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This huge bronze statue in Giardin Park by Ivan Meštrovic is of Grgur Ninski (Gregory of Nin). It is considered good luck to rub his toes. Gregory of Nin was very radical while the Bishop of Nin from 900 until 929. He instructed the churches in his diocese to celebrate the mass in the Croatian Glagolic language and not in Latin. He lost his position as a result. In 1570, the Dalmatic region of Croatia was allowed to celebrate the mass in their native tongue. Finally, in 1962 during the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church adopted the same policy and the Latin Mass changed forever. In the background is the St. Arnir campanile.
Split (Croatia)
A couple times a year I donate my time and photography to the Animal Adoption Center here in Jackson, Wyoming. The AAC rescues critters from kill shelters and lately from natural disasters. These kittens came with 8 of their buddies from Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
The AAC staff work incredibly hard to shelter and find homes for these animals. It won't take long for these kittens to find homes but will take a little longer for the older cats to get adopted.
Next time you're looking for a new friend and member of the family remember... Adopt. Don't shop.
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Once mare , late afternoon, last sun-warm light.
A last brief moment of joy.
My adopted country, with its Dales and Moors, where it can be windy as in Wuthering Heights, taking the leaves off the trees in Autumn.
Leaving a colourful carpet to rustle through.
Beautiful, majestic old trees, lonely to grouped, bent and straight.
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Autumn, Yorkshire, sheep, landscape, trees, evening, warm, sunlight, warmth, gold, clouds, hills, nature, colours, horizontal, "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"
I adopted this little girls few days ago and today she came. I still need a name and this wont be her look (we need eyes, wig and sooner or later a new face)
Thousands of animals are abandoned daily, the RSPCA in Australia tries to rehome these lovely creatures for a small price and saving lives. Nala is one lovely candidate I came across today. Hopefully she will find herself a new forever home soon. 🙏🙏 Thank you to the organisation and to the people work there saving these innocent lives.
We took this beautiful girl from streets and stayed 2 days in our house. Now she is already in a real house in Lisbon !! =(^.^)=
Excerpt from amgunited.wixsite.com/amgunited/history-of-st-paul-s:
Methodist Beginnings
Early church life in Magog was associated with that in Georgeville where, in 1804, the families of William Bullock, Jeremiahc Lord and Richard Packard "joined hands to organize the first Methodist class meeting". Methodist groups were founded in a number of the surrounding towns but regular services were held only in Georgeville and Magog. The Rev. Edwin Peakes, the Methodist minister in Georgeville, had the Magog parish added to his pastoral charge in 1869. In 1870, services were held in Georgeville and Magog at 11 A.M. and 6:30 P.M., alternating the morning service between the two towns. Accordingly, the relationship between the two parishes has always been close, although the work at Georgeville was well established before the Magog Methodists were organized.
In 1884, the Magog Methodists purchased a parsonage which still stands at 41, St. Patrick Street West.
The First Building
All Christian groups in Magog with the exception of Roman Catholics had been meeting in a Union Church which was built in 1830. Built on Merry Street South, this building appears to have served Anglicans, Methodists and Baptists. In 1886, the Methodists decided to build a new church on Merry Street North. A. I. Wallace of Waterloo was the general contractor and within four months built the new church. Given the size of the church (26 pews, each 12-1/2 feet long), it would appear that the Methodists were relatively numerous in Magog, although probably not well endowed. The "New Church", dedicated on March 19, 1887, appears to have been constantly in debt throughout the remainder of the century. A new reed organ, with pedal board and hand pump was installed in 1894, also purchased on credit.
Early 20th Century
The New Church was wired for electricity in 1901 by parish volunteers. In 1905 the parsonage was sold to the Rev. D. Brill for $1,000 as a retirement home. The John Moore house was purchased as a parsonage, running water was installed in 1910 and the telephone in 1913. Given the need for larger Sunday school facilities and place to house a pipe organ, it was decided to add an extension to the New Church. Casavant Frères built the organ in 1918 for the sum of $2,350. Mrs. A. E. Swoger was church organist from 1918 to 1937, after which time she was replaced by Mrs. J. B. Connor, who was church organist in 1962 at the time of the 75th anniversary celebrations. The Ladies' Aid was already active in the early part of the 20th century, minutes of their meetings dating from 1914. It would appear that parish life in the early 20th century was quite active and no further mention is made of church indebtedness. In fact, it would appear that relative prosperity had replaced relative poverty.
