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Das Foto zeigt mit den dunkelgelben Krokussen einerseits kultivierte Natur im Steingarten, andererseits mit dem Ziegel auch ein Stück menschliche Kulturgeschichte. Dieser Ziegel mit den Insignien H und D sowie dem Doppeladler mit dem W stammt aus der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts vom Wienerberger Ziegelwerk des Heinrich Drasche. Wien war damals die viertgrößte Stadt der Welt und deren Wachstum verlangte viel mehr und bessere Ziegel als die bis dahin in Feldziegeleien getrockneten Lehmziegel. Heinrich Drasche erfand den industriellen Brennofen für Tonziegel und durfte auf seinen Tonziegeln denDoppeladler zeigen, was vom kaiserlichen Hof nur relativ selten erlaubt wurde. Das heute aktive, große Baustoff-Unternehmen Wienerberger ist der Nachfolger vom Ziegelwerk des Heinrich Drasche.
The photo shows with the dark yellow crocuses on the one hand cultivated nature in the rock garden, and with the brick on the other hand also a piece of human cultural history. This brick with the insignia H and D as well as the double-headed eagle with the W originates from the Wienerberger brickworks of Heinrich Drasche in the middle of the 19th century. At that time, Vienna was the fourth largest city in the world and its growth required many more and better bricks than the clay bricks that had been dried in field brickworks until then. Heinrich Drasche invented the industrial kiln for clay bricks and was allowed to display the double-headed eagle on his clay bricks, which was only allowed relatively rarely by the imperial court. Wienerberger, the large building materials company active today, is the successor to Heinrich Drasche's brickworks.
Poznan, Poland
Spring
Testign the Canon EOS 5Ds and a 50mm 1.4
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One last remaining traditional building materials supplier.
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The brick and stone bridge carrying Minsthorpe Lane, was constructed in 1879, as part of the railway works associated with the opening of Moorthorpe station, South Kirkby.
On the platform all the usual signs and warnings -
- no walking onto the railway
- red sign saying £1000 for any trespassing
- green sign offering help and a phone number for mental issues
- speed limit sign of 50mph for the branch line ahead
- sign saying Bridge No 51
- surveillance cameras, lampposts and information board
- digital semaphore lights, post No L6583
And the main subject –
- Freightliner 70007 (Heavy Haul Rail) transporting building materials (probably cement) from Dewsbury Blue Circle to Hope (Earles Sidings) passing through Moorthorpe, at 10:54, working 6M89.
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If you want to stand between Bamboo please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
Bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. In bamboo the plant stem are hollow. Bamboos are also the fastest growing plants in the world. They are capable of growing up to 60 centimeters 24 inch or more per day due to a unique rhizome-dependent system. However, this astounding growth rate is highly dependent on local soil and climatic conditions. Bamboos are of notable economic and cultural significance in Asia where they are used extensively in everyday life as building materials, as a food source and as a highly versatile raw product. There are more than 70 genera divided into about 1,000 species. They are found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant on Earth; it has been measured surging skyward as fast as 121 cm 48 inch in a 24-hour period. The shoots new bamboo culms that come out of the ground of bamboo are edible. They are used in numerous Asian dishes. Bamboo is the main food of the Giant Panda; it makes up 99% of the Panda's diet. Pandas will move to other bamboo forests when they have consumed all edible bamboos of an area, or when the bamboos of an area are dying. But there are no Panda's in Laos. Bamboo can be used for many other things like: medicine, house construction, textiles, musical instruments, art and paper. Most species flower infrequently. In fact, many bamboos only flower at intervals as long as 60 or 120 years then the bamboo dies. This mechanism, as well as the evolutionary cause behind it, is still largely a mystery. In China and India, bamboo blossom was traditionally seen as a curse or an indication of a starvation coming.
I always love the wander inside a Bamboo forest. Forest? or should I call it a grass field. It's dark and no other plants are allowed to grow here. It's an extraordinary plant. After the blossom of the Bamboo, the flowers produce fruit, which the Chinese called "bamboo rice". Then, the bamboo forest will die. Since a bamboo forest usually grows from a single bamboo, the death of bamboos occurs in a large area. This mechanism, as well as the evolutionary cause behind it, is still largely a mystery.
