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"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."
........Robert Frost
This fence is part of an historical community garden, which in turn is part of a larger heritage precinct in the little town of Penola, South Australia which lies in the heart of the famous wine area of Coonawarra.
I doubt it serves a lot of practical purpose now - except for looking gorgeous and being a prop for photographers. Its a wonderful tribute to the community who maintain and preserve these historical treasures. HFF
El Albaicín o Albayzín es un barrio del este de la ciudad española de Granada, en la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía. Está situado a una altitud de 700 a 800 m sobre el nivel del mar.
El tipo tradicional de vivienda es el carmen, compuesto por una vivienda exenta rodeada por un alto muro que la separa de la calle y que incluye un pequeño huerto o jardín.
Fue característico de dicho barrio la canalización y distribución del agua potable a través de aljibes; en total se han podido constatar unos 28; de los cuales, una gran mayoría se conservan pero no siguen en uso debido a que sus canalizaciones se han roto con el paso del tiempo.
En 1994, el Albaicín fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco como ampliación del conjunto monumental de la Alhambra y el Generalife.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albaic%C3%ADn
The Albaicín, also known as Albayzín is a district of Granada, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city. The neighbourhood is notable for its historic monuments and for largely retaining its medieval street plan dating back to the Nasrid period (13th to 15th centuries), although it nonetheless went through many physical and demographic changes after the end of the Reconquista in 1492.
It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1994, as an extension of the historic site of the nearby Alhambra
This is one portion of one tree of many at the Rockport Rookery. The Great blue herons are all facing the setting sun except the one that just returned with some nest builind materials. There was lots of mating rituals, gift, and nest material presentation going on in the colony.
Another shot of the basalt cliff in Yakima, Washington. Look at the roots hanging down from the green plants. And all those species of lichen...nature is amazing!
Compositionally Challenged June Most Versatile: Great Outdoors (rocks #2)
Smallscape. I'm kind of into things that catch my eye because of their anonymity at the moment. The world has suddenly shrank, so I guess my perspective should too? That or I'm just pratting about shooting weeds...
Atacama desert, 4600 Meters above sea level, -3 degrees Celsius, early sunday morning, frozen water but this flamingos still looking through the lagoon for their food trying to broke the thin ice layer with their beaks.
Used a LPL filter from Maven
Schoolchildren's art on display in the Tateishi Nakamise shopping arcade. Local shops and the shopping street association give prizes for kids' art, and some of the winners were on display when I visited.
To me, this photo shows the strong connection between local shopping streets and the community. They are one and the same, essentially. Gut one, you're going to end up gutting the other. This arcade is over sixty years old, and arguably needs to be rebuilt. Rebuilt--not replaced by something that will primarily serve the interests of entities outside the community, who have no vested interest in it, and see it only as a locus for extracting profit.
The Janeu ceremony is a sacred Hindu rite of passage where a young individual receives the sacred cotton thread (janeu) to mark their spiritual rebirth and entry into formal learning.
Recently, I have done a documentary on Ramnami Samaj (community) in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is a Hindu sect founded by Parasuram, a man from low caste untouchable Hindu community, in the 1890s that worshiped the Lord Ram. To prove their love and devotion to Lord Ram, they have tattooed the word “Ram” on their whole body and wear clothes with “Ram” written all over them. Even the walls of house have “Ram Ram” scribbled on them. This community is very liberal; they don’t discriminate between castes and respect all genders equally. They spend their entire day spiritually- by praying and chanting Ram bhajan (devotional songs). With only a handful of people left in this community, we can only wish for them to never let go of their cultural identity and for the coming generation to pursue it with fervor.
Having discovered a large, densely populated area of Canada Anemone much closer to home, I've made several visits while they are at peak condition. A chaos of blossoms abound.
Meant as a documentary shot to establish density and habitat.
We were over West End way today (didn't see ya Christy!) and on the way back, passed this Queenslander style home which accentuates its heritage with bananas, Lady Fingers I imagine growing right in the small front yard in Vulture Street, South Brisbane. We left in rather a hurry as a rather ominous thunderstorm came towards us but it seems to have dissipated. It's still about 35C though and unhappy high humidity too.
In traditional Brisbane, Queensland and even in New South Wales probably north of Sydney when homes sat on large allotments and had big backyards, it was not unusual to have a small plantation of banana trees growing in the backyard. We had them, all Lady Fingers because there were restrictions on growing the more well known Cavendish in those days. I am a Cav man myself, never liked the slightly metallic taste of the Lady Fingers. The backyard would also possibly be home to other fruit trees, many of them now long forgotten, a vegetable garden and perhaps a chook run. We had all of these and what a childhood of discovery it was, even the deadly snakes!
Betty Crocker Community Member requested this information:
www.bettycrocker.com/community/forums/13/32247?pageindex=1
Per this:
www.bettycrocker.com/search/searchresults?sr=2&term=c... pancakes&sl=1
:) - CC
Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.
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United Church of Christ, Orem, Utah.
Photographed in 665 nanometer infrared using an infrared converted Canon 20D and rendered in inverted false color infrared. Orem, Utah.
Utah.
I don't know the name of this small community but there weren't too many of them. More often we saw the occasional home or 2 or 3 homes together in this vast expanse.
Feb. 7, 2024: Early morning sun and mist at Conejo Community Park in Thousand Oaks, California, as storms take a break - but more rain is predicted for tonight.