, he and his 'PA' Gail have become real-life pals now!

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MOONdays

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Saturday Symmetry

The sort of solid fencing that withstands all.

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Today marks the completion of my 60th year. Life has been pretty rosy, despite a few maggots. YAM xx

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Final Thursday already. Does it seem too soon?

You saw a 'later version' of this on SUNday couple back... this was VERY early and not only Venus, but Jupiter is visible.

I am in Australia at the moment. This is ANZAC day. Dawn services at war memorials in every town and settlement the continent over. At Gallipoli too.

We must not forget.

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Wings on Wednesday - 

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

Fieldfare part 4 of 4.

Quietening down, it looked and looked again, craning ever more to the sky. They never came. At least, not to this tree.

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Shipping by...

In the summer months, these floating palaces are seen on most days. They turn up in winter too, but much less often.

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Monday's Critters

Random stick walker. 

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SUNdays

This will be the last glowering one for a while. All sunshine and shade for the next few weeks.

Well. Apart from next week...

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Saturday Symmetry

...there's symmetry in a compass, surely?

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"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
(George Washington)

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Third Thursday. Not that I'm counting.

Mumbai. Monsoon.

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Wings on Wednesday - 

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

Fieldfare part 3 of 4.

It preened and fluttered and looked... (tbc)

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Shipping by...

The MV Waverley - she's appeared here several times. Well, she's up and 'doon the watter' every day of the summer months.

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Monday's Critters

Last of the false critters. For now. Another lovely bronze figurine at the Seabird Centre, North Berwick.

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SUNdays

Dawn, early February.
Look very closely.
That's Venus up there.

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Saturday Symmetry

A simple pattern.

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."
(HW Longfellow)

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Thursday. It's April 11th. Just in case you were wondering.

...oh, it was this you were wondering about? Glass of water with straw. From the tap. It was me who was wondering about the fizz!

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Wings on Wednesday - 

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

Fieldfare part 2 of 4.

It shrugged and ruffled and looked around... (tbc)

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Shipping by...

DS "Blue Ocean" plies her way to Greenock.

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Monday's Critters

Much larger ornamentation of birds this week - this is an arch over a path at the Seabird Centre in North Berwick. G-g-g-gannets! (Bass Rock can be viewed from here.)

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SUNdays

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Saturday Symmetry

Patterns of nature and Man combine.

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...Just longing...  YAM xx

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Here it is, another first Thursday.

Yup. Still happening.

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Wings on Wednesday - 

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

Fieldfare part 1 of 4.

Taken last November; usually, the whole flock appears. This loner landed... (tbc)

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Shipping by...

The MV "Trans Dania" makes regular visits up the Clyde.

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Monday's Critters

A neighbour's light-catcher. A variation on the theme of tits, this could have fitted into Wings on Wednesday... or SUNdays. It's here. Live with it.