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View from the mountain Hochalp at sunset, 1529m, Switzerland
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I wish you all HAPPY YEAR END celebrations, with PEACE, LOVE and GOOD HEALTH ! 🙏😊
I'm sorry for my delay which is greater than ever but I was hiking all last weekend, to enjoy the sun, the sea of clouds and the rest of snow in the Vosges. And despite this delay, I wanted to publish a last shot in 2021, just before Christmas Day.
Je vous souhaite à toutes et tous de JOYEUSES FÊTES de fin d'année, dans la paix, l'amour et la bonne santé ! 🙏😊
Je suis désolé pour mon retard qui est plus grand que jamais mais j'étais en randonnée pendant tout le week-end dernier, pour profiter du soleil, de la mer de nuages et du reste de neige dans les Vosges. Et malgré ce retard, je tenais à publier un ultime cliché en 2021, juste avant le jour de Noël.
France. Alpes. Département des Hautes Alpes (05). Massif des Ecrins. Photo prise lors d'une randonnée en famille, en aller-retour, sur le Sentier des Crevasses, au départ d'un parking situé tout près du Col du Lautaret. Nos filles avaient moins de 2 et 4 ans. Je portais la plus petite dans mon dos et on essayait de faire marcher la plus grande au maximum, comme sur cette photo. Juin 2009, c'était nos premières vacances dans les Alpes avec un appareil photo numérique. Nos vacances précédentes dans les Alpes remontaient à 2001, quand nous avions encore des appareils argentiques.
Le Sentier des Crevasses nous a offert de magnifiques vues dans 3 directions :
- Au début sur le Massif de Combeynot et la Pyramide de Laurichard (en direction du Sud), comme sur ce cliché
- Sur la Reine Meije et ses voisins (direction Ouest-Sud-Ouest)
- Sur le Galibier et ses voisins (direction Nord-Nord-Est)
Mais quand le sentier est humide (et c'était le cas), la traversée des nombreuses ravines est compliquée si on veut éviter de mettre les pieds dans l'eau ou dans la boue. 😂
NB : La photo étant de qualité médiocre en zoomant, je l'ai publiée avec une résolution plus faible que d'habitude, pour limiter le zoom.
A1A - #266 in Explore 12/21/21
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
The Night After Halloween - 11/1/21
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*[Saint Augustine is the oldest city in the United States - 1513]
TUCKETT F. - SELLA Q. REFUGE. Located on a rocky shelf, they are one of the starting points for the Bocchette di Brenta (a series of beautiful Vie Ferrate). UNESCO, Brenta Dolomites, Adamello-Brenta Park, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, ITALY.
Jinn Met The Greatest King Of Sin Part 2
Jinn: “Jeepers creepers! It ain’t no fun.
I still can’t believe, it is really 2021.
I owe you one.
My goodness it is finally the end of darkness
After almost 2000 years I finally arise
For you I have a great prize
But let me first introduce myself I am a Jinn Maymun.”
Chucky: “My moon? I never heard about such a name
Are you sure that you are not taking cocaine?”
Jinn: “Never heard of it. By the by can you tell me your name or nickname?
Chucky: “Hell no! You sound like a police! It's none of your goddamn business! My mother warned me long time ago about potential dangers of talking to strangers.”
Jinn: “You are not kind but never mind. Anyway, thanks, you rescue me
I would grant you one wish, just say it.”
Chucky: “Well, that sounds like a load of rubbish.
Buster, if you are Wishmaster
Than I am a Tinker Bell from hell!”
Judas Iscariot the narrator: “Jinn was free so he felt excited, you could hear his heart beat.”
Maymun mumbled magic words: hocus, pocus, focus.
After few seconds our guys disappeared to the new location near the graveyard (close to the railroad station).”
Chucky: “Bloody brilliant we are now in the city of Zadar.”
Jinn: “Holy Aladár, in my time this city was called Iadera.”
