Category: General

To use the age-old cliché “You could not make it up”, it turns out that some windfarm owners were paid for NOT producing electricty when the wind was very strong the other day, at the tail end of Hurricane Katia.

It turns out that too much would be produced and it would overload the National Grid! All new windfarms should be disallowed unless those proposing them can prove that the machines will produce energy whenever the wind blows AND that energy can be stored for later use. This can be done with electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen, or pumping water uphill as at Electric Mountain. Llanberis.

Time to form the Don Quixote Society!

They met at the singles club meeting and discovered over time that they enjoyed each other’s company.
After several weeks of meeting for coffee, Claude asked Maude out for dinner and, much to his delight, she accepted. They had a lovely evening. They dined at the most romantic restaurant in town.
Despite his age, they ended at his place for an after-dinner drink. Things continued along a natural course and age being no inhibitor, Maude soon joined Claude for a most enjoyable roll in the hay.
As they were basking in the glow of the magic moments they’d shared, each was lost for a time in their own thoughts…..

Claude was thinking: ‘If I’d known she was still a virgin, I’d have been gentler.’

Maude was thinking: ‘If I’d known he could still do it, I’d have taken my tights off ‘

A little paper bag was feeling unwell, so he took himself off to the doctors.

‘Doctor, I don’t feel too good,’ said the little Paper bag. Continue reading “A paper bag”

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I was sent this by a friend – and thought it was worth sharing with the Charioteers.

Misson Complete – Thanks everyone!

https://charioteers.org/2011/09/03/fifteenth-photo-competition/

Thanks very much, Charioteers,  for your excellent and varied entries.

Araminta:  Pollarded trees and chimney

I like the moody light in this photo and the chimney looks splendid against the trees.

Janus: Arborial Abundance

This one reminds me of an Impressionist painting.  I love the fresh lime foliage and lacey effect.

OZ: Jacarandas beside the Brisbane River

The wild exuberance of the Jacarandas contrasts beautifully with the formal landscaping.  Good photo.

Sheona: Trees in the Tatras

An interesting and unusual interpretation of the theme; reminds me of my other home where dead trees were transformed into bush furniture.

Nym: Tree and weather vane

This charmingly eccentric photo is a delightful surprise.

Christopher: Cherry Tree in Ueno Park, Tokyo

Lovely contrast between the silky grey of the tree trunk and spectacular blossom.

Bravo: Shadow of tree on church (?)

Clever interpretation; a most pleasing photo.

Low Wattage: Summer noon and Winter dawn (diptych)

Brilliant seasonal contrast. You could have entered this in John’s competition, LW!  I’m sure trees ‘work’ in their quiet way.

Rick: Metal tree in Budapest

An inspired tree, imo, which I’ve privately named ‘The Weeping Tree”.  Shame there were so many people, as I would have loved to see the whole sculpture.  Does it  ‘chime’ on a windy day, Rick?

Soutie: ‘Beach’ trees

Nice title, Soutie, and a fun take on the theme. This would raise a smile from me at first sighting, but I’m not sure I’d appreciate it as a permanent fixture!  (Thanks for the non-entry coral tree; very nice 🙂 ).

……… and the winner is ………

Continue reading “Winner: Fifteenth Photo Competition”

A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English.

So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest.

He points to a tree and says to the chief, ‘This is a tree.’ The chief looks at the tree and grunts, ‘Tree.’

Continue reading “Language!”