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Every neighborhood has that one person who never gets around to taking down decorations. Halloween was in October - now February and the pumpkins have melted before the snow!
Happy Smile on Saturday!
this tiny former Tasmanian Railway Station is situated right on the doorstep of Mount Field National Park, the train station was once the destination for excursion trains from Hobart bringing sightseers to visit the nearby Russell Falls.
I remember going on the train to visit Russell Falls, with my family, when we first arrived in Tasmania from England in the 1950's. It was wonderful to see they have kept the old station.
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I managed to photograph the Hebridean Princess cruise liner from our doorstep, as she sailed up passing us by on the Sound of Sleat on a gorgeous March evening! Interestingly this lovely ship started off as a Caledoninan MacBrayne ferry, based in Oban and visiting the Scottish islands.
Not my greatest photo, but I couldn't find anything to lean against to get the photo and I'm a bit wobbly still when standing without holding my walking stick.
Maybe not better viewed large, but thank you for your favourites. :)
Leaf Curling Spider (Phonognatha graeffei)
Possibly the best look I have ever had a of a Leaf Curling Spider. Normally they are more than half hidden inside the curled leaf.
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Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry!"
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Hi Everyone,Haddington Bear and the Gang are taking their holidays and vacation here at Costa Del Doorstep,its a Wild Party with 24 hour in house entertainment supplied by Alfey ,Bramble and Jiffy. All you can eat..if you like beans..and all you can drink...local made alcohol,Toilet Duck Vodka is a big favourite.we have toilet rolls and hand sanitizer and even some WeedKiller.We got Tiger Bread and Bingo,Twister,though thats a bit difficult with all this self distancing,also for the Oldies We have Net Curtain Flex where you can watch you neighbours on a binge watch,," Och wid ye believe that Gerald next door pit his blue bin oot on a Wednesday when he kens its a Thursday,Donnert Bugger!" Well anyway we are all Skint around here,nae work,nae money, nae Greggs !! i,m gone aff ma heed !! stay in the hoose you lot,i love ye dearly and never mind..The Last Kingdom is coming back soon,,Shield Wall !! Huggles tae ye all my mates ,Jiffy xxx
Well 200 steps away!
Looking out over Stacksteads, and towards Bacup (pronounced Bake-up).
In the distance some red roofed houses can be seen, these are the exception for roofs here in east Lancashire, mainly roofs are made with blue slate. The red clay ones are becoming more popular with the sky high prices of blue slate, and the ease of use of clay ones.
With a blue slate only about a 1/3 of it is visible when in situ. The last time I bought some decent quality 2nd hand ones (2008) T they were £1.30 each - at that you’re not guaranteed that they’ll all be good.
We usually have a brief stop here at this gate, just to have a look across the valley.
I love the tractor just stopped in the field, it’s been there a couple of weeks now.
I love the wind turbines on the hills too, there’s some behind me as I took this shot too.
Happy fence Friday everybody ! #HFF
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soon, the beautiful smell of autumn leaves will fill the air, and crisp temperatures will take hold... I love this time of year.
I must say I was a bit surprised
I thought someone else should show up on my doorstep today 😅😁
Do I dare kiss this guy??
It might be the Prince I've been waiting for 😆😂
This young pizzaiola takes her break on this doorstep, not far from the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. There's a tourist frenzy rumbling around her, but she's sitting there quietly, living her life. And I see her, all contrasting colours. That's all it takes to create inverted colours.
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Cette jeune pizzaiola prend sa pause sur le pas de cette porte, non loin de la fameuse tour de Pise. Il y a une frénésie touristique autour d’elle qui gronde, mais elle est assise là tranquille, elle vit sa vie. Et moi je la vois, toute en contraste de couleurs. Il n’en faut pas plus pour créer les couleurs inversées.
one of Sunderland's most photographed boats at the Hendon Fish Quay
(I'm guilty of shooting this scene a lot my self, as its on my doorstep...however i think it looks different each time i visit !)
It’s surprising what you can find in your neighbourhood. We’ve recently moved house and despite being in a largely residential area this lake is but a short walk from home.
It’s surrounded by a housing estate on two sides and a busy A road on another but it was amazingly peaceful and tranquil in the early morning light.
Shot on my Samsung and processed in Adobe Photoshop Express on my phone with a little bit of work done in Snapseed. I used Express on the recommendation of friends and I have to say that I think it has definitely brought out more detail and retained more dynamic range than when I use Snapseed on its own.
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HE WAS LOST IN THE MAIL SINCE MARCH, but finally turned up on our doorstep in a Brown paper Bag this week. WELCOME TO AMERICA
London people, a street portrait
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Are you lonesome tonight? - Elvis Presley
Are you lonesome tonight,
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
I wonder if youre lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the worlds a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why Ill never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But Id rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and Im standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you wont come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
San Candido: a Charming Blend of Art and Compelling Nature at the Dolomites' Doorstep
San Candido – Innichen in German – is the main centre of the Alta Val Pusteria (Hochpustertal) and it is also an historical market town, ideally located in a position which allows easy access to the Dolomites, lying just to the south.
It is situated just on the other side of the “Sella di Dobbiaco” – an important watershed located just west of town. San Candido and its basin are crossed by the Drava (Drau), a river which flows into the Danube and eventually drains into the Black Sea – a geographical peculiarity in the whole of Italy, shared only by the neighbouring municipality of Sesto/Sexten, and partly by Dobbiaco itself.
