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#BirdOfTheDay #PassportPhoto #ECK #EastCoastKin #photography #CrownedCrane but is it a Queen? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQueens
A head shot of a Crowned Crane from South Africa
April 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
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A Queen butterfly from my garden photos last Fall. It does a good job of mimicking Monarch butterflies. Has coloration different than the monarch and white dots on the forewing. #butterflies #pollinators
April 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
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St Margaret’s Chapel at Edinburgh Castle. A memorial to Queen Margaret of Wessex #Edinburgh #Scotland #travel2024
April 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
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Morning scape with queen palms near San Luis Obispo, California 2026. A very special place @alinagrafik.eurosky.social 💚
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Early morning landscape with low clouds over green and golden brown hills. 2 palm trees in the foreground highlighted by sunlight peeking through the clouds.
April 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
snormanca.bsky.social
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Love the juxtaposition of Queen Anne’s statue and the tower crane.
St Paul’s Churchyard 2024.
#travel #BlueskyMonday
April 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
roddyrodrod.bsky.social
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The only real queen….. Miss Piggy making an appearance on ShitBox Rally
May 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
kevin.wertman.org
This lovely monarch butterfly seems like a good entry for the #AlphabetChallenge this week.

Let's just assume this is a female monarch? I don't really know how to tell 😁

#WeekQforQueens #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkSun #Photography #Butterflies
A bright orange monarch butterfly has landed on a curving branch with pink and purple flowers all along it. In the background more flowers fill out the scene, slightly blurry.
April 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
lynmac.bsky.social
Seeing the coins that have been posted reminded me that I had this, definitely not kept in the best of conditions.
Google Lens dates it to 1979.

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An Australian one dollar banknote, with the coat of arms in the middleand Queen Elizabeth II on the right. There are visible creases and folds, and some tears in the note, indicating that is has been in circulation. A Google Lens search dates it to 1979.
May 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
lynmac.bsky.social
I received this when I was in Brownies.

It was with other badges on a Guide sun hat of mine that I came across when clearing mum's place.

