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Something a little fun and different from the early 2020 archive, back before the world shut down: Burrowing owls at Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. I really enjoy urban wildlife as a demonstration of their tenacity to hang on and even thrive. This ever-expanding owl colony had shut down two baseball diamonds and a soccer pitch. c.2020 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
Thailand Life: Wat Huay Pla Kang is a major tourist attraction located 20 minutes by road to the north of Chiang Rai town center
Wat Huay Pla Kang is a relatively new attraction in Chiang Rai which has become immensely popular in the past 2 years. The temple is an ever expanding project and now features three major elements, none of which existed before 2001 and the most recent of three structures was completed in late 2016. The most prominent part of Wat Huay Pla Kang is its large white statue. The figure represented by the statue is not the Lord Buddha, but rather Guan Yin whose is the Goddess of Mercy in the form of Buddhism practiced in China and Vietnam and the temple attracts a lot of visitors from those countries as a consequence.
Thailand Life: Wat Huay Pla Kang is a major tourist attraction located 20 minutes by road to the north of Chiang Rai town center
Wat Huay Pla Kang is a relatively new attraction in Chiang Rai which has become immensely popular in the past 2 years. The temple is an ever expanding project and now features three major elements, none of which existed before 2001 and the most recent of three structures was completed in late 2016. The most prominent part of Wat Huay Pla Kang is its large white statue. The figure represented by the statue is not the Lord Buddha, but rather Guan Yin whose is the Goddess of Mercy in the form of Buddhism practiced in China and Vietnam and the temple attracts a lot of visitors from those countries as a consequence..
This will give you an idea as to how development has crawled to the very edge of the sound in the ever expanding business district of Duck, NC.
The little traveller blazes trails...
Skippy envisioned his ever expanding universe with the help of the following amazing designs:
Bad Unicorn's Rideable Suitcase, Neck Pillows, His Laptop, which are all part of the Destination Desirables Collection, available at N21!
Booger's Ready To Go Bear, who also got his own Bad Unicorn Neck Pillow!
Vale Koer's Primefiber Trainers!
Keep shining bright, my friends!
Hope to see you on the path!
If you go off the beaten path, in southern Ecuador, you can find the country's largest Inca archaeological site. This is the site of Ingapirca or "Inca wall." Originally, this area land belonged to the Cañari people who were indigenous to the area. But during the 15th century, the mighty Incas expanded into southern Ecuador and they came in contact with the Cañari. The Cañari resisted the Inca until the early 16th century but eventually fell victim to the ever-expanding Inca Empire.
The Inca and Cañari lived together peacefully for a time and the Cañari were actually allowed to manage their own affairs and their customs. They did have to learn the language of the Inca so that each could communicate with the other.
Ingapirca represents a mixture of these two cultures with a portion that is uniquely Cañari and another that is more Inca in origin. These ruins are not only the largest in Ecuador, but they are also the best preserved archaeological ruins in Ecuador. The original purpose of the settlement is still unknown but it was used a fortress and storehouse to resupply Inca troops as they headed north. It was also used as a place of worship and veneration to the Sun God, Inti. Inti was the most important God of the Incas and this is demonstrated by having the largest and most significant building on the site dedicated to him.
The Temple of the Sun was constructed without mortar, as are most of the structures at Ingapirca and is typical of Inca and Cañari architecture. The stones were carefully chiseled and fashioned together perfectly. Another amazing example of their construction techniques can be found in Cusco, Peru at the site of Saksaywaman. The layout of Ingapirca was in keeping with the Inca beliefs and their understanding of the universe. The temple was constructed in such a way that during the solstices, at exactly the right time of day, sunlight came into the temple through a doorway at the top of the small chamber.
AMSTERDAM NOORD - A former shipyard located on the banks of the River IJ in Amsterdam Noord, the NDSM Wharf has blossomed into an enormous cultural hotspot in recent years with a vibrant artist community and an ever-expanding variety of bars and restaurants. With grounds exceeding the size of ten football pitches, the area hosts multi-disciplinary festivals, performances, exhibitions, dance parties and a wide range of other events in unique, post-industrial surroundings.
