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Dust Cloud 183 (top left) was first cataloged by Dr. Lynds in 1962 (1) and has recently been calculated to be 105 parsecs away (2). It is part of a complex of cold, dense, and starless dust and molecular clouds which also includes LDN 134 (lower right).
I wanted to frame the photo in a different way and found that it looked quite dramatic flipped into portrait mode. Frames were taken south of Grafton in a Bortle 4 location by Lake Ontario.
Equipment and processing info can be found on my Astrobin page:
(1) https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1962ApJS....7....1L/abstract
(2) www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2018/03/aa31742-17/aa...
The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 86.5-foot-long (26.4 m), 18.66-foot-wide (5.69 m), Howe-truss bridge was built in 1855. It was renovated by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, and by the City of Philadelphia in 2000.[2]
It is the only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and is the only covered bridge in a major US city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a Contributing Property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.
The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic.
Clients Have Me Chained To My Desk -- But Loosened The Leash Enough To Attend A Meeting In Ginza Series, No. 2
It was a real scorcher today on the Ginza!
Best viewed in lightbox!
The Eastern Columbia Building, also known as the Eastern Columbia Lofts, is a thirteen-story Claud Beelman designed Art Deco building located at 849 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District of Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on September 12, 1930 after just nine months of construction.[2] It was built at a cost of $1.25 million as the new headquarters and 39th store for the Eastern Outfitting Company and the Columbia Outfitting Company, furniture and clothing stores founded by Adolph Sieroty and family.[3][4] At the time of construction, the City of Los Angeles enforced a height limit of 150 feet, however the decorative clock tower was granted an exemption, allowing the clock a total height of 264 feet.
The building is widely considered the greatest surviving example of Art Deco architecture in the city (Jose Huizar)[14] following the 1969 destruction of Richfield Tower.[8] It is one of the city's most photographed structures[15] and a world-renowned Art Deco landmark.[16] It has been characterized as the "benchmark of deco buildings in LA".[17][18]
On June 23, 2005, the long-defunct clock tower was reactivated in a ceremony with city and preservation leaders to celebrate the building's 75th anniversary.[19][20] Developer KOR Group, in conjunction with Killefer Flammang Architects, completed a two-year $80-million renovation of the building in 2006, turning the property into 147 condominiums, with interior redesign completed by the firm Kelly Wearstler Interior Design[9][15][21][22][23][24] These live/work lofts showcase the timeless details of the early 20th century along with modern upgrades.[25] The project earned California Construction Magazine's Best Redevelopment in 2007, McGraw Hill’s Best Redevelopment of '07 Award, and the 2007 Multi-Housing News Adaptive Reuse Award.[26] The Eastern Columbia Lofts earned a 2008 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award.[2] The building is a participant in the Mills Act Historic Property Contracts
This rare tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis) is bizarre because:
1. Found only on a 45k length of the banks of the River Ouse. between York and Selby, it refuses to eat anything but tansy leaves - which, (thanks to grazing animals and invasive plants, like Himalayan balsam) are few and far between.
2. It refuses to fly, so unless it can reach supplies of tansy plants on it's little legs it goes hungry.
3. Which may be why it often eats its own eggs
4. It falls off the tansy plants into the river with monotonous regularity.
5. Then, if none of the above finish it off, it's bright iridescent green carapace makes it visible to every passing bird.
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who: me
where: in the ethery
1.working for my saint redention.
