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The fountain was cast in Paris and completed for the 1876 International Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, the same exhibit at which Bartholdi displayed the Statue of Liberty’s right arm and torch. Bartholdi had originally intended to complete the Statue of Liberty in 1876 in time for the Country's Centennial, but construction was delayed. While the remainder of the statue was being completed in Paris, Bartholdi displayed the arm and torch at the Philadelphia Exhibition, along with his commissioned fountain

The ice is real, but there was some human help to build it like this in "Eispaläste Schwarzsee". Anyway, beautiful formations.

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Seen in a barn at a Michigan nature center; submitted for Textural Tuesday

 

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Funeral hall (Fritz-Schumacher-Halle) at Ohlsdorf cemetery, Hamburg.

Architect: Fritz Schumacher, 1928-32

Windows: Ervin Bossanyi

Zebras and Gnus grazing peacefully

in Northern Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa

 

Have a Happy Weekend !

... such a lot of things. And I do not know what this beautiful butterfly is - can anyone help? Taken at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm and honestly, I didn't have to do anything to this except crop it and sharpen very, very slightly. I do recommend this wonderful place ... but only if you don't mind butterflies landing on you, or hot, steamy conditions. Because it is HOT and STEAMY !!

 

ID would be gratefully received. Thanks for all your faves, comments and invites. I've just got back from Brighton but didn't have a chance to take many photos of the place as I was visiting family and they come first, of course.

 

Thank you so much Chandana for the ID: It's "Dryas Iulia".

 

Chandana's photostream is wonderful - have a look here ! Chandana Witharanage

  

One of the Overflow Plugholes at Ladybower Resevoir. The water levels are a a bit low for this time of year.. 24/12/2016 Ladybower Peak District Derbyshire UK

The view from Beachy head of the stunning coastline all the way to Seaford with the Belle Tout lighthouse in the middle...

Taken on our last evening in East Sussex

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a slice of focus

 

Manual setup and focus, available light, handheld. Hope, you enjoy! All visits & comments & faves are appreciated!

... for a springlike HBW !

 

at the Forsythia /Forsythie (Forsythia × intermedia)

in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

a time of slow evenings, and light.../Uppsala, sommaren, en tid av långa kvällar, och ljus.../Uppsala, comienzos de verano, un tiempo de atardeceres lentos, y luz... (DSC_6839-4)

... and then I'll probably follow you !

 

As Nelli is more adventourous as her sister, Mira watches from the kitchen door what she will do next ...

 

As it is the very first time for them to be outside in their life and because of the strong winds blowing, their first "excursions" didn't take too long :-))

 

Nelli and Mira on our terrace - Frankfurt-Nordend

November 5pm hour. Let our hearts light the way to good things...

 

Make one dream come true

  

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Abstract architecture, 55 Baker Street.

... the voyage is about to begin...

 

Location, Mavriotisa monastery, Kastoria, Hellas.

 

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The center of a white orchid, Denver Botanic Gardens.

 

Eight images, focus stacked.

Naviglio, the...river of Milan, in Christmas Time

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This shot has been taken in Manarola during the blue hour, the temperature was around five degres and the waves were pretty high in the sea. The town is almost desert during winter, but always a beautiful subject to photograph.

This is the old building at the edge of Benmore Gardens. Currently it houses the administrative offices and the art gallery.

The witch tower in Treysa is a round tower and part of the city fortification.

 

The so-called witch tower dates from the 15th century. It is a late Gothic round tower with external access to the upper floor. Its protruding tin crowning is characteristic. It was part of the fortification of the lower town. It is the only largely preserved round tower in the city and once comprised four floors.

 

It was used in the upper part to defend the city gate and in the lower part as a dungeon. In 1609, a woman accused of witchcraft was held in the tower. Due to its historical significance as part of the medieval city fortification, it is listed as a monument. Its current location is the crossroads Steingasse/Rosengasse.

Pentacon 50 mm 1.8

A cold morning at the Hüttwilersee

Ocean Beach, Umina, NSW, Australia

I finish the year with this photograph in the hope of returning with the camera and good company.

DSC_1680 13 11 2015

 

" Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Winston Churchill.

 

Jura Mountains in Switzerland. La Tourne , Canton of Neuchatel, Twilight time. No. 1680.

 

My admiration to : Eagles Of Death Metal .

 

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Perhaps the world’s longest covered walkway, this winding 666 vault arcade is almost four kilometres long going from downtown Bologna to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca.

 

When I'm not walking in history, you can find me on Twitter.

Calgary - Alberta

Canada

Peace Bridge

Designed by Santiago Calatrava

 

The bridge was built by The City of Calgary to connect the southern Bow River pathway and Downtown Calgary with the northern Bow River pathway and the community of Sunnyside. This connection was designed to accommodate the increasing number of people commuting to and from work and those utilizing Calgary's pathways.

 

I was fascinated by the Peace Bridge and because my hotel was right behind the Shaw building I could go there anytime I wanted...:-))

 

Two previous pics in the first comment..

 

Upper Kananaskis Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada

There is nothing like entertaining visitors to remind you of what a beautiful place you live in. When we visited Fort Worden (the old WWII bunker in the background) on the tip of the Quimper Peninsula near Pt. Townsend, WA, the yellow lupines were dotting the the landscape with brilliant yellow.

 

"In the deep spring when grass was green on fields and foothills, when the lupines and poppies made a splendid blue and gold earth ... then there was no more lovely place in the world."

~ John Steinbeck

Fletschhorn (3985m), Dom (4545m), Matterhorn (4478m) and Weisshorn (4505m) with Bettmergrat (foreground) from the cable car station Eggishorn, Valais, Switzerland

 

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