One of my #favouritethings in the Peak District is hunting for abandoned mill stones, like these around Surprise View. It used to be a thriving industry then seemingly overnight the orders dried up and workers just walked away abandoning almost complete stones...
More information here for anyone who's interested https://letsgopeakdistrict.co.uk/intriguing-millstones-of-the-peak-district/

#Derbyshire #peakdistrict #industrialhistory

Throwback Saturday

Looking for a snap for a favourite things theme, I though of this from Dec 24 as music and photography are probably my #favouritethings. This is the World Music Big Band at London's Vortex Jazz Club.

35-100mm F2 #fourthirds lens at F2 on my EM1iii.

#classicmono #portrait #photography #blackandwhite

A love story... Yesterday's post was a prologue. That male cockatoo has a true love 💞 #BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings #FavouriteThings #photography #birds #RedTailedBlackCockatoos #Love #gift #giving #EastCoastKin #TheseAreFavouriteThings
The Westray Wifey is giving you the Monday side-eye. This #Neolithic figure from the Stone Age found on Westray #orkney is the first depiction of a face found in the UK to date. #FavouriteThings

My final jasmine tea creme brulee at my favourite restaurant, Aubergine, which is closing on Friday. Sigh.

It's so good. (I'll be back on Friday for my favourite, this is the second favourite, or maybe the third.)

#FavouriteThings

Looking for some holiday home tech? Check out todays blog post for my 11 favourite smart home tech gadgets that should be on your holiday shopping list! https://binarybits.blog/11-coolest-smart-home-tech-gadgets-to-add-to-your-holiday-wish-list/
#NewBlogPost #Holiday #SmartHome #BeTechSmart #Shopping #WeBringITtoLife #FavouriteThings
11 Coolest Smart Home Tech Gadgets to Add to Your Holiday Wish List

As the holiday season draws near, the excitement of festive gatherings and cozy nights in fills the air. This time of year is all about giving, and what could be better than surprising friends and family with the latest home tech gadgets? This year’s offerings are smarter and more

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Side note #arMay fav things - I think I am trying to say, there are young people who strive through special courses to be "a star" and none of BTS were these people for this job as an idol. I think one of the first shocking things I read as "baby army" was how they all got together, at that stage with slightly different thoughts in their heads to how their future was. People here (UK) dissed "dorms/ trainee" as factories, but BTS arrived with a variety of different skill sets #FavouriteThings