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Just a couple of murals today as time is short for us. We were only at the Stem and Vine Plant Nursery (Nurso) at Chandler a couple of weeks ago and already things have changed. You will notice that Drapl, one of the most famous of the street/mural artist has done the mural on the left and the blank space on the right is "Reserved for Sofles". Well, you don't want to tarry because Drapl has just been back and filled in the blank space with a fabulous work called the Mood Lifting Project. The project was about Drapl doing a free mural in a public space with no limitations or boundaries just bright colours, a face and a nice message.
" It makes me happy to paint in these bright bold colours and to put some smiles on some faces and try to uplift." Isn't that what we all need now!
Isn't that wonderful. So now you will have to wait until we go back and get another shot of the whole wall.
Half the picture.
ENG: Awesome, the spring is already kissing us in Berlin. The first cherry blossoms are already sprouting. I saw this crazy natural spectacle on the Greifswalder Street in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin.
GER: Wahnsinn, der Frühling küsst uns schon in Berlin. Die ersten Kirschblüten sprießen schon. Das verrückte Naturschauspiel hab ich auf der Greifswalder Straße im Prenzlauer Berg gesehen.
Eine kleine Waldohreule mit einem Geschwisterchen, genau einen Monat später und schon richtig groß.
A little Long-eared Owl with a sibling exactly one month later already grown really big.
By 1935 Art Deco designs already in it's 25th year were starting to be on the downside of the curve, although it still was a major design influence in the United States. Although still quite popular the looming war in Europe was about to bring that trend to an end by 1939.
The style became popular in Paris, around 1910, and over the following 10 years it had crossed the shores to America where it became a popular design style in architecture, furnishings, visual arts, and many other things, including automobiles. And to this day, the style still appeals to many, and to me included. However, Art Deco, albeit popular in it's day, surely was not the case for Chrysler Corporation with it's new, sleek, streamlined Airflow models, which were heavily influenced with Art Deco design elements, but that quickly became the Edsel of that period! In spite of it's new and modern wind tunnel designed body with headlights molded into the body, and probably a first for that period when most others were still standalones mounted above the fenders, it just never grabbed the attention of the buying public. Yes, at first there was a lot of enthusiastic bluster and hoopla, but it died as quickly as it started. Arguably, some would say "ahead of it's time," but Art Deco designs were quite solidly entrenched and accepted at the time. Or, was it the shape of the car with it's headlights now integrated into the body that the buying public was just not ready for? We can all agree that the buying public is a fickle lot, and it doesn't take long for them to spread the news on a product, whether good, or bad. I suppose it looks like "An Olds sucking a lemon" became the catchphrase and possible death knell for Edsel?
When most of the US auto manufacturers were still pumping out six figure, or near six figure production numbers with their cars Chrysler's Airflow designs was quite the antithesis of those figures. In 1935, the Chrysler Airflow sold a paltry and abysmal number at under 7800 units, and the above survivor was one of them. And, when it comes to the appeal, or lack of on this car, I don't believe it's changed much since "it's day!" People still either love them, or hate them, regardless of the reason! But, I suppose you could say kudo's to Chrysler for trying to jump ahead of the pack. But, kudo's do not help to pay the bills.
Vince
I had already finished the winter, but after looking out the window this morning, I'm going to get the Christmas cookies out again
A person, who values the beauty of nature and ambient in the world, for richer and happier than those, who did not notices this.
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Lake Bashkara was formed in the 1930s and 1940s due to the melting of the Bashkara glacier. In surveys of 1932-1933, the lake was not yet recorded, and in the late 1950s it already existed. The depth of the reservoir is 32 m. The height of Lake Bashkara above sea level is 2750 m.
Lake Bashkara is known for repeated cases of breakthrough. In 2017, heavy heavy rain triggered the overflow of Lake Bashkara. A block of ice broke off from a neighboring glacier and collapsed directly into the lake. About 1 million cubic meters of water escaped from the lake and, destroying everything in its path, swept along the bed of the Adylsu River. In the valley of the Adylsu River, 350-500 thousand cubic meters were involved in mudflows. m of solid material. 3 people died.
In the late 1980s. at the edge of the Bashkar glacier, a group of new breakthrough-hazardous lakes formed, which later merged into a single lake Lapa.
