#Blenheim

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Blenheim Palace gate, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND

[bantarleton]

The uniform of a senior French general, captured at the battle of Blenheim in 1704 and now forming part of the exhibition at the National Army Museum.

[alexa-yukiyu]

I fully believe that the whitebeard pirates would be good but completely chaotic with an actual child like I know whitebeards whole thing is being a dad but I think you throw a four year old at them and they're like "oh God can it have beer yet?" And completely forget that tantrums exist and the first couple weeks are pure chaos

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Correct me if im wrong but when aren’t the only kids who have been in the Moby Dick Hiyori and Momonosuke? And they had both parents to look after them so no one had to worry about taking any reponsability in that aspect and Whitebeard din’t have to step in as a dad in their case.

To me the best contenders to know whag the hell they are doing would be Marco and Oden, with Izou and Ace coming a close second

Oden, well he is a dad so that gives him an advantage on dealing with kids but regardless he is soemone who gives zero shits on what people think of him so he has no problem being the goofy dad 24/7. And despite his hotheaded personality and what I thought to be a careless lifestyle he is a man who will and has given everything to protect his family and retainers

Up next we have Marco, I don’t recall him having direct contact with any children on the series but he has shown to have a calm, mature demeanor, this paired up with his medical knowledge would aid him in things such as when does a child become ready for solid foods, when should they start walking etc. Not saying he would know everything as he is the Ship’s doctor and not a pediatrician but his love for his family would be enough encouragement to learn about children and their development. Plus this man can do no wrong sooo

Ace, now listen you may think, of course you’re going to say he’s up there he had Luffy and you would be absolutely right that is one of the reasons 😂. Listen in his youth he had a rough attitude and if even then he was able to fill that role he filled for luffy even years later is a testament to his qualifications. Second point is his personality, when he grew up he grew up to be a a goofball, at least I saw him that way, I feel like his personality would match up perfectly with a child. But a good match dosen’t feed the child so that’s why he won’t be up in first place. He would be great with the children but he would be as clueless as can be when it comes to needs of the kid, he would forget tk water and feed the child.

For Izou, I think he would be a good option because like Marco he seems tk have that Mature and responsible demeanor , so he would be a good option for a child coming aboard. He would also be great with the needs of the child, reminding himself to do all the tasks needed to be done if the child is wrong or remind the child themselves if they are old enough. But despite being a big brother, he is only a big brother by a year so I don’t think thats adding tk his resume in this case. The reason why he is not on top is because even though he would be great at keeping track of what teh child needs he doesn’t neccesarily have the knowledge, he can be told about what and when the kid needs something but he wouldn’t know that by himself, so give him the information and he is up there with Marco And Oden, which would probably be the ones who teach him in the first place

Thatch would be a good option too, he has a playful and caring personality for the child and he would be able to adapt his meals to better fit the kid, but same as Izou he would need to be given that information. And similar to Ace he would forget about some needs of the kid or be incredibly reckless, he would remember to feed and water the kid since he is a chef and it’s his job but other needs eh, keep an eye on him ir next thing you know you’ll have a toddler making your meals, handling knifes and other utensils.

I do want to mention Haruta, I think kids would love his outfit, he looks goofy so he could be a good entertainer for them. The rest of the commanders though… well they would be good bug brothers but maybe from a little far away, they are more rady to handle bigger kids and teens who can take a little bit more force. They could be caring but if someone like Kingdew or Fossa approach a kid I don’t know if a small child would be…how to say it…. I don’t think they would be ready for their personalities and facial expressions….

[nocternalrandomness]

Bristol Blenheim's from RAF No. 254 Squadron flying from Aldergrove in Northern Ireland - May 1941

[usafphantom2]

Blenheim MK.IV nightfighter

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[stillxnunpxidintern]

As this is still somewhat of a constant thought for me and as there is little to no canonical info about Whitebeard 16 divisions, and going off on how big the crew and Moby is, each division must have a role to help keep the ship running smoothly.

I can see maybe two divisions having the same role depending on what it is.

1st and 4th Division are the ones set in stone for me, it's the other divisions that I would like help with.

So what roles do people like to give to each of the divisions, cause I've seen different roles for same divisions and I want people input on on this.

I will update this until each division has role, so if you want to give your thoughts please do, it will help a lot.