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A badge lying on a grey background, making a shadow to one side. It was issued in celebration of Queen Elizabeth the Second's Silver Jubilee in 1977. It was given to all those in the Guiding family in NSW at least and possibly Australia.
May 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
The Tulips are nearly done but, like everything else, there is a successor and it is the jewel of the English garden. You might say that after the Princess here comes the Queen. The first #Rose of summer.
#Stunday
#SundayYellow
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A bright yellow Rose unfurls its petals in afternoon sun against a garden fence with a backdrop of glossy green leaves and brown branches. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
May 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
I know that Soph @soph0517.bsky.social is the Queen Bee around here but I thought I’d chip in with my effort for #Stunday and
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A fuzzy Bumblebee pictured head-on as it lifts off from a pink tubular Weigela bloom and prepares to move on to the next tempting flower. The wings are a blur but the black legs and antennae and eyes are glossy in afternoon sun. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
May 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
Two Queens. Four Kings.
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekQForQueens. I’m no royalist but my Mum was. I found these among her treasures. The first, bought soon after she wed in 1938, is full of pictures from the era after Victoria’s death. The second is the Radio Times 1953 Coronation edition.
A commemorative paper supplement entitled Forty Wonderful Years: A Pictorial Record of our Times, features a central photograph of Queen Victoria, surrounded by her successors to the British throne, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI The cover of the commemorative issue of the Radio Times BBC guide, giving details of the coronation coverage, mainly on radio but also on the new TV medium, of Queen Elizabeth II. The simple design shows the royal Lion and unicorn emblem either side of a banner bearing a crown and the letters EIIR. This was a special North of England edition and covered the week from May 31 to June 6. The price was three old pennies (pre decimal). Scribbled at the top is our house number, 38, indicating that it had been delivered to our address. At the time we had one of the few TVs in our street and many neighbours (mostly female) crowded into the front room to watch the ceremony on the small black and white screen. Most of the men and us lads had preferred watching the FA Cup final at the start of May - the so-called Matthew’s Final.
May 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
An unusual find at a medieval moated house deep in the English countryside. A rare Victoria Cross on display in a chapel. Awarded to Captain T.R. Colyer-Fergusson, son of the then owners during WWI. *alt text for details.
#PalacesAndGardens #GardenDetective
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#ECK
The rather undistinguished small iron medal with faded red silk ribbon that is the VC or Victoria Cross - the highest military honour for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. It was first established during the Crimean War (1853-56) and backed by Queen Victoria’s husband Albert. This medal is a rare example of one being displayed other than in military museum. It has been on loan for some years to the National Trust who now care for Ightham Mote near Sevenoaks in Kent where the owners during WWI lived. Their son, acting Captain Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson, received the posthumous award after capturing a trench during a battle in Belgium. He was later killed by sniper fire. A London jewellers, Hancocks, originally made 1361 VCs, using the gunmetal from Chinese-made cannons captured from the Russians during the Crimean War. Hancocks continued to produce VCs in batches of six as required, and it is estimated that there is enough metal left to make only about 80.
April 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
Tulip tradition at the Emmetts Garden orchard near Sevenoaks in Kent. Varieties follow a scheme first planted more than 100 years ago. The bulbs include Queen of the Night, Kingsblood and Pink Diamond.
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A view looking through part of the orchard at the National Trust charity’s Emmetts Garden shows banks of Tulips - black, pink and red - growing in dappled shade in long grass between two rows of trees. Beyond that the view is of fields sloping towards woodland. The sky is light blue on a sunny but very windy day. The Tulip fields are protected by rope barriers and also by thin wires that prevent damage by wildlife. Each year staff and volunteers plant thousands of bulbs, following a plan laid out by the house’s original owners in the early 1900s. Now gardeners protect the bulbs, using modern methods, including low voltage wiring to prevent them being dug out by squirrels and badgers. The display is at its best from mid April until early May and draws thousands of visitors to the garden, which is on a countryside hilltop about 20 miles south of London. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
April 30, 2026 at 5:48 AM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
OK Sheena @sheena-mck.bsky.social here’s a bit of kulcha for your #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens week. I just got back from a cinema streaming of a production of The Magic Flute by Mozart and thought you might like this Queen of the Night song. Top stuff.
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The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night aria (Mozart; Diana Damrau, The Royal Opera)
YouTube video by Royal Ballet and Opera
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April 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens I have a rather nice brick bus shelter donated to the local town to mark old Queen Liz’s coronation in 1953. Above the shelter are various wood carvings, including one with her initials.
#ECK #MobilePhotography
A wood carving of the initials of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s initials inside laurel leaves above a brick bus shelter. A small black wall plaque inside the shelter says in white lettering that it was donated to the town’s parish council to mark the coronation of the young Queen. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
April 28, 2026 at 6:57 AM
oldmanrambling.bsky.social
Not sure if this is a female but I’m going with it for the new #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens.
A #Bee landed on my arm in distress. I put her by a bowl of sugary water and returned her to the garden. I hope she made it. And, yes, I have pale and hairy arms. 🙄🐝
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#MacroMonday
A Bumble Bee, with fuzzy orange upper body and striped black and yellow abdomen, climbs up the red sleeve of a fleece that is rolled up above a pale, hairy and freckled arm and wrist with a red plastic watch strap. The insect’s transparent wings are folded back above its body as it seemed unable to fly and was moving very slowly. I put a small amount of white sugar in a shallow bowl of water and set the Bee beside it. Eventually, I could see she was drinking and I returned her to the garden on a flowering shrub. If you see a Bee in distress never give it honey as this is bad for them, always use sugar water. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
April 27, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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April 29, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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The Queen City Ford Dealership
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#BlueskyPhotography
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A row of about 10 identical white commercial delivery vans for sale at an automobile dealership. Dramatic cloud cover can be seen in the background.
April 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
lgt525.bsky.social
This Castle in the hill of Scotland is fit for a queen. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens #Photography
April 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
lgt525.bsky.social
Many Queens through many eras and the stones persist. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens #Photography
April 28, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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There certainly was a queen of Chambord Castle at some point, even if it is only technically a Chateau. Loir-et-Cher, France. #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekQforQueens #Photography
April 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Mary II (and William III) on the ceiling of the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College from scaffolding during its restoration in 2018.
A small part of a Baroque ceiling mural showing William and Mary.
May 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
runningpast.bsky.social
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Victoria Street, Edinburgh
A street on a hill with tall buildings either side, looking down from a balcony high up. On the left the buildings are painted in bright colours.
May 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
runningpast.bsky.social
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at night
The skyline of the Olympic Park at night - to the right the Olympic Stadium in the centre ArcelorMittal Orbit - a lit, red observation tower that looks a little like a large helter-skelter. There are other buildings which aren’t lit, plus several paths with lights.
May 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM