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Built for durability versus beauty, the old fog alert station beneath the Golden Gate Bridge has stood stoically guarding the entrance to the San Francisco Bay since the 19th century. Still, there is a certain Sheng Fui about it me thinks--as the old stone building has gradually become one with its surrounding environment.
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Taken for the "Cotton" theme for Macro Mondays. This was a Christmas gift for Cosmo. He's pretty much destroyed this "durable" toy.
Bristlecone pines (Pinus aristata), the most durable living entities on this planet, are known to have achieved lifespans of several thousand years. A native of the American Rocky Mountains, these conifers are found at elevations which exceed 8,000 feet and are often found right at the timberline,11,500 feet. Colorado contains the most easterly found environments for bristlecone pines in the United States.
This is taken on Mount Evans Scenic and Historic Byway, the highest paved road in North America, a grove of remarkable trees whose gnarled trunks and knotty branches have stood here since the Roman Empire ended some 1,500 years ago. These trees are known for their ability to survive in very harsh conditions for a very long time; the oldest known specimen, which is located near Craig, is believed to be at least 2,461 years old.
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"Madame Meilland" est un trésor végétal sauvé de la seconde guerre mondiale. Voici son histoire:
Afin de protéger sa création de l'invasion de la France par l' Allemagne en juin 40, Francis Meilland fit parvenir ses boutures à des amis basés en Turquie, en Italie et en Allemagne.
La plante fut aussi envoyée aux Etats-Unis sous forme de quelques greffons, via le consul américain qui utilisa le dernier avion à quitter la région lyonnaise en 1942. La variété fut ainsi préservée par Robert Pyle, un rosiériste de Pensylvanie, ami américain de la famille Meilland depuis 1933.
A l'automne 1942, F. Meilland publia cette nouvelle rose dans le catalogue de l'entreprise, lui attribuant le nom de sa mère décédée 10 ans plus tôt: "Madame Antoine Meilland".
Après la signature de l'armistice le 8 mai 1945, F. Meilland reçut une nouvelle inattendue de la part de Robert Pyle: Il avait officiellement lancé la commercialisation du rosier N° 3-35-40 sous le nom de "PEACE". Le baptême avait été organisé par l'American Rose Society à Pasadena en Californie en présence des vedettes de cette époque.
C'était le jour de la chute de Berlin, date considérée comme marquant la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale en Europe !!!
La nouvelle "Rose Peace" fut offerte aux 49 personnes des différents pays, qui, le 26 juin 1945 se réunirent à San Francisco pour constituer l'ONU.
Une "ROSE DE LA PAIX" était posée sur le bureau de chacun des délégués, accompagnée de cette note: "NOUS ESPERONS QUE LA ROSE "PEACE" PORTERA LES PENSEES HUMAINES VERS UNE PAIX DURABLE DANS LE MONDE"...
Quand la petite histoire rejoint la grande Histoire...
J'aurai toujours un rosier "Madame Meilland" (dit "Peace Rose" en anglais) dans mon jardin... De plus elle est magnifique !
En ces temps agités, violents, que "Madame Meilland", la rose la plus célèbre du monde, en inspire quelques uns...
Slava Ukraini !
Here is the History of the rose "Madame Meilland" or "PEACE ROSE":
The history of "Peace Rose" and how it came about is a fascinating story wich is well worth telling.
In 1935, the French rose breeder Françis Meilland chose fifty seedlings from his seed beds. One of which was labelled 3-35-40. Over the next few years, F. Meilland watched its development with interest and planned to launch the new rose as "Madame Antoine Meilland" in honour of his mother.
However, a few months later, Hitler invaded France and the future of the rose nursery looked dire. To ensure that the new rose was not lost forever, F. Meilland managed to get 3 parcels of budwood out of the country, one of which was smuggled out in a diplomatic bag on the last plane out of France. The budwood was sent to another rose breeder, Robert Pyle, in Pensylvania, USA.
