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CANADIAN Y.M.C.A. / SPIRIT / MIND / BODY - corner card
Mind Body Spirit: The Triangle of Life: In 1891, 10 years after the first logo was settled upon, Luther Gulick introduced into the conversation the Spirit-Mind-Body triangle that represented the three-fold nature of man that he saw being emphasized in the Bible. Eventually this became a training presentation that he would give on what the triangle means. His explanation resonated with YMCA workers and leaders and the YMCA began to move out on the theme of developing people in—spirit—mind and body. LINK to the complete article - s3.amazonaws.com/YMCAMission/HistoryMeaningJohn1721Logo.pdf
PATRICIA BAY (PAT BAY) – 1939 to 1945 - In December of 1936, a reconnaissance party under F/L F.J. Mawdsley flew from Jerico Beach, Vancouver, to make initial preparations to establish an air station at Patricia Bay. Surveying for the Patricia Bay aerodrome and seaplane base started on March 29, 1939. In September 1939, the Royal Canadian Navy at Esquimalt, No. 111 Coast Artillery Co-operation (C.A.C.), was mobilized with Avro 626 aircraft. The Artillery took over the Jones Farm at Pat Bay for its initial base of operations. Meanwhile the air station was rushed into being. In November 1939, Western Air Command moved to Victoria to allow closer liaison with Military District No. 11. The station was initially intended for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, but there were eventually three separate camps using the runways and control tower. The West Camp, housing the Royal Canadian Air Force No 3 Operational Training Unit, and fighter and bomber squadrons. The East Camp, housing the Royal Air Force No 32 Operational Training Unit. This unit trained aircrew from England, Australia and New Zealand. The Seaplane Base, which served also as a coastal patrol base and was part of Western Command's defence against Japanese submarines. In May 1940, the Royal Canadian Air Force moved into its West Camp with a strength of four Lysanders. At the end of the War, military activity at Pat Bay decreased. The Royal Canadian Air Force lingered until 1952. Today the airport is home to Canadian Armed Forces 443 Squadron. They fly Sea King helicopters and serve with the Canadian Navy aboard Canada’s Coastal Patrol Frigates. In its early days, the Patricia Bay facility was the third largest station in Canada. Approximately 10,000 military personnel passed through Pat Bay, and at any one time, 3,500 could be enrolled in the operational training programs. Aircrew, ground crew and support personnel participated in the training programs. This was the last step in their training, and graduates would be posted directly to operational squadrons. LINK to the complete article - www.bcam.net/yyj-history/
Female postal clerk enjoyed reading servicemen’s romantic — and corny — letters to lovers during WWII - Florence (Flo) Huttala served as a postal clerk in a post office in Patricia Bay, British Columbia during the Second World War. Huttala served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Women’s Division during the war. She was stationed in Patricia (Pat) Bay, British Columbia — near Victoria — for the duration of the war, while she spent most of her time working at the post office. “We had an army sergeant in charge of the post. He was a good, nice friendly person,” said the 99-year-old. “We had to go get the mail from the delivery service. And if it was bad weather, he always went instead of sending us.” LINK to the complete article - www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/female-postal-clerk-enjo...
LINK to a newspaper article (4 May 1944) - Willows and Patricia Bay Military Camp - www.newspapers.com/clip/116987558/willows-and-patricia-ba...
The PATRICIA BAY Military Post Office 1102 was established - 16 August 1944 and closed - 15 October 1947.
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the PATRICIA BAY Military Post Office - recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record...
Cpl. H. M. Day, the Postmaster at the PATRICIA BAY Military Post Office 1102, sent this letter on - 6 July 1945. He served as the Postmaster from - 11 November 1944 to 1946. He signed this cover on the back and also added the rare straight line marking - PATRICIA BAY, M.P.O. 1102 B. C. in purple ink (Bailey & Toop M13-360 / RF U) for his return address - (I was unable to find anything on Cpl. H. M. Day).
- sent from - / PATRICIA BAY M.P.O. 1102 / JUL 6 / 45 / B.C. / - cds cancel - this cds hammer was proofed - 2 May 1942 - (RF D) / (Bailey & Toop M13-358 / RF A).
Addressed to: The Vancouver Sun, (newspaper) / Vancouver, / B.C.
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I'm sharing here on Flickr a (long) series of photos, taken in early August this year, during a short vacation in Calabria, at a holiday village located near a beach I've been frequenting with my family for several years now, during our short summer vacations. The setting, however, is very different from the beaches I normally frequent near my home in Taormina, with very crowded beaches and a sea that is also very popular with yachtsmen of all kinds. In this part of Calabria, the beaches are rarely crowded (except on weekends, but not too much). In short, it's a sort of almost tropical paradise, with very little yachting. Adjacent to the holiday village is a kitesurfing club, very popular with enthusiasts of this wonderful sport, which thrives on the sea and the wind. I photographed an 84-year-old kitesurfer, whose mettle is steely, still giving athletes much younger than him a run for their money. A friendly and sweet horsewoman from the nearby stables arrived unexpectedly in the beach village, accompanied by her father, both astride two magnificent colts. This created a moment of joy and curiosity for both the parents and their little ones, who were likely seeing these magnificent and docile animals up close and personal for the first time. Unexpectedly, a very special party broke out on the beach. Seeing it made me feel like I was no longer in Calabria, but rather transported to the other side of the globe, to the Hindu festival called Holi, with its throwing of colored powders (in India, this festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, as well as symbolizing the victory of good over evil). I know it thanks to the evocative photographs often published on various photography websites.
I'll end by briefly mentioning the photographic technique I've often used in my photographs. I've created "blur" photographs—blurry, slightly blurry, and unfocused—at the time of shooting, simply by lengthening the exposure time and then also using some panning. Finally, I'd like to thank the sweet and beautiful models who posed for me, allowing me to further enhance this (long-winded) photographic story.
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Propongo qui su Flickr, una (lunga) serie di foto, realizzate nei primi giorni di Agosto di quest’anno, durante una mia breve vacanza in Calabria, in un villaggio vacanze sito a ridosso di una spiaggia che oramai frequento insieme alla mia famiglia, durante le nostre brevi vacanze estive, da diversi anni, fotografie quindi aventi per tema la “beach photography”; purtuttavia l’ambientazione è molto diversa rispetto alle spiagge che frequento normalmente vicino casa mia a Taormina, con spiagge molto affollate, il mare anch’esso super frequentato da diportismo nautico di ogni tipo, in questa zona della Calabria le spiagge sono invece poco frequentate (tranne il fine settimana, ma neanche troppo), insomma, una specie di Paradiso quasi tropicale, con pochissime imbarcazioni. Adiacente al villaggio vacanze c’è un club di Kitesurf, molto frequentato da appassionati di questo meraviglioso sport, sport che si nutre di mare e di vento. Ho fotografato un kitesurfer di 84 anni, la cui tempra è di acciaio, che dà ancora molto filo da torcere ad atleti molto più giovani di lui. Nel villaggio a sorpresa è arrivata una simpatica e dolce cavallerizza proveniente dal vicino maneggio, con lei anche il suo papà, entrambi a cavallo di due magnifici puledri, creando un momento di allegria e curiosità, sia per i genitori, che per i loro piccoli, per i quali, molto probabilmente, era la prima volta che potevano vedere da vicino, e poterli anche toccare, questi magnifici e docili animali. A sorpresa, inaspettatamente, sulla spiaggia ha preso vita un party molto particolare, nel vederlo mi sembrava di non essere più in Calabria, ma di essere stato proiettato dall’altro lato del globo, in quella festa Indù chiamata Holi, con lancio di polveri colorate (in India questa festa segna la fine dell'inverno e l'arrivo della primavera, oltre a simboleggiare la vittoria del bene sul male), festa che conosco grazie a fotografie molto suggestive spesso pubblicate sui vari siti fotografici.
Termino accennando brevemente alla tecnica fotografica che ho spesso adottato nel realizzare le mie fotografie, ho realizzato al momento dello scatto fotografie del tipo “blur”, cioè mosse, un po’ confuse, non incise, ottenute allungando i tempi di esposizione. Infine ringrazio le dolcissime e belle modelle, che hanno voluto posare per me, consentendomi di rendere più grazioso questo mio (prolisso) racconto fotografico.
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**Y Service Station and Cafe** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 04000523, date listed 5/27/2004
1733 Neptune Dr.
Clinton, OK (Custer County)
As the eastbound traveler approaches the Y Service Station and Cafe from the north, the building suddenly appears like a castle, rising above the open terrain and standing apart from the scattered buildings in the semi-rural area south of Clinton, Oklahoma. For six decades this striking building has appeared so. If anything, the dramatic bearing of the building is enhanced by the configuration of the roads next to it. Route 66, an extension of 10"’ Street as it leaves Clinton, becomes Walton Road, and then Neptune Drive. When it reaches this point, a Y in the road directs traffic to the west, Route 66, or to the south, U.S. Highway 183. The Y Station is located strategically in the Y so that traffic passes both to the east and west of it. The pump islands, no longer present, were located north and east of the station.
