Theme Day - Men at Work
Today's theme is "Men at Work", so I thought to show you a quintessentially London scene of men at work. You can see the Household Cavalry on guard in Whitehall every day. They stand, seemingly without moving, despite all the antics of the tourists to distract them - especially in summer.
The regiment's history dates back to the 17th century, and they are the most prestigous part of the British Army. Famous Guards include James Blunt, Harry & Wills Wales.
62 Daily Photo sites are participating in the 1st March theme, "Men at work", please use the links to below to visit them.
1 (Greenville SC (USA) ) -2 (Hyde (UK) ) -3 (Tenerife (Spain) ) -4 (Albuquerque, NM (USA) ) -5 (Stayton, OR (USA) ) -6 (Rotterdam (NL) ) -7 (Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) ) -8 (London (England) ) -9 (Richmond, VA (USA) ) -10 (Sydney -Sally (Australia) ) -11 (Newcastle upon Tyne (England) ) -12 (Constanta (Romania) ) -13 (Evry (France) ) -14 (Lubbock, TX (USA) ) -15 (Szentes (Hungary) ) -16 (Villigen (Switzerland) ) -17 (Mumbai (India) ) -18 (Tel Aviv (Israel) ) -19 (Twin Cities, MN [USA] ) -20 (Jakarta (Indonesia) ) -21 (Houston -Candice & Megan, TX (USA) ) -22 (Budapest (Hungary) ) -23 (Singapore - Zannnie (Singapore) ) -24 (Dubai (UAE) ) -25 (Singapore -Keropokman (Singapore) ) -26 (Madrid -Dsole (Spain) ) -27 (Mazatlan -Kate (Mexico) ) -28 (Nelson (New Zealand) ) -29 (Vantaa (Finland) ) -30 (Kyoto (Japan) ) -31 (Tokyo (Japan) ) -32 (Joplin, MO (USA) ) -33 (Auckland (New Zealand) ) -34 (Sequim, WA (USA) ) -35 (Menton (France) ) -36 (Minneapolis, MN (USA) ) -37 (Istanbul (Turkey) ) -38 (Sydney -Nathalie (Australia) ) -39 (Sharon, CT (USA) ) -40 (Seattle, WA (USA) ) -41 (Anderson, SC (USA) ) -42 (Monte Carlo, (Monaco) ) -43 (Milano, (Italy) ) -44 (Grenoble (France) ) -45 (Wailea, HI (USA) ) -46 (Guelph, ON (Canada) ) -47 (Melbourne - John (Australia) ) -48 (New York City (USA) [Ming_the_Merciless] ) -49 (Cebu (Philippines) ) -50 (Bandung (Indonesia) ) -51 (Antigua Guatemala (Central America) ) -52 (Hamburg (Germany) ) -53 (London -Jonemo (UK) ) -54 (Hong Kong ) -55 (Stavanger (Norway) ) -56 (Paris (France) ) -57 (Naples, Florida (USA) ) -58 (Saarbrücken (Germany) ) -59 (Shanghai (China) ) -60 (Quito (Ecuador) ) -61 (Zurich (Switzerland) ) -62 (Joensuu ( Finland ) ) -63 (Aliso Viejo, CA (USA) ) -64 (Cheltenham (England) ) -65 (Brussels (Belgium)) -
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post a commentI wonder if they actually love their work! nice shot :)
Yes, I was one of those silly tourists trying to distract them.
Santy, I suspect they are very proud of their job.
And they have such discipline. I'm one of those silly tourists :)
hmmm the last time i visited, loads of tourist were surrounding them.
like edwin, i was those silly tourists too.
The horse looks pretty bored. Feel sorry for the men having to put up with stupid tourists tricks. Nice photo.
wonderful theme photo
how do they stay in place for so long? i salute them!
Are there any non-silly tourists where these guys are concerned???? (me too!)
Great you could show something location specific.
Wonderful traditional spot. Quite brings a patriotic lump to my throat, not least in sorrow for my own silly antics as a child jumping up and down in front of them pulling faces with an equally silly friend on a school trip. I'm now truly sorry lads. Eek. lol.
quintessential London
I must admit, I was also one of the silly tourists, and I think I have an almost identical picture too!
This is a weird job uh?
Just like mimes! I would make a silly photo there too, I'm sure! ;)
Yes, at the risk of embarrasing myself here, I can vouch for their stoicism(!)as well...
excellent choix, j'adore cette photo. Vraiment un tres post.
excel choices, I adore this photograph. Really one very post.
I've never figured out how they manage to remain so stiff--maybe the're hypnotized or borgs, ya think?
Good photo choice!
Their training for such a job must be intense!
The job's got to be done...
Great choice!
As someone who knows a lot of these black horses, I'm not sure how they stand still for so long either!!!!!
Thank you so much for your help in getting me into this months theme day. :)
Great picture of London men at work! Very "classic" looking.