Chris Nelson

@chrisnelsonsdog@mstdn.social
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Socially awkward penguin, rollin' hard in the land of fediverse chicks and reply guys.
May you find rest tonight
Remember there are many seeds of hope out here in the world, ready to be cast. Please don't feel alone
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I don't take many macro photos of bees โ€“ they're big & fuzzy, so hard to get much depth of focus, & they dash around madly, making it hard to grab a sharp picture ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

And when it comes to huge carpenter bees, I also get nervous, scared I'm going to fluff the moment before they bomb off next door ๐Ÿ™€

Still, these shots of (I think) a pollen-covered female splay-footed carpenter (Xylocopa valga) aren't horrible ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

#Insects ๐Ÿชณ
#Photography ๐Ÿ“ท
#BugOfTheDay ๐Ÿชฐ
#MacroPhotography ๐Ÿ”ฌ
#BackGardenEntomology ๐Ÿชฒ

#Garfield #music #๏ปฟNeverGonnaGiveYouUp
#bot #lyrics
Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Finished another chapter in Braille. Only 19 more to go!
2. Downloaded Confess, the Autobiography by Rob Halford and am looking forward to listening to it. Not a fan of Judas Priest but I do enjoy autobiographies of musicians when they read the books themselves. ๐Ÿ˜
3. My USB C charging blocks arrived today so I will no longer have trouble charging things now that so many cables are USB C.
Sleep well and may your dreams take you to the stars! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿซถโค๏ธ๐Ÿซ‚ #GoodNight #Braille #Autobiographies

@onmywalk @pluralistic

"If you're doing business with a religious son-of-a-bitch, get it in writing. His word isn't worth shit, not with the good lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal."

-- WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

Denver Pride scenery. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

#pride #lgbtq #Colorado

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Rovers come in many shapes and sizes

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#Cars
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#Carsandcoffee

I think that Holden was a rebadged Isuzu?

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Nice to see some Daihatsus, there's a brand rarely seen at shows.

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We saw that pink Caddy at the Good Friday cars & coffee across town.

That blue on the Falcon was utterly glorious in the sunshine.

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They just kept on coming in! And such excellent makes and models. Great mix.

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Holdens, git yer Holdens here.

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And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.

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A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA

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Mokes? So many Mokes! Even a Mini Moke! So very cool.

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Soo those Bowells! Ok so Bolwell was a kit car made here in Melbourne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolwell

And this bulbous one is one that almost never existed.

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Just extraordinary to be able to see something so rare and unusual. Not that there's many of the other models left around. All fibreglass, they are an interesting part of Australian motoring history that many not know exists.

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Old and new, they kept on coming in. Curiously, the only Lotus that turned up.

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And then this appeared. This is a new Bolwell! The co started back up in the mid noughties.

https://www.bolwelltechnologies.com/bolwell-nagari-300

I've never seen one other than reading about it. My eyes just about popped out of my head.

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Toyota powered. The owner said it was brand new and didn't know much about it. So Bolwell came up with this design almost 20 years ago and are still hand making cars. Mind boggling, considering how difficult it is to meet ADRs here too.

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This yellow Bolwell is the one of 12 that shouldn't actually exist. Talk about rare.

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@vwdasher The Lotus is not real - it clearly says "CGI" on the license plate.

/s

@vwdasher That purple Challenger is stunning.
@captainb more cars need to be purple!
@vwdasher wtf they look like 70s funny cars.
@vwdasher Suzuki Jimny! Though there were also Holden-badged Isuzus in the early โ€™90s.
@autonerdery I know, they did so much wacky stuff, I am honestly not sure if it's a Suzuki or Isuzu! or even something else?