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The Old City Hall in The Hague is a Renaissance style building on the Groenmarkt near the Grote Kerk. It is the former seat of the city's government, and remains a place where residents hold civic wedding ceremonies, and where the Royal family register their family births.
The town hall (built in 1565 and restored and enlarged in 1882) contains a historical picture gallery. The building was considered very large and imposing in its day; just after it was built in 1566 Lodovico Guicciardini referred to The Hague as the most beautiful, richest, and biggest village of Europe. However, The Hague was not a walled town and therefore Guicciardini categorized it with the villages. [Wikipedia]
Water from a creek empties, from high on a bluff, into the churning surf of the Pacific Ocean at Davenport Bluffs. Because of the way this remarkable waterfall drops into an untouched cove on the central California coast, it can be categorized as a "tidefall," making it a rare attraction.
I am looking for some feedback on this image. It appeals to me, but I am not sure what to call it or how to categorize it.
Alana: For convenience, they term you a monster.
Hannibal: What do you term me?
Alana: I don't. You defy categorization.
Inspired by Hannibal & Skillet.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB:
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shōgun. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of a thousand warriors". Cedar trees line the roadway, termed the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō.
Five structures at Nikkō Tōshō-gū are categorized as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. Additionally, two swords in the possession of the shrine are National Treasures, and many other objects are Important Cultural Properties. Famous buildings at the Tōshō-gū include the richly decorated Yōmeimon (陽明門), a gate that is also known as "higurashi-no-mon". The latter name means that one could look at it until sundown, and not tire of seeing it. Carvings in deep relief, painted in rich colors, decorate the surface of the structure. The next gate is the karamon decorated with white ornaments. Located nearby is a woodcarving of a sleepy cat, "Nemuri-neko", attributed to Hidari Jingorō.
The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Japanese culture that is derived from a quote in the Analects.
The original five-storey pagoda was donated by a daimyō in 1650, but it was burned down during a fire, and was rebuilt in 1818. Each storey represents an element–earth, water, fire, wind and aether (or void)–in ascending order. Inside the pagoda, a central shinbashira pillar hangs from chains[3] to minimize damage from earthquakes.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. A bronze urn contains the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In 2008, Yuri Kawasaki became the first female Shinto priest ever to serve at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
Central hallway inside of the Palácio de Monserrate (in English: "Monserrate Palace"), Sintra, Portugal
Some background information:
The Palácio de Monserrate is a palatial mansion located near the town of Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Both building and surrounding gardens are part of the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra", which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
According to legend, there was a chapel dedicated to Virgin Mary built by Afonso Henriques after the reconquest of Sintra in 1093. On its ruins another chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Monserrate was constructed on the top of the hill in 1540. The estate was then owned by the Hospital Real de Todos os Santos, which was located in Lisbon. In the 17th century, possession of the property was taken by the Mello e Castro family but after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the farmhouse, which had been erected by the family, became unlivable.
An English merchant named Gerard de Visme rented the farm in 1789 and built a neo-Gothic house over the ruins of the chapel. From 1793 to 1794 the estate was subleased by William Thomas Beckford who began to design a landscaped garden. Though the property was still in ruins when Lord Byron visited in 1809, its magnificent appearance inspired the poet, who mentioned the beauty of Monserrate in his poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage". After that, the property attracted the attention of foreign travellers.
One of them was Francis Cook, a wealthy English merchant, who subleased the estate in 1856 and was graced with the title of Viscount of Monserrate by the then King Luís I of Portugal. Cook purchased the property in 1863 and started to work with the architect James Knowles on the remains of the house built by de Visme. After the renovations had been finished, the Palace became the summer residence of the Cook family.
The design was influenced by Romanticism and Mudéjar Moorish Revival architecture with neo-Gothic elements. The eclecticism is a fine example of the Sintra Romanticism, along with other nearby palácios, such as the Palácio da Pena and the Quinta do Relógio. The Islamic architectural influence is in reference to the time, when the area was a part of the wider Muslim Gharb Al-Andalus region until the 13th century.
The property and hunting grounds were acquired by the Portuguese state in 1949. In 1978, both palace and park of Monserrate were categorized as places of public interest. In 1995, the Sintra Mountains, including the Park of Monserrate, were defined as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape by UNESCO. In 2000, the management of the Park of Monserrate was taken over by the Sintra Park and its recovery and restoration program enabled the Palace to re-open to the public. In 2013, the Park of Monserrate was honored with the European Garden Award in the category "Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden".
A terrace leads from the building into the large park. It is designed in a romantic style with a lake, grottoes, as well as several springs and fountains. The garden is full of plants (some of them very rare) organized according to geographical areas. There are naturally grown regional strawberry and holly bushes, cork oaks, araucaria, palm trees, tree ferns from Australia and New Zealand, as well as agaves and yuccas from Mexico. Furthermore, visitors can see camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, and bamboos representing Japan.
A farmyard belongs to the estate too. It covers an area around two hectares including native trees, a water line, various types of plants and fields for livestock. The farmyard has a renewable energy system, so it is entirely self-sufficient in terms of energy. The former farm house built in the 19th century was restored and furnished with equipment for educational activities. Additionally, a picnic area and an open-air amphitheatre were laid out.
If you should ever explore Sintra and don’t have enough time to visit all the four main palaces there, I highly recommend you to drop the most famous of them, the Palácio da Pena. It is really in bad condition, completely overcrowded and badly organised. Instead, I recommend you to not ignore the Palácio de Monserrate, as it is visited by a lot less tourists, but in my opinion in much better order and hence, much more worth seeing.