Built in the Mission Revival style in 1937, the parapet curves gracefully around the building slightly elevated at the comers, but at the northwest comer the piece of the parapet is missing where it originally rose to a pronounced height. The building is white stucco with blue metal tile mansard canopies, a flat roof, and coping of bricks in rowlock painted blue. (1)
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I'm in the process of bringing my old light painting blog back online after years of neglect. I'm doing my best to restore all of the original tutorials I posted on there years ago. It's a work in progress, but right now you can check it out at here
Busy , busy schedules and a pandemic calls for sheltering in place and for some that means working from home. This was my situation last year and im hoping things will sort out soon . until then- Stay safe. Stay inside and when you are outdoors- wear your masks! In real life i've been getting some air hiking and being out in nature (away from other peoples of course!) and there are lots of places to explore on the grid also! some of my faves are :
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“A flower sprouting from the cracks in a wall is life creeping up everywhere.”
Giuseppe Tobia
“Un fiore che spunta dalle crepe di un muro è la vita che si arrampica ovunque.”
Giuseppe Tobia
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The late Pope Francis left us a memorable phrase, referring to the tragic events of our current history, he said "build bridges, not walls", and almost paraphrasing Pope Francis, here in Sicily we tear down walls, let me explain... there is a traditional religious festival, during which the wall of a house, always the same wall, is torn down, to then be built again in anticipation of the celebration that will be held in the new year. But it is not so much the wall itself, even more characteristic is the way in which this wall is broken down: it is struck over and over again with the arms of the float, those used by the bearers to hold the float, on which sits the statue of Saint James, an incredible tradition whose origins are not unanimous. Many, many years ago, I was perhaps 20 years old, walking with a few friends one evening along Corso Umberto in Taormina, I learned from one of them about this incredible tradition. I remember it as if it were yesterday. He said, “In Sicily, there is a celebration in which, during the procession, the float with the Saint, loaded with provola (cheeses), is used like a battering ram to break down the wall of a house, which is then rebuilt (the battering ram, a medieval assault weapon, used to break down gates and castle walls).” This year, I was able to witness (and photograph) this very particular and unique tradition, which is celebrated every year on July 26th in the town of Capizzi (Messina), a celebration that commemorates the transfer of the relics of Saint James from his sanctuary. As mentioned, the most characteristic moment of the celebration is the "rite of miracles": the float with Saint James on it is violently hurled against the wall of a house adjacent to the church of Sant'Antonio, and each impact against this wall is interpreted as "a miracle of Saint James". The number of blows needed to overcome the wall is interpreted sometimes positively (if the blows are even), sometimes negatively (if the blows are odd). The "Miracles of St. James" do not have a certain origin, some think it could originate in ancient times from the destruction of a small pagan temple, or a synagogue, someone else instead traces this tradition as a form of revenge of the inhabitants of Capizzi (Capitini), this because the relics of the Saint were stolen from Capizzi to be kept in the city of Messina, by the Spanish nobleman Sancho de Heredia, in obedience in 1435 towards Alfonso V of Aragon, nicknamed "the Magnanimous" (he was king of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, Majorca, Sicily, titular king of Jerusalem, Corsica and Hungary, he was count of Barcelona and of the Catalan counties, and from 1442 he would also become king of Naples), therefore the demolition of the wall would be a form of revenge towards what was perhaps the house of the nobleman Sancho de Heredia, finally someone else traces this tradition to a legendary event, which recalls the defeat of a handful of Saracens, who They had barricaded themselves in that place. Currently in Capizzi, in the Sanctuary of San Giacomo Maggiore, the oldest relic of Saint James the Apostle in Sicily is housed: a finger of the saint. Another characteristic aspect of the festival is the presence of numerous provola cheeses placed on the roof of the float. These are offered by the population to Saint James. The presence of these typical cheeses is indicative of the type of economy in Capizzi, primarily linked to agriculture and livestock farming, with significant dairy and pork production, particularly that of the Nebrodi black pig, with typical cheeses such as provola capitina and maiorchino. Some residents told me that sometimes the donations of provola cheeses, even large ones, become so abundant that the float ends up becoming exceptionally heavy, severely testing the bearers' ability to support all that weight.
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Il compianto papa Francesco ci ha lasciato una memorabile frase, in riferimento alle tragiche vicende della nostra attuale storia, ha detto “costruite ponti, non muri”, e quasi parafrasando Papa Francesco, qui da noi in Sicilia i muri li abbattiamo, mi spiego meglio ….c’è una festa tradizionale religiosa, durante la quale il muro di una casa, sempre lo stesso muro, viene abbattuto, per poi venire costruito in attesa della festa che si terrà il nuovo anno, ma non è tanto il muro in se, ancor più caratteristico è il modo in cui questo muro viene sfondato: esso viene colpito più, e più volte con i bracci del fercolo, quelli che servono ai portatori per reggere la vara, sul quale siede la statua di San Giacomo, una incredibile tradizione sulle cui origini non c’è unanimità di pensiero. Io tanti, tanti anni fa, forse avevo 20 anni, passeggiando con pochi amici di sera sul Corso Umberto di Taormina, venni a sapere da uno di questi, di questa tradizione che ha dell’incredibile, lo ricordo come fosse ieri, disse “in Sicilia c’è una festa nella quale durante la processione, la vara con il Santo, carica di provole (formaggi) viene utilizzata come fosse un’ariete per sfondare il muro di una casa, che poi verrà ricostruito (l’ariete, arma medioevale d’assalto, utilizzata per sfondare portoni e muri dei castelli),”. Quest’anno, ho potuto assistere (e fotografare) questa tradizione così particolare ed unica, che si celebra ogni anno il 26 luglio nel paese di Capizzi (Messina), festa che commemora il trasferimento delle reliquie di San Giacomo dal suo Santuario, e, come anticipato, il momento più caratteristico della festa è il “rito dei miracoli”, la vara con sopra San Giacomo viene violentemente scagliata contro il muro di una una casa adiacente la chiesa di Sant'Antonio, ed ogni urto contro questo muro viene inteso come “un miracolo di San Giacomo”, il numero dei colpi necessari per avere la meglio sul muro viene interpretato ora in maniera positiva (se i colpi sono pari), ora in maniera negativa (se i colpi sono dispari). I “Miracoli di San Giacomo” non hanno una origine certa, qualcuno pensa possa originare anticamente dalla distruzione di un piccolo tempio pagano, od una sinagoga, qualcun altro invece fa risalire questa tradizione come una forma di rivalsa degli abitanti di Capizzi (Capitini), questo perché le reliquie del Santo furono sottratte a Capizzi per essere custodite nella città di Messina, da parte del nobile spagnolo Sancho de Heredia, in obbedienza nel 1435 verso Alfonso V d'Aragona, soprannominato "il Magnanimo" (era re di Aragona, Valencia, Sardegna, Maiorca, Sicilia, re titolare di Gerusalemme, Corsica e Ungheria, era conte di Barcellona e delle contee catalane, e dal 1442 sarebbe diventato anche re di Napoli), quindi l’abbattimento del muro sarebbe una forma di vendetta verso quella forse era la casa del nobile Sancho de Heredia, infine qualcun altro fa risalire questa tradizione ad un evento leggendario, che ricorda la sconfitta di un manipolo di saraceni, che si erano asserragliati in quel luogo. Attualmente a Capizzi, nel Santuario di San Giacomo Maggiore, si trova la più antica reliquia di San Giacomo Apostolo Maggiore che abbiamo in Sicilia, si tratta di un dito del Santo. Un altro aspetto caratteristico della festa, è la presenza di numerose provole messe sul tetto della vara, queste sono offerte dalla popolazione a San Giacomo, la presenza di questi tipici formaggi è indicativa del tipo di economia che c’è a Capizzi, principalmente legata all'agricoltura e alla pastorizia, con una importante produzione casearia e di carne suina, in particolare quella del maiale nero dei Nebrodi, con formaggi tipici, come la provola capitina e il maiorchino. Mi dicevano alcuni abitanti che a volte la donazione delle provole, anche di grosse dimensioni, diviene così abbondante, che la vara finisce con acquisire un peso eccezionale, mettendo a dura prova la capacità di reggere tutto quel peso da parte dei portatori.
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**Railroad Addition Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 83002989, date listed 1/18/1983
Roughly bounded by Santa Fe RR tracks, Agassiz and Beaver Sts., Birch and Aspen Aves.
Flagstaff, AZ (Coconino County)
The city of Flagstaff is located on the high Coconino Plateau of northern Arizona at an altitude of 6,905 feet. Surrounded by the Ponderosa pines of the Coconino National Forest, the city is situated between Mars Hill, a low mesa to the west, and Mount Elden, a 9,280 foot promontory to the northeast. Directly to the north, the San Francisco Peaks rise to 12,611 feet, the highest point in Arizona.
The Railroad Addition encompasses the commercial core of the city of Flagstaff. Architecturally, it is a grouping of Victorian-era commercial blocks, many constructed of local tufa stone. The scale is predominantly one story, punctuated with large public buildings.
To spur commercial activity, the community undertook two major projects made possible by the designation of the Grand Canyon as a National Park in 1918. First, a competition was held for the design of a new railroad depot (FHR 150) which was subsequently constructed at the foot of Leroux Street. (1)
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I'll end by briefly mentioning the photographic technique I've often used in my photographs. I've created "blur" photographs—blurry, slightly blurry, and unfocused—at the time of shooting, simply by lengthening the exposure time and then also using some panning. Finally, I'd like to thank the sweet and beautiful models who posed for me, allowing me to further enhance this (long-winded) photographic story.
