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A nice park in the centre of De Maten, a suburb of Apeldoorn.
The sign says:
Botanical garden
Leave flowers and plants, then everyone will benefit.
"Bonjour" le ski pour les bretons ! Après un long trajet depuis Quimper, ce supplémentaire d'hiver approche des stations de ski.
(connu aussi sous le nom de Sémaphore).
Type: Place forte
Début construction: XIVe siècle
Fin construction : XVIIe siècle
Classement: classé Monument Historique 13 mars 1987
Pays : France
Région historique : Saintonge
Subdivision administrative: Poitou-Charente
Subdivision administrative: Charente-Maritime
Commune: Fouras
Cet ancien château fort fut considérablement remanié au cours des siècles. Transformé en sémaphore sous le premier empire, il abrite actuellement le musée régional.
Établi en bord de mer entre la plage ouest et la plage sud, le fort est constitué d'un donjon médiéval entouré par une enceinte en pierre de taille complétée par quatre tours circulaires, l'ensemble étant protégé par de profondes douves. Le donjon quadrangulaire semble avoir été érigé au début du XIVe siècle[41], sous le règne du roi Philippe le Bel. Il repose sur une crypte voûtée d'ogives formant quatre travées, et s'établit sur trois niveaux. Il est repris en 1480 par l'architecte De Brosse, qui contribua à le moderniser.
La forteresse médiévale est remplacée en 1672 par un fort moderne, bâti d'après les directives de Vauban, sur des plans de l'architecte Ferry; cependant les travaux ne furent réellement achevés qu'en 1689. Le fort, qui devait passer à la postérité sous le nom de son initiateur (Fort-Vauban) comportait une batterie basse pour les tirs à couler, et une batterie haute pour les tirs à démâter. Le donjon fut conservé et consolidé, afin de pouvoir placer une plate-forme garnie de canons en son sommet. Transformé en sémaphore durant le premier empire, il fut également intégré à la « ceinture de feu » voulue par l'empereur pour protéger les côtes des éventuelles incursions anglaises. Cette « ceinture de feu » devait regrouper le fort Vauban, le fort Énet et le fort Boyard. Propriété du ministère de la Défense, le fort est finalement déclassé à la fin du XIXe siècle, les batteries et les redoutes démantelées. Classé monument historique en 1987[42], ce monument, devenu le symbole de la cité, est aujourd'hui partiellement transformé en musée. Celui-ci, installé dans le donjon, est constitué de plusieurs salles présentant différents aspects de l'histoire de la région : les principales sections sont consacrées à la géologie, à l'archéologie, à l'histoire militaire, à l'histoire contemporaine ou encore l'histoire maritime. Un fonds artistique et un fonds documentaire orienté sur l'histoire de l'Aunis et de la Saintonge y sont également présentés[43], de même qu'une série de collections d'origine extra-européenne (armes et outils originaires d'Afrique et d'Asie principalement[44]).
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Voir aussi Donjon de Fouras
Bokrijk Openluchtmuseum. Genk, Limburg, België.
Natuurreservaat de Maten.
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Leica-CL 1974 Rangefinder
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Theme: Legends Never Die - The Dark Side of the Moon
The Martian background with the two moons and silhouette of the jet fighter were generated with prompts to Grok.
Cropped in images initially came from this piece that was done in Paint(dot)Net 10 years ago:
www.flickr.com/photos/iohannesii/14238639961/in/dateposted/
All photo editing done in Krita.