Chucky: “Oh heck, I thought that teleportation is only possible in Star Trek.
Can you teach me this magic?”
Jinn: “I am afraid not, you are asking a lot. Many who tried it ended tragic.”
Chucky: “You are something, a truly magician king.
Sorry dude that I was today so rude.”
Jinn: “It's ok. Btw what is a police?”
Chucky: “Well, bloody hell… It's a long & complicated story…
In short police want to hunt me like I am a wild quarry.
It is important that you and I built a peace.”
Jinn: “I always used real magic instead of cheap trick. Before few moments it was just a small act to prove you that I ain’t no freak. Btw who are you, what are you? I never saw anyone like you before?”
Chucky: I am who I am, the Lord of Darkness is my idol
As a human I played with dangerous Damballa chant
It is pity that my soul have been trapped inside this shitty doll
I prayed to the Lucifer but my wish have never been granted.
Don't knock on my door
I'm sinning hardcore
I am Chucky the greatest King of sin
People are scared of me because I am very mean
Mass media call me a brutal killing machine
I like to play deadly games in which I always win
Don’t trust everything that Hollywood shown about me on a silver screen.
I'm not naive fool. If I make a wish will you take my soul?
How do I know that you are not a cruel ghoul with an evil goal?
Btw you said only 1 wish, I thought it is 3 wishes?”
* To be continued
P.s. Chucky recommend you song from Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire.
2 Live Composite exposures - see first comment below - comprising a total of 43 1sec exposures, combined in Photoshop (see tags for more processing hints). Portland, Oregon OM1314,16LC - Happy Sliders Sunday!
This shot is mediocre and it could be sharper.. but it is fun to try something different once in a while.. I thought of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" hence, the title.. me and my puppy (Ysabelle) are perfectly happy with each other (minus the times when i lose sleep over her crying). 😅
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Montenegro is a country in Eastern Europe bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and the Adriatic Sea. It used to be a part of Yugoslavia. The capital is Podgorica. The name Montenegro is Italian and means Black mountain. Montenegro was an independent princedom between 1878 and 1910 and an independent kingdom until 1918. That year Montenegro became part of Yugoslavia. In 2003 Yugoslavia was transformed into the new country of Serbia and Montenegro, but this fell apart in 2006 when both countries went their separate ways. Montenegro is therefore the youngest country in Europe. Montenegro is not a member of the European Union, but it is a member of NATO. Despite the fact that Montenegro is not yet an EU Member State, people do pay with the euro. Montenegro may be small, but this beautiful nation has a huge array of natural and man-made wonders. Once overlooked in favor of more famous Mediterranean countries, Montenegro is quickly gaining a reputation as a great place to travel. It's easy to see why. The mountainous hinterland is home to deep gorges, flowing rivers, glacial lakes and old-growth forests, popular for adventure activities. Riviera of Budva is situated in the central part of the Montenegrin coast, together with the main tourist centres Budva, Becici, Sveti Stefan, and Petrovac.
Montenegro’s most iconic destination is the tiny islet of Sveti Stefan. Graceful 15th-century stone cottages set on a pink sand beach. Sveti Stefan was an island but is now connected to the mainland. Initially, the island with its fortress had 12 families. In the 1800s, a village was established on the island with a population of about 400 people located at the coastal area around Budva. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, known for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.