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Propongo qui su Flickr, una (lunga) serie di foto, realizzate nei primi giorni di Agosto di quest’anno, durante una mia breve vacanza in Calabria, in un villaggio vacanze sito a ridosso di una spiaggia che oramai frequento insieme alla mia famiglia, durante le nostre brevi vacanze estive, da diversi anni, fotografie quindi aventi per tema la “beach photography”; purtuttavia l’ambientazione è molto diversa rispetto alle spiagge che frequento normalmente vicino casa mia a Taormina, con spiagge molto affollate, il mare anch’esso super frequentato da diportismo nautico di ogni tipo, in questa zona della Calabria le spiagge sono invece poco frequentate (tranne il fine settimana, ma neanche troppo), insomma, una specie di Paradiso quasi tropicale, con pochissime imbarcazioni. Adiacente al villaggio vacanze c’è un club di Kitesurf, molto frequentato da appassionati di questo meraviglioso sport, sport che si nutre di mare e di vento. Ho fotografato un kitesurfer di 84 anni, la cui tempra è di acciaio, che dà ancora molto filo da torcere ad atleti molto più giovani di lui. Nel villaggio a sorpresa è arrivata una simpatica e dolce cavallerizza proveniente dal vicino maneggio, con lei anche il suo papà, entrambi a cavallo di due magnifici puledri, creando un momento di allegria e curiosità, sia per i genitori, che per i loro piccoli, per i quali, molto probabilmente, era la prima volta che potevano vedere da vicino, e poterli anche toccare, questi magnifici e docili animali. A sorpresa, inaspettatamente, sulla spiaggia ha preso vita un party molto particolare, nel vederlo mi sembrava di non essere più in Calabria, ma di essere stato proiettato dall’altro lato del globo, in quella festa Indù chiamata Holi, con lancio di polveri colorate (in India questa festa segna la fine dell'inverno e l'arrivo della primavera, oltre a simboleggiare la vittoria del bene sul male), festa che conosco grazie a fotografie molto suggestive spesso pubblicate sui vari siti fotografici.
Termino accennando brevemente alla tecnica fotografica che ho spesso adottato nel realizzare le mie fotografie, ho realizzato al momento dello scatto fotografie del tipo “blur”, cioè mosse, un po’ confuse, non incise, ottenute allungando i tempi di esposizione. Infine ringrazio le dolcissime e belle modelle, che hanno voluto posare per me, consentendomi di rendere più grazioso questo mio (prolisso) racconto fotografico.
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With a lone car for PDI Elizabeth in tow, OSR's 1400 job approaches Guelph at a place once known as Speedwell. Located at mile 29.6 on the Goderich sub (page 9), Speedwell was a flag stop for the CPR, the Toronto Suburban Railway, and the Guelph Radial Railway; the latter two being electric lines.
Built under the direction of Sir William Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann (of Canadian Northern Railway fame), the Toronto Suburban Railway's Guelph Line ran 49.4 miles from Toronto at St. Clair and Keele Street through towns including Cooksville, Meadowvale, Georgetown, Eden Mills, and Guelph. There was 100 stops along the line, many likely at farmers' crossings lacking any formal station. Mackenzie & Mann's aim of building quality lines at low cost saw the line built with 60lb rails, weaving west through many curves and over large bridges including the 711-foot long Humber River bridge and a 315 foot wooden trestle across the Credit River near Norval, until reaching the Guelph terminus at the Grand Trunk Railway station on Carden Street via a connection with the Guelph Radial Railway at Dundas Street and Bay Street; now renamed Gordon Street and James Street East. A storefront on Carden Street (behind train here) across from GTR's station provided TSR customers with a place to purchase tickets. Being a longer interurban line, the TSR cars on the Guelph Line were larger, constructed by the Preston Car and Coach Co, described as a "68-seat affair and nicely appointed with cherry wood finish throughout, comfortable green, plush, upholstered, high-backed seats with headrests, footrests and polished bronze handles on the aisle sides." The first car over the line arrived in Guelph on Thursday, August 12, 1917 with management and foreman aboard, declaring on arrival, that the line would open to the public that Saturday, August 14. The intended destination of the Guelph Line after surveying during 1911 was originally Berlin, now Kitchener, however restrictions and costs during WWI resulted in the destination of Guelph. Three hydro substations were built to supply the line with 1,500 volt D.C. but only 2 (Islington, Georgetown) were ever used. The third, located in Guelph on Bay Street was built for the Kitchener end of the line, but was not needed after cutbacks. The building is now a private residence. In September, 1918, Mackenzie and Mann amalgamated the TSR with the Canadian Northern Railway ultimately becoming the Toronto Suburban Division of the Canadian National Electric Railways on December 17, 1923. With the rise in ownership of the automobile, faster schedules provided by both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways, and reduced service due to the Great Depression, the CNR chose to discontinue service on the Toronto Suburban Railway Division by allowing it to enter receivership. The last day of service was August 15, 1931 and the line was dismantled in late 1935 after the debts were paid. Today, a short stretch of the line has been rebuilt in the form of the Halton County Radial Railway on Guelph Line in Eden Mills. Just up the line from OSR here, the TSR crossed the CPR at a diamond before passing under Victoria Road. PDI's Bulk Liquid facility is now just out of frame to the right across the river.
The Guelph Railway Company was chartered in 1894 by businessman George Sleeman of the Silvercreek Brewery to provide his employees, and the City of Guelph, with an easier way to get to work. Construction began in early 1895 with service beginning on September 17, 1895 centered around St. George's Square. Freight service would begin in 1900. The line ran throughout Guelph's streets under different owners; Sleeman, 1895-1902; Bank of Montreal and Trader's Bank of Canada, 1902-1903, renamed Guelph Radial Railway; City of Guelph, 1903-1921: Ontario Hydro, 1921-1936. Under the latter the name was changed to Ontario Hydro Electric Railways - Guelph District. Beginning in 1926 buses began service on many routes to supplement the cars, or replace the streetcars where track conditions were poor. Ontario Hydro attempted to sell the line back to the city, but they wanted no part in it. Streetcar service would end in Guelph on September 30, 1937. Electric freight service continued until May 26, 1939; the same year the company, now all buses, would be renamed Guelph Transportation Commission. Guelph Radial service to Speedwell was provided on Sundays only when the TSR traffic would be light. The station was accessed over the TSR line from Dundas/Bay Streets east to the station. The area was used by many for for fishing, picnics, or visiting people at the Ontario Reformatory. A complete Inventory of Shop Tools & Car Equipment of Guelph Radial Railway from December 1920 can be found here.
Just across the river from my photo lies the former Ontario Reformatory/Guelph Correctional Centre Prison Farm, in use from 1909 - 2002, the farm shutting down in 1972. The prison was constructed of stone quarried onsite by the inmates and the quarry expanded to provide material to other construction projects. The prison was serviced by the CPR on a spur running across the river to deliver coal and a switchback to lift cars of stone and gravel from the quarry loader. Inside the quarry was a narrow gauge railway built on 25lb. rail temporary tracks that could be moved where they were needed. The locomotive was a 12 ton H. K. Porter 0-4-0 named 'Liz' built in 1911 and operated by the inmates. 1917-1920 saw the reformatory used as the Speedwell Convalescent Hospital for returning veterans, helping to heal them and aid in their return to civil life. This was short-lived however as the conditions inside the hospital worsened with a lack of upkeep brought on by embezzlement, and the decision was made to revert the hospital to a prison. Thanks to Drew Goff for help researching the Prison Farm.
Speedwell, a place at one time having a class 1 railway, an electric railway served by two operators, and a narrow gauge railway all within 1/4 miles or less of each other.
Porto.
Cathedral's Interior Rooms
You very rarely are allowed to see the private official rooms that are used by the clergy when you visit a cathedral. In Porto Cathedral you are allowed access to these rooms as well as the treasure house.
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**Fort Gibson** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000631, date listed 10/15/1966
Lee and Ash Sts.
Fort Gibson, OK (Muskogee County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
Established in 1824 by General Matthew Arbuckle, Fort Gibson, during the 1820's and 1830's was one of the most important military posts on the southwestern frontier. It was garrisoned by troops whose mission was to serve the needs of the Indians who had been removed from the East and to protect them from the violent Plains Tribes.
Fort Gibson, a United States military post named in honor of Colonel George Gibson, was located on the left (east) bank of the Neosha or Grand River, approximately 2 1/2 miles from its confluence with the Arkansas.
On the 21st of April 1824, two flatboats ascended the Grand River manned by young men of the US Army. As they worked the boats up the river they scanned the shore for a landing place. Near the mouth of the river they discovered a wide ledge of shelving rock on the east bank which made a natural boat landing.
