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Colbinabbin is a small town in central Victoria, Australia. The name is derived from aboriginal meaning "the meeting of the black and red soils".
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.
Krickenbeck Lakes / Krickenbecker Seen
"The Krickenbeck Lakes are four lakes in Nettetal on the left Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia that were created by the excavation of peat bogs. They were given their current form in the period from the 16th to the 19th century through large-scale peat excavation and the supply of the small river Nette. In 1938 the area of the Krickenbeck Lakes was declared a nature reserve. [...]
The lakes are home to various ducks, gray herons, great crested grebes, rails and reed warblers, among others. In addition to water lilies, the plants here are dragon arum, orchids, king fern and Solomon's seal. Fish such as carp, pike and various types of whitefish are plentiful.
In the nature reserve there is an important ground monument from Napoleonic times, the old Northern Canal. The Northern Canal, which was never fully completed, was supposed to form a ship connection between the Meuse near Venlo and the Rhine near Neuss." (Translated from German Wikipedia entry)
"Die Krickenbecker Seen sind vier durch Abtorfung von Niedermooren entstandene Seen in Nettetal am linken Niederrhein in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die heutige Form erhielten sie in der Zeit vom 16. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert durch Torfabbau im großen Stil sowie durch Zuleitung des Flüsschens Nette. 1938 wurde der Bereich der Krickenbecker Seen zum Naturschutzgebiet erklärt. [...]
Die Seen bieten unter anderem Entenvögeln, Graureihern, Haubentauchern, Rallen und Rohrsängern eine Heimat. Als Pflanzen sind hier neben den Seerosen auch Drachenwurz, Knabenkräuter, Königsfarn und Salomonssiegel zu finden. Fische wie Karpfen, Hechte und diverse Arten von Weißfischen sind zahlreich vertreten.
Im Naturschutzgebiet befindet sich mit dem alten Nordkanal ein wichtiges Bodendenkmal aus napoleonischer Zeit. Der nie vollständig fertiggestellte Nordkanal sollte eine Schiffsverbindung zwischen der Maas bei Venlo und dem Rhein bei Neuss bilden." (Wikipedia)
1st of the 6 additions to Zaha Hadid's outstanding design in the capital of Azerbaijan, raised between 2007-2013.
I was lucky with this series, because this one is the most telling about Zaha Hadid's design, and the images are in temporary order.
Observed during my nature exploration in the Catalina Foothills last Monday. In addition to the flowering Palo verde trees, there were wonderful views of the Tucson Mountains and the Santa Rita Mountains across the particulate and automobile haze and the pollen dust in the Tucson Valley.
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This amazing outfit is from Absen. It's called PAMPITTA (shown in Lilac) and is designed to fit Legacy , Maitreya and Reborn bodies. The whole outfit includes, garter, pants, boots, gloves and corset. For Reborn you also have waifus corset option in addition to the standard corset and legacy has Pinup bombshell corset as a additional option.
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Smoking sunset - As the setting sun inches towards Waddington Fell, the plume from the kiln chimney at Castle Cement is, for once, a welcome addition to the landscape
In addition to battling bulls, I was treated to a unique photo op during the bison rut when we found this bison cow and her friend enjoying some yummy mud.
Bison, like many other wildlife species, eat dirt occasionally to add some vital minerals to their diet.
Pentax K-3iii Monochrome
Pentax Digital Grad ND Filter
HD PENTAX-DA 35mmF2.8 Macro Limited
The Digital Graduated ND Filter was applied to the sky at the time of shooting.
All post-processing done in the camera with its built-in facilities while connected to a TV monitor.
The Schneeberg lies South of Vienna and is the source of the city's excellent water supply.
There is a cog-railway ("Zahnradbahn") to bring visitors to a station below the summit.
For owners of the PENTAX K-1, K-1ii and K-3iii models, the Digital Graduated ND Filter is an excellent addition to the camera software.
HMT!
Editor's Note: Chandra is celebrating 10 years of operation. This image from 2002 shows some very hot young stars -- and not the kind you see in the tabloids!
