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Crazy Tuesday - theme of May 12th, 2020: Time
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday, everyone ... and stay healthy :)
[I will be browsing properly later in the evening due to work !]
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... im letzten Moment ...
das Idiom 'at the eleventh hour' (zur elften Stunde) entspricht im Deutschen der Redewendung 'Kurz / Fünf vor Zwölf' oder 'in der letzten Sekunde / im letzten Moment'
... bildlich konnte ich nur eine der Uhrzeiten darstellen, daher die Entscheidung für die 11-Uhr-Stellung :)
für die Gruppe Verrückter Dienstag - Thema: Zeit
Einen schönen Dienstag euch allen ... und bleibt gesund !
[Ich werde erst am späten Abend so richtig Zeit für Flickr haben]
Instead of driving directly from Abbeville to Blonville Sur Mer we made a side trip to visit Jumièges Abbey. I am glad we did it's a remarkable ruin that sits in one of the bends of the River Seine west of Rouen . I particularly liked the delicate towers that reminded me of buildings I have seen it Italy . It has quite a history too.
The abbey was founded in 654 on a gift of forested land belonging to the royal family presented by Clovis II and his queen, Balthild. Under the second abbot, Saint Achard, Jumièges prospered and soon numbered nearly a thousand monks.
In the ninth century it was pillaged and burnt to the ground by the Vikings, but was rebuilt on a grander scale by William Longespee, Duke of Normandy. A new church was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror.
Enjoying the patronage of the dukes of Normandy, the abbey became a great centre of religion and learning, its schools producing, amongