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Dripping Collection (#5)

Dripping: A mesmerizing cascade of life's essence captured in various forms and moments

Background imageDripping Collection: Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Preparing Pilaf

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Preparing Pilaf - traditional rice-based broth. Here the fat/oil/dripping is added. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDripping Collection: Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - wet

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - wet
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - he gets very wet when he tries to water the flowers and the hosepipe leaks. circa 1910s

Background imageDripping Collection: WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap

WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap
WW2 poster, Accidents sometimes happen... Work carefully, avoid scrap. HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Background imageDripping Collection: Two handmade Christmas and New Year cards

Two handmade Christmas and New Year cards -- Please distil wishes to taste -- with a diagram of chemical apparatus. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDripping Collection: Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, WW1

Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, WW1
Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, showing a large white bear (representing Bulgaria) with blood dripping from its claws, towering above its Central Powers colleagues from Germany

Background imageDripping Collection: Hungry Peter the pig cooking a meal

Hungry Peter the pig cooking a meal for his friends. Date: 1914

Background imageDripping Collection: Title page design, Animal Frolics

Title page design, Animal Frolics, illustrated by Cecil Aldin, told by May Byron. Showing a humanised pig dressed as a chef, cooking something tasty in a kitchen, watched by two dogs. Date: 1914

Background imageDripping Collection: Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1

Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1
Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it

Background imageDripping Collection: Bonzo - We ve been painting the town red

Bonzo - We ve been painting the town red
We ve been painting the town red Bonzo in hysterics as his six junior proteges cover themselves in red, blue, black and red paint trying to become the next Picasso! Date: 1924

Background imageDripping Collection: Cartoon, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, WW1

Cartoon, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, WW1
Cartoon, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, showing a grotesque, pantomime ogre-like Kaiser Wilhelm II wielding a club, with blood dripping from the club

Background imageDripping Collection: Burning the ice at both ends! by George Studdy

Burning the ice at both ends! by George Studdy
Burning the ice at both ends! Bonzo and the Bonzolines keep their temperatures down on a hot day, with a large cube of ice

Background imageDripping Collection: Narada Falls Rainbow, Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Narada Falls Rainbow, Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Background imageDripping Collection: USA, Washington, Seabeck. Roses in rainfall

USA, Washington, Seabeck. Roses in rainfall
USA, Washington State, Seabeck. Roses in rainfall. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageDripping Collection: Ice formation. Along Kongakut River. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska

Ice formation. Along Kongakut River. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska

Background imageDripping Collection: Nature. Maple leaves in the rain. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Nature. Maple leaves in the rain. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageDripping Collection: Maple leaves in the rain. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Maple leaves in the rain. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageDripping Collection: Oil can with drip falling from spout

Oil can with drip falling from spout

Background imageDripping Collection: Silver tap, dripping

Silver tap, dripping

Background imageDripping Collection: Unlock the bleed valve on a radiator, container underneath radiator

Unlock the bleed valve on a radiator, container underneath radiator

Background imageDripping Collection: Molten sulphur trickling out of condensation pipe, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia

Molten sulphur trickling out of condensation pipe, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia
August 13, 2011 - Molten sulphur trickling out of condensation pipe, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia

Background imageDripping Collection: Kilauea lava flow sea entry, Big Island, Hawaii

Kilauea lava flow sea entry, Big Island, Hawaii
April 7, 2005 - Kilauea lava flow sea entry, Big Island, Hawaii

Background imageDripping Collection: Ecce Homo, c. 1494 (oil on wood)

Ecce Homo, c. 1494 (oil on wood)
XIR387388 Ecce Homo, c.1494 (oil on wood) by Hey, Jean (fl.1494); Musees Royaux d Art et d Histoire, Brussels, Belgium; French, out of copyright

Background imageDripping Collection: USA, Wyoming, Sublette County, Cow moose lifting head from pond after feeding

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County, Cow moose lifting head from pond after feeding

Background imageDripping Collection: USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whale tail in dive

USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whale tail in dive. Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageDripping Collection: Canada, Nunavut Territory, Rear view of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on melting

Canada, Nunavut Territory, Rear view of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on melting sea ice floating in Frozen Strait near Arctic Circle along Hudson Bay at sunset

Background imageDripping Collection: Canada, Nunavut Territory, Water drips from melting iceberg along Frozen Channel

Canada, Nunavut Territory, Water drips from melting iceberg along Frozen Channel at northern edge of Hudson Bay near Arctic Circle

Background imageDripping Collection: Raindrops on a car window

Raindrops on a car window

Background imageDripping Collection: Water drops on a blade of grass, Ireland, Europe