At a distance of 6,000 light years from Earth, the star cluster RCW 38 is a relatively close star-forming region. This image covers an area about 5 light years across, and contains thousands of hot, very young stars formed less than a million years ago. X-rays from the hot upper atmospheres of 190 of these stars were detected by Chandra.
In addition to the point-like emission from stars, the Chandra image revealed a diffuse cloud of X-rays enveloping the star cluster. The X-ray spectrum of the cloud shows an excess of high-energy X-rays, which indicates that the X-rays come from trillion-volt electrons moving in a magnetic field. Such particles are typically produced by exploding stars, or in the strong magnetic fields around neutron stars or black holes, none of which is evident in RCW 38.
One possible origin for the high-energy electrons is an undetected supernova that occurred in the cluster. Although direct evidence for such a supernova could have faded away thousands of years ago, a shock wave or a rapidly rotating neutron star produced by the outburst could be acting in concert with particles evaporating off the young stars to produce the high energy electrons.
Regardless of the origin of the energetic electrons, their presence could change the chemistry of the disks that will eventually form planets around stars in the cluster. For example, in our own solar system, we find evidence of certain short-lived radioactive nuclei (Aluminum 26 being the most well known). This implies the existence of a high-energy process late in the evolution of our solar system. If our solar system was immersed for a time in a sea of energetic particles, this could explain the rare nuclides present in meteorites found on Earth today.
Image credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/S.Wolk et al.
www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/rcw38/
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Located on the Piazza del Duomo in Bergamo Citta Alta, one can admire the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a remarkable example of Lombard Romanesque. Building work started in 1137 (twelfth century) thanks to a town vote which promised the construction of a splendid church in exchange for the end of the plague epidemic which had afflicted the city. The primitive Romanesque structure (one nave and two aisles, with two major portals, two minor portals and an octagonal cupola) has been reworked over the centuries to the point where it is now very difficult to detect it. The most radical change was the construction of the Colleoni Chapel in the place of the old sacristy, at the same time as the addition, on the northern side, of the new sacristy. The Gothic steeple which dominates the portal is, in turn, an addition made in the fifteenth century. All the portals are the work of Giovanni da Campione. Of these the one next to the Colleoni Chapel (1353) deserves particular attention, as it blends Romanesque features (the round type of arch, the decoration of the portal depicting medieval animals and warriors), with a more exquisitely Gothic flavour. Giovanni da Campione is actually one of the last of the group of so-called "Campionese masters", who lived and worked in the transitional period from the Romanesque to the Gothic style. The equestrian statue of St Alexander by the same artist, which dominates the portal can already be fully classed as Gothic style.
The inside has also been radically changed compared to the original Romanesque structure, by decorations in stucco and marble from the seventeenth century; a wooden choir by Andrea Previtali (1470-1528) and Bernardino Zenale (1450-1526, one of the architects who contributed to the building of Milan Cathedral), following a design by Lorenzo Lotto; a wooden confessional by Andrea Fantoni, an interesting example of baroque art; Flemish tapestries from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the one which depicts the "Crocefissione" (Crucifixion) is particularly spectacular; frescos from the Giottesque school of the 1400s, representing the Stories of the Life of St Eligio and an "Ultima Cena" (Last Supper).
The depot at Clearmont, Milepost 660.5 from Lincoln, Nebraska, was important for train orders all the way to the installation of CTC between Gillette and Sheridan. Helpers plied this hilly and isolated part of the BN's Yellowstone Division, and those moves in addition to the increasing coal traffic made it a critical spot. By now the CTC must be in place as the train order signal is gone; I have pictures with it intact but this one compares better.
HELLO 👋, MY NAME IS BART ROS. And I am an architecture, interior and city photographer working in the Deventer and Overijssel region.
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And I am an architecture, interior and city photographer working in the Deventer and Overijssel region. You can find me almost daily on the IJssel or in the historic streets of our Hanseatic cities in the Netherlands. Busy bringing you unique images. We can use these images together for marketing purposes and online media. In addition, I make books and calendars of my photography, I teach and I have fun photo walks several times a year.
