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Wishing a Happy Easter.
To get daffodils, I have to go to the store, and as 70 plus it is not suitable right now, so some yellow Cowslip from my archive will be enough.
Texture: Jai Johnson. Lynne Anzelc.
A new addition to our garden this Spring. I haven't planted it yet on the ground,..waiting for warm weather.
Week 223 in Poetography...A weekly Inspiration.. The word is Space.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!💞
Thank you all for your visit, fave, and kind comments. Always greatly appreciated.
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and the addition of the date of the year, we can hold fast the history of the world :-)
Julia Margaret Cameron
HMM! Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!
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In addition to seeing rare snow, a hybrid Northern Flicker with a snowy hat paused in a tree. This intergrade* shows his red whisker stripe below the eye and a black bib, as well as his red nape borrowed from the Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. The red whisker appears more frequently on the Red-shafted woodpecker. The black bib appears on the Yellow-shafted.
And, of course, with the orangish inner tail feathers rather than the goldish-yellow, he looks more similar to the others that flock here: mainly Red-shafted Northern Flickers.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/photo-galler...
I'm off to study** a camera manual tonight, so I'll probably not catch up with you until later or tomorrow.
* to merge gradually, one into another, as different species through evolution.
** reread…
Imagen de la iglesia desde una zona arbolada para que pudiera salir unos trozos de árboles con su amiga la farola. Además de la imagen principal si tengo ocasión intento que salgan otras imagenes complementarias.
Image of the church from a wooded area so that she could leave some pieces of trees with her friend the lamppost. In addition to the main image, if I have the opportunity, I try to get other complementary images.
Imatge de l'església des d'una zona arbrada perquè pogués sortir uns trossos d'arbres amb la seva amiga el fanal. A més de la imatge principal si tinc ocasió intento que surtin altres imatges complementàries.
In addition to hiring them out to tourists, many locals use horses to go about day to day life
New July 2021 edit
"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better." Henry Rollins
A view looking north of a small section of the Lamar Valley, taken near Soda Butte.
"Located in the northeastern corner of the park, the Lamar Valley, along the Lamar River, in is often called America’s Serengeti for its large and easy-to-see populations of large animals.
Among its most famous inhabitants are the Junction Butte and Lamar Canyon wolf packs; wolf enthusiasts gather with spotting scopes most days hoping to see these impressive canines in action. In addition to wolves, other animals roaming the Lamar include large herds of bison, pronghorn, badgers, grizzly bears, bald eagles, osprey, deer, and coyotes. Many pullouts line the road, so keep your eyes peeled and park in the nearest one if you see any active wildlife." yellowstonepark.com
I've seen all the listed critters here. My favorite spot in the Park for seeing them. The landscapes here aren't bad either.
Enjoy a wonderful Wednesday!
The little man shares stories with his new friends...
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following elegant creations:
Rezz Room's Sitting Puppy, Puppy Duo, Up Puppy, Sleeping Puppy, Walking Puppy, and Dog Toy, which are all part of the American Bully Puppy Set!
Void's Caterpillar Light, Calla Lilies, Planter Side Table, and Greco Rug, which are all part of their new A+ Collection!
Meshworx's Ria Loveseat!
All of the above can be found at this month's A+ Event!
In addition, Skippy wears the cool new Vale Koer Fortune Track Set, available at The Men's Dept.!
The little prince also created his world with Vale Koer's Bobasopa Apartments Skybox!
Let's keep creating a universe where kindness and compassion are the foundation.
Keep shining so bright, my friends!
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Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
Canterbury is a popular tourist destination: consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom, the city's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism. The city has been occupied since Paleolithic times and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent. Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, the King's School. Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and the St Lawrence Ground, home of the Kent County Cricket Club. There is also a substantial student population, brought about by the presence of the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the University for the Creative Arts, and the Girne American University Canterbury campus. Canterbury remains, however, a small city in terms of geographical size and population, when compared with other British cities.
Vol plané au moment de l'atterrissage.
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Est une espèce d'oiseau aquatique piscivore qui appartient à la famille des phalacrocoracidés. Son aire de distribution est très vaste (Europe, Asie, Océanie, Afrique, et une frange orientale de l'Amérique du Nord) ; on y distingue habituellement cinq à huit sous-espèces.