The special form of the Summer Azure, the marginata form, is a seldom seen rarity, as per Harry Pavulaan's expert assessment.
This butterfly with its dark markings and pronounced border, the apparent gray coloration, the large size (actually looked like a giant among dwarfs in a puddle party), and the odd flight time, belies categorization among the seven azure species that fly in Pennsylvania. The flight time would place this special individual as a second brood of the Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), but the physical appearance does not. Azures are a challenge, even for an expert like Harry, but in this case the flight date takes precedence.
Lipník is an ancient town with 8.5 thousand inhabitants, situated in the very heart of the Moravian Gate. One side of this ancient trade route is lined by the Hostýn Hills, the other one by the Oder Hills. The Moravian Gate Valley is passed by the Bečva River. In the past, an important trade route, called Amber Trail, passed here.
The first written mention of Lipník dates from the year 1238, the town itself is certainly much older. Since 1989, Lipník is an urban conservation area (there are only two conservation areas within the Olomouc Region - Olomouc and Lipník). There are more than 100 listed buildings. The town has retained its original street lines, historic buildings in the medieval core and to a large extent very remarkable fortification system, which still bears all the signs of ancient settlements – a dominant square in the centre, „star-type“ road system and bypass roads. To a large extent, it has preserved the original historic town´s layout.
From this point of view, the urban conservation area of Lipník can be considered as one of the most valuable towns in the country according to unofficial categorization. There is also a medieval Helfštýn Castle near the town, which is one of the largest castles in Central Europe. In recent years, the renowned international artist blacksmith meetings Hefaiston take place at the end of August. In addition, it hosts many other cultural and sports events.
The wider surroundings of the town have become an attractive destination for cyclists, riding on the Bečva and Amber Route biking trails. Some sections are also attractive for in-line skaters.
Lipník has an ideal transport accessibility - whether by road or rail. The town is located in central Moravia, about 30 km from Olomouc, 15 km from Přerov and 12 km from Hranice, by the river of Bečva in the valley of the Moravian Gate. You can reach Lipník from Olomouc in approximately half an hour, from Brno and Ostrava in an hour. Lipnik lies virtually on the main route from Ostrava to Olomouc. There is a dual carriageway R-35 in the vicinity, the D47 motorway is in service since 2009. Lipník n. B has a railway station. As to bus transport, several express coaches stop here too.
El Parque Nacional Alerce Andino forma parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera Bosques Templados Lluviosos de Los Andes Australes.
Se ubica 40 km al sur de Puerto Montt por la Carretera Austral. Abarca la zona montañosa al sur del Lago Chapo entre el Seno y Estuario de Reloncavi por el Sur-Este y el Oceano Pacifico por Oeste. Cuenta con dos sectores para excursiones: Sector Correntoso proximo al Lago Chapo y el Sector Chaicas proximo a Lenca.
Entre sus principales atracciones es posible visitar mas de 40 hermosos lagos y lagunas de alta montaña, y principalmente sus 20.000 hectareas de primitivos bosques de Alerces milenarios, el Bosque Catedral. Este parque es el lugar donde es porsible visitar mas facilmente estos bosques que se caraterizan por crecer en zonas montañosas e inaccesibles tanto de la Cordillera de la Costa como de la Cordillera de los Andes de la Region de Los Lagos.
El Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) es el arból mas longevo del Hemisferio Sur, se ha encontrado arboles con mas de 4.000 años de antiguedad y puede llegar a alcanzar los 50 mts de altura. Es una conífera endémica de los bosques subantárticos sudamericanos, que crece principalmente en Chile y en menor proporción en algunas zonas de Argentina que se encuentra en peligro de extincion.
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Alerce Andino National Park is part of the Biosphere Reserve temperate rainforests of the southern Andes.
Located 40 km south of Puerto Montt on the Carretera Austral. It covers the mountainous area south of Lake Chapo between Sound and Reloncavi Estuary on the south-east and the Pacific Ocean to the West. There are two sectors for excursions: Sector Correntoso next to Lake Chapo and next to Lenca town Chaicas Sector.
Among its main attractions you can visit more than 40 beautiful langoons and high mountain lakes, and especially its 20,000 hectares of primitive forests of ancient Alerces, the Forest Cathedral. This park is the place where it is more easily possible to visit these forests are categorized by growing in mountainous and inaccessible slopes of the Cordillera de la Costa and the Andes of Los Lagos Region.
The Larch (Fitzroya cupressoides) is the oldest tree in the Southern Hemisphere, found trees with more than 4,000 years old and can reach the 50 meters high. It is a conifer endemic to the subantarctic forests of South America, which grows mainly in Chile and in smaller proportion in some areas of Argentina which is in danger of extinction.
I guess it can be categorized a honorary F- unit, the elusive CSX geometry train finally founds its way into my viewfinder last November after many years. Starting life in 1967 as Conrail GP40 3051, this engine has certainly polished the rails of the B&A over the years. Most of the time when this train operates on the old B&A, it will either be a late afternoon run from Selkirk and then usually under the cover of darkness in the Worcester area. Thanks to some little birdies I was able to catch it shown here in Palmer, MA, just east of the diamond with the NECR headed east for Worcester, MA . Train WO-52 with a spotless 9969 and 2 coaches made a non stop run over the Boston Line under bright skies on this November 9, 2019.
settembre !!!