This great looking old building, a pumping station for the old Victorian built London sewer system, has apparently recently been repurposed and now forms part of the new giant sewer construction project that's currently being built in London. The new project replaces the Victorian "plumbing" that's been in place for 150 years in the capital and no longer has the capacity to efficiently service the ever expanding city of London.
This was actually taken mid-afternoon on a really bright winter's day. The light was as harsh as harsh can be and I worked in Lightroom to convert to B&W and make a more graphic representation of the scene. If you look top left you can just about see the strong sunlight spilling into the frame which I was determined to keep in the picture.
Portreath harbour was built in the 1760's to bring coal from Wales to feed the ever expanding tin mines in the area. The little stone shelter on the left, dates back to the days when Portreath was a busy port, shipping copper and tin out and coal in. Whilst the harbour was important the entrance was still treacherous. The Monkey House (although not known as that in those days) was used for shelter by the harbour pilots who would wave flags or lanterns to guide ships into harbour, or warn away if conditions were too dangerous. The stone structure on the right on top of the cliff, is known locally as the Pepperpot. It was built as a sign to passing shipping so they knew where they were. It was built in 1846 and also used as a coastguard lookout.
I'm always grateful for your visits and would like to thank you now for stopping by, and any comments you may leave. Much appreciated, John...
Roundings and hormones for happiness...
Today I show you a different rounding compared to yesterday, a semicircular vault with frescoes.
They are part of a biliotheque and under it students study.
Is the end of our ever-expanding space round? Circles play in any case on our earth and in our life an important role and because the human being is a physilogical premature birth, no other creature comes so clumsily on the world, must be led at least 20 years and the baby already begins in the womb with the learning, the evolution has come up with a reward system for our learning. Learning successes generate happiness hormones in us ... Learning is the most beautiful thing in the world ...
ein paar Gedanken .. heute zeige ich euch, im Vergleich zu gestern, eine ander Rundung, ein halbrundes Gewölbe mit Fresken. Sie sind Teil einer Biliothekt und unter ihr lernen Studenten.
Ist das Ende unseres sich ständig weiter ausbreitenden Weltraums rund?
Kreise spielen jedenfalls in unserem Universum und in unserem Leben eine wichtige Rolle.
Und da der Mensch ein physilogische Frühgeburt ist, kein anders Lebewesen so unbeholfen auf die Welt kommt, mindestens 20 Jahre geführt werden muss und das Baby schon im Mutterleib mit dem lernen beginnt, hat sich die Evolution ein Belohnungssystem für unser Lernen einfallen lassen.
Lernerfolge erzeugen Glückshormone in uns ... Lernen ist die schönste Sache der Welt ...
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AMSTERDAM NOORD - The shipyard started life in the 19th century. NDSM – Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij or Dutch Dock and Shipbuilding Company – was Amsterdam’s largest shipbuilding facility for about a hundred years. In 1984 the facility went bankrupt and closed its doors – like many other European shipyards as the industry declined. The NDSM Wharf has blossomed now into an enormous cultural hotspot in recent years with a vibrant artist community and an ever-expanding variety of bars and restaurants.
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
I haven't seen any Hobbies around since our lock down was eased. So on the way back from the VU pond today I detoured via the pumping station - mainly because I had noticed one of the Kestrels heading in that direction. I didn't find any Kestrels but just as I was about to put the camera away and head for home I heard the call of this Hobby. Sitting high in a gum tree on the fence line. I think it is one of the patriarchs of the ever expanding clan.
The Grebes are still sitting on the nest.
If we remain in our last revelation and grow content with where we are at, at that point we die. Just as Christ expresses Himself in Creation, ever expanding, always in motion and sound, so are we to be continuously in revelation of His majesty and growing in our relationship to Christ.
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The port of Agadir is located on the Atlantic coast at 30°25' N - 9°38' W, 35 km south of Cap Ghir. The port is connected to Essaouira by the main road No. 8 and to Marrakech by Road No. 40. The two major roads serve the port's two gates.