2.it's a stupid joke killing time
3.I used my lipstick again
4.I KNOW IT IS THRASHY//JUNKY
According to the legendary accounts of her life, Barbara was the daughter of a rich pagan named Dioscorus. She was carefully guarded by her father who kept her shut up in a tower in order to preserve her from the outside world. Having secretly become a Christian, she rejected an offer of marriage that she received through him. Before going on a journey, he commanded that a private bath-house be erected for her use near her dwelling, and during his absence Barbara had three windows put in it, as a symbol of the Holy Trinity, instead of the two originally intended. When her father returned, she acknowledged herself to be a Christian; upon this he drew his sword to kill her but her prayers created an opening in the tower wall and she was miraculously translated to a mountain gorge, where two shepherds watched their flocks. Dioscurus, in pursuit of his daughter, was rebuffed by the first shepherd, but the second betrayed her and was turned to stone and his flock changed to locusts. Dragged before the prefect of the province, Martinianus, who had her cruelly tortured, Barbara held true to her faith. During the night, the dark prison was bathed in light and new miracles occurred. Every morning her wounds were healed. Torches that were to be used to burn her went out as soon as they came near her. Finally she was condemned to death by beheading. The father himself carried out the death-sentence, but in punishment for this he was struck by lightning on the way home and his body consumed.
HOW TO CREATE THIS:
an ethnic necklace (head over pashmina)
a yellow pashmina (hairstyle/head)
an old pigiama (wear)
new box face powder (hand)
mom face cream like burmese girls (face)
A crisp Fall evening in Saginaw finds Huron & Eastern's 740 job heading south into Genesee Yard behind Central Michigan #2014. #2014 is a former Devco Mining unit and was the CMGN's one and only GP38-2. It is also one of only two CMGN units still rostered by the HESR as of 2025.
From Wikipedia:
St. Johns Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery on Montauk Highway on the northeast side, about 300' northwest of the junction with Locust Avenue, Town of Islip in Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York. The church is a small, rectangular one story building with a gable roof, wood shingle siding, and a simple painted wood exterior trim. It features a three story, square, engaged tower with a shallow pyramidal roof. It was enlarged and remodeled about 1843 and restored in 1962; the stained glass window was added in 1873. The cemetery contains about 100 graves with burials dating from the late 18th century to early 20th century.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
The Staircase of Hotel Bristol Palace, the 4-star Luxury hotel in Genoa, Italy on Via XX Settembre. The hotel was designed by Dario Carbone and built in 1905.
During World War 2, it housed the German command. At the end of the war, it housed the National Liberation Committee. The hotel has hosted famous and notable guests such as the Emperor of Japan Hirohito and the writers Edmondo De Amicis, Luigi Pirandello and Gabriele D'Annunzio. In 1926, Alfred Hitchcock stayed in the hotel during the filming The Pleasure Garden.
Angel's Ladies was a 5,000-square-foot legal brothel situated on a 70-acre ranch which was located three miles north of Beatty, Nevada.[1] It was known as Fran's Star Ranch until it was renamed Angel's Ladies in 1997 after being purchased by Mack and Angel Moore.[2] It has been closed since August 2014.[3]
This is the third post in my Halloween mini-series. (This was taken at The Shivering Labyrinth at Fuji Q Highland).
Japan has an extensive list of disturbing urban legends and haunted spots. And the area around Fuji is no exception. I ain't no urban explorer so I'm not headed in there, especially since people are still reported missing around here about a century after Jikyu Hospital's official closure.
The perimeter of this place is massive. It's a 3 story labyrinth of decaying architecture. The owners insist on leaving the gate open for whatever reason, and kept babblin' on about something called Meido. Meido apparently is basically the doorstep of hell. Even as a religious man, I'm going to say he's right cause something is so unnerving about this spot that no light could ever penetrate it. Of all the stories I've heard, the most believable is the one with shown evidence: The staff started organ trafficking their patients, as well as other unethical practices and eventually got caught. But as said earlier, people are still going missing, and locals still report hearing or seeing things in and around this area, some talking about the patients becoming yureis (vengeful spirits), and some more recent hospital records reporting mental instabilities manifesting around this area.
There are two reasons why I didn't enter the place. 1. There's a strict no camera rule from the groundskeeper, wasn't about to protest that. and 2. It's an additional entrance fee, the only reason I was in the area was because I could be here for free. And that's totally all the reasons why, I've been to haunts in the US and am used to monsters jumping in my face. But compared to the "up close and personal" experiences I've done before, this was described as a slower burn, more psychological (maybe because it's an institution). So I took the shot outside the property as the last hint of light was diminishing. Odd, that grain shouldn't have been there, makes the image more heavy then it probably deserved to be.
