A beautiful underwater photograph by Phoebe Rudomino, a commercial diver and underwater photographer based at the Underwater Stage at Pinewood Studios, UK. Source: saatchigallery.com/artists/Phoebe_Rudomino_articles.htmSource: FlashingJungle.comThis could be handy. Source: Tumblr.comA coal miner at Pol-E-Khomri in Afganistan in 2002. Photo by Steve McCurry.Sund – a small village in the Lofoten islands on the west coast Of Norway. Source: pinterest.comA day out together. Source: girlscv.comRIP David Bowie (real name David Jones), (1947-2016). Photo credit: Reblogged from guavaballs.tumblr.comA Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 Turbofan aircraft engine undergoing maintenance. Source: reddit.comFelix Baumgartner, from Austria, stands ready to free-fall from the edge of space on 14 October 2014. He jumped from a height of 39,045 metres above New Mexica, USA, as part of the Red Bull Blue Stratos project. The dare-devil dive to earth took 4 minutes and 19 seconds. Photo credit: pinterest.comIn 1950, Holden 48/215s are being assembled at Holden’s plant at Woodville in South Australia. The 48/215 was a 6 cylinder car of 132.5 cubic inch (2160 cc) which was capable of a top speed of a little over 80 mph (129 km/h). Source: uniquecarsandparts.com.auTopless DJ Miki Love from Bucharest is the most popular DJ in Romania. She is also in strong demand in clubs and festivals elsewhere in the world. Source: djmikilove.comAll is ship-shape on board. Source: reddit.comSource: 4crot.com>albummore-dad-men.Source: tumblrgallery.com“Factory shower” by photographer David Dubnitskiy from Ukraine. Source: dubnitskiy.comSource: pinterest.comSource: Model Doria A, under black skies. Source: elitebabes.comA Sharman from Australia’s First Nations. Source: pozible.comSource: playbuzz.comA 1938 Morris 8-40 Series II Tourer. With a 4 cylinder, side valve motor of 918cc producing 30 hp, the car had a top speed of about 100 km/h. Source: justcars.com.auGliding in the clouds. Source: reddit.comSource: Reblogged from chopped-peace-collection.tumblr.comDubh Artach Lighthouse, on the west coast of Scotland, was built in 1867-1872 under the supervision of David (uncle), Thomas (father) and Robert Louis Stevenson. This picture was painted by Samuel Bough (1822-1878). It shows the iron-framed barracks on the left. The weather was so wild during the built that the resident engineer, Alan Brebner, and 13 workmen were trapped in the barracks for 2 weeks due to an ongoing gale. Reference: The Lighthouse Stevensons (Bella Bathurst, 2000). Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe Lady Nelson, under sail in the Derwent River, Tasmania. This vessel is a full replica of the original HMS Lady Nelson which played such a big part in the development of the settlement in Van Diemens Land and the east coast of Australia. HMS Lady Nelson was launched in Deptford, England in 1799 and arrived in Australia via Bass Strait in December 1800. This above replica was built by Ray Kemp in Margate, Tasmania, using Tasmanian Blue Gum and Celery Top Pine. The replica was launched in 1988. Photo credit: Tripadvisor.com
Source: joyreactor.comCourage and power. Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.comPhotoshoot for ReVeal Crochet by photographer Aleksandr Mavin, in Athens. Models: Viki Odintcova and Theodor. Source: instagram.com/a_MAVIN.Making the run to shore. Source: fav.ink.Source: tumblrgallery.comSource: pinterest.com.auA Gartside 10 foot traditional clinker dinghy on the beach at Dove Lake in Tasmania. The Gartside 10 is hand-crafted by the team at Denman Marine in Kettering. The iconic Cradle Mountain is in the background of this photo. Source: denmanmarine.com.auPhoto by Frederica Erra, a young photographer from Milan, Italy, who specialises in capturing emotion in portraiture. Source: flickr.comTime out for mango. Source: tumblr.com1930 Alfa Romero race car. The Alfa Romero P2 was powered by a straight 8, twin supercharged engine of 1987 cc producing 140-155 bhp. The P2 won 15 major victories in Europe in the period 1925-1930. Photo Credit: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com Boats at the Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania, which has been held every second year in Hobart (in pre-COVID times). The festival planned for January 2021 has been cancelled until further notice. Source: grandoldduke.com.auA red-headed beauty. Source: freexcafe.comA resort beach at Cape d’Agde in the south of France in high-summer. Source: tumblrgallery.com>tumblrblog>gallery Source: reblogged from mia-down-under.tumblr.comIn 1515, a live rhinoceros arrived in Lisbon as a gift to King Manuel I of Portugal from Sultan Muzafar II of Gujarat in western India. When the rhino died shortly after arrival, Albrecht Durer in Nuremberg drew this image from a brief sketch and description included in a letter from Lisbon. He never saw the animal either alive or dead. The image was widely circulated throughout Europe as a woodcut print. Durer gave it many of the armour pieces worn by contemporary German knights, but surprisingly not unlike the Indian rhinoceros of the time. Source: The Boilerplate Rhino, Essays by David Quammen, 2000. Photo Credit: pinterest.com.South Solitary Island Lighthouse off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The island is about 15 kilometres north-east of Coffs Harbour and the lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower 20 metres high (66 feet) which was finished in 1880. For a large part of its life the light was powered by kerosene, then in August 1975 it was converted to 12 volt solar power, still managing an output of 38,000 candela. At night, it flashes a white light every 5 seconds. Source: southsolitaryisland.com.auDesign plans for the construction of South Solitary Island Lighthouse, from 1878. It includes a spiral cast-iron staircase and a store room at ground level. Source: pinterest.comSource: Reblogged from cavemanfeet.tumblr.com.
