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El Hotel Humboldt, ubicado en la cima del cerro El Ávila en Caracas, Venezuela es un ícono en la arquitectura venezolana por su diseño de vanguardia. Su construcción se realizó entre los meses de mayo y noviembre de 1956.
El hotel formó parte del plan para unir a Caracas con el Litoral a través de un complejo turístico y recreativo que involucraba al teleférico como medio de transporte. El edificio está a una altura de 2.140 msnm, su arquitectura está compuesta por una torre circular que permite una vista de 360º. Con una altura de 59.50 metros, tiene 19 pisos donde se distribuyen las 70 habitaciones tipo suite (actualmente en restauración) que ofrecían una excelente vista de la ciudad. El edificio estaba dotado de un comedor, un mirador y unas estructuras adosadas donde se encontraban las áreas sociales del hotel: salones, estar, dependencias administrativas, servicios y piscina cubierta, asi como un teleférico privado de uso exclusivo para los huespedes del hotel y para los invitados. La fachada de cristal y aluminio se utilizó para ayudar al calentamiento de la edificación, la misma permitió además que se le efectuara el mantenimiento rutinario de limpieza desde adentro por medio de ventanales basculantes.
El hotel deriva su nombre al naturalista alemán Alejandro Von Humboldt (1769-1859) quién además de las múltiples expediciones a la geografía nacional, recorrió las montañas y dejó por escrito sus observaciones. El diseño original del hotel y de la estación Ávila son del arquitecto Tomás José Sanabria, quien formó parte de la segunda generación de arquitectos venezolanos formados en el exterior e impulsores del estilo internacional.
Con el fin de restaurar el hotel y reactivar los servicios de hostelería y hospedaje, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Turismo y el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Presidencia de la República iniciaron la restauración del Hotel Humboldt en 2012. Los trabajos actualmente continúan en su tercera face. Se espera que los trabajos del Hotel Humboldt culminen en 2018.
¡¡¡ FELIZ MARTES DE NUBES !!!
Today the KCS no longer exists as an independent company. Now part of the CPKC.
With the exception of a few trips to Mississippi, most of my experience with the KCS has been along the former Gateway Western lines. The KCS takeover of the ATSF dependent GWWR brought stability to a line that had become redundant to the newly formed BNSF. The KCS continued the upgrade of the physical plant that GWWR started and the route is now in better shape than ever. The Bartlett Grain loading facility at Jacksonville has brought much needed traffic to an under utilized line and hopefully the new company will continue to bring in additional business.
I must admit that from a railfan point of view that after being able to photograph GWWR and ATSF powered trains, I initially wasn't really excited with the KCS takeover with their gray engines and all but when they brought back the Southern Belle scheme first to the business train and then to the rest of the fleet my opinion quickly changed.
Shown here is a westbound extra MESKC passing through the small village of Hillview IL on a Saturday afternoon in March of 2016. In a few miles they will cross the Illinois River at Pearl. The lead units look great in the belle scheme. Goodbye KCS.
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae.
Lions live in large groups called prides. A pride consists of multiple related females and their dependent offspring along with two or three unrelated males. A typical pride has about 15 members, although some prides as large as 40 members have been observed.
Lions spend much of their time resting; they are inactive for about 20 hours per day. Although lions can be active at any time, their activity generally peaks after dusk with a period of socialising, grooming and defecating. Intermittent bursts of activity continue until dawn, when hunting most often takes place. They spend an average of two hours a day walking and 50 minutes eating.
Female lions, sisters, live together for life. Their female cubs also stay with the pride, even after they’re grown, but male cubs must venture out on their own once they reach maturity.
This very intimate moment between Mamma Lioness and cub was captured on a late evening game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.
Taken at the same time as the dice shot, for the ODC theme of "Out of Balance", I prefered the lighting effect I achieved in the dice one for my daily shot though. This though I quite liked too, especially with the heart shaped Italian biscuits (yummy). I have an idea for my valentines day shot tomorrow, but it is very dependent on the weather being nice (the forecast does not look too bad so far :-)).
**The quality of this is dependent on your browser. I use Chrome and it's not great. This looked fine in Photoshop. :/
My part of the world had quite a lot of rainfall over the past couple of weeks and during that time, I tried to draw up some concepts that could be taken indoors. I came up with a few, this being one of them. I think the title speaks for itself (that, and I can't think of a better one at the moment). I'm happy to say that the sun has decided to show itself recently and I'm itching to head outside and declutter my mind of the accumulating ideas. I've taken to sketching them out but I'm not sure that this is really helping a great deal since my drawing skills are abysmal.
In other news, I was featured on Artist A Day and was selected as a Top Finalist for the See.Me competition - which is awesome!
