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This is National Tree Week here in Ireland {5th of March onwards} where we celebrate
our trees. We havent got many but thankfully since 2000 they have started planting more of our native hardwood species and less of those horrid Norway Spruce that block out light from the forest floor and prevent all the wonderful undergrowth, fungii and wild flowers from growing. Of course they are a commercial crop and vital for the economy. Indeed, Coilte, the forestry people here do great work as they allow access through there land and plantations to access the trails and mountain tracks which I love so much.
I dont think theres is anything more wonderful than Oak trees.
This tree which is an Irish Oak [Quercus Petraea] is reckoned to be over 400 years old and is growing in the Powerscourt Valley, near the waterfall here in Co. Wicklow. The ground and the humidity seems to suit them better than the more common English Oak [Quercus Robur] which are also magnificent trees.
I would really love to see more of your tree photos here on Flickr as the truly are such beautiful things.
Do hope you like it! Catch up with you later,
P@t. x.
The number of oriental white storks has increased recently. One of them happened to fly all the way from Hyo - go to our town UEDA, NAGANO prefecture about three years ago .
In addition to that, it was the first time in my life that l came across the stork around my neighborhood.
Since then , she has visited and stayed here in UEDA many times .
By the way, it's said that there are more than 100ponds called TAMEIKE in UEDA , especially around the district of SHIODA DAIRA. TAMEIKE means the ponds built for agricultural uses, especially for rice farming . As we've had little precipitation since olden times, most of them had been built by the order of an local FUDAL Lord during the Edo Period about 400years ago .
Each pond has a variety kinds of surroundings with so many different kinds of living things .
Thus she seems to like our town very much , I think.
2015年の上田商工会議所のｶﾚﾝﾀﾞｰ1*2月の写真に、私のｺｳﾉﾄﾘ写真をと、お話しいただき実現した事も、ほんとに光栄な事でした。ありがとうございます。また県内の新聞のコンテストニュース部門で1席になったことも今となってはいい思い出です。そしてモンチッチドレスデザインコンテスト最優秀賞頂き、北原さんの箱根、河口湖おもちゃの博物館等に飾られたのも素敵な思い出です。誰も知らない土地でよくここまでやって来たなー。たまには、自分を自分で誉めてあげないといけませんね。40代半ばの中年お母さんですが、パワフルに毎日楽しく暮らしています。
湯田温泉。Yuda onsen spring. he got engaged in missionary work here, Yamaguchi city for half year. 400years ago.
i don't know if this spanish guy know it or not.
I took a wee wander last night around the beautiful Derry Walls. 2019 marks 400 years since the Walls were completed and the Siege of Derry took place. It's amazing these walls have stood the test of time. I wonder what they wouldve seen over the last 400 years. Too much blood spilled.
Dundrennan Abbey was founded in 1142 and for 400years it was home to a community of the austere Cistercian order.
The photo shows the remains of the Transepts and entrance to the Chapter House and its two flanking windows. It ws built in a time of transistion from Romanesque to Gothic architecture. The property is cared for by Historic Scotland.
Thank you for all your comments and visits
© Ralph Stewart 2018
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Dundrennan Abbey was founded in 1142 and for 400years it was home to a community of the austere Cistercian order.
The photo shows the remains of the Transepts and entrance to the Chapter House and its two flanking windows. It ws built in a time of transistion from Romanesque to Gothic architecture. The property is cared for by Historic Scotland.
Thank you for all your comments and visits
© Ralph Stewart 2018
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
400 years since Shakespeare died 23/04/.. Also our National Day of England , Happy St George s Day ,wear your rose with pride .. :))
This picture is an old one further down my stream but given it a little boost ..I super imposed Shakespeare onto the building of the Globe Theatre in London when i visited there 3 years ago ..
In JAPAN ,an oriental white stork is designated and protected as one of the special national species .
Stork JAPAN .Meg Oshima.
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Toyo ‐ oka city in Hyogo prefecture has contributed to the protection for the storks for many years.Thanks to the efforts , the number of this kind of stork has increased recently.
About three years ago ,one of them happened to fly all the way from Toyo ‐ oka to our town, UEDA in NAGANO prefecture .
