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A view of the 100 block of S. Commerce St. on the east side of Lockhart's Courthouse Square. This photograph looks to the south from San Antonio St. In a previous post, we looked at the east side of the square looking north from E. Market St. The buildings in this view are contributing properties in the Caldwell County Courthouse Square Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
On the corner at 100 S. Commerce is the J. C. Fulps Building. Built originally as a dry goods business for J. C. Fulps, the one-story brick and stone building retains its original detail. The three-bay building has three round arched openings with a central double door and flanking display windows. The transoms have been enclosed. Above the arches brick pilasters divide
the upper facade into three recessed panels and a round arched parapet crowns the central bay.
Next to the Fulps Building at 102 S. Commerce St. is the Blackwell Building. This building was constructed in 1898 for a grocery and hardware store owned by J. T. Blackwell. It is a one-story brick and stone store with a plastered facade that is painted white. Although the original facade composition of alternating display windows and double doors is still evident, applied tile has been added to the window bases and the transoms have been painted.
Third from the corner at 104 S. Commerce St. is the William Ray Building. This building was constructed in 1898 for for William Ray, who operated a dry goods and millinery store. It is a two-story buff brick building with a red brick facade. Although the first floor has been altered, the second floor retains the original embellishments. Justicated stone forms a stringcourse above both the first and second floors. The four segmental arched windows are joined horizontally by buff brick stringcourses. Crowning the building is additional brick ornamentation emphasized by the use of the buff brick trim. The parapet displays the original building's name and date, "Ray, 1898."
As we enter the middle of the block, the fourth building from the corner at 108 S. Commerce St. is the B. F. Dodd Building. This is actually two buildings with the south half built in 1910 and leased to a Mr. J. P. Laney for a grocery store, and the north half built in 1912, This building was remodeled in 1967 and has a mid-century facade.
Descriptions of the four buildings on the south end of this block are described in a previous post.
Lockhart, a community of 14,811 at the 2020 census, is the seat of Caldwell County and is located just 30 miles south of the state capital in downtown Austin. Lockhart's square and downtown is filled with late 19th and early 20th century buildings, nearly all contributing properties to the historic district. The city's turn-of-the-century appearance has attracted the attention of film makers. Over 50 films for the theater and TV have been shot in whole or in part in Lockhart, including the 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film Waiting for Guffman and the 1993 drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
A view looking east from S. Church St. at the north side of the 100 block of W. San Antonio St. in downtown Lockhart. My previous post showed a portion of the north side of this block looking west from S. Main St.
The buildings shown above in the 100 block of W. San Antonio St. (left) are contributing properties in the Caldwell County Courthouse Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
On the corner at 119 W. San Antonio St. is the Masur Hardware Building. Completed in 1910, the building was originally built as a hardware store for the Masur family. On the south (main) facade this three-story brick corner building contains the original cast iron pilasters supporting the windows and recessed entrances of the first floor. The west facade contains four (three visible) short round arched windows with fanlights (three visible in this photo.)
Separated from the first floor by an unbroken corbeled brick stringcourse, the upper two floors are divided by
brick pilasters into six bays on the south facade and eight bays (five visible) on the west facade. The south facade displays round arched windows with fanlights, while segmental arched windows form the west openings. Decorative brick corbeling crowns each bay and alternating pilasters extend beyond the roofline.
Next to the Masur Hardware Building is Joe Masur Building, also completed in 1910. Similar to the building at 107 W. San Antonio (shown in my previous post next to the Corner Drug Building), this building is a one-story brick building with cast iron pilasters supporting the double doors and display windows and a brick corbelled cornice.
The three remaining buildings in this block are:
•E. A. & Joe Masur Building, 109-111 W. San Antonio St.
•Storey and Browne Building, 107 W. San Antonio St.
•Corner Drug Building, 101 W. San Antonio St.
More detailed descriptions of these building can be found in my previous post.
Lockhart's downtown surrounding the square is filled with late 19th and early 20th century buildings, nearly all contributing properties to the historic district. Lockhart's turn-of-the-century appearance has attracted the attention of film makers. Over 50 films for the theater and TV have been shot in whole or in part in Lockhart, including the 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film Waiting for Guffman and the 1993 drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Lockhart, a community of 14,811 at the 2020 census, is the seat of Caldwell County and is located just 30 miles south of the state capital in downtown Austin. Lockhart was proclaimed the "Barbecue Capital of Texas" by the Texas state legislature in 1999.