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Desde 1996, Berlín tiene una pieza especial de Francia en su corazón. Las famosas Galeries Lafayette de París abrieron su primera y única dependencia alemana en Friedrichstraße en la esquina de la carretera francesa, con una ubicación central entre "Gendarmenmarkt" y "Brandenburger Tor". En cinco plantas y 10.000 metros cuadrados, Galeries Lafayette presenta las últimas tendencias en moda, accesorios, productos de belleza de alta calidad y delicias francesas. Además de algunas marcas francesas, la tienda de moda también cuenta con marcas internacionales y exclusivas, así como con diseñadores seleccionados de Berlín. La impresionante fachada de vidrio y el cono de vidrio están diseñados por el arquitecto francés Jean Nouvel. La arquitectura moderna es una atracción muy especial para los turistas de todo el mundo.
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Koh Samui Island is dependent on tourists and fishing. Several small fishing boats were getting ready to head into the Gulf of Thailand.
This is a "Long Tail Boat":
These boats come in many different shapes and sizes but one design feature they all have in common is the propeller attached to the end of a rather long pipe or shaft.
It is this long propeller shaft that gives them their Thai name Rua hang yao which translates literally as”long-tailed boats”.
As well as a long tail you will usually see a large engine connected to the tail which is often acquired from a car or tractor. A simple and effective design but they can be very noisy! The boatmen manoeuvre the tail and engine as one piece with a tiller so that the whole set up acts as the steering mechanism.
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"Precisar de dominar os outros é precisar dos outros. O chefe é um dependente. Aumentar a personalidade sem incluir nela nada alheio – nem pedindo aos outros, nem mandando nos outros, mas sendo outros quando outros são precisos. Reduzir as necessidades ao mínimo, para que em nada dependamos de outrem."
"To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent. Enlarge your personality whitout including anything from the outside - asking nothing from others and imposing nothing on others, but being others when you need them. Reduce your necessities to a minimum, so as not to depend on anyone for anything"
Fernando Pessoa
Many people enjoy being able to add the sparrowhawk to their list of garden visitors, but others are not so sure. Try to take the view that having a sparrowhawk visiting your garden is a good thing - the presence of such a top predator indicates that the bird population in your area is doing well.
Even though sparrowhawks feed almost exclusively on small birds, they do not affect their overall numbers. Songbirds produce far more young every year than would be needed to maintain the population. All these extra birds will die of starvation, disease or predation before the following breeding season and there would not be enough territories or food for so many.
Deterrents
If you feel you must deter the sparrowhawk, there are a few deterrents available, although their effectiveness is dependent on the availability of alternative feeding sites for the hawk. Rather than deter them, try to learn to admire the skill and beauty of this very specialised hunter.
Bamboo canes on lawn to turn fast approach route into an obstacle course.
Half-full plastic bottles or CDs hung up in trees to scare the predators away.
If feeders are under an overhang (eg under tree branches) hang strings like bead curtain strands a few inches apart around the perimeter of the overhang to slow down the hawk.
The GuardnEyes scarecrow balloon works by introducing, what the hawk believes to be, a higher level of predation, so that it in turn feels stalked. If alternative feeding areas exist, the hawk may be encouraged to move elsewhere.
Young Sea Otters are dependent on their mothers for far longer than you'd expect. They still "cuddle" and rest on their mothers' floating tummies when they are almost as big as her, which can be up to 12 months. This mother Sea Otter seems to be nibbling her offspring's ear, or maybe whispering sweet nothings. This was photographed off Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
One final thing, male Sea Otters are highly aggressive during sex and will grab the female by the muzzle then spin around in the water until he has succeeded in mating. This results in terrible scarring on the female's nose, so it is possible to identify females by their pink-scarred snouts, while males' remain shiny and black. You can see this female's scarred nose but here's a male with a shiny black nose for comparison: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/52382048612/in/dateposted/
Native to Eastern Gulf states, this lovely wild orchid blooms in midsummer in pine savannas, such as the battlefield at Blakeley...in Northern states they are more dependent on bog environments and are now considered endangered in Michigan and other areas...
Robledillo de Gata es un municipio español de la provincia de Cáceres, comunidad autónoma de Extremadura. Sus construcciones de adobe y madera le confieren un sabor eminentemente serrano.
La localidad fue declarada Bien de Interés Cultural mediante el "Decreto 39/1994, de 7 de marzo, por el que se declara Bien de Interés Cultural, con categoría de Conjunto Histórico la localidad de Robledillo de Gata", publicado en el Diario Oficial de Extremadura el 15 de marzo de 1994.4
Su emplazamiento y la modestia de las vías de comunicación que permiten el acceso han permitido su conservación, como destacado conjunto de arquitectura doméstica y popular, manifestándose como uno de los mejores exponentes provinciales de núcleos urbanos de carácter rural.