Sass Rigais From Wikipedia, the free en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sass_Rigais
Sass Rigais from the west Elevation 3,025 m (9,925 ft)
Location Sass Rigais Italy Range Dolomites
Coordinates 46°36′31.93″N 11°46′1.28″E / 46.6088694°N 11.7670222°E / 46.6088694; 11.7670222Coordinates: 46°36′31.93″N 11°46′1.28″E / 46.6088694°N 11.7670222°E / 46.6088694; 11.7670222
Climbing Easiest route Hike
Furchetta and Sas Rigais (on the right)Sass Rigais (3,025 m) is a mountain in the Alps lying in the northwestern Dolomites, in Italy and part of the Geisler group (Le Odle). Sass Rigais offers as one of few Dolomites threethousands entire crossing top from one part to the second. Both footpaths are separate ways. Via ferrata Villnössersteig are categorized difficulty B/C and trail Sass Rigais steig with C. A crucifix is located at the top.
Tourism in the areaThe Val Gardena valley is ranked among the best known areas in the Dolomites above all for skiing conditions. From here starts the renowned seesaw crossing after Sella Ronda that has real sound abroad congress skiing. From simple outings after exacting alpine tour and mountain climbing exits after as much as biking.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB:
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shōgun. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of a thousand warriors". Cedar trees line the roadway, termed the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō.
Five structures at Nikkō Tōshō-gū are categorized as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. Additionally, two swords in the possession of the shrine are National Treasures, and many other objects are Important Cultural Properties. Famous buildings at the Tōshō-gū include the richly decorated Yōmeimon (陽明門), a gate that is also known as "higurashi-no-mon". The latter name means that one could look at it until sundown, and not tire of seeing it. Carvings in deep relief, painted in rich colors, decorate the surface of the structure. The next gate is the karamon decorated with white ornaments. Located nearby is a woodcarving of a sleepy cat, "Nemuri-neko", attributed to Hidari Jingorō.
The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Japanese culture that is derived from a quote in the Analects.
The original five-storey pagoda was donated by a daimyō in 1650, but it was burned down during a fire, and was rebuilt in 1818. Each storey represents an element–earth, water, fire, wind and aether (or void)–in ascending order. Inside the pagoda, a central shinbashira pillar hangs from chains[3] to minimize damage from earthquakes.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. A bronze urn contains the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In 2008, Yuri Kawasaki became the first female Shinto priest ever to serve at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum property in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson. The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa composed of many styles, difficult to categorize, which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. The residence has a wide view of the Hudson River Valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia[2] (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.
Categorized under Banquet Hall Facilities. Our records show it was established in 2002 and incorporated in Illinois.
Melasti Beach in Ungasan, formerly categorized as one of the hidden beaches in the southern part of Bali, because the beach location is behind a towering limestone hill. Before there is an asphalt road that divides the limestone hills as it is today, to reach the location of Melasti Ungasan beach, visitors must descend and climb hundreds of stairs.
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB:
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shōgun. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of a thousand warriors". Cedar trees line the roadway, termed the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō.
Five structures at Nikkō Tōshō-gū are categorized as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. Additionally, two swords in the possession of the shrine are National Treasures, and many other objects are Important Cultural Properties. Famous buildings at the Tōshō-gū include the richly decorated Yōmeimon (陽明門), a gate that is also known as "higurashi-no-mon". The latter name means that one could look at it until sundown, and not tire of seeing it. Carvings in deep relief, painted in rich colors, decorate the surface of the structure. The next gate is the karamon decorated with white ornaments. Located nearby is a woodcarving of a sleepy cat, "Nemuri-neko", attributed to Hidari Jingorō.
The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Japanese culture that is derived from a quote in the Analects.
The original five-storey pagoda was donated by a daimyō in 1650, but it was burned down during a fire, and was rebuilt in 1818. Each storey represents an element–earth, water, fire, wind and aether (or void)–in ascending order. Inside the pagoda, a central shinbashira pillar hangs from chains[3] to minimize damage from earthquakes.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. A bronze urn contains the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In 2008, Yuri Kawasaki became the first female Shinto priest ever to serve at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
This was quite an amazing place. The books are categorized by size, if you can believe it! It is also one of the locations where the Harry Potter films were shot.
You might be wondering what The Ocean Cleanup finds most often in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. During each plastic extraction, we capture thousands of plastic items. The crew then has the huge task of categorizing and individually inspecting every object to learn more about what’s really accumulating in the massive gyre.
The Ocean Cleanup has found that a surprising 75% to 86% of plastics in the garbage patch actually come from fishing activities at sea. Nets, ropes, buoys, floats, and other fishing gear are incredibly common items we pulled out of the ocean. It’s important to remove these bigger pieces of plastic before they find their way to shore and break down into microplastics.
I was amazed to see how many eel traps there were (actually, first I had to learn what eel traps even were!). We decided to make a point and put aside as many traps as possible so we could photograph the scale. The black traps seen here were only collected from a couple extractions. If we put them aside every extraction, it would be an unimaginable amount! This was definitely one of my favorite shots I put together, as one of my goals while out there was to help create impactful visuals to shine light on the issue of plastic pollution.
Stay tuned for my next posts, showcasing some of the weird and interesting items we collected!
Here you can see where I did my "Eel Trap Angel"
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After darkness, light.
I'd forgotten how much fun microscale is! Not even sure where I got the aurora borealis idea, but it was a fun one to run with. Also coincidentally used a bunch of swords--5 to be precise (sadly, the little knives at the end of the drawbridge aren't categorized as swords by BrickLink), so though I had no intention of entering Iron Forge this year... well, I can't pass this up!