The United Church of Canada
There is no mention in any of the parish records of the integration of the Methodist Church into the United Church. It would appear that the parish entered without question into the new body formed by the merger of Congregational, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations and that little impact was had on parish life. Parish activities continued to blossom. In 1928, the following organizations made reports to the annual meeting: Quarterly Official Board, Sunday School, Women's Missionary Society, Young People's Society, Choir, Ladies' Aid, 1925 Club and Men's Own.
St. Paul's Church
In 1929 the Masonic Order offered the trustees of the United Church $7,500 for their building on Merry Street North, which is now the Café Theâtre. The offer was accepted and a new building was erected on Pine Street at the cost of $27,350, together with an $5,000 worth of furnishings, grading of the land, purchase of a furnace, etc. To finance the project, Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery authorized a $17,500 mortgage on the church property. The cornerstone was laid on August 30th, 1930 and the building dedicated on November 23rd, 1930.
The Post-War Period
After the trials of the years of the Second World War, a memorial was estasblished for the 44 sons of the parish who served in World War One, six of whom were killed, and the 87 who served in World War Two, of whom 4 were killed. The memorial chimes were installed on November 14th, 1948. In 1949, the United Church form of government was adopted, creating the first Session. A new manse was built at the corner of Abbott and Macdonald Streets in late 1949.
The Memorial Fund
In 1954 a memorial fund was established to provide more adequate Sunday School rooms and hall facilities. In the summer of 1957, the earth was excavated under the Church Hall, creating a new basement. A hot air heating system was installed for both the new rooms and the Church hall, bringing the building projects originally begun by our Methodist ancestors to completion. In 1962, the parish celebrated its 75th anniversary, publishing the anniversary booklet from which the information presented on this website is drawn.
Amelie has been adopted. You will still see her on Flickr! YAH!!
Thank you so much everyone for loving Amelie so much. She is going to a good home and will be loved by her new mommy!
Alexa is one happy, playful gal. She needs a home and would love a backyard to call her very own.
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Once a week I photograph the dogs going up for adoption at Winnipeg Animal Services. So many great dogs needing good homes. Please help if you can. Adopt - Foster - Volunteer
Tai-Le is available for adoption at Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo. He's really affectionate, outgoing, and stunningly handsome. However, he needs daily treatment which includes tooth brushing. If you are up to the task, check him out at Woods. He's a real catch!
Woods on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WoodsHumaneSociety/
If you missed Angelica's rescue video, you can see it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQh0vsUzHH0
I am so happy for this special girl! :-)
Carnaval or Carnival is the festive celebrations that occurs prior to the Holy Season of Lent and whereas Lent involves abstinence, fasting and sacrifice Carnaval is the complete opposite. The festival has its origins in pagan celebrations and has been adopted for Christians with Catholics and Orthodox Christians displaying most enthuasism and exuberance.
In Catholic Spain and South America Carnaval is an integral part of society and is celebrated with gusto and abandon that is a pleasure to witness. Cadiz city has one of the largest Carnavals in Spain but just down the road in Conil de la Frontera the Carnaval is every bit as good as elsewhere, just more local and intimate. Colour and exuberance mixed with copious doses of fun are the intoxicating mixture.
2020 will be remember as the Year of Covid, lockdowns , restrictions and all other manner of nastiness and we were fortunate to just barely get Carnaval in before the worst of the year came, even if it was only February.
I had the pleasure of photographing sweet Rosie twice now.
She's a gorgeous 2 year old Lab/Hound mix and an affectionate and endearing girl. The first time I met her, back in March, she was so skinny and frightened. After love and care in her foster home, she's now thriving! She was recently rescued from an area shelter after being found as a stray with her two puppies. The pups have since been adopted and now Rosie is ready and waiting to meet her forever family.
She will make a wonderful family dog or anyone looking for a loyal companion. More info at www.CarolinaPaws.com
i feel like i need some new kind of diary-esque outlet for my photos, there are so many that i don't know what to do with them, i don't want to put them ALL on flickr, and they are basically just documents of day-to-day life bordering on the banal which people probably don't want to see that much but i really enjoy them. i have no idea what kind of 'outlet' this would be though, a blog is obviously an option but then i'm not 100% sure i even need or want it to be online. really itching for SOMETHING though, whatever it may be... i've already decided to start a scrapbook but it's not practical to stick billions of prints in there. need something computer based i think. whoo knowsss.
Included in the book "Diary".
While the innovators are already on the ground, these early adopters are quickly following suit....however, the early and late majorities in the background are more colorful. This is a great example of why nature is the polar opposite of technology. Taken on the banks of the Loyalsock Creek in Worlds End State Park, Forksville, Pennsylvania, USA.