Given its hinterland, the port of Agadir plays an important role in the development of the regional and national economies and is the natural outlet of agribusiness activities of the Souss-Massa region for fish products.
The port of Agadir, which used to be mostly dedicated to fishing in the past, gradually became a port complex which now encompasses the fishing port, the commercial port, and the marina.
Characteristics
Location : 30°25’N-9°48’O;
Function : Commerce, fishing and boating
Road Access
◊ Marrakech-Agadir Motorway;
◊ National Road (N1) from Essaouira;
◊ Main Road (N40) from Marrakech.
History
Originally a Portuguese jetty, after 1917 the port became a base for the local fishing fleet and has been ever expanding since then, into the diversified port complex that it is now.
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Description in English, German and Dutch
English:
I took this picture during a walk in the Altmühltal nature park in the beautiful German Bavaria near the St. Gunthildis Chapel in Suffersheim. Suffersheim is a village that is today a district of Weißenburg. Well, reclassifications and ever-expanding municipalities, I don't think that's a good development, but this aside. It was another beautiful summer day with beautiful clouds in the sky. Clouds have something magical, something untouchable and something elusive. The combination of clouds and nature in photos and paintings always appeals to the imagination. When people look at rippling water, they often relax. It really is something special. I also have that with clouds. Sometimes it seems as if the clouds want to tell us something. The combination with clear blue sky makes it even more beautiful. There are also many different types of clouds and many shapes. It seems that every cloud has its own story. What would the beautiful cloud formation in this photo be telling us? What does it look like? Could there be a spiritual message behind it or is it just a beautiful cloudscape. In any case, meteorologists love it. Let me know what you see here in these clouds and what clouds mean to you.
Deutsch:
Dieses Foto habe ich bei einem Spaziergang im Naturpark Altmühltal im schönen deutschen Bayern nahe der St. Gunthildis-Kapelle in Suffersheim gemacht. Suffersheim ist ein Dorf, das heute ein Ortsteil von Weißenburg ist. Nun, Umgliederungen und immer größer werdende Kommunen, das finde ich keine gute Entwicklung, aber davon mal abgesehen. Es war ein weiterer schöner Sommertag mit wunderschönen Wolken am Himmel. Wolken haben etwas Magisches, etwas Unberührbares und etwas Flüchtiges. Die Kombination von Wolken und Natur in Fotos und Gemälden regt immer wieder die Fantasie an. Wenn Menschen plätscherndes Wasser betrachten, entspannen sie sich oft. Es ist wirklich etwas Besonderes. Das mit den Wolken habe ich auch. Manchmal scheint es, als wollten uns die Wolken etwas sagen. Die
Kombination mit strahlend blauem Himmel macht es noch schöner. Es gibt auch viele verschiedene Arten von Wolken und viele Formen. Es scheint, dass jede Wolke ihre eigene Geschichte hat. Was würde uns die schöne Wolkenformation auf diesem Foto sagen? Wie sieht es aus? Könnte eine spirituelle Botschaft dahinterstecken oder ist es nur eine schöne Wolkenlandschaft. Meteorologen jedenfalls lieben es. Lass mich wissen, was du hier in diesen Wolken siehst und was Wolken für dich bedeuten.