Tiene la localidad una tipología de trazado medieval parcial, con lenta tendencia a la alteración. La tipología funcional es predominantemente agrícola, también residencial-doméstica, y la tipología edificatoria es de tipo popular. La disposición de la localidad en la pendiente permite contemplar el escalonamiento de casas y calles, lo que incrementa aún más su valoración plástica. El casco de la población tiene forma de un alargado embudo, con su lado más ancho en la parte sur. Las calles son empinadas, angostas y sinuosas, algunas de ellas transcurren bajo pasadizos o casas voladas, formando pequeños túneles. En cualquier caso, este elemento proporciona a las calles un interesante efecto de luces y sombras. Las casas presentan características uniformes. Los muros son de adobe, en ocasiones pintado alrededor de puertas y ventanas, generalmente de color natural, produciendo una atractiva tonalidad ocre-siena de efecto muy característico de la población. Otras viviendas están realizadas en mampostería muy menuda, con lajas de pizarra en las esquinas. Ambas soluciónes se alternan con entramado de madera, incluso de cañizo en algunos lienzos de adobe. Como se ha señalado, los aleros de madera suelen ser muy pronunciados, de modo que en las calles más estrechas se unen a los de la fachada opuesta haciendo pasadizos, apoyan los aleros en canes de madera sin forma especial.
Las casas tienen balconada corrida, secaderos y terrados con balaustres y estructura de madera, sustentándose en algunos casos sobre grandes y vigas de madera. Las dependencias agrícolas se encuentran en la misma vivienda.
Es frecuente encontrarse en los grandes balcones piñas de maíz secándose, elemento que confiere al conjunto cierta personalidad. Las puertas son adinteladas, con hojas de madera, precediéndolas unos escalones. La fachada no suele contar con muchas ventanas y éstas son adinteladas y de reducidas dimensiones, con vigas de madera como dinteles, estando su entorno blanqueado.
El segundo piso cobija la vivienda propiamente dicha. La estancia principal es la cocina, entorno a ella se sitúan las demás dependencias. La última planta está ocupada por doblado o desván y por los balcones voladizos, cubiertos y con balaustrada de madera. Este último piso apenas tiene ventanas. Los tejados son a dos aguas, bastante prolongados, cubriéndose con teja árabe.
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Milton developed as the county seat of a rural area dependent on farm crops and lumber mills from 1840 to 1930. Both relied on the Blackwater River for transportation of their products, hence the importance of the waterfront. The town grew along Willing Street, between the river & the courthouse square, and was well established by 1876 when the "new" courthouse was built. At this time, no one knows the origin of the town's layout or names of the streets. The Milton Historic District was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A & C because of its local significance. By the 1850s, Milton was the county seat of the most industrialized county in Florida — Santa Rosa. The Imogene Theatre, built in 1912, originally was the Opera House and then the Milton Auditorium, was constructed with three-brick-thick walls and a five-inch-thick steel and concrete 2nd floor. From its Flemish bond facade dotted with airy eight-foot-high windows to its oversized marble cornerstones "supporting" four brick pilasters topped by marble "diamonds," it was an impressive building for the time and is still the tallest structure in town. The downstairs served as the post office & a furniture store, while the 2nd floor housed the theater. A wrap-around balcony comprised the 3rd story. Being such an important part of the above mentioned historic district, the Imogene was included in the listing on the NRHP on November 12, 1987. All the information above was gleaned from the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
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Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Femme de l'ethnie Rendille avec son bébé curieux
Village Rendille à proximité de Ngurunit, Kenya
Les Rendille sont une population d'Afrique de l'Est vivant au nord du Kenya, entre le lac Turkana et le mont Marsabit. Ce sont principalement des nomades, éleveurs de chèvres, de moutons mais surtout de chameaux, particulièrement adaptés aux conditions désertiques du nord du Kenya . Ils dépendent fortement de ces animaux pour une grande partie de leurs besoins quotidiens : nourriture, lait, vêtements, commerce et transport.
Le lieu d'origine du peuple Rendille était l'Éthiopie. Ils ont été forcés de migrer vers le sud, au Kenya, à cause de leurs conflits fréquents avec la tribu des Oromo pour le pâturage et l’eau pour leurs animaux.
Vivant dans une région particulièrement hostile de ce fait délaissée par le colonisateur anglais, les Rendilles n'ont pas été affecté par sa présence.
Leur langue est le rendille, une langue couchitique,parlée par quelques dizaines de milliers de locuteurs seulement
Comme les Masaï pour les vaches, les chameaux sont saignés pour boire leur sang. Les Rendille sont étroitement liés aux Samburu, par des liens économiques et familiaux. Ils ont parfois adopté leur langue, le Samburu.
Comme dans la plupart des tribus, le mariage n'est pas autorisé au sein de son propre clan et est arrangé par les parents . Chaque femme vit dans sa propre maison avec ses enfants et les mères jouissent d'un statut élevé. La société est fortement liée aux liens familiaux.
Embora de aparência forte e magestosa, em seus ambiente natural os cavalos seriam presas dependentes da sua velocidade para escapar dos predadores. Domesticados e acostumados a presença dos homens, embora eternamente descofiados, são animais sociais, que vivem em grupos liderados por matriarcas. A relação de lider sempre existe entre os cavalos, mesmo quando dois deles estão a parte do bando, sempre há aquele que conduz a tropa no momento. A mesma relação ocorre entre cavalo e cavaleiro, é um longo percurso para confiar a confinça e a liderança frente a um cavalo. A doma gentil conquista essa relação através da paciencia e da segurança proporcionada ao animal. Ele precisa saber que aquele que comanda garante seu bem estar. Os cavalos usam uma elaborada linguagem corporal para comunicar uns com os outros, a qual os humanos podem aprender a compreender para melhorar a comunicação com esses animais. A doma tradicional, por sua vez, faz este processo através da força.