Check out my insta for a peek behind the scenes!
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The kitch art, which I like a lot.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Kitsch /kɪtʃ/ is a term of German or Yiddish origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an existing style. The term is also used more loosely in referring to any art that is pretentious to the point of being in bad taste, and also commercially produced items that are considered trite or crass.
Because the word was brought into use as a response to a large amount of art in the 19th century where the aesthetic of art work was associated with a sense of exaggerated sentimentality or melodrama, kitsch is most closely associated with art that is sentimental; however, it can be used to refer to any type of art that is deficient for similar reasons—whether it tries to appear sentimental, glamorous, theatrical, or creative, kitsch is said to be a gesture imitative of the superficial appearances of art. It is often said that kitsch relies on merely repeating convention and formula, lacking the sense of creativity and originality displayed in genuine art.
At the kind request of my Flickr friend TokyoMorningDetails I have decided to post another image of this bus stop taken just 4 steps closer.
In those simple 4 steps down the street it has gone from an image showing the awareness and articulation of space to an image Beaumont Newhall would categorize as 'the document'; a picture which "points to something in the world and asks us to pay attention to it for it's individuality and unique features of beauty". While the space it occupies is gone.
People have asked me why I talk about my photos. Well first and foremost Flickr is an interactive photography forum and none of us are destined for Magnum.
So let’s have fun and learn from one another. Cheers.
Cymose Tree Branching Pattern - Cubbon Park, Bengaluru.
Tree branching patterns describe the arrangement of branches on a stem and are broadly categorized into racemose (continuous growth) and cymose (limited growth). . The pattern determines the tree's shape, which influences its ability to capture sunlight.
Happy Window Wednesday! Detail from the second floor of the Charlottesville Livestock Market.
Charlottesville Livestock Mkt
A privately held company in Charlottesville, VA. Categorized under Cattle Companies. Records show it was established in 1980 (the building is much older) and incorporated in Virginia. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $10 to 20 million and employs a staff of approximately 10 to 19. John Falls, is listed as owner.
You can find additiona information in my Textures Tuesday post.
Once you get deep enough into Kluane, just about everything that surrounds you starts to fall into narrower and narrower categories. By this point, you could categorize just about everything in the area as rock, ice, or cloud. These three elements seemed to come together to form infinitely changing and interesting combinations in Kluane. I could just not get over the sheer magnitude of the mountains surrounding our little airplane. In fact, the scene was so big that I had to shoot it as a panorama from the moving airplane. Now this made me feel really, really small. I would definitely qualify this as an otherworldly experience.
Byzantine Chant
Title: "Αποδεξάμενος ο τύραννος" (Kalophonic Sticheron "When the tyrant saw")
Service: The Service of the Furnace; The Play of the Three Holy Children
Performers: Cappella Romana & Alexander Lingas
Album: "Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium (Voices of Byzantium: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Mt. Sinai)"
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Densuș Church (St Nicholas)
Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania
mainly 13th century
Probably built on the site of a 2nd century Roman temple or mausoleum, might have also been a 4th century Christianized Roman temple, with the main construction faze dating hypothesis ranging from the 7th century to the 12th-13th centuries, and later additions from the 15th-17th centuries. Fragments of 15th century frescoes are preserved inside.
Hateg region contains several striking old stone masonry churches built in Romanian villages as Orthodox churches but with Roman-Catholic architectural influences, testimony to the complex history of Transylvania.
Apart from its architecture [categorized by some as Romanesque or as a local syntheses of Romanesque and Byzantine architectures] the church is remarkable by the ubiquitous use of spolia from the ruins of the nearby capital of the Roman province of Dacia called Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, in the form of stamped bricks and various carved stones, some with Roman epigraphy. Presently it is considered to be the oldest Romanian Orthodox church building still in use today.
Category: Churches - Orthodox
Period: sec. XIII; adăugiri sec. XV - XVII
Importance: A
LMI code: HD-II-m-A-03307
Address: 23
Location: sat DENSUŞ; comuna DENSUŞ
District: Hunedoara
Region: Transilvania
Categorie: Biserici ortodoxe
Perioada: sec. XIII; adăugiri sec. XV - XVII
Importanta: A
Cod LMI: HD-II-m-A-03307
Adresa: 23
Localitate: sat DENSUŞ; comuna DENSUŞ
Judet: Hunedoara
Regiune: Transilvania
www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/en/Bi...
No ticket windows for us...
Hastings Airport (FAA LID: 9D9) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Hastings, a city in Barry County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the city and county and is also known as Hastings City/Barry County Airport.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as local general aviation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Airport_(Michigan)
Exhibition : RIBONG 934 :: THE OVERWHELM
Artist : Meilo Minotaur
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Agamemnon, King of Kings, says this: "Man’s desire for prosperity is insatiable". At the moment he says it, these words are truth. His people and all the members of his family are stunned by his words, assembled by one who, dragged like a dead leaf by the wind in the ascent of power, applies contingency to destiny.
Convinced by the fiction of his story, he is delirious. Head held high, eyes closed as if repulsed, spectator of himself, he defines the world by the extent of his ignorance, his fears and his arrogance; greedy for sex and riches, he invents his enemy because he fears everything that does not belong to him; terrified by emptiness and chaos, he separates, classifies, categorizes, judges, and cuts out everything he sees.
Words are the invention of the innocent and the ignorant, they question, they love, they appeal. Agamemnon is one of those who perverts his words: they are certainty, they hate, they scream.
