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Spectacular flower meadow at the top of the Hill with unbelievable number of Pyramidal, Fragrant and Common-spotted orchids... among red clover, mayweed and many other flowers and grass. From this summer archive. Noar Hill, East Hampshire, England
Solway Prospector' MT49 Fishing Boat resting on the mud at low tide, Maryport Harbor Cumbria England UK. The building in the background with the "Conical" roof is the local Coast Guard Station, and to the left the Lifeboat station.
John C. Fremont," The Pathfinder" began his fifth and final cross-country trip, to locate a northern railroad route that would circumvent pro-slavery states. Fremont and his party followed Gunnison's path until they crossed the Green River. There, Fremont headed south through the San Rafael Swell, coming very close to the present northern boundary of Capitol Reef before heading up over Thousand Lake Mountain. He might have camped on the stream that now bears his name before traveling across the Awapa Plateau (Parker Mountain) and on to the Sevier River. How close this party came to Capitol Reef has long been debated.
His artist and daguerreotypist, Solomon N. Carvalho, wrote a very general account of their journey, and a couple of his sketches and a map seem to put them somewhere in the vicinity of Salvation Creek, just east and north of Cathedral Valley.
It is believed that this is the first photograph ever taken in Capitol Reef. In 1854 the photographer described the two monoliths as "natural obelisks". They became known as Mom and Pop and Henry. This is a pen and ink reproduction of the daguerreotype taken by Carvalho, and a photo of the same rock monoliths
Pumpkin and sunflower...
But appearance is deceptive: it's all fake :-)
These little items are 2 of many many items of my wifes "decoration portfolio".
The husbands among us probably know what i mean... ;-)
The size (max. length) of the pumpkin is 5,4 cm.
HMM!
And: Happy Halloween!
Alexander the Great and his mother Olympias were very fond of each other, but they were also two very violent people who literally walked over dead bodies.
Both did not shy away from having personal rivals and competitors killed by the dozen.
"The destruction of Thebes [by Alexander] left a very deep and lasting impression on Greece. It was perceived not only by contemporaries but for centuries (even in the Roman imperial period) as an outrageous cruelty that Alexander was blamed for and cited as a historical example of a horrific catastrophe."
While Alexander had been leading the Balkan campaign to secure his power in 335 BC after taking power, "the Greeks in the south decided that this was the time to free themselves from Macedonia. Their spokesman was Demosthenes, who tried to convince the Greeks that Alexander had fallen in Illyria and that Macedonia was rulerless. The inhabitants of Thebes were the first to rise up and drive the Macedonian occupying soldiers out of the city.
Alexander reacted immediately and marched southwards to Thebes directly from his Illyrian campaign. The phalanx of his general Perdiccas captured the city, where Alexander had all the buildings destroyed as punishment, with the exception of the temples and the home of the poet Pindar. Six thousand inhabitants were killed, the remaining 30,000 were sold into slavery. The city of Thebes no longer existed and was to be rebuilt only twenty years later, but never regained its former importance.
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The ancient orators in particular were keen to speak [of these atrocities] and used this opportunity to arouse strong emotions in their audiences. It was said that Alexander acted like a wild animal and as an inhuman (apánthrōpos). This tradition of interpretation was still being received in Byzantine times." Later it was obviously lost.
The quotes come from de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_der_Große
They and my own words were translated with the help of www.deepl.com/de/translator
Sculpture group in the Schönbrunn Garden
While my girlie was creating my breakfast treat, I was outside in the super cold morning air creating another image to go with my coffee/tea series. The chair from my snowman pic was the perfect spot to set my tea and peace ornament.
Teabag wisdom - "You are equally as beautiful as the universe." Yogi Tea
I was inspired by Ken Jensen's www.flickr.com/photos/86174217@N04/28276270806/in/datepos... latest post and interesting experiment, he combined a 1.4 converter with his macro lens.
I am using a Canon 100mm f2.8 with a Kenko x1.4 (the canon x1.4 doesn't fit)
f/4 1/500sec ISO 200 140mm approx 50% crop.
I wasn't in that tight on this shot.
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I haven't done a sunrise for a while and was looking through my archives for some inspiration to get up early again. This one was taken last fall when I was trying out some long exposures. Calmness and quiet came to mind when I had a closer look but then I found this quote:
“Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!”
― Jalaluddin Rumi, The Essential Rumi
It's probably true in more aspects then I care to admit but did make me smile. Hopefully, it does you too!
This picture was taken at the Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House, The Strand, London. The portrait pictured
was taken by Krister Soerboe and was shortlisted in the competition....
Fields of harvested wheat and in the distance, uncut grain west of Teton Valley, Idaho.
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EA022 and three sister E60s descends into Page with more coal loads for the plant. What locals call the "Sleeping Indian" can be seen in the background, I suppose with a lot of imagination that's the shape of the rock (his feet are just out of frame to the right).
Well….That misty and… mystical Chateau-morning, that I was telling you about in my previous capture, I was also found in this extraordinary spot: so close to the…Mystical River’s multi-coloured, glittering waters, and under the golden-leaved branches of some of his trees …I had this same enchanting feeling, that I used to have being a little girl playing alone, when I was suddenly found covered by the plants growing in our garden at the time…I was feeling utterly protected and happy, believing I was surrounded by Fairies!! I used to stay sitting under there –- eyes closed -- in silence, for a lot of minutes, until I heard the voice of my Mama calling me….But that mystical morning at the Chateau, it was a happy barking dog, that brought me back to the here and now…
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Looning north just before sunset, on an exceptionally clear afternoon. Beyond the large white condo (a vacation rental) is San Simeon Point, then Point Piedras Blancas, and in the far distance the Santa Lucia range meets the sea, where Big Sur 'officially' begins.