Over the next few years, F. Meilland launched his new rose in France as "Madame Antoine Meilland". He was not aware that some of the budwood had reached Germany, and Italy and the rose was being sold under different names. In Germany, it was called "Gloria Dei", and in Italy "Gioia".
F. Meilland had not had any word from America and had no idea the fate of his rose over there.
It was not untill liberation of France in 1945, that F. Meilland finally heard from Robert Pyle that the rose had survived the war and was being grown successfully.
In the meantime, F. Meilland had decided to change the name of the rose. He wrote to Field Marshall Alan Brooke to thank him for his part in the liberation of France, and to ask him if he would give his name to the rose. The Field Marshall declined stating that a far more fitting name would be "PEACE".
The new name "Peace" was publicly announced in America by Robert Pyle on the 29th April 1945, the very day that Berlin fell and was officialy considered the end of Second World War in Europe.
Towards the end of 1945, "Peace Roses" were given to each of the delegations at the inaugural meeting of the UNITED NATIONS in San Francisco each with a note which read
"We HOPE THE "PEACE ROSE" WILL INFLUENCE MEN'S THOUGHTS FOR EVERLASTING WORLD PEACE"...
I will always have a rosebush "Peace Rose" in my garden...
Besides, it is gorgeous !
In these turbulent, violent times, may "Peace rose" the most famous rose in the world, inspire some...
Slava Ukraini !
For a magazine I made this photo. It stands for durability and being economical. It was great fun to make this. I had to "snitch" some coins out of the piggy bank of my daughter though hahaha! Hope you like it.
Huon pine is an extremely durable wood. That is why it was prized in the 19th century for ship building. It was (and still is) very plentiful on the south west coast of Tasmania. In fact a number of early 19th century sailing ships were constructed in Macquarie Harbour on the west coast. Today, it is better known as a preferred timber for expensive furniture.
This red marker buoy was made in the mid 19th century and spent many years in service in the Tamar Channel. Considering its exposure to all weather conditions, it remains in good knick.
* If you've got a minute here's a great little article on the virtues of this amazing wood:
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This CC 130 Hercules is one of the most reliable, versatile and long lasting aircraft, in use in all parts of the world.
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Ce CC 130 Hercules est l'un des avions les plus fiables, polyvalents et durables, utilisé dans toutes les régions du monde.
I found two old roll films in a shoe box with photos. The box moved more than five times with me and was last in the basement. Now I have developed one of the films, an Ilford HP5.
Caernarfon Castle in Wales was finished 720 years ago!
This is the original building. Guess they didn't use much MDF then.
Happy Fence Friday.
Explored: A million thanks everyone.
For my copyright by mankind theme I chose the average kitchen sponge. HSoS!. History below from reference.com:
German scientist Otto Bayer, who founded the Bayer Company, was the inventor of polyurethane foam, the material from which sponges are made. Bayer invented this material by accident in 1937.
As German scientists persisted in creating uses for polyurethane foam, they created a defective batch that had many air bubbles. The outcome resembled sea sponges, which had been used since the Middle Ages to help wash the body. Prior to that, people used rags to wash dishes.
The earliest polyurethane sponges were easily destroyed during dish washing due to their fragility. As the technology progressed, these sponges were designed to be more durable.
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Durable L-plug with wire protector and regular plug.
Three black rings divides the plug in four sections : ground, microphone, left and right ( = stereo) and two black rings makes three sections: ground, left and right.
( I learn a lot from my two sons! One of them actually suggested I photograph his headphone plugs for MM)
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The Upgraded B6 Switcher: A Durable “Yard Goat”
Built: 1916 by Pennsylvania Railroad, Juniata Shops, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Retired: 1957
The addition of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s signature Belpaire firebox, superheaters and power reverse lever made this B6sb switcher one of the most modern, powerful, and efficient 0-6-0’s anywhere. The B6 class as a whole was the most successful of what the Pennsylvania Railroad called their “shifters.” Like most switching engines, No. 1670 led a career of little excitement, but great importance.
