Gary Dumbrill

Yes that helps, not the place I’m thinking of, but equally spectacular. Thanks.

Wonderful! Is it more interpretive or a copy or a real scene, looks real to me, if it is I real am wondering do you know the name of the mountain on the right? It looks vaguely familiar to me.

As seen at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana Cuba, and a point well taken.

As seen in the back hallways of the Gran Teatro de La Habana, home to the Cuban National Ballet.

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Looking from the doorway of the Pantheon Rome upwards to the concrete dome.

Looking up at the dome in The Pantheon, Rome.

A nighttime scene of a soldier in uniform embracing (or holding) a young woman at a nearly empty train station platform. The setting is illuminated by a single overhead light, casting soft, muted lighting across the scene. The platform extends toward the left, with the distant tracks fading into darkness. The composition conveys stillness, quiet tension, and the emotional weight of parting.

I’d call this painting The Long Goodbye, but its official title is Soldier & Girl at Station, a 1953 work by Canadian artist Alex Colville, as seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

No—but I wish I was—enjoy.

A Neoclassical black basalt bust of Mercury by Wedgwood, seen in profile against a black background. The god is depicted with youthful, idealized features, wearing a winged helmet that marks him as the swift messenger of the gods. Made from matte black basalt stoneware, the bust combines classical elegance with 18th-century industrial craftsmanship.

Mercury, sometimes called Hermes—or Hermis in Arabic. I think I took this picture at the British Museum, but I can’t be sure—he gets around a bit. Famously known as a cattle thief, messenger, travel guide, and a bit of a trickster.

Two women walk side by side in the rain, wearing bright red raincoats.

A rainy day in Pyongyang.

My morning read began with the daily news, then this Desmond Tutu book. It seems that the contrast between the dream of what we could be and the nightmare of what we have become grows greater every day.

A rusty the rail car set against a blue sky.

Rusty the Rail Car — As seen somewhere in Hamilton, Ontario.

Gary, in Royal Marines uniform at RM Depot Deal, is shaking hands with Major General Whiteley (who later became General and Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe). The photo was taken in the Drill Shed at the Royal Marines base in Deal, Kent, which no longer exists. At that time, the first stage of Royal Marines training started at Deal before trainees were transferred to the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre at Lympstone.

Me, a lifetime ago—receiving an award from Maj. General Whiteley for being the best shot in my troop with the Self-Loading Rifle (SLR 7.62mm). I didn’t tell him that, next to me on the range was the worst shot in the troop, whose stray rounds were probably hitting my target.

I've spent way more time than that in China over the years; saw pandas, walked the Great Wall, met a lot of young folk happy to put up with this old English bloke desperately trying to show off my three Chinese phrases :-)

Subway trains at an underground station with a conductor standing on the platform.

I can't recall whether this was Puhŭng or Yŏnggwang Station in Pyongyang—regardless, the architecture was striking, and the rolling stock (repurposed Berlin U-Bahn carriages) a blast from the past!

평양의 부흥역이었는지 영광역이었는지 기억은 안 나지만, 건축은 인상적이었고 열차(재사용된 베를린 지하철 차량)는 과거로의 시간 여행 같았어요!

I agree—my only caveat is that the gut is sometimes shaped by social & personal prejudice/bias, so ask it some hard questions before trusting—but I suspect your dad added that warning too.

Museum Subway Station platform with a pubic telephone on the centre and a part of the “museum” sign behind.

Museum Subway Station - as seen in Toronto.

I do the same thing. If ever you come up with an answer let me know :-)

Looking down at the stage of the ancient Theatre of Ephesus from the stone seats.

Me contemplating modern artists who performed in the ancient Theatre of Ephesus—Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Joan Baez, Pavarotti, Sting, Bryan Adams, Elton John and more—echoes of their voices lingering in the air where Ephesians once chanted, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”

Good choice—and good point—I’d have a few questions for Paul if I met him.

I have been there too—amazing temple—I love the sky on that shot.

Great photo and a great library—and think about it—of all the professions librarians are the only ones who give people coming for help what they ask for or are attempting to find.

What a great photo!

Wow - amazing trip!

I love the reconstruction helps imagine what it must have been like.

Great photo.

Great photo and an amazing place.

Great photo - but the library is not so good - when I went there all the books were out and long overdue :-) Seriously though, what an amazing place this is.

An ancient street paved with work stone with the ruins of buildings on each side. In the foreground is a woman looking around her, in the background further up the street there is a couple.

The Arcadian Way in ancient Ephesus—as seen in 2015. Watching visitors, I tried to imagine Antony and Cleopatra, Emperor Hadrian, and the Apostle Paul passing by (all of whom walked this street). If you could meet any ancient figure who walked—or may have walked—this street, who would it be?

A traditional street food breakfast.

Before the rush — a quiet morning moment as workers at a breakfast shop in Baishizhou, Shenzhen prepare for customers.