Le terme casse-croûte, aussi orthographié casse-croute désigne différentes réalités apparentées au domaine de l'alimentation.
À l'origine, le terme casse-croûte est utilisé en France pour désigner un outil à l'usage des vieillards édentés, employé pour broyer les croûtes de pain.
Depuis la fin du XIXe siècle, ce terme désigne aussi, en français européen, le repas sommaire que prennent les ouvriers pendant une pause de leur travail. Par extension, l'on nomme aussi casse-croûte un repas très simple, ou simplement un sandwich.
En français québécois, le terme casse-croûte désigne un restaurant servant des repas légers. Il est donc utilisé comme synonyme de snack-bar, ce dernier terme relevant du registre familier au Québec, mais du registre standard en France. Le casse-croûte typique est un établissement de restauration rapide, sans prétention, situé en bordure de route.
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home.
Traditionally, snacks are prepared from ingredients commonly available at home without a great deal of preparation. Often cold cuts, fruits, leftovers, nuts, sandwiches, and sweets are used as snacks. With the spread of convenience stores, packaged snack foods became a significant business.
Snack foods are typically designed to be portable, quick, and satisfying. Processed snack foods, as one form of convenience food, are designed to be less perishable, more durable, and more portable than prepared foods. They often contain substantial amounts of sweeteners, preservatives, and appealing ingredients such as chocolate, peanuts, and specially-designed flavors (such as flavored potato chips).
In the United States, a popular snack food is the peanut. Peanuts first arrived from South America via slave ships and became incorporated into African-inspired cooking on southern plantations. After the Civil War, the taste for peanuts spread north, where they were incorporated into the culture of baseball games and vaudeville theatres.
Along with popcorn, snacks bore the stigma of being sold by unhygienic street vendors. The middle-class etiquette of the Victorian era (1837–1901) categorized any food that did not require proper usage of utensils as lower-class.
Pretzels were introduced to North America by the Dutch, via New Amsterdam in the 17th century. In the 1860s, the snack was still associated with immigrants, unhygienic street vendors, and saloons. Due to loss of business during the Prohibition era (1920-1933), pretzels underwent rebranding to make them more appealing to the public. As packaging revolutionized snack foods, allowing sellers to reduce contamination risk, while making it easy to advertise brands with a logo, pretzels boomed in popularity, bringing many other types of snack foods with it. By the 1950s, snacking had become an all-American pastime, becoming an internationally recognized emblem of middle American life.
Indonesia has a rich collection of snacks called kue (cakes and pastry), both savoury and sweet. Traditional kue is usually made from rice flour, coconut milk, and coconut sugar, and is mostly steamed or fried rather than baked. Traditional kue are popularly known as kue basah ("wet kue") that has a moist, soft texture because of rich coconut milk. Kue kering (dried kue) is the local name for cookies. Indonesia has several variations of kue, both native and foreign-influenced
Traditional crackers are called krupuk, made from bits of shrimp, fish, vegetables or nuts, which are usually consumed as a crunchy snack or an accompaniment to meals. These crispy snacks are sometimes added to main dishes for their crunchy texture.
Japan has a very wide range of snack foods ranging from onigiri to Melon pan. For more details see List of Japanese snacks and Japanese cuisine.
In the Middle East, one of the most important snacks that contains a huge amount of proteins is Lupinus, commonly known as lupin. Lupin contains around 33-40% protein. Another common snack in the Middle East is hummus made of chickpeas. Source Wikipedia.
TD : Leica M4-P 35 mm f/1.4 Summilux. Kodak Tri-X Pan 35mm film, exposure ISO 400, natural daylight, developed in D-76 1+1 20° 9'45". Scanned with Alpha 6000 edited in ACR, inverted in CS6.
Sensual pleasures are the lowest; intellectual pleasures are the highest. Gladio Gymnastic and Melo Dramatic rank in the middle. I'd probably rank my amusements rather differently. Gladio Gymnastics is fine, but I think that maybe sex is a bit more entertaining...
One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Treasured".
When I was a child I was really into collecting crystals and fossils! So for a couple of years I was in the local mountains regularly with my relatives or friends, looking for anything worth collecting, always having my trusty hammer and a book with me to categorize what we found! While I gave away my small collection some time ago, I kept a handful of these stones/crystals which I had some connection to!
I think I got this one from a distant relative who had his whole basement full of various finds! It features some tiny scepter quartz crystals, which are crystals growing over another crystal! The whole group is around 1.5 cm wide!
Shot with a Carl Zeiss "Dokumar 38 mm F 5.6" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
AI generated with Bing Image Creator
Cabinets of curiosities, also known as wonder-rooms (German: Wunderkammer) were encyclopedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet to be defined. Although more rudimentary collections had preceded them, the classic cabinets of curiosities emerged in the sixteenth century. The term cabinet originally described a room rather than a piece of furniture. Modern terminology would categorize the objects included as belonging to natural history (sometimes faked), geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious or historical relics, works of art (including cabinet paintings), and antiquities. In addition to the most famous and best documented cabinets of rulers and aristocrats, members of the merchant class and early practitioners of science in Europe formed collections that were precursors to museums.
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Wunderkammer display at the cryptid taxidermy museum in bogomil's weirdville town , a collection of worldwide curiosities, oil painting in the style of Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Brueghel and the Northern Renaissance.