It was the first time in my life that l could see this stork around my neighborhood.
Since then ,she has visited and stayed here in UEDA many times . ESPECIALLY she seems to like the district of SHIODA DAIRA.
There are said to be more than 100ponds mainly used for agriculture.They're called TAMEIKE . Most of them were built by order of a local FUDAL load called Daimyou during the Edo Period over 400years ago .Even today, each pond has variety kinds of surroundings with different kinds of living things. THUS she seems to like UEDA, I think .
現場を知ってこそ、机上の勉強も活かされる。自分達の町を知ることが、未来を作る！その想いを胸に撮影しています。
特別天然記念物ｺｳﾉﾄﾘに尽力されている人々、塩田平ため池群の歴史や、独特の生態環境。そこから、見えてくるものが沢山あります。皆様が、自分の住んでいる町を考えるきっかけになれば幸いです。
また、この写真は、Sony のﾐﾗｰﾚｽカメラで、撮影していますが、ここ数年で、カメラがいかに進化したかも、体感して頂ければと思います。この画像は、圧縮していますが、それでもこれだけ鮮明に細部まで表現できルのです。
生き物と、取り巻く環境が伝わる写真を撮影していますので、望遠ﾚﾝｽﾞも210mmまでのものを使用しています。
The Ada Tree, a giant Mountain Ash, is considered to be one of Victoria's largest living trees. It is estimated to be close to 400 years old and towers over the surrounding rainforest in the headwaters of the Little Ada River in Gippsland Victoria.
Started in 1553 and continued additions for the next 400years.It combines the Mugal and Rajasthani architecture
Having a coffe break in a place where people have had coffee breaks over the past 400 years...
You can almost feel it in the walls.
The House of the Binns, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland: Set in beautifully landscaped parkland overlooking the River Forth, this fascinating laird’s house near Linlithgow has been the home of the Dalyells for over 400 years. The Dalyells of the Binns have a long tradition of serving in the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign’s Bodyguard in Scotland. The present house was built in 1612 by Thomas Dalyell, an Edinburgh merchant who made his fortune at the court of King James VI and I in London. The estate is situated on two hills (bens from Gaelic) from which its name is derived. The house is set in 0.81 km2 of parkland, and approached by two drives: the current west drive, and main east drive that has been disused since 1913. The category "B" listed folly Binns Tower is situated at the highest point of the park, Binns Hill. It was designed by Alexander Allan in 1826, allegedly as the result of a wager placed with the then owner, Sir James Dalyell. On the west side of Binns Hill is a woodland garden with walks through it to the tower. Beneath the escarpment to the south-west of the Tower is General Tam's cave, supposedly used by him for meditation. Thomas’s son, General Tam Dalyell, formed the legendary regiment of Royal Scots Greys. There are many mementos of him in the house, as well as colourful legends about his dealings with the Devil to discover. www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/house-of-binns
The Dodda Aladha Mara or Doda Aladha Mara, literally translated to Big Banyan Tree, is a giant 400-year-old Banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis), located in the village of Kettohalli in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India. This single plant covers 3 acres (12,000 m2) and is one of the largest of its kind. In the 2000s, the main root of the tree succumbed to natural disease, and thus the tree now looks like many different trees.
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire - a fine Jacobean house built in 1611.
..........In 2011, Hatfield House celebrated 400 years of culture and history.
.....Many films including Batman ( 1989 ), and Batman Returns ( 1992 ) were shot here.
Archie, who lives in Bo'ness, was 4 months old when I took this shot.
