Gallimaufray on Thursday

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So far I’ve only used “gallimaufry” (a chance find in a dictionary) as a title for a few of the Sunday colour collages for Aino’s Värikollaasit but now that I have actually heard it used in a Dr Who episode (in one of the first episodes with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor – I’m a bit behind in watching) I will use it more often for any hodgepodge collection for which I can’t find a unifying title.

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a marsh willowherb

 

62 shack

(a ramshackle) shack

62 scarlet

a scarlet ibis

Northern Bald Ibis Waldrapp

Since the scarlet ibis was hiding a bit, here is a hadeda ibis with its stately gait and glossy colours.

Kusins

Those two are best of friends, not related but looking it. A symbiotic relationship that is great to watch.

I managed five out five for Paula’s Thursday Special: Pick a Word in October.  Find more stately shacks symbiotic with scarlet marshes here.

 

Going down

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The picturesque hallway where my classroom is situated – we are in the basement.

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And this is how you go down to the subway in Munich (naturally monochrome).

Click here for more monochrome indoor walkways, hallways, elevators.

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.

 

 

I’m a fan of – snails

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I am a fan of snails.  They are unbeatable as photographic subjects – they are not static yet slow enough to be captured.

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I can photograph them full frontal

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or from the top or

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or sideways with lots of background.

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They’ve stayed still enough to serve as models for sculptures or

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as reliefs on fountains.

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They look good with lights inside

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and when they disappear in the woods.

Linked to Fan of … #37.