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2009-11-10T18:44:14Z

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Bamburgh Castle from the western side

2009-11-08T06:06:58Z

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Bamburgh Castle from the western side

Bamburgh vista

2009-11-08T06:03:22Z

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Bamburgh vista

From the West

2009-11-08T06:07:09Z

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From the West

Invader's eye view. This is from the southern side, near the village of Bamburgh. A really steep climb before you even get to the cliff like walls.

2009-11-08T06:14:19Z

Peter (burti)
Invader's eye view. This is from the southern side, near the village of Bamburgh. A really steep climb before you even get to the cliff like walls.

Gatetower and eastern entrance to the castle

2009-11-08T06:10:44Z

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Gatetower and eastern entrance to the castle

Portcullis slot

2009-11-08T06:04:14Z

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Portcullis slot

Ever watchful

2009-11-08T06:06:03Z

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Ever watchful

Seaward gate

2009-11-08T06:04:29Z

Peter (burti)
Seaward gate

Castle grounds and the keep.

2009-11-08T06:09:18Z

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Castle grounds and the keep.

Armada. Why this was stamped on this carriage I do't know. The Armada didn't sail this far North did they? Could this cannon have been part of the defence against the Spanish Armada? Who kno ...

2009-11-13T17:05:58Z

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Armada. Why this was stamped on this carriage I do't know. The Armada didn't sail this far North did they? Could this cannon have been part of the defence against the Spanish Armada? Who kno ...

Shattered cannon. The muzzle end had been blown apart.

2009-11-08T06:12:38Z

Peter (burti)
Shattered cannon. The muzzle end had been blown apart.

Northumbrian coastline, looking west from Bamburgh Castle

2009-11-08T06:10:12Z

Peter (burti)
Northumbrian coastline, looking west from Bamburgh Castle

Barbs

2009-11-08T06:03:22Z

Peter (burti)
Barbs

Inner Farne Island

2009-11-08T06:03:22Z

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Inner Farne Island

Siege mortar. Notice the slope that cannon sit on. It is so that they roll back into position after firing, and not just for drainage.

2009-11-08T06:08:05Z

Peter (burti)
Siege mortar. Notice the slope that cannon sit on. It is so that they roll back into position after firing, and not just for drainage.

Over the bay to Lindisfarne Castle

2009-11-08T06:04:29Z

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Over the bay to Lindisfarne Castle

View from the ramparts to Inner Farne Island.

2009-11-08T06:08:36Z

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View from the ramparts to Inner Farne Island.

Trusty steed parked up at the Visitor Centre. This run took me to over 1000 scootering miles for the year. Not bad since we only got back on the road in May.

2009-10-20T17:38:38Z

Peter (burti)
Trusty steed parked up at the Visitor Centre. This run took me to over 1000 scootering miles for the year. Not bad since we only got back on the road in May.

Lead Mining Museum and Visitor Centre. Nice coffee.

2009-10-20T17:44:33Z

Peter (burti)
Lead Mining Museum and Visitor Centre. Nice coffee.

Hobbits and Dwarves only!

2009-10-20T17:44:33Z

Peter (burti)
Hobbits and Dwarves only!

Entrance to the mine adit. Tours are every hour or so.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Entrance to the mine adit. Tours are every hour or so.

Disused Kirk

2009-10-20T17:44:33Z

Peter (burti)
Disused Kirk

Old bed springs. These had been there so long that the turf had covered most of them.

2009-10-20T17:44:33Z

Peter (burti)
Old bed springs. These had been there so long that the turf had covered most of them.

50's tour bus. This would be great to restore and use. Kind of like the one in the original Italian Job movie.

2009-10-20T17:44:33Z

Peter (burti)
50's tour bus. This would be great to restore and use. Kind of like the one in the original Italian Job movie.

Shadows of the past

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

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Shadows of the past

This time I did remove the blue bag!

2009-10-20T17:44:59Z

Peter (burti)
This time I did remove the blue bag!

Old graveyward in the sun. The copper colour of the leaves on the big tree were gorgeous in the sunlight. Pic doesn't do them justice, and I should have moved the blue bag.....

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Old graveyward in the sun. The copper colour of the leaves on the big tree were gorgeous in the sunlight. Pic doesn't do them justice, and I should have moved the blue bag.....

Read to fall. I wonder what this building was used for?

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Read to fall. I wonder what this building was used for?