Scuttling back and forth, this little “yard goat” spent most of its life breaking down and making up new trains. Its sloped-back tender gave good visibility to the rear – an important feature on a locomotive that would spend half of its life in reverse.
The No. 1670 is one of two surviving Pennsylvania Railroad B6 locomotives and the only B6sb.
Always wore these jeans since I was a kid. Always found them comfortable and durable... Wish you a warm and wonderful day...
Le Cyclamen, symbole d'amour sincère et durable
Selon une des nombreuses légendes qui entourent cette fleur délicate, le roi Salomon portait une cou-ronne de boutons de cyclamens. Mais lorsque les Juifs furent déportés à Babylone, les fleurs se cour-bèrent en disant : « Quand un fils de David montera à nouveau sur le trône et que la couronne reviendra à Jérusalem, nous relèverons la tête. » Dans l’Antiquité et au Moyen Âge, cette plante tubéreuse était supposée faciliter les accouchements, et plusieurs superstitions l’accusaient aussi de provoquer des fausses couches. Depuis la Renaissance, cette fleur gracieuse, modeste-ment penchée en avant, est aussi devenue un symbole d’amour sincère et durable.
De nos jours, elle incarne au Japon le sentiment amoureux par excellence, exactement comme la rose en Occident. Graphique, dotée de pétales mauves ou blancs qui se détachent joliment sur d’épaisses feuilles sombres, le cyclamen a aussi beaucoup inspiré les artistes. Dans les scènes religieuses, les peintres flamands en dessinaient pour représenter l’amour durable du Christ. Léonard de Vinci parsemait également les marges de ses manuscrits de ses corolles.
The Cyclamen, a symbol of sincere and lasting love
According to one of the many legends surrounding this delicate flower, King Solomon wore a crown of cyclamen buds. But when the Jews were deported to Babylon, the flowers bowed, saying, "When a son of David ascends the throne again and the crown returns to Jerusalem, we will lift up our heads." In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, this tuberous plant was believed to facilitate childbirth, and several superstitions also accused it of causing miscarriages. Since the Renaissance, this graceful flower, modestly leaning forward, has also become a symbol of sincere and enduring love.
Nowadays, it embodies the quintessential love feeling in Japan, just like the rose in the West. Graphic, with purple or white petals that stand out nicely against thick dark leaves, cyclamen has also been a great inspiration to artists. In religious scenes, Flemish painters drew them to represent the enduring love of Christ. Leonardo da Vinci also dotted the margins of his manuscripts with his corollas.
Whilst no archaeological material was found in the durable, mineral and easy-to-clean interior, objects from the Chalcolithique (4,720-4,220 ybp) have been found around the site. The lower menhir may be from anywhere between 6,000 and 4,500 ybp and that whole transitional period from the end of the Neolithic into the first ages of metal looks to be valid for this site.
The cavity is 3.20 x 2.30 x 1.90 m The entrance hole is 70 cm in diameter. The outside rim is around 10 cm wide. The rock is granit and the cavity a clean cul-de-sac, so from my understanding must be considered as man made. There seem to be basins above the site and a 2.18 m high menhir stands 30m below on the same 'path'.
Unlike some of the troglodyte sepultures from a broadly similar period in Sardinia, the interior space is curved like a large bowl and, apart from the concentric entrance rim, has no lines of form or structure.
With the menhir close-by, one must expect the area to have been frequented and the great effort to make this cavity cannot have been for the creation of a secret place to hide people or objects - the outcrop is far too dominant.
Describing the acoustic qualities needs to tip from correlation to causation in that the acoustics were the aim of the site and not a by product. Why here? What is it about this section of landscape? ...
