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There it stands, part of the wall of the ruined castle in Bridgnorth. And how it hasn't fallen over in the past 400 years I don't know. After being captured by the Roundheads during the Civil War it was blown up in 1647 to prevent its reuse.

Ruined wall that looks as if it should have fallen down.

Ruined wall that looks as if it should have fallen down.

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reapermum

A while ago Highfields Park, Nottingham, had to remove some dead trees. Rather than dispose of the wood they turned it into works of art near the art centre and playground.

Rustic wooden statue of man

vilakins

Title: Good Company
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Jenna Stannis & Olag Gan
Content Notes: Jenna is impressed by how well Gan gets on with Orac.
Prompt: 23 September - Jenna Stannis & Olag Gan - [this space intentionally left blank]

Good Company on AO3

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Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

One of the best books in the Discworld series. I love how Pratchett builds up the memories triggered by the scent of lilac, and how we gradually come to discover what those memories are.

Flung unexpectedly into the past by being too close to a massive storm to close to the Unseen University, Vimes ends up being involved for a second time in events that were key to his early days in the Watch. But now, faced with the death of the man who taught him how to be a copper, he has himself to become John Keel and help show young Sam Vines how to both stay alive and to respect the law.

In addition he has to capture a vicious criminal who was flung into the past with him... A man who knows exactly who he is, and who also threatens young Sam.

All this, while he desperately wants to get home, because Sybil is about to give birth.

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reapermum

This collection of shells was part of a Cabinet of Curiosities in a chateau in Burgundy. A Cabinet of Curiosities is a small room with shelves and display cases where a rich man can show off his souvenirs. This one had a small, dried crocodile from his trip to Egypt, Greek and Roman pottery and a unicorn's horn. That last one was really a narwhal's tusk, but the seller could get a better price if he claimed it was from a unicorn.

I thought this shell collection was the nicest thing there.

Collection of shells

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You know exactly where I was when I took this photo. It's the statue of Paddington Bear at Paddington Railway Station.

vilakins

Title: A Special Treat
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Cally & Dayna Mellanby
Content Notes: Dayna wants to thank Cally for her sympathy.
Prompt: 21 September - Cally & Dayna Mellanby - a very special treat

A Special Treat on AO3

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reapermum

Another atmospheric ruin, a 900 year old tower belonging to a local church. Though since I took this picture it's been completely restored and you can climb to the top on its monthly open days.

Inside a ruined tower.

thisbluespirit

Another

no_true_pair entry, this time for September Twenty - Seventh Doctor & Zak Gist start over. Also for

100fandoms,

51pluscrossoverfandoms &

xoverbingo.

Common Ground (859 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Eternal Law (TV 2012), Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who) & Zak Gist
Characters: Zak Gist, Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, York (UK City), Angels, mentioned Zak Gist's earlier 'death', mentioned Hannah English, Community: no_true_pair, Crossover, Mentioned WWI, Community: 100fandoms, community: xoverbingo, Community: 51pluscrossoverfandoms, Zak Gist's WWI trauma
Summary: Zak Gist runs into a stranger who seems to understand too much.

rmc28

1996 matriculation year had a small but lovely cohort: two friends I've somehow managed to stayed in touch with ever since, three I haven't but very much enjoyed meeting again and hearing about their lives. The guest of honour was from 1997 and we dragged her in to one of the group photos (but I'll leave that for the alumnae office to post).

Sometimes I am struck by just how lucky I was in my college, my cohort and my course of study. What a lovely community it was and is.

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reapermum

The road through the woods. Actually a path from one section of a campsite to another, so you can see almost all of it. But it does look as though it continues much further.

Path through woods

thisbluespirit

I went out yesterday, so I'm behind with the flist, but in the meantime, the fic that I wrote for Day 19 of

no_true_pair, which I was talking about re. the previous one, can now be posted. (It just amused me once I did the sums and realised I didn't need time travel for either of them.)

Also for

100_women and

xoverbingo.

First Case (1206 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Winslow Boy (1999), Department S (TV 1969)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Annabelle Hurst & Robert Morton (Winslow Boy)
Characters: Annabelle Hurst, Robert Morton (Winslow Boy), Catherine Winslow
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, (for the Winslow Boy), Pre-Canon, (for department s), 1950s, Crossover, Children, community: xoverbingo, Community: no_true_pair, Community: 100_women
Summary: Two believers in cold, clear logic run into each other.

rmc28

I found my way to the lake at Milton this morning and joined the organised swim. I have my NOWCA band now.

I finished before I was especially tired. I know my strength and stamina but I'm still figuring out how being outdoors in the British autumn changes things, most of my swimming has been indoors or on a summer beach. I've dried and changed and had a hot drink looking out over the lake.

I could get used to this.

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I took this photo because the insect looked so strange attached to a plain building. I've had to look up what it's all about. The building is so plain because it's an old fire station. But it has been converted into a community space. Apparently it contains a bar and performance hall for local entertainment. The venue is called La Bigaille, which is an old word for a swarm of small insects, or slang for a handful of small change. Which explains the large model insect on the front of the building.

Large model insect on a building front

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