StoneRoad2013's photos

The lack of real balance between what people get paid for their work, and what that work earns their boss ... which is one of the reasons why anyone working should be in a union. To take it further, it could be said that's why employees / workers should own the means of production ... Not my Image : fair use & public information

That's about right, although I might lend someone a book, if I know them well enough that I can be certain they will treat my property with care.

groan ! and I've been qualified as a Chartered Librarian for most of my working life ... Not my Image : fair use & public information / entertainment

This example of sand, or beach, art has a Celtic theme. As this is a webfind, I don't know the location, nor the artist[s]. . not my image : fair use & public entertainment.

It is often said that one of the reasons women did not fight with swords was that the weapons were "too heavy" for the average female, even in societies with a warrior class. In this graphic the usual weights are compared to some modern items, which possibly disproves that argument. Having said that, fighting with the two-handed broadsword at the bottom would not be easy for anyone. I have done some re-enactment activities, and weapons feel remarkably heavy after a few hours. . Not my Image : fair use & public education

Geometrical beach art, being washed away by the incoming tide. As this is a webfind, I've not idea of the location nor of the artist[s]. I would have liked to see the full image, though. not my image : fair use & public entertainment

quite simple spirals as beach art. as this is a webfind, I don't know the identity of the artist(s) nor the specific location. not my image : fair use & public entertainment

You probably need to be of a certain age to appreciate this clock. Refers to a Monty Python sketch first broadcast in 1970. The wiki article gives an extensive explanation ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_of_Silly_Walks

This year (2021) the volunteer foxgloves in my garden included this very white example. I shall attempt to save seeds from it. My usual crop are the standard purple / pink wild variety. I've a few of those as well. Many of them will reach just over 6ft (2m) high in their second year. This one is already over 5ft [21st June] and has more growing to do ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis_purpurea

Red oriental poppy, just opening up the petals [unfortunately someone or something has knocked the bud off the second stem]

Sunrise on 25th December 2020

Sweet pepper - grown from seed and treated as a houseplant, I took this mostly for the twinned leaf.

This C-130 was a bit further away than the usual flight path ... and although I could hear it, my view had been obscured by low cloud !

Finally caught one of the bumble bees landing on the lip of a foxglove. [further identity info to follow : foxglove - Digitalis purpurea and the other leaves are from Rosa rugosa bee is a Bombus lucorum , the white-tailed bumble bee]

A nice sunny day, with some fluffy and streaky clouds developing.

wide open red rugosa flower, I just missed the visiting bumble bee.

My rugosa "hedge" has more white than red bushes. This flower has somewhat elongated petals to the normal style.

Bee on patrol. During the day, various bees from the colony using this nest box can be found flying circuits around outside, usually the area patrolled is no more than a couple of feet away.