Only the Tony

@acripedes

Hills, mountains, outdoor stuff, bikes and cycling, books, general carping and trivia. I do not have a cat. Location: off on a tangent.

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Only the Tony@acripedes· 2d

Someone who wants to look like this.

Charlie Chaplin in a baggy suit and cane, seen from behind.

Only the Tony@acripedes· 2d

What's that? You can't wait any longer to see a picture of a Chinese bronze horse statue from the Han Dynasty? Well your waiting is over!

A life-size horse cast in bronze stands proudly with its lips curled

Only the Tony@acripedes· 6d

Am I allowed to post this today? A never-used draft election poster has just come to light.

A lino cut print in navy blue and white shows a jolly frog with all limbs extended to form a shape like an X. A single large capital letter X is in the top left corner.
(a print by artist Enid Marx)

Only the Tony@acripedes· 7d

Screenshot of BBC website "Homes evacuated as fires rage across cities"

Only the Tony@acripedes· 19d

Sand with a thin line of water in the distance and behind that a sloping green hillside with a wood and fields.

Only the Tony@acripedes· 26d

When you need to get there for low tide. IYKYK. #SWCP #FingerpostFriday

A neat modern wooden signpost on the South West Coast Path at Stoke Car Park, South Devon. Back to Noss Mayo 5miles, onwards to the Erme Estuary 4 miles

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jul 19

Oh look! I've got those trousers!

A pair of pale legs in clear running water up to the middle of the calf. One leg also shows a rolled up blue trouser leg. Picture taken while crossing the Erme Estuary at low tide.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jul 5

Australia giving it to the aliens as the aliens do to us.

A large black ball on a beach.
Headline: "Australia probes mystery space balls that washed up on beach".

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jul 1

My town library has erected this new entrance in tribute to President Trump's Great American State Fair triumphal arch.

A box, two visible sides of a hexagon, each roughly 4 metres high and 2 metres wide, made of untreated plywood panels showing their natural grain. Two doors with flat shed-like hinges and two small hasp-and-staple closures with small padlocks.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 29

"Rest a-while, O Traveller in these woodlands, and hear a tale about the fae-folk and their recent office move." #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZForZany

A single black office swivel chair (no arms) with its foam stuffing coming out through the split upholstery stands slightly crookedly on a low bank in an autumn woodland.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 28

Errant knight seeks fair damsel in yonder castle. Must enjoy mixed jousting. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder

A round castle keep with stout walls below sits on top of a conical green hillside with trees and grassland under a clear blue sky. The picture is framed above by tree leaves in silhouette.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 24

No prob. Bbc coverage starts an hour before

Screenshot showing tonight's TV schedule in England

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 22

That's St Michael's Mount over yonder. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder

St Michael's Mount - a rocky island with a castle-like building at its peak - seen grey in the distance, set in a grey troubled sea and a threatening sky full of grey clouds. Some stuff in the foreground and a low coastline vanishing into the distance.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 15

Is his first name Jesus?

A close up shot of a TV screen showing the Spain/Cape Verde football match. The on-screen graphic reads "ESP 0 0 CPV VOZINHA SAVES"

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 15

Time for a hydration break ™️

Only the Tony@acripedes· Jun 12

I saw some of his most recent work just before Christmas last year.

A gallery wall showing a row of 6 portraits of seated people. With the perspective of the photo angle the portraits diminish into the distance.

A night-time image drawn by Hockney on his iPad. Dark trees, dark water, a full moon against a lighter sky and reflected in miniature in the water.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 20

What? You want pictures of clocks? Here's one. #alphabetchallenge #WeekTforTime

Nighttime. Looking up past medieval half-timbered buildings to an ancient ornate floodlit clock in a Gothic tower over an archway. A church tower behind against a black sky.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 14

Thus is the way to do it.

Princess Diana in anti-mine protective gear.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 13

It might just cover one of these.

Lt Gruber from "Allo Allo" in his Little Tank.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 8

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MAT, er

A doormat with art deco style border and font, bearing the message FUCK TRUMP.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 8

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATCHA

A matcha preparation kit - a bowl, a whisk and a dish of dried matcha powder

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 8

Given the language of the time (mid 1950s) I'm sure Sir David 💯 Attenborough knew exactly what he was doing when he captioned a photo in his book "Zoo Quest for a Dragon" with "At all times of the day old men sat fondling their birds".

Picture of two photo captions in a book. One reads as in the post. The other "The cocks had fighting blades tied to their legs"

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 7

A sample page spread with two hats. 😀

A double page spread with old black and white photos of 1930s film stars. Page title "How the Stars Keep Those Figures". Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 7

I see your Scrapbook and raise you! Stars and Films of 1938. (Not from a charity shop - the child who became Mrs A was given it by an aunt.)

The cover of a hardback book. A Hollywood-style colour portrait photo of Norma Shearer under the title "Stars and Films of 1938". The cover is moderately battered and scratched.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 6

Look, it says 'Drive-thru' OK?

Screenshot of BBC News website. Thumbnail pic of two people in hi-vis inspecting a hole in the side of a Starbucks where someone seems to have driven their car through the window. Headline reads "Car crashes into Starbucks at M40 services."

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 5

Google doesn't recognise this particular soft-close hinge on a glass mirror cabinet door. Does anyone know about it - specifically how to adjust it? This one doesn't close completely, but it's companion on the other door does. I've tried all the visible adjusters. RTs welcome for wider audience!

A soft-close hinge on a mirror cabinet door. It has a grey plastic assembly for the soft close mechanism

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 2

Like you, it's a long time since I read this. The film sounds worth seeing but I should re-read the book first. But which version from my bookshelves? Hmmm. 🤔

Two book covers. A Penguin Modern Classics version of "The Outsider" and a plain navy blue cover of "L'Étranger". Author Albert Camus in both instances.

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 1

Another of those pesky driverless cars going round smashing into buildings.

BBC News website. Picture of a large hole in a brick wall; headline "Car crashes into hospital wall, causing disruption"

Only the Tony@acripedes· May 1

One of several South West Coast Path #SWCP signs like this in Plymouth. #FingerpostFriday

A diamond-shaped plate fixed to a stone wall. It is bright red with a white border. It carries the words 'SOUTH WEST COAST PATH' in white letters across the middle, and in each corner a V-shaped pointer. The left and right pointers are also painted white. There is a white waymark acorn above the words and another symbol (red) below which could be a compass star.

Only the Tony@acripedes· Apr 27

One of my favourite photos of my granddaughter, here age 3 1/2. I call this one 'Urban Explorer'. Determination and purposefulness personified on a balance bike!