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 Watercolour/photo image detail by stephen7144 at Webshots | ||||||||||
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I found this somehwere in my travels, and it reminded me of another painting my friend Paul gave me. :)
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 'Cityscape I' 1963 by Richard Diebenkorn | ||||||||||
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You get one more light and airy painting before we go into the Dark! By Milind Mulick | ||||||||||
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 By Fred Cuming | ||||||||||
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This is a favourite! As Hashi would say, 'It LOOMS!'  By Michelle Calkins | ||||||||||
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The longest serving horse in Britain's largest police force has finally hung up his stirrups. Telegraph.co.uk 22 Jul 2009  Rider Pc Bill Hounsome, of the Mounted Branch, said Raleigh would join his best friend Hector, who retired six years ago, at stables in Sevenoaks, Kent Photo: PA Raleigh was heading for a peaceful retirement in the countryside after spending two decades on the streets of London. The 23-year-old horse has been involved in policing almost every annual large-scale event held in the capital. As well as daily patrols, Raleigh has policed football matches and numerous ceremonial duties including Changing of the Guard and Trooping the Colour. Rider Pc Bill Hounsome, of the Mounted Branch, said Raleigh would join his best friend Hector, who retired six years ago, at stables in Sevenoaks, Kent. He said: "He may be a veteran at 23 but he thinks he's 13. When he's excited he bucks and jumps around, and he's good at tempting people into feeding him apples and other treats. "It's incredible for a horse to still be so fit and youthful at his age, but he has served an exceptionally long time as a police horse and it's time for a well deserved rest. I'm very pleased that I'm able to offer him that." The Metropolitan Police employs 148 mounted officers who look after 120 horses houses in seven stables at an annual cost of some £900,000. The majority of the horses are purchased aged five or six and enjoy a career of around 15 years. | ||||||||||
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