Le mâle est en moyenne plus corpulent que la femelle et son bec plus large. Le plumage du Grand Cormoran adulte est généralement entièrement noir. Le bec de ce cormoran est de couleur blanc-crème ou gris clair ; il comporte une large tache jaune à la commissure des lèvres ce qui le distingue, outre sa plus grande corpulence, des autres espèces. Les yeux sont verts et les pattes palmées sont noires. Les juvéniles ont un plumage plus clair, avec le dos brunâtre et le ventre et la poitrine blancs.
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Is a species of piscivorous aquatic bird that belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae. Its area of distribution is very vast (Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and an eastern fringe of North America); there are usually five to eight subspecies.
The male is on average more corpulent than the female and has a wider beak. The adult Great Cormorant's plumage is usually entirely black. The beak of this cormorant is creamy-white or light grey; it has a large yellow spot at the corner of the lips which distinguishes it, in addition to its greater corpulence, from other species. The eyes are green and the webbed feet are black. Juveniles have paler plumage, with brownish back and white belly and breast.
All is occupied, but feel free to come and visit the public part :)
"Luanes World - Live the Dream", is the newest addition to the Luanes World sims. But as a difference to "Luanes World" @Slice of Heaven and "Luanes Magical World" @ Morning Glow, who are public sims, "Luanes World - Live the Dream" @ Tabara is a residential sim.
The rentals consist of 7 different houses, all with water view.
The rest of the sim is free for all to use, and enjoy.
Note this sim is moderate, so keep everything naughty inside of your house:)
Please respect the privacy of the other tenants - do not contact anybody else, when they are in the privacy of their own home. If you meet them in the public areas, you can of course say hi :)
Price:
Each rental, no matter which house you choose, is 799/week, with a 2 week minimum pay the first time.
After the first payment you can pay between 1-4 weeks at a time.
Prims:
You get 250 prims to decorate the house, and the nearest surrounding with. Please keep within the prim limit, as we all have to share the prims available.
If you need additional prims, you can buy extra prims - in units of 25 prims for 75 linden/week. Write me a notecard if you want your prim limit changed.
Privacy:
Each rental has it's own security orb, and the parcel setting is set to private, so you will be invisible to people from outside the parcel.
You can add people to the security orb, once I have set it up for you.
Music and parcel name and description:
If you want the parcel to have a specific name and/or description, write it in a notecard, and I will add that for you.
Also if you would like a specific music stream, you can put that in a notecard as well, and I will change that for you.
Luanes Residential World Group:
"Luanes World - Live the Dream" @ Tabara has its own group where only tenants will be able to join (as well as subtenants). Only members of this group will be able to rezz on the sim, but the public parts are open for everybody.
Upon renting a house, send me a notecard, and I will invite you to the group, so you can start decorating your new home. Any subtenants you need adding, you put in the notecard as well. Note that this is only needed, if they need to be able to rezz as well.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me. If I am not online, please send a notecard, as my IM's get capped.
Sincerely LuaneMeo.
Aldham, Essex – St Margaret and St Catherine
The church is situated in Aldham, Essex which is about 6.5 miles from Colchester, the nearest large town.
Built in 1855, it replaced an older Medieval church situated about a mile away that was demolished a year earlier.
Much of the building materials come from the older church, water basin (Piscina), Porch timbers, Doors and some of the Pews were built using the wood from the old pews. With the addition of a West Tower and Northwest Vestry, new materials (such as Bath Stone) were used in this construction.
The Architect was Edward Charles Hakewill, who was responsible for designing St John of Jerusalem in South Hackney and St James in Clapton both London churches as well as the restoration of a number of Suffolk churches.
The East window, dedicated to Philip Morant, who was a rector from 1745-1770, also Essex Historian and the Chancel North window were designed by Ward and Hughes.
It is possible that the dedication of St Margaret and St Catherine refers only to the bells and not to an earlier dedication, records do not show this fact.
There are in the graveyard, two Commonwealth War Graves plus two other gravestones of Soldiers that died in WWI.
This will be the final posting from this wonderful church.
An addition for my prairie insects collection. This juvenile dragonfly has wings like the male and an abdomen like the female. I didn't realize it was a juvie when I shot it - I was just trying to catch the sparkles on the wings.....
A rather unproductive week photowise.
Started a new job after being invited to the world of redundancy, found it didn’t quite live up to its part time description...7 to 8hrs per day instead of 4.