Help out my daughter, contribute your pictures to the MKE elevate campaign. Come on all you Milwaukee area artists, what do you see around the city that is making Milwaukee healthy or unhealthy. Email your pictures to MKEelevate@milwaukee.gov
Le Geai des chênes (Garrulus glandarius) est un grand passereau de la famille des corvidés. C’est un joli oiseau au plumage paré de couleurs vives plutôt discret et timide. Le Geai des chênes est très répandu en France. Très friand de glands de chênes qu’il stocke abondamment en automne, le Geai des chênes contribue à favoriser l’expansion de cet arbre grâce aux très nombreux glands cachés qu’il ne mange pas et qui finissent par germer et donner de nouvelles pousses.
The Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large passerine of the family Corvidae. It is a pretty bird with plumage dressed in bright colors rather discreet and timid. The Eurasian Jay is widespread in France. Very fond of acorns of oaks which it stores abundantly in autumn, the Jay of the oaks contributes to promote the expansion of this tree thanks to the numerous hidden acorns which it does not eat and which finally germinate and give new shoots.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are four museums that are operated by the Carnegie Institute headquartered in the Carnegie Institute complex in Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Institute complex that includes the original museum, music hall, and library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1979
titute and Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Pittsburgh Landmark — PHLF
My friend had been right to reproach me, from the minute i set foot on this magnificent forest, I knew this was my kind of environment.
The Muir Woods National Monument is an old-growth coastal redwood forest. Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the forest is regularly shrouded in a coastal marine layer fog, contributing to a wet environment that encourages vigorous plant growth. The fog is also vital for the growth of the redwoods as they use moisture from the fog during drought seasons, and in particular the dry summer months.
Perhaps too many youngsters contributed to his gray hair.
Northern Cardinal
20181001-70D-IMG_5990a Cardinal
Now for a look at the east side of the 100 block of N. State St. in downtown Jerseyville. This block is in the heart of the Jerseyville Downtown Historic District that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986. The district encompasses the commercial center of Jerseyville, and includes most of the city's historic commercial buildings, which were built along State Street (U.S. Route 67) and its cross streets from 1867 to 1929. With the exception of the previously posted Jersey County Courthouse and Jerseyville Carnegie Public Library, the buildings in the district are mainly one-and two-story brick commercial style structures; other architectural influences in the district include Richardsonian Romanesque, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Chateauesque.
Five of the buildings on the east side of the 100 block of N. Main St. are contributing buildings to the Jerseyville Downtown Historic District. All are 2-story brick, commercial buildings constructed between 1888 and 1910.
From right to left, the second building (gray) from the corner at 103-105 N. State St. was constructed in 1900 and is unnamed. Next door at 107-109 N. State St., is the Laufkoelter Building, which was constructed in 1903.
At mid-block, next to the Laufkoelter Building, is the Jacoby Bros. Building at 111 N. State St. built in 1910. From this location the Jacoby Brothers sold furniture, carpets and wallpaper. The fourth contributing building is found next door at 115 N. State St. This unnamed building was completed in 1910.
The fifth and final building contributing to the historic district in this block is the Brockman Building on the southeast corner of N. State and E. Exchange St. This Italianate-style structure was built in 1888 for a bakery and confectionary store, and is the oldest building on the block.
The Southern Illinois City of Jerseyville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Jerseyville as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 8,337.
In my previous post we looked at a beautiful three story brick building built around 1875 that sits on the north side of the 200 block of E. Sixth St. in the Sixth Street Historic District. This view shows what sits across from it on the south side of the street.
The three-story building shown here at 209 E. Sixth St. is the Morley/Grove Building. Morley Brothers Drug Store occupied the building from 1906 through 1935, at which time Grove Drug Store became the occupants. Although it has been nearly 90 years since the Morley Drug Store changed hands, a ghost sign for have passed since the Morley Bros. Drug Store can still be clearly seen on the side of the building. And the large neon sign for the Grove Drug Store still hangs off the second floor.
