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I spent most of yesterday afternoon searching for 56124 (56302) which was somewhere on the Okehampton branch. After checking out every road bridge between Oke and Bow I eventually found her 1/2 mile east of Bow station. She was standing alone on a tree lined embankment, engine off.
I had forgotten the difficulties regarding photography on the branch, there are precious few locations and certainly less panoramic opportunities. The sunset amounted to nothing and she showed no signs of budging. Blue hour came and presented some different lighting effects as the trackside safety lighting came on.
Soooo....here through the trees is 56124 awaiting her next turn of duty near Bow.
I wanted to make a complete fig at the scale of the busts I've done previously; I ended up with something a tad bigger eventually (5 wide head was too small unfortunately - and apparently making a mouth in the style I used on the busts doesn't work in 6 wide for some reason).
Had a lot of fun with this one, despite all the rebuilding that happened (remade the arms and legs several times to get the scale right-ish - and as you can see there's no legs in the final build :)) ). Will definitely build in this scale again and try to polish the frame as much as possible.
Trova il particolare e lascia perdere l’universale, questa è la differenza fra religione autentica e religione falsa: la religione falsa è rivolta alle astrazioni, la religione autentica è rivolta al particolare.
OSHO
Photo Commission & Credit go to Hopey ♡ - Hope Van Mansdaele
Permission granted by Hopey ♡ - Hope Van Mansdaele
An outcrop of Gritstone on Kinder scout.....The rock has gained the folklore of being the site of Druid sacrifices...The indentations on the top of the rock,which are due to natural erosion are believed to be the receptacles for offerings to the gods.
The Druid's Temple, located in North Yorkshire, is an 18th-century folly inspired by ancient stone circles, offering a unique blend of history and scenic beauty.
The Temple is situated on the Swinton Estate near Masham, North Yorkshire. Although it appears to be a prehistoric site reminiscent of Stonehenge, it was actually constructed in the late 18th century by William Danby, a local landowner. The temple was built during a period of fascination with Druidism and the occult, reflecting the Romantic movement's influence on architecture and culture at the time.
Druid's Stone, a gritstone tor on the south-eastern corner of Kinder Scout.
And yes that is snow and yes it was bitterly cold with a strong northerly wind blowing.
Vera Thomson(21)
Taken at Sunny's studio. (pose:Devil Inside )
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Malvera Fairspring a wood elf born and raised in Terrah, home of the earth Ashari, a multiracial tribe of druids and protectors of nature. from a very early age she trained in the Druidic arts, learning about nature, the many varieties of flora and fauna. this knowledge would prove instrumental to her once she becomes a druid herself. however, during the final portion of her training, it was discovered she lacked even the most basic control over her magic.
Malvera's spells would have wild and unpredictable effects making her ineffective as a druid. this also kicked off her struggle with her temper the anger and savage rage of failing at the one path she had laid out for her by generation of her family before her. lossing her temper would often cause her to accidentally cast a botched version of a druid spell, one that has far more destructive effects that intended. this made her somewhat of a pariah in her tribe, "the broken druid" people would call her behind her back....
Malvera lived on the outskirts of the village well away from anyone she could accidentally harm with her wild magic and unchecked temper. until one evening she heard screams and cries for help coming from the village, and for once, she wasn't to blame. she ran to investigate and found a creature had breached the portal from the elemental plane of earth a portal that the tribe has been tasked with guarding for centuries. a Fomorian came though to the material plane, the hideously deformed hunch-backed giant was tearing through the village and it's druidic protectors.
Though still annoyed with her fellows for shunning her, Malvera couldn't stand to see them come to harm. in a rage she grabbed the nearest weapon, a greatsword laying near a slain soldier, and she charged at the giant-kin channeling her anger and rage, she slashed at the flesh of it's grey and wort covered legs. the giant raised it's tree trunk club and seemed to crush small Elf with a mighty swing, however, she had teleported from his reach, another random magical effect activated by her rage. she continued her assault on the monstrous being, vanishing before it before it's attacks could connect, she kept it busy long enough for the druids to gather and cast their own magic, entangling the creature, bringing it to it's knees then tying it down with enchanted vines that reach from the earth. with the Fomorian bound and helpless Malvera finished it off, taking it's head with one critical strike.
With newfound appreciation for her unique magic, she shifted the focus of her training, from the magical, to the martial, training with the warriors of the tribe and learning to use her various wild magic abilities to hinder her foes. becoming one of the most feared and respected warriors of the Ashari tribes Malvera was no longer called "the broken druid" but rather "the Breaker druid." there is no man or beast she will not break to protect her people and the lands they call home.
A gray wolf from the Druid pack in the upper Lamar valley of Yellowstone NP heads across the valley to an elk kill the pack made right in the river. They took turns feeding and guarding the kill over the next couple of days. The Druids are tied with the Mollies for the second largest pack in the park at 13 members - both are well behind the Gibbon Meadows pack, which has 25 members. The wolf population has been on the decline in the park over the last few years, and according to the 2008 census, stands at 124 animals. Here's hoping that the 2009 crop of pups is a good one!
According to Google, this is the official name of this rock formation, at Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire.
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Chain saw carving on the stump of a red oak tree that had to be cut down because of termite infestation.
More information can be found here
www.williamcochran.com/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=77679&am...
and here
www.peters-studios.com/projects/druid-hill-park_-baltimor...
Rock with so-called "druid's bowls" on the Fenatsberg.