Something has triggered another deliciously agonising episode of g**t, so I’m at a bit of a lower ebb than normal...
...in addition our holiday to Spain has been knocked on the head due to a rising spike in Covid...oh the effin joys.
So this pic is an alternative take on an earlier posting for which I do not apologise.
Anyone from the UK and of a certain vintage may well associate the image with Hovis bread and the strains of the New World Symphony.
Nam Tso གནམ་མཚོ།
salt lake The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of 1,870 square kilometres. It is the highest salt lake in the world, and largest salt lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest salt lake in the Tibetan Plateau. That title belongs to KokoNor མཚོ་སྔོན་ མཚོ་ཁྲི ་ཤོར་རྒྱལ་མོ་ (almost twice the size of Namtso). Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, carrying their food with them. They spend the summer there, unable to return to shore again until the water freezes the following winter. This practice is no longer permitted under the Communist Chinese regime in Tibet. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Und ich werde singen und tanzen. Mit weit geschlossenen Augen.
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That’s my thing. At least dancing – and maybe sometimes with open eyes. Singing in the choir is unfortunately still canceled, I have to do that for myself for a while, like dancing ... In addition to the motif with the sheep, there was another one in the magazine that I couldn't resist – as hair accessories the googly eyes are also good ;-)
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Das ist ganz mein Ding. Zumindest Tanzen – und vielleicht manchmal mit geöffneten Augen. Singen im Chor fällt leider immer noch aus, das muss ich jetzt, auch noch eine Zeit für mich alleine tun, wie das Tanzen ... Neben dem Motiv mit den Schafen gab es noch ein weiteres in dem Magazin, dem ich nicht widerstehen konnte – als Haarschmuck machen sich die Kulleraugen doch ebenfalls gut ;-)
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Eyes Wide Shut / Bukahara / live
Nam Tso གནམ་མཚོ།
salt lake The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of 1,870 square kilometres. It is the highest salt lake in the world, and largest salt lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest salt lake in the Tibetan Plateau. That title belongs to KokoNor མཚོ་སྔོན་ མཚོ་ཁྲི ་ཤོར་རྒྱལ་མོ་ (almost twice the size of Namtso). Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, carrying their food with them. They spend the summer there, unable to return to shore again until the water freezes the following winter. This practice is no longer permitted under the Communist Chinese regime in Tibet. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
In addition to the tiny boathouse windows (Happy Window Wednesday!), I loved all the varying shades of blues in this scene.
These boathouses are along the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia (just outside Vancouver). It was just before sunset and the water was calm, the light beautiful - a lovely evening 😊
We have got a new puppy called Ruby. Here she is playing with our Grandson and settling into her new home.
ehemaliges Jagddomizil des Fürsten zu Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Das kleine Jagdschloss Eberstein wurde 1844 im maurischen Ruinenstil erbaut. Es liegt im ehemaligen Schwarzwildgatter ("Saugarten"). Hier wurden bis 1918 durch das Fürstenhaus Wildschweine intensiv gehegt und bejagt. Die Kellerräume dienten zur Einlagerung des Wildfutters. Neben den Kellerräumen sind noch Reste eines Pferdestalls vorhanden. Seit mehreren Jahrzehnten wird das Kleinod über der Schwarza von den Ebersteinfreunden aus Dittersdorf gepflegt.
Former hunting residence of the Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
The small Eberstein hunting lodge was built in 1844 in the Moorish ruin style. It is located in the former wild boar gate ("Saugarten"). Wild boars were intensively cared for and hunted here by the royal family until 1918. The cellar rooms were used to store wild food. In addition to the cellar rooms, there are still remains of a horse stable. The gem above the Schwarza has been looked after by the Ebersteinfreunde from Dittersdorf for several decades.
www.tourenportal-thueringer-wald.de/de/poi/historische-st...