There have been rumors that tours will be available soon which I seriously hope does NOT pass. Whatever, or whoever, is being held here, it's not human, at least not anymore. The groundskeeper says all the bodies were recovered so the hauntings have stopped, but I could see the fear in his eyes, it's the same one I saw myself, this place is as far from God as it possibly could be, and the residents here have known nothing but pain and hatred, eager to bring it out on any living soul stupid enough to approach this hell on earth.
Polaroid Week Day 5 | Frame 2
It's been this way for decades, over and over again. A comfort in the past, even though fewer and fewer people come to Buck's, it is what it is until Buck dies.
In some ways holding on to the past is charming, just look at us using Polaroids, but that nostalgia only goes so far and if we don't push ourselves into the future, while learning and loving parts of the past, are we doomed, or resigned to comfortable stagnation?
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Norwich, Dating from 1096, the structure, which has been continually repaired, modified and extended, mainly dates from Norman times. It sits at the centre of The Close, a community occupying what was once the grounds of the Benedictine monastery. The Cathedral and most of the associated ecclesiastic buildings are Grade 1 listed, much of The Close is Grade 2*. It has the second-largest cloisters, and the second-tallest spire in England.
City of Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, England - Norwich Cathedral, The Close
January 2025
All Saints Church, Fotheringhay taken with Infrared converted camera
The work on the present church was begun by Edward III who also built a college as a cloister on the church's southern side. After completion in around 1430, a parish church of similar style was added to the western end of the collegiate church with work beginning in 1434. A local mason, William Horwood was contracted to build the nave, porch, and tower of this church for £300 for the Duke of York.[2] It is the parish church which still remains.
The large present church is named in honour of St Mary and All Saints, and has a distinctive tall tower dominating the local skyline. The church is Perpendicular in style and although only the nave, aisles and octagonal tower remain of the original building it is still in the best style of its period.[3] The tower is 78 feet (24 metres) high to the battlements, and is 116 feet (35 metres) high to the pinnacles of the octagon.[4]
The church has been described by Simon Jenkins as
float[ing] on its hill above the River Nene, a galleon of Perpendicular on a sea of corn.[5]
The college continued to 1547, when it was seized by the Crown, along with all remaining chantries and colleges. The chancel was pulled down immediately after the college was granted to John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, by King Edward VI.[6] A grammar school was founded in its place which lasted until 1859.
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has many sites that are surprising tourist attractions, but none could be less likely than the Duga Radar.
This was the site of one of three “Over The Horizon” radars (OTH) in the USSR. This and another site in Ukraine beamed towards Europe; one in the Russian Far East, beamed out into the Pacific. By using shortwave rather than the UHF or SHF frequencies usually used by radar, the range could be extended over the horizon by detecting signals refracted by the ionosphere. Despite the fact that the ionosphere is always in a somewhat chaotic state, in theory a powerful enough computer could still detect the source of any given reflection.
In a metaphor for the entire Soviet system, however, no computer powerful enough existed and these enormously powerful 10 Megawatt transmitters merely sent out an intensely irritating pulse known as the woodpecker which blocked most shortwave transmissions over large parts of the world, annoying Soviet friends and allies alike to absolutely no utility. The system operated intermittently from 1976 until 1989. It was located near Chernobyl to benefit from the enormous amount of electricity it generated.
Ugly as the signal generated might have been, the antenna array itself is a thing of majesty, bursting from the forests that stretch on a flat plain for miles in every direction; a cascade of metal cones and struts that is 150 metres high and 700 metres long.
The radar had its own secret town attached; it was never officially acknowledged but was known as ‘Chernobyl-2’. It came complete with a gymnasium, school, hotel, and fire station. This was the only fire station in the region not called out when Reactor No. 4 caught fire on 26 April 1986 – a sign of the importance attached the OTH radar project.
Maintaining a structure like this is expensive, and nobody is expending any money on it, so see this strange Cold War engineering wonder while you can. It won’t last forever.