The first two floors of the Morley/Grove Building were built in 1874, with a third floor added in 1898. The Queen Anne cast-iron bayfront was one of the few pre-fabricated iron fronts used in Austin. All the window frames are studded with rows of light-bulb sockets, a potentially spectacular way of displaying the relatively new electric power of Austin at that time.
The Morley/Grove Building is a contributing building in the Sixth Street Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1875. Today the building is occupied by The Bee Grocery and the Barcelona nightclub.
Some of the oldest buildings in Austin can be found in the Sixth Street Historic District, a.k.a. Old Sixth Street and Dirty 6th, that runs east from Lavaca St. (2 blocks west of Congress Ave.) to I-35. While the Sixth St. entertainment district extends well past Congress Ave. to the west, and I-35 to the east, it is the historic section known for its clubs, bars, live music, restaurants, and 19th century architecture that made Austin the "Live Music Capital of the World."
Sunlit Tulips with trees and sky in background. Still loving the 105 with the D300.
Used a polarizer filter on camera and sharpened for web. Speed lights are pointing a way from tulips and did not contribute to shot.
Another take on Halnaker tunnel taken from a different point of view. I like how the shadow and light pattern on a bright sunny day contributes to the geometry of the image..
The Garden sits nestled in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon overlooking the city and providing a tranquil, urban oasis for locals and travelers alike. Designed in 1963, it encompasses 12 acres with eight separate garden styles, and includes an authentic Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and a spectacular view of Mt. Hood. This is a place to discard worldly thoughts and concerns and see oneself as a small but integral part of the universe.
Born out of a hope that the experience of peace can contribute to a long lasting peace. Born out of a belief in the power of cultural exchange. Born out of a belief in the excellence of craft, evidence in the Garden itself and the activities that come from it. Born out of a realization that all of these things are made more real and possible if we honor our connection to nature.
A view of the Lincoln Theater, last known as the Lincoln Grand 8, in the 200 block of S. Kickapoo St. in downtown Lincoln. The architectural style of the original theater is Italian Villa, a design that is typically asymmetrical while the Italianate style emphasizes symmetry. The Lincoln Theater is a contributing property in the Lincoln Courthouse Square Historic District that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985
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The Lincoln Theater opened in early-1923 with the Lon Chaney film “John Quincy Adams Sawyer”. In addition to cinema, the theater featured an organ and live stage shows well into the 1930’s. In 1985, the Lincoln Theater was twinned, and was turned into a quad in the mid-1990s. A $6M addition in 2016 added four more screens, 775 seats, a new lobby and exterior streetscape. Rechristened as the Lincoln Grand 8, the theater closed in late 2018 after the owners defaulted on a $3.9M bank loan. Additionally, the city of Lincoln, which had bet on the theater project helping to attract more business and customers downtown, was out $2.3M in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) bond proceeds.
As of October 2020, the Lincoln Grand 8 Theater is on the market for $1.2M. The sale includes more than 42,000 square feet spread among three buildings - the original theater which opened in 1922, the 2016 addition, and a 1920s-built commercial building at the corner of S. Kickapoo and Clinton St.
Although the current pandemic environment has not been disastrous to cinemas, hopefully the theater will find a buyer.
Lincoln is the seat of Logan County, which is situated in central Illinois approximately 26 miles northeast of Springfield, the state capitol. The estimated population of Lincoln in 2018 was 13,685.
Constructed during 1889-90, Rockford's East Side Centre is a historic, Richardsonian Romanesque style building that has seen multiple uses over the years. Located at the corner of State and Madison streets in the city's East Rockford Historic District, this landmark structure was the first YMCA in Rockford. Look closely at the building's Madison St. entrance (right) and you'll find the letters "Y M C A" etched in stone above the arched doorway.
In 1906, the YMCA Building was remodeled and renamed the Merlin Block Office Building. Then, In 1909-11, the structure was converted into a 61-room hotel known as the East Side Inn. It remained known by this name until the hotel closed in 1968.
Vacant and in disrepair, the building was saved when it earned landmark status in 1980 as a contributing property in the East Rockford Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Renewed interest in the building led to a $1.8 million renovation in 1988, after which the building became home to a law firm for the next ten years.