Upon arriving at this site the troops of the 7th Infantry were soon engaged in clearing sufficient space in which to set up their camp. Thus began the months of labor necessary to remove the cane vines, brush, and brambles from an area large enough for an army post. (1)
The second fort contained the two-story barracks, built of yellow sandstone, five sets of officers' quarters, of which the commanding officer's quarters had 13 rooms and an English basement; the other quarters were simple duplexes of frame with stone foundations, the one-story stone storehouse, the stone commissary-store and the wooden square-shaped guard house. In 1871 a new hospital was erected. Constructed of pine, it consisted of an administration building and a ward constructed as a wing on the building's north side. (pg 2) (1)
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I'm sharing here on Flickr a (long) series of photos, taken in early August this year, during a short vacation in Calabria, at a holiday village located near a beach I've been frequenting with my family for several years now, during our short summer vacations. The setting, however, is very different from the beaches I normally frequent near my home in Taormina, with very crowded beaches and a sea that is also very popular with yachtsmen of all kinds. In this part of Calabria, the beaches are rarely crowded (except on weekends, but not too much). In short, it's a sort of almost tropical paradise, with very little yachting. Adjacent to the holiday village is a kitesurfing club, very popular with enthusiasts of this wonderful sport, which thrives on the sea and the wind. I photographed an 84-year-old kitesurfer, whose mettle is steely, still giving athletes much younger than him a run for their money. A friendly and sweet horsewoman from the nearby stables arrived unexpectedly in the beach village, accompanied by her father, both astride two magnificent colts. This created a moment of joy and curiosity for both the parents and their little ones, who were likely seeing these magnificent and docile animals up close and personal for the first time. Unexpectedly, a very special party broke out on the beach. Seeing it made me feel like I was no longer in Calabria, but rather transported to the other side of the globe, to the Hindu festival called Holi, with its throwing of colored powders (in India, this festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, as well as symbolizing the victory of good over evil). I know it thanks to the evocative photographs often published on various photography websites.
I'll end by briefly mentioning the photographic technique I've often used in my photographs. I've created "blur" photographs—blurry, slightly blurry, and unfocused—at the time of shooting, simply by lengthening the exposure time and then also using some panning. Finally, I'd like to thank the sweet and beautiful models who posed for me, allowing me to further enhance this (long-winded) photographic story.
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Propongo qui su Flickr, una (lunga) serie di foto, realizzate nei primi giorni di Agosto di quest’anno, durante una mia breve vacanza in Calabria, in un villaggio vacanze sito a ridosso di una spiaggia che oramai frequento insieme alla mia famiglia, durante le nostre brevi vacanze estive, da diversi anni, fotografie quindi aventi per tema la “beach photography”; purtuttavia l’ambientazione è molto diversa rispetto alle spiagge che frequento normalmente vicino casa mia a Taormina, con spiagge molto affollate, il mare anch’esso super frequentato da diportismo nautico di ogni tipo, in questa zona della Calabria le spiagge sono invece poco frequentate (tranne il fine settimana, ma neanche troppo), insomma, una specie di Paradiso quasi tropicale, con pochissime imbarcazioni. Adiacente al villaggio vacanze c’è un club di Kitesurf, molto frequentato da appassionati di questo meraviglioso sport, sport che si nutre di mare e di vento. Ho fotografato un kitesurfer di 84 anni, la cui tempra è di acciaio, che dà ancora molto filo da torcere ad atleti molto più giovani di lui. Nel villaggio a sorpresa è arrivata una simpatica e dolce cavallerizza proveniente dal vicino maneggio, con lei anche il suo papà, entrambi a cavallo di due magnifici puledri, creando un momento di allegria e curiosità, sia per i genitori, che per i loro piccoli, per i quali, molto probabilmente, era la prima volta che potevano vedere da vicino, e poterli anche toccare, questi magnifici e docili animali. A sorpresa, inaspettatamente, sulla spiaggia ha preso vita un party molto particolare, nel vederlo mi sembrava di non essere più in Calabria, ma di essere stato proiettato dall’altro lato del globo, in quella festa Indù chiamata Holi, con lancio di polveri colorate (in India questa festa segna la fine dell'inverno e l'arrivo della primavera, oltre a simboleggiare la vittoria del bene sul male), festa che conosco grazie a fotografie molto suggestive spesso pubblicate sui vari siti fotografici.
Termino accennando brevemente alla tecnica fotografica che ho spesso adottato nel realizzare le mie fotografie, ho realizzato al momento dello scatto fotografie del tipo “blur”, cioè mosse, un po’ confuse, non incise, ottenute allungando i tempi di esposizione. Infine ringrazio le dolcissime e belle modelle, che hanno voluto posare per me, consentendomi di rendere più grazioso questo mio (prolisso) racconto fotografico.
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Η Γενοκτονική Νομοτέλεια του Υπερπληθυσμού
Η ανθρωπότητα βρίσκεται σε σημείο καμπής με τον πλέον προηγμένο πολιτισμό της ιστορίας της να αυτοαναιρείται και να αυτοκαταστρέφεται εν μέσω μιας Παγκοσμιο-ποιημένης, και μέχρι στιγμής Αδιέξοδης, Κοινωνικο-Οικονομικής, Κλιματικής και εσχάτως Πανδημικής, Κρίσης.
Κυρίαρχη και πρωτογενής αιτία τής, σε πλήρη εξέλιξη σήμερα, Γενικευμένης Παρακμής, ο Υπερπληθυσμός (μη βιώσιμο μέγεθος πληθυσμού με όρους στοιχειώδους ευημερίας) που, παράλληλα με την ιλιγγιώδη Τεχνολογική Εξέλιξη (=Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, Αυτοματοποίηση-Ρομποτοποίηση Παραγωγικής Διαδικασίας), διογκώνει ακατάσχετα τον Πυρήνα της Παγκόσμιας Ανεργίας (συνεχώς Μεγεθυνόμενο Πλεόνασμα Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού), εκμηδενίζοντας αντιστοίχως τη δυνατότητα ακόμη και Υποτυπώδους Απασχόλησης/Εισοδήματος για διαρκως αυξανόμενα ποσοστά του παγκόσμιου πληθυσμού, σ' ένα ήδη ρυπασμένο, υπερεκμεταλλευμένο και ζωτικά πεπερασμένο Φυσικό Περιβάλλον που συνεχίζει να καταστρέφεται προς χάριν, τι ειρωνεία, της Ανάπτυξης και της Ευημερίας.
Με πιο απλά λόγια, όσο αυξάνεται ο παγκόσμιος πληθυσμός, άλλο τόσο και πολύ παραπάνω θα υποβαθμίζεται η Ποιότητα Ζωής για περισσοτέρους ανθρώπους, καθώς θα επιδεινώνονται δραματικά κρίσιμες, και ήδη δυσμενείς, καταστάσεις και παράμετροι, όπως ....
Κλιματική Αλλαγή / Φυσικές Καταστροφές
Ακραία Φτώχεια / Πείνα / Επιδημίες / Εξαθλίωση
Αγελοποίηση / Αναρχία / Βία / Εγκληματικότητα
Τρομοκρατία / Εξεγέρσεις / Πολεμικές Συρράξεις
Μαζική Μετανάστευση
Βίαιη Πληθυσμιακή Αλλοίωση και
Γεωπολιτική Αποσταθεροποίηση
Στην εποχή των πλέον εξελιγμένων Ατομικών Ελευθεριών από καταβολής Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων, η Ανεξέλεγκτη Αναπαραγωγή, αν και προφανής γενεσιουργός αιτία και Μητέρα Ολων των Δεινών, εξακολουθεί ν΄αγνοείται, αν όχι να συγκαλύπτεται από την Υποκρισία της Ηθικής και το Λαϊκισμό της Πολιτικής, δήθεν, Ορθότητας, προς ικανοποίηση του, κατά τεκμήριο, περιορισμένης αντίληψης και γνώσης, ιδεοληπτικού, παρορμητικού και συνήθως δεινοπαθούντος και αγανακτισμένου όχλου ...
Κατοχυρωμένα Αναπαραγωγικά Δικαιώματα
επιτρέπουν σήμερα, σε συνθήκες ακραίας φτώχειας και μαζικής εξαθλίωσης, σε άτομα ενήλικα και ανήλικα και Εγκληματικά Ανεύθυνα, ακόμη και με βεβαρημένα γενετικά και ποινικά ιστορικά, να τεκνοποιούν ακατάσχετα και ανεξέλεγκτα πολλαπλασιάζοντας και επιβαρύνοντας δεδομένες Γενετικές (Εγγενείς και μή) και Επίκτητες Ανωμαλίες και Παθήσεις και, κατ΄επέκταση, Τραγικές Κοινωνικές Ανισότητες, καθιστώντας τούς εαυτούς και αλλήλους τους, Φυσικούς συν-Αυτουργούς στη πιο Μαζική Υποδούλωση και Σιωπηρή Γενοκτονία στην ιστορία της ανθρωπότητας .......
Υπό τις προαναφερθείσες ανεξέλεγκτα επιδεινούμενες συνθήκες, η όποια Πραγματική ή Υψηλή Ευημερία υφίσταται σήμερα, μελλοντικά θα είναι πολύ (πιο) δύσκολα επιτεύξιμη, και από ακόμη μικρότερες (των σημερινών) μειοψηφίες κρατών και πληθυσμών• όσων δηλαδή θα ειναι σε θέση να διατηρούν τεχνολογική και παραγωγική υπεροχή, ενεργειακή αυτάρκεια/πρόσβαση, γεωπολιτική σταθερότητα, δημογραφική βιωσιμότητα, δημοσιονομική και νομισματική πειθαρχία, δημόσια τάξη και ασφάλεια, και, τέλος, συνοριακή θωράκιση απέναντι στα αυξανόμενα μεταναστευτικά ρεύματα, και στη διεθνώς εντεινόμενη εγκληματικότητα και εξαπλούμενη τρομοκρατία ....