Pt. 2
It started snowing on the afternoon of the 8th and continued through the 9th of February, which brought the birds flocking to the feeders :)
Pamukkale, (Turkish pronunciation: [pa'muk̚kale]) meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water.[1][2] It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
The ancient Greek city of Hierapolis was built on top of the travertine formation which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away. This area has been drawing visitors to its thermal springs since the time of classical antiquity.[1] The Turkish name refers to the surface of the shimmering, snow-white limestone, shaped over millennia by calcite-rich springs.[2] Dripping slowly down the mountainside, mineral-rich waters collect in and cascade down the mineral terraces, into pools below.
Panoramic view of travertine terraces at Pamukkale
Pamukkale sinter terraces
It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 along with Hierapolis....Wikipedia
Aletsch Glacier Cable Car #2. It takes two cable cars to reach the top.
Eggishorn, Fiesch, Switzerland
Un mare verde ondeggia dinnanzi ai miei occhi.
Peccato non poter più affacciarsi da quelle finestre del pericolante cascinale.
Non sapete cosa vi state perdendo.
E' un quadro stupendo disegnato dalla natura.
Meglio non si può fare.
Das Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau oder kurz Hospital de Sant Pau ist ein Klinikkomplex im katalanischen Jugendstil (Modernisme) in Barcelona.Es wurde zwischen 1902 und 1930 in zwei Bauphasen errichtet.Bis 1913 wurden nur 13 modernistische Gebäude fertiggestellt; Später fügte man dann 6 weitere Gebäude in einem abgemilderten Modernisme und weitere Gebäude, die nicht mehr dieser Stilrichtung angehören, hinzu. Am 16. Januar 1930 übergab König Alfons XIII. das neue Krankenhaus seiner Bestimmung.
The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau ( English: Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) is a complex built between 1901 and 1930.Composed of 12 pavilions connected through long underground galleries within its large green space, Sant Pau is the largest complex built in Art Nouveau style.[2] It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009.
(Wikipedia)
Dutchtown is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is called "Dutch" from Deutsch, i.e., "German", as it was the southern center of German-American settlement in St. Louis in the early 19th century.[2] It was the original site of Concordia Seminary (before it relocated to Clayton, Missouri), Concordia Publishing House, Lutheran Hospital, and other German community organizations. The German Cultural Society still has its headquarters there. St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church towers over the neighborhood and is a symbol of the neighborhood. - Courtesy Wikipedia
Merci Victoire ^^ merci Jero lol
To Do this....
1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random”
or click www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.
5 - Post it with this text in the "caption" and TAG the friends you want to join in.
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1/ John Thomas Jennings (19 December 1878 – 20 December 1968) was an Australian politician. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jennings_(Australian_politician)
2/ It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
Chuck Palahniuk (1962 - ), Fight Club
3/ Pic by plommpeis : www.flickr.com/photos/46158307@N00/3315443685/
Bon je savions pas si on pouvait "tripoter" la photo ou pas ^^ heu je l'ai un peu tripoté mais elle a rien dit ^^
Kevan's busy today so I got to pick another image. I'm surprised that he has not posted this one before now. Kevan shot this in Key Largo as this Nighthawk flew straight at him.
Now imagine this...1) you never see Nighthawks during the day, 2) it's even rarer to see one flying during the day, 3) try to focus on a bird flying straight at you and 4) get the depth of field set to have the whole bird in focus. I can be standing right beside him and I still don't know how he does it. I can't get my camera up to my eye in time and he's nailed the shot!
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another one.
ON EXPLORE!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
I know I wasn't actually, but I'll just tag myself :D
1. This is absolutely SOOC.
2. It was amazing.
3. I especially love the leak on the right. My camera has never ever done anything like that before.
4. I tried to edit these photos but I just cringed everytime I saw the edited photos.
5. Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive
6. I don't know why people hate Harry Potter, there's nothing wrong with the books. Rather the opposite actually. He's a hero.
