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We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Winston Churchill
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Socorro County, New Mexico.
I like an image that tells a story, especially one that requires the viewer spend some time examining it to tease the story out, or form their own story based on their interpretation of what is being depicted.
To me, this image shows a powerful mule deer buck, standing defiant in the face of some perceived threat. As the does of his harem retreat, he stands guard ensuring they escape to safety. Admittedly, this may be a personification of what really happens in these types of situations. But then again, maybe it isn't. Others viewing this image may not see the same thing, and that's ok. Photography is art, and art is subjective.
Happy 2022, I hope it brings good things to all of you and your loved ones!
La Alcazaba
Se cree que antes de la existencia de lo que hoy conocemos como Alcazaba, en el mismo cerro existía una rábida cuya construcción fue fechada a mediados del siglo IX, con la intención de defender los arrabales de los normandos entre los años 840 y 861.
The water flow isn't on but the little pond is open and this red-wing was having a wonderful time having a bath.
This one's for you Harry.
In February.
In Canada.
Agelaius phoeniceus
Male Red-winged Blackbirds fiercely defend their territories during the breeding season, spending more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense. He chases other males out of the territory and attacks nest predators, sometimes going after much larger animals, including horses and people.
Like every spring, we are visited again by these wonderful flying rainbows. We'll see this year if you give me any more time.
European bee-eater - Merops apiaster - Abejaruco europeo.
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1996 Camel Trophy Event at Kalimantan.
This image is believed to be of renown Dominican enduro racers Angel Leandro Soto and Alfonzo Jose Guerci along with their Defender 110. Known for their use of multiple tow cables and exterior truckside gymnastics, this team was able to traverse the most difficult terrain. These crowd favorites battled seemingly impossible conditions including heavy rains and swamp-like pathways as shown here. The 1996 event would be remembered as the last Trophy to adhere to the traditional format of teams traveling together as a convoy.
(c) Nick Dimbleby
Defender la alegría como una trinchera
defenderla del caos y de las pesadillas
de la ajada miseria y de los miserables
de las ausencias breves y las definitivas ...
Mario Benedetti.
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuyama_Castle:
Fukuyama Castle (福山城, Fukuyama-jō), sometimes called Hisamatsu Castle (久松城, Hisamatsu-jō) or Iyō Castle (葦陽城, Iyō-jō) was the castle of the Bingo-Fukuyama Han during the Edo period of Japanese history. The grounds of the castle have been designated a National Historic Site since 1964. The castle is located in Fukuyama Park in Fukuyama, Hiroshima near Fukuyama Station.
Fukuyama Castle is located at a hill in the center of Fukuyama city. Prior to the Edo Period, this area was a large tidal flat. The Sanyōdō highway, which connects the Kinai region with Kyushu, ran to the north of the modern city center, and Tomonoura, a port on the Seto Inland Sea from the Heian period, was to the south. The main power center for Bingo Province was at Kannabe Castle to the northeast. After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Fukushima Masanori was awarded control of both Aki Province and Bingo Province; however, in 1619, the Tokugawa shogunate used the pretext that he had made repairs to Hiroshima Castle without permission to seize a portion of his domain, awarding a 100,000 koku portion of Bingo Province to Tokugawa Ieyasu's cousin, Mizuno Katsunari. Katsunari had an outstanding military record and it was expected that he would act as a bulwark on the Sanyōdō highway against possible rebellion by the powerful tozama daimyō of western Japan, such as the Mōri clan. Mizuno found that Kannabe Castle was located in a narrow mountain valley and was inconvenient both to manage his domain and to defend against attack, some received a special exception from the shogunate's "one domain - one castle" rule to build a new castle and castle town on reclaimed land. Construction started in 1619 and was completed in 1622.
The new Fukuyama Castle occupied a hill with a length of 400 meters and width of 200 meters. The inner bailey occupies the southern half of the hill, and contains a five-story tenshu at its northern edge. The southern edge was protected by two yagura turrets.The Fushimi yagura was a white three-story structure transferred from abolished Fushimi Castle in Kyoto. The Tsukumi yagura has a red handrail balcony. Between these two yagura is the main gate of the castle, also transferred from Fushimi Castle.
The secondary bailey occupied the north half of the hill, and outer bailey surrounded south half of the hill. Fukuyama Castle had seven three-story yagura and 15 smaller yagura, and tall stone walls, and was surrounded by water moats, connected by canal to the Seto Inland Sea.
The Mizuno clan was replaced by the Abe clan was rulers of Fukuyama Domain in 1698 and governed to the Meiji restoration. Although the various Abe daimyō played important political roles in the administration of the shogunate, they seldom visited the domain in person. During the Boshin War, Fukuyama Castle was attacked by the Chōshū army in January 1868, but the domain defected to the Imperial side and the castle was spared destruction.
