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Returning to random pics

The Blue Mosque at night; Istanbul, Turkey. A bit of global fusion: firstly, it's St George's Day today, and he was born in Turkey (English Heritage reference) plus Turkey's government donated PPE to Britain last week (I'm not referring to the commercial deal mentioned on the other thread that our government seemed unclear whether it was coming or going); secondly,  Ramadan starts today.
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Michael Ixer ● 2393d5 Comments

Niagara Fall, Canada. Great example of the power and beauty of nature ...https://flic.kr/p/2iQYyyW

Michael Ixer ● 2392d

Marking the 30th anniversary of NASA's Hubble telescope launch and deployment, the tuition cones of the Astronomical Observatory of Majorca located in the centre of that Balearic island are. Once used by the OU for residential courses, cuts in education have curtailed that ...https://flic.kr/p/2iTJzpP

Michael Ixer ● 2391d

Reflections from Fulham across the Thames, taken from Putney Plaza while awaiting aside to socially distance from apparently blind joggers :-) https://flic.kr/p/2iTYhf8

Michael Ixer ● 2390d

That should have read Putney Wharf, not Plaza!

Michael Ixer ● 2390d

1970s technology, an acoustic coupler at the National Computing Museum, Bletchley Park. Glad we don't have to use these for Zoom conferences but I do remember using one to access a computer remotely to write a program for a demo. Excruciatingly slow but then some would say it matches my typing ...https://flic.kr/p/2iU9Wz9

Michael Ixer ● 2389d