Озеро Башкара образовалось в 1930-1940-х годах вследствие таяния ледника Башкара. В исследованиях 1932-1933 г. озеро еще не зафиксировано, а в конце 1950-х оно уже существовало. Глубина водоёма — 32 м. Высота озера Башкара над уровнем моря составляет 2750 м.
Озеро Башкара известно неоднократными случаями прорыва. В 2017 году сильный проливной дождь спровоцировал переполнение озера Башкара. С соседнего ледника откололась глыба льда и рухнула прямо в озеро. Около 1 млн. кубометров воды вырвались из озера и, разрушая все на своем пути, пронеслись по руслу реки Адылсу. В долине реки Адылсу в селевой паводок было вовлечено 350–500 тыс. куб. м твердого материала. Погибли 3 человека.
В конце 1980-х гг. у края ледника Башкара образовалась группа новых прорывоопасных озёр, впоследствии соединившихся в единое озеро Лапа.
A Little Blue Heron stares determinedly at the flooded field, willing frogs to appear.
A new storm is bearing down on us even as we rebuild from the outskirts of Helene which left home and some of our favorite natural places forever changed. We’ll work on being safe (and hopefully still be sharing with you all here!) but there may be slowdowns. Already I see a change in behavior by the wildlife here.
El Sukiennice (« Llotja de teixits ») és un dels monuments històrics més emblemàtics de la ciutat de Cracòvia. Aquesta imponent llotja comercial de dos pisos, aixecada el segle xiii i després adaptada a l'època del Renaixement, ocupa el lloc central de la gran Plaça del Mercat i forma part del Patrimoni de la Humanitat de la UNESCO.[1]
A la planta baixa, la Llotja acull avui comerços d'artesania, mentre que el primer pis acull la Galeria d'art polonès del segle xix, una filial del Museu nacional de Cracòvia amb la més important col·lecció d'obres poloneses del món. Entre elles, la famosa tela Les Torxes de Neró, oferta a l'obertura del museu pel seu pintor, Henryk Siemiradzki i el quadre gegant Homenatge prussià de Jan Matejko.
Història
Posicionada segons l'eix nord-sud de la plaça, amb les seves façanes oest i est simètriques respecte als eixos de les entrades, la Llotja de teixits de Cracòvia reuneix elements arquitectònics d'èpoques molt diferents, i constitueix una síntesi global de l'arquitectura de la ciutat.
El nom Sukiennice ve de la paraula polonesa sukno que vol dir teixit, roba. En efecte, els drapers disposaven les seves parades al centre de la plaça del Mercat per a la venda a l'engròs de teixits.
La primera llotja, aixecada al segle xiii, després de la concessió a la ciutat d'una carta de Drets de Magdeburg, es limitava a dues fileres de botigues de pedra que formaven un carrer al mig de la Plaça del Mercat. El comerç als Sukiennice era una font important d'ingressos per a la ciutat: segons el privilegi reial, els venedors vinguts de l'exterior només podien vendre la seva pròpia mercaderia, i només en aquest lloc.
L'any 1358, el Casimir III fa construir el primer edifici de 100 m de longitud amb dos portals ogivals situats al centre de les façanes principals. Després d'un incendi que va consumir l'edifici l'any 1555, es va cridar als italians que havien vingut amb la reina Bona Sforza (esposa italiana del rei Segimon el Vell). La Llotja de teixits renovada a l'estil Renaixement llavors es va dotar d'un àtic decorat amb una cresta amb gàrgoles, estilitzades amb caps humans, realitzades probablement segons els projectes de Santi Gucci. Giovanni Maria Mosca divideix l'edifici en dos pisos i està connectat per escales cobertes per lògies situats sobre els costats més curts.
Els últims treballs importants són duts a terme al segle xix per Tomasz Prylińeski. L'arquitecte transforma la llotja a la planta baixa, instal·lant-hi al llarg dels murs botigues de fusta. El sostre serà adornat més tard amb l'escut de les ciutats poloneses, els emblemes dels gremis i els segells. Prylińeski afegeix també arcades neogòtiques de pedra per tal de donar l'elegància a l'edifici,[1] així com dels mascarons representant caricatures dels presidents de l'època de la ciutat de Cracòvia, realitzats segons un dibuix de Jan Matejko. La llotja superior és adaptada a les necessitats del museu.