Os dois processos podem ser comparado a educação, será que o resultado o mesmo em ambos?
Hermitage of St. Nicholas Bándovas (a closer view).
It dates from c.1387 AD or earlier. It's a 6-storey building inside a cave located at the north side of Bandovas rock, close to Kastraki village. The hermitage was shelled and almost destroyed in 1943 during the German & Italian occupation, then repaired in 1961. Major restoration works took place in 1876 and 1997.
Cave-dwelling asceticism in Meteora was an early form of monasticism, practiced by hermits or recluse monks. In Greek Orthodox church, such dwellings are known as “sketes” or small friaries, owned by (or dependent on) some neighboring main Monastery (Holy Trinity monastery, in the case of this hermitage).
Dépendant étroitement de la période, mais aussi du terroir, du cépage, lorsque le grain de raisin arrive à maturité en sucre et acidité, celui-ci est ramassé. On appelle cette période les vendanges. Cette période varie de juillet à Octobre, bien que pour des vendanges tardives, on laisse le raisin arriver à sur maturité, en laissant sécher sur la vigne. Il s’agit généralement de raisins destinés aux vins moelleux, comme en Alsace, Jurançon, Gaillac etc.…. Ma grappe destinée pour d’autres vins, elle ne sera pas ramassée, arrivée tard après la vendange initiale.
Dependiendo del período, pero también del terruño, la variedad de uva, cuando la uva madura en azúcar y acidez, se recoge. Este período se llama la cosecha. Este período varía de julio a octubre, aunque para cosechas tardías, se permite que las uvas alcancen la madurez, dejando que se sequen en la vid. Suelen ser uvas para vinos suaves, como Alsacia, Jurançon, Gaillac, etc. Mi grupo destinado a otros vinos, no será recogido, llegando tarde después de la cosecha inicial.
Dependent on the period, but also the terroir, the grape variety, when the grape matures in sugar and acidity, it is picked up. This period is called the harvest. This period varies from July to October, although for late harvests, the grapes are allowed to reach maturity, leaving to dry on the vine. These are usually grapes for soft wines, such as Alsace, Jurançon, Gaillac etc .... My bunch destined for other wines, it will not be picked up, arriving late after the initial harvest.
Even in dog years, Stuart is an old fella. That said, there is nothing wrong with his mind, hearing or vision. He's out for a walk every day and doesn't miss a thing - including me across the street trying for a discreet photo. He does get anxious, though - someone has to be with him at all times. But that's understandable when you're dependent on human companions to help get around.
Linnets are still a common, but depleted British bird, more often heard than seen well. I don't find them especially easy to photograph as they are often in skittish flocks. But there were a pair together on Scilly feeding at the coast on Peninnis Head on Scilly. I posted the dapper male with his red face and breast: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/52084584908/in/dateposted/ but this is the more sober-plumaged female. She was picking at seeds of Thrift (Sea Pink) which is a flower I first became aware of on the old threepenny bit: www.flickr.com/photos/birmingham-phil/25206374286/in/phot...
I mentioned that Linnets were depleted as there has been a widespread decline across Europe since 1980 but the decline in Britain started in the late 1960s. It has always been a bird dependent on arable land but changes to farming practice have taken their toll. Increasing specialisation from mixed farming resulted in many "agriculturally-unnecessary" hedgerows being removed, depriving Linnets of nesting sites and cover. More serious was the switch to autumn-sown cereals which removed winter-stubbles where Linnets fed during winter. The well-grown autumn cereals also squeezed out arable weeds which germinate in spring providing seeds as food. Even the name Linnet comes from a former arable crop Linseed (Linum), as does its scientific name; Linaria cannabina, the last part being named after the crop Hemp.
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The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.
Distribution
This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean[2] regions of the Americas. It is thought to have originated in the Old World and spread naturally from Africa to northern South America in the 19th century, from where it spread to North America.[3] This species is migratory; most European birds winter in Africa, and in North America[4] birds from north of the Carolinas winter farther south. Birds from other populations may disperse widely outside the breeding season. While generally declining in Europe, it has recently established a breeding colony in southern Spain, and there appears to be a growing trend for the Spanish birds to winter in Britain and Ireland, with at least 22 sightings in 2010.[5] In 2014, a pair attempted to breed in Lincolnshire, the first such attempt in Britain [6]
Behaviour
Glossy ibises undertake dispersal movements after breeding and are very nomadic. The more northerly populations are fully migratory and travel on a broad front, for example across the Sahara Desert. Populations in temperate regions breed during the local spring, while tropical populations nest to coincide with the rainy season. Nesting is often in mixed-species colonies. When not nesting, flocks of over 100 individuals may occur on migration, and during the winter or dry seasons the species is usually found foraging in small flocks. Glossy ibises often roost communally at night in large flocks, with other species, occasionally in trees which can be some distance from wetland feeding areas.