The sun emitted three mid-level solar flares on July 22-23, 2016, the strongest peaking at 1:16 am EDT on July 23. The sun is currently in a period of low activity, moving toward what's called solar minimum when there are few to no solar eruptions – so these flares were the first large ones observed since April. They are categorized as mid-strength flares, substantially less intense than the most powerful solar flares.
These flares were classified as M-level flares. M-class flares are the category just below the most intense flares, X-class flares. The number provides more information about its strength. An M2 is twice as intense as an M1, an M3 is three times as intense, etc.
Of these three flares: The first was an M5.0, which peaked at 10:11 pm EDT on July 22, 2016. The second -- the strongest -- was an M7.6, which peaked at 1:16 am EDT on July 23. The final was an M5.5, which peaked 15 minutes later at 1:31 am EDT.
Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB:
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shōgun. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of a thousand warriors". Cedar trees line the roadway, termed the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō.
Five structures at Nikkō Tōshō-gū are categorized as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. Additionally, two swords in the possession of the shrine are National Treasures, and many other objects are Important Cultural Properties. Famous buildings at the Tōshō-gū include the richly decorated Yōmeimon (陽明門), a gate that is also known as "higurashi-no-mon". The latter name means that one could look at it until sundown, and not tire of seeing it. Carvings in deep relief, painted in rich colors, decorate the surface of the structure. The next gate is the karamon decorated with white ornaments. Located nearby is a woodcarving of a sleepy cat, "Nemuri-neko", attributed to Hidari Jingorō.
The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Japanese culture that is derived from a quote in the Analects.
The original five-storey pagoda was donated by a daimyō in 1650, but it was burned down during a fire, and was rebuilt in 1818. Each storey represents an element–earth, water, fire, wind and aether (or void)–in ascending order. Inside the pagoda, a central shinbashira pillar hangs from chains[3] to minimize damage from earthquakes.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. A bronze urn contains the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In 2008, Yuri Kawasaki became the first female Shinto priest ever to serve at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
In healthy togetherness there is a beautiful though risky and vulnerable transformation when the parts of you that are wounded, harmed, neglected, faded, worn and torn start to be seen, validated and cared for. You internally take the shape and meaning of a butterfly and—often alongside the deep sadness and pain—begin to experience metamorphosis and live in a new light, filled with a little more life, courage, hope and grace as your body, spirit and soul begin to break free from a lifelong prison. It certainly isn’t easy, and—as you are able—it is worth taking the steps of the intense work and courage that is required at a pace appropriate for you.
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As I looked through some photos I’ve taken I noticed a few that I categorized and called “together” (it seems perhaps this has become a new, naturally occurring photo project)—they were photos of two dandelions or two leaves together at various stages of growth or decay. This reminded me of moments with a few people who are of incredible support to me, moments when I was not alone (feeling and/or being alone has often been my experience throughout my life and something I’d often been drawn to capture—the feeling of “alone”) and what a gift it is to truly be together in each other’s presence, connected in a healthy, meaningful, mindful, validating, authentic, caring way, to be seen and accepted in a healing way (which I believe also has some similarities to relationship with God) though it can be scary and overwhelming because it’s so unfamiliar to me. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I look at, share a few of the “together” photos and notice and capture more “together” sightings I encounter. And it has taken me a significant amount of time to even been able to try to put the meaning I see in the photos into words because it is a very deep, foreign experience to me and I didn’t really have the words for it.
Oude stadshuis aan de Groenmarkt
The Old City Hall in The Hague is a Renaissance style building on the Groenmarkt near the Grote Kerk. It is the former seat of the city's government, and remains a place where residents hold civic wedding ceremonies, and where the Royal family register their family births.
The town hall (built in 1565 and restored and enlarged in 1882) contains a historical picture gallery. The building was considered very large and imposing in its day; just after it was built in 1566 Lodovico Guicciardini referred to The Hague as the most beautiful, richest, and biggest village of Europe. However, The Hague was not a walled town and therefore Guicciardini categorized it with the villages. [Wikipedia]
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Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
The pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus) is a large, crow-sized woodpecker with a prominent red crest, white neck stripe, and a mostly black body. These woodpeckers are native to North America, where it is the largest confirmed extant woodpecker species, and they are the third largest extant species of woodpecker in the world, after the great slaty woodpecker and the black woodpecker. It inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific Coast. The woodpecker is primarily an insectivore and eats insects that live in trees. Pileateds are famous for making large, nearly rectangular carvings into trees, which they either used to extract prey inside the tree or to make a nest. They are a species with a large range and an increasing population, causing them to be categorized as a species of "least concern" by the IUCN in 2016.
Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
The pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus) is a large, crow-sized woodpecker with a prominent red crest, white neck stripe, and a mostly black body. These woodpeckers are native to North America, where it is the largest confirmed extant woodpecker species, and they are the third largest extant species of woodpecker in the world, after the great slaty woodpecker and the black woodpecker. It inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific Coast. The woodpecker is primarily an insectivore and eats insects that live in trees. Pileateds are famous for making large, nearly rectangular carvings into trees, which they either used to extract prey inside the tree or to make a nest. They are a species with a large range and an increasing population, causing them to be categorized as a species of "least concern" by the IUCN in 2016.
Maurandya barclayana est une plante grimpante, ellee fut baptisée ainsi en l'honneur de Maurandy, patronyme de la femme du professeur de botanique à Carthagène qui catégorisa cette plante originaire du Mexique.
Elle pousse aujourd'hui sur l'île de La Réunion ainsi que dans les îles de l'océan Pacifique.