The House of the Binns: Set in beautifully landscaped parkland overlooking the River Forth, this fascinating laird’s house near Linlithgow has been the home of the Dalyells for over 400 years. The Dalyells of the Binns have a long tradition of serving in the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign’s Bodyguard in Scotland. The present house was built in 1612 by Thomas Dalyell, an Edinburgh merchant who made his fortune at the court of King James VI and I in London. The estate is situated on two hills (bens from Gaelic) from which its name is derived. The house is set in 0.81 km2 of parkland, and approached by two drives: the current west drive, and main east drive that has been disused since 1913. The category "B" listed folly Binns Tower is situated at the highest point of the park, Binns Hill. It was designed by Alexander Allan in 1826, allegedly as the result of a wager placed with the then owner, Sir James Dalyell. On the west side of Binns Hill is a woodland garden with walks through it to the tower. Beneath the escarpment to the south-west of the Tower is General Tam's cave, supposedly used by him for meditation. Thomas’s son, General Tam Dalyell, formed the legendary regiment of Royal Scots Greys. There are many mementos of him in the house, as well as colourful legends about his dealings with the Devil to discover. www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/house-of-binns
The Ada Tree, a giant Mountain Ash, is considered to be one of Victoria's largest living trees. It is estimated to be close to 400 years old and towers over the surrounding rainforest in the headwaters of the Little Ada River in Gippsland Victoria. You can see the sheer scale of it with my daughter ot the right, a truly remarkable tree
The must watch view: View on black :)
Charminar means "Mosque of the Four Minarets", often called "The Arc de triomphe of the East".
It might not be as magnificent as a Taj Mahal or the Great Pyramids but definitely its no less than a Eiffel tower for a Hyderabadi.
I couldnt get a complete view with my 18mm and so too 3 pictures and stitched them together to get this :) Its a Vertorama and so is this unusual square shape.
Some interesting notes:
1. Charminar is a massive square structure, 56 m (183.72 ft) high and 30 m (98.42 ft) wide. This monument is built entirely of granite and lime mortar. It has 4 minarets one on each of its corners.
2. Legends has it that the emperor Quli Qutb Shah prayed for the end of plague and took the vow to build a masjid on that very place. He ordered the construction of the masjid which became popular as Charminar because of its four characteristic minarets
3. This mosque is the oldest surviving mosque in the city of Hyderabad.
4. The four grand arches of the Charminar face the four cardinal directions. Once upon a time each of these arches led to four royal roads. The historic Goa - Machilipatnam trade route passed through Charminar.
5. In its heyday, the Charminar market had some 14,000 shops.
6. The Charminar is an excellent example of the Indo-Islamic style of architecture. The four arched gates and the four towering minarets of this building reflect its Islamic lineage but the overall rendering of the building reflects a strong local influence. The decorations on the main structure and the minarets are ample evidence of local architectural traditions.
As always i forgot to clear my previous iso setting before capturing this shot :(
>> Shot At: Charminar, Hyderabad, AP, India.
took from one of the older book in the National parlement library... I've been told it was about 400years old
Macro Monday - Something Old
Pentax K5II w/DA35mm macro ltd
@ l'assemblé national du Quebec
This is the view of the castle at present,which the first original one was much bigger than this.
Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城 Tsuruga-jo)
Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城, Aizuwakamatsu-jo), also known as Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城 Tsuruga-jo) is a traditional castle in northern Japan, at the center of the town of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture.
It is sometimes simply called the White Crane castle and is situated in a gorgeous section of Japan. With nearby Mount Bandai and lake Inawashiro this area offers some breath taking scenery. The castle stands on a hill 3km. east of Aizu- Wakamatsu Station. It is surrounded by a thousand cherry trees, innumerable evergreens, a stone wall and moat. The white tower rising high in the blue sky provides a splendid view of the entire Aizu valley. The 5-story castle serves as a local history museum. The first floor contains materials pertaining to the Buddhist culture in the Aizu area and Aizu rulers'. The second floor holds famous antique lacquer ware and pottery. The third floor holds items connected with the Boshin War are located on the next two floors. The forth floor focuses on the famous Byakkotai pictures, the White Tiger Group, a group of loyal youths who met a tragic end during the war. The fifth floor functions as an observation platform. There is an interesting display of antiques in the long one-story wing Hashiri Nagaya, which extends from the southern end of the castle.
A one Ashina Naomori constructed the first building, in 1384. In ca. 1593, Gamou Ujisato finished building the rest of the castle and included name of Tsurugajo (White heron castle). The stone wall, also completed at that time, still remains to be the foundation of the entire castle area even 400 years later. During the end of the Edo Period, the Aizu soldiers were involved in the Boshin Civil War, which continued from the Toba Fushimi War. They were defeated after about one month of fighting to protect the castle. The new government destroyed the castle in 1874, (the 7th year of Meiji). Tsurugajo Castle was rebuilt in 1965 in accordance with its original design. It symbolizes the samurai culture in Aizu-Wakamatsu, the oldest town in Fukushima Prefecture.