Habitat
Glossy ibises feed in very shallow water and nest in freshwater or brackish wetlands with tall dense stands of emergent vegetation such as reeds, papyrus or rushes) and low trees or bushes. They show a preference for marshes at the margins of lakes and rivers but can also be found at lagoons, flood-plains, wet meadows, swamps, reservoirs, sewage ponds, paddies and irrigated farmland. It is less commonly found in coastal locations such as estuaries, deltas, salt marshes and coastal lagoons. Preferred roosting sites are normally in large trees which may be distant from the feeding areas.
The nests are usually a platform of twigs and vegetation positioned at least 1 m (3.3 ft) above water, sometimes up to 7 m (23 ft) in tall, dense stands of emergent vegetation, low trees or bushes.[1]
Diet
The diet of the glossy ibis is variable according to the season and is very dependent on what is available. Prey includes adult and larval insects such as aquatic beetles, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, crickets, flies and caddisflies, Annelida including leeches, molluscs (e.g. snails and mussels), crustaceans (e.g. crabs and crayfish) and occasionally fish, amphibians, lizards, small snakes and nestling birds.[1]
Description
This species is a mid-sized ibis. It is 48–66 cm (19–26 in) long, averaging around 59.4 cm (23.4 in) with an 80–105 cm (31–41 in) wingspan.[7][8] The culmen measures 9.7 to 14.4 cm (3.8 to 5.7 in) in length, each wing measures 24.8–30.6 cm (9.8–12.0 in), the tail is 9–11.2 cm (3.5–4.4 in) and the tarsus measures 6.8–11.3 cm (2.7–4.4 in).[8] The body mass of this ibis can range from 485 to 970 g (1.069 to 2.138 lb).[8] Breeding adults have reddish-brown bodies and shiny bottle-green wings. Non-breeders and juveniles have duller bodies. This species has a brownish bill, dark facial skin bordered above and below in blue-gray (non-breeding) to cobalt blue (breeding), and red-brown legs. Unlike herons, ibises fly with necks outstretched, their flight being graceful and often in V formation.
Sounds made by this rather quiet ibis include a variety of croaks and grunts, including a hoarse grrrr made when breeding.
Conservation
The glossy ibis is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Glossy ibises are threatened by wetland habitat degradation and loss through drainage, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants.[1]
The common name black curlew may be a reference to the glossy ibis and this name appears in Anglo-Saxon literature, indicating that it may have bred in early medieval England but Yalden and Albarella do not mention this species.[9]
Since the flow of timber was dependent on large amounts of water, it has been carried out with the exception of the spring flow. In lateral areas and other places with a small water flow, flood dams were built to collect the water so that you could better control the timber transport down the waterway or the timber. In order to maintain and service the ponds, there were employed crew members who also had the task of moving the timber out and loosening sticks that were stuck, a non-hazardous occupation. The floods were often organized in a joint-flow association that was a collaboration between timber buyers in each waterway.
Timber flooding played a decisive role in the utilization of forest properties at a time when land transport was not feasible. Today, trucks have taken over most of this transport.
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm and weighs 4–15 kg. Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations possibly are separate subspecies, but this is disputed. Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day. They are asocial animals, and bonding exists only between mothers and dependent offspring. Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidate rivals and attract mates. Males mark their presence with secretions from scent glands located on their chests. Being marsupials, koalas give birth to underdeveloped young that crawl into their mothers' pouches, where they stay for the first six to seven months of their lives. These young koalas, known as joeys, are fully weaned around a year old. Koalas have few natural predators and parasites, but are threatened by various pathogens, such as Chlamydiaceae bacteria and the koala retrovirus. 60690
Dicentra cucullaria is dependent on bumblebees (especially Bombus bimaculatus, a common eastern North American species) for cross-pollination. In fact, the flower structure and mechanism by which it is pollinated indicate that it is adapted for bumblebees, which can separate the outer and inner petals of the flower.[1] They will then use their front legs to expose the stigma, stamen, and anthers.[1] Shortly afterwards, they will sweep pollen in a forward stroke by utilizing their middle legs, before leaving the flower to return to the colony with the pollen.[5] In this way, D. cucullaria is pollinated as the bees move from plant to plant, and the bumblebee meets its dietary needs.[5]
From objects as small as Newton's apple to those as large as a galaxy, no physical body is free from the stern bonds of gravity, as evidenced in this stunning picture captured by the Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Here we see two spiral galaxies engaged in a cosmic tug-of-war — but in this contest, there will be no winner. The structures of both objects are slowly distorted to resemble new forms, and in some cases, merge together to form new, super galaxies. This particular fate is similar to that of the Milky Way Galaxy, when it will ultimately merge with our closest galactic partner, the Andromeda Galaxy. There is no need to panic however, as this process takes several hundreds of millions of years.
Not all interacting galaxies result in mergers though. The merger is dependent on the mass of each galaxy, as well as the relative velocities of each body. It is quite possible that the event pictured here, romantically named 2MASX J06094582-2140234, will avoid a merger event altogether, and will merely distort the arms of each spiral without colliding — the cosmic equivalent of a hair ruffling!