Love from Sakura and her alt army (Kuro, Lani, Hana and, new addition, Olivia) ❤️❤️❤️
Lani (seated):
• DeeTaleZ *SKINS Lelutka EVOX - Max - EUROPEAN
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• TRUTH Divinity
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• TETRA - TETRA - Valentine Dress (Mint) maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TETRA%20Store/176/114/40
Sakura (leaning):
• [Glam Affair] Giorgia [Lelutka EvoX] L004
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• tram N0908 hair / HUD-B
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Serenity%20Star/40/67/22
• TETRA - Phoenix dress (Nude)http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TETRA%20Store/176/114/40
Hana (right):
• [Glam Affair] Martina [Lelutka EvoX] L004
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• KUNI - Ara Hairstyle maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LE%20LOOK/74/128/15
• erratic / alyssa - dress / blush
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Olivia (floor):
• DeeTaleZ *SKINS Lelutka EVOX - Sue - EUROPEAN
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• nova. Jolie
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nova/77/169/429
• ISON - cassidy halter top (neutral)
• ISON - daina leather pants (neutral)
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Kuro (Left):
• outernaked #evox - ryo skin [VE: ivory]http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Auroral/200/160/549
• DURA - NA39 / B
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dura%20Dura/81/146/28
• ::GB:: Casual suit & shoes set (Black)
from the Avatar Welcome Pack in your Library
Kojori Fortress was built atop Azeuli Mountain, at a height of 1,250 metres above sea level. According to historians, the fortress was constructed sometime during the 11th century. Built in multiple layers atop the cliffs, this fortress once protected the caravan road connecting Tbilisi to Armenia, and was of immense strategic importance during the Middle Ages.
Korjoli Fortress was built of crushed stone and brick, and was plastered with thick mortar. Today, only the ruins of the walls and two of its towers remain, but these ruins speak to numerous battles and sieges over the centuries. The ruins afford visitors a beautiful view of Kartli’s wide-open spaces.
The last battle to take place at Kojori Fortress took place in 1921, when the 11th Army of the Russian Red Army faced Georgian cadets. A memorial in honour of these fallen cadets stands there today.
In addition to its historical value, Kojori is also a spectacular place for relaxing in nature, having a picnic, and doing a little light hiking in the nearby forest. This region, once the summer residence of kings, is today open to the public to enjoy.
Not much to be said here. It's a beautiful stencil of a rabbit. But if you enlarge this photo I warn you there is an unauthorised addition.
Our new little grandson, Florian Robert, 7lbs, one ounce, born 11/11/24.
(Joint effort photo, Catherine and myself.)
The Harz Railway or Trans-Harz Railway (German: Harzquerbahn) was formerly the main line of the Harz Narrow
Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) and runs north to south right across the Harz Mountains from Wernigerode to Nordhausen. However, the tourist attraction of the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz, is so great that the Brocken Railway is effectively the main line today. The Trans-Harz Railway joins up with the Selke Valley Railway to Quedlinburg at Eisfelder Talmühle where all trains are organised to make good connections.
Route
The line begins at the HSB's narrow gauge station in Nordhausen (Nordhausen Nord). It lies in northwest of and parallel to the standard gauge railway station. After passing the link line to the Nordhausen Tramway that joins it from the right, the railway bends towards the north and runs for 7 km to the station of Niedersachswerfen Ost almost parallel to the standard gauge line from Nordhausen to Ellrich (the South Harz Line). The Harz mountains begin beyond Ilfeld (km 10.7). Behind Netzkater (km 14.0) lies the station of Eisfelder Talmühle (km 17.3), where the Selke Valley Railway branches off in a curve to the right.
The Trans-Harz Railway continues to follow the B 81 federal road as far as Tiefenbachmühle halt (km 19.5) before turning in a westerly direction in order to reach the request stop of Sophienhof (km 21.0), the last stop in Thuringia. The line runs through spruce forests over the state border with Saxony-Anhalt. At Benneckenstein station (km 29.8) the line crosses the ridge at 530 m above NN, its highest point so far. It then runs downhill into the valley of the Warme Bode, where the halt of Sorge (km 33.4; 449 m above NN) is located. Next the route climbs to its next summit at 557 m. After Elend (km 41.6) the line reaches the junction with the Brocken Railway at Drei-Annen-Hohne station (km 46.4). In 2009 the construction of a new stub line from Elend to Braunlage was discussed (see South Harz Railway Company).
Behind Drei-Annen-Hohne the line runs steeply downhill and the railway reaches the 58 m long tunnel below the Thumkuhlenkopf. It is the only tunnel in the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway network. On emerging from the tunnel Wernigerode Castle can soon be seen in the distance. In the vicinity of the station at Steinerne Renne (km 54.5) the line enters one of the HSB's tightest curves with a 60-metre radius, before reaching the station of Wernigerode-Hasserode (km 56.3). The next stations en route are Hochschule Harz halt (formerly Wernigerode-Kirchstraße) and Westerntor station (where the Wernigerode-Westerntor Bahnbetriebswerk is found) at Wernigerode. Its terminus is the station at Wernigerode (km 60.5).