7. My head still feels light-headed from the excitement and cold of taking these pictures.
8. You should ask me something cause I'm ALWAYS bored.
9. If you buy me a Flickr Pro account I swear I'll send you 15 free prints! PLEASE?
10. I am listening to Dog Days are over on repeat right now. I think I'm in love ♥
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With seeing gameplay of Rising Storm 2 it has inspired me a lot doing start doing Vietnam stuff. I might plan on doing a moc when the game comes out or when I get a beta key!
If you can't tell the M16 on the left has a fixed bayonet.
let me know what you think!
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The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held (after the University of Michigan Library) and is the 21st largest library system (and the fourth-largest public library system) in the United States.[2] It is composed of the Main Library on Woodward Avenue, which houses the library's administration offices, and 23 branch locations across the city. The Main Library is part of Detroit's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places adjacent to Wayne State University campus and across from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Designed by Cass Gilbert, the Detroit Public Library was constructed with Vermont marble and serpentine Italian marble trim in an Italian Renaissance style. His son, Cass Gilbert, Jr. was a partner with Francis J. Keally in the design of the library's additional wings added in 1963. Among his other buildings, Cass Gilbert designed the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth Building in New York Cit
DAY 2
It is extremely hot, so we take it easy, and make ourselves at home. It was an 18 hour ’enjoyable’ travel.
When I walk out of our house, along the Groenerei (Green Quay) I come to The Peerdebrug, from which this view was taken of The Meebrug.
The Meebrug is the oldest bridge in Bruges. These two are the oldest, and apparently there are 70 bridges in Brugge.
Mee is a plant which’s roots contain a dye in order to dye cloth In the Middle Ages and long after. The mashed root are called madder, Turkish red.
The madder (Rubia tinctorum), also whether fellow (see woad ) is a plant belonging to the Rubiaceae (Rubiaceae).
Madder was used as raw material for the red dye alizarin.
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
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Weymouth Beach Moto Cross 2004
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This is how it goes. List 10 things that your friends may or may not know about you, but that are true. Tag ten people and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick message will do). Don’t forget to link back to the person who tagged you. Post a picture in your stream with the 10 facts and list your tagged people
1 I hate DIY
2 It took me 10 years to complete the DIY in my house ;-) and now you know why :-))
3 I Have 2 Monsters for kids
4 Anything with an engine is cool, especially if it can be raced
5 Lazing in the sun is a must, and a definate favourite ( when we get some )
6 I have never read a book.......
7 I mend Fridges and Air conditioning for a living
8 I was born in Basildon, Essex in 1965
9 I love to listen to music (anything )
10 I still have the bike in the photo, i've had it since 1994
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🇫🇷 Véritable petite perle située non loin de la côte, San Pantaleo est un bourg caractéristique accroché aux montagnes de granit ponctuant la région de la Gallura.
Né au début du XIXème s. autour d’une église champêtre, San Pantaleo est aujourd’hui une fraction de Olbia qui préserve son authenticité avec orgueil. tout autour, le paysage ponctué de majestueux granits émane un calme enchanteur qui n’a rien à partager avec l’image frénétique de la Costa Smeralda.
Quelques artistes et designers contemporains de la Sardaigne ont également été attirés ici, ajoutant ainsi une touche de modernité intéressante à ce charmant village sarde….
un exemple avec cette statue de granit du Pape Jean Paul 2.
🇬🇧 A_ Granite statues of John Paul II San Pantaléo
A real gem not far from the coast, San Pantaleo is a characteristic village clinging to the granite mountains of Gallura.
Born in the early nineteenth century around a rural church, San Pantaleo is now a suburb of Olbia that proudly preserves its authenticity. All around, the landscape of majestic granite exudes an enchanting tranquillity that has nothing in common with the frenetic image of the Costa Smeralda.
Some of Sardinia's contemporary artists and designers have also settled here, adding an interesting touch of modernity to this charming Sardinian village....
One example is this granite statue of Pope John Paul 2.
🇮🇹 A_ Statue in granito di Giovanni Paolo ll San Pantaléo
Vero e proprio gioiello a poca distanza dalla costa, San Pantaleo è un caratteristico borgo abbarbicato sulle montagne granitiche che costellano la Gallura.