In the foreground are Ice Age unconsolidated sands, from great dunes that spread inland during the low sea-stand when much of the ocean water was frozen into ice-sheets a mile or more thick, over Canada, New England, and much of northern Eurasia. Dry land extended to the Farallones off future San Francisco! The last Great Warming ended only about 9,000 years ago. Of course, the Earth's climate continues to warm, as does a lively debate over how much of the warming is due to humans, and how much is natural. You won't read much about the actual scientific debate, sadly, in the popular press, as this has become an item of faith among True Believers. But, geologically speaking, we're at risk of a return of the Ice -- and human CO2 emissions may help to keep that at bay. A respectable (but controversial) hypothesis.
Paddy and Elk .. assuming the 'nested collie' look :) I think they were a little worried that I might leave them to it!
"Hey bub, .. did we eat all the breadcrumbs on the way in??"
"Hmm .. yes, .. so don't let him out of your sight!"
Clusters of purple asters and a few bright spangles of Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) dot the meadows near Lost Lake Slough in the West Elk Mountains, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.
We had hoped to camp by the lake, but finding an open spot during the summer of 2020 proved difficult, as a surge of people sought to escape the fear of Covid in the great out-of-doors, us among them. Although we were forced to move on and find somewhere else for the evening, the walk around Lost Lake is a treat in any season.
It should have been My friend and I, but I uploaded the picture of my friend first :) This shot is from my latest trip with my wife. We had a great evening out with pictures and talking and watching the sunset together. This is from Asmaløy in Hvaler islands. Norway.
I made a journey over to the Kidderminster Railway Museum yesterday to collect a book they had set aside for me. They share premises with the southern terminus of the heritage Severn Valley Railway.
Suffice to say I took a few snaps, but barely any of the running trains!
I quite like this one taken under the station awning with the delightful WH Smith news-stand. I remember when we had one of these, albeit rather smaller, on Beeston station and from where I purchased my first Ian Allan Combine with Streak 60017 'Silver Fox' on the front. I was a wee-nipper at the time so I'm guessing a one-time parental funding was necessary for the not inconsiderable purchase price of 11s 6d (£0.57) back then. If only I still had it with my boyhood scrawl under-linings of the steamers and diesels I'd seen - I do have a copy now but purchased many years after the event and, without the under-linings, somehow not quite the same.
12.28pm, Kidderminster Station, 14th May 2019
Macro Mondays 'board game pieces' theme.
Other than Scrabble and a chess set which has disappeared, we don't own any board games so I borrowed several from a friend. Some didn't really have suitable 'pieces' for the theme so I went with chess. Probably something that there will be a lot of in the pool this week! I had several to choose from but went with this low key shot.
The image measures just under 2.5" in width.
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Klokhuis
Het klokhuis naast de Martinikerk in 1922 met de koepel zonder klokken
Hoewel de dakruiter van de Martinikerk daarnaast tot 1681 drie torens aan de westzijde had, hingen de luidklokken in een klokhuis. Aanvankelijk stond deze omtimmerde klokkenstoel ten noordwesten van de kerk, waar deze in 1489 werd opgericht. later werd het klokhuis verplaatst naar de zuidwestzijde van de kerk. De oudste klok die in dit klokhuis hangt, hing tot de komst van de nieuwe beiaard in 1970 in de koepel op de kerk waar ze dienstdeed als uurslag. Ze werd al in 1466 gegoten door Steven Butendiic en heeft de toon ges1. Tot de vordering van klokken in de oorlog hingen in het klokhuis ook twee luidklokken waarvan de grootste uit 1771 gegoten door Johan Christiaan Borchhard in Enkhuizen met slagtoon c1. Deze klok scheurde toen de klok uit de takels viel bij het uithijsen in 1943. De andere klok met slangtoon f1 van Johann ter Steghe uit 1543 werd na de oorlog terug gevonden en weer in het klokhuis gehangen. In het voorjaar van 2015 werd het klokhuis gerestaureerd en werden de twee zeer oude klokken weer aan rechte assen opgehangen
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Clock house
The clock house next to the Martinikerk in 1922 with the dome without bells
Although the turret of the Martinikerk also had three towers on the west side until 1681, the bells hung in a core. Initially, this timber-framed belfry stood northwest of the church, where it was erected in 1489. later the core was moved to the southwest side of the church. Until the arrival of the new carillon in 1970, the oldest clock in this clock house hung in the dome of the church where it served as the hour striker. Cast as early as 1466 by Steven Butendiic, she has set the tone. Until the advancement of bells during the war, the clock house also contained two loud bells, the largest of which was cast in 1771 by Johan Christiaan Borchhard in Enkhuizen with striking tone c1. This clock tore when the clock fell from the hoists during lifting in 1943. The other clock with snake tone f1 by Johann ter Steghe from 1543 was found after the war and hung in the clock house again. In the spring of 2015 the clock house was restored and the two very old clocks were hung on straight axes again
Her final stop was Cwmbran, a town with a lively atmosphere. Clara explored shops and cafés, and savored the bustling city life before heading back to Aberwyl to conclude her journey.
When Clara returned to Aberwyl, she realized how rich and diverse Auneland was. The combination of natural beauty, culture, history, and hospitality had left a profound impression on her. She knew she would someday return to this enchanting land, which had now captured a special place in her heart.
Photo's placed on Flickr or not so sharp and crisp as they are in Photoshop!!!
Any ideas why?
HFF
... and some bokeh bubbles!
... it's fun sometimes to rummage through old folders and come across some shots you'd forgotten ever taking..
(my brain seems to shut down when I try to come up with a title)
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