Mono Monday (15th April 2024)

I have had this ali baba probably since the sixties when my mother gave it to me. If you are a cat owner you soon learn that you can't have nice things, because they become repurposed by your overlords, in this case for use as a scratching post and claw-sharpener by many cats over the years.

This is for JohnEdward's Mono Monday challenge on the theme of 'Texture'. The original shot was first converted to black and white and then turned into a sepia approximation of its original colour.

I have a blip for Sunday and I try not to blip out of sequence, but my next chance to post won't be until Wednesday, possibly too late for the challenge. With thanks to JohnEdward for hosting.

L.
Sunday 14.4.2024 (1951 hr)

Blip #4070 (#3820 + 250 archived blips taken 27.8.1960-18.3.2010)
Consecutive Blip #004
Blips/Extras In 2024 #054/266 + #018/100 Extras
Day #5134 (1257 gaps from 26.3.2010)
Lozarithm's Lozarhythm Of The Day #3209 (#3049 + 160 in archived blips)

Taken with Pentax K-50 (Red) and Sigma AF 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM lens

Black & White and Monochrome series
Textures and Colours series

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon - Room At The Top (recorded January 2023, Deia, Mallorca)
Galen Ayers (daughter of Kevin Ayers) and Paul Simonon (of the Clash) from their 2023 album Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?  It's been a year since that album came out and recently they've been on the radio promoting some live gigs, but no news of a new album. I heard them perform this live on Riley & Coe on 6 Music a week or so ago.

One year ago:
The Woodland Garden