Seen better days

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Seen better days

Lonesome. Weird that a single tree should grow in such a harsh environment.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Lonesome. Weird that a single tree should grow in such a harsh environment.

Gold in them thar hills. You can still pan for gold in the streams around Wanlockhead and Leadhills. Some folks actually do find gold. The water tastes clear and fresh but is probably full o ...

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

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Gold in them thar hills. You can still pan for gold in the streams around Wanlockhead and Leadhills. Some folks actually do find gold. The water tastes clear and fresh but is probably full o ...

Old well. The chain still goes down somewhere.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Old well. The chain still goes down somewhere.

Lead mining scene. The hutches are on rails that go into a blocked off adit. Miner's cottages overlook them.

2009-10-20T17:44:05Z

Peter (burti)
Lead mining scene. The hutches are on rails that go into a blocked off adit. Miner's cottages overlook them.

Tipping action

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Tipping action

Rail tracks

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Rail tracks

Rusty hutch showing how they tipped to empty.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Rusty hutch showing how they tipped to empty.

Lead miner's cottages. Looks cute but I bet it wasn't so much fun to live in.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Lead miner's cottages. Looks cute but I bet it wasn't so much fun to live in.

Angles and Rods

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
Angles and Rods

End on

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
End on

1700's Bolton and Watt Beam Engine. This would have been used to drain the mines of water.

2009-10-20T07:33:47Z

Peter (burti)
1700's Bolton and Watt Beam Engine. This would have been used to drain the mines of water.

October garden. Our front of house on a very beautiful October day. Big shadows and wide angles.

2009-10-19T09:31:49Z

Peter (burti)
October garden. Our front of house on a very beautiful October day. Big shadows and wide angles.

In your face. More wide angled messing around. Some folks do dog and horse muzzles. I do headstocks.

2009-10-19T09:29:07Z

Peter (burti)
In your face. More wide angled messing around. Some folks do dog and horse muzzles. I do headstocks.

Cracking finish

2009-10-19T09:33:38Z

Peter (burti)
Cracking finish

Original Contour Body. I was trying just playing and looking for angles and width. It was too nice a day not to be taking pictures TBH!

2009-10-19T09:28:02Z

Peter (burti)
Original Contour Body. I was trying just playing and looking for angles and width. It was too nice a day not to be taking pictures TBH!

Maple neck on red maple trunk. I was trying for a sort of 3D effect as if the headstock was coming out of the page. Sort of works.

2009-10-19T09:30:16Z

Peter (burti)
Maple neck on red maple trunk. I was trying for a sort of 3D effect as if the headstock was coming out of the page. Sort of works.

Strung out

2009-10-19T09:33:29Z

Peter (burti)
Strung out

Blonde, not sunburst

2009-10-19T09:33:17Z

Peter (burti)
Blonde, not sunburst

Autumn gold. It was a one of those cold bright days and it was dry so I thought I would see what I could with the leaves in the garden. I know, why would you have a guitar lying in a pile of ...

2009-10-19T09:26:12Z

Peter (burti)
Autumn gold. It was a one of those cold bright days and it was dry so I thought I would see what I could with the leaves in the garden. I know, why would you have a guitar lying in a pile of ...

Bed of glory. I wish I had done the Strat in the leaves aswell. It's rained now and the leaves are mush. Ah well, always next year.

2009-10-19T09:32:56Z

Peter (burti)
Bed of glory. I wish I had done the Strat in the leaves aswell. It's rained now and the leaves are mush. Ah well, always next year.

Peter (burti)'s photo

2009-10-19T09:23:12Z

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Rusted pickup poles

2009-10-19T09:27:09Z

Peter (burti)
Rusted pickup poles

Perfect from day one. The Strat must be one of THE icons of design that is a perfect blend of form, function and style. I just smile every time I look at one - and especially this one.

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Perfect from day one. The Strat must be one of THE icons of design that is a perfect blend of form, function and style. I just smile every time I look at one - and especially this one.

"The Plank". Sounds like only a Tele can. Not as jet-age as a Strat but still a beautiful, practical design. This one is a one piece Ash body, Blonde nitro-cellulose finish, aged to look "ro ...

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
"The Plank". Sounds like only a Tele can. Not as jet-age as a Strat but still a beautiful, practical design. This one is a one piece Ash body, Blonde nitro-cellulose finish, aged to look "ro ...

Fender rules! First was the Tele, then came the Strat.

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Fender rules! First was the Tele, then came the Strat.