As a photographer I am based in Deventer; a beautiful historic city, surrounded by nature. The result of my love for photography and the city of Deventer is the 'Deventer calendar' with 12 unique photos and city views of Deventer and the surrounding area. And a book about Deventer with even more unique images called "Extraordinary Deventer 2: Deventer and Surroundings".
I am originally a multimedia engineer and graphic designer, but since a few years I have also focused on photography. From a young age I have always been drawing, painting and taking apart radios, TVs and old cameras. I combine these technical and form-technical interests in my professional life by developing websites, graphic design and photography. As a photographer I can capture the world as I see it.
As the dark clouds roll in and the sun set's, these wonderful colors begin to display the beauty of a Sunset. Taken at my favorite location, Hope Y'all like it !
Another ine addition to my "Texas Wild West Sunset's" Set. Yeeeeee Hawww.!
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The San Michele Cemetery has been Venice’s principal cemetery since its creation in 1807. The cemetery is located on the island of Isola di San Michele between Venice and Murano.
In addition to the main consecrated Catholic burial ground, there are separate Protestant and Eastern Orthodox sections catering to non-Catholics. The Jewish cemetery of Venice is located on the island of Lido. Both the cemetery and the island are named after the church of San Michele in Isola built in the 15th century on the island, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel.
Established in 1807, San Michele has been under continuous use as the main burial ground of Venice for over 200 years. Space is tight, and therefore cemetery management puts graves up for lease for 12 years, recycling communal plots following lease expiration by removing skeletal remains to be transferred to an ossuary.
The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset - The harbour for Lyme Regis is called the Cobb. No satisfactory explanation of the name exists but a man-made construction has served as a refuge here since at least 1313. The earliest known drawing, made in 1539, shows a basic shape similar to the present construction, and this was built after the westerly gales breached the breakwater in 1824. There have been additions since that date but the major part of the Cobb dates from then. It was connected to the mainland in 1756 and the North Wall was built in 1823. Ref. www.lymeregis.org
The Cobb was also made famous in the 1981 film The French Lieutenant's Woman starring Meryl Streep & Jeremy Irons
This is the first shoot following slight easing of Lockdown here in the UK. I had a half day's leave left to take before end of March and had The Cobb on my mind for a while to shoot. Forecast was for blue sky so wasn't expecting much for my lack of sleep but a few clouds around was a nice surprise. I was the only photographer there which was another bonus. Took a few other compositions I may post another time but it was great to be out again and to tick of one of my 'hit list' sites but the peace and tranquillity was the real bonus.
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission
We have a small backyard. I would even call it tiny. I've been for the last four years trying to convert it into my little refuge, built around existing trees, shrubs and hardscape. I've been growing a lot of things in pots, and finding items at resale shops. Many of the plants I have were found as discards, or offered to me by kind neighbors. The image on the left shows a dark corner that I am calling the "fern garden." In addition to the canopy provided by young maple, the space is dominated by a rhododendron and bordered by two neighboring fences. It's dark in there and I have been adding native PNW ferns and other forest floor plants, like wild ginger, columbine and oxalis. I've also scrounged some nice larger lava rocks to add to the landscape. There have been some failures. The patio is dominated by small trees in pots. Some may find their way into the ground, but space, both in back and out front is limited.
The images were taken in the summer of 2022, before we lost Wesley (in November).
Lomo Color 800, Minolta SRT102. Processed and printed with sloppy border by Blue Moon Camera. Scanned print.
SCT intermodal 3MB9 works around Goondah curve with CSR016 and CF4430 hauling dead attached C’s 502/503/508.
SCT transferred the C class from Western Australia after a period on hire with Watco, they would be detached at Goulburn before being forward to SSR’s Cootamundra depot.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad has added the former Railfirst C’s to their ever growing locomotive fleet.
In addition to presenting a pretty picture, photography should also elicit some feeling or emotion. Sometimes, it's more about the enmotion than the actual composition.
I remember standing along the trail, pre-sunrise, waiting for what might or might not be a grand entrance to the sun on this cloudy New Year's Eve morning in Arches National Park, back in 2017. It felt wonderful to be out in that biting cold, with very few others around me - oh, there were photographers there, all out to capture the sunrise, too, just not in the same spot as I stood.
The end of 2017 was momentous for me. I'd decided to retire from my job in 2018 and depart Texas to return to the mountains of the west - the Pacific Northwest, in this case. So spending late Dec 2017 / early Jan 2018 in a national park with my cameras seemed fitting.
I hope your New Year's Eve is a good one, and your New Year's Day even better, whether you are out in a park with your camera or not.
Good-bye to 2021 and hello to 2022.
Copyright Rebecca L. Latson, all rights reserved.
Theme #6 - Landscape/Panorama
City of Kamloops - where the rivers meet.
KPAC City Lights Photoshoot - Powers Addition
For my railway friends, we found these two PRL class locos, no's 101 and 102 idling away stopped near Woodstock on the Mt. Isa line today. Obviously ex. QR/Aurizon 2300 or similar class conversions. Now I read recently that Progress Rail in the old Redbank Shops was going to release some of their own 2700 class clones for the spot hire market and perhaps this is what these two are. PRL...? Progress Rail X perhaps out on trial or driver training perhaps. If anyone can confirm what these are for real I would be pleased to hear from you.
A nice addition to the evening line up! Not that there is much of a line up southbound nowadays. With the WCML closed and trains diverted via Manchester. 325 units apparently are not passed to work under their own power via Chat Moss, so 90's were deployed. I thought long and hard where to go to take the shot, I wanted something away from the norm and somewhere 'scraping'. Hardendale near Shap came to mid after last years efforts, which were after 19.00 and backlit. A quick look at the Photographer's ephemeris and the sun angle was spot on when it was due.
Looking pretty smart with its white tyres, pipes and gleaming pantograph, 90019 'Multimodal', which was stored in June and reinstated in July, leads 325013 plus two unidentified units with the 1M44 16.18 Shieldmuir-Willesden mail train which by now was 32 late. Incidentally, watching its progress on the maps, near Penrith, it was one section behind 1M91, the Edinburgh to Manchester Airport TPE service. However, 1M91 was stopped main line at Eden Valley for 1M44 to pass via the goods loop. Good on the signaller. 23/7/2019
Please have a safe Halloween night! The lights on the left of the frame spooked me a little when I viewed it on my LCD. Reminded me of a Ghost with arms raised. I will be visiting Lofoten Islands soon. This time I plan on getting 4k video of it with Sony A7SII, in addition to stills. Crossing my fingers we get clear skies and northern lights.
Banksy street art at Birmingham Jewellery Quarter railway bridge protected by reflective perspex.
Note the addition of Red Noses. ( I reckon Banksy came back to finish the job)
Yes a Giant african snail in the Philippines, but not only, it's pretty wide spread now throughout the pacifique and asia.
It's latin name: Achatina fulica
Identification: Full grown Achatina fulica reach up to 20 cm in length and 12 cm in maximum diameter. The dark and light brown (sometimes more of a cream color) swirls wrap around its cone like shell. Its convex body allows for about 7 to 9 whorls. The outlines of the whorls fluctuate from narrow to broad even within the same colony. An adult Achatina Fulica’s lip opening is generally very thin and sharp. The shell itself is thick and strong if healthy (needs a high calcium diet). The rest of the body resembles a slug like appearance with a variance in color.
Original Distribution: Achatina fulica originates from coastal East Africa particularly Kenya and Tanzania. First sightings occurred before the 1800’s.
Current Distribution: Giant African Snails can be found in most southern hemisphere countries, eg. throughout Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, South America. In addition, these snails have been identified in Southern, Southeastern and Eastern Asia, Polynesia and other Pacific Islands, West Indies and the United States. Typically, Giant African Snails have been found along the coastline and in southern states of the USA. However, sightings have also occurred in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. These snails thrive in humid, tropical climates.