Montenegro is een land in Oost-Europa en grenst aan Bosnië en Herzegovina, Servië, Kosovo, Albanië en de Adriatische Zee. Vroeger was het een deel van Joegoslavië. De hoofdstad is Podgorica. De naam Montenegro is Italiaans en betekent Zwarte berg. Montenegro was tussen 1878 en 1910 een zelfstandig prinsdom en tot 1918 een zelfstandig koninkrijk. Dat jaar werd Montenegro onderdeel van Joegoslavië. In 2003 werd Joegoslavië omgevormd in het nieuwe land Servië en Montenegro, maar dit viel in 2006 uit elkaar toen beide landen een eigen weg gingen. Montenegro is misschien klein, maar deze prachtige natie heeft een enorm scala aan natuurlijke en door de mens gemaakte wonderen. Ooit over het hoofd gezien ten gunste van meer bekende mediterrane landen, krijgt Montenegro snel een reputatie als een geweldige plek om te reizen. Het is gemakkelijk te zien waarom. Het bergachtige achterland herbergt diepe kloven, stromende rivieren, gletsjermeren en oerbossen, populair voor avontuurlijke activiteiten. De meest iconische bestemming van Montenegro is het kleine eilandje Sveti Stefan. Sierlijke 15e-eeuwse stenen huisjes aan een roze zandstrand. Sveti Stefan was een eiland maar is nu verbonden met het vasteland. Aanvankelijk telde het eiland met zijn fort 12 families. In de jaren 1800 werd op het eiland een dorp gesticht met een bevolking van ongeveer 400 mensen in het kustgebied rond Budva. Het kustgebied rond Budva, de Budva riviera genaamd, is het centrum van het Montenegrijnse toerisme, bekend om zijn goed bewaard gebleven middeleeuwse ommuurde stad, zandstranden en gevarieerd nachtleven. Budva is 2500 jaar oud en is daarmee een van de oudste nederzettingen aan de Adriatische kust. Riviera van Budva ligt in het centrale deel van de Montenegrijnse kust, samen met de belangrijkste toeristische centra Budva, Becici, Sveti Stefan en Petrovac.
Stony Batter on Waiheke Island offers a good view to the outer limits of the Hauraki Gulf, a semi enclosed part of the Pacific that is Auckland's maritime playground. It is largely protected from the Pacific by Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island to the north, and by the Coromandel Peninsula to the east. Cape Rodney on the left and the Coromandel Peninsula on the right are part of the mainland. A line connecting them with Little Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island (left and right centre) forms the limit between the Hauraki Gulf and the Pacific Ocean beyond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauraki_Gulf_/_Tīkapa_Moana#/map/0 The environmental integrity of the gulf has suffered through the introduction of industrialised fishing peaking in the 1970s. This severe overfishing, which unbalanced the marine environment by the removal of a main predator in the food chain, led to a widespread disappearance of kelp beds and their substitution by kina barrens. Kinas are sea urchins which flourish in the absence of the New Zealand snapper and lobsters, their main predators. Dredging of the mussel beds of the Firth of Thames reached a peak in 1961 shortly before collapse of the industry. Particularly damaging are the results of nitrogen carried into the gulf from surrounding agricultural land, with almost 90% coming from the dairy-farming runoff into the Firth of Thames. In 2000 New Zealand established the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. So far the park has failed to prevent overfishing and reverse the ecosystem collapse. Much more needs to be done to clean up the environmental degradation created by commercial interests in the past and present.
An eastbound Union Pacific ethanol unit train ascends a grade during evening golden hour in Elburn, Illinois.
Union Pacific Railroad ~ Geneva Subdivision ~ Mile Post 44.50
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/7.1, 220mm, 1/800s
If you want to get to know the oldest living creatures in the world, you have to make your way to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. This is a grannen pine. It grows in the Inyo National Forest at an altitude of over 3000 m. It's in the White Mountains between Nevada and Death Valley. The oldest trees were determined to be 4723 years old and are therefore probably the oldest living things on our planet. The sight of these trees does not suggest that they are actually living plants. With their bizarre shapes, they look more like dead trees that have been marked by wind and weather.