The first section of the Trans-Harz Railway to go into service on 12 July 1897 was the line from Nordhausen to Ilfeld. On 7 February 1898 it was extended as far as Netzkater and on 15 September that year to Benneckenstein. From the north the section Wernigerode to Drei-Annen-Hohne was completed on 20 June 1898. The remaining section between Drei-Annen-Hohne and Benneckenstein was finally opened on 27 March 1899 along with the line up to the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz mountains. The original operating company was the Nordhausen-Wernigerode Railway Company. After the compulsory acquisition of the line in 1949, the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn ran it until 1993.
From 1899 the Trans-Harz Railway crossed another metre gauge line at Sorge. This other line was operated by the South Harz Railway Company (SHE) and ran from Walkenried via Brunnenbachsmühle and Sorge to Tanne. A link line, initially just for passenger trains, was laid in 1913. In 1945 services between Sorge and Brunnenbachsmühle were closed, because this section crossed the Inner German Border. The section from Sorge to Tanne continued to be worked until 1958. The tracks were left on the border bridge until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Railway traffic has sharply increased in recent years on the section between Nordhausen and Ilfeld. Since 2004 Nordhausen hybrid-trams have run directly from Ilfeld into the tram network at Nordhausen. Other trains run to Eisfelder Talmühle and continue onto the Selke Valley Railway. Apart from one pair of steam trains, all services are worked by diesel railbuses. The only remaining goods trains on the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways work the line between Nordhausen and Eisfelder Talmühle. These regularly transport standard gauge ballast wagons from the Hartsteinwerken Unterberg on rollbocks to Nordhausen. A number of converted diesel locomotives are available for this, which have couplers and buffers at the right height for handling standard gauge goods wagons.[3]
After 1993 daily trains services between Eisfelder Talmühle and Drei-Annen-Hohne were restricted to four pairs of trains. Only two pairs were hauled by steam locomotives. In addition, between Drei Annen Hohne and Wernigerode through trains run on the Brocken–Wernigerode route, the majority being steam-hauled.
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The newest addition to the High Line art on display. Brick House by Simone Leigh can be found on the 31st Street Extension over 10th Avenue. She is made of bronze and stands 16 feet. She's quite impressive.
Benzi Brofman is a street artist and muralist from Migdal HaEmek in northern Israel. Without formal art training, he independently made his way into the world of mural painting.
Today, he leaves his artistic mark in various cities worldwide. So if you find yourself in Vienna, Barcelona, or Budapest, keep an eye out for his works. Particularly, the famous Brick Lane in London is one of his favourite spots for spray painting.
Brofman not only creates graffiti walls in cities around the globe but also designs murals for restaurants, high-tech offices, and communities. His creative ideas have brightened ice cream shops in Berlin and bagel shops in London.
In addition, he hosts graffiti parties for children, workshops for companies, and gives lectures on graffiti. He is active not only in the business world but also in volunteer and community projects promoting social causes, such as bullying prevention among children and teenagers and the promotion of human rights. His artistic activities often aim to raise awareness of various social issues and bring society together.
www.instagram.com/benzi_brofman/
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Barberton daisy and Gerbera jamesonii
Barberton daisy can purify air and remove formaldehyde and benzene. Barberton daisy are valued most in gardens for the striking colors of their large blooms. Often used in flower beds, cut flower gardens, and container plantings, they can make a striking addition to any kind of flower garden.
The gerbera daisy on the other hand symbolizes purity, innocence, and beauty. The most significant characteristic of this flower is its bright, radiant colors, which represent energy and rejuvenation to many. Its colors encourage youthfulness and joy that radiate into the daily lives of individuals.
E’ l’ultima delle 10 Nart Spider prodotte e la terzultima della serie 275.
E’ l’unica Nart venduta in Europa, certificata da Ferrari Classica.
Nata grigia, anzi esattamente grigio scuro, ora è rossa.
Ps: Nart sta per North American Racing Team (NART) che era la scuderia creata nel 1958 da Luigi Chinetti.