AJM 08.05.18
My durable, trusty old Pentax died today during this final drop shoot. It far exceeded the 100k shutter actuations guaranteed by the manufacturer. Thank you, my friend. Thankfully, the 50mm f/1.4 is fine and will go on another camera eventually.
acrylic on canvas, 13 x 18 cm
Sustainable Dictatorship is guaranteed by Pandemic Law
Duurzame Dictatuur is verankerd in de Pandemie-wet
La dictature durable est ancrée dans la loi pandémie
The "Lock Step" ( The Rockefeller Foundation ) outlines a scenario of authoritarian control in the wake of a hypothetical novel influenza pandemic similar to COVID-19.(anno 2010)
Lock Step = Een Corona-scenario voor ‘authoritarian leadership’ in reactie op een pandemie, dat de Rockefeller Foundation in 2010 bedacht. De Rockefeller Foundation lanceerde met The Lancet (Elsevier) ook al de nieuwe discipline van globalistisch doktertje spelen genaamd ‘Planetary Health’: alsof ‘het klimaat’ ons allemaal ziek zou maken, zoals via de Klimaatobsessierups. Hun doktersrecept is altijd meer ‘global governance’ en ‘interdependence’, centralisatie van macht. Dat is het zelfde recept dat het World Economic Forum ons nu ook voorschrijft uit naam van ‘Corona’. Wat de klimaatlobby decennia kostte, dat lukt nu via Lockdown in een handomdraai. We concluderen daarom: Samen zweren is pas fijn!
www.interessantetijden.nl/2020/04/22/wie-niet-in-complott...
Researcher and author Niki Friedrich Raapana accidentally stumbled into a pilot programme of the UN's ultimate agenda back in 1999, in Seattle. In her search for answers she found that the consortium of players, stakeholders and prime movers had one thing in common: jargon !
e.g. 'Sustainable Development' is a term we are all familiar with by now and there are many others. Tracing the terminology she was able to find an entire system which had infiltrated our governments and was rewriting state policies and objectives. The European Union was founded upon these principles. Anyone notice what happened to the once nation states that make up the EU? (They're all dead.)
Tracing the terminology to find an entire system which had infiltrated our governments and was rewriting state policies and objectives. Civil and individual rights and freedoms are abolished and the life becomes micromanaged.
The third way is no way - 2004 (logo ACL)
First Propaganda, then Criminalization of Dissent:
As Nazi Germany, now the dictatorship of the corporate globalist technocracy
Een regering die de toelating krijgt om
de wet te breken in een noodsituatie,
gaat blijven proberen om
fictieve noodsituaties te creëren.
(Jeff Hoeyberghs, 26 juni 2021)
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Jan Theuninck has been painting the evolution of Western totalitarianism for 20 years - he saw the evolution within the political spectrum where the socialist parties were lost (Fagospatose, 2001) in the Third Way (The third way is no way, 2004) movement of Clinton , Blair and Schröder with which they gave a face to communitarianism of the New World Order. He has often compared the latter to a new kind of National Socialism. His attention has always been fixed thanks to the more than 50 years of misery with blackmail games of the services and torture practices with chemical and energy weapons (Beyond the limit, 2001, Rinascimento, 2009, The culture of learned helplessness, 2011, Neostasi, 2012, Derailed system , 2012, The banality of Evil, 2013, Zersetzung, 2014, ils nous tiennent, 2015, Submission, 2015, Threat, 2016, Utopia, 2016, Conformity, 2017, Brainwashing, 2018, Warnung, 2019, Dein Kampf, 2019, Censorship, 2020, Post-truth society, 2020 and in 2021: Political Pandemic, New World Order, The Great Reset, Angel Vaccine, Aryan Corona Passport, Cytokine Storm, Back from never been away, Sustainable Dictatorship.
(In 2014 he already painted Virus Attack without believing that this would become a climax of the Davos counter-revolution years later)
ils parviennent à tout subordonner à une cause absolutée, quite à lui nuire en outrepassant les limites du sens
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Dentro Magistratura democratica, insomma, ci sono magistrati che ritengono che i decreti che hanno permesso e permetteranno di fronteggiare la pandemia siano un vulnus inaccettabile alla Costituzione.