Site and Date of Introduction: As indicated in the map below, introduction of Giant African Snails dates back to the early 1800’s. These snails spread throughout East Africa into Ethiopa, Somalia, Mozambique, and Madagasar. Interestingly, they were not sighted in northern Africa until the late 1980’s.
The first occurrence of these snails outside of Africa was Bengal, India in 1847. Since then, the Giant African Snail has been transported mistakenly and purposefully throughout the countries listed in the above section.
Giant African Snails were first spotted in the US in the late 1940’s around San Pedro, California. Many of these snails were affixed to cargo imported to the US. Over 50 interceptions occurred within a ten year span (from 1948-1958) in the California ports.
In 1958, a young boy stashed Giant African Snails into his suitcase from his travels in Hawaii returning to California and driving to Arizona. Once the snails were discovered in his belongings, they family released them to the outdoors. Another very similar incident occurred in 1966, where another young boy visiting Hawaii decided to take a few Giant African Snails home to Miami, Florida to keep as pets and were released into the family’s garden. The Florida State eradication process took 10 years costing over one million dollars.
These snails continue to enter the US through illegal trade or in shipping containers and in plant shipments from the Hawaiian Islands, Guam and other Pacific Islands. Inspectors fairly easily identify these snails, intercept them and eradicate them.
Ecological Role: Achatina fulica forage on over 500 different plant species. During less favorable conditions (dry, cool), they nest in lose soil for during their period of hibernation. One may postulate that this behavior promotes health in the soil as the soil is churned and as matter from the snail settles into the soil. However, with over population, the snails destroy and pollute their surroundings, including the soil.
Benefit(s): Giant African Snails contribute to the degradation of animal matter. In addition, the Giant African Snail provides nutrients to the India glowworm Beetle; specifically to the larvae (male larvae consume 20 to 40 Achatinas; female larvae eat 40 to 60 Achatinas during their development). Other beetle species consume the Achatina fulica, such as the lampyriad and the coprine beetle.
The hermit crab is one of the most dangerous predators to the Achatina fulica and has been known to use the shell as its home. The coconut crab also views the Achatina fulica as a delicacy. The domesticated duck along with a vast variety of other bird species forage on Giant African Snails. Other mammals such as the wild pig prey on Achatina fulica.
Threat(s): The Giant African Snails’ greatest lethal threat to humans is eosinophilic meningitis. This condition is caused by the rat lungworm parasite, angiostrongylus cantonesnsis. Most often this parasite is transferred by eating the snail, as some humans consider snails a delicacy. In addition the Giant African Snail can carry the gram-negative bacterium, aeromonas hydrophila, causing a wide variety of symptoms, especially in persons with a weak immune system.
Giant African Snails cause great economic peril to farmers due to their propensity in consuming large amounts of crops/plants. Their diet consists of over 500 different plant species. A wide variety of horticulture and medicinal plants are known to be attacked by this snail. Not only does this decrease the income for agricultural producers, but it also impacts their living conditions (often requiring relocation) and decreases food and medical resources for humans, animals and other species.
The economic consequences persist in eradicating these creatures, sometimes costing millions of dollars. Another economic penalty involves the decrease in tourism. As noted earlier, Giant African Snails thrive in warm, tropical conditions – often tourist destinations.
General Store
There were up to five stores in Farmington. The first store, built on the site of the current store, was built by James C. “Jimmy” Anderson, grandson of wagon shop owner George Anderson. He purchased the land in 1893 to build the 40 X 60 foot store. When Jimmy became too ill to run the store, his wife Annie sold it to Rob and Anna Anderson (couple renting the Preston House in 1909). Rob and Anna ran the store until moving to Bishop in 1918. The store was then owned by Will Moon. It is speculated that Will Moon built the addition on the south side of the store in or around the same time he and his brother were building the house on the wagon shop site. The addition to the store is reported to have been many things through the years including a storeroom, an office for Hodgson’s Cotton Gin, a pool hall, and Farmington’s fifth post office. The store was then sold to Middleton J. Smith (of the Smith house). Percy Middlebrooks, Truman Haygood, and Donnie Carson were also owners of the store at one time. Original owners Jimmy (1859-1906) and Annie Anderson (1861-1939) are both buried in the Farmington Cemetery. Owners Percy Middlebrooks (1906-1992), Truman Haygood (1893-1964), and Donnie Carson (1928-1995) are also buried there.