Nato all'inizio dell'Ottocento intorno a una chiesa campestre, San Pantaleo è oggi una frazione di Olbia che conserva con orgoglio la sua autenticità: tutto intorno, il paesaggio punteggiato di maestosi graniti emana una calma incantevole che non ha nulla a che vedere con l'immagine frenetica della Costa Smeralda.
Anche alcuni artisti e designer contemporanei della Sardegna sono stati attirati qui, aggiungendo un interessante tocco di modernità a questo affascinante villaggio sardo....
Un esempio è la statua in granito di Papa Giovanni Paolo 2.
🇩🇪 A_ Granitstatuen von Jean Paul II San Pantaleo
San Pantaleo ist ein charakteristisches Dorf in den Granitbergen der Gallura, eine kleine Perle unweit der Küste.
Jahrhundert um eine ländliche Kirche herum entstanden, ist San Pantaleo heute ein Stadtteil von Olbia, der mit Stolz seine Authentizität bewahrt. Die umliegende Landschaft mit ihren majestätischen Granitfelsen strahlt eine bezaubernde Ruhe aus, die so gar nichts mit dem hektischen Image der Costa Smeralda zu tun hat.
Auch einige zeitgenössische Künstler und Designer aus Sardinien hat es hierher gezogen, was diesem charmanten sardischen Dorf einen interessanten modernen Touch verleiht. .....
ein Beispiel mit dieser Granitstatue von Papst Johannes Paul 2.
🇪🇸 A. Estatuas de granito de Juan Pablo II y San Pantaléon.
A. Estatuas de granito de Juan Pablo II y San Pantaléon.
No lejos de la costa, San Pantaleo es un característico pueblo aferrado a las montañas de granito que salpican la región de Gallura.
Nacido a principios del siglo XIX en torno a una iglesia rural, San Pantaleo es hoy en día una fracción de Olbia que conserva con orgullo su autenticidad. A su alrededor, el paisaje salpicado de majestuoso granito emana una calma encantadora que nada tiene que ver con el ajetreo de la Costa Esmeralda.
Algunos de los artistas y diseñadores contemporáneos de Cerdeña también se han dejado caer por aquí, añadiendo un interesante toque de modernidad a este encantador pueblo sardo.
Un ejemplo de ello es esta estatua de granito de Juan Pablo II.
81.000 - sold out... tonight BVB vs HSV... I am no football fan but tonight with a 6:2 it was great at the Signal Arena
Experimenting with a hand-drawn lens filter and a Helios 44-2. It's a good way of seeing how this lens handles/distorts light across the frame.
Sx70, Polaroid 600 Color Film
roidweek day four 2/2
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nrhp # 80003631- The Glessner Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1881, and is a 90-foot-long (27 m), multiple Kingpost truss bridge, with half-height plank siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Stonycreek River. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
from Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_curlew
The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.
This is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with a 89–106 cm (35–42 in) wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g (0.90–3.00 lb).[2] It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill. Males and females look identical, but the bill is longest in the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a single Eurasian curlew, or even several ones as there is much variation; telling male and female of a mated pair apart is usually possible however.
The familiar call is a loud curloo-oo.
The only similar species over most of the curlew's range is the whimbrel (N. phaeopus). The whimbrel is smaller and has a shorter bill with a kink rather than a smooth curve. Flying curlews may also resemble, albeit not existing in the same area, bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) in their winter plumages; however, the latter have a smaller body, a slightly upturned beak, and legs that do not reach far beyond their tail tips. The Eurasian curlew's feet are longer, forming a conspicuous "point".
The curlew exists as a migratory species over most of its range, wintering in Africa, southern Europe and south Asia. Occasionally a vagrant individual reaches places far from its normal range, such as Nova Scotia[3] and the Marianas.[4][5] It is present all year in the milder climates of the United Kingdom and its adjacent European coasts.