Nederlands:
Deze foto heb ik genomen tijdens een wandeling in natuurpark Altmühltal in het prachtige Duitse Beieren vlakbij de St. Gunthildis Kapel in Suffersheim. Suffersheim is een dorp dat tegenwoordig een stadsdeel is van Weißenburg. Tja herindelingen en steeds groter wordende gemeentes dat is volgens mij geen goede ontwikkeling, maar dit terzijde. Het was weer eens een prachtige zomerdag met ook nog eens erg mooie wolken in de lucht. Wolken hebben iets magisch, iets onaantastbaars en iets ongrijpbaars. De combinatie van wolken en natuur op foto's en schilderijen spreken altijd tot de verbeelding. Wanneer mensen naar kabbelend water kijken komen ze vaak tot rust. Het is echt iets bijzonders. Ook met wolken heb ik dat. Soms lijkt het wel of de wolken iets willen vertellen aan ons mensen. De combinatie met heldere blauwe lucht maakt het nog mooier. Er zijn ook erg veel verschillende soorten wolken en vele vormen. Het lijkt wel of iedere wolk een eigen verhaal heeft. Wat zou de prachtige wolkenvorming op deze foto ons willen vertellen? Waar lijkt het op? Zou er een spirituele boodschap achter zitten of is het alleen maar een mooie wolkenpartij. Meteorologen zijn er in ieder geval dol op. Laat maar weten wat jullie hier in deze wolken zien en wat wolken voor jullie betekenen.
AMSTERDAM - A former shipyard located on the banks of the River IJ in Amsterdam Noord, the NDSM Wharf has blossomed into an enormous cultural hotspot in recent years with a vibrant artist community and an ever-expanding variety of bars and restaurants. With grounds exceeding the size of ten football pitches, the area hosts multi-disciplinary festivals, performances, exhibitions, dance parties and a wide range of other events in unique, post-industrial surroundings.
5:00 AM
Nymindegab, April 2021
Last year in April Christopher Magni Kjerholt and I embarked on a - so far loosely defined - project to document the shifting landscapes of the Danish west coast.
Nature, small towns, daily life, and ever-expanding tourism, winter, spring and summer - there is always something new to discover along the North Sea.
We don't know the precise outcome of our efforts yet, but we will visit the area a few times each year and shoot some film :-)
Please visit Christopher's photo stream for some beautiful 6x7 from our initial two trips.
Up in the wonder of the skies
That flow above, my looking eyes
The blue and white, they do kiss
Sharing sweet aerial bliss
Painting the ever expanding skies
Placing wonder before in my eyes
If we remain in our last revelation and grow content with where we are at, at that point we die. Just as Christ expresses Himself in Creation, ever expanding, always in motion and sound, so are we to be continuously in revelation of His majesty and growing in our relationship to Christ.
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Passau, Veste Oberhaus
Veste Oberhaus ist eine Festung auf der linken Seite der Donau, gegenüber der rechtsseitigen Altstadt von Passau. Gegründet im Jahr 1219, war sie für die meiste Zeit die Burg und Residenz des fürstlichen Bischofs vom Hochstift Passau. Die weit sichtbare Inschrift 1499 auf der Fassade zeigt nur eines der Baujahre der bis 1800 immer wieder erweiterten Burg.
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Veste Oberhaus is a fortress on the left side of the Danube, opposite the right-sided old town of Passau. Founded in 1219, it was for the most part the castle and residence of the princely bishop of Passau. The widely visible inscription 1499 on the facade shows only one of the years of construction of the ever-expanding castle until 1800.
@Wikipedia
I had wandered along the ridge, lured by the ever-expanding view out west & south-west, to Loch Linnhe & its rugged backdrop. What I hadn't bargained on was the opposing view back along arrow-straight Loch Leven. Revealed to me in this haunting light, I had to work fast before it inevitably faded. With my mind so pre-occupied by other things, this was a completely opportunist shot. There are elements in the final result that show this, with regards to my positioning. Better I recorded something rather than nothing, I suppose.
AMSTERDAM - A former shipyard located on the banks of the River IJ in Amsterdam Noord, the NDSM Wharf has blossomed into an enormous cultural hotspot in recent years with a vibrant artist community and an ever-expanding variety of bars and restaurants. With grounds exceeding the size of ten football pitches, the area hosts multi-disciplinary festivals, performances, exhibitions, dance parties and a wide range of other events in unique, post-industrial surroundings.
Águas 6. Dissolução
Lost in the fields of imagination,
drifting amid ideas in eternal movement
in an ever-expanding universe...
But in the end
everything is nothing but illusion...
If we remain in our last revelation and grow content with where we are at, at that point we die. Just as Christ expresses Himself in Creation, ever expanding, always in motion and sound, so are we to be continuously in revelation of His majesty and growing in our relationship to Christ.
