Power and grace. Source: inspifrog.tumblr.comCape Naturaliste lighthouse in Western Australia on the cape named by French explorer and cartographer Nicolas Baudin (1754-1803) after the flagship of his small two-ship expedition fleet. Baudin visited and mapped this area of the coast of “New Holland” in May 1801 at the direction of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The 19 metre sandstone light tower sits atop a 100 metre cliff. The lighthouse was completed in 1903, and first lit in April 1904, using whale oil initially and then vaporised kerosene. It was connected to mains electricity in 1978. At night the light flashes a white light twice every 10 seconds.Source: guitars-beers-and-sad-songsElton Musk’s cherry red Tesla roadster that served as the dummy payload for the Falcon Heavy test flight launched in February 2018 and still on an ongoing voyage through our universe. “Starman”, a full-scale human mannequin in a SpaceX spacesuit is in the driving seat. In October 2020, the roadster made a close approach to Mars and it will complete its second trip around the sun in February 2021.
You can track the progress of Starman and the roadster on whereisroadster.com. Image credit: murdosurfs.tumblr.comSource: guzzigazz.tumblr.comSource: girlsgoingcommando.tumblr.comThe Blastolene B-702 is an exceptional handmade custom roadster crafted by the Blastolene Brothers in the USA. With a 6 metre long aluminium body it is powered by a massive V12 GMC engine of about 7 litre capacity. The vehicle sold for $US 555,000 in 2015. Source: steampunktendencies.tumblr.comAltair under way. Photographer unknown. Source: tumblr.com.Photographer and model unknown. Probably 1950’s. Source: 4Crot.comSource: redridingcrop1.tumblr.com1946. Nu devant le chimenee (Nude in front of the fireplace) by French photographer Willy Ronis (1910-2009). Ronis specialised in photographing ordinary people in post war Paris and Provence. Source: artnet.com/artists/willy-ronisThe beautiful and talented singer, songwriter and actor Deborah Harry photographed in the late 1960’s. Debbie became the iconic leader for the punk-pop rock band Blondie. Source: tomorrowstarted.comFour-cylinder Indian motorcycle from 1940. Made by Indian Motorcycles between 1928 and 1942; 1275 cc’s producing about 40 hp. Source: michaelsmotorcycles.comNight view of Naoussa village, Paros Island, Greece. Source: parosrealty.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
In 1956, members of the Cavedon family push their car through the mud on Tobacco Road near Ovens Valley, Victoria. Tobacco Road has become a major highway; part of the Great Alpine Road. The photograph was taken by the iconic Australian bush photographer Jeff Carter (1928-2010). Source: artgallery.nsw.gov.au.A proud participant in the Fremont Solstice Cyclists Parade in Seattle, Washington in June 2013. Source: Wikimedia Commons.Source: figuresfordrawing.tumblr.com.Two playmates, Hollywood, 1986. Photograph by German-Australian Helmut Newton (1920-2004) a “prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black and white photographs were the mainstay of Vogue and other publications” (Wikipedia).Aly Raisman, captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. woman’s gymnastics team at the 2012 London Olympics. This photo was by Mark Seliger for the 2015 Body Edition of ESPN Magazine. Source: thesportster.com.Keep living retirement to the full. Source: Tumblr.com.Barque Europa, built in Germany in 1911 was fully restored as a tall ship training vessel in 1994 and is now registered in The Netherlands. In March she found herself stuck in Argentina due to the COVID-19 shutdown. The Captain and crew decided to sail the ship non-stop back to her home in The Netherlands. Here she is at the start of the journey, sailing through Drake’s Passage. On 17 June 2020, Europa arrived back in Scheveningen after more than 80 days at sea. Photo by Jordi Plana Morales for Newsweek.com.French figurative sculptor, Christopher Charbonnet, works on one of his recent pieces. Source: Reblogged from cavemanfeet.tumblr.com.Marblehead Lighthouse (Ohio) at night. Built in 1822, it is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes. Source: marbleheadlighthouseohio.org. Source: Tumblr.com.Grace Jones as Zula in Conan the Destroyer, 1984. Source: pinterest.com.Dancing at Chez Max, Joinville-le-Pont in 1947. Photo by French photographer Willy Ronis (1910-2009). His best known works show life in post-war Paris and Provence.Paard van Marken Lighthouse in Marken, North Holland, under dark skies. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and is 15.5 metres high. Photo is by Daniel Lybaert, 2013.