The Kraków Cloth Hall (Polish: Sukiennice, pronounced [sukʲɛˈɲːit͡sɛ]), in Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square in the Kraków Old Town (the historic center of Kraków), which since 1978 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
t was once a major centre of international trade. Travelling merchants met there to discuss business and to barter. During its golden age in the 15th century, the hall was the source of a variety of exotic imports from the east – spices, silk, leather and wax – while Kraków itself exported textiles, lead, and salt from the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
In the immediate vicinity of the hall, the Great Weigh House and the Small Weigh House existed until the 19th century. Other, similar cloth halls have existed in other Polish as well as other European cities such as in Ypres, Belgium; Braunschweig, and in Leeds, EnglandKraków was Poland's capital city and was among the largest cities in Europe already from before the time of the Renaissance. However, its decline started with the move of the capital to Warsaw at the end of the 16th century. The city's decline was hastened by wars and politics leading to the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century. By the time of the architectural restoration proposed for the cloth hall in 1870 under Austrian rule, much of the historic city center was decrepit. A change in political and economic fortunes for the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria ushered in a revival due to newly established Legislative Assembly or Sejm of the Land. The successful renovation of the Cloth Hall, based on a design by Tomasz Pryliński and supervised by Mayor Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, Sejm Marshal, was one of the most notable achievements of this period.[1]
The hall has hosted many distinguished guests over the centuries and is still used to entertain monarchs and dignitaries, such as King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, and Emperor Akihito of Japan, who was welcomed here in 2002. In the past, balls were held here, most notably after Prince Józef Poniatowski had briefly liberated the city from the Austrians in 1809. Aside from its history and cultural value, the hall is still used as a center of commerce.
History
A bare tree of Cerasus leveilleana (‘Kasumi-zakura’ in Japanese) silhouetted against the sunset glow.
Having already caught the train heading south along the Port Lead a few hours prior, I would be joined by James Anthony at Dodge Island in hopes of catching FEC PM1-23 [Job 23] returning to Hialeah Yard in afternoon light. The relatively uncommon move is ideal for the Port Train as it’ll receive sunlight from the west as it pulls from the intermodal ramp at PortMiami. At 18:00, PM1-23 would call FEC dispatch to receive a lining out of the Port back onto the Port Lead, followed shortly after by a call to Port Security to lower the Dodge Island Bridge span for their departure.
The Job 23 crew would slowly ease their 25 car train off of the ramp at the controls of #FEC418 [GP40-2], it’s front end fittingly facing to the west for a clean, well lit shot, the line of palm trees between the tracks and Port Blvd giving the angle a bit of that Miami feel. Photographing said locomotive in this circumstance allows for one to get a good look at what makes the unit so unique on the roster: it’s oscitrol headlight notch.
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Miami, FL
FEC Port Lead
Date: 09/23/2022 | 18:02
ID: FEC PM1-23 [Job 23]
Type: Yard Job
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 25
1. FEC GP40-2 #418
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© Vicente Alonso 2022
“Already the dandelions
Are changed into vanishing ghosts.”
- Celia Thaxter.
6hr exposure on Kodak Ektacolor paper (very dull & overcast this afternoon).
I already posted a summer version of Maria Eich (see comments) and I'll just insert the same text here:
The pilgrimage church Maria Eich has quite a history of miracles:
In 1710 the blacksmith sons Franz and Kaspar Thallmayr from Planegg placed a Loreto image of Mary in a hollow oak. Twenty two years later a day laborer made a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary in the oak tree and recovered from an injury. As early as 1734, the influx of those in need was so great that a hut was built that surrounded the tree with the miraculous image. In 1742 a brick church building was built around the oak, which was consecrated on May 18, 1768. A hermitage was built in 1745, which also served as a school from 1790 to 1804.
Maria Eich gained supraregional importance in 1775 when the Bavarian Elector Max III. Joseph held a par force hunt in the forest. A hunted deer sought refuge by the chapel. The elector saw the miraculous image and spared the animal. To commemorate this event, a memorial plaque was attached to the chapel after the elector's death.
Maria Eich is still a popular pilgrimage destination, no pilgrims today though.
