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Here for a long time, not a good time

Old, faded, very well-loved copy of Reader's Digest Folklore, Myths and Legends on my bookshelf, keeping good company between Julian Cope's Modern Antiquarian and The Quest for King Arthur by David Day
A smartly presented Victorian corner terrace unit stands isolated in an unglamorous bit of Plymouth. It's a sandwich bar. The professional-looking sign over the door and on the front of the roller blind both read SUTTON SNAX'S.
A screenshot of a screen display from The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series describing the band Disaster Area, not just the loudest band in existence but the loudest noise ever. The text is blue and red/yellow on a black background, and is extremely 80s.
No 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, a sleek, streamlined blue steam engine, about to head a railtour from Paignton
Metal sculpture of a large insect riding a bicycle, the frame of which is shaped like a 2-arch stone viaduct with wheels representing mining and quarrying tools.
Title card from 'Twin Peaks', but the text reads 'The Littlest Hobo'.
Close-up photo of cream camellia flower with dark green leaves and blue sky in the background
View across Plymouth Sound from The Hoe. The low winter sun is shining through broken cloud against a blue sky, and is reflected on the calm sea.
Lit by low sun, a wave is breaking as it approaches a beach. A nearby headland has a low Victorian fort built into it, and in the distance can be seen low hills on the other side of the wide bay. It's the view looking west from Bovisand.
An extremely 1970s shop front with a plate glass window. A large yellow sign displays the name Veggie Perrin's in a dark green serif font. In much smaller text underneath is written "I didn't get where I am today by eating meat"
XC Voyager train crossing distant Moorswater viaduct, lit by low wintery sun
Castle class HST approaching Dawlish station in glorious winter light. The sky and sea are tourist brochure blue.
Low winter sun glints off the window of a grubby green HST Castle set near Ivybridge as it passes an extremely green field
D800 Sir Brian Robertson at Newton Abbot station. Photo from Gloucester Transport History
Aardman's Gromit thwacking a rolling pin threateningly into the palm of his other paw whilst glaring at an out-of-shoot Feathers McGraw
Aardman's Feathers McGraw operating techno-trousers using his fiendish remote control unit
Cloud-spackled sunset, golden at the horizon and a sort of blueish grey at the top, is visible between the silhouetted edges of two Victorian buildings.
The rhythmic clanking, sploshing sound of the Torpoint chain ferry hauling itself across the river Tamar.
A cobbled lane, subtly lit by an orangey sunset with speckled cloud, leads between the dark silhouettes of high stone walls toward a distant mid-rise modern apartment block. Sometimes the less glamorous bits of Plymouth can look quite beautiful.
Looking across the calm, still river Tamar towards Coombe by Saltash viaduct. The sky is blue and numerous small moored boats are reflected in the water.
Moody sunset sky over the Exe estuary. The orange sun peeks through a gap in the cloud just above the horizon, its light reflected on the mud flats.
Asterix and Obelix walking past a construction site of a partly completed Roman aqueduct. Speech bubble shows Asterix talking in French, which roughly translates as "With these modern monstrosities, the Romans are ruining the countryside".
It's a calm, sunny evening. A coastal oil tanker with red hull and white superstructure approaches the camera as it leaves the terminal at Plymouth. Closer to the camera is a small boat with red hull and white cabin. They look like they could be related.
A rocky shoreline and tiny shingle beach lapped by calm, clear blue sea on a sunny morning. A few hardy swimmers are heading into the water.
Royal Albert Bridge, seen from the waterside at Saltash Passage in late afternoon sun. A class 150 dmu is crossing the bridge, heading west.
Southside Street, Plymouth, on a damp and breezy night. The Christmas lights are reflected on the wet pavement.
Midge Ure and backing musicians on stage at Princess Theatre, Torquay amid white & pink spotlights and projections on the floor
Tuxedo cat asleep dangling off the back of a padded armchair, looking as if she had collided with it at high speed and simply couldn't be bothered to move.
Chunky tuxedo cat unsuccessfully trying to drink from a gently running kitchen mixer tap.
tuxedo cat asleep on a well-used armchair, showing toe beans and lots of belly floof.
Paddle steamer Waverley leaving Plymouth for Dartmouth under grey skies