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
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www.graphiste-webdesigner.fr/blog/2013/04/la-peinture-bel... (année 2016)
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A durable selective-fire rifle built for operations in forested and mountainous regions.
Credit goes to Beck for the Magazine, Wezzy for the optic, and SPW for the colors and logo.
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
-- C. S. Lewis
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Hand-knotted Sadraa designer rug made from natural wool and glossy bamboo silk or viscose. Combining Scandinavian modern design with traditional Oriental craftsmanship, this rug is durable, luxurious, and a timeless statement piece for any room.
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Continuing the Sixty Sixty Coaches Dennis Dart theme, this 9.8m Carlyle Dartline example was acquired in 2010, also as a support to the three 54-plate Plaxton Pointers for Service X43 (Abergavenny-Crickhowell-Brecon-Merthyr Tydfil-Treharris-Cardiff).
She was one of a pair new to Williamsons of Shrewsbury in 1991 for Shropshire CC contracted services, including one of the town's Park & Ride contracts. Arriva's Midlands North subsidiary purchased the company's local bus contracts in 1998 and she became 799 in the fleet.
She was nearly 20 years old when she arrived in South Wales, and I believe that she did not last long with the company.
My shot from April 2011 shows her arriving at Brecon Interchange Cardiff bound, missing both an 'X' and a destination blind.
Taken on 14 April 2016 and uploaded 6 December 2024.
A brick with, for British viewers at least, a familiar name. There is a helpful article, published by the Northern Echo, giving a little history of the brick, made by Stanley Brothers and identifying other users of the "trademark" (a manufacturer of bitumen roofing felt and, from 1929, the London Rubber Company). Warning; the Northern Echo page is hopelessly infected with advertisements, all meaningless.
There we have it...
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Durable side-fed battle rifle.
Usual credits: Wylee for the colors, and Arch for the logo.
Fun fact: This is actually one of my older designs, flipped upside-down and heavily modified.
Try and guess which one it is! Are you up to the challenge?
Connu et reconnu pour son patrimoine industriel remarquable, le site de Tour & Taxis est en pleine reconversion. L’objectif principal est d’en faire un quartier durable exemplaire, au bénéfice de tous, privilégiant un aménagement urbain se réappropriant les rives du canal.
De par sa localisation stratégique, en bordure du canal et à proximité immédiate du centre historique de Bruxelles, l'ancien site ferroviaire de Tour & Taxis possède un énorme potentiel et connaît un véritable renouveau. L’Entrepôt Royal, les Magasins ainsi que la Gare Maritime, trois bâtiments d’une valeur patrimoniale inestimable, constituent un pôle primordial de ce renouveau.
Le développement de ce site de 45 ha, entouré de quartiers denses et animés (les quartiers Maritime et Marie-Christine) a été planifié par un schéma directeur, nourri par des réflexions participatives. Celui-ci été adopté par la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale en décembre 2008. Il porte une attention toute particulière aux espaces verts, à la mobilité active, la mixité, la valorisation du patrimoine ainsi qu’au développement durable.
Known and recognized for its remarkable industrial heritage, the Tour & Taxis site is undergoing full conversion. The main objective is to make it an exemplary sustainable district, for the benefit of all, favoring urban development that reclaims the banks of the canal.
Due to its strategic location, along the canal and in the immediate vicinity of the historic center of Brussels, the former Tour & Taxis railway site has enormous potential and is undergoing a real revival. The Royal Warehouse, the Stores and the Gare Maritime, three buildings of inestimable heritage value, are a key focus of this renewal.
The development of this 45 ha site, surrounded by dense and lively districts (the Maritime and Marie-Christine districts) was planned by a master plan, fed by participatory reflections. This was adopted by the Brussels-Capital Region in December 2008. It pays particular attention to green spaces, active mobility, diversity, enhancement of heritage and sustainable development.
The Messerschmitt KR200, or Kabinenroller (Cabin Scooter), is a three-wheeled bubble car designed by the aircraft engineer Fritz Fend and produced in the factory of the West German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt from 1955 until 1964.
