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Dripping Collection (#8)

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

Background imageDripping Collection: Fossil fuel, conceptual image

Fossil fuel, conceptual image

Background imageDripping Collection: Finite oil resources, conceptual artwork

Finite oil resources, conceptual artwork. Computer artwork representing running out of oil

Background imageDripping Collection: Polar ice caps melting, conceptual image

Polar ice caps melting, conceptual image

Background imageDripping Collection: Hydrating copper sulphate

Hydrating copper sulphate
Copper (II) sulphate crystals being hydrated. Anhydrous copper (II) sulphate is white, while hydrated copper sulphate is blue

Background imageDripping Collection: Outdoor tap

Outdoor tap, dripping water. Failing to completely turn off outdoor water sources during droughts, such as that in the UK during summer 2006

Background imageDripping Collection: Wax run down at Llandarcy

Wax run down at Llandarcy
The wax run-down at the BP crude oil processing plant at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Background imageDripping Collection: Shortage of Labour during WWI

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Background imageDripping Collection: Scottish Misery

Scottish Misery
A Scottish soldier plays mournfully on his bagpipes, nose dripping and unconsoled by whisky or jam, at the first wartime Christmas

Background imageDripping Collection: Little girl eating an ice cream, Cornwall

Little girl eating an ice cream, Cornwall
Close-up of a little girl sitting on a mooring post in a Cornwall harbour, eating an ice cream

Background imageDripping Collection: Brown Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Background imageDripping Collection: Frankincense, the resin seeping out into a cut in the trees bark, Dhofar Mountains

Frankincense, the resin seeping out into a cut in the trees bark, Dhofar Mountains, Salalah, southern Oman, Middle East

Background imageDripping Collection: Sap seeping out through bark of frankincense tree, Momi Plateau, eastern end of Socotra Island

Sap seeping out through bark of frankincense tree, Momi Plateau, eastern end of Socotra Island, Yemen, Middle East

Background imageDripping Collection: Splash-back column caused by a single water drop falling into water

Splash-back column caused by a single water drop falling into water. A droplet has just broken off from water column
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: Water droplet above ripples and splash formation in water

Water droplet above ripples and splash formation in water
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: Detail of a melting iceberg (note the dripping icicles) grounded at Heroina Island in the Weddell

Detail of a melting iceberg (note the dripping icicles) grounded at Heroina Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Michael S. Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: water dripping from a tap

water dripping from a tap
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageDripping Collection: Splash-back column caused by a single water droplet falling into water

Splash-back column caused by a single water droplet falling into water. Another droplet is about to break off
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: Water droplet above ripples and splash formation in water

Water droplet above ripples and splash formation in water
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageDripping Collection: Tapped rubber tree on an estate

Tapped rubber tree on an estate, near Pulau Betong in the south of the island, Penang, Malaysia

Background imageDripping Collection: Man tie dyeing cotton

Man tie dyeing cotton, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat State, India

Background imageDripping Collection: Wilhelm Returns Home

Wilhelm Returns Home
THE HONOURS OF WAR - After defeating France, Kaiser Wilhelm I returns home with Alsace and Lorraine - and a sceptre dripping with French blood

Background imageDripping Collection: Advert / Royal Baking Powd

Advert / Royal Baking Powd
Royal Baking Powder

Background imageDripping Collection: R Strauss (Garvens)

R Strauss (Garvens)
RICHARD STRAUSS the German composer: a satire on his opera Salome (1905) in which John the Baptists head is cut off




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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.