Makhis was never satisfied, though, with the victories of their defensive measures as part of the Pakeret Mehuetey – the Northern Frontier Patrol. Sure, the missions were always exciting. Who wouldn't find flying some of the best apeyew (aircraft) of the Noble Guard, or using the latest and greatest military gadgetry, and going on covert, clandestine missions as being in some ways exhilarating? Certainly, to share this adrenaline rush with friends that were equally enthused about these sorts of operations was a great bonus. - Except from 'Harmakhis', Ch 7, by John A. Crawford (YouTube, X, facebook, Wix)
It's not that I expected one day to be Euerey Pedjet Aeshey. What is that? It's something like troop commander or captain pilot, but we just shorten it to EPA. But, anyways, I guess I expected Hondo to become the EPA of the pedjet aeshew, that is, the squadron. He became Iemey Eren Eherew Aeshey, which is the rear guard, or sentry position. We shorten this to IEEA. It's a very imporant position, and Hondo has saved my rear on numerous occasions, both in the skies and on land.
For our left wing, or Demat Iahebey, which we shorten to DI, is Chigaru, who we nicknamed as Ayenepewetey Mehuew, or Anubian Hunter. He's the best tracker we got, not to mention able to make things work when we need them to. The best example I can give is when he had to rig a vehicle so we could get out of an enemy camp before one of Hondo's explosives blew everything sky high.
And this lioness to the right of me, Nailah, well, she's always to the right of me. She takes her role as Demat Weret, or Right Wing seriously - which is, as you may have guessed, shortened to DW. She's also our pedjet aeshew, our medic.
What squadron are we? We're the Jahi Gahiji Minkha, which, of course, is shortened to JGM. Yes, we're that JGM, also known by your native tongue as Dignified Hunters of Justice. We are feared by the Nirgalians that have had the misfortune to meet us out on the grid while out doing our duty as Pakeret Mehuetey, that is the Northern Frontier Patrol.
When we hear the call over the coms, “Api biaet! Aehuem djebetew aedew!” We are indeed ready to fly into the heavens and to destroy the enemy targets. The usual ayew aehet, or 'dog swoop,' which I believe you call a dog fight in your tongue, was a four on four battle in the sky. In all modesty, to say the JGM is the best of the best might still be considered modest. That we've managed to survive and win the majority of our battles, that have resulted in the numerous Bik Dematet, the falcon wings of victory, those answer for us.
But, certainly, we've had our losses. The most memorable was to the enemy's recent weapon, an apeyaed, or flying mech. Though the theory of what was done was sound strategy, we we were not dealing with any ordinary apeyaed. This one was much more agile and had weaponry that out-matched our own. If it wasn't for the safety system kicking in the escape teleport, I wouldn't be here today to tell you this. It sent me into a bit of shell shock, but I'm getting better. Soon,the JGM will have flying mechs of our own, with new weaponry that ought to help us take down this new threat and send the enemy to Duat.
***
The darkness was unbearable. It was like nothing that Makhis had ever experienced. He wasn't sure if he was alive or dead. There was nothing to indicate one way or the other. All he could see was the darkness – if you could call that seeing anything at all.
“Makhis.”
He heard his name, but he couldn't make out the voice. It came at first in a rasping whisper.
“Makhis.”
He heard again. The voice became recognizable as that of a girl. It drew curiosity since it sounded so familiar.
“Makhis, why are you here?”
“Khatie?” he asked, trying to look in the direction of where the voice had come from. But yet, in the darkness, there was no way to gain any bearing on direction. The call of the voice was directed at him, but it seemed to come from everywhere, or nowhere in particular, all at the same time. Was it internal? Was it external? Could it be both? He couldn't tell.
The voice didn't answer one way or the other, but instead continued to call out his name. “Makhis, why are you here?”
“Khatie, Sister?” he asked again, “Why am I here? Wait, what are you doing here... and, where is 'here'?”
“Why are you here Makhis?” responded the supposed Khatie,
“You shouldn't be here.”
“But where are we?” Makhis asked, “Why shouldn't I be here? What's going on Sis?”
“You shouldn't be here,” the alleged voice of Khatie answered again.
“Why Sis?” Makhis asked, “Why shouldn't I be here?”
“Because,” she who might be Khatie replied, “If you stay, I will have to kill you.”
Except from 'Harmakhis', Ch 8, by John A. Crawford (YouTube, X, facebook, Wix)