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(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Tardis #DoctorWho #Whoniverse #Doctor_Who #DrWho #Tea #Teatime #Teapots

Photo of a tea pot shaped like Doctor Who's Tardis. The lid is off, and someone is pouring hot water into its top from a teakettle. Meme text reads, "I've been pouring into this damn thing for 45 minutes.'

Tallest coffee/tea pot, cup, and bottle water towers

Listed below are some of the unique water tower designs across the country. In this particular case, they are shaped like coffee pots, teapots, cups, or bottles. Each of these charming towers evoke a sense of place through their unique designs. Not only are they a source of local pride, but often a tourist attraction that draws visitors to area. In addition, many are wonderful examples of adaptive reuse of historic water towers for cultural placemaking purposes.

Kingsburg, CA Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower – Source: homes.com

If you happen to know of any other similar water towers that are not included in this list, please feel free to pass them along and we will add them to the post. Eight different states are represented on the list, with Iowa taking the crown for the most water towers in these styles with 4, followed by Kentucky and California with two each.

Peace!

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Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower -photo by author

Old Forester Bourbon Bottle Water Tower (1936): Louisville, KY = 218 feet including the building its perched upon. See image after the sources.

Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower (1949): Collinsville, IL = 170 feet – see image above.

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1911/1985): Kingsburg, CA = 122 feet – a “Tin Man” water tower converted in 1985. See image provided near top of the post.

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1921/1971-2015): Stanton, IA = 120 feet – a “Tin Man” water tower converted in 1971. The coffee pot was taken off the tower in 2015, but still remains in a local park. Coffee pot height itself = 25 feet – see image just below.

Source: desmoinesregister.com

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower (1971): Omaha, NE = 110 feet – another “Tin Man” style water tower – see image just below

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot in Omaha, NE – Source: flickr.com

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1902/1993): Lindstorm, MN = 100 feet – see image just below.

Lindstrom, MN Coffee Pot Water Tower: Source: roadarch.com

Swedish Coffee Cup Water Tower (2000): Stanton, IA = 96 feet – see image just below

Coffee Cup Water Tower in Stanton, IA – Source: roadarch.com

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Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower #2 (2022): Kingsburg, CA

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Council Bluffs, IA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Percival, IA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Dixie Cup Water Tower (1958): Lexington, KY – see image below

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower : Clearfield, PA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Cheyenne, WY

Dixie Cup Water Tower in Lexington, KY – Source: fotospot.com

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Old Forester Bottle Water Tower in Louisville -Source: pinterest.com

#2 #bottles #branding #cities #coffee #coffeePots #cups #fun #geography #history #landUse #nostalgia #planning #teapots #transportation #travel #waterTowers

#FlowerFriday/#FensterFreitag crossover in the #charming town of #Wendover, woohoo! 🤝

#BloomScrolling #England #Blumen #WindowFriday #Cottagecore #VintageCharm #flowers #teapots #teacups

A charming exterior shot of a building with a rustic, cottage feel. The focus is on a large window with white lace curtains, framed by a dark green painted wooden frame. Below the window, a green shelf holds a collection of white teacups and teapots, along with a few small potted plants.
The building's wall is clad in dark brown weathered wood. At the base of the wall, a variety of potted plants and flowers are arranged, including pink geraniums, blue lobelia, and a small conifer. The ground is covered in light-coloured gravel.
A hint of colourful bunting is visible in the top left corner, adding to the quaint, festive atmosphere. The reflection in the window shows a glimpse of the building's interior.

This week's #FensterFreitag is a #window of the Café am Finkenherd in #Quedlinburg. Which means this photo also qualifies for today's #FotoVorschlag ("Q"), wheee 🤓

#Fenster #WindowFriday #Harz #timberframe #Fachwerkhaus #Fachwerk #Altstadt #OldTown #TeaPots #TeaPot #Kaffeekanne #Kaffeekannen #Cafe

A close-up shot of a building's exterior with a prominent window. The building features white plaster walls with light blue wooden beams forming a decorative "X" pattern, typical of half-timbered architecture. The window is a large, dark brown, multi-paned window with eight panes, displaying a collection of different teapots inside. Below the window are two wooden flower boxes with reddish-brown foliage. The building's base is constructed of rough-cut, light-colored stone. Two black, barred grates are set into the stone at the bottom of the image.

@futurebird we have the platonic solid of #teapots, useful for making tea as well as testing the rendering of reflective surfaces

white porcelean Utah teapot on a reflective surface.

The current active pots. This is in the kitchen cabinet where I can easily grab them. #teaculture #yixing #tea #teapots #teaPosting

This is probably my very best pot. It rings like a bell used for puerh green and well aged. It’s red and rather shiny with a high dome

A very cheap pot that I repaired and I’m proud of my repair job. The lid is cracked.

Absurdly small pot that is useful for tasting expensive teas when you want to brew just a little and sort what you are aging.

This week’s #TeapotTuesday takes an iridescent turn with this early 19th century ‘Moonlight Lustre’ teapot. Lightly hand-decorating gold over earthenware in a 'feathering' technique produces this copper-gold metallic reflection.

V&A Wedgwood Collection
@vawedgwood

#ceramics #museums #wedgewood #tea #teapots

An early 19th century ‘Moonlight Lustre’ teapot from Wedgewood

Works by James Hadley (1837 – 1903) English potter associated with the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company

#jameshadley #potter #teapot #teapots #worcesterroyalpotterycompany #art #artist

Konvička obryně a můj první pokus o spojení hlíny a dřeva (třešeň křovištní). #tea #pottery #handmade #teapots #woodcarving

Still Life

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #photos #stilllifephotography #jlbouzou #stilllife #teapots #apples #fruits #coffemakers #mugs

Still Life

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #photos #stilllifephotography #jlbouzou #stilllife #pitchers #apples #fruits #teapots

The blue teapot...

#photography #photos #photographie #naturemorte #stilllife #photomanipulation #impressionism #impressionnisme #teapots

Nature morte...

#stilllife #photos #photography #photographie #photomanipulation #impressionism #impressionnisme #teapots #fruits #coffeemaker

Creature Sculpture by Jai Sallay-Carrington

#sculpture #sculptor #jaisallaycarrington #art #artist #artworld #worldofart #teapots #creatures #skulptur #escultura #theiere #teekanne #tetera #animals #animalart #théière #teapot

Sony tea set

#Sony #tea #teapot #teapots #yunomi

A white teapot and cup that are both Sony branded.

Stopped at #Goodwill earlier. Nothing good in #Electronics, and where are all the #Teapots?

Thinking about the #FolktaleWeek2023 prompt #FolktaleIllusion reminds me of this #linocut illustration from last year of Hans Christian Andersen’s dreamy fairytale ‘The Little Elder Tree Mother’.

In the story a little boy has caught a cold and is sick in bed and his mother brings him a pot of elder tree blossom tea. A kindly old man visits and the boy asks him for a story. 🧵1/n

#printmaking #ElderTreeMother #illustration #tree #teapots #HansChristianAndersen #folklore #MastoArt