These galactic interactions also trigger new regions of star formation in the galaxies involved, causing them to be extremely luminous in the infrared part of the spectrum. For this reason, these types of galaxies are referred to as LIRGs, or Luminous Infrared Galaxies. This image was taken as part of as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of LIRGs in the local Universe, which also used the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) instrument.
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Our last minute decision to go to Niagara Falls was dependent on the weather reports. First, there were predictions of snow squalls along the route down. It turns out we missed them and had blue skies for the Saturday and an easy drive down. Then it stayed clear for the night but with freezing temperatures. We dressed warm. In the morning, the weather report was 90% cloudy. What the heck. We tried for a sunrise. I tried for a shot again but there was no way I could adjust settings for slow shutter speeds. Sheesh, I had trouble zooming in and out with my big mitts. But I managed to capture the essence of the frosty morning to remind me I survived the weekend. All in all, I'm glad we went.
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This one was hanging out at the fish market in Puerto Ayore hoping that someone would throw a snack its way. Another way the interaction between people and wildlife is threatened in the Galapagos by making them dependent on handouts.
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Cimarron National Grassland in the southwestern corner of Kansas is desolate and dry. It's more desert than most of Kansas, with cacti and pronghorns. Water is scarce and even the Cimarron River is hardly much more than a trickle.
When I crossed it in July it was dry but for a puddle or two.
These are the types of places that you actually miss when you leave. The solace surrounds you and the beauty is subtle, but slips in.
It's the kind of place you want to share with people, but then you realize that the reason it has so few visitors is because it's not a place most people actually enjoy.
Your enjoyment of grasslands is largely dependent upon what you bring to them. It's your expectations and comfort level, of course. But it's also the things you actually bring. If you want to hike, you need to be prepared - these aren't places for casual strolls.
If you want to take photographs, you will need time. There is always a lot to explore, and most of the time your camera will hang around your neck unused.
I don't regret passing up some National Parks for National Grasslands, but they are definitely not for everybody.
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'All Their Flocks'
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Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas
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St Boniface Old Church, Bonchurch, is one of the few medieval churches in England dedicated to this Saxon monk who died in 755. Originally from Devon, but later based at monastery at Nursling near Southampton, he helped spread Christianity in Germany and became Archbishop of Mainz.
The church is a tiny building with a nave and chancel of Norman origin. The chancel is essentially 13th century but some windows are late Medieval or Tudor and the studded south door may date from the 17th century. The Flemish wooden cross behind the altar is 17th century. High up on the north wall of the nave are the remains of a wall paintings that are the only surviving example of Romanesque painting on the Island. The earliest and most complete appears to show parts of two draped figures, a tower-like feature, and swags of draperies decorated with stars. It has been dated to the early 12th century. Percy Stone restored the church in 1923 an 1931. Please note that Island churches may occasionally be closed or in use for services. Many are dependent on volunteers to stay open during the day.
Mohnblume und Schwebfliege in trauter Gemeinsamkeit.
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CASCADA, LO QUE QUEDO DE UN PUEBLO...
Cascada es una localidad de Coronel Suarez, Buenos Aires , Argentina
En noviembre de 1910 la empresa Ferrocarril del Sud inauguró su estación y dependencias en el ramal Bolivar-Pigüe. La localidad comenzó a desarrollarse en relación con las actividades agropecuarias de la zona circundante.
Un año después se establece la casa de comercio de Andrés Pereyra, gestor del establecimiento de la Escuela N° 16. La fundación del mismo fue en Octubre de 1912 (cuando se comenzó a vender quintas y solares de acuerdo al plano de subdivisiónde la traza de la estación ferroviaria).
A mediados de siglo Cascada había crecido considerablemente: se había ampliado el comercio, aparecieron las primeras industrias (herrería, carpintería, hornos de ladrillos, panaderías), contaba con un restaurante-hospedaje, y las actividades sociales y deportivas se canalizaban a través del Club Atlético San Martín, que había sido fundado el 9 de Marzo de 1929.
Pero a partir de la década del 60 comenzó un lento y progresivo éxodo que proyectó la involución de la localidad. Segun versiones, el exodo masivo se produjo cuando se instalo en Coronel Suarez la planta de Adidas, muchos jovenes atraidos por la oferta laboral, se mudaron a la ciudad, al poco tiempo sus familiares siguieron el mismo camino, dejando casas con muebles y bienes en su interior, los cuales fueron producto de saqueo, aun teniendo muchas de sus aberturas tapiadas con mamposteria.
La denominación proviene de un establecimiento agropecuario de la zona, en cuyas tierras se encontraba una cascada.
Cascada es un pequeño y antiguo pueblo rural. Frente al camino paralelo a las vías del ferrocarríl se asientan pocas construcciones marcadas por el paso del tiempo, donde funcionan un viejo almacen de ramos generales y la Sala de Primeros Auxilios.
En el área educativa, la localidad cuenta con un Jardín de Infantes y la Escuela N° 16, inaugurada en 1916. Próximo a este establecimiento se ubica el templo San Martín de Tours, construido en 1920.