E’ una Ferrari da film. Una 275 Gts/4 Nart Spider ha infatti recitato in The Thomas Crown affair accanto a Steve McQueen,uno che le auto (e non solo) le ha sempre amate. Anche se nel film la definisce “one of those red italian things“. Una di quelle cose rosse italiane…. Una di quelle cose rosse e italiane che gli hanno fatto perdere la testa (un po’ come Fay Dunaway nel film) tanto che proprio durante le riprese, ordinò la prima Ferrari della sua collezione.
Hollywood a parte, la 275 Gts/4 Nart comincia la sua storia grazie a Luigi Chinetti, l’importatore americano delle vetture di Maranello.E’ stato lui a convincere Ferrari a produrre la versione spider da affiancare alla 33o Gts e alla 275 GTB/4 per soddisfare la sofisticata clientela statunitense. Un modello con una rispettabile storia sportiva: seconda di classe (17° posto totale) alla 12 ore di Sebring del 1967.
L’esemplare che va all’asta a Monaco fu venduta in Spagna, a Madrid nel 1968 a un colonnello della Legione Straniera che le mise targhe Sahariane (Spanish Sahara per la precisione) senza mai esportarla in Nord Africa però. Qualche anno più tardi cambiò di mano, restando in Spagna (con targa di Madrid) ed entrando a far parte della collezione di José Segimon che la testò a fondo anche in pista a Jarama. Nel 1982 emigrò in Inghilterra dove fu ridipinta di rosso e nel 1983 è entrata a far parte della scuderia di Albert Obrist, uno dei collezionisti svizzeri più famosi. Nel 1995 la famiglia Obrist la vendette però negli Stati Uniti dove il suo proprietario Terry Hoyle la sfoggiò spesso facendola arrivare anche sulla cover di Octane nel 2005. Nel 2009 la Nart cambio ancora proprietario finendo nel garage di Lord Laidlaw nel West Sussex. la moglie di Lord Laidlaw la guidò personalmente in un raduno riservato alle signore in Toscana… Una storia fatta di una decina di proprietari che fanno parte di una ristretta schiera di grandi cxollezionisti Ferrari (in 5 hanno avuto anche delle Gto in garage).
E’ una Ferrari gioiello, insomma.
topspeed.gazzetta.it/2016/05/09/la-ferrari-da-23-milioni-...
One of the rarest roadsters in the world, the 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider was first seen on the big screen in the The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen—a model the actor himself subsequently owned. Built at the behest of Luigi Chinetti, the first Ferrari dealer in the United States, Enzo Ferrari and Sergio Scaglietti produced only 10 examples—and each was given an acronym that referenced the marque’s North American Racing Team. Chinetti believed the American market desired the power of Ferrari’s GTB/4 coupe but in a convertible configuration, and that is exactly what the 300 hp, drop-top tourer provided. Still a competitor at heart, the first NART Spider took second in class at the 1967 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race, driven by wonder women Marianne “Pinkie” Rollo and Denise McCluggage.
Fit with a V-12 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and four-wheel disc brakes, Chassis No. 11057 stands out in significance as it was the last NART Spider produced and the only one that was sold new in Europe. Bought by a Spanish colonel in the Foreign Legion, the car later travelled through several owners and became a prominent addition to the collections of both Chris Cox and Carlo Monteverde before eventually parking in the possession of Lord Irvine Laidlaw. Certified by Ferrari Classiche, the exceptional example is estimated to fetch up to $26.3 million, but who knows? If the bidding exceeds $38,115,000 (the price paid for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta through Bonhams in 2014), this Prancing Horse could take the prize as the most expensive car to ever sell at auction.
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Credits:
Coco:
Body: Maitreya Lara
Hair: Celeste by Mina Hair
Outfit: Graffiiwear - Hipster Girl
In addition:
Lighting: LUMIPro HUD V3 Versión 18 V1. and Coco & Lee Studio
Backdrop: --ANHELO-H02RN-15AGA :: old garage
Pose: Coco & Lee Studio
Location: Baja Norte
The chimney is supposed to blend in with the sky but can be seen for miles around in the beautiful countryside
the autumn sown corn is growing well now a little heat is in the air
Located between the villages of Coneythorpe, Arkendale and Marton in North Yorkshire
What is it, an eyesore
MBTA F40PH-3C 1036 is the MBTA's fifth addition to its fleet of 'heritage' paint schemes paying homage to the system's early years and its legacy predecessors. This unit is dressed in in a facsimile of the gorgeous two tone gray New York Central Railroad 'Lightning Stripe' scheme worn by the road's passenger units that once led trains on the old Boston and Albany mainline, what is today the MBTA's Worcester Line. Here she is leading outbound Keolis/MBTA train 1061 to Greenbush leaving the city of Boston and entering Quincy as she climbs up Main 1 over the Neponset River bridge at MP 5 on the modern day Middleboro Mainline.