In 1932, workers re-paint the Eiffel Tower. Built in 1887-1889 for the World’s fair, the tower has been completely repainted at least 19 times since its completion. A team of about 25 painters (now in full safety equipment) clean, rust-proof and hand-paint the structure using 60 tonnes of paint each time. To get the job, painters are still required to be “completely unaffected by vertigo”. Photo Credit: Reblogged from solitaryfossil.tumblr.comThe skyline of Paris taken in 1957 by the legendary French photographer Willy Ronis (1910-2009). Ronis is renowned as a photographer of ordinary life in Paris and Provence. Photo credit: Willy Ronis 1957.Passengers wearing masks get on and off a tram in Sydney during the Spanish Flu epidemic in Australia in 1919. Police ensured all travellers wore a mask. Source: theaustralian.com1912 Indian board track racer. This one is fitted with a 61 cubic inch (about 1000 cc) v-twin motor which propelled the machine around a banked wooden track at speeds in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h). The bikes had no suspension and no brakes. The pedals were to assist with starting. Source: From an article by Ben Branch in silodrome.com. Photo by Mecum.A unique DIY wood-fired backyard hot tub. Photo by @jacobwitzling and @saraunderwood. Source: #timeouthomes.pinterest.com.auPhoto Credit: @festivalchicks.facebook.comSource: lushstories.comSource: maturewomenpictures.netThe wings of an angel. Source: MAMY girl.facebook.comFour ladies enjoy a day at the beach. Photo probably taken the 1940’s.Source: satin doll.tumbral.comTu-Bardh Stormcrow Wilson, drummer in the Clanadonia Tribal Highland Band, a Celt and Pict-inspired drum and bagpipes band. Photo by Brad.T Riley. Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.comBathurst Lighthouse on Rottnest Island in Western Australia. The former lighthouse staff quarters are in the front left. Built in 1900, the lighthouse is a conical limestone tower 19.2 metres high (63 feet) and provides an important navigation aide to ships leaving from Fremantle. At night, the light flashes a white light 4 times every 16 seconds. Photo credit: theaustralian.comQuokkas at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Also known as the short-tailed scrub wallaby, quokkas are small native marsupials who are herbivorous and mainly nocturnal (although often seen during the day). In 1696, a Dutch sea captain, Willem de Vlamingh, mistook these animals for giant rats and named the island “Rat’s Nest Island (translated from the Dutch).Source: Photo reblogged from Mia-down-under.tumblr.com
1954. Sunlight streams through the windows in the concourse at Grand Central Terminal in New York City – in the days before neighbouring buildings blocked out this direct light. Source: rarehistoricalphotos.comWaitress in a diner in New York City in the 1940’s. Photo by the legendary Elliott Erwitt; born in 1928, a French/American photographer based in New York City and known for his candid black and white photos of everyday life. Source: pinterest.com.auAustralians are posting images of their “nude in nature” experiences on Get Naked Australia’s Instagram page. Brendan Jones, a young physiotherapist from Sydney, started GNA on Instagram in 2015 and it now has more than 226,000 followers. GNA says it promotes body positiveness through naturism. The group organises hikes to remote locations for nude swims and other activities in a “non-judgemental” environment. Source: Get Naked Australia.comBronzed ladies at the beach. Source: FlashingJungle.comModel and actor, Riley Reid (Florida), takes a leisurely naked hike. Source: FVTGirls.comThree sports cars from Morgan Motor Company, together at their works in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Morgan has been making hand-built sports cars since 1910. The cars on display are the Plus 6 (in the background), the 3-wheeler (centre) and the new Plus 4 (foreground). The new Plus 4 is fitted with a BMW 2.0 litre 4 cylinder twin-turbo engine producing 255 bhp. Source: Facebook.com > Morgan motors > postsGood advice for dangerous machinery. Source: Tumblr.comDefinition: “to put your face between someone’s breasts* and to turn your head rapidly from side to side while making a raspberry sound – to make a noise like a motor boat”. * only with the breast-owners consent! Source: Tumblr.comSource: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.comThat looks very healthy! Source: reddit.comThe taste test. Model Eva Herzigova in 1998. Source: Photo by Bruce Weber for Pirelli Calendars.The legendary pin-up model Bettie Page (1923-2008), photographed by the equally famous photographer and model, Bunny Yeager (1929-2014). This photo dates from 1954, a few years before Bettie Page retired from modelling (see my post on May 24). Source: girlscv.com > Gallery > Vintage-Bettie-Page-54.A quiet read, at anchor, on a calm day. Source: repics.comThomas Point Shoal Light Station, a historical light at the mouth of the South River in Chesapeake Bay, USA. It is a screw-pile structure supporting a hexagonal cottage with a light and a foghorn. Photo Credit: amfone.netThe south side of Port Adelaide in 1886. “Northern Belle” is in the foreground; the vessel in the centre with painted ports is “Myrtle Holme” and beyond Myrtle Holme on the dock is “Kebroyd”. From a Pinterest article by Brian Charlie. Source: pinterest.com.au Underwater dreaming. Source: xhamster.desi
QLD-NSW border closure in January 1919 in response to the outbreak of the Spanish flu. The snap closure caught many visitors on the wrong side of the border and here they remonstrate with officials of the Quarantine Department to be allowed to cross the footbridge between Tweed Heads and Coolangatta. Sadly the Spanish flue killed about 15,000 people across Australia, many of them in the 15-35 year age group. Photo credit: Tweed Regional Museum.Joshua Slocum (1844-1909) was the first person to sail single handedly and alone around the world. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he became a Master Captain in the USA, sailing square-rigged ships to all parts of the world. With the coming of the steam age he fell on hard times, so he completely repaired and refitted a 90 year-old Delaware Bay oysterman, “Spray”, to sail around the world.
The Spray was 37 foot long and 14 foot wide (the beam), and it had a draft of a little over 4 foot. Slocum was 51 when he left Boston in 1895, to return home in 1898. He wrote a well-loved book about his experience, which is still in print; Sailing Alone Around the World (1900). Photo credit: Pinterest.comJoshua Slocum and “Spray” in Sydney Harbour in 1896 part-way through his single-handed voyage around the world. He spent 8 weeks in Sydney on this visit. The photo shows Spray’s new suit of sails which were given to Slocum by Sydney sailing enthusiast and shopping emporium owner Mark Foy (1865-1950). Source: Australian National Maritime Museum (William Hall collection).A windsurfing beginner. Source: Reddit.comThe model Johanne Landbo from Denmark aboard ship. Source: playboyplus.comFishing quietly. Source: tumbex.comRedhead carwash. Source: LuxeLee.comCape Byron Lighthouse, in New South Wales. Built in 1901 it is Australia’s most powerful lighthouse (at 2.2 million candela) built on Cape Byron, mainland Australia’s most easterly point. The Cape is a significant place for the indigenous Bundjalung people and also a popular look-out for whale-watching. It is an active heritage-listed light and at night it flashes a white light every 15 seconds . It also has a constant red-sector light to the north-east towards Julian Rocks and the nearby reefs. QLD-NSWPhoto credit: visitnsw.com. Photo by Dave Hall.Protecting public decency. Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.comMorning coffee. Source: Reddit.comA handsome couple at the beach. Source: pinterest.com > pineapplepie899“The Longhorns” by artist John V Wilhelm from Springerville, Arizona. Source: Facebook.com > Wilhelm’s Art.Last month, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) completed a report on the impact on wildlife of Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfires. WWF indicated that nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced – almost triple the number estimated in January. The figure includes an estimated 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. Source: wwf.org.au.In January 2020, operation “Rock Wallaby” by the New South Wales Government oversaw food drops of thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes and carrots to wallaby populations in Kangaroo Valley and the Capertee and Wolgan valleys as well as Yengo, Jenolan, Oxley Wild Rivers and Curracubundi national parks. Photo Source: Animals Australia