The building became vacant once more after the law firm moved out in 1998. This lasted until 2007 when the building came under new ownership. The new owners conducted an extensive renovation of the property including a new roof, skylights, carpeting, etc. Then, in 2019, ownership changed hands again with the building selling for $960,000. The East Side Centre is now fully leased and among its tenants are the administrative offices of …. you guessed it … the YMCA!
Located in northern Illinois, Rockford is the seat of Winnebago County and is the largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Rockford had an estimated population of 145,609 as of 2019, with the Rockford Metropolitan Area population standing at 344,623.
So I was paparazzied. This is one of 5 pictures total I've contributed for Rumors Magazine, you actually can read it.
Hassan II Mosque is a very modern building. It stands on the sea bottom stuck in the piles. The minaret is nearly 200 feet high, and the roof is retractable. The floor is made of glass, through which you can observe marine life. It can accommodate 100 thousand people. His design, completed in 1993, controversial. Moroccans have to compulsorily contribute to the costs of construction, although not every family could afford it.
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Meczet Hassana II jest budowlą bardzo nowoczesną. Stoi na wbitych w morskie dno palach. Minaret ma niemal 200 metrów wysokości, a dach jest rozsuwany. Może pomieścić 100 tys osób. Posadzka jest zrobiona ze szkła, przez którą można obserwować życie w morzu. Jego budowa, ukończona w 1993 roku, wzbudza kontrowersje. Marokańczycy musieli obowiązkowo partycypować w kosztach budowy mimo, że nie każdą rodzinę było na to stać.
Molti mestieri spariscono ma c'è ancora chi resiste all'incessante evoluzione del consumismo sfrenato quello che produce beni di consumo scadenti e a basso costo. Beni non riutilizzabili e facili da buttare che constribusicono allo spreco di risorse e all'inquinamento di questa terra.
Old craftsmen
Many professions disappear but there are still those who resist the incessant evolution of unbridled consumerism, the one that produces cheap and shoddy consumer goods. Non-reusable and easy-to-throw goods that contribute to the waste of resources and the pollution of this earth.
Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Oil City. It primarily includes commercial buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, and Italianate. Notable buildings include the General Telephone Company Building (1942), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1924), Oil City Boiler Works, Downs Block (1894), Veach Block (1896, 1913), Drake Building (1928), and Oil City National Bank (1926). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
It's my favourite time of year on Flickr again: Roid Week! Go to the pool right now and check it out - there's some fantastic work there, and it's not too late to contribute, it'll be running all week!
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El tren (592.067) acaba de salir del apeadero de Agullent y circula en sentido hacia Alcoi. Su próxima parada está en Ontinyent.
Además está a punto de entrar en una pinada de la que ya hemos aportado alguna imagen y todavía aportaremos otra.
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Renfe medium-distance train (Xàtiva-Alcoi Line) passing through AGULLENT (Valencia)
The train has just left the Agullent railway halt and is running towards Alcoi. Its next stop is in Ontinyent.
It is also about to enter a pine forest of which we have already contributed some image and we will still contribute another one.
The delightful little fishing village of Polperro on Cornwall's south coast is full of narrow streets and alleys. The building immediately on the left is known as Couch's House, and dates from around 1595. It was owned by Dr Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), who contributed much to scientic knowledge and was much acclaimed as a Cornish naturalist. The building, like so many others in this beautiful village, is Grade II-listed.
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh
India
Anyone interested in seeing one of the festivals held in India, check out the image in the first comment section.
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. It ranges across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It was formerly known as the Bankiva or Bankiva Fowl. It is the species that gave rise to the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl have also contributed genetic material to the gene pool of the chicken.
Evidence from the molecular level derived from whole-genome sequencing revealed that the chicken was domesticated from red junglefowl about 8,000 years ago, with this domestication event involving multiple maternal origins. Since then, their domestic form has spread around the world where they are kept by humans for their meat, eggs, and companionship.
