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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Indian policemen guard near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Kashmiri men take pictures near the flowers during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Indian policemen guard near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood) In Kashmir, India
Kashmiri men take pictures near the flowers during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
A Kashmiri man takes a picture near the flowers during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
A Kashmiri man takes a picture near the flowers during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Indian policemen guard near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood) In Kashmir, India
Flowers are seen near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
People walk near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
An Indian policeman stands guard near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Indian policemen guard near the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul‚Äëe‚ÄëDawood) In Kashmir, India
Indian tourists take pictures near the flowers during the Chrysanthemum Autumn Flower Show 2025 (Gul-e-Dawood), organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K), in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 18, 2025. The exhibition showcases a variety of chrysanthemums, adding color to the heart of Srinagar. The event celebrates nature and highlights Kashmir's horticultural excellence. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Bucharest
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – OCTOBER 9:
A restaurant along the 'Umbrella Street' (Pasajul Victoriei), a tourist-spot known for its canopy of colorful umbrellas, is seen in the city center of Bucharest, Romania, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Dogs Take Over Paris Streets in Festive Animal Walk
Two dogs wearing classic Parisian berets meet on the Champs-Elysees during the Animal Walk in Paris, France, on October 5, 2025, adding a touch of local charm to the city's first march celebrating animal companionship. (Photo by Giulia Morici/NurPhoto) -
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Woman And Man Relaxing At Lake
A woman walks by flowers while a man relaxes on a wooden pier at Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, on September 19, 2025. Sailboats are visible on the lake in the background. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Krakow
KRAKOW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 16:
Tables made from old sewing machines are seen outside a pub in Krakow’s Kazimierz district, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Krakow
KRAKOW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 16:
Tables made from old sewing machines are seen outside a pub in Krakow’s Kazimierz district, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Clairo - charming pop-soul from a singer with starpower to spare.
Clairo - charming pop-soul from a singer with starpower to spare.
Playing material from her wonderful 2024 album Charm against lavish, elegant staging, the US artist has ushered in a confident new era.
Clairo performing live at the Hammesmith Apollo while on tour in support of her new album "Charm"
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Clairo - charming pop-soul from a singer with starpower to spare.
Clairo - charming pop-soul from a singer with starpower to spare.
Playing material from her wonderful 2024 album Charm against lavish, elegant staging, the US artist has ushered in a confident new era.
Clairo performing live at the Hammesmith Apollo while on tour in support of her new album "Charm"
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
Georgina Glendall, the organiser of the event.
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
Georgina Glendall, the organiser of the event.
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
Georgina Glendall, the organiser of the event.
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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'Amazing but absurd': how worm-charming is drawing Cornish art back to its roots
Among artist Georgia Gendall's projects is a riotous annual competition to lure these creatures from the soil - hopefully shifting some local cliches with them.
In a field in Falmouth, a crowd is preparing for battle. "I don't hug my enemies!" one friend tells another as they register for the town's third annual Worm Charming Championships. It's a war on two fronts: between man and beast, as we attempt to lure recalcitrant earthworms out of the community centre sports pitch, and between the 100 plots, each occupied by a team hoping to win one of three invertebrate-themed trophies.
Worm charming - or grunting, or fiddling - is an age-old art and an established competitive sport of several decades: a notched wooden stick is scraped close to the earth, the vibrations mimicking the rhythms of rain to bring worms up to the earth, where they are harvested for bait. But on this bright blue Sunday afternoon in Cornwall, traditional methods pale in comparison with the unconventional (and it's a peaceful operation: all worms caught will be returned to the wild).
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships, in Cornwall, UK.
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