Date Masamune, the greatest warlord of the Tohoku area, had struggled against the Ashina clan for years, and finally captured the castle in 1589. But soon he submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and gave it up in 1590.
In 1592 a new lord, Gamo Ujisato, redesigned the castle and gave it the name Tsuruga Castle, although the populace also referred to it as Aizu Castle or Wakamatsu Castle.
During the Edo period, it was the seat of the daimyo of the Aizu Han. The founder was Hoshina Masayuki, the son of shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and the grandson of Ieyasu. He and his successors bore the Matsudaira name. The castle was an important Tokugawa stronghold in the Tohoku Region of Honshu.
真田丸の里より。現在、特別天然記念物ｺｳﾉﾄﾘが、1羽滞在中です。真田幸村にちなんで、ゆきちゃんと上田市では命名されています。皆様に幸せを運んで来ます様に。
今は、秋。紅葉の美しい季節になりました。ふと、春の桜とメジロの頃を思いだし、春のピンクから、秋の茜色と日本の四季の移り変わりは素晴らしいですね。
JAPAN has four distinctive seasons , you can enjoy Beautiful Color of NATURE in Each Season. This was taken at UEDA CASTLE built by order of a local FUDAL lord or Daymyo during EDO period or fudul age about more than 400years ago . It's one of the most famous catsles in JAPAN, located in NAGANO prefecture , at the center of JAPAN's archiperago.
Set in the heart of rural Northamptonshire, Lyveden is a remarkable survival of the Elizabethan age. Begun by Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise his Catholic faith, Lyveden remains incomplete and virtually unaltered since work stopped on his death in 1605. Discover the mysterious garden lodge and explore the Elizabethan garden with spiral mounts, terracing and canals.
The oldest Anglican Church outside the British Isles and the oldest Protestant church in continuous use in the New World.
On our flight to Bermuda I had the pleasure of sitting next to the Parish Priest, the Rev’d Canon W David Raths.
Established when Bermuda was settled by the Virginia Company in 1612, for over 400 years this has been the church of the Town of St George. It is a cultural and historic icon, a holy place at the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Look for it at Getty Images
真田丸の里より。現在、特別天然記念物ｺｳﾉﾄﾘが、1羽滞在中です。真田幸村にちなんで、ゆきちゃんと上田市では命名されています。皆様に幸せを運んで来ます様に。水を抜いた、ため池、もしくは、水田の、水だけはってある場所で、ドジョウ等を捕食しては、近くの電柱で、休んでいるようです。夕方になると、水田中の鉄塔に帰ります。
Oriental white stork is designated and protected as one of the special national species in JAPAN. Toyo-oka City in Hyogo Prefecture has contributed to the protection of this bird for many years .Thanks to their efforts, the number of this bird has been increasing . About two years ago, one of them came all the way from there to my town, UEDA in NAGANO prefecture . It was the first time that l could see the Oriental stork in my neighborhood .It is more than 500km from here to Toyo - oka. What a long journey she had taken !Since then , she has visited here in UEDA many times .There are said to be more than 100 ponds called TAMEIKE in Japanese . TAMEIKE means an artificial pond used for agriculture, especially for rice farming . They were built by the order of a local FUDAL lord or DAIMYO during Edo period about 400years ago , because of little precipitation around here.
Now SHIODA district located in the western part of UEDA is famous for those ponds called SHIODA DAIRA TAMEIKE GUNN, which have many different kinds of surroundings and living things . Thus an oriental stork with the number of J0041 often visits and stays around the district of SHIODA Daira in search for variety kinds of food or its prey, I think .
My hometown, Penetanguishene, Ontario.