Bamboe is eigenlijk geen boom maar is een plantensoort die behoort tot de grootste van de grasfamilie. De naam bamboe is afkomstig uit het Maleis en in vrijwel alle talen bekend als bambu, bamboo enz. Ze zijn van binnen hol en worden op geregelde afstanden onderbroken door knopen waar de bladeren aanhechten. De grootste bamboe is de reuzenbamboe die tot 35 meter hoog wordt en tot 30 cm brede stengels heeft. De plant wordt in uiteenlopende klimaten aangetroffen, van koude berggebieden tot hete, tropische streken. Hij verspreidt zich hoofdzakelijk via zijn wortels, die zich ondergronds ver kunnen verspreiden om hier en daar nieuwe halmen boven de grond te laten komen. Bamboe is één van de snelst groeiende planten: binnen één seizoen kan hij tot volle wasdom komen. De snelst groeiende plant ter wereld is een bepaalde bamboesoort waarvan reeds groeisnelheden van één meter per dag zijn waargenomen. Dit is drie keer zo snel als de snelst groeiende boom. De bamboeplant bloeit zelden, soms zelfs eens in de honderd jaar. Als een plant bloeit, dan bloeit hij in een groot gebied, soms zelfs zo groot als een continent of groter. Hoe al die planten weten dat ze tegelijk moeten bloeien stelt biologen nog steeds voor een raadsel. Na de bloei vindt massale achteruitgang en afsterving van bamboe plaats. Bamboe is de voornaamste voedselbron van de reuzenpanda die het moeilijk kan krijgen als in zijn leefgebied een belangrijke bamboesoort gaat bloeien. De jonge bamboescheuten zijn eetbaar en worden veel in de Aziatische keuken gebruikt. Als bouwmateriaal wordt bamboe veel gebruikt, onder andere voor: meubelen, steigers, wapening in beton, vishengels, muziekinstrumenten zoals panfluit, bamboefluit en parket.
Imagine stepping off a narrow side street and finding yourself face-to-face with this stunning, classic corner of Portugal, most certainly in the historic heart of Porto. This image encapsulates the country’s profound love affair with azulejo tiling, as an entire multi-story building is wrapped in beautiful blue and white ceramic tiles. The patterns are intricate and traditional, primarily geometric and floral, creating a visually rich texture that gives the old building a fresh, almost shimmering facade under the bright sun.
The building itself maintains a sturdy, historic feel, featuring numerous windows and small wrought iron balconies on the upper floors, typical of Portuguese residential architecture from the late 19th or early 20th century. The blue and white coloring—the colors most commonly associated with Portuguese decorative arts—is a deliberate choice that ties the modern streetscape directly to centuries of craft and tradition.
The setting is pure European cobblestone charm. The intersection is paved with rough, irregular stones (calçada), leading the eye into the background where the street narrows into a dimly lit canyon flanked by taller buildings. The contrast is sharp: the bright, tiled façade on the left stands out against the pale, unadorned stone and plaster of the neighboring buildings. The scene is grounded by modern urban elements, including traffic signs (a clear 'Do Not Enter' sign), bollards, and a solitary figure walking quickly away from the intersection, giving a sense of the place being both a historic museum and a living, bustling part of the city. The presence of small shops and ground-floor businesses hints at the commercial activity sustaining this beautiful urban core. This view is a perfect snapshot of urban elegance and historic resilience, capturing the unique texture and light of a Portuguese afternoon.
Taken on the grounds of the main archaeological site and, I reckon, just north of the Athenian Treasury. Facing north-northwestward.
My title may seem odd, given the various insults to its integrity, both tectonic and anthropogenic, that Ancient Delphi has sustained over the centuries. With a few notable exceptions, the place doesn’t look put together, but rather mostly taken apart.
But I’m referring instead to the fact that this image, the last post of this series, does knit together in one frame the architectural geology, bedrock, and dendrology I’ve featured in it.
And one last time I note the two tree species that most define the landscape here. The Almonds ( Prunus dulcis) were in full bloom during my visit; note the lovely pink-flowered specimen rising over the nearer stone walls. And of course there are also those darkest-green and most severely composed of conifers, the Mediterranean Cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens).
Concerning the building stones, the higher wall behind and to the right of the Almond is the western end of the Polygonal Wall also discussed in Part 5. This is the peribolos or boundary enclosure of the sacred precinct of the Temple of Apollo. As the de Vals et al. article cited below notes, its large and oddly shaped blocks are made of what’s termed the Pink Limestone, of Cretaceous age. In ancient times it was quarried near Arachova, just down the road to the east.
I believe the same stone type was used for the wall in the lower foreground. I characterize its somewhat haphazard masonry style as Halfhearted Polygonal. In both structures, the Pink Limestone has weathered to a somber gray in places.
The ruddier ashlar of the other walls appears to be Quaternary Slope Breccia, obtained from lithified rock-debris deposits found at the foot of the cliff nearby. If you look closely, you can spot big white limestone clasts within it.
And then there’s the great bedrock backdrop behind the complex. Its overturned sequence of Jurassic to Paleogene carbonates, bauxites, and flysch units is exposed on the precipitous fault scarp that marks the southern edge of the Parnassus Nappe.
All in all, I have to think I was blessed by the spirit of the Pythia, Apollo’s priestess. I spent only a single day at Delphi, but the photos I brought away from that visit have inspired so many months of learning and discovery and joy in my old age. To this place, sacred then, now, and forever, I extend my humble thanks and deepest reverence. Delphi is indeed the Earth’s center.