The range of the wild form stretches from India, Nepal and Bangladesh in the west, and eastwards across southern China, to Indochina; south/southeast into Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Junglefowl/Chickens were one of three main animals (along with domesticated pigs and dogs) carried by early Austronesian peoples from Island Southeast Asia in their voyages to the islands of Oceania in prehistory, starting around 5,000 years BP. Today, their modern descendants are found throughout Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
Red junglefowl prefer disturbed habitats and edges, both natural and human created. Apparently, the forage and thick cover in these sorts of areas are attractive to junglefowl, especially nesting females. Junglefowl use both deforested and regenerating forests. - Wikipedia
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25-march-2022: Lake Cerknica (now only Cerknica Basin/Cerkniško polje), although with variations in water level, in the past was present for most of the year (there have been many years in which it has always been present), often reaching the dimensions that make it, temporarily, the largest lake in the State, while the periods of emptying were very rare and short (from a few days to a maximum of 2-3 weeks), resulting, at least until the 1990s, the ONLY EXAMPLE in the World of fish adaptation to survive in the aquifers in complete darkness for even 15-20 days; the fish re-emerged, alive, when the rains returned, together with the water coming out of the sinkholes that become resurgences.
So, a symbol of life.
But...
For about twenty years now, and more and more markedly year after year, the water disappears for ever longer times (now we are talking about months, not days or a couple of weeks) and with great frequency, even in the wettest seasons, such as spring and autumn, naturally fish fauna that ends up in the sinkholes today, dies.
So, what was a miracle of life has turned into a no-return tunnel of death and all this in front of my eyes, in my short life.
More in general...
Nature has altered its weather patterns and now the change has become climatic, it is no longer a matter of single, local, episodes or anomalies, but of a now full-blown "new normal".
This has a series of consequences on the environment that will become progressively more serious and will lead to a real economic crisis to try to pay for the damages (I would no longer speak of prevention, that phase, highly ignored, is now over) and water, in many places in the world it will become much more expensive than oil or gas.
Surface desertification has many faces and they all converge in that direction, especially in the Mediterranean area, as far as Europe is concerned.
It must be known that rain also contributes to desertification, with an irregular distribution in time, space and quantity and often with extreme phenomena, heavy rains "wash away" the soil, depleting it in full harmony with the long dry periods, they work together.
The areas that in the past lived on precarious natural balances are now the first (of a long series) that show clear signs of change...already happened once it became evident!
I don't know how much it affects man, I'm only interested in people being aware of the real situation.
What is certain is that the changes are evident even to a blind person and sincerely, although frequently harmful, rains of any kind, for the water tables, are absolutely necessary and I don't want to hear more people complain if they have to open the umbrella, they are blasphemies for Nature!!!
A view of the east side of the 300 block on N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. The buildings in this block were destroyed in the disastrous fire of 1900 that reduced 45 buildings and 4-1/2 blocks in the core of downtown Bloomington to little more than smoking rubble, including the 1868 McLean County Courthouse. Bloomington was quick to begin the rebuilding process, and all of the structures on this block were completed in 1900 or 1901.
Six of the seven buildings on this block are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985. The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right, the seven buildings are:
▪ George Brand Building, 1900, 319 N. Main St., Contributing.
▪ Weldon Building, 1901, 317 N. Main St., Contributing
▪ George Leader Building, Date Unknown, 315 N. Main St., Contributing
▪ Col. C. D. Smith Building, 1901, 313 N. Main St., Contributing
▪ McGregor Building, 1901, 311 N. Main St., Contributing
▪ Burke Building, 1900, 309 N. Main St., Contributing
▪ Durley Building, 1901, 301-307 N. Main St., Non-Contributing. Although this corner building at the opposite end of the block was completed in 1901, it has been remodeled giving the building a modern facade.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
John Yates Chisholm (1849-1918) was a prominent Bloomington businessman and real estate dealer. In 1888, he commissioned architect George H. Miller to design this Victorian Romanesque-style office building in the 200 block of E. Front St.
Miller, whose work has been seen throughout this McLean County series, delighted in the variation of colors and textures. Like many architects of the late 19th century, he was intrigued by the abundance of new ceramic products which were coming to market. The Chisholm building shown here was an early example of the use of terra cotta panels and other ceramics.
Miller believed businessmen wanted their buildings to be distinctive and be clearly distinguished from those of their neighbors. Both the Higgins Marble Works building next door (also designed by Miller and previously featured in this series) and the Chisholm Building are Victorian Romanesque-styles; yet the facades are quite distinct from each other. Today the Chisholm Building is a mixed use property with professional offices on the ground floor, and condominiums above.