History of Farmington by Lorraine Thompson
In addition to 30 brand new ES44AC's, FXE also bought 30 former NS SD70ACU, which 6 have already been sent to Guadalajara in patched NS paint and completely gutted inside.
4 are currently stored in Guadalajara (7324, 7251, 7276 & 7331), while 2 were sent to Tepic for storage (7280 & 7259).
PRLX 7324 recently got a full repaint into Zebra and has a new name: FXE 4164. But just like it's 5 sisters, it will need a full rebuild before it can hit the road.
PTC system was also gutted so don't expect these leading in the US once completed.
Guadalajara, Jalisco.
In addition to the rainy season opening it's gates, I am in my second week of recovering from a total hip replacement and haven't been cleared to hit the trails yet. :-) So, I thought I'd post a few photos out of the archives....for now.
The perfect addition to any home this bed includes 10 texture sets and lots of animations.
Full bento, RLV, INM, Lovebridge, Physics, V Bento, VAW.
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Auch der Glöshof ist neben seiner Eigenschaft als Bauernhof ein Behrbergungsbetrieb, was wirtschaftlich kaum mehr anders möglich wäre, wenn der Landwirtschaftsbetrrieb auf Dauer überleben soll. Dieser hübsch gestaltete Trakt wurde für die Urlauber direkt an den dahinter gelegenen eigentlichen Bauernhof angebaut.
In addition to its status as a farm, the Glöshof is also an accommodation business, which would hardly be economically possible otherwise if the agricultural business should survive in the long term. This beautifully designed wing was built directly onto the actual farm behind it for holidaymakers.
The perfect addition to any garden this tent includes 10 texture sets and lots of animations.
Full bento, RLV, INM, Lovebridge, Physics, V Bento, VAW.
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Another addition to the Catford Cat collection.
I caught the cat between two buses. I love the colours. Looks like an abstract painting.
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Aberdeen Art Gallery Designed in the neo-classical style by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, Aberdeen Art Gallery opened in 1885. It was extended in the 1920s with the addition of the Cowdray Hall concert venue, the interior Remembrance Hall and the exterior Cenotaph, all by the original architect. Between 2015 and 2019 the Art Gallery underwent a landmark redevelopment supported by Aberdeen City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by Hoskins Architects. With more treasures on display and vastly improved visitor facilities, the Art Gallery must-see for local people and visitors to the city. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/plan-your-visit/aberdeen-art...
Aberdeen War Memorial. The War Memorial and Cowdray Hall is the City of Aberdeen's memorial to the fallen of both World Wars. Designed by Dr. A. Marshall Mackenzie and Son. The lion sculpture was designed by William MacMillan, A.R.A. It was sculpted in Kemnay granite by lead mason James Philip, assisted by George Cooper. Archibald Simpson (4 May 1790 – 23 March 1847) was a Scottish architect, who along with his rival John Smith, is regarded as having fashioned the character of Aberdeen as "The Granite City". www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/planning_environment/planning/con....
Thanks for all the faves and comments, even for just taking the time to view my photo's, much appreciated.
If I give faves, then most of the time they are not given in a "blink of an eye", I like to look at details to see how much they enriched a photo and how they draw my attention, to everyone "keep up the great/nice/good-looking/wonderful work of photography".
The 4th addition to the Raiders of the Lost Ark series, this vignette proved to be quite a challenge in terms of avoiding monotony. While I'm not entirely convinced that it is overflowing with detail, I am confident that this version is 100% better than the original MOC I photographed. Slight but important changes were made in tile consistency, city layout, and even the positioning of the 1x1 round printed tile on the staff.