Παράλληλα και συμπηρωματικά με την Αμετάκλητη
(εκτός γαλαξιακού "ατυχήματος" ή άλλου μείζονος γεγονότος όπως ένας ολοκληρωτικός πυρηνικός πόλεμος)
Διαδικασία Φυσικής Επιλογής,
ο κατ΄ Ατομική Επιλογή Οικογενειακός Προγραμματισμός,
η Γενετική Μηχανική (Ευγονική),
η Διεμφυλικότητα (θεσμοθετημένο δικαίωμα αυτοπροσδιορισμού φύλου και σεξουαλικότητας ακόμη και πέραν του αρσενικού/θηλυκού αρχέτυπου) και,
εν καιρώ,
o Ανδροειδισμός (Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη και Λειτουργίες Ρομποτικής στο Ανθρώπινο Σώμα),
ως ιλιγγιωδώς εξελισσόμενες πραγματικότητες (ακόμη και με ουσιώδη νομοθετικά κενά),
μεταλλάσσουν, ήδη δραματικά, θεσμούς και ανθρωπολογικά/κοινωνικά στερεότυπα χιλιετιών.
Εφαρμοζόμενη ήδη σε αναπτυγμένα κράτη, ή Ποιοτικά Ελεγχόμενη (από τράπεζες σπέρματος/ωαρίων με τροποποιημένο DNA από επιλογή και συνδυασμό υπέρτερων γενετικών "υλικών") Ανθρώπινη Αναπαραγωγή, παράλληλα με τον εν εξελίξει Ανδροϊδισμό, οδηγούν νομοτελειακά σε πρωτοφανώς υπέρτερες διανοητικές και σωματικές ικανότητες, αντοχές και επιδόσεις από αυτές του Homo Sapiens και του σύγχρονου Universalis, οριοθετώντας μια νέα εποχή της Ανθρωπόκαινου με τον Πρώτο Υβριδικό Επικυρίαρχο• κάποιον Homo Superius, γέννημα-θρέμμα του Σύγχρονου Μεσαίωνα όπου τα "προηγμένα" Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα αυτο-ακυρώθηκαν υποθάλποντας τον μαζικό εκφυλισμό και ευτελισμό του Μέσου Ανθρώπου και του Φυσικού του Ενδιαιτήματος, και συγχρόνως τη μετάπτωση των παρακμιακών δημοκρατιών σε de facto καθεστώτα Αναρχίας, Οχλοκρατίας, Μαζικής Αυθαιρεσίας, Παρανομίας, Αναξιοκρατίας, Ολιγαρχίας, Τυραννίας (και όχι απαραίτητα με συγκεκριμένη σειρά ) ..... //
[ Αφιερωμένο στους, πάσης φύσεως, κατατροπωμένους από τη καλπάζουσα πραγματικότητα,
ακαδημαϊκούς, πολιτικούς, ιδεολόγους, αναρχικούς, δι-εθνο-μηδενιστές, "επαναστάτες", "προοδευτικούς", οικολόγους, φιλόζωους, χορτοφάγους,
αιθεροβάμονες θεωρητικούς, γραφειοκράτες και ιδεοληπτικούς της Παγκοσμιοποίησης και της Πολυπολιτισμικής Πολτοποίησης,
λοιπούς απολογητές, Δεξιούς και Αριστερούς, πασών αναλογιών και αποχρώσεων του Ιστορικού Υλισμού,
είτε της "Αυτοδιάθεσης" του Ατόμου, και της παρασκηνιακά χειραγωγούμενης "Ελεύθερης" Αγοράς και Εικονικής Οικονομίας,
είτε της Πάλης των Τάξεων, της Επανάστασης (της Ιντελιτζένσιας και της Νομενκλατούρας) και της Δικτατορίας του Διεθνούς Προλεταριάτου, για ένα ... δίκαιο, αλλά στη πράξη ακόμη πιο αβίωτο και ανέλπιδο Κόσμο ... ]
φωτ. #Togo Koutammakou, Batammariba tribe, mother with 4 kids
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**First Methodist Episcopal Church** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 00000985, date listed 8/16/2000
401 2nd. St.
Kensett, IA (Worth County)
The First Methodist Episcopal Church is historically significant under Criterion A for its association with the development of the community and central Worth County, in the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century. Since its construction in 1899 the church has served the community and the congregation as a place of worship, a meeting place for community service clubs, a gathering point for county and area information, and a place for social events. The building was used by the local Lions Club as a monthly meeting place. The church ladies served supper and business was conducted. The Worth County Women's Chorus used the church on a regular basis for choir practice. The Worth County Extension office frequently held meetings of interest and concern for farmers. (1)
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**Otowi Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 75001170, date listed 12/4/1975
25 mi. N of Santa Fe, on NM 4 in Rio Grande Valley
NM (Santa Fe County)
The Otowi Bridge Historic District, situated some three miles south of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, encompasses a wide, sandy crossing of the Rio Grande along the floor of the valley. From this region the river enters a narrow precipitous channel through White Rock Canyon to the south and drops to the Rio Abajo (Lower Valley). The district lies within the grant boundary of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Although there is evidence of various archeological sites in the district, probably ancestral Tewa, none of these have been surveyed or excavated.
Existing structures within the district include: the 1886 "Chili Line" steel railway trestle with an 1895 water gauging station; the 1921 single-lane wood suspension highway bridge; a small hand-operated, open cable-car system paralleling the 1921 bridge; the 1947 two-lane span through steel highway bridge; and four remaining adobe structures of Miss Edith Warner's once well-known guest house and "tearoom" establishment which was frequented by the scientists involved in the secret Manhattan atomic bomb project at Los Alamos during World War II. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
**New Ulm Commercial Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 05001438, date listed 12/21/2005
Roughly bounded by Minnesota St., bet 1st S and 3rd N Sts.
New Ulm, MN (Brown County)
The New Ulm Commercial Historic District encompasses the core of the central business district ofNew Ulm, a city of 13,500 people in south-central Minnesota. The district is located on a natural terrace about five blocks west of the Minnesota River. The district is comprised of seventy-six properties, most located along Minnesota Street, a north-south street that runs roughly parallel to the river. These properties represent downtown New Ulm’s remaining concentration of intact historic commercial structures, encompassing parts of nine city blocks. Asphalt-paved alleys bisect the blocks, providing rear service entrances to the buildings. The properties in the district include sixty-three contributing buildings, one contributing object, and fifteen non contributing buildings.
201 North Minnesota Doehne Block 1887
This building was erected by mill owner George Doehne in 1887. Born in Waldeck, Germany in 1834, he came to Brown County in 1861. In 1874, Doehne left the farm and moved with his family to the city, where he engaged in the lumber business and established a planing mill. About two years later, he joined with partners Jacob Pfenninger and Werner Boesch to run the Eagle Mill. He owned a grand home at 124 South German Street, now on the National Register of Historic Places.
His son-in-law, Dr. O. C. Strickler, kept his medical office on the second floor. The ground floor has held a variety of businesses, including Hemy Crone’s Dry Goods in the late nineteenth century, Mrs. Follman’s Millinery in the 1900-1920 period and Brey’s Grocery during the 30s and 40s. Alterations were made to the street front in 1980 and 1999. In 2004, Roth, Herzog, and Associates maintained offices here. (pg 48) (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
**Bandelier National Monument** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000042, date listed 10/15/1966
12 mi. S of Los Alamos on NM 4
Los Alamos, NM (Sandoval County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
Bandelier NM was created by the Proclamation of President Wilson on February 11, 1916, primarily to preserve a series of prehistoric Indian dwellings and the material culture of the people who lived here.
According to archeological evidence, Bandelier became occupied in the early 13th or late 12th century by people of the Anasazi culture. The area was probably occupied continuously until the middle or late 1500's by a people who lead basically an agricultural way of life - growing limited crops in the summer; gathering certain native plants, nuts and fruit; and supplementing their diet with wild game.
In the early 16th century the people began leaving Bandelier; the area was probably completely deserted by 1580—Just 40 years after the coming of the Spanish. (There is no record indicating that Bandelier was visited by any of the early Spanish explorers.) Exact cause of abandonment of the dwellings is unknown. For centuries the Indian farmers lived in the Pajarito canyons, built villages, honeycombed the cliffs with artificial caves, and tilled the soil of valley and mesa top. With the passing years, such influences as drought, soil-eroding flash floods, soil depletion, raiding Indians, famine, and disease— singly or in combination—forced the canyon dwellers again to seek new homes. Undoubtedly, some of the descendants of the Indians of the Pajarito Plateau still live in modern pueblos along the Rio Grande. (1)
Tyuonyi, as with many of the archeological sites along the Pueblo Loop Trail, was excavated in the early 1900’s. When the site was uncovered, much of the stone walls were intact. However, most of the mortar that bound the stones together was lost to erosion. That missing mortar was replaced, first with concrete and more recently a permeable mud mortar, to keep the structure intact. A site such as this is considered to be stabilized, not reconstructed. (2)
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(2) Bandelier NPS www.nps.gov/band/learn/photosmultimedia/mlt-stop-8.htm
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I'm sharing here on Flickr a (long) series of photos, taken in early August this year, during a short vacation in Calabria, at a holiday village located near a beach I've been frequenting with my family for several years now, during our short summer vacations. The setting, however, is very different from the beaches I normally frequent near my home in Taormina, with very crowded beaches and a sea that is also very popular with yachtsmen of all kinds. In this part of Calabria, the beaches are rarely crowded (except on weekends, but not too much). In short, it's a sort of almost tropical paradise, with very little yachting. Adjacent to the holiday village is a kitesurfing club, very popular with enthusiasts of this wonderful sport, which thrives on the sea and the wind. I photographed an 84-year-old kitesurfer, whose mettle is steely, still giving athletes much younger than him a run for their money. A friendly and sweet horsewoman from the nearby stables arrived unexpectedly in the beach village, accompanied by her father, both astride two magnificent colts. This created a moment of joy and curiosity for both the parents and their little ones, who were likely seeing these magnificent and docile animals up close and personal for the first time. Unexpectedly, a very special party broke out on the beach. Seeing it made me feel like I was no longer in Calabria, but rather transported to the other side of the globe, to the Hindu festival called Holi, with its throwing of colored powders (in India, this festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, as well as symbolizing the victory of good over evil). I know it thanks to the evocative photographs often published on various photography websites.