Die ältesten Lebewesen des Planeten - Ancient Bristlecone Pines
Wer die ältesten Lebewesen der Welt kennen lernen möchte, der muss sich auf den Weg zum Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest machen. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine Grannen Kiefer. Sie wächst im Inyo National Forest in einer Höhe von über 3000 m. Das liegt in den White Mountains zwischen Nevada und dem Death Valley. Die ältesten Bäume wurden auf 4723 Jahre bestimmt und sind damit wohl die ältesten Lebewesen unseres Planeten. Dabei läßt der Anblick dieser Bäume nicht vermuten, dass es sich tatsächlich um lebendige Pflanzen handelt. Sie wirken durch ihre bizarren Formen eher wie abgestorbene Bäume, die von Wind und Wetter gezeichnet wurden.
.....who rejoices in the rising stars at sunset.
Adalbert Ludwig Balling
On the Maintower in Frankfurt, one image out of a total of 25 shots, have a nice and warm rest - summertime...
Glücklich ist einer, der sich bei Sonnenuntergang über die aufgehenden Sterne freut.
Adalbert Ludwig Balling
Auf dem Maintower in Frankfurt, ein Bild aus insgesamt 25 Aufnahmen, euch eine schöne und warme Restsommerzeit...
Since summer rarely takes place on a weekend this year and there are far too many people in the mountains (it's still holiday season), I took a day off based on the weather forecast to go on a mountain hike with my son. Our destination was Garmisch's local mountain - the Kramer Peak. And as you can see, we had fantastic weather with sunshine and some nice clouds. The hike was quite long, but absolutely worth it ... not done such a beautiful, interesting and varied tour for a long time ...
The Zugspitze can be seen in the background.
Alpines Panorama - Kramerspitz - Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Bayern
Da bei uns der Sommer in diesem Jahr selten an einem Wochenende stattfindet und dann viel zu viele Menschen in den Bergen sind (es ist noch Ferienzeit), habe ich mir anhand der Wettervorhersage einen Tag freigenommen, um mit meinem Sohn eine Bergwanderung zu unternehmen. Unser Ziel war der Hausberg von Garmisch - die Kramerspitz. Und wie ihr sehen könnt, hatten wir fantastisches Wetter mit Sonnenschein und auch ein paar schönen Wolken. Die Wanderung war ziemlich lang, aber absolut lohnenswert...schon lange nicht mehr eine so schöne, interessante und abwechslungsreiche Tour gemacht...
Im Hintergrund kann man die Zugspitze sehen.
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Huge waves rage at the shoreline near Bermagui on the NSW Far South Coast, Australia.
HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm f4.5-6.3 PLM
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5x10 in-camera image: 1897 Ak-sar-ben Camera - Kodak Commercial Ektar 300mm- f/45 - Fomapan 100 - 8x10 Film - HC110 1+100 - Unaltered Negative Scan
WEST-AFRICA. -- COSTA D' AVORIO. -- AREA GRAND. LAHOU
In questo scatto stavamo cercando di fotografare coccodrilli della foresta
E domani torno in clinica per due giorni a finire i controlli e speriamo che la malaria sia andata !
In this shot we were trying to photograph forest crocodiles
And tomorrow I go back to the clinic for two days to finish the checks and we hope that the malaria is gone!
Vedere meglio in FORMATO LARGO
See better with ENLARGEMENT
Another fireworks shot from the 4th of July at the breakwater lighthouse in Grand Marais, Minnesota along the big Lake Superior.
Valensole’s Plateau is a real lavender jewel. It is 800km² wide, at 500m of altitude, nearby the Mediterranean sea and the Alps. It benefits from a Mediterranean climate with mountain climate influences which gave birth to a rich and colorful vegetation : oak trees, pines, wheat and oat fields, and of course lavender. Or should we say : lavandin.
« Lavande » only groes above 800m of altitude and has a good resistance to the cold. Its flower is thiner and grows at the end of the stem. When harvested, you need 100kg to extract 1 litre of essential oil. Wherease with « lavandin », 40kg will be enough.
« Lavande Aspic » (an other kind of lavender) grows above 600m of altitude. Its leaves are wider and flowers spread along the stem.
« Lavandin » is a natural hybride betwen those 2 kind of lavender.