Las tierras de la zona, pródigas en humus, posibilitan buenos cultivos. Una cooperativa zonal tiene en esta localidad una importante planta de silos.
Cuenta con 11 habitantes (INDEC, 2010), lo que representa un incremento del 8% frente a los 16 habitantes (INDEC, 2001) del censo anterior.
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NEWCASTLE CO DOWN WALK ABOUT ON 29-05-2022 ..................The name of the town is thought to derive from the castle built by Felix Magennis of the Magennis clan in 1588, which stood at the mouth of the Shimna River. This castle was demolished in 1830.[4][5] The town is referred to as New Castle in the Annals of the Four Masters in 1433, so it is likely that he built on the site of an existing structure.[6][7][8]
The Montgomery Manuscripts record that Newcastle was besieged and later captured by Sir James Montgomery of the Ards in April 1642 in the aftermath of the 1641 Rebellion (pp. 128–134). Prior to 1641 the Castle belonged to the Magennis', but after the rebellion the property was confiscated and granted to Robert Hawkins, great grandfather to Robert Hawkins who assumed the surname of Magill. The date 1588 was inscribed on a stone placed over the front entrance of the Castle, built by Felix Magenis. Newcastle passed from the Magills to the Mathews, and subsequently to the Annesleys. In the late 1700s the Castle was modernised by the Matthews and then the Annesleys, and rented by the Board of Customs for the accommodation of revenue officers. Around 1830 the castle was demolished and the 'Annesley Arms Hotel' was constructed within the original castle compound. The 3rd Earl Annesley built a new 'marine residence', called 'Donard Lodge' on the lower mountain slope above the town (it was demolished in 1966). St. John's Church was also opened on 'The Rock' in 1832 to accommodate the visitors and growing population in Earl Annesley's developing seaside resort.
The Newcastle fishing disaster occurred on 13 January 1843 when boats from Newcastle and Annalong set out for the usual fishing stations, and were caught in a gale. 14 boats were lost in the heavy seas including a boat which had gone to the rescue. Only two boats survived, the Victoria and the Brothers.[9] 73 men perished, 46 of whom were from Newcastle. They left twenty-seven widows, one hundred and eighteen children, and twenty-one dependents. A Public Subscription was raised and the cottages, known as Widows Row, were built for the widows and dependents.[10][11] A local song about the disaster says "Newcastle town is one long street entirely stripped of men"[12]
In 1910 Harry Ferguson flew a small plane across Newcastle beach in one of the first engine powered flights by aircraft in Ireland. He completed the flight in an attempt to win a £100 prize offered by the town for the first powered flight along the strand. His first take off ended badly, but according to a modern newspaper report 'He flew a distance of almost three miles along the foreshore at a low altitude varying between fifty and five hundred feet'. This event is recorded by a plaque on the promenade.
NEWCASTLE CO DOWN WALK ABOUT ON 29-05-2022 ..................The name of the town is thought to derive from the castle built by Felix Magennis of the Magennis clan in 1588, which stood at the mouth of the Shimna River. This castle was demolished in 1830.[4][5] The town is referred to as New Castle in the Annals of the Four Masters in 1433, so it is likely that he built on the site of an existing structure.[6][7][8]
The Montgomery Manuscripts record that Newcastle was besieged and later captured by Sir James Montgomery of the Ards in April 1642 in the aftermath of the 1641 Rebellion (pp. 128–134). Prior to 1641 the Castle belonged to the Magennis', but after the rebellion the property was confiscated and granted to Robert Hawkins, great grandfather to Robert Hawkins who assumed the surname of Magill. The date 1588 was inscribed on a stone placed over the front entrance of the Castle, built by Felix Magenis. Newcastle passed from the Magills to the Mathews, and subsequently to the Annesleys. In the late 1700s the Castle was modernised by the Matthews and then the Annesleys, and rented by the Board of Customs for the accommodation of revenue officers. Around 1830 the castle was demolished and the 'Annesley Arms Hotel' was constructed within the original castle compound. The 3rd Earl Annesley built a new 'marine residence', called 'Donard Lodge' on the lower mountain slope above the town (it was demolished in 1966). St. John's Church was also opened on 'The Rock' in 1832 to accommodate the visitors and growing population in Earl Annesley's developing seaside resort.
The Newcastle fishing disaster occurred on 13 January 1843 when boats from Newcastle and Annalong set out for the usual fishing stations, and were caught in a gale. 14 boats were lost in the heavy seas including a boat which had gone to the rescue. Only two boats survived, the Victoria and the Brothers.[9] 73 men perished, 46 of whom were from Newcastle. They left twenty-seven widows, one hundred and eighteen children, and twenty-one dependents. A Public Subscription was raised and the cottages, known as Widows Row, were built for the widows and dependents.[10][11] A local song about the disaster says "Newcastle town is one long street entirely stripped of men"[12]
In 1910 Harry Ferguson flew a small plane across Newcastle beach in one of the first engine powered flights by aircraft in Ireland. He completed the flight in an attempt to win a £100 prize offered by the town for the first powered flight along the strand. His first take off ended badly, but according to a modern newspaper report 'He flew a distance of almost three miles along the foreshore at a low altitude varying between fifty and five hundred feet'. This event is recorded by a plaque on the promenade.