I'll end by briefly mentioning the photographic technique I've often used in my photographs. I've created "blur" photographs—blurry, slightly blurry, and unfocused—at the time of shooting, simply by lengthening the exposure time and then also using some panning. Finally, I'd like to thank the sweet and beautiful models who posed for me, allowing me to further enhance this (long-winded) photographic story.
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Propongo qui su Flickr, una (lunga) serie di foto, realizzate nei primi giorni di Agosto di quest’anno, durante una mia breve vacanza in Calabria, in un villaggio vacanze sito a ridosso di una spiaggia che oramai frequento insieme alla mia famiglia, durante le nostre brevi vacanze estive, da diversi anni, fotografie quindi aventi per tema la “beach photography”; purtuttavia l’ambientazione è molto diversa rispetto alle spiagge che frequento normalmente vicino casa mia a Taormina, con spiagge molto affollate, il mare anch’esso super frequentato da diportismo nautico di ogni tipo, in questa zona della Calabria le spiagge sono invece poco frequentate (tranne il fine settimana, ma neanche troppo), insomma, una specie di Paradiso quasi tropicale, con pochissime imbarcazioni. Adiacente al villaggio vacanze c’è un club di Kitesurf, molto frequentato da appassionati di questo meraviglioso sport, sport che si nutre di mare e di vento. Ho fotografato un kitesurfer di 84 anni, la cui tempra è di acciaio, che dà ancora molto filo da torcere ad atleti molto più giovani di lui. Nel villaggio a sorpresa è arrivata una simpatica e dolce cavallerizza proveniente dal vicino maneggio, con lei anche il suo papà, entrambi a cavallo di due magnifici puledri, creando un momento di allegria e curiosità, sia per i genitori, che per i loro piccoli, per i quali, molto probabilmente, era la prima volta che potevano vedere da vicino, e poterli anche toccare, questi magnifici e docili animali. A sorpresa, inaspettatamente, sulla spiaggia ha preso vita un party molto particolare, nel vederlo mi sembrava di non essere più in Calabria, ma di essere stato proiettato dall’altro lato del globo, in quella festa Indù chiamata Holi, con lancio di polveri colorate (in India questa festa segna la fine dell'inverno e l'arrivo della primavera, oltre a simboleggiare la vittoria del bene sul male), festa che conosco grazie a fotografie molto suggestive spesso pubblicate sui vari siti fotografici.
Termino accennando brevemente alla tecnica fotografica che ho spesso adottato nel realizzare le mie fotografie, ho realizzato al momento dello scatto fotografie del tipo “blur”, cioè mosse, un po’ confuse, non incise, ottenute allungando i tempi di esposizione. Infine ringrazio le dolcissime e belle modelle, che hanno voluto posare per me, consentendomi di rendere più grazioso questo mio (prolisso) racconto fotografico.
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The Tank Museum, Bovington
German WWII Tank
Panther Tank
The Panther was a response to the Soviet T34.
This tank was produced post-war under British supervision in Hanover from parts available. Chassis is a late model with the turret a recycled early model.
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**Cole County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 73001038, date listed 4/3/1973
Monroe and E. High Sts.
Jefferson City, MO (Cole County)
Cole County Courthouse, facing northwest on the east corner of E. High and Monroe streets, is a Romanesque Revival-style, three-story building with a high basement and an attic. Corner pavilions and a central clock tower dominate the rectangular-plan courthouse.
The jail-sheriff's house, which is northeast of and connected to the courthouse by a modern brick, three-story passage, is a rock-faced stone building with smooth-cut trim. The building is divided into two sections: a two-story sheriff's house and a three-story jail.
Cole County, established in 1820, is like many other Missouri counties in that it has had several courthouse buildings. The present courthouse is the third such structure.
In 1896, the contract for the present courthouse and jail was let. The courthouse design was by a local architect, Frank B. Miller. The courthouse was completed in 1897. On March 14, 1918, the courthouse was gutted by a fire that started in the central clock tower and caused the collapse of the corner pavilions. (1)
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Louise Catherine Breslau (1856–1927)
Portraet der Freunde [1881]
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In 1879, when she had finished her training, Louise Breslau moved in with two artist friends, Sophie Schaeppi (Winterthur, 1852-1921), a fellow countrywoman whom she had met at the Académie Julian, and the Italian Maria Feller, who intended to become an actress. In the Portrait of Friends, Breslau depicts herself in the company of her flatmates and her dog. Sophie Schaeppi occupies the centre of the painting, holding a mechanical pencil and sketchbook. Breslau, from behind, is sitting at her easel. She is holding a coffee mug in her left hand and watching her friends. The protagonists' eyes do not meet, creating an effect of distance between them. The year it was painted, the work was accepted at the Paris Salon, where it met with great success, and was then shown at the Brussels Salon. The following year, it was included in the summer exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and, in 1883, it was presented at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich. It was on this occasion that the Museum of Art and History acquired it. This painting by Breslau was the first to be bought by an institution.
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**Bandelier CCC Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 87001452, date listed 5/28/1987
Off NM 4
Los Alamos, NM (Sandoval County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The Bandeller CCC Historic District contains 31 buildings all of pueblo revival design executed with a solid architectural unity that romantically mimicked a small New Mexican village. Designed by National Park Service architects and landscape architects and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this group of buildings provided a complete development for a national monument—from office space and residences for employees to lodging for guests.
The district is a prime example illustrating the guiding principles of National Park Service architecture (often called "rustic architecture" or "parkitecture") that developed during the 1920s and 1930s. Also, the Bandeller CCC Historic District is the largest collection of CCC-built structures in a national park and perhaps in the nation that has not been altered by the addition of new structures within the district.
The Bandeller CCC Camp employed several thousand men, mostly local New Mexican people, from 1933 to 1941 as part of President Franklin D, Roosevelt's New Deal. Not only did the unskilled people involved learn building and crafts skills in carrying out NPS designs, but they received so much on-the-job training that they carried out this extremely ambitious program at levels of skill comparable to master craftsmen. The buildings played a minor supportive role during World War II to top-secret Project Y (the "Manhattan Project") by housing nuclear physicists, technicians, and contractors connected with the development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos a few miles away.
Present use: visitor center
1935 and 1936, 1939-40
Original use: originally two structures, the museum (1936) and the administrative offices (1935), connected by a portal; addition constructed between the two buildings in 1939-40 which added a lobby behind the portal. (1)
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**Magnolia Service Station** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 95000028, date listed 2/23/1995
Jct. of Elm St. and US 66, SW corner
Texola, OK (Beckham County)
The Magnolia Service Station, circa 1930, is a vernacular example of the "house” style of service station, which became popular during the later 1910s. The station is located on Route 66 in Texola, Oklahoma, a small community only a few miles from the Texas-Oklahoma border. The building is located on the main thoroughfare, a sparsely populated street with a few vacant commercial buildings. The building is a small, rectangular box constructed of "cast stone" concrete block. A canopy extends over both the concrete block office building and the original location of the gasoline pumps and is supported by two round, metal pipes. Attached to the east side of the building is a single bay garage sheathed with clapboards. The Magnolia Service Station retains its historical integrity. (1)
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**Old Barnhill Building** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 82003151, date listed 4/12/1982
301 N. High St.
California, MO (Moniteau County)
Dating to c. 1892, the red brick and cast iron embellished Barnhill Building at the northwest corner of Madison and North High Streets, California, Missouri, is a relatively unaltered commercial building that illustrates the persistence of Italianate design traditions in Missouri during the early 20th century. The Barnhill Building and adjacent commercial buildings that largely date to the 1880's-1890's and 1910's-1920's form a southern arm of the courthouse square business district, extending into a neighborhood of single family dwellings of widely varying dates.
The Old Barnhill Building was constructed c. 1892 for insuranceman William Barnhill. First used as a millinery shop and later, c. 1898, by the Acklin Jewelry Company, the structure was deeded to Barnhill's daughter, Ethel, in 1899. (1)
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I have added an Apollo translation controller (left) and rotation controllers (Block I center and Block II on right) to the Command Module couch. They easily snapped into place.
This Block II design was manufactured in May 1968, and carries Serial Numbers 1 and 2 (marking plates in photos below).
