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Photographed at sunrise in the Thompson Prairie area of Upper Hixon Forest Park, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
A compass rose adorns the square in front of the Monument to the Discoveries. Made of black and red lioz limestone, it has a 50 m diameter, and contains a 14 m-wide planisphere decorated with vegetal elements, 5 small compass roses, 3 blowing faces personifying the wind, a mermaid, a mythical fish and Neptune with a trident and a trumpet, riding a marine beast. Dates, ships and caravels mark the main routes of the Portuguese expansion between the 15th and 16th centuries. The background consists of ‘open sea’ waves, a motif commonly used for the typical Portuguese cobblestone pavements. The compass rose was designed by architect LuÃs Cristino da Silva, and bestowed by the Republic of South Africa, which joined in the commemorations for the Infante. Inaugurated on 5 August 1960
This is a female Long-tailed Duck on Svalbard but I need to explain the title. Those tussocks of pink flowers are known as Compass Plants because because they flower on the sunny, south-facing side, even though the sun is out 24 hours a day in the arctic summer. Here's a better photo of Compass Plant, which is also known as Moss Campion (Silene acaulis), showing the obvious south-facing flowers: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/4801384486/in/photolist
Now for the female Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), which is markedly different from the showy male: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/53842834313/in/photolist About 1000 pairs breed on Svalbard and many of these also spend the winter off the west coast of Svalbard where the waters are warmed by the gulf stream. Its scientific name translates as "noisy little one in winter" because Linnaeus only saw them as a winter visitor to southern Sweden. They usually only come ashore to nest and you can see that their legs are set really far back on the body to assist their water-dwelling lifestyle. Ducks that spend more time on land have the legs centrally placed, like Mallards.
Well, here she is.
My wife doesn't like the model.
Calls it: "real estate broker wannabe SUV."
But: "with the gloss black roof, those rims and tires, you'll get away as a mid-manager in one of the gangs in the southern suburbs."
(The latter though, is better than being labelled as a real estate broker...)
Ink and ecoline ink on paper. A 'South pointing fish' or 'South-governor' was an early (200 BCE-100 CE) Chinese Compass.
Why not a chicken compass?? #icad2016 Day9 Compass (phMartenLiquidWatercolors, oil pastels, brush pen)
My compass, self made and textured with an artwork of Melinda Hannigan.
For pencil and brush, you can regulate the highness of the brush.
Thanks for the visit
CA58 GHA was one of six Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse buses purchased from GHA Coaches by Compass in 2016 following the takeover of the Sussex Bus network. On 8th October, 2018, CA58 GHA was working school service 743 from Steyning to East Worthing.
Where are you headed? If you don’t know, what a wonderful surprise could lie ahead. Being lost can lead you on the most amazing adventures :)
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119 Photos in 2019 - 27. Compass
Compass Bus took over service 32 on 1st June 2015, following previous operator Arriva's decision its financial performance was not good enough - Compass won the resulting Surrey CC tender process.
Their new Enviro YY15 NHM is seen here performing the route's double run through Brockham to Strood Green and back, while heading to Guildford.
The North Downs are clearly visible behind.
Middle Street, Brockham, Surrey.
"Compass Rose," a mixed media piece. The background picture is a picture of -- wait for it -- garlic knot crumbs in olive oil -- and the top picture is a mirrored picture of a bridge. Both were edited from the mundane into bubblegum magicalness. What kind of world do you think this compass would be for?
"no direction, I am a compass
constantly spinning
constantly searching for the end
never reaching our destination
but the goal was never when
or where
or who;
it was only you"
Lithograph. Source:WikiArt.org
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The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
The glass roofing:
Its self-supporting construction is made up of thousands of pieces of glass in a metal frame.
Roof Facts:
- Self-sustaining construction of 34 x 34 metres.
-Inspired by the compass lines on old nautical charts.
-160.000 kg steel and 40.000 kg glass.
City: Amsterdam.
Country: Netherlands.
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This is my Silva compass. Part of its perspex base has broken off. It's little used now that Google Maps and OS maps online make instruments like this almost obsolete. However, it does not need batteries, nor does it lose its signal, so still useful as a backup. Probably about fifty years old now and still working.
Pilot G-Tec-C4 rollerball
One spot of Cass Art watercolour
Seawhite A4 concertina sketchbook
Inktober '21 No 16
#Inktober2021
Every Christmas a star is lit on Cabot Tower overlooking the city. This year there is a new one.
(Signal Hill, St. John's)
A large old compass.
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