Messerschmitt, temporarily not allowed to manufacture aircraft, had turned its resources to making other products. In 1952, Fend approached Messerschmitt with the idea of manufacturing small motor vehicles. These were based on his Fend Flitzer invalid carriage
Retailing for around DM 2,500, the KR200 was considered an instant success with almost 12,000 built during its first year, which was the highest annual production for Kabinenroller models. A maximum speed in excess of 90 km/h (56 mph)[8] despite a claimed power output of only 10 PS (7.4 kW; 9.9 hp),1 more PS than the 175 cc engine from the KR175, reflected the vehicle's light weight and low aerodynamic drag. The KR200, however, was 23 kg heavier than the KR175 it replaced but had a 10 km/h (6 mph) higher top speed.
The KR200 ran on a 191 cc (11.7 cu in) Fichtel & Sachs forced-air (fan) cooled single cylinder two-stroke engine positioned in front of the rear wheel, just behind the passenger's seat The engine had two sets of contact breaker points and, to reverse, the engine was stopped and then restarted, going backwards. This was effected by pushing the key further in the ignition switch than normal, whether intentionally or not.
In 1955, in order to prove the KR200's durability, Messerschmitt prepared a KR200 to break the 24-hour speed record for three-wheeled vehicles under 250 cc (15.3 cu in). The record car had a special single-seat low-drag body and a highly modified engine, but the suspension, steering, and braking components were stock. Throttle, brake, and clutch cables were duplicated. The record car was run on 29–30 August 1955 at the Hockenheimring for 24 hours and broke 22 international speed records in its class, including the 24-hour speed record, which it set at 103 km/h (64 mph)
This year the Providence and Worcester Railroad continued to provide their passenger train and crew for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's extremely popular Polar Express trains with trains running and 3:30 and 6:30 PM Fri-Sun for a total of 42 sold out trips in 2024.
The train consist is deadheading south from Worcester to begin the final weekend of performances with B39-8E 3910 (GE blt. Dec. 1987 as LMX 8534) amidst a winter wonderland scene of the first significant snow of the year. They crossing in Blackstone River near MP 17.9 on the historic original Providence and Worcester mainline just north of the Rhode Island state line. This is the 10th of 14 crossings of the Blackstone along the 43 mile line when traveling south from Worcester to Providence.
As I've told you before in previous posts the P&W is my hometown road and it is inextricably linked to the river it follows both historically and physically. The Blackstone River courses 48 miles from its headwaters near Worcester (at the confluence of the Middle River and Mill Brook) to where it flows into the Seekonk River at the headwaters of Narragansett Bay. The river drains a watershed of 640 square miles and more importantly drops 450 feet in the 48 miles. It is that drop, that made this river a pivotal point in American History.
From ririvers.org: A series of steep drops along the length of the Blackstone River provided ideal conditions for the development of water powered industry. Samuel Slater arrived in America in 1790, with managerial experience and technical knowledge of textile manufacturing in England. With the assistance of local merchants and artisans, he helped establish the first successful water-powered textile mill in America. Slater Mill was established on the Blackstone River, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This achievement is credited with spawning the birth of America's industrial revolution. Development of the Slater textile mill catalyzed the development of water-driven technology throughout the length of the Blackstone River. By 1914 water-powered mills occupied all of the readily available dam sites in the Valley.
As the birthplace of industrial America, the need for transportation quickly arose in the valley, and between 1825 and 1828 the Blackstone Canal was constructed. The canal lasted only 20 years having been rendered obsolete by the opening of the Providence and Worcester Railroad in 1847. The railroad has proven to be a more durable method of transportation and 175 years after its opening here it is still serving the purpose for which it was built.