The John Y. Chisholm Building is contributing architectural property in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring twin city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Street artists Krimsone and Scott Nagy contributed this fascinating work to the 2021 Brisbane Street Artists Festival. It is located in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane within the Exhibition Grounds, well, at least on its perimeter wall. I think I am dreaming, no nightmare here!
Broken biscuits don't contribute to your daily calorie intake. That's what I think anyway.
Cheesy biscuits on a cheese platter lit with a ring light from the left hand side.
Excerpt from issuu.com/dtkownit/docs/field_guide_for_web:
CITY OWAYSEUG
Artist: Luke Swinson (@lukeswinsonart)
Photographer: Taylor Jones (@someone)
Location: Gaukel Street (between Joseph and Charles Street)
Medium: Mixed media mural
Luke Swinson is a visual artist with Anishinaabe roots from Kitchener, Ontario. A member of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, Luke’s work reflects his desire to better understand and reclaim his Indigenous culture. He seeks to promote cultural education and preservation through his art projects.
City Owayseug which means “city animals” in Anishinaabemowin is a reminder, in the heart of the city, of the relationship and responsibility we have to nature.
Using the street as a canvas, Swinson’s art contributes to an evolving transition of Gaukel Street into a pedestrian-first street and public space.
First Trust Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Broadway and State Street in Albany, New York, United States. It was designed by noted architect Marcus T. Reynolds and built in 1904. Currently, it is the main offices of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is also a contributing property to the Downtown Albany Historic District.
Explored highest position: 44 on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
"Antes que el sueño (o el terror) tejiera
mitologías y cosmogonías,
antes que el tiempo se acuñara en días,
el mar, el siempre mar, ya estaba y era
¿Quién es el mar? ¿Quién es aquel violento
y antiguo ser que roe los pilares
de la tierra y es uno y muchos mares
y abismo y resplandor y azar y viento?
Quien lo mira lo ve por vez primera,
siempre. Con el asombro que las cosas
elementales dejan, las hermosas
tardes, la luna, el fuego de una hoguera.
¿Quién es el mar, quién soy? Lo sabré el día
ulterior que sucede a la agonía."
Jorge Luis Borges
(English translation from rationalleycat.blogspot.com/2010/03/el-mar-traducido-por-...)
Before the dream (or the terror) could weave
Mythologies and cosmogonies,
Before the time could mint itself into days,
The sea, the always sea, it had been and it was.
Who is the sea? Who is that violent
Antique being that gnaws at the pillars
Of the earth and is one and many of the seas
And abyss and splendor and chance and wind?
Who looks on it sees it for the first time.
Always. With that wonder which all things
Elementary leave behind, the beauty
In evenings, the moon, flame of the bonfire.
Who is the sea, who am I? I will know it
In the days to come that follow the agony.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and universal literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophers, libraries, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology.[3] Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.[4] His late poems converse with such cultural figures as Spinoza, Camões, and Virgil.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and universal literature. Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. His late poems converse with such cultural figures as Spinoza, Camões, and Virgil. (from Wikipedia)
Happy Monochrome Monday, everyone!
P3240409... June 2, 2025
Hazy sunset seen in Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario today.
Distant wildfires are contributing to the haze, which made the Sun appear as a red planet.
Sitting in a fishing boat, it is a great pleasure to watch eagles and kites pouncing on the fishermen's by-catch... Good to know that these by-catch, wich is useless for the fishermen, also contributes to the conservation of these beautiful birds.
Die Philharmonie Luxemburg, bekannt für ihre markante Architektur, hat 823 Säulen. Diese weißen, schlanken Säulen sind ein zentrales Merkmal des Gebäudes und umgeben den Konzertsaal, wodurch ein beeindruckender visueller Effekt entsteht. Sie wurden von dem Architekten Christian de Portzamparc entworfen und tragen wesentlich zur eleganten und modernen Ästhetik der Philharmonie bei.