This route traces its history back to November 10, 1845 when the Old Colony Railroad ran its first train from South Boston 36.8 miles to Plymouth. As the 19th century progressed the company expanded through acquisitions (including even the Boston and Providence Railroad which was one of the nation's first railroads and survives today as an integral part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor) and construction into a more than 600 mile long system by 1893 when it was leased to the New Haven Railroad for 999 years.
Into the 20th century the original Old Colony Routes fortunes ebbbed and flowed but by the 1930s the ancestral suburban passenger service was an albatross around the neck of the NH. Finally in June 1959 passenger service from Boston to south shore points on this route came to an end and within months the NH's double track (once four track!) drawbridge here burned under mysterious circumstances. Freight business to Braintree, Quincy and other points along the former OC thereafter was served from the south via Attleboro, Taunton, and Middleboro.
In 1971 the MBTA's Red Line was extended to Quincy using the abandoned OC RofW and a new bridge (the one on the right) was built for the transit line.
Finally more than 38 years after the New Haven ran its last passenger train the new Old Colony came back to life when the MBTA began service to Middleboro and Plymouth (with the route to Greenbush coming a decade later). The biggest engineering project on the entirety of the rebuilt route was this new Neponset River bridge. Rather than a draw span a new double track structure was buit parallel to and with the same profile and clearance as the Red Line bridge. Since no freight trains travel this route the grades on each approach are 3% to provide 40 ft of clearance over mean high tide. The bridge is of ballasted thru girder design and is 1190 ft in length. To learn more about this bridge and rebuilding of this route check out this great document I found:
arema.org/files/roadmasters/1998/1998_Old-Colony-Railroad...
Quincy, Massachusetts
Friday March 13, 2026
I built this drone space fighter almost a year ago, and have just realized that I'd never posted photos of it online. I built it to serve as an escort to my Contus Lancer Corvette. As such, I tried to work broadly in the same design language. In addition to using the red on white color scheme, I tried to work in various angled shapes, although the smaller scale meant different things were possible. For the name, once again, I went with a Latin word, this time a type of shield.
Hornby Castle in North Lancashire is now more of a country house that was developed from a medieval castle. The Grade I-listed building overlooks the village of Hornby in the Lune Valley in the north of the county.
The castle originally dates from the 13th century but virtually nothing from that period is now left. The polygonal tower dates from the 16th century.
During the English Civil War the castle was captured and subsequently occupied in 1648 by the Duke of Hamilton and his Scottish army. The castle then changed hands a number of times over the subsequent years. Much of the structure was rebuilt between 1847 and 1850, though the older parts, including the polygonal tower, were retained. Further additions and alterations were made later in the 19th century.
In addition to the hundreds of thousands of Snow Geese at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, during spring migration, there were over 1,200 Trumpeter Swans. The swans spend most of the winter in the refuge. Here are two of them flying by in close formation.
Trumpeter Swans are North America's largest waterfowl, weighing in at more than 25 LBS.
These beauties were a regular visitor to our garden for many years, seemingly always in pairs.
In recent years numbers have declined dramatically. Fortunately in Scotland they are still a common bird.
Collared Dove - Streptopelia Decaocto
Tralee Bay - Argyll Scotland
Many thanks as always to those kind enough to comment and fave my photos or even to drop by for a quick peek. It is very much appreciated.
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The latest addition to my night captures takes in the Thai capital of Bangkok. Here we visit the Chinatown area of the city. In the day a mecca of fresh produce, at night the hawker stalls fill the air with fantastic aromas from Asian cuisine.
Tuk tuk, the quickest and maddest way to get around this vast metropolis captured against the backdrop of the evening lights. This place is magical.
A friend was promoted last year and received a "new" office, filled with stuff left behind by a now retired professor. This Hermes 3000 typewriter was left in that office and needed a new home, so after a stopover for a cleaning and mechanical overhaul, it now lives with me. It was made in 1964, in Switzerland.