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An ancient silo, old Ford pickup and a long unused windmill keep a lovely well-preserved barn company on a delicious Minnesota summer day. As an old person, I can’t simply look at this photo but instead I find myself transported into it and a time it represents.
There was a number of decades last century when rural America was coming alive with a transition from rudimentary physical labor to a more promising future through technology that held hopes of easier and more prosperous living for farmers and their offspring.
For those of us growing up in the decades on either side of mid-century, there were experiences of a lifetime to live, like taking our first airplane trip, watching our first black and white TV followed a number of years later by watching our first color TV program. We were happy with the quality even though years later we would be horrified if we had to watch fuzzy programs.
Our country was creating at a rapid rate some of the world’s most marvelous buildings, machines and 8-cylinder cars that whizzed down two lane highways at speeds exceeding 55 mph. NASA was reaching for the moon even as our military was considered the most powerful on earth.
But underlying the external progress, farmers were slowly undergoing changes as well, changes that turned our Norman Rockwell farms into ever expanding soil factories intent on wringing out every dollar the land could produce. Along with that pursuit, we began to see changes happening to farm families through the loss of farm youth to jobs and careers in our burgeoning cities.
Americana turned into a memory.
(Photographed near Annandale, MN)
"Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large."
Shari Arison
Into my ever expanding vintage lens collection came a beautiful lens recently - a mid 60s Asahi Takumar 85mm f/1.8 lens. It is essentially a portrait lens, reputed to be very sharp where it needs to be and falling off to what should be a very nice out of focus area. I've wanted a fast 85mm lens for awhile now but they are all incredibly expensive, even ones that are 50 years old! This Takumar has a very good reputation and so when it came up on fleaBay I thought long and hard and did all kinds of research on it before making a successful offer for it. Is it as good as it's reputation? I've had it out a few times on my Sony full frame and I have to say I am impressed, it is every bit as good as I hoped it would be. So what's with the robin I hear you ask (or maybe not). I was just sitting at the back of my garden (back yard, for my N.American friends) just twiddling with my camera when this little robin approached to size me up. So since I had a portrait lens on the camera I took a portrait! Cheeky little blighter!
This is cropped to about half its original size.
BNSF 8547 leads a sister ACe south through the S-curve just south of Monument, CO.
A few years ago, the ever-expanding housing development in the background did not exist, and up until late last year, the giant UPS distribution center did not exist off frame to my immediate right. Ah, progress...
The consciousness below thee is ever-expanding
in different ways from those known to thee.
Aye, it, though in space-time below thee,
is ever growing in ways that are different from
those that were part of the ways of thine own.
For know that it grows as a result of thy growth
but not in the same way that thou didst grow.
The growth that thou had and have in the present
have brought into being a cause and effect.
No consciousness follows the path of those before it,
else all would be repetition and vain.
Each consciousness in the cycle it exists in
follows its own path to the ultimate goal.
Each plays its part in the Plan of the Cosmos.
Each plays its part in the ultimate end.
The farther the cycle, the greater its
knowledge and ability to blend the Law of the whole.
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Items Pictured...................................................
Bento Head [Daniel] -by Catwa
Bento Body [Gianni] -by Signature
Skin Body/Head [Erwin/Tone 4] -by Stray Dog
Orb [Glowing Orb] -by Gryphon Vendetta
Pose from Poseidon Poses --by Gryphon Vendetta
Outfit [Town Gear Warrior (Signature)/White/Rare] -by ::GB::
Hair [Rebellion Fatpack] -by Stealthic
Loads of beautiful plants -by Cube Republic
There is no left turn here now: the road has gone, and so have the mining villages of Stanrigg, Whiterigg and Darngavil. These places were built to house miners and their families, but eventually fell victim to the very mines that provided employment. The ever-expanding open-cast workings literally cut away the the land on which they were built. Today there is no industry but the area seems to attract fly-tipping on a semi-industrial scale.