Sources Consulted for This Essay
- de Vals, Marilou, Renaldo Gastineau, Amélie Perrier, Romain Rubi, and Isabelle Moretti. “The Stones of the Sanctuary of Delphi – Northern Shore of the Corinth Gulf – Greece.” BSGF Earth Sciences Bulletin 191:11 (2020).
- Higgins, Michael Denis and Reynold Higgins. A Geological Companion to Greece and the Aegean. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1996.
To see the other photos and descriptions in this series, visit my Geology (Architectural & Otherwise) of the Earth's Center album.
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Indigo Slam is a privately owned gallery and residence for an art collector in the heart of Sydney and it was conceived and built by
architects: Smart Design Studio Architect: William Smart
This is actually the rear of the building and it sits in a very narrow alleyway. When I was there photographing it yesterday there was still a lot of construction going on inside along with plastic sheeting covering the roof. I’d really love to see it’s interiors so I could understand how it’s exterior relates to the spaces within. I did art school at uni majoring in painting, drawing and photography… so I have a strong grasp on design like this. Conceptually the building has references to constructivism and abstraction, but I think a lot of the shapes and curves on the exteriors are clever ways to shape the light entering the building. One of the architects said that the light also changes from season to season in Indigo Slam which would be fascinating to see.
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[This is a series of 10 photos about Red Fox Farm) Approximately 2 miles north of Skipwith, Mecklenburg County, Virginia is Red Fox Farm, part of which is visible from the highway. All images were taken from the shoulder of the road and restricted me to the beautifully maintained tobacco barns. The farm is an excellent example of late 19th and early 20th centuries tobacco farm in Southside Virginia. Robert Jeffreys acquired the property about 1887-1888 and introduced the flue-curing technique of curing tobacco to the region. He focused on growing bright-leaf tobacco, used mainly in cigarettes. The dark-leaf previously grown in the area was used for chewing tobacco. There are five tobacco or curing barns on the property, dates unknown, all are about 18' square with a single opening where tobacco was hung to dry inside. Four barns also have an open shed. Unskinned logs were the building material, approximately 8 inches in diameter. The gaps between the logs were chinked with clay and sticks (see image 6 in this series). The gable roofs have metal roofs. The setting is picturesque with many standing trees contributing to the aesthetics. The farms economic and historical significance and the well-preserved outbuildings typical of the times justified inclusion on the National Register of Historical Places June 10, 1993 with ID #93000508
See the National Register nomination form (in pdf format) for an informative discussion of tobacco growing and curing at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/058-0131_Red...
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Stairs that widen up towards the top, fooling the eye on length and steepness of ascension / descension.
JKMM Architects / OP Financial Group's Headquarters / 2015
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Workers guide horses carrying gravel collected from a nearby riverbed. Photo taken on February 26, 2008 near Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Modern apartments in the Amsterdam Noord area near Kromhouthal. www.picfair.com/pics/05118940-painfully-cool-amsterdam-ap...
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[This is a series of 10 photos about Red Fox Farm) At the edge of cleared land is this winding lane so very typical of rural Southside Virginia. Out of sight to the left is one of the tobacco barns described below.
Approximately 2 miles north of Skipwith, Mecklenburg County, Virginia is Red Fox Farm, part of which is visible from the highway. All images were taken from the shoulder of the road and restricted me to the beautifully maintained tobacco barns. The farm is an excellent example of late 19th and early 20th centuries tobacco farm in Southside Virginia. Robert Jeffreys acquired the property about 1887-1888 and introduced the flue-curing technique of curing tobacco to the region. He focused on growing bright-leaf tobacco, used mainly in cigarettes. The dark-leaf previously grown in the area was used for chewing tobacco. There are five tobacco or curing barns on the property, dates unknown, all are about 18' square with a single opening where tobacco was hung to dry inside. Four barns also have an open shed. Unskinned logs were the building material, approximately 8 inches in diameter. The gaps between the logs were chinked with clay and sticks (see image 6 in this series). The gable roofs have metal roofs. The setting is picturesque with many standing trees contributing to the aesthetics. The farms economic and historical significance and the well-preserved outbuildings typical of the times justified inclusion on the National Register of Historical Places June 10, 1993 with ID #93000508
See the National Register nomination form (in pdf format) for an informative discussion of tobacco growing and curing at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/058-0131_Red...
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260/365 Work with textures
Think Like a Tree
by Karen I. Shragg
Soak up the sun
Affirm life's magic
Be graceful in the wind
Stand tall after a storm
Feel refreshed after it rains
Grow strong without notice
Be prepared for each season
Provide shelter to strangers
Hang tough through a cold spell
Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring
Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky
Be still long enough to
hear your own leaves rustling.
Texture with my gratitude to SkeletalMess: OldPhoto4 Thank you very much dear Jerry !!
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