millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 13 hours ago, chickenslegs said: Thacher Island. Second person to suggest that but, No. Sorry, no prize for you.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 13 hours ago, DBath said: if they've actually been there. That's the whole point, but it's not an isolated place where no one visits. Very popular area in western E U. (there's a clue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 14 hours ago, Daffy D said: Nice, So where is it? As some people are still looking/guessing I'll hold back for a little longer. No, it's not photoshopped, it's a real place in western EU, rather popular with tourists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 17 hours ago, millymoopoo said: Here's mine, can anybody guess where it is.? And here's a further clue, you can walk out to the light houses at low tide.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomtienisgood Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 2:39 PM, KhunBENQ said: You should see my monochrome orange RGB 255 140 0 ???? Long black hair??? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 4 hours ago, millymoopoo said: And here's a further clue, you can walk out to the light houses at low tide.! Virgin Island lighthouse Plouguerneau - France ? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post berrec Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Keep it simple and clean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, berrec said: Gezzz! That's one busy desktop, it's making my eyes go funny You must have one giant drive to to store all those programs. Anyway very interesting 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, userabcd said: Keep it simple and clean Ah! Simplicity If only life was like that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 5:45 PM, Daffy D said: I have a Grandfather clock that does that, the Thai folk get a bit confused by it...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomtienisgood Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Daffy D said: Ah! Simplicity If only life was like that Don't even mention registering for Covid vaccination... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 minute ago, transam said: I have a Grandfather clock that does that, the Thai folk get a bit confused by it...???? What the full throttle Big Ben Boing's Must rattle the windows Seriously, nice clock I like those old timekeepers. I hope that's the print reversed not the clock face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Daffy D said: What the full throttle Big Ben Boing's Must rattle the windows Seriously, nice clock I like those old timekeepers. I hope that's the print reversed not the clock face Yeh it is, I never noticed that, must be from her box camera....???? It chimes the same as Big Ben, even the quarters, but we don't notice it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Daffy D said: Virgin Island lighthouse (ile Vierge) Plouguerneau - France ? Daffy D is the winner..! Sorry no prize, but well done. All of that northern Bretagne coast is beautiful. Here's a google maps link from close to where the photo was taken, without fog. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@48.6262929,-4.5657894,3a,70.7y,353.04h,88.66t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya309.8695-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 7 hours ago, millymoopoo said: Nice, So where is it? Daffy D is the winner..! Virgin Island lighthouse (ile Vierge) Plouguerneau - France All of that northern Bretagne coast is beautiful. Here's a google maps link from close to where the photo was taken, without fog. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@48.6262929,-4.5657894,3a,70.7y,353.04h,88.66t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya309.8695-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 5:45 PM, Daffy D said: My addition to the Big Ben thread. More interesting than listening to chimes is learning how they're made. BTW, it's hand wound, you know.???? One of those jobs that probably doesn't have a lot of applicants. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy42OZ Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 22 hours ago, Daffy D said: That's an big impressive monitor, should have a beautiful tranquil scene on it that would enhance the room. Thanks. It is usually being used for work and when no being used for that serving double duty as a media center. I have another one in the bedroom that is just for watching TV shows and Movies on via USB stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBath Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, berrec said: I see potential there...it looks like it could be a beautiful picture of a mountain and a golf course maybe, but for the plethora of icons on your desktop. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBath Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, userabcd said: Keep it simple and clean Okay, that's nice. Now, how about you show us what's in that 'Home' folder, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBath Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Daffy D said: Gezzz! That's one busy desktop, it's making my eyes go funny You must have one giant drive to to store all those programs. Anyway very interesting You have to admit the picture behind it has some promise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 minute ago, DBath said: Okay, that's nice. Now, how about you show us what's in that 'Home' folder, eh? Encrypted! One of my fave Linux distros. Great aesthetics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, transam said: Yeh it is, I never noticed that, must be from her box camera....???? It chimes the same as Big Ben, even the quarters, but we don't notice it now. Thought for a moment you might have been a secret time traveler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, millymoopoo said: Daffy D is the winner..! Virgin Island lighthouse (ile Vierge) Plouguerneau - France All of that northern Bretagne coast is beautiful. Here's a google maps link from close to where the photo was taken, without fog. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@48.6262929,-4.5657894,3a,70.7y,353.04h,88.66t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya309.8695-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en The way the lighthouses hovered in the distant fog made me think it might have been Photoshoped. Excellent photograph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBath Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Daffy D said: Ah! Simplicity If only life was like that I'd still like to know what's in that 'Home' folder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 4:43 PM, rwill said: Mine is very similar to this, using the Thailand theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBath Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, millymoopoo said: Daffy D is the winner..! Virgin Island lighthouse (ile Vierge) Plouguerneau - France All of that northern Bretagne coast is beautiful. Here's a google maps link from close to where the photo was taken, without fog. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@48.6262929,-4.5657894,3a,70.7y,353.04h,88.66t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPsleSallN4H8GPl0pxoGf8DQdAFd9KIMO39JCF%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya309.8695-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en Boo, I feel we were sorely misled to believe there might be a prize ????. Maybe even a voucher for free pedicure? or 10% off on a cappuccino? A free screensaver, perhaps? I'm grasping for straws here... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 6:23 PM, KannikaP said: Yep, at 6am every morning I get the BBC Midnight News. It's a shortcut on my Desktop, just to keep on topic. 555 It may well be striking midnight but the clockface say 8.50 pm . That is 20 hundred hours and 50 mins ...possibly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 7:25 PM, Mutt Daeng said: Ahh ... nothing like a rancid monkey head in the morning to get the day started haha ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 14 hours ago, Daffy D said: Excellent photograph One of those once in a lifetime opportunities. Early one late winter morning, not a breath of wind and the sea mist. The sun is already up (lighting up the boats) and clearing away the mist in the foreground. Right time, right place, with camera in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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