Trying to find only ONE image to show my hometown, that was not easy. I chose THE MEETING which is a sculpture by Timothy Schmalz of the Huron Chief Aenon and Samuel de Champlain to commemorate Champlain arriving 400 years ago in Penetang. The second thing that comes to mind is Ste Anne's Roman Catholic Church which, if you place yourself just in the right place, you see both. I am standing only feet from Georgian Bay (or Georgian Ice!!) Today was not the best day to shoot, as you can see, it was snowing out.
Take a walk with grandma under the maple tree aged 400years old.
Jinzouji temple(亀岡市神藏寺), established in 1331.
This building is Ford Green Hall, Stoke On Trent, Staffs.
A little bit of Photoshop hopefully adds to, rather than detracts from the image.
124 Pictures in 2024, theme # 18 Building In Black and White
Close-up photograph of a Dutch commemorative postage stamp issued in 1975 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands (founded in 1575).
The stamp has a face value of 45 cents and features a symbolic illustration of a human brain with a window opening to the sky, representing knowledge, science, and intellectual freedom.
This stamp was printed by Joh. Enschedé & Zonen and is part of the Netherlands’ academic and educational heritage.
Reputedly the oldest tree in the town. It was already present during the Civil War in England and was probably planted more than 400 years ago. Its girth is 35 ft.
One of the best murals I gave ever seen. Depicts the history of Quebec, Canada and Quebec City. It took a couple of seconds to realize that it was two dimensional - it was that well done.
When I first saw the Dewey Oak and it's sprawling branches which spread out over 130 feet, what came to mind was the Whomping Willow tree from the Harry Potter movies.
This tree located in Granby, CT is over 400 years old.
To read more about its history:
www.salmonbrookhistorical.org/granby.htm
For you geocachers, there is a geocache in the nearby vicinity.
pippi is drinking from the tap
• Selected for March 2014 One Minutes Series: Behind the Façade. You can read more about the series here:
maartjejaquet.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/unseen-behind-the-...
• World Interior | Event 2013: Spiegeling in de vloer, Pippi drinkt uit de kraan and Schafttijd, verbouwing have been selected for the first screening of one minute videos made in the famous amsterdam canal houses, from 5 to 7 september in the beurs van berlage in amsterdam. The screening is part of the World Interior | Event 2013: ‘past, present and future’ which places interior design in a broader context and highlights the historic, cultural, artistic and economic importance of interiors.
selection:
Anja Sijben_Caring for Heritage_Keizersgracht 173
Marlijn Franken_Prinsengracht_1021
Marlijn Franken_Keizersgracht_ 704
Maria Tamburri_Herengracht_344
Eke Kriek_Keizersgracht_498
Marlijn Franken_Herengracht 476 b
Marlijn Franken_chillroom_Keizersgracht 264 d
Marlijn Franken_beletage_Herengracht 470
Marlijn Franken_ auto garage_Prinsengracht 477
Maartje Jaquet_ Pippi drinkt uit de kraan_Keizersgracht 514
Judith Leysner_Herengracht 248 D
Maartje Jaquet_ Schafttijd, verbouwing_Keizersgracht 497
Mark Grootes_Prinsengracht 341-3
Maartje Jaquet_ Spiegeling in de vloer_Keizergracht 322
Lona Hogendoorn_Federico Campanale_Herengracht 3
Julia Cremers_Herengracht 21-1
Marlijn Franken_Prinsengracht 672
for 400 oneminutes behind the facade
What's behind the façade? On the occasion of the celebration of 400 years Amsterdam canals, we ask your cooperation for a special film about the qualities of living, working and staying in a canal. A detail, a shadow, a worn staircase, a renovated floor, the real green canal paint in a short visual story about 400 years canal houses in 400 pieces of oneminute fiim. We come to your house for one hour to shoot this oneminute. You can contact us through 400 [at] theoneminutes.org.
With this project, we like to bring together the inhabitants and users of the canal houses with a group of young artists so they can show the invisible behind the façade using their senses to document and translate it to film.
400 oneminutes behind the façade is officially part of the World Interior Events that take place in Amsterdam in 2013. It is a program in which the historical, cultural, artistic and economic interests of interior architecture and design are highlighted. It's theme is: "Past, Present and Future of Interiors'. The program is both for professionals and for the general public.