Taken earlier tonight.. I was able to go out to celebrate a friend's birthday (we are both fully vaccinated). It has been a long time since I went out in the city at night..
This is my little piece of Venice.. it is actually a mall with built-in canal inside with matching gondolas traversing it and Italian music playing in the background.. posting the daytime shot in the comment section..
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Millwall Inner Dock is a dock at Millwall, London, England. It is located south of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs.
and there is no shadow without light
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Single shot in 16:9 crop.
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Please read below if you are curious about how this shot was taken:
These are silhouette within light bubbles (light bokeh). To create this effect, the prerequisite is that you have a (macro-) zoom lens allowing you to create bokeh effect.
The condition of light source is very important. One light bubble is formed by one light source, and the light source has to be strong and condensed so that you can form a clear light bubble together with a clear silhouette. In this image, these multiple bubbles are formed by dazzling lights on the surface of a lotus pond around noon time when the sky was clear and the sun was high.
The choice of object as the motif is also very important. Imagine about the size of dazzling light laying on the lens toward the sensor of the camera, the object should be something thin, small and delicate, so that you can get a nice silhouette within the bubble.
For making this photograph, you need to put the object in the focal range and aim the camera toward the direction of the light source (so that you are literally shooting a macro silhouette within a bokeh), and then manually adjust the focus, moving the camera as needed, until you get the composition you like in the frame. The angle toward the light source is important. If your light source is the reflective sunlight (such as the dazzling lights in my example), you really need to direct the camera to the point where you have those light coming toward your frame, in order to create the silhouette.
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* Kalmetina is the name of a road in city Zadar.
Hello everybody. What do you think about follow & unfollow method on Instagram? Let’s find out what Cookie Monster think about it lol.
Cookie Monster from Sesame Street rarely do interview but he did it via Skype exclusively for Yasha Jakovsky シ.
Yasha Jakovsky: "What do you think about Instagram people who use follow & unfollow method"?
Cookie Monster: "I personally think it is annoying. There are so many Instagram imposters who want to become stars over the night, we must to unite and fight for better fair play internet social society to stop notoriety. Impostor followed then unfollowed me after day or two, they will try same method on you too. I know that this dirty game would never ends but be careful my friend, follow & unfollow strategy became huge underhand trend".
Yasha Jakovsky: "Do you have message for Instagram imposters"?
Cookie Monster: "Sure kiddo. Instagram imposter, yes you that you are reading, take off your lazy fat Instagram ass from a couch and maybe you will lose some kilogram".
Yasha Jakovsky: "My friend it is so pity that our interview ends. I wish you to have a great day with nice chocolate and rice cookies (I know how much cookies are important for you). Thank you so much for your time and this cool rhymes that you used".
Cookie Monster: "No problem mister Jakovsky, have a nice day, greetings from Bombay (I am there on a holiday). Oh I almost forgot, I will send you via post honey cookies the best money can buy, bye bye".
P.s. I listened Metallica's album Reload in high school. I rarely listen Metallica, I recommend you their song The Memory Remains from Reload album.
P.P.S. Special thanks to Chucky who climbed so high and put those flashlights :D.
Photo was explored on Flickr, place 156 / 500.
...when a treasure that we've forgotten is right under our noses?
Indiana Dunes National Park
Watching Indiana's city lights of Gary and Illinois' high rises of Chicago in the distance, a couple strolls at dusk on a sandy beach at Indiana Dunes National Park. A cool evening breeze flows from Lake Michigan after a hot late spring day.
Kinda envious of these guys who usually gather at the seaside to chat. Life seems calm and relaxing for them. I bet their life is not as simple as I imagine it to be but at least they have sunrises and moments like this to share..and somehow that makes all the difference.
The Matterhorn , the Dent d'Hérens the Z'mutt glacier.and "La Tête Blanche", (alt. 3.710 m ). . Zermatt . Canton Valais, Switzerland. No. 2548.