Love this pink "Sweet Princess Birthday Girl" fit from CloeXPlayhouse- available at their store for SOKAWAIISUNDAYS- not sponsored
The imposing presence of a juvenile Bald Eagle is evident even though it is so young it's just learning to fly.
We already visited this beautiful place in 2015. But it's a must see everytime you are near. I had a lot of luck with the clouds at this moment. It's everyday sunshine here on the Lake Garda. But for a few hours it looked like rain would come (what not happened).
(Manorina melanocephala)
Trin Warren Tam-Boore Bellbird Waterhole - Melbourne
Austrália
Forty hours after waking up in our bed, we landed in Melbourne. As soon as we got our car, we drove to this place in the middle of Melbourne because we were very anxious to start photographing lifers.
The first great surprise was that we didn’t have to pay for parking. Amazing, something very unusual for us in our cities.
We immediately spotted 7 or 8 lifers.
This is a common species, and we already knew that. The problem with common species, when we’re short on time, is that we don’t spend enough time with them, and then, when we return, we regret it.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Meliphagidae (Melifagídeos) (43)
- All the photos for this species Manorina melanocephala (4)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/01 (11)
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-No, we have Balaton Retro Weekend at home.
Already since its founding, Przewozy Regionalne, later Polregio, has been running loco-hauled services on the connections (Chojnice)-Gdynia-Hel. And although it's no Tapolca-Balatonfüred train, it also:
-is hauled by a diesel
-runs along a coastline (here along the gulf of Puck and Gdańsk)
-is very much retro!
Since last summer, the loco-hauled services run on a working timetable designed for 3 days of work and each day there are 5 pairs of Gdynia-Hel trains and one pair Chojnice-Hel. This way, each locomotive leaves Chojnice on the early morning of the first day, the 2nd day is entirely designated to Gdynia-Hel trains, and then it returns on the third day with a Hel-Chojnice train.
Currently SU42-518 is the only historically painted locomotive belonging to the Chojnice depot, though, as you will see in a bit, this situation is due to change very shortly. With a little luck, I managed to catch this locomotive upon departure from Czersk with the regio train 55254 from Chojnice to Hel. A very brief appearance of sunlight allowed for this interesting shot.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
People can suprise you, even when you've been best friends with them for 8 years. I've had previous experience with spiked fences (usually bruising my arse and cutting my trousers...) and was rather put off going into the ruin due to its perimeter fencing.
Feeling glum about the lack of oppurtunity, I headed down the road to capture this shot. As I turned away to set up the tripod, Michael said "pass it over". Confused, I looked around and there he was, already on the other side of the fence. I clearly looked at him incredulously as he laughed. It turned out the 'padlocked' gate was just open with the padlock doing no securing whatsoever. Well done Michael - he always finds a way, somehow.
Shot on iPhone 13 Pro.
It’s lovely to see the Brisbane Arcade with Christmas decorations already. But, also, the Brisbane Arcade already has its Christmas decorations up1
Succubus WIP.. already switched these smooth maps for more toned as I would see her kind as being in top notch shape, absolute fantasy form and completely unrealistic, proportionally speaking.
Still searching for a Devilish Tail.. if anyone knows of such a mod...all of the HDT tails available seem a bit too wide and not really fitting to her. Would like a more curving pointed ended tail... shot in the dark.. no harm asking. ; )
She definitely has a dark side ( tho, she does not entertain bats, Mr. M, haha...) She does not hesitate to satisfy her primal needs but is not altogether in alliance with her natural instincts and will not usually kill human beings. More to sort out on that.. if I do not get bored.. lol
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"Maen Castle", #43156; slows on the approach to St. Erth station leading Great Western's (GWR) quarter past one departure from Penzance to Plymouth on Saturday the 29th of November 2025.
“To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.” — Miyamoto Musashi
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Outfit - ::GB:: Synchronicity set @ Cyber Fair Event
⛧ Comes With Jacket, Pants, Boots and Belt
⛧ For Legacy, Belleza & Gianni
⛧ White, Silver & Black in Fatpack
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I've already shown you some photos and videos of the tower on the Charles Bridge, and even photos of the inside of the tower. Now it's time to show you the tower itself. Here it is.
