Cat with a pearl earing
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A strikingly handsome utility pole in my neighborhood. I donât think Iâve ever seen one so pretty.
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I love old timey scientific instruments. This one measures sunshine hours by burning a line in a special paper strip. It was part of a disused weather station on a farm.
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Ooh an old Campbell-Stokes recorder!
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Stoked! Now that we know what it is, hereâs the wiki:
Note the link shows some at various latitudes including tropical and polar. Neat!
ETA - In case it wasnât obvious - Thanks goes to @NukeML for the identification. 
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A mid-century modern public washroom? I can smell it from here.
The question is, should it be preserved?
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When I was a young kid & we lived near LA, we used to often see the Goodyear blimp that was based in Carson. One night (1975-76) we were coming home from LAX, & the blimp was overhead, its animated lights going and flashing the message âwelcome homeâ 
It seemingly followed us all the way home.
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Iâm not sure what Iâm looking at, here. I think this was too big for either a Cooperâs or sharp-shinned hawk, so perhaps red-tailed or red-shouldered. The phoneâs camera âenhancedâ the image, which I think might make it harder to ID.
Also spotted while out on the same post-luncheon constitutional:
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Huh. Iâd always thought of red shouldered hawks with more of a cream chest. But while @Gyrofrog camera may have âenhancedâ it, some do have a more golden/bronze chest based on Audubon pictures. Pretty birb 
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So, itâs Egyptian in origin?
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Bred specifically to make dresses from the plumage.
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