I was lucky during my visit to Santorini
Right on the first night the full moon shone
lit my way. I wish you the same...
Vollmond
Ich hatte Glück bei meinem Besuch auf Santorin
Direkt in der ersten Nacht leuchtete der Vollmond
mir den Weg. Das gleiche wünsche ich euch auch...
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No.1 London Bridge is part of the London Bridge City estate, a
Bankside development located on the South side of London Bridge.
No.1 London Bridge - London, UK
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which has become very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
France. Alpes. Savoie. Haute Tarentaise. Massif des Alpes Grées. Photo prise lors d'un aller-retour au Lac de la Bailletta, au départ du parking du Saut. Nous avons effectué cette rando en famille, merveilleusement guidés par notre ami de Haute Tarentaise.
Cette photo a été prise depuis le parking du Saut.
Je me suis dépêché d'immortaliser la scène peu après que l'on se soit garé sur le parking car le brouillard s'est dissipé très vite !!!... Notre ami de Haute Tarentaise nous avait donné rendez-vous vers 9H car le parking du Saut est rapidement complet en été. C'est clairement grâce à cet horaire matinal par rapport à nos habitudes qu'on a pu admirer ce magnifique spectacle éphémère. Le paysage est déjà superbe en temps normal. Mais avec ce brouillard en plus, c'était juste un pur régal. ❤️😊
June 1999, snowboarding with Severin.
Ascent to the Hintertux glacier.
The jump. (Kitzsteinhorn)
At the summit. (Hochkeil)
Juni 1999, Snowboarden mit meinem älteren Sohn Severin.
Anfahrt zum Hintertuxer Gletscher.
Der Sprung. (Kitzsteinhorn)
Am Gipfel. (Hochkeil)
Leica R5, 28mm f2.8
Kodak Gold
Hintertuxer Gletscher / Kitzsteinhorn / Hochkeil
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Vista al norte del cráter de 1960 con vista a la colada de lava de la erupción de 2011.
Parque Nacional Puyehue, Región de los Ríos, Chile central.
A very belated tribute to my long-lost father
I chose his ship as a header because it was his last resting place.
After the worst of the Blitz¹ came the Dreaded Telegram. Although
I can't remember my father, I do vividly remember being terrified
at seeing my mother break down in tears before even opening the message; "... missing presumed killed". It was everybody's worst nightmare. My father's ship, HMS Dunedin, had gone down² with most of her crew on the 24th November 1941.
Exactly 80 years ago today
★ If you are wondering why I waited so long, please read on.
My mother had been devastated but had never given up hope that my father was still alive as a prisoner of war and that one day he would come back to us. My uncle, for his part, had never been satisfied with just a telegram and a simple citation (see below). He had never ceased to pester the Admiralty for more information till long after the war was over. But nothing was ever forthcoming. Both my mother and my uncle died long before the truth was out and I remained in the dark³, until...
In 2019 (only 2 years ago) I read a book called: BLOOD IN THE SEA - HMS DUNEDIN AND THE ENIGMA CODE: A must-read, written by Stuart Gill son of one of the very few survivors of the ill-fated ship.
As I read it, I discovered - to my horror - the tragic events that took place all those years ago. In my mind’s eye, I witnessed the tragedy as it unfolded. I came to know the various characters, their hopes and finally their despairs. I also discovered the extent to which the Enigma code was involved which no doubt explains why the Admiralty had remained silent for so long.
There was even a passage in the book about my father who was described as being brave and even jovial right up till the end despite the excruciating pain he must have been suffering from his wounds. He had been carried to a raft and died a few hours later. The passage ended with the touching words: "Poor Horace".
My father must also have known that he was about to die without ever seeing his loved ones again and knowing that they too were in the thick of it⁴. I suddenly realised that I was one of his loved ones.
I had known my father but I'd been a toddler at the time too young to be able to remember him later; something I deeply regret. All I want to do now is wipe away the tears and keep his memory alive.