From the NASA Technical Note: "The Block II couch consisted of three individual body supports that were attached by pip pins and clamps to a supporting framework. The body supports could be folded at the hip joint and knee joint, had provisions for locking the seat pan at two angles other than that of the folded position, were capable of being folded at approximately the shoulder position, and could be detached from the framework for storage. The body supports also could be detached and folded in flight by a crewman in a pressurized space suit. As in the case of side-hatch EVA, the center body support is detached and stowed under the couch of the spacecraft commander. The headrest was adjustable in flight for any size crewman and for any pressure-suit condition. The backpan portion of the body support was constructed of Teflon-coated fiber glass, which would conform to the crewman for comfortable support. Restraint of the crewman was the same as in the Apollo 7 couch with the six-point harness and the passive heel restraint."
**Otowi Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 75001170, date listed 12/4/1975
25 mi. N of Santa Fe, on NM 4 in Rio Grande Valley
NM (Santa Fe County)
The Otowi Bridge Historic District, situated some three miles south of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, encompasses a wide, sandy crossing of the Rio Grande along the floor of the valley. From this region the river enters a narrow precipitous channel through White Rock Canyon to the south and drops to the Rio Abajo (Lower Valley). The district lies within the grant boundary of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Although there is evidence of various archeological sites in the district, probably ancestral Tewa, none of these have been surveyed or excavated.
Existing structures within the district include: the 1886 "Chili Line" steel railway trestle with an 1895 water gauging station; the 1921 single-lane wood suspension highway bridge; a small hand-operated, open cable-car system paralleling the 1921 bridge; the 1947 two-lane span through steel highway bridge; and four remaining adobe structures of Miss Edith Warner's once well-known guest house and "tearoom" establishment which was frequented by the scientists involved in the secret Manhattan atomic bomb project at Los Alamos during World War II. (1)
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“A flower sprouting from the cracks in a wall is life creeping up everywhere.”
Giuseppe Tobia
“Un fiore che spunta dalle crepe di un muro è la vita che si arrampica ovunque.”
Giuseppe Tobia
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The late Pope Francis left us a memorable phrase, referring to the tragic events of our current history, he said "build bridges, not walls", and almost paraphrasing Pope Francis, here in Sicily we tear down walls, let me explain... there is a traditional religious festival, during which the wall of a house, always the same wall, is torn down, to then be built again in anticipation of the celebration that will be held in the new year. But it is not so much the wall itself, even more characteristic is the way in which this wall is broken down: it is struck over and over again with the arms of the float, those used by the bearers to hold the float, on which sits the statue of Saint James, an incredible tradition whose origins are not unanimous. Many, many years ago, I was perhaps 20 years old, walking with a few friends one evening along Corso Umberto in Taormina, I learned from one of them about this incredible tradition. I remember it as if it were yesterday. He said, “In Sicily, there is a celebration in which, during the procession, the float with the Saint, loaded with provola (cheeses), is used like a battering ram to break down the wall of a house, which is then rebuilt (the battering ram, a medieval assault weapon, used to break down gates and castle walls).” This year, I was able to witness (and photograph) this very particular and unique tradition, which is celebrated every year on July 26th in the town of Capizzi (Messina), a celebration that commemorates the transfer of the relics of Saint James from his sanctuary. As mentioned, the most characteristic moment of the celebration is the "rite of miracles": the float with Saint James on it is violently hurled against the wall of a house adjacent to the church of Sant'Antonio, and each impact against this wall is interpreted as "a miracle of Saint James". The number of blows needed to overcome the wall is interpreted sometimes positively (if the blows are even), sometimes negatively (if the blows are odd). The "Miracles of St. James" do not have a certain origin, some think it could originate in ancient times from the destruction of a small pagan temple, or a synagogue, someone else instead traces this tradition as a form of revenge of the inhabitants of Capizzi (Capitini), this because the relics of the Saint were stolen from Capizzi to be kept in the city of Messina, by the Spanish nobleman Sancho de Heredia, in obedience in 1435 towards Alfonso V of Aragon, nicknamed "the Magnanimous" (he was king of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, Majorca, Sicily, titular king of Jerusalem, Corsica and Hungary, he was count of Barcelona and of the Catalan counties, and from 1442 he would also become king of Naples), therefore the demolition of the wall would be a form of revenge towards what was perhaps the house of the nobleman Sancho de Heredia, finally someone else traces this tradition to a legendary event, which recalls the defeat of a handful of Saracens, who They had barricaded themselves in that place. Currently in Capizzi, in the Sanctuary of San Giacomo Maggiore, the oldest relic of Saint James the Apostle in Sicily is housed: a finger of the saint. Another characteristic aspect of the festival is the presence of numerous provola cheeses placed on the roof of the float. These are offered by the population to Saint James. The presence of these typical cheeses is indicative of the type of economy in Capizzi, primarily linked to agriculture and livestock farming, with significant dairy and pork production, particularly that of the Nebrodi black pig, with typical cheeses such as provola capitina and maiorchino. Some residents told me that sometimes the donations of provola cheeses, even large ones, become so abundant that the float ends up becoming exceptionally heavy, severely testing the bearers' ability to support all that weight.
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Il compianto papa Francesco ci ha lasciato una memorabile frase, in riferimento alle tragiche vicende della nostra attuale storia, ha detto “costruite ponti, non muri”, e quasi parafrasando Papa Francesco, qui da noi in Sicilia i muri li abbattiamo, mi spiego meglio ….c’è una festa tradizionale religiosa, durante la quale il muro di una casa, sempre lo stesso muro, viene abbattuto, per poi venire costruito in attesa della festa che si terrà il nuovo anno, ma non è tanto il muro in se, ancor più caratteristico è il modo in cui questo muro viene sfondato: esso viene colpito più, e più volte con i bracci del fercolo, quelli che servono ai portatori per reggere la vara, sul quale siede la statua di San Giacomo, una incredibile tradizione sulle cui origini non c’è unanimità di pensiero. Io tanti, tanti anni fa, forse avevo 20 anni, passeggiando con pochi amici di sera sul Corso Umberto di Taormina, venni a sapere da uno di questi, di questa tradizione che ha dell’incredibile, lo ricordo come fosse ieri, disse “in Sicilia c’è una festa nella quale durante la processione, la vara con il Santo, carica di provole (formaggi) viene utilizzata come fosse un’ariete per sfondare il muro di una casa, che poi verrà ricostruito (l’ariete, arma medioevale d’assalto, utilizzata per sfondare portoni e muri dei castelli),”. Quest’anno, ho potuto assistere (e fotografare) questa tradizione così particolare ed unica, che si celebra ogni anno il 26 luglio nel paese di Capizzi (Messina), festa che commemora il trasferimento delle reliquie di San Giacomo dal suo Santuario, e, come anticipato, il momento più caratteristico della festa è il “rito dei miracoli”, la vara con sopra San Giacomo viene violentemente scagliata contro il muro di una una casa adiacente la chiesa di Sant'Antonio, ed ogni urto contro questo muro viene inteso come “un miracolo di San Giacomo”, il numero dei colpi necessari per avere la meglio sul muro viene interpretato ora in maniera positiva (se i colpi sono pari), ora in maniera negativa (se i colpi sono dispari). I “Miracoli di San Giacomo” non hanno una origine certa, qualcuno pensa possa originare anticamente dalla distruzione di un piccolo tempio pagano, od una sinagoga, qualcun altro invece fa risalire questa tradizione come una forma di rivalsa degli abitanti di Capizzi (Capitini), questo perché le reliquie del Santo furono sottratte a Capizzi per essere custodite nella città di Messina, da parte del nobile spagnolo Sancho de Heredia, in obbedienza nel 1435 verso Alfonso V d'Aragona, soprannominato "il Magnanimo" (era re di Aragona, Valencia, Sardegna, Maiorca, Sicilia, re titolare di Gerusalemme, Corsica e Ungheria, era conte di Barcellona e delle contee catalane, e dal 1442 sarebbe diventato anche re di Napoli), quindi l’abbattimento del muro sarebbe una forma di vendetta verso quella forse era la casa del nobile Sancho de Heredia, infine qualcun altro fa risalire questa tradizione ad un evento leggendario, che ricorda la sconfitta di un manipolo di saraceni, che si erano asserragliati in quel luogo. Attualmente a Capizzi, nel Santuario di San Giacomo Maggiore, si trova la più antica reliquia di San Giacomo Apostolo Maggiore che abbiamo in Sicilia, si tratta di un dito del Santo. Un altro aspetto caratteristico della festa, è la presenza di numerose provole messe sul tetto della vara, queste sono offerte dalla popolazione a San Giacomo, la presenza di questi tipici formaggi è indicativa del tipo di economia che c’è a Capizzi, principalmente legata all'agricoltura e alla pastorizia, con una importante produzione casearia e di carne suina, in particolare quella del maiale nero dei Nebrodi, con formaggi tipici, come la provola capitina e il maiorchino. Mi dicevano alcuni abitanti che a volte la donazione delle provole, anche di grosse dimensioni, diviene così abbondante, che la vara finisce con acquisire un peso eccezionale, mettendo a dura prova la capacità di reggere tutto quel peso da parte dei portatori.
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**Silverton Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000255, date listed 10/15/1966
US 550
Silverton, CO (San Juan County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The town of Silverton is situated in the center of San Juan County, Colorado.