The viewing point is a narrow corridor that leads behind the wall around the central dome. It's really quite narrow there. Nevertheless, I can definitely recommend climbing the spiral staircase. I don't have the number of steps in mind this time, though.
The tower with the clock in the background is the Old Town Water Tower, built in 1577 and destroyed and rebuilt three times. Its purpose was to ensure sufficient water pressure in the city's fountains and thermal baths. However, it has been out of service since 1913.
Jetzt habe ich euch schon einge Fotos und Videos vom Turm an der Karlsbrücke gezeigt und sogar Fotos vom Inneren des Turms. Jetzt ist es an der Zeit Euch auch einmal den Turm selbst zu zeigen. Hier ist er.
Der Aussichtspunkt ist ein schmaler Gang, der hinter der Mauer einmal um die zentrale Kuppel herum führt. Da geht es schon ziemlich eng zu. Trotzdem kann ich es durchaus empfehlen einmal die Wendeltreppen zu erklimmen. Die Anzahl der Stufen habe ich dieses Mal allerdings nicht auf Lager.
Der Turm mit der Uhr im Hintergrund ist übrigens der bereits 1577 errichtete und schon drei Mal zerstört und wieder aufgebaute Altstädter Wasserturm. Seine Aufgabe war füher in den Brunnen und Thermalbädern der Stadt für ausreichend Wasserdruck zu sorgen. Seit 1913 ist er jedoch bereits außer Betrieb.
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female Lion Cub walking to its mother after a failed hunt on Black Wildebeest ( Eastern Cape, South Africa )
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: vulnerable
panthera leo
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Esquelbecq Castle
The castle was already mentioned in 1299, when the daughter of Thierry d'Esquelbecq, Beatrix, married Gauthier Ghistelles. Their descendants owned the Esquelbecq castle until 1584, when the French lords were forced to sell their possessions in Flanders by the Spanish rulers.
The castle was besieged several times. In 1586, part of the castle was destroyed by Spanish malcontents. From 1606-1610 the castle was rebuilt.
The purchaser and new lord and earl of Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, governor of Gravelines, who led campaigns with the armies of Charles V. When he died without heirs in 1595, the castle of Esquelbecq was left to his nephew Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. His descendants owned the castle for the next 225 years. In 1793, the Esquelbecq castle also suffered the wrath of the Patriots. Everything that reminded them of the Ancien Régime was looted, destroyed or removed. At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was ruined by battles and 15 days of enemy occupation. The Guernonval family abandoned it and finally sold it in 1821 to Louis Colombier, a merchant from Lille.
In 1984, the keep collapsed. From 2000 to 2016, restoration work was carried out.
The castle, outbuildings and garden and landscape park are protected and listed on 17-08-1987.
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In 1299 was er al sprake van het kasteel toen de dochter van Thierry d'Esquelbecq; Beatrix, trouwde met Gauthier Ghistelles. Hun nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel van Esquelbecq tot in 1584, toen de Franse heren door de Spaanse overheersers gedwongen werden hun bezittingen in Vlaanderen te verkopen.
Het kasteel werd diverse malen belegerd. In 1586 werd een deel van het kasteel vernield door spaansgezinde malcontenten.
Van 1606-1610 werd het kasteel herbouwd.
De koper en nieuwe heer en graaf van Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, gouverneur van Gravelines, die veldtochten voerde met de legers van Karel V. Toen hij in 1595 stierf zonder erfgenamen werd het kasteel van Esquelbecq nagelaten aan zijn neef Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. Zijn nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel gedurende de volgende 225 jaar. In 1793 onderging ook het kasteel van Esquelbecq de woede van de patriotten. Alles wat herinnerde aan het Ancien Régime werd geplunderd, vernield of verwijderd. In het begin van de 19de eeuw werd het kasteel geruïneerd door veldslagen en 15 dagen vijandelijke bezetting. De familie Guernonval liet het in de steek en verkocht het uiteindelijk in 1821 aan Louis Colombier, een handelaar uit Lille.
In 1984 stortte de donjon in. Van 2000 tot 2016 werden restauratiewerkzaamheden uitgevoerd.
Zowel het kasteel, bijgebouwen alsmede de tuin en het landschapspark zijn beschermd en geklasseerd op 17-08-1987.