The cracking of the Enigma code at Bletchley Park in July 1941 was one of the closest guarded secrets of the Second World War. Indeed, the very fact was not made public till the 1970s and the full story till the 1990s but even then, I was unaware of any connection between the code and my father’s ship - until I read the book!
On the 15th June 1941, Dunedin captured the German tanker Lothringen along with vital Enigma material for Bletchley Park. A month later the Enigma code was cracked.
Four months later, Dunedin was directed to her doom by orders emanating from a decoded Enigma message. She had been sent to intercept another tanker before rendezvousing with four U-boats.
It was like throwing a cat into a lion’s den: A light cruiser was no match for a U-boat let alone four.
But Dunedin was the only ship within range and, of course, we were at war. It had been thought that Dunedin could intercept the tanker well before the rendezvous would take place; a high-risk gamble. But with the benefit of hindsight, it would seem that the U-boats were already deployed around the tanker to protect it and its precious cargo. This measure would probably have been standard procedure and therefore never mentioned in any message.
Tankers played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic keeping the Wolfpack U-boats fully replenished at sea where they were required to remain for very long periods!
Although it all happened a long time ago, for me, reading the book and following up on the web has been like hearing the news of what happened yesterday. I was able to share some of the grief that my poor mother must have been overcome with at the time. She had spared me the pain that she had been suffering alone and in silence.
We had never talked about my father or the war after it was over; everybody had wanted to put it all behind them. It hadn’t been easy; loved ones lost forever, widows in black everywhere, the blind and the crippled walking the streets as best they could, with rubble all over the place, and rationing for years to come. The post war years in Britain had been difficult but at least the killing and destruction had ceased, and we had survived - while so many others hadn't.
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★ Read more about the book and buy it if you so wish (new tab)
★ HMS Dunedin - Wikipedia (new tab)
★ How Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code (new tab)
¹ The Blitz – The air raids on Britain in 1940-41; Portsmouth being
one of the closest and main targets. Along with the fall of France,
they were, for us, the darkest hours of the war. We were all alone
and on our knees preparing for invasion.
² to go down = sombrer / couler
³ to remain in the dark = rester dans l'ignorance
⁴ to be in the thick of it = être en plein dedans
They gave their lives so that we might live in peace and freedom.
Lest we forget!
Fate : That supposed force that predetermines major events that come our way. It can be kind or cruel. It can bring people together or tear them apart. It strikes without warning and there's nothing we can do about it!
Take great care, my friends, and many, many thanks for calling,
Colin …
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El santuario de 'Nosa Señora da Virxe da Barca' tiene una pintoresca localización frente al Oceáno Atlántico en plena Costa da Morte y en la bocana de la ría de Camariñas, en las proximidades de la marinera villa de Muxía. Tiene origenes remotos medievales y fue construido posiblemente para cristianizar un lugar donde se realizaban ritos paganos y, además, es punto final de la prolongación de la peregrinación jacobea al ‘finisterrae’.
En la proximidad se encuentran las piedras en las que dice la leyenda que se apareció la Virgen al Apóstol Santiago.
En la foto aparece en primer plano la ‘Pedra dos Cadrís’, a la que se atribuyen propiedades curativas para enfermedades relacionadas con los riñones, la espalda y la cabeza, para lo que hay que pasar nueve veces por debajo. ¡¡No cabe duda que si alguien pasa por debajo de la piedra no tiene problemas de espalda!!
Arriba, a la derecha, la imponente mole de 400 toneladas de la escultura conocida como "A Ferida" (La Herida). Es un monolito de granito de forma rectangular partido por el medio, que simboliza la herida que dejó el hundimiento del petrolero Prestige el 19 de noviembre de 2002.
