Compo 10,328 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 A few local photos now: Starting with Noss Head near Wick and just south of John O'Groats. One of the many inlets near Sinclair Castle: Ditto A quiet cove A Razorbill on the cliff face A raft of Razorbills feeding A cheeky Fulmar Smile please! Sea stack looking for all the world like a Moai statue from Easter Island. A raft of Chuffin' Puffins being joined by a Razorbill Noss Head Lighthouse 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Would you buy anything from this fellow (Taken in India 1995): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Buenos Aires Aircraft landing at the city airport (Internal flights only) Licensed dog walker in the city: Window cleaner Scrap art: Retiro Station: Retiro station restaurant room Filming a soft drink advert in the city Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Transporter bridges in La Boca district: La Boca district where the Tango is danced in the street cafés daily: I was filmed for a TV programme here. I had to walk down the street as a tourist and look interested. They tried to interview me too but my Spanish wasn't up to it. A few miles west of BA there is a large swamp. People have settled the swamp and travel is by river boat - even the shops stand in the water: :On both occasions I have visited Buenos Aired this man has been sitting outside the hotel with his shoe shine stall. He was a very pleasant man and happy to pose for a photo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 City leisure area The ubiquitous manikins Tango in the streets (Street Performers) There are hundreds of cats living in the park at Plaza Italia. They rely on people feeding them to survive. Local vets give their time freely to keep the colony healthy(ish): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 In the days of the Bush administration he was not popular in Argentina: Around and about the government buildings Plaza Italia Kapok trees: I can't remember what this beastie is called: City theatre: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Here's a few for the romantics out there - Iguazu Falls. The largest waterfall in the world by volume, there are 257 separate cataracts that make up Iguazu. It lies on the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. On this trip we stayed in a tatty hotel in Brazil that had the most wonderful fresah fruit and veg I have eaten anywhere. We enjoyed some white water rafting beneath the falls and got very, very wet! The trek back to the falls via the jungle soon had us dry and listening to the fascinating sounds all around us. Koati Mundi Cool, refreshing coconut juice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 'Our Man In Buenos Aires' Just lovely your photos Compo, so Interesting. Fascinating those Kapok trees!; would you ever think of Kapok growing? - looks related to cotton. Beautiful the Waterfalls; with photographs like these, you could spend hours marvelling at the World of Nature. PS: should you change your pseudonym now that you've changed your avatar? Psssst, I liked you as you was! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 How about "The Skegness Morris Dancer"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 My southern Argentina slides have not scanned well - for some reason they are all very blue. Here's an example: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nice pic's Compo, keep em' coming.I agree with Ms Jackson, bring back the real Compo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Do you mean that was really Compo?....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 The real me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Here's to you Compo For he's a jolly good fellow For he's a jolly good fellow And now he will go farrrrrr O............................................................. For changing his avatar PS: Sing 'O' - line 3 - for as long as you are able and then run into line 4 (so creating an enjambment - a run on line) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 I'll bet you can play that on your piano. Do you want a few more local Scotland photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thurso Castle: Thurso Castle: The North's immature woodland being exported in favour of wind turbines: Driftwood: 1,200ft high sea cliffs of Hoy, featuring the "Old Man of Hoy" (the small square bit at the left of the island), 15 miles across the Pentland Firth. The Old Man is a 450ft high sea stack. How many Swallows does it take to make a summer? House Martins high up in the gable end of the house: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Have the house martins got electric light in their nest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hi Compo, took a break yesterday. Thurso Castle looks interesting; I'm going to look it up on 'Google'. Ta me duck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Home of the Earls Sinclair. Wartime Air Minister, Sir Archibald Sinclair owned it. It now belongs to Lord Thurso aka John Thurso MP. Thurso and his mother live in a surviving section of the castle. It is on the sea front at Thurso East. The house Martins negotiated electric lighting and heating in their nest site. I charge them a token forty flies per month extra for the power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Seen in Cascais, near Lisbon: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I was pleased to see the photo of Cascais, Compo. I stayed there for a while and loved the place. I was tempted to buy a place there but chose to stay in Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 SWMBO's son has lived in Portugal for 18 years. He owns an apartment in Cascais on the edge of town by the sea. Looking towards Estoril from Cascais promenade: Cok Bunguer anyone? This, believe it or not, is a CYCLE track with rough pedestrian path in Cascais: Cascais Harbour with ubiquitous bicas FREE bicycle. Looking over Cascais: Cascais Station: Beach: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 'Beach'; Beautiful COMPOsition, COMPO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 A few photos of the North of Scotland: Smoo Cave Cape Wrath Lighthouse Looking East from Cape Wrath "The shepherd" Cape Wrath Lichen "The Cathedral" The ferryman's dog Ben Loyal A Scottish tick burrowing into my arm for a blood feast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Seabirds on Dunnet beach A Puffin casualty Scottish dancers at Wick gala Wick pipe band Atlantic Grey Seals at St John's point Sunset over Watten Level Crossing And over my garden 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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