Sant Joan les Fonts.
Era un antic priorat dependent de l'abadia de Sant Víctor de Marsella, després de Sant Pere de Besalú fins al 1592 i fins a 1835 depengué de Sant Pere de Camprodon. Declarada monument nacional, l'església és un edifici romànic de tres naus, la central amb volta de canó lleugerament apuntada i les laterals de quart de cercle, sense transsepte. La sagristia i el campanar daten del segle XVIII. Destaca pel color vermellós de la pedra amb què està construïda. A l'interior destaquen els capitells decorats, la pica baptismal d'immersió amb relleus i la reproducció de la Majestat de Sant Joan les Fonts. Al desembre del 2007 es va inaugurar l'exposició permanent constituïda per cinc mòduls on s'explica l'evolució del monestir romànic
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Era un antiguo priorato dependiente de la abadía de San Víctor de Marsella, después de San Pedro de Besalú hasta el 1592 y hasta 1835 dependió de Sant Pere de Camprodon. Declarada monumento nacional, la iglesia es un edificio románico de tres naves, la central con bóveda de cañón ligeramente apuntada y las laterales de cuarto de círculo, sin transepto. La sacristía y el campanario datan del siglo XVIII. Destaca por el color rojizo de la piedra con que está construida. En el interior destacan los capiteles decorados, la pila bautismal de inmersión con relieves y la reproducción de la Majestad de Sant Joan les Fonts. En diciembre de 2007 se inauguró la exposición permanente constituida por cinco módulos donde se explica la evolución del monasterio románico
The Fine Art Society is pleased to announce two major exhibitions of new work by Emily Young (FRBS), widely acclaimed as Britain’s greatest living stone sculptor. The first exhibition will be staged in the cloisters of the Madonna dell’Orto church in Venice from 9 May - 22 November 2015, to coincide with the 56th Venice Biennale. Venice is a city of stone, and a city of stone carving; it is therefore a fitting location for this exhibition, which presents twenty monumental stone heads. Using rock from quarries near her studio in the Etruscan hills, Young’s work fuses the age-old principles of stone carving with a progressive, widely informed approach to form and composition. The contemporary and ancient are united in the sculptures, creating a rare and poetic presence that is amplified by the atmosphere of the tranquil Venetian cloister, which is part of the Madonna Dell’Orto church favoured by the Italian painter Tintoretto. Monumental yet strongly individualised, static yet expressive, these sculptures encourage the deep contemplation on mankind’s relationship with stone and its source of origin; the Earth. Young observes: “Every moment of every day and every night humankind is called to by the Earth, and we respond to her, our mother planet, our creator. She is our maker, and we her dependents... These are things I think about when carving these stones which the local volcano has thrown out in some eruption, or the wind and rain has exposed over thousands of years, or a river has rolled and smoothed around, for me to find and work into a semblance of me, a conscious human. Throughout our human history we’ve acknowledged nature’s great powers in this way. When I carve the stones I wait to see what the stone and I arrive at together. I think: these stones can easily carry my call back to the Earth, of sorrow and the knowledge of tragedies unfolding, along with gratitude and delight in the beauty of unpolluted night skies. I add my voice to the stone’s, one made in Earth’s history, in violence and stillness and endurance, born of their ascent out of and descent back to dusty origins. They can last at least as long again as they already have done, millions upon millions of years.”
‘The shop counter ....separated the Chinese shopkeeper .....from the rest of society and that separation was at once physical as well as cultural and philosophical...the counter was that which brought together both elements in a mutually dependent atmosphere...there was a certain amount of animosity hostility and distrust ... But also...the situation bred and fostered many lasting relationships and associations both social and sexual...’ From Preface , Encounters - Easton Lee
Chinese Laundry with car mechanic, Belmont, Trinidad.
... than never!
November took a turn for the worse on the Friday 26th when Storm Arwen arrived, and wiped out all communications and power for almost a week. That is why I am uploading this on December 4th!
There is a sense of unreality here, as a week has vanished into a dark and frozen void! It really does show how dependent we are on our electricity supply! Luckily we had some remnants of camping kit, from trips many years ago, so we survived the 6 days and 5 nights. And ironically we were in the process of preparing for power cuts this winter - updating our mobile heating and cooking equipment etc. And replacing the old generator was in process too. So the unexpected storm came a week early .... we would have been more 'storm-proof' had it hit us today!!
But November itself has been a bit of a surprise even before the storm. Wet and windy, and with many nights dipping below zero. It seemed that autumn was a missing season, and we moved straight into winter. We managed only one trip out with cameras, to Fyvie Loch - but didn't manage to visit the coast, or other inland places. I did make up for our home-based month by taking plenty of still-life and macro shots.
Once again, thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves. I hope the collage gives an enjoyable look back through November.
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And I continue to paint with watercolour, and am writing about it too.
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