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which has become very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
Je m'étais plaint d'avoir passé 2 semaines de travail épuisantes en mars. Eh bien la semaine dernière était encore pire ... 😥 La bonne nouvelle c'est que cette fois ça n'a duré qu'une semaine ... Et me revoilà enfin avec une nouvelle publication (il était temps) ! 😊
France. Alpes. Massif du Dévoluy. Photo prise lors d'une rando en A/R au cours de laquelle nous sommes allés avec ma femme au Col de Charnier en passant par le Vallon de Charnier et en partant du hameau de Lachaup. Je me réjouissais de faire cette rando et je n'ai pas été déçu car elle figure parmi nos randos préférées de tous les temps ! ❤️
Cette photo a été prise au début du retour, légèrement sous le Col de Charnier (2103m). On y voit de gauche à droite :
o Le Vallon de Charnier qui descend au pied de la face nord du sommet de Roche Courbe. Au fond derrière, on voit une partie de la Montagne de Faraut, avec la Brèche de Faraut tout à gauche.
o Le sommet de Roche Courbe (2259m). ❤️
o La Tête de Plate Longue (2383m).
o Le Rocher Rond (2453m), point culminant de la Drôme (26).
Sous cet angle de vue, ces 3 sommets et les arêtes qui les relient donnent l'impression de voir une forteresse naturelle avec 3 tours et 2 remparts. J'aime beaucoup cette apparence. ❤️😊
So word got around that I was photographing the wood chunks and overnight this motley crew assembled on my studio table requesting that they have their picture taken. It's pretty amazing because while some of the objects share space on the living room shelf, others had to climb down from the top drawer of my dresser and roll their way to the table. In case you're wondering, the objects with holes in them are...well I'll let you guess, the answer is in the tabs. Also, I identified the woods with notes.
So here I thought I was going to be really clever with this week's submission to the Crazy Tuesday group. The theme is locks and this has to be the biggest lock ever! Well, according to the rules, the picture has to be current and while I processed it this week, I took the shot three years ago while visiting Davenport, Iowa. You just never know when you're going to need a giant lock! And, if you happen to be in the area in the middle of winter you might be treated to a fishing expedition by bald eagles who love the open water just below the lock.
I took this shot on a business trip to Rock Island Arsenal but during the 1970's I lived in Bettendorf, Iowa just up the Mississippi River from Davenport.
..... is like the dawn of a new world
Another picture of my sunrise series from the Rhine valley above Bonn, thank you for looking.
Musik.....
..... ist wie die Morgenröte einer neuen Welt
Ein weiteres Bild meiner Sonnenaufgangsreihe vom Rheintal oberhalb von Bonn, danke euch fürs schauen
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which has become very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
Je viens de passer 2 semaines de travail épuisantes. La 1ère semaine, je suis déjà resté 4 jours sans aller sur Flickr et la 2ème semaine, je suis monté à 5 jours sans aller sur flickr ... Maintenant, j'espère pouvoir souffler un peu pendant quelques semaines. Mais pour recharger un peu les batteries, je viens déjà de m'octroyer un week-end de 3 jours avec ce lundi. Ces 3 jours n'auront clairement pas suffi à effacer toute ma fatigue comme par magie. Mais c'est déjà bien et je sens que c'était indispensable que je fasse ce break, tout petit soit-il. 😊
France. Vosges. Alsace. Haut-Rhin. Photo prise autour de l'Église fortifiée de Hunawihr.
Lorsque j'avais rendu ma première visite à cette magnifique église fortifiée le 15 septembre 2019, j'avais été totalement conquis. Mais les feuilles de vigne étaient encore toutes vertes et j'espérais bien pouvoir y retourner un jour lorsque les feuilles de vigne seraient majoritairement jaunes, ce qui se produit généralement lors de la deuxième partie du mois d'octobre. C'est ce que j'ai eu la chance de pouvoir faire en ce 25 octobre 2020. Je n'y suis pas resté très longtemps mais juste assez pour pouvoir profiter d'une belle éclaircie et réaliser le souhait que j'avais fait un an plus tôt. 🙏😊