Darla

@condorita

Trekkie. SW fan. ArchaeoGroupie. Avid reader. Beethoven fan. Hippie-trash peace freak. MAGAt-free zone.

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Darla@condorita· 2d

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. He was the Bestest Boi.

Light-colored Irish Wolfhound reposing in a X-Pen (portable enclosure) smiling into the camera.

Darla@condorita· 3d

Looks like Kimberly-Clark picked the wrong time to close the Fullerton (California) facility.

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Darla@condorita· 17d

Post your favourite Disney Princess. Wrong answers only

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Darla@condorita· Jun 22

Constantly.

Darla@condorita· Jun 18

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Darla@condorita· Jun 3

Luke? Is that you?

Darla@condorita· May 30

Darla@condorita· May 18

International Museum Day. Where I was 4 years ago today:

Color photo of one of the paintings on the public-gallery remnants of the Berlin Wall, showing peace doves.

Darla@condorita· May 6

And me! All the way from Anaheim! 4 years ago yesterday.

Darla@condorita· Apr 24

FB reminded me this morning that this was 4 years ago. Jorvik "tomorrow," then off to Glasgow.

Color photo shows the entrance to the National Railway Museum in York UK.

Darla@condorita· Apr 23

Happy St George's Day, y'all, from someone born in a Dragon year.

Color photo of a sampler-style embroidery of a recumbent dragon surrounded by a sword, jewels, and bits of armor. The phrase is "Tender Was the Knight."

Darla@condorita· Apr 22

You're fine. The Anaheim Yank guzzled some Yorkshire Gold yesterday. (the photo is from 4 years ago, at the museum in Woodstock)

Color photo showing individual tea service in the café at the museum in Woodstock.

Darla@condorita· Apr 21

The California state tartan is a variant of the Muir tartan.

Photo is black and white image of the reverse of the California Statehood quarter (25¢) coin. Scene depicts John Muir, a California condor (largest land bird in North America), and Yosemite's Half Dome.

Darla@condorita· Apr 13

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Darla@condorita· Mar 7

Old white woman's glowering, fist-shaking, desk-pounding stand:

Darla@condorita· Mar 6

Please don't make me choose!

Dark brown grizzly bear hugging yellow shape of California.

California state flag: red star in the upper left, above a brown grizzly bear facing left on a patch of green, over the words California Republic in black capital letters, over a solid red bar at the bottom

Darla@condorita· Feb 19

Today's outgoing Postcrossing card, to Oregon. Postage was Marian Anderson (37 cents) and Ida B Wells (25 cents). (All outgoing mail this month gets Black Heritage postage.)

Retro-style tourism poster for Manzanar National Historic Site.

Darla@condorita· Feb 16

Darla@condorita· Feb 6

Stern view of USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" in port in Boston MA, USA.

Darla@condorita· Jan 23

Happy Handwriting Day. I can't help but wonder if "Handwriting Day" and this chap's famous signature aren't somehow related. And yes, it's true: he had taken a penmanship course. (but he probably wasn't still practicing)

photo shows signature of John Hancock, from the US Declaration of Independence

Darla@condorita· Jan 22

He would have been 104 yesterday. She was born the day after his 31st.

black and white photo shows a sailor holding his toddler daughter.

Darla@condorita· Jan 19

Happy birthday, Edgar. Also Little Ricky Ricardo of "I Love Lucy" and Desi Arnaz Jr, son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Top Photo shows Edgar Allan Poe, with speech bubble of 'I'm just a Poe boy, nobody loves me."
Lower photo shows a raven backlighted by the moon in a cloudy sky, with a speech bubble of "He's just a Poe boy, from a Poe family.{

Darla@condorita· Jan 9

Black-and-white photo shows the late Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins, posed before a painting of Barnabas Collins.

Darla@condorita· Jan 7

Happy Old Rock Day. Photo by me 18 APR 2022.