Source : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurandya_barclayana
Photo prise dans le jardin botanique à Bordeaux
Maurandya barclayana is a climbing plant, it was named in honor of Maurandy, surname of the wife of the professor of botany in Cartagena who categorized this plant native to Mexico.
It grows today on the island of Reunion as well as in the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurandya_barclayana
Photo taken in the botanical garden in Bordeaux
Maurandya barclayana est une plante grimpante, ellee fut baptisée ainsi en l'honneur de Maurandy, patronyme de la femme du professeur de botanique à Carthagène qui catégorisa cette plante originaire du Mexique.
Elle pousse aujourd'hui sur l'île de La Réunion ainsi que dans les îles de l'océan Pacifique.
Source : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurandya_barclayana
Photo prise dans le jardin botanique à Bordeaux
Maurandya barclayana is a climbing plant, it was named in honor of Maurandy, surname of the wife of the professor of botany in Cartagena who categorized this plant native to Mexico.
It grows today on the island of Reunion as well as in the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurandya_barclayana
Photo taken in the botanical garden in Bordeaux
Sometimes I just want to break free. I want to be free to express myself. Free to show the world who I really am in the way I know how. Through crazy photos like this. They say a picture paints a thousand words. If so, this picture tells a story of who I am as an artist. I'm tired of being put in a box, labeled and limited, controlled and categorized. I'm breaking free!
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB:
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shōgun. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of a thousand warriors". Cedar trees line the roadway, termed the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō.
Five structures at Nikkō Tōshō-gū are categorized as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. Additionally, two swords in the possession of the shrine are National Treasures, and many other objects are Important Cultural Properties. Famous buildings at the Tōshō-gū include the richly decorated Yōmeimon (陽明門), a gate that is also known as "higurashi-no-mon". The latter name means that one could look at it until sundown, and not tire of seeing it. Carvings in deep relief, painted in rich colors, decorate the surface of the structure. The next gate is the karamon decorated with white ornaments. Located nearby is a woodcarving of a sleepy cat, "Nemuri-neko", attributed to Hidari Jingorō.
The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Japanese culture that is derived from a quote in the Analects.
The original five-storey pagoda was donated by a daimyō in 1650, but it was burned down during a fire, and was rebuilt in 1818. Each storey represents an element–earth, water, fire, wind and aether (or void)–in ascending order. Inside the pagoda, a central shinbashira pillar hangs from chains[3] to minimize damage from earthquakes.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. A bronze urn contains the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In 2008, Yuri Kawasaki became the first female Shinto priest ever to serve at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
a stunning interior view of an architectural structure, captured through a fisheye lens which gives it a rounded, convex appearance and an expansive feel, enhancing the grandeur of the scene. The mood evoked is one of awe and reverence, possibly due to the suggestion that this could be the interior of a grand, historic building, such as a church or cathedral.
The composition is centered and symmetrical, with a clear emphasis on the radial balance created by the wooden beams that converge towards the center of the ceiling. This creates a pattern and rhythm that draws the eye inwards, giving a strong sense of movement towards the middle of the image. The rich texture of the wooden ceiling is pronounced, adding depth and warmth to the photograph.
There is an interesting interplay between the foreground and the background, given that the fisheye lens distorts the perspective, making it a bit challenging to distinguish between the two. The play of light and shadow is subtle yet effective, with the natural light from the stained glass windows creating patterns on the wooden surfaces, suggesting that the photographer intended to capture the interplay of light within this space.
The style and genre of the photo could be categorized as architectural photography with an artistic twist due to the use of the fisheye lens. Emotionally, the image may invoke feelings of curiosity and introspection, as it leads one to look up and around, following the lines and curves.
The seven basic elements of photographic art are all present and well-represented:
Line: The strong, curved lines of the beams and the outlines of the windows.
Shape: The geometric shapes formed by the wooden panels and the windows.
Form: The three-dimensional form is emphasized by the fisheye perspective.
Texture: The wood grain and stone textures are rich and detailed.
Color: The warm tones of the wood contrast with the cooler hues of the windows and the stone.
Size: The fisheye lens distorts the size, giving an expansive feeling to the space.
Depth: The curvature of the lens provides a unique sense of depth that is more spherical than linear.
Together - sometimes it’s necessary to borrow hope from someone else who is authentic and trustworthy when my hope seems lost.
What a gift it is to truly be together in the presence of another person, connected in a healthy, meaningful, mindful, validating, authentic, caring way, to be seen and accepted in a healing way.
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As I look through some photos I’ve taken I noticed a few that I categorized and called “together” (it seems perhaps this has become a new, naturally occurring photo project)—they were photos of two dandelions or two leaves together at various stages of growth or decay. This reminded me of moments with a few people who are of incredible support to me, moments when I was not alone (feeling and/or being alone has often been my experience throughout my life and something I’d often been drawn to capture—the feeling of “alone”) and what a gift it is to truly be together in each other’s presence, connected in a healthy, meaningful, mindful, validating, authentic, caring way, to be seen and accepted in a healing way (which I believe also has some similarities to relationship with God) though it can be scary and overwhelming because it’s so unfamiliar to me. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I look at, share a few of the “together” photos and notice and capture more “together” sightings I encounter. And it has taken me a significant amount of time to even been able to try to put the meaning I see in the photos into words because it is a very deep, foreign experience for me and I didn’t really have the words for it.
[image created on 5-10-2023]
The Great Blue Heron is categorized with wading birds in current bird field guides. It seems rather contradictory to then find them grooming for extended periods of time in conspicuous areas of tall pine trees.