Water drops on a blade of grass, Ireland, Europe

Background imageDripping Collection: Flower bud of Mountain Everlasting or Catsfoot (Antennaria dioica), Burren, County Clare, Ireland

Flower bud of Mountain Everlasting or Catsfoot (Antennaria dioica), Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Background imageDripping Collection: Dropping water, water drops, in front of bamboo

Dropping water, water drops, in front of bamboo

Background imageDripping Collection: Blurred street atmosphere through a window pane with rain drops

Blurred street atmosphere through a window pane with rain drops

Background imageDripping Collection: Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings in the back

Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings in the back

Background imageDripping Collection: Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings and cars in the back

Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings and cars in the back

Background imageDripping Collection: Melting water of the Valdez Glacier, Valdez, Alaska, United States

Melting water of the Valdez Glacier, Valdez, Alaska, United States

Background imageDripping Collection: Brass faucet at the German Fountain, donated by William II, German Emperor and King of Prussia

Brass faucet at the German Fountain, donated by William II, German Emperor and King of Prussia, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageDripping Collection: Picture No. 11092014

Picture No. 11092014
Robin in rain Date:

Background imageDripping Collection: John Morley MP pulled out by Labby and Campbell-Bannerman

John Morley MP pulled out by Labby and Campbell-Bannerman
The Story of Johnny Head-in-Air (cont.). John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (18381923) - British Liberal statesman

Background imageDripping Collection: Bowl of white icing with dripping balloon whisk credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen

Bowl of white icing with dripping balloon whisk credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageDripping Collection: Balata or Bullet Wood Tree being bled for natural latex Katoka Rupununi

Balata or Bullet Wood Tree being bled for natural latex Katoka Rupununi, Guyana

Background imageDripping Collection: Brown Pelican beak (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) Hyper saline solution dripping

Brown Pelican beak (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) Hyper saline solution dripping
Close up of brown pelicans beak, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Background imageDripping Collection: Bowl of white icing with dripping balloon whisk credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen

Bowl of white icing with dripping balloon whisk credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageDripping Collection: Picture No. 10883121

Picture No. 10883121
Magellan Parakeet / Austral Parakeet / Austral Conure - flock of parakeets showering under a little waterfall dripping down a rock wall (Enicognathus ferrugineus) Date:

Background imageDripping Collection: Picture No. 10883120

Picture No. 10883120
Magellan Parakeet / Austral Parakeet / Austral Conure - flock of parakeets showering under a little waterfall dripping down a rock wall (Enicognathus ferrugineus) Date:

Background imageDripping Collection: Drop of water poised on tip of new stalactite limestone rock formation in cave, Ingleborough Cave

Drop of water poised on tip of new stalactite limestone rock formation in cave, Ingleborough Cave, Yorkshire Dales N. P
Drop of water poised on tip of new stalactite limestone rock formation in cave, Ingleborough Cave, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, March

Background imageDripping Collection: Calamo fountain (Fontana del Calamo) close up, Ancona, Marche, Italy

Calamo fountain (Fontana del Calamo) close up, Ancona, Marche, Italy

Background imageDripping Collection: Cascade of water drops, close up

Cascade of water drops, close up

Background imageDripping Collection: Sweden, Stockholm, dagger from Segerstad

Sweden, Stockholm, dagger from Segerstad
Prehistory, Sweden, Bronze Age - Dagger from Segerstad

Background imageDripping Collection: Hand whisk dripping over whipped cream in glass mixing bowl, close up

Hand whisk dripping over whipped cream in glass mixing bowl, close up




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Dripping: A mesmerizing cascade of life's essence captured in various forms and moments. From the gentle trickle of water as a woman washes her hands in a basin, reminiscent of simpler times in 1927, to the intricate illustrations depicting the enchanting tale of Sweetheart Roland. Nature too showcases its own version of dripping, with Japanese Wisteria delicately draping itself over Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, while water pours relentlessly over natural falls after a heavy rainstorm in Oklahoma. But dripping doesn't stop at just water; it extends to everyday occurrences like a stubborn tap that refuses to cease its rhythmic drip or the oozing deliciousness found within cranberries mixed with honey. It even finds its way into art, where Tommy Tinker the Cat playfully paddles through spilt paint or treacle flows effortlessly from taps depicted by Carl Anderson's witty cartoons, and are be both captivating and whimsical - whether it's witnessing the Dripping Well in Felixstowe, Suffolk or indulging in frozen treats on ice as portrayed by Henry cartoonist Carl Anderson. Each instance reminds us to appreciate life's simple pleasures and embrace these small moments that make up our existence. So here's to now - let us revel in every drop that drips before us, for within each one lies an opportunity for beauty and wonder.