Short clip on the BBC site of an extremely rare baby alligator:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67667226
It's a leucistic one which is rarer than an albino one in that the eyes aren't affected,

@El Loro posted:

Short clip on the BBC site of an extremely rare baby alligator:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67667226
It's a leucistic one which is rarer than an albino one in that the eyes aren't affected,

That alligator is cute El

Good morning Buddies

Cool, wet and soon to be windy here

Have a good day everyone

@Moonie posted:

That alligator is cute El

Not a good idea to pet it though, Moonie

@El Loro posted:

Short clip on the BBC site of an extremely rare baby alligator:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67667226
It's a leucistic one which is rarer than an albino one in that the eyes aren't affected,

Nice toothy smile it has El

@slimfern posted:

Nice toothy smile it has El

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Short clip on the BBC site of an extremely rare baby alligator:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-67667226
It's a leucistic one which is rarer than an albino one in that the eyes aren't affected,

awww cutish EL-stunning photo

night ELslim moonsiee velvet

Good morning everyone

Dry at present, more rain forecast this morning, gusts into the low 40s later, a high of 12  forecast.

I think the forum servers may be playing up at present, to some time getting on to this page and a couple of the reactions I added took about a minute to appear.

I hope everyone has a good day

Slim, very little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week. The 15.10 Thursday 1930s film this time is "Victoria the Great" (1937) one of the many Anna Neagle films directed by her husband Herbert Wilcox. Biopic of Queen Victoria which is rather dated now. Prince Albert was played by Anton Walbrook who being Austrian had an appropriate natural German accent. Film mainly in black and white other than the final scene showing the Diamond Jubilee section in colour.
Was based on a play which was automatically banned for British stages by the Lord Chamberlain as the royal family could not be shown on stage, The Lord Chamberlain used to have to give approval for any play to be shown on stage, that power eventually being revoked in 1968.

Yet another named storm (Fergus) affecting Ireland mainly though new rain warnings for western parts of northern England and Scotland.

First time since the naming of storms was introduced that there have been 6 named storms this early in the storm year (September to August).

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Dry at present, more rain forecast this morning, gusts into the low 40s later, a high of 12  forecast.

I think the forum servers may be playing up at present, to some time getting on to this page and a couple of the reactions I added took about a minute to appear.

I hope everyone has a good day

As a latecomer I hadn't noticed El   

@El Loro posted:

Slim, very little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week. The 15.10 Thursday 1930s film this time is "Victoria the Great" (1937) one of the many Anna Neagle films directed by her husband Herbert Wilcox. Biopic of Queen Victoria which is rather dated now. Prince Albert was played by Anton Walbrook who being Austrian had an appropriate natural German accent. Film mainly in black and white other than the final scene showing the Diamond Jubilee section in colour.
Was based on a play which was automatically banned for British stages by the Lord Chamberlain as the royal family could not be shown on stage, The Lord Chamberlain used to have to give approval for any play to be shown on stage, that power eventually being revoked in 1968.

Thank you El

I possibly won't watch it but will record it all the same

@El Loro posted:

Yet another named storm (Fergus) affecting Ireland mainly though new rain warnings for western parts of northern England and Scotland.

First time since the naming of storms was introduced that there have been 6 named storms this early in the storm year (September to August).

It does seem like we're having one storm after another El

Good afternoon Buddies

Sunny intervals changing to light rain by evening. Got that wrong as it’s raining now

Enjoy your day everyone

@slimfern posted:

Thank you El

I possibly won't watch it but will record it all the same

Decades ago there was a short season of Anna Neagle/Herbert Wilcox films which I saw with my parents. I don't remember which ones were shown or much about them though Michael Wilding co-starred in some of them.
If you find that you like "Victoria the Great" there was a sequel called "Sixty Glorious Years" made the following year.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night  EL slim moonsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Fairish weather here today for a change A band of rain forecast to pass over early tomorrow morning but it looks as if today could be dry.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Sunny intervals changing to partially cloudy in the afternoon

Enjoy your day everyone

Stamatelopoulos…

That’s longest name I have seen on a football shirt

@Moonie posted:

Stamatelopoulos…

That’s longest name I have seen on a football shirt

What a name

nighth EL slim moonsiee velvet

Good morning everyone

Forecast to get showers/rain much of the day here today, a high of 11°

I hope everyone has a good day

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Forecast to get showers/rain much of the day here today, a high of 11°

I hope everyone has a good day

Tis a soggy 11° here too El

@slimfern posted:

Tis a soggy 11° here too El

There's a little bit of sunshine here at present, Slim

@El Loro posted:

There's a little bit of sunshine here at present, Slim

No sunshine here El, infact it's so dim have had to put the lights back on

Good afternoon Buddies

Heavy rain is expected here soon

Enjoy your day everyone

@El Loro posted:

What a name

One big mouthful

@slimfern posted:

No sunshine here El, infact it's so dim have had to put the lights back on

It was like that here too a few days ago, very gloomy all day

In case anyone wondered what that strange music in that strange mini magnum advert was it's called "The Mirabelle Waltz" and was written by Sam Fonteyn.
Audio only:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJO8Q9ogt5w
It was one of the pieces of music he recorded back in 1975 but he probably wrote it years before then.

@El Loro posted:

In case anyone wondered what that strange music in that strange mini magnum advert was it's called "The Mirabelle Waltz" and was written by Sam Fonteyn.
Audio only:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJO8Q9ogt5w
It was one of the pieces of music he recorded back in 1975 but he probably wrote it years before then.

Thanks ElI always think it sounds like something from a 30s/40s musical

@Baz posted:

Thanks ElI always think it sounds like something from a 30s/40s musical

Baz I think the advert is sort of 1920s/30s in that the strange decor is a bit art deco. Noel Coward's play "Calvalcade" includes a piece of music he wrote which is known as "The Mirabelle Waltz" though the music is different to Sam Fonteyn's. The play is about a family from 1900 to 1930 so very much the period of art deco.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night  EL slim moonsieee bazzy

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here at present, BBC forecast thinks there may be some sunshine, Met Office doesn't. Might get some light rain, there;s some not far away on the weather maps.

I hope everyone has a good day

A Roman silver ring found at Temple Guiting (neat Stow-on-the-Wold) has been declared treasure.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-bristol-67692133

I wouldn't be surprised if that news story is eventually used in a Father Brown story - the area the ring was found is part of the area that the episodes take place in.

@El Loro posted:

A Roman silver ring found at Temple Guiting (neat Stow-on-the-Wold) has been declared treasure.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-bristol-67692133

I wouldn't be surprised if that news story is eventually used in a Father Brown story - the area the ring was found is part of the area that the episodes take place in.

A wedding band maybe?
Looks quite a masculine piece doesn't it El

@slimfern posted:

A wedding band maybe?
Looks quite a masculine piece doesn't it El

Could be, Slim .