It's interesting, that the Fenatsberg in the 17th century was known as "hill of venus" and the rural locals are calling it the "devil's hill". It's told that the elderly went to pray there.
Schüsselstein mit Druidenschüsseln auf dem Fenatsberg im Fichtelgebirge.
Interessant ist, dass der Fenatsberg im 17.Jd. als Venusberg bekannt war und von der ansässigen Bevölkerung wird er als "Teufelsberg" bezeichnet. Es wird erzählt, die Alten seien zum Beten dahin gegangen.
So my brother returned from his year of travel in Japan with an absolutely amazing beard that it was just impossible for me not to create some sort of fantasy-esque portrait with.
Had such fun creating this image! I’m looking to create some more images styled like this. If anyone is interested in helping out (make-up, props, what have you) I’d love to hear from you!
The Druid Forest by Daniel Arrhakis (2018)
With the music : Jeremy Soule - The Prophecy Fulfilled
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An old work recreated wit new edition techniques.
A different version of "The Forest Of Druids" :
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One Saturday morning in late June I decided to try out my new DSLR on one of the shaded streets in this beautiful area. If you click on the set to the right and run the SLIDESHOW in Full Screen Mode you can follow me up and down this street and get an idea of the architecture of the area.
"Druid Hills is an upper-class neighborhood east of Midtown, Atlanta, in DeKalb County, Georgia. The planned community was initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, including Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th Century. Druid Hills includes the main campus of Emory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914. Ponce de Leon Avenue bi-sects the community.
Druid Hills was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue, designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975."
Some find it hard to believe that this magnificent urban neighborhood was conceived and executed as one of Atlanta’s first suburbs. Yet it remains today essentially unchanged and was recently described by the U.S. Department of the Interior to be "significant as the finest example of late 19th and early 20th century comprehensive planning and development in the Atlanta area, and one of the finest period suburbs in the Southeast."
There is a beautifully done Tour of Homes and Gardens each April during the peak bloomtime for the thousands of dogwoods and azaleas that fill the neighborhood. Here are some links:
www.druidhills.org/overview/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_Hills,_Georgia
A few of the West Midlands Optare Spectra's have found new roles, most via Ensign who purchased a handful direct from WMT, while the majority have gone Barnsley. No 4018 was purchased for a schools advice project in South / West Yorkshire and has been loitering at a friends back garden whilst waiting to be moved on, hopefully for further use.
Built for Nocturnus mini challenge II: paying tribute.
This was really fun to play around with, especially the dolmen. The whole scene was kinda inspired by the druid minifig which came to life when I was playing with my new set. As soon as I saw there were no other human sacrifice builds I knew I had to make it. Hope you enjoy, loads more builds on the way :D
More information can be found here
www.williamcochran.com/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=77679&am...
and here
www.peters-studios.com/projects/druid-hill-park_-baltimor...
Historic redbricked rowhouses line the boulevard style street. The light at afternoon yesterday was so weird that even dark red things stood out starkly.
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Built for Nocturnus mini challenge II: paying tribute.
This was really fun to play around with, especially the dolmen. The whole scene was kinda inspired by the druid minifig which came to life when I was playing with my new set. As soon as I saw there were no other human sacrifice builds I knew I had to make it. Hope you enjoy, loads more builds on the way :D
-Sorumin- Druid girl Outfit GACHA @ The Guardians Event
-NOeditiON- Leather Boots (Maitreya) RARE @ The Guardians Event
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My first destination on last week’s trip to Utah was the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. I planned to hike down to Angel Arch and camp there in order to get a sunrise photo. Backcountry camping in Canyonlands is tightly restricted. You need a permit. I checked online and found that, although most of the zones were booked up for many weeks, a permit was available for lower Salt Creek, which was where I wanted to go. I called the park backcountry office and learned why. The road to that zone was closed due to high water, and instead of a 12 mile hike, it would take 30 miles to get to Angel Arch and back. So I didn’t reserve a permit. I also learned that the campground fills up each day by 10 a.m. so I called the Needles Outpost, a private campground just outside the park, and reserved a spot for two nights.
I changed my plan to a day hike to Druid Arch, which turned out to be 12 miles round-trip. After a night at the campground, I drove out to the trailhead at the end of Elephant Hill Road.
The hike begins with a short, steep climb on the popular Chesler Park trail. Then it levels out and eventually leaves Chesler Park and the tourist crowd behind. There are several trail intersections, but all are well marked and I had no trouble finding my way along the scenic route down Elephant Canyon.
After about 5 1/2 miles I came to a dead end. Before me was a living room-sized pool of water bounded by steep walls with a 6 or 7 foot pour-off at the end. I didn’t see any way to continue, even though I knew I must be close to the arch, so I turned around.
According to the trail description, the last quarter mile is steep with some scrambling over exposed rocks and a ladder climb. I knew that I had to get up on the cliff face somehow. After about a hundred yards of retracing my steps, I saw the trail. It was clearly marked. I had walked right past it.
The trail description was accurate. There was some steep climbing and scrambling, and a short climb up a ladder that was bolted to the rock. The difficulty was about as much as I care to encounter. (Coming back down was scarier.)
The arch is in plain view from the side at several places along the trail, but it looks like a tall column of rock because you can’t see the openings from the side. So I didn’t know that this was it, until I reached the top of the trail. At that point my back was to the arch, and when I turned around the effect was breathtaking. The arch is 150 feet tall.
I hung around for a few minutes and then turned to go back down.
(You can see a little scale model of the arch that somebody created, on the front of the rock in the foreground.)