Etymology
The English name "curlew" is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, "messenger", from courir , "to run". It was first recorded in 1377 in Langland's Piers Plowman "Fissch to lyue in þe flode..Þe corlue by kynde of þe eyre".[6] The genus name Numenius is from Ancient Greek noumenios, a bird mentioned by Hesychius. It is associated with the curlew because it appears to be derived from neos, "new" and mene "moon", referring to the crescent-shaped bill. The species name arquata is the Medieval Latin name for this bird, derived from Latin arcuatus, "bow-shaped", and again referring to the shape of the bill.[7]
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of the Eurasian curlew:
N. a. arquata, (Linnaeus, 1758): breeds in west, north & central Europe.
N. a. orientalis, Brehm, 1831: breeds in west & central Siberia through to Northeast China.
N. a. suschkini, Neumann, 1929: breeds from western Kazakhstan to southwestern Siberia.
It is generally wary. Highly gregarious outside the breeding season, the Eurasian curlew feeds by probing soft mud for small invertebrates, but will also pick small crabs and earthworms off the surface if the opportunity arises.
The nest is a bare scrape on taiga, meadow, and similar habitats. Each curlew lays between 3 and 6 eggs in April or May and incubates them for about a month until they begin to hatch.
The curlew is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Formerly classified as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN, it was suspected to be rarer than generally assumed. Following the evaluation of its population size, the classification was found to be incorrect, and it was consequently promoted to Near Threatened status in 2008. Though it is a common bird, its numbers are noticeably declining.[8] In Ireland, for example, the breeding population is estimated to have declined by 86% in the last 30 years.
This is not a picture taken by me. I wish it was but unfortunately, it is not. I suppose the reasons for posting this is, number 1 - It’s a great scene and number 2 - It represents an example (for me anyway), that I am hopefully, finally getting back the many filters that I lost when I had to have my computer re-built and the long arduous task of retrieving and rebuilding the “tons” of data, files, folders and applications that were “supposed” to have been reliably backed up using Apple’s “Time Machine” application………which in my opinion is not worth a damn!
It should be noted that I would gladly provide attribution to the original photographer if I knew who that was. Unfortunately the file metadata does not indicate any source identity.
The Car
Well it’s obvious to classic car enthusiasts this is a Packard but in my efforts to make a positive ID of the car, I came up with these possibles:
1937 Packard 1507 Twelve Sport Phaeton by Dietrich
1936-Packard-Super-Eight-1404-Dual-Cowl-Sport-Phaeton
Identified by Vince Montalbano as:
1935 Packard Twelve Dietrich Dual Cowl Phaeton
1935 Packard Twelve Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton
I am concentrating my attention on the configuration on the hood vents which seem to be a “Dietrich styling” but then again, I’m not sure. Very possibly one of you Packard aficionados out there can make a positive identification.
Until next time, enjoy my friends……………..
The town of Les Andelys lies in a tight bend of the Seine. The valley has been shaped by the river, forming white cliffs. A walk on the riverside offers beautiful views on the ruined castle Chateau-Gaillard, the old houses of Petit-Andely and the Seine valley.
Seine River: The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank).[2] It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial riverboats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in Paris, lined with top monuments including Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and Musée d'Orsay. Wikipedia
The church building was built in the 13th century. It is made of stone and flint rubble.[2] It comprises a nave, chancel, western tower, and south porch.[2] The building was damaged by lightning in 1865, and again in 1874.[2] It was designated Grade II* listed on 20 August 1965
Kingston by Lewes – St Pancras
The much restored aisleless church is mainly C14, but the western part of the chancel may have been C12 or earlier and at least the base of the tower is possibly C13.
Kingston lies in a valley running into the Downs on what is now almost the edge of Lewes and the dedication of the church is shared with the priory
So I was out near my fav spot at Åva-Stensjödal chasing bugs and decided it was time for a coffee break and put the camera on a tree stump and myself on the one right next to it.
After pouring my coffee I noticed I had a small visitor, right next to the camera.
This metallic little (~8 mm/.3") friend is a Donacia brevitarsis, one of the reed beetles and shooting it was really comfortable with it being both like 60 cm/2' off the ground but also near the edge of a flat surface.