However, these herons typically nest in treetops near or over open water. Perhaps the combination of food close by, but protection against predators on the ground make it an idea spot for laying eggs and raising young.
This particular pine tree, at Kathryn Albertson Park in Boise, looked to be about 70 to 80 feet tall, which provided a beautiful blue sky as a background.
Also known as Brocchi's Cluster or Al Sufi's Cluster, this open cluster (or asterism) is located in the constellation Vulpecula and forms the shape of a coat hanger. The background stars appear very orange from the significant amount of dust in the region. Although once thought to be a star cluster, more recent studies of the parallax of the stars indicate that the cluster is merely a chance alignment of stars thus more properly categorized as an asterism.
Takahashi FSQ-106
Software Bisque MyT
QSI 683WSG-8
L 24x5min
R 39x5min
G 12x5min
B 12x5min
Total Integration Time = 7.25hrs
Data from Deepskywest Remote Observatory
Mount Nageli ( 2165m) is more or less unfamous. It is located westwards of the famous Churfirsten mountain chain and eastwards of the easily accessible Leistkamm (2101m). Walking alongside the Toggenburger Hohenweg you get to the feet of the mountain at 1820m. You have to walk over a boulder field first, and then along a steep meadow/moss slope. This T3 categorized way get’s the last out of you. It’s really exhausting. The summit has only occasional visitors. The last entry in the guest book of the summit cross was in February 2011 – three months ago.
I have chosen mount Nageli because of all the summits around it has the best 360° view and you can see the Churfirsten tops in one row. If you do such a ascent, you have to stay for a while. I get up in the evenings, stayed during the night to take pictures and get down in the morning.
From left to right: Mount Santis, the Churfirstens, Walenstadt, Lake Walen
..and you start, but I'm at the mid of the way already.
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The photo is a result of the fantastic photo trip at El Moez Street with my favourite Flickrians Dii and Freska, it was delightful and I'm very glad I got the chance to participate in it.
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Photos which are added in comments I'd like to categorize under WTH, they are basically the stuff that I got distracted by during the tour, they are absolute randomness.
Side Note.. I believe that this track is perfect for the pic, as it gives me the feeling that it hypnotizingly sucks us to the other side.
Many requests have been received for example photos of asbestos ceiling tile and ceiling panels. Shown above is one example of an asbestos-containing suspended ceiling panel, one of many types, which are found in a seemingly countless array of surface patterns and textures. More examples of asbestos ceiling tile and panels will be offered for visual reference in some upcoming photos.
Ceiling tiles and panels are utilized to serve a variety of useful purposes, such as providing a level of fire-rated protection, absorb sound, conceal unsightly utility systems or cover over older building finishes, create air plenum spaces for HVAC operation, reduce total usable air volumes in occupied areas for HVAC efficiency, maintain a level of insulation value between building zones, and provide a simple decorative appearance.
This small section of non-descript ceiling panel with fractured edges is roughly about a quarter of a 2-ft. x 4-ft. panel that was formerly installed in a suspended ceiling grid or drop-ceiling system. A 1-inch cube has been placed for visual scale.
The panel section shows moisture staining on an otherwise smooth, white surface and also demonstrates a fairly common style of patterned perforations across its entire surface. The tiny pinholes and fissures provide an acoustic absorption value, one of the main purposes of practically all ceiling tiles and panels. Closer study of the panel's surface pattern reveals that there are two sizes of pinholes and that the fissures or crevices are oriented in a latitudinal direction.
Distinctions in a ceiling tile's appearance, however subtle, is an important factor when visually evaluating many tile materials with very similar visible charcteristics. Oftentimes, in the event that ceiling tiles and panels require replacement, building maintenance personnel attempt to match existing patterns as close as possible, which can be problematic to discern differences during an asbestos survey inspection.
Although not particularly evident about this rather ordinary-looking ceiling panel, especially from this view as most would see it suspended above their heads, it has been laboratory-tested and identified to contain approximately 5%-10% amosite asbestos.
To compound matters concerning ceiling tile and panels, as most who've dealt with this crumbly and messy material probably already know, the typical ceiling tile is indeed quite friable in its composition and is practically always considered a suspect material during an asbestos survey. The crumbly ceiling tile material can be very troublesome when contending with asbestos issues.
In the U.S., ceiling tile and ceiling panels are generally categorized by regulatory agencies as a "miscellaneous" material. When trying to deal with the removal of suspect ceiling tile/panels of unknown asbestos content, an accepted practice and conservative recommendation is to "assume" and treat the friable suspect ceiling tile material as asbestos until conclusive testing confirms either the presence or absence of asbestos via specialized laboratory microscopy methods (such as PLM), then treat accordingly.
Bulk samples of suspect asbestos materials should be collected by an experienced, trained, qualified, certified, and accredited inspector/surveyor for proper testing; proper removal and disposal of asbestos materials should be performed by trained, certified, and accredited/licensed asbestos abatement personnel.
Here is the core of Newman’s personalism that shares not a little with Merton’s capacious imagination: “true religion is a hidden life in the heart; and though it cannot exist without deeds, yet these are for the most part secret deeds, secret charities, secret prayers, secret self-denials, secret struggles, secret victories.”73 God is mysteriously present in human beings always and everywhere, a “presence” that can be grasped, even if dimly and in shadows, before it has been reflected on, recognized, named, categorized, or defined (e.g., in explicitly christological terms) as a notion.
-Sophia The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, Christopher Pramuk