If we remain in our last revelation and grow content with where we are at, at that point we die. Just as Christ expresses Himself in Creation, ever expanding, always in motion and sound, so are we to be continuously in revelation of His majesty and growing in our relationship to Christ.
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Museums - The British Museum
The British Museum was founded as a ‘Universal Museum’. Its beginnings are bequeathed from the will of Sir John Sloane. He amassed 71,000 items, manuscripts, books and many natural history items. He has a statue in the London Physic Garden, Chelsea.
In 1753 King George II gave his Royal Assent to build the Museum, the body of trustees chose Montagu House for its location. This was purchased from the family for £20,000. Ironically Buckingham Palace was rejected as being too expensive and the location, unsuitable.
The first exhibition for scholars was opened in January 1759. In those early days, the Library took up the whole of the ground floor, the first floor a large part was taken up by the Natural History collection.
In 1763 the Natural History collection was reclassified using the Linnaean System, after Carl Linnaeus, famous Swedish botanist. This made the Museum a centre of learning for European natural history scholars.
In the oncoming years there were many new additions particularly in the Library, David Garrick plays (approx. 1000) were one example but it wasn’t until 1772 when the first real quantities of antiques were purchased. This was the collection of Greek vases from Sir William Hamilton. More items came into the Museum. In 1778 objects from Capt. Cooks round-the-world voyages were brought back and donated. By the early 1800’s it was clear that further growth was not possible, furthermore there were signs of decrepitude and overcrowding.
In 1802 a building committee was set up. The upshot was that the Old Montague House was demolished and work began on the new building in 1823. It’s original intention was for a Library and Picture Gallery but this was changed because another new gallery was commissioned in 1824 (The National Gallery). So this building now housed the Natural History collection, the building work was completed in 1831.
Whilst this building work was going on items still came into the museum. In 1802 King George presented the Museum with the Rosetta Stone, (this was the key that opened the lock to deciphering hieroglyphs). In this period from 1802 – 1820 there were many gifts and purchases of Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian sculpture.
Because of the overwhelming number of objects coming into the museum, it was decided to move the whole of the natural history collection to The Natural History Museum in Kensington. In 1847 over 20,000 books were bequeathed by Sir Thomas Grenville (former trustee). These arrived in horse-draws carts, all 20 of them.
From 1840 – 1900 there were many new sources of objects coming into the Museum. Partial Tombs from ancient Lycia, more Assyrian artefacts from excavations, a valuable collection of antiquities belonging to the Duke of Blacas, (this collection the French government at the time refused to buy so instead it was sold to the Museum for FFr1.2m in 1867). In 1881 came a collection of armour, from William Burges and in 1897 another bequest, this time of Finger rings, drinking vessels, porcelain, Japanese inro and netsuke from A. W. Franks, curator and collector.
More pressure for room for the ever expanding collection culminated in the purchase of 69 surrounding houses. The first stage of construction began in 1906.
Over the years there have been many changes to the internal rooms in the museum itself. The Classical and Near East, The Duveen Gallery which was destroyed during WWII, now bought back to its best.
Notable additions to the museum include in 1939 ‘The Sutton Hoo’ treasures from the Anglo Saxon burial ship. In 1972 The Tutankhamun Treasures exhibition attracted over 1.6 million people. Also in that year Parliament passed a resolution to establish a British Library. This was a real necessity as 1.25 miles of new shelving was needed to house the books coming into the Museum on a yearly basis. However it wasn’t until 1997 that the books actually left. Redevelopment of the space took place and was opened in 2000 as the ‘Queen Elizabeth II Great Court’.
From those original days of 1753, the British Museum has 13 million items, The natural History Museum 70 million and the British Library has 150 million. An impressive collection of items. I have merely scratched the surface. Definitely worth the visit and don’t forget, it’s F R E E.
Museums - The British Museum
The British Museum was founded as a ‘Universal Museum’. Its beginnings are bequeathed from the will of Sir John Sloane. He amassed 71,000 items, manuscripts, books and many natural history items. He has a statue in the London Physic Garden, Chelsea.