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The Philharmonie Luxembourg, known for its striking architecture, features 823 columns. These sleek, white columns are a defining characteristic of the building, encircling the concert hall and creating an impressive visual effect. Designed by architect Christian de Portzamparc, they contribute significantly to the elegant and modern aesthetic of the Philharmonie. (Quelle: Internet)
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Culture Days 2019 Painted Piano Community Project | Coordinated by Arts Milton & Co-created by the community members (2019) – Piano
The Culture Days 2019 community project was a painted piano and matching piano bench designed and facilitated by artist Aparna Rangnekar and co-created by dozens of community members during Culture Days. The upright piano and bench were primed with white paint, and Rangnekar used black acrylic paint to outline blossoms with music note and music clef centres. Community members contributed by painting in the blossoms with a selection of brightly hued acrylic paints in primary and secondary colours. The piano is maintained by the FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, and is located on the second floor of the facility. It is available to be played by community members during open hours.
Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus, native to Europe and western Asia. Its scientific name means "forest apple"
The wild apple is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree, but can also grow into a multi-stemmed bush. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 14 metres (46 feet) tall with trunk diameters of usually 23–45 centimetres (9–17+1⁄2 inches), although diameters exceeding 90 centimetres (35 in) have been recorded. The leaves are roundish-oval and sometimes hairy on the underside. The hermaphrodite flowers appear in May, slightly preceding hawthorn, have white or pinkish petals and are insect-pollinated. The small pome-fruits are around 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter, ripen in autumn and fall to the ground. The bark is light brown and breaks up in flakes. The branches are thorny, especially in response to pruning or browsing.
In the past M. sylvestris was thought to be the most important ancestor of the cultivated apple (M. domestica), which has since been shown to have been primarily derived from the central Asian species M. sieversii. However, DNA analyses confirm that M. sylvestris has contributed significantly to the genome. They found that secondary introgression from other species of the genus Malus has greatly shaped the genome of M. domestica, with M. sylvestris being the largest secondary contributor. They also found that current populations of M. domestica are more closely related to M. sylvestris than to M. sieversii. However, in more pure strains of M. domestica, the M. sieversii ancestry still predominates.
A late afternoon scene along the 600 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. In this view the camera is pointed toward the north from Mulberry St.
The buildings on this block were all completed between 1873 and 1927, and all are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
The architectural style of this block is primarily Italianate. Today these buildings are home to restaurants, bars, retail shops, commercial office space, and some residential apartments. From a historic standpoint, perhaps the most notable structure on the block is the R.P. Smith & Sons Building (3-story building, second from corner) which was designed and built as a center for one of Illinois' largest boot and sales wholesalers.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Windmills have become part of the Canarian landscape, silent witnesses of a past in which they played an important role in the economy of the islands. In the case of Fuerteventura, they existed profusely because this typology is developed mainly in arid or desert regions, taking the wind as a source of energy, to make up for the lack of water currents. To this contributed the almost permanent presence of air currents in the islands and the orography of the island, characterized by vast plains only "interrupted" by these peculiar constructions.
Their typologies are made up of two very different types, but one of them predominates numerically. The most abundant is defined by an architectural structure of flat circular plant, with truncated cone shape made of masonry, topped by an irregular conical or pyramidal wooden roof of which one of its parts is open to give exit to the axis of the blades. The interior is divided into two floors, with access to the upper floor by an interior staircase, in some cases, or exterior, in others. The other typology, of which there are fewer examples, is defined by a quadrangular building, on which rises a tower made with a framework of wooden railings, which supports the blades. In the center of the tower descends an axis that connects the gearing of the blades with the stones.
La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
A view of the west side of the 200 block of S. Main as seen from E. Market St. This intersection of S, Main and E. Market is on the southwest corner of the courthouse square. All of the buildings in this view are contributing properties in the Caldwell County Courthouse Square Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
On the corner at 201 S. Main St. is the S. J. Henderson Building constructed in 1889-1890, and which originally housed the dry goods business of a Mr. A. Weinbaum. The large painted mural on the north side of the building proudly declares Lockhart as the BBQ Capital of Texas, a honor bestowed upon this community in 1999 by the Texas Legislature.
This one and a half story building with a parapet appears to be a two-story building. Along the upper portion of the east and northeast sides of th building are false slatted windows with round arches. Iron columns that once flanked the building's entrance have been removed.