Blackstone, Massachusetts
Friday December 20, 2024
An attractive and durable plant, Tradescantia pallida ’Purpurea' (Purple Heart) is a popular trailing evergreen perennial noted for its remarkable foliage of narrow, pointed, purple leaves, 2-5 in. long (5-12 cm). Arranged alternately along thick, but fragile, purple stems, the leaves are deep royal purple above, and bright violet underneath. Blooming constantly during warm weather with small clusters of bright pink, 3-petalled, pale orchid-pink flowers. 1 in. (2.5 cm), emerge at the stem tips. Tradescantia pallida is a tender perennial which makes a beautiful groundcover. Its sprawling stems root in the moist soil, to create a carpet of ground-hugging foliage. Evergreen in frost-free areas, it dies back with mild freezes, but sprouts back in spring. In colder areas, it may be grown as a bedding annual, in a container or hanging basket, or as a houseplant.
THE MAN WITH TWO HATS
The National Canadian War Memorial in Apeldoorn is called 'The Man with Two Hats'. Ottawa, Canada, has an identical statue symbolising the solidarity between the two countries. The two hats represent war and peace, repression and freedom, life and death, sadness and joy. In fact, many Dutch people regard the Canadians as the true liberators of the Netherlands.
Source: excitinghistory.com/liberation-route/apeldoorn-man-met-tw...
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The statue Man with Two Hats stands in Commissioners Park. An explanatory plaque contains the following text:
During the Second World War, Canadian soldiers played a crucial role in the liberation of the Netherlands. With the donation of this monument - an expression of joy and a celebration of freedom - the Netherlands pays lasting tribute to Canada.
A statue identical to this one stands in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. The twin monuments symbolically link Canada and the Netherlands; though separated by an ocean, the two countries will forever be close friends.
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveiled the monument in Ottawa on May 11, 2002, and the other in Apeldoorn on May 2, 2000.
Artist: Henk Visch
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A little more information about the artist Henk Visch:
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L'homme aux deux chapeaux - Man with two hats
The Man with Two Hats || L'homme aux deux chapeaux
In the City of Apeldoorn, The Man With Two Hats monument symbolizes many dualities. The two hats in and of themselves represent a time when to come through the war with one hat was something of a feat. It represents the end of the horrors of war but in the same vein the peace and freedom that continue to elude many countries today. It symbolizes the two countries of Canada and the Netherlands. The outstretched arms symbolize the liberation of the Netherlands and also the reaching out of country to country, people to people. The visage, one of sadness and deep meditation and also one of serenity and peace. With the donation of this monument, the Netherlands pays a lasting tribute to Canada. A statue identical to this one stands in Ottawa, Ontario. The twin monuments symbolically link Canada and the Netherlands, forever close friends.
Situé dans la ville D’Apeldoorn, le monument « L'homme aux deux chapeaux » symbolise la dualité. Les deux chapeaux représentent ce temps où c'était un exploit de sortir de la guerre avec un chapeau. Ils représentent la fin des horreurs de la guerre, mais aussi la paix et la liberté que ne connaissent toujours pas de nombreux pays aujourd'hui. Ils symbolisent le Canada et les Pays-Bas. Les bras tendus symbolisent la libération des Pays-Bas et l'entraide entre les pays et les gens. Le visage exprime la tristesse et le recueillement, mais aussi la sérénité et la paix. En faisant le don de ce moneument, les Pays-Bas rendent un hommage durable au Canada. Le double de ce monument, situé à Ottawa (Ontario), a été offert au Canada par les Pays-Bas en témoignage d’honneur. Les monuments identiques symbolisent la forte amitié entre les deux pays.
The monument, which was sculpted by Dutch artist Henk Visch, is made of bronze and measures 4.6 metres. Entitled "The Man with Two Hats" (De man met de twee hoeden), it symbolizes the historic bonds between Canada and the Netherlands.
L'oeuvre - une pièce en bronze mesurant 4,6 mètres - a été réalisée par le sculpteur néerlandais Henk Visch qui l'a intitulée « L'homme aux deux chapeaux » (De man met de twee hoeden). Elle symbolise les liens historiques qui unissent le Canada et les Pays-Bas
Source: www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/sec...
Source: www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/overseas/sec...
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