Marco - 1st Division - Medical

Ace - 2nd Division - Navigation(potentially)

Jozu - 3rd Division -

Thatch - 4th Division - Cooking

Vista - 5th Division -

Blamenco - 6th Division -

Rakuyo - 7th Division -

Namule - 8th Division -

Blenheim - 9th Division -

Curiel - 10th Division -

Kingdew - 11th Division -

Haruta - 12th Division - Communication(potentially)

Atmos - 13th Division -

Speed Jil - 14th Division -

Fossa - 15th Division -

Izou - 16th Division -

[dogfancier]

Buster Brown, english toy spaniel owned by mrs. Byron H. Timberlake, Minneapolis, Minn. 1909

[monkeyssalad-blog]

RAF Bristol Blenheim Bomber L6739 G-BPIV by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: RAF Bristol Blenheim Bomber L6739 G-BPIV This is the only airworthy Blenheim Fighter Bomber in the world, This airframe is from Canadian-built Bolingbroke IV RCAF 10201, but in 2003 was involved in a landing accident, it was decided to rebuild the aircraft to Mk1 as a British-built Blenheim which the RAF would have used, Blenheim’s were both used by Bomber and Fighter Commands during World War II Annual winter exhibition at Duxford Scramble! The Summer of 1940 Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 17th February 2025 HAA_0313

[artschoolglasses]

North View of Blenheim, 1800-20

From the Victoria and Albert Museum

[englishcarssince1946]

1994 Bristol Blenheim

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[cllnsllvn]

Marlborough Wine Region

Today's main activity was a half-day wine tour. Blenheim is home to many of the vineyards of the Marlborough region, which is well known for Sauvignon Blanc! Obviously, tried a few Sauvignon Blancs today, along with quite a few others.

Before the tour, I went for a walk along the Taylor River. There's a nice walkway that features countless plaques with poems written about the river by school children from the area. It was lovely stopping to read some.

Plus, there was this cute little train, which was terribly exciting! I had seen the tracks and just assumed that they were no longer in use, but I was wrong.

Now, onto the wines. The first place we went to was Nautilus Estate, where we got to sit outside in the sunshine sipping on a few different wines. Among them was an Albariño, a Spanish varietal that is only produced by 7 vineyards in the region, and they're one of only 3 that showcase them at their cellar door. It was lovely, but the real winner to me here was probably the Sauvignon Blanc (what a surprise!). It does make up 80% of their sales!

I tried the ones with the purple dots below.

Next up was Framingham Wines. Here, they have two different lines? brands? (I don't know what you would call it). The Framingham wines are their regular wines, machine harvested, and traditionally fermented. The F-Series wines are specialty, limited batch, hand-picked, and fermented by wild fermentation. Each bottle of the F-Series has a unique number that shows which bottle in the batch. They only make 2,800 F-Series Rose, but 8,400 F-Series Pinot Noir (those are the two we saw!). They also made a point of saying they're growing more grapes for Riesling, in part because they're trying to target a younger market. It's a good business move. What young person doesn't love a good Riesling? (That means I'm still young, right?)

I do think the winner here was actually the Pinot Gris!

Our final stop was Spy Valley Wines. It's a family-owned winery, and 60% of the vines are for Sauvignon Blanc! I didn't take a picture of the wine list year, because we had a bit more choice in this tasting. One of the interesting ones was that they have a Syrah available for tasting - these grapes don't grow well in NZ, so the bottle they had for tasting was a blend of the harvest from 2015 and 2016, aged for 5 years. They didn't get another harvest until 2020, which will be ready once they run out of the older Syrah, and now they no longer have the vines. So this will be the last of the syrah! (I didn't try it, so I don't know how it is.)

Here, I had a Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, White Pinot Noir, Pinot Nouveau, and late harvest Riesling. The Riesling was absolutely delicious, but I think the most interesting was the white pinot noir - it was almost like it was having an identity crisis. It almost looked like a very blonde rose but then tastes more like a Pinot noir without as much punch. Very interesting!

After the tour, I was knackered so I took it easy for the rest of the day to recover for tomorrow!

[wgm-beautiful-world]

BLENHEIM PALACE

[postcard-from-the-past]

British light bombers Bristol Blenheim on a vintage postcard

[usafphantom4]

Pair of paintings l did in 2018, both Bristol Blenheim IVs, one Royal Air Force, the other Free French.

Both acrylic on paper 40 x 29cm

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[star-fiend]

One Piece, chapter 966, "Roger and Whitebeard"

Curiel was so lanky back then compared to his current physique

I think Marco was 17 around this time and Jozu was 14

[usafphantom2]

Magnifique photo 👍 Blenheim mk. I

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