After the Meiji Restoration, most of the buildings except for the tenshu and a number of yagura were demolished. The castle grounds became a public park. In 1931, the tenshu was designed a "National Treasure" under the former Cultural Properties Protection Law. However, the tenshu burned down during World War II. Much of outer areas of the castle grounds disappeared due to the construction of railways and urban development. Fukuyama Station was built directly adjacent to the inner bailey of the castle and the tenshu can be seen clearly from its platforms.
Ordonné prêtre à Paris en 1685, Jean-Baptiste Labat poursuit des études scientifiques à Nancy.
En 1693, il est volontaire et part comme missionnaire avec l'autorisation des responsables de l'ordre des dominicains aux Antilles. Le 29 janvier 1694, il débarque en Martinique. Il rejoint ses pères à la paroisse de Macouba, où il travaille pendant deux ans à développer la paroisse et construit de nombreux édifices. En 1696, il voyage en Guadeloupe et en Dominique puis est nommé procureur syndic des îles d'Amérique à son retour en Martinique.
Il visite les Antilles françaises, néerlandaises et anglaises de Grenade à Hispaniola. Dans ses récits, rédigés en 1698, il évoque de nombreux aspects de la société caribéenne dont l'esclavage colonial. Il est lui-même un fervent défenseur de l'esclavage et possède des esclaves. Il décrit les conditions de vie des esclaves martiniquais et leur passion pour la danse. Il est également le témoin privilégié d'un autre aspect de cette société, la flibuste, pour laquelle ses écrits sont une source d'une grande importance.
Il fonde l'exploitation sucrière de Fonds-Saint-Jacques à Sainte-Marie en Martinique, et les paroisses de Le Robert et Le François (appelées cul-de-sac Robert et cul-de-sac François dans Nouveau Voyage aux Isles Françoises de l'Amérique). Il aide à développer et moderniser l'industrie de la canne à sucre dans les Antilles françaises. Il assiste le botaniste Charles Plumier dans son travail quand celui-ci séjourne aux Antilles, même s'il[Qui ?] jugeait la mission que lui a confié Louis XIV plus qu'inutile. Il fortifie et prépare la défense de la Guadeloupe (dont il reste la tour du Père-Labat) puis prend part au combat lors de l'attaque britannique de l'île en 1704. Il est nommé vice-préfet apostolique la même année.
En 1706, il rentre en Europe et est nommé en Italie ou il entreprend la rédaction du célèbre Nouveau Voyage aux isles Françoises de l'Amérique à partir des notes journalières qu'il avait prises toutes ces années durant. Il tente d'organiser son retour aux Amériques mais n'obtient jamais l'autorisation de sa hiérarchie. Il réside à Paris en 1716, dans le couvent de la rue Saint-Honoré où il exerce les fonctions d’agent du Maître général de l’Ordre jusqu'à sa mort1
Ordained priest in Paris in 1685, Jean-Baptiste Labat pursued scientific studies in Nancy.
In 1693, he volunteered and left as a missionary with the authorization of the officials of the Dominican order in the Antilles. On January 29, 1694, he landed in Martinique. He joined his fathers in the parish of Macouba, where he worked for two years to develop the parish and built many buildings. In 1696, he traveled to Guadeloupe and Dominica then was appointed syndical prosecutor of the American islands on his return to Martinique.
He visits the French, Dutch and English West Indies from Grenada to Hispaniola. In his stories, written in 1698, he evokes many aspects of Caribbean society, including colonial slavery. He is himself a staunch defender of slavery and has slaves. It describes the living conditions of Martinican slaves and their passion for dancing. He is also the privileged witness of another aspect of this society, the flibust, for which his writings are a source of great importance.
As watcher and eyes of our skies, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) plays an important role in exercising the sovereign rights of Singapore as an independent nation.
In this shot here, an Airbus A330 MRTT aerial refueling aircraft is flanked by F-16D jet fighters during a sequence in one of the NDP 2023 Preview rehearsals.
As we watch this Lewis Woodpecker repeatedly return to this Oak tree, I realized he was 'defending his territory'
Again I have added transparency to most of the prims that make up the original defender avatar of Flea Bussy and assembled them around Alpha to create the mechanoid/humanoid hybrid which is now posing on one of the hamster wheels at Syncretia. The skin is, yet again, Vry Offcourse's "Forge" skin...
Visiting Liverpool as part of the Battle of the Atlantic anniversary celebrations
Type Class 45 air defence destroyer Commissioned 2013 she is the eighth Royal Navy ship to bear this name
Now these are the OG Defenders that I made as a reason to use that silver surfboard for (of course) Silver Surfer. I also had a couple other fun new parts for classic Strange, who turned out nicely.
I've been wanting to make this group of Netflix's Defenders since I got the Daredevil fig - finally put them together.
.. the tide was coming in so he would have to move sometime! .. other than that he was rooted to the spot.
This Des Res under eaves pigeon nest hole was being fiercely defended by the occupier today in spite of many attempts to drive it out!
Our last day in Oslo we walked down to Akershus Fortress. The first rise we came to had stunning views over the city. On the left are the two towers of the City Hall and main waterfront.
Explore 17th November 2014 #217
2014 08 12 114524 Norway Oslo Akershus 1HDR