In 1753 King George II gave his Royal Assent to build the Museum, the body of trustees chose Montagu House for its location. This was purchased from the family for £20,000. Ironically Buckingham Palace was rejected as being too expensive and the location, unsuitable.
The first exhibition for scholars was opened in January 1759. In those early days, the Library took up the whole of the ground floor, the first floor a large part was taken up by the Natural History collection.
In 1763 the Natural History collection was reclassified using the Linnaean System, after Carl Linnaeus, famous Swedish botanist. This made the Museum a centre of learning for European natural history scholars.
In the oncoming years there were many new additions particularly in the Library, David Garrick plays (approx. 1000) were one example but it wasn’t until 1772 when the first real quantities of antiques were purchased. This was the collection of Greek vases from Sir William Hamilton. More items came into the Museum. In 1778 objects from Capt. Cooks round-the-world voyages were brought back and donated. By the early 1800’s it was clear that further growth was not possible, furthermore there were signs of decrepitude and overcrowding.
In 1802 a building committee was set up. The upshot was that the Old Montague House was demolished and work began on the new building in 1823. It’s original intention was for a Library and Picture Gallery but this was changed because another new gallery was commissioned in 1824 (The National Gallery). So this building now housed the Natural History collection, the building work was completed in 1831.
Whilst this building work was going on items still came into the museum. In 1802 King George presented the Museum with the Rosetta Stone, (this was the key that opened the lock to deciphering hieroglyphs). In this period from 1802 – 1820 there were many gifts and purchases of Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian sculpture.
Because of the overwhelming number of objects coming into the museum, it was decided to move the whole of the natural history collection to The Natural History Museum in Kensington. In 1847 over 20,000 books were bequeathed by Sir Thomas Grenville (former trustee). These arrived in horse-draws carts, all 20 of them.
From 1840 – 1900 there were many new sources of objects coming into the Museum. Partial Tombs from ancient Lycia, more Assyrian artefacts from excavations, a valuable collection of antiquities belonging to the Duke of Blacas, (this collection the French government at the time refused to buy so instead it was sold to the Museum for FFr1.2m in 1867). In 1881 came a collection of armour, from William Burges and in 1897 another bequest, this time of Finger rings, drinking vessels, porcelain, Japanese inro and netsuke from A. W. Franks, curator and collector.
More pressure for room for the ever expanding collection culminated in the purchase of 69 surrounding houses. The first stage of construction began in 1906.
Over the years there have been many changes to the internal rooms in the museum itself. The Classical and Near East, The Duveen Gallery which was destroyed during WWII, now bought back to its best.
Notable additions to the museum include in 1939 ‘The Sutton Hoo’ treasures from the Anglo Saxon burial ship. In 1972 The Tutankhamun Treasures exhibition attracted over 1.6 million people. Also in that year Parliament passed a resolution to establish a British Library. This was a real necessity as 1.25 miles of new shelving was needed to house the books coming into the Museum on a yearly basis. However it wasn’t until 1997 that the books actually left. Redevelopment of the space took place and was opened in 2000 as the ‘Queen Elizabeth II Great Court’.
From those original days of 1753, the British Museum has 13 million items, The natural History Museum 70 million and the British Library has 150 million. An impressive collection of items. I have merely scratched the surface. Definitely worth the visit and don’t forget, it’s F R E E.
San Juan is home to a large number of cats, nearly all being looked after thanks to the Save A Gato group, with the help of volunteers and some help from the government the ever expanding cat population are checked over, neutered and adopted wherever possible. Read the full story here. We had the pleasure of meeting a few whilst there.
www.catster.com/lifestyle/feral-cat-rescue-stray-cats-pue...
Here is one of the 'Cats in Paradise'. Talk about relaxed and note the collar. Curiosity did permit a brief awakening to pop over and say hello to us before returning to the exact same spot.
This week's project has been a substantial rebuild of my ever-expanding property. My new study is more Victorian and steampunky than ever, and I am absolutely adoring it.
