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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

WeekKforKn

Over on Bluesky Sheena, a Glaswegian living in Northern Ireland, curates a weekly photographic challenge. I have been participating in these challenges for a couple of months It gives me an opportunity to dig into my rather large snapshot archive and share a few images to the weekly theme related to a letter of the alphabet.

Last week's theme for the challenge was WeeKforKn. It was a rather challenging week. I have an impressive set of Knockers, other than that just a few images tagged as Kneelers, Knights and Knitting. I thank my Personal Assistant at ChatGPT for creating several collages for this challenge.

A visit to Knowlton, England

I saw this pretty Pre-dieu in Dubrovnik, Croatia

It's well padded to protect the knees.

Stopped at the Knesset - Jerusalem, Israel 2022

Kneelers make praying bearable for parishioners in Bury St Edmunds, Mumbai and Ypres

Learning to knit at Grandma's - 1980s

Go on, Knock me over - Fujairah, UAE. 2015

I wasn't about to do a Gauguin,

I was preparing to cut my Birthday Cake 2019

Entries in the Knitting competition at the King Island, Australia Show. 2024

Lineup at Marksburg Castle, Germany - 2024

With over 100 images of Knockers in my archive I will have to stagger my knocker posts. Let's start with a few Hands.

Italy in 2023

Knockers of Rome - My fave is the Cherub 2023

Escapees from the Jungle found in many ccities

Colombian Knockers In Cartagena. 2013

I didn't find a Bagpipe knocker in Scotland, these will have to suffice.

Although we've travelled extensively in Asia I'm short of knocker pics. These three from Japan, Singapore and South Korea are on red doors.

Monday, September 14, 2026

Too Late for Camellias

As sit, work and ponder in my study I am privileged to have a view of our large front garden.

It's not too often that I take a walk around that garden. On returning from an outing on Saturday I made the time to take a stroll around and admire the work Mr GeniAus does to maintain this space.

Down on of our side boundaries we have an avenue of mature Camellias that are magnificent when in bloom. I'm sorry that I didn't do this walk a month ago when they were at their best. The few roses we have haven't woken up yet either and the gardenias are also sleeping. There was still plenty to see.

Please take a virtual walk with me and view some upclose shots. I'll leave wider views for another day.

WeekJforJocular

Last week's theme for the challenge was WeekJforJocular so I went hunting in my archive for images that tickled my funny bone. I resisted sharing the photos I had tagged as "Funny Faces" lest I offend someone whose facial expressions had made me laugh.

I seem to have a large collection of funny signs, these media figure largely in this "J" post. I wonder if they will raise a few smiles.

Found in my Family History files. Column 8 was a regular column in our morning newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald, R J Ball is closely related to me.