This scene depicts Indiana Jones using the Staff of Ra to find the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. It's one of my favorite scenes not just because of the musical score, but also due to the suspense and brilliant lighting effects.
(I would like to thank all the builders from the Harry Potter vignette story collaboration for inspiring me. Also, a big thank you to Mel and Markus for explaining in further detail their masterpieces at BrickWorld.)
A new addition to my occasional series 'Winter Trees' - very occasional as we don't seem to have had any winter here for the last two years. This is from Craig Cerrig Gleisiad in the Brecon Beacons. And yes, I know, it's in colour (the horror!)
The addition to this repurposed church building includes both straight and spiral stairs.
Happy Saturday for stairs!
My newest addition to my Lego train fleet is this model of Canadian National Railways N-2-b Consolidation type locomotive number 2476.
This engine was built in September of 1918 by Montreal Locomotive Works as Canadian Northern Railway 2476. It would then be acquired by the newly formed Canadian National Railway in September of 1919. Consolidation type locomotives were often know by CNR crews as “freight hogs” and mainly did a lot of smaller way freights and switching. Over the years, this engine would receive many different modifications such as getting slope sheet pushers replaced with stokers as well as various modifications for switching service. With a tractive effort of about 50000lbs, This locomotive was one of the more powerful 2-8-0s that the CNR had. 2476 spent its service life working all across Ontario and It would spend its final year based out of Allandale before being retired at the end of July 1958. It was ultimately scrapped in October of 1961.
My model is built to a 1:48 scale and measures, 58 studs long from coupler to coupler. It is powered with one Power Functions L motor geared 1:1 to the drivers. The driving wheels are #10 drivers purchased by Brick Train Depot and OKBrickWorks which scale almost perfectly to the 63" Drivers on the prototype. I tried as much as I could to get as many details on the locomotive as I could and I am overall quite happy with how they turned out. My particular favorites are the bell mounted above the nose, the elesco feedwater heater and the coal boards on the tender. I am also thrilled by the conecting rods on this locomotive. I did the design work on them myself and then had them 3D printed with shapeways. I would like to especially thank Glenn Holland for guiding me in the right direction when working on these rods. I did the decal artwork myself and the decals are of course printed by OKBrickWorks. The numberplate, I had custom printed by Brickforge and I am thrilled with how it turned out!
Overall I am really pleased with my model, I have wanted to build a steam locomotive for a while now and I am thrilled with the result. This engine runs well and will be a great addition to my fleet!
Dont usually share family snaps, but I thought it is Friday and it was time for a fence.
The backdrop of the Royal Liver buildings and newer additions to the world famous skyline.
Happy fence Friday, HFF!
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Santa Maria sopra Minerva is one of the major churches of the Order of Preachers (also known as the Dominicans) in Rome, Italy. The church's name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over (Italian: sopra) the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva (possibly due to interpretatio romana).
The church is located in Piazza della Minerva one block east the Pantheon in the Pigna rione of Rome within the ancient district known as the Campus Martius. The present church and disposition of surrounding structures is visible in a detail from the Nolli Map of 1748.
While many other medieval churches in Rome have been given Baroque makeovers that cover Gothic structures, the Minerva is the only extant example of original Gothic architecture church building in Rome. Behind a restrained Renaissance style façade the Gothic interior features arched vaulting that was painted blue with gilded stars and trimmed with brilliant red ribbing in a 19th-century Neo-Gothic restoration.
The church and adjoining convent served at various times throughout its history as the Dominican Order's headquarters. Today the headquarters have been re-established in their original location at the Roman convent of Santa Sabina. The titulus of Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam was conferred upon Cardinal António Marto, on 28 June 2018.
In Roman times there were three temples in what is now the area surrounding the basilica and former convent buildings: the Minervium, built by Gnaeus Pompey in honour of the goddess Minerva about 50 BC, referred to as Delubrum Minervae; the Iseum dedicated to Isis, and the Serapeum dedicated to Serapis. Details of the temple to Minerva are not known but recent investigations indicate that a small round Minervium once stood a little further to the east on the Piazza of the Collegio Romano. In 1665 an Egyptian obelisk was found, buried in the garden of the Dominican cloister adjacent to the church. Several other small obelisks were found at different times near the church, known as the Obelisci Isei Campensis, which were probably brought to Rome during the 1st century and grouped in pairs, with others, at the entrances of the temple of Isis. There are other Roman survivals in the crypt.