I initially started out with the 100mm + Raynox (like here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51198299331/), but it kept still there so I went for a quick lens change and shifted to the MP-E65mm and got even closer.
For part 2 it even let me get five exposures at 3:1 magnification which I focus stacked here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51445740326/
Part 3, which I like because of how it turned its head towards the camera, is even closer at 3.3:1 mag here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51710272447/
This one is from the first ones using the 100 mm & Raynox.
Pt. 2
It started snowing on the afternoon of the 8th and continued through the 9th of February, which brought the birds flocking to the feeders :)
Day before 14
Aubrey turns 14 tomorrow. Friends and family and even a few of you who follow me on social media know that I’ve been making a portrait of my boys on the day before their birthday since Aubrey turned 2; it’s my longest running and most important personal art project. The portraits are always imbued with elements of what is going on their lives. This year Tracy and I have really noticed Aubrey’s transition into adolescence. The bright innocent and boyish energy of years past is being replaced by a moodier personality. He has finished his first year of high school. His voice is changing, his hair is getting oilier and blemishes are appearing on his face. He's messier than ever. Sports are out and art is in. His artistic endeavours have levelled up with a big push into Warhammer miniature painting, airbrush skills and a two-week summer intensive which he is currently wrapping up. His bedroom door stays closed most of the time and the late night snacking has started… but he’s still our little boy. Happy birthday Aubrey!
I like the intimacy provided by getting close-in with a 35mm lens and how he guards against that with his arms and hands.
Fujifilm X-T3 and XF 35mm f/2 wide open. Natural light through the south facing windows with a white fill card out of frame camera left. Processed in Capture One Pro.
Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War; the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates.
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Oia (Greek: Οία, pronounced [ˈi.a]) is a former community on the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Santorini, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It covers the whole island Therasia and the northwesternmost part of Santorini, which it shares with the municipal unit of Santorini. The population was 1,230 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and the land area is 19.449 km2. The population and land area are distributed as follows: 962 persons on 10.150 km2 in Santorini, and 268 persons on 9.299 km2 in Therasia.
Architecture
Along the cliff of Oia, houses have been delved into the porous volcanic rock (left over from a large volcanic explosion many years ago that sunk the center of the island). Parts of these houses are visible and the scenery that results from it is generally perceived as being typically Greek. The town is noted for its picturesque architecture, unique for its blend of relatively large (for the town's space) medieval Venetian houses (dubbed "kapetanea" gr: "καπετανέα" - as they belonged to the captains) with small incave village homes, called "yposkafa" (gr: "υπόσκαφα", caved-in) which were the housing form of the rest of the town's population. This is a reminiscent of the age of Venetian rule over the island. Other attributes of this era are the large Catholic population as well as the medieval fortifications to protect from pirates. To this day laws protect the natural and architectural beauty of the town from modern manifestations, such as public electrical wires.
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It's Good To Be Alive
By Don Iannone
Last night's star-filled sky sang me fast to sleep
This morning's warm sun graced my windowpane
Awakening me with its hypnotic laughter
Looking in the bathroom mirror this morning I thought---
It's good to be alive
Things don't always go our way
At times they totally run amok
Defying our sense of justice
Showing us how vulnerable we really are
It's good to be alive
At times, we delude ourselves---
A good life is about getting our way
Having things as we want them
Stirring my morning coffee, I thought---
It's good to be alive
Have you noticed how spring sunlight
Completely transforms the needles on a white pine
And how the sky and clouds peeking through the forest
Appear like blurry blue and white diamonds
It's good to be alive
Sometimes we gravitate too much
In the direction of our dreams
Failing to appreciate the beauty, magic of life
Just as it presents itself
Truly, it's good to be alive
Newly Delivered MARC EMD GP40WH-2 51 was sitting at the Riverside shops in Baltimore awaiting assignment. The 51 was rebuilt by MK in Boise from a Baltimore and Ohio GP40. After MARC was finished with the GP40WH-2 it was sent to Boston's MBTA for a bit.
I have no idea what happened to it from there.