~ 2019 New Year Art! ~ The Award Tree ~
Many blessings and thanks to all my Flickr friends and the past year filled with so many AMAZING and INSPIRING group challenges.
In the years ahead of us, we will all face many new challenges. As we continue to move forward in time, in an ever expanding universe, CHANGE is inevitable.
It's up to each and every one of us to keep positive in our ever-changing world.
For me, I’m not sure if I will be around much in the new year.
Unfortunately, these changes that have been made for Flickr's ‘NON-PRO’ free members limits the ability to upload new images.
I'm still undecided as to how these changes will effect my participation.
Only time will tell and until then . . . Blessings to you all!
xoG
I've always liked sci-fi and astronomical pictures and it was really fun and interesting delving deep into some of my photo editing programmes recently to make this universe edit...
This picture is made from about 70 different photos of mine and I applied several abstract, geometric and conceptual apps to create the planets in this picture.
The picture is kind of portraying an ever expanding and chaotic universe... so hope it works!
The Le Chateau Trailer Park is now open, following an opening party with DJ Katt and DJ Maya.
Definitely worth heading along to take a look at this latest addition to the ever expanding Le Chateau estate.
In celebration of the pounding rain this morning and ever-expanding puddles in our lower yard & beyond - which are home to lots & lots of frogs. The frogs calling now are Upland chorus frogs which are next to impossible to find! So this warmer-weather treefrog will have to do. And she's a prettier species too ;-)
>> inch long green treefrog in my pink hibiscus Fall garden, North Georgia. Shot with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS prime lens.
Happy Froggie Friday!
Thailand Life: Wat Huay Pla Kang is a major tourist attraction located 20 minutes by road to the north of Chiang Rai town center
Wat Huay Pla Kang is a relatively new attraction in Chiang Rai which has become immensely popular in the past 2 years. The temple is an ever expanding project and now features three major elements, none of which existed before 2001 and the most recent of three structures was completed in late 2016. The most prominent part of Wat Huay Pla Kang is its large white statue. The figure represented by the statue is not the Lord Buddha, but rather Guan Yin whose is the Goddess of Mercy in the form of Buddhism practiced in China and Vietnam and the temple attracts a lot of visitors from those countries as a consequence.
Eastbound CP 200, Vancouver to Edmonton mixed freight, works its way through Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park on the Laggan Sub. The train is rolling downgrade through the foothills country west of Calgary, with the ever-expanding developments surrounding the town of Cochrane taking over the hilltops in the background.
What ever happened to Kilroy? Now we have an intrusive ever expanding government watching our every action and word. Beware! Or fight the bastard!
M1 is commonly known as the Crab Nebula and is located in the constellation of Taurus. It's roughly 6500 light years away and about 11 light years in diameter. It is the remnant of a supernova that was recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054 AD and was said to be so brilliant, that it was visible in the daytime sky for over a month. In the center is what remains of the star gone supernova...a small 30km diameter neutron star spinning at 30 revolutions per second and is the brightest persistent gamma-ray source in the sky. The filaments seen here are pieces that remain of the star gone supernova embedded in the ever expanding gas bubble.
NYAR RS20 pulls a train of Waste Management loads out of Blissville behind #101, the last ex-LIRR SW1001 on the NYAR roster, leading a pair of GMTX GP38-2s. The train is passing the former site of Penny Bridge station which was shut down along with the remaining stations between Long Island City and Jamaica on the Lower Montauk Branch in 1998. The LIRR continued to run a small number of non-stop commuter trains as well as the seasonal Cannonball over the Lower Montauk until it handed over control of the branch to NYAR in 2013.
There are plenty of sights to see here. On the right is Calvary Cemetery, the largest cemetery in the U.S. with over three million burials, on the bottom left is Newtown Creek which makes up a part of the border between Brooklyn and Queens, and in the background is the ever-expanding skyline of Midtown Manhattan with the iconic Chrysler and Empire State Buildings visible just to the right of center. Over 8,000,000 people live in this town, more than the populations of Chicago and Los Angeles combined.