The ruined temple is likely to have lasted until the reign of Pope Zachary (741-752), who finally Christianized the site, offering it to Basilian nuns from Constantinople who maintained an oratorium there dedicated to the "Virgin of Minervum". The structure he commissioned has disappeared.
In 1255 Pope Alexander IV established a community of converted women on the site. A decade later this community was transferred to the Roman Church of San Pancrazio thereby allowing the Dominicans to establish a convent of friars and a studium conventuale there. The Friars were on site beginning in 1266 but took official possession of the Church in 1275. Aldobrandino Cavalcanti (1279), vicarius Urbis or vicar for Pope Gregory X, and an associate of Thomas Aquinas ratified the donation of Santa Maria sopra Minerva to the Dominicans of Santa Sabina by the sisters of S. Maria in Campo Marzio. The ensemble of buildings that formed around the church and convent came to be known as the insula sapientae or insula dominicana (island of wisdom or Dominican island).
The Dominicans began building the present Gothic church in 1280 modelling it on their church in Florence Santa Maria Novella. Architectural plans were probably drawn up during the pontificate of Nicholas III by two Dominican friars, Fra Sisto Fiorentino and Fra Ristoro da Campi. With the help of funds contributed by Boniface VIII and the faithful the side aisles were completed in the 14th century.
In 1453 church interior construction was finally completed when Cardinal Juan Torquemada ordered that the main nave be covered by a vault that reduced the overall projected height of the church. In the same year of 1453 Count Francesco Orsini sponsored the construction of the façade at his own expense. However work on the façade remained incomplete until 1725 when it was finally finished by order of Pope Benedict XIII.
In 1431, the Church and the adjacent Convent of the Dominicans was the site of a Papal conclave. The city of Rome was in an uproar upon the death of Pope Martin V (Colonna), whose family had dominated Roman political life for fifteen years, and enriched themselves on the wealth of the Church. There was fighting in the streets on a daily basis, and the Plaza in front of the Minerva, because of the configuration of streets, houses, church and monastery, could easily be fortified and defended. The Sacristy of the Church served as the meeting hall for the fourteen cardinals (out of nineteen) who attended the Conclave, which began on 1 March 1431. The dormitory of the friars in the Convent to the immediate north of the Church, served as the living quarters for the cardinals and their refectory and kitchen. On 3 March they elected Cardinal Gabriele Condulmaro, who took the name Eugenius IV. A second Conclave was held at the Minerva, on 4–6 March 1447, following the death of Pope Eugenius, once again in the midst of disturbances involving the Orsini supporters of Pope Eugenius and his enemies the Colonna. Eighteen cardinals (out of a total of twenty-six) were present and elected Cardinal Tommaso Parentucelli da Sarzana as Pope Nicholas V.
The Minerva has been a titular church since 1557, and a minor basilica since 1566. The church's first titular cardinal was Michele Ghislieri who became Pope Pius V in 1566. He raised the church to the level of minor basilica in that same year.
In the 16th century Giuliano da Sangallo made changes in the choir area, and in 1600 Carlo Maderno enlarged the apse, added Baroque decorations and created the present façade with its pilastered tripartite division in Renaissance style. Marks on this façade dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries indicate various flood levels of the Tiber 65 feet.
Between 1848 and 1855 Girolamo Bianchedi directed an important program of restoration when most of the Baroque additions were removed and the blank walls were covered with neo-gothic frescos giving the interior the Neo-Gothic appearance that it has today.
The basilica's stained glass windows are mostly from the 19th century. In 1909, the great organ was constructed by the firm of Carlo Vegezzi Bossi. The organ was restored in 1999.
The inscriptions found in S. Maria sopra Minerva have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella.
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