At 203 and 205 S. Main St. are a pair of two-story commercial buildings. The closest of these is the August Walters Building that was constructed in 1890. August Walters was a saddle and harness maker, and also was a gunsmith.
This two-story brick and stone building has its main facade intact. Divided into three bays by brick pilasters, the first floor contains a central double door with rounded transom, flanked by wide display windows with rounded transoms. Three round arched windows pierce the second floor and are horizontally joined by a raised stringcourse joining the hood molds. The building is now painted blue with white trim.
To the immediate south of the August Walters Building at 205 S. Main St. is the E. L. Bowden Warehouse. Constructed in 1900 as a warehouse for Mr. Bowden's dry goods business, the facade of the building is now painted light blue with white trim.
The three-bay facade contains a central double door flanked by double windows on each side. Each of the openings are embellished by a segmental arched transom. The three second floor windows have segmental arches and are joined by a stringcourse.
Next, located at 211 S. Main St., is a three-story red brick structure with white stone trim that was built in 1925 for the Lockhart Masonic Lodge #690. On the corner, but blocked from our view by the Masonic Temple, is the Dr. Eugene Clark Library. Both the Masonic Temple and library will be shown in detail in an upcoming post.
Lockhart, a community of 14,811 at the 2020 census, is the seat of Caldwell County and is located just 30 miles south of the state capital in downtown Austin. Lockhart's square and downtown is filled with late 19th and early 20th century buildings, nearly all contributing properties to the historic district. The city's turn-of-the-century appearance has attracted the attention of film makers. Over 50 films for the theater and TV have been shot in whole or in part in Lockhart, including the 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film Waiting for Guffman and the 1993 drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
This beauty came to the perches in our backyard and posed continuously as I approached him...absolutely no fear! We back up to a very large open space and I am sure this contributes.
If we cannot see how what we are doing or not doing is contributing to things being the way that they are, then logically we have no basis at all, zero leverage, for changing the way things are -- except from the outside, by persuasion or force. --Adam Kahane
Ever seen a bird that looks like it's always in a rush? Meet the cream-coloured courser, a speedster of the sandy deserts!
These avian marathoners are known for their extraordinary ability to run swiftly across the ground, using their long legs to chase after insects and even small reptiles. Did you know they skip long-distance flights in favour of sprinting wherever they go? Talk about nature's own dedicated sprinters!
The typical lifespan of the Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor) is around 10 to 12 years in the wild.
This bird, native to arid regions of North Africa and the Middle East, shares similar longevity with related species like the Indian Courser (around 10 years) but tends to surpass the Double-banded Courser, which averages about 7 to 9 years.
These coursers, part of the pratincole and courser family, have adaptations for dry habitats, contributing to their survival despite harsh environmental conditions.
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
Gairloch Gardens is located at 1306 Lakeshore Road on the south side of Lakeshore Road, along the shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Oakville. The property consists of a three storey stone and stucco residence that was constructed from 1923 to 1924.
The property was designated by the Town of Oakville in 1986 for its heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 1986-192).
HERITAGE VALUE
Located at 1306 Lakeshore Road, Gairloch Gardens is a lake estate associated with two prominent Oakville locals. Colonel W.G. MacKendrick had the home built for his family in 1923. Upon his death, Toronto investment banker, James Gairdner, purchased the estate. Gairdner named the estate “Gairloch” after a small Scottish town. Upon Gairdner's death in 1972 the estate was bequeathed to the Town of Oakville for use as a park and gallery for contemporary artists.
Gairloch Gardens is a good example of Tudor style residence. Typical of this style is the stone and stucco exterior and steeply pitched roof. Continuing with this style are the tall narrow fenestrations with multi paned windows. The hip roof features a prominent cross gable with exposed beams between the first and second storey. The estate has many unique attributes such as a meandering stream, pond and formal gardens.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of Gairloch Gardens include the:
- proximity to Lake Ontario
- three storey stone and stucco exterior
- hip roof
- prominent cross gable
- original twelve and eighteen paned windows
- two large stone chimneys with decorative chimney pots
- exposed beams
- meandering stream
- pond
- formal garden areas within the park setting