Best buddies

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Best buddies

A fine pair

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
A fine pair

On display

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
On display

Road worn meets weather worn

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Road worn meets weather worn

Autumn colours

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Autumn colours

Now what gifts should I get for the kids?

2009-10-23T03:16:16Z

Peter (burti)
Now what gifts should I get for the kids?

Pipe and beer

2009-10-19T03:08:50Z

Peter (burti)
Pipe and beer

Kaiserin Sissi

2009-10-19T03:08:49Z

Peter (burti)
Kaiserin Sissi

on the bridge

2009-10-19T03:28:47Z

Peter (burti)
on the bridge

Tourist on the bridge at Esztergom.

2009-10-19T09:48:56Z

Peter (burti)
Tourist on the bridge at Esztergom.

"Whit braw! A Slovak pint" - and I have to say particularly welcome at that precise moment.

2009-10-19T09:45:07Z

Peter (burti)
"Whit braw! A Slovak pint" - and I have to say particularly welcome at that precise moment.

5 Hours to Ezstergom. The boat ride was too much for some.....

2009-10-19T09:45:49Z

Peter (burti)
5 Hours to Ezstergom. The boat ride was too much for some.....

typical street

2009-10-19T03:28:21Z

Peter (burti)
typical street

liberation monuments

2009-10-19T03:08:49Z

Peter (burti)
liberation monuments

On tram 41

2009-10-19T03:27:53Z

Peter (burti)
On tram 41

whit

2009-10-19T03:08:48Z

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whit

String Tree

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
String Tree

Headstock

2009-10-19T03:01:10Z

Peter (burti)
Headstock

Vintage Tuning Pegs

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Vintage Tuning Pegs

This pick-up genuinely looks as if it could be 40 or 50 years old and has been marked by salty sweat from a players picking hand.

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
This pick-up genuinely looks as if it could be 40 or 50 years old and has been marked by salty sweat from a players picking hand.

Stark sounds

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Stark sounds

Even the string eyelets have nicks, scuffs and marks

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Even the string eyelets have nicks, scuffs and marks

Cracking finish

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Cracking finish

Fender's ageing process is quite remarkable when you look at the detail on these tuners.

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Fender's ageing process is quite remarkable when you look at the detail on these tuners.

Machine Heads

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Machine Heads

The thin nirto-cellulose finish used on the bodies differs from the modern polyurethene finishes in that it lets the guitar "breath" and sound more vibrant acoustically. It also wears and ma ...

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
The thin nirto-cellulose finish used on the bodies differs from the modern polyurethene finishes in that it lets the guitar "breath" and sound more vibrant acoustically. It also wears and ma ...

From screw-threads to screw-heads nothing escapes ageing...

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
From screw-threads to screw-heads nothing escapes ageing...

Marked horn

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Marked horn

Classic sounds from Tex-Mex neck pickup

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
Classic sounds from Tex-Mex neck pickup

3 Saddle Bridge

2009-10-19T03:01:11Z

Peter (burti)
3 Saddle Bridge

Peter (burti)'s photo

2009-10-02T00:56:42Z

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Peter (burti)'s photo

2009-10-02T00:56:17Z

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Peter (burti)'s photo

2009-10-02T00:56:07Z

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Peter (burti)'s photo

2009-10-02T00:56:07Z

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Taken with SmugShot on my iPhone

2009-09-30T20:39:42Z

Peter (burti)
Taken with SmugShot on my iPhone

Sore head! And the height of the water in the great flood of 1838

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Sore head! And the height of the water in the great flood of 1838

Budavari and Chain Bridge from Pest

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

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Budavari and Chain Bridge from Pest

Someone else's shoes

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Someone else's shoes

In memory

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
In memory

IMG_4159

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

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IMG_4159

Shoes on the Danube Promenade

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Shoes on the Danube Promenade

Gysas - Jewish Memorial to those executed on the banks of the Danube. To save bullets at the end of the war, two people would be tied together and one of them shot. As they fell, the other w ...

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Gysas - Jewish Memorial to those executed on the banks of the Danube. To save bullets at the end of the war, two people would be tied together and one of them shot. As they fell, the other w ...

Squinting at the light

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Squinting at the light

Shot of Buda showing Calvinist Church, St Matthias Cathedral and The Hilton

2009-11-08T06:24:55Z

Peter (burti)
Shot of Buda showing Calvinist Church, St Matthias Cathedral and The Hilton

Waterbus and ducks

2009-10-19T03:21:19Z

Peter (burti)
Waterbus and ducks