Silverton, Colorado was the center of an extensive mining district which stretched across the northern half of San Juan County. Established in 1874, by 1879 the population of the town had multiplied to 3,000 people. The town was founded in a rich silver mining district, (from which the town received its name). This region was later found to be rich in other ores including gold, lead and copper. The prosperity of the town continued and numerous buildings, organizations, churches, and other towns were the result of the district's prosperity. Between 1882 and 1918, the district had produced more than 65 million dollars in precious ores. (1)
The Imperial Hotel sits at the northwest corner of Green and 12th Streets. One of the oldest of the major structures in the town, the Imperial Hotel was constructed about 1882. It is a three-story building with mansard roof. Dormers are situated around the third floor of the building. This impressive hotel, the largest of the three in Silverton, was billed "the finest hotel on the western slope except the La Veta, at Gunnison by the builders, the Thompson Brothers. Presently on the first level of the building are a restaurant located in the hotel as well as various shops which occupies rented space. There is a glass facade (storefront in character) which runs the length of the southeast elevation. (pg 2) (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
The Quoile Bridge or possibly the proper name .. the Killyleagh Road Bridge. Who knows? There is also a Quoile Bridge that carries the Downpatrick & County Down Railway line over the river Quoile. Now a railway preservation society ..Ireland's only full size heritage railway ... www.downrail.co.uk/ .
The name 'quoile' derives from the Irish word for narrow
The Quoile Bridge crosses the very beautiful Quoile river, rising near Ballynahinch and meandering through the greenery of south Down, Inch Abbey, Downpatrick, before turning and gently flowing into Strangford Lough. Many strolls and pleasant walks I've had along the banks.
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Sadly back in November, Downpatrick was the scene of immense flooding due to unbelievable heavy rain affecting South Down and the Mourne area. Many shops and family small businesses were underwater destroying stock, putting jobs and livelihoods' at risk in Downpatrick and Newry.
Mixture of Rain, high tides and quite likely bad management of environmental services in the face of extreme weather.
Quoile Bridge is over 120 years old and carries a narrow two lane road linking Downpatrick with neighboring Killyleagh and on up to Newtownards at the top end of Strangford Lough.
This road crossing was fine back in the day for horse and cart and the odd charabanc but not the constant volume of traffic and juggernauts' that use use the road today.
It was found on inspection after the flood that one side was pulling away from the road and likely was a danger of collapsing.
An accident blackspot for many years as the approach is a nice smooth relatively straight road, when the turn on to the bridge is a concealed sudden sharp left hander. It's well marked and sign posted ... but there's always somebody ignores, misses or dosen't believe them. The result are every so often somebodies vehicle buries itself in the parapet walls.
I drive this road very often and on one occasion some years ago a boy racer decided I was a slow oul ejit and zoomed past in a souped up VW Gti complete with blaring horn.
Some two minutes later as I turned on to the bridge guess what ? ...yes there stood the young penis head in a state of drooping shock admiring the reshaping of his pride and joy ... (no not that!) it was the banjo'd VWGti that 'his poor old grandad had to sweat to buy him' complete with front wheels dangling over the Quoile River.
Ahh! Those sweet river walks!
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I'm sharing here on Flickr a (long) series of photos, taken in early August this year, during a short vacation in Calabria, at a holiday village located near a beach I've been frequenting with my family for several years now, during our short summer vacations. The setting, however, is very different from the beaches I normally frequent near my home in Taormina, with very crowded beaches and a sea that is also very popular with yachtsmen of all kinds. In this part of Calabria, the beaches are rarely crowded (except on weekends, but not too much). In short, it's a sort of almost tropical paradise, with very little yachting. Adjacent to the holiday village is a kitesurfing club, very popular with enthusiasts of this wonderful sport, which thrives on the sea and the wind. I photographed an 84-year-old kitesurfer, whose mettle is steely, still giving athletes much younger than him a run for their money. A friendly and sweet horsewoman from the nearby stables arrived unexpectedly in the beach village, accompanied by her father, both astride two magnificent colts. This created a moment of joy and curiosity for both the parents and their little ones, who were likely seeing these magnificent and docile animals up close and personal for the first time. Unexpectedly, a very special party broke out on the beach. Seeing it made me feel like I was no longer in Calabria, but rather transported to the other side of the globe, to the Hindu festival called Holi, with its throwing of colored powders (in India, this festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, as well as symbolizing the victory of good over evil). I know it thanks to the evocative photographs often published on various photography websites.
I'll end by briefly mentioning the photographic technique I've often used in my photographs. I've created "blur" photographs—blurry, slightly blurry, and unfocused—at the time of shooting, simply by lengthening the exposure time and then also using some panning. Finally, I'd like to thank the sweet and beautiful models who posed for me, allowing me to further enhance this (long-winded) photographic story.
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Propongo qui su Flickr, una (lunga) serie di foto, realizzate nei primi giorni di Agosto di quest’anno, durante una mia breve vacanza in Calabria, in un villaggio vacanze sito a ridosso di una spiaggia che oramai frequento insieme alla mia famiglia, durante le nostre brevi vacanze estive, da diversi anni, fotografie quindi aventi per tema la “beach photography”; purtuttavia l’ambientazione è molto diversa rispetto alle spiagge che frequento normalmente vicino casa mia a Taormina, con spiagge molto affollate, il mare anch’esso super frequentato da diportismo nautico di ogni tipo, in questa zona della Calabria le spiagge sono invece poco frequentate (tranne il fine settimana, ma neanche troppo), insomma, una specie di Paradiso quasi tropicale, con pochissime imbarcazioni. Adiacente al villaggio vacanze c’è un club di Kitesurf, molto frequentato da appassionati di questo meraviglioso sport, sport che si nutre di mare e di vento. Ho fotografato un kitesurfer di 84 anni, la cui tempra è di acciaio, che dà ancora molto filo da torcere ad atleti molto più giovani di lui. Nel villaggio a sorpresa è arrivata una simpatica e dolce cavallerizza proveniente dal vicino maneggio, con lei anche il suo papà, entrambi a cavallo di due magnifici puledri, creando un momento di allegria e curiosità, sia per i genitori, che per i loro piccoli, per i quali, molto probabilmente, era la prima volta che potevano vedere da vicino, e poterli anche toccare, questi magnifici e docili animali. A sorpresa, inaspettatamente, sulla spiaggia ha preso vita un party molto particolare, nel vederlo mi sembrava di non essere più in Calabria, ma di essere stato proiettato dall’altro lato del globo, in quella festa Indù chiamata Holi, con lancio di polveri colorate (in India questa festa segna la fine dell'inverno e l'arrivo della primavera, oltre a simboleggiare la vittoria del bene sul male), festa che conosco grazie a fotografie molto suggestive spesso pubblicate sui vari siti fotografici.
Termino accennando brevemente alla tecnica fotografica che ho spesso adottato nel realizzare le mie fotografie, ho realizzato al momento dello scatto fotografie del tipo “blur”, cioè mosse, un po’ confuse, non incise, ottenute allungando i tempi di esposizione. Infine ringrazio le dolcissime e belle modelle, che hanno voluto posare per me, consentendomi di rendere più grazioso questo mio (prolisso) racconto fotografico.
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Location: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lanestris/57/148/98/?title.... I was lucky enough to meet the owner of The Hotel Chelsea, Michael Skull, who kindly gave me permission to film there. A very nice and friendly person to know. The rest of the filming takes place at my studio.
Music: The Glee Cast version of "Forget You" - no actual bad words - just almost!
I had a practice session with combining animation and using it in a different way. I nearly always use the animation that comes with items, but have recently found that using different animation is more fun. Also - I am TRYING to use the Space Navigator because I know the more I use it - the better I'll become - but I don't really like it - hahaa! You can tell when I use it because the movement is not smooth. Oh well.
Well, I'm going to post and run because I try to do these too quickly - everything at once. It makes me tired of sitting at the computer. I still need to slow down and take my time, but i get overly excited about having any video clips:D
I'm about to go outside and take a nap in my hammock under the tree with a water sprinkler sprinkling cool water on me! Won't that be a great memory to take with me back ..... to ......work:(
Have a great day y'all! I'll be back soon to comment!
**Fort Pulaski National Monument** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000064, date listed 10/15/1966
17 mi. W of Savannah, Cockspur Island
Savannah, GA (Chatham County)
Fort Pulaski, under construction from 1829 to1847, was one of a chain of brick coastal fortifications in the eastern U.S. On Cockspur Island in the mouth of the Savannah River, it guarded the city of Savannah from water-borne invasion. Associated with it are various ancillary structures and sites that predate, contemporize with, or postdate the main building.
Fort Pulaski is the best preserved and most original of a system of eastern coastal forts designed by the French military engineer Simon Bernard while in the employ of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Its massive brick walls, backed by heavy piers, and casemated rooms reflected the continuing search for security against increasingly large caliber smoothbore cannon of the period.
Ancillary structures include: numerous cisterns, workmen's village house foundations and a stone pier, all associated with the fort's construction; Cockspur Island Lighthouse (1840) prominent in local navigational history and architecturally significant; Battery Hambright (1895) which represents the continuing evolution of coastal fortifications; and, the park residence (1896), once headquarters of the U. S. Quarantine Station on the island. (1)
A five-sided (truncated hexagon) brick structure, with 7 ½ foot-thick outer walls two tiers high, and approximately 350 feet long on each side, this casemated fort is in excellent condition. Opposite the gorge face is a triangular demilune with sides approximately 400 feet long. The fort and its demilune are separated by, and completely surrounded by, a wet moat approximately 40 feet wide and 7 feet deep. Extending from the fort in all directions over an area of roughly 100 acres is a system of dikes and drainage ditches. All of the above elements were designed and built as an integrated, militarily interdependent unit. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...