San Candido/Innichen was founded as a religious centre at the highest point of what is known today as Val Pusteria/Pustertal – a valley with two branches coming from the Italian (Rienza/Rienz) and the Austrian side (Drava/Drau; region Osttirol) at once.
The centre developed around a monastery that was wanted by Duke Tassilone III of Bavaria in 769, and then constructed by the Bishop of Frisingen to contrast the Slavs – at the time still Pagan people. In fact, for centuries the locality has remained dependent on the Diocese of Frisingen – the most ancient in Bavaria – and the links with this town have led to a twinning between the two centres (in 2007).
Around the middle of the 14th century, an attempt to turn San Candido into a market town along the important route connecting Cadore with Carinthia was contrasted by the Counts of Gorizia, as they did not wish to initiate an economic rivalry with the nearby market town of Lienz. San Candido therefore remained mainly a religious centre, gravitating around the “Chiesa Collegiata” – the Collegiate Church, which since its foundation has attracted many pilgrims over the centuries. Still today the town centre is characterized by the presence of many religious buildings (chapels and churches), as well as noble examples of houses for the local gentry, dating mainly to the 18th and 19th centuries.
At the partition of Tyrol between Austria and Italy in 1918, San Candido – given its history and geography – should in theory have remained in Austria, being situated beyond the main Alpine watershed, but for what were then purely military reasons it was assigned to Italy instead; on that occasion, two huge barrack compounds were built, and the town – given its proximity to the border – has remained an important military outpost ever since (now, with the opening of the frontiers within Europe, this aspect has been somewhat relaxed).
Breve cenno sulla storia di San Candido:
Verso il 1000 a.C. la zona dell'odierna San Candido venne attraversata da popolazioni illiriche provenienti da sud-est. Dato che queste tribù vivevano come nomadi ed allevatori di bestiame, esse hanno lasciato solo poche tracce.
Nel 4° secolo a.C. in quella zona si sono insediate tribù celtiche; esse accanto all'allevamento di bestiame praticavano anche l'agricoltura ed hanno fondato un piccolo villaggio fortificato.
Nel 15 a.C. le province della Rezia e del Norico (quindi anche la regione di San Candido) vennero conquistate dai romani. Dato che la strada romana (via Claudia Augusta) che collegava l'Aquileia con Augusta (Augusta Vindelicorum) attraversava quella zona, i romani con grande probabilità fondarono qui una stazione militare denominata "Littamum" (ca. 500 abitanti).
Alla fine del 6° secolo d.C. gli slavi che avanzavano da est e le popolazioni baiuvariche provenienti da nord nella zona dell'alta Pusteria diedero luogo a gravi scontri. L'odierna San Candido venne distrutta, non è chiaro se a conseguenza di avvenimenti bellici o di una inondazione o a causa di un grande incendio.
Nel 769 il Duca bavarese Tassilo III° concesse all'abate Atto von Scharnitz un tratto di terra che andava dall'attuale Monguelfo ad ovest fino all'attuale Abfaltersbach ad est, a condizione che nel "campus gelau" (=terra gelata) venisse fondato un convento di Frati benedettini, onde cristianizzare i pagani slavi; da qui nacque l'attuale San Candido. San Candido dunque è il più antico monastero ed è uno degli insediamenti più antichi di tutto il Tirolo.
Nel 783 l'abate Atto von Scharnitz divenne Vescovo di Freising. Da allora San Candido appartenne, tranne una breve interruzione, al principato di Freising fino alla secolarizzazione dell'anno 1803. Da qui scaturisce anche il "Moro", distintivo del principato di Freising, raffigurato sullo stemma comunale. In occasione della festa per il giubileo dei 1200 anni (1969) sono stati intrapresi nuovi rapporti di amicizia con la città di Freising, i quali negli ultimi anni si sono approfonditi. Questi contatti da un lato riguardano gli organi politici, dall'altra però anche diverse associazioni di entrambi i comuni.
Nel 965 l'Imperatore Otto il Grande (1°) concesse al dominio di San Candido l'immunità, questo significa che la marca di San Candido divenne "indipendente dal regno"; Signore di San Candido rimase comunque il Vescovo principale di Freising.
Verso il 1140 il monastero benedettino venne trasformato in una collegiata di tipo occidentale, al posto dei Frati benedettini si insediarono ora ecclesiastici "occidentali" e canonici.
Il dominio di San Candido nel tardo medioevo, quindi nel 12° e 13° secolo, raggiunse il suo massimo splendore. Il suo territorio spaziava da Monguelfo ad ovest e Abfaltersbach ad est, fino ad arrivare alla pianura veneziana (Cadore). Nel 13° secolo alcune famiglie di agricoltori della regione di San Candido colonizzarono alcune zone dell'attuale Tolmin (Slovenia) ed ivi fondarono sei comuni.
Il 15 luglio 1303 Re Albrecht I° concesse alla marca di San Candido il diritto al mercato.
Dal tardo medioevo i Giudici (Conti di Gorizia, successivamente Conti del Tirolo), che in realtà sarebbero stati incaricati di tutelare il dominio di Freising, strapparono a questo quasi tutti i territori, così che alla fine (1803) del dominio iniziale rimase solo una parte del paese di San Candido.
Dopo la prima guerra mondiale anche San Candido (e Sesto), sebbene questo non fosse previsto dall'accordo di Londra, venne accorpata all'Italia (in realtà il futuro confine tra Italia ed Austria doveva essere lo spartiacque presso Dobbiaco).
I feel blessed to have these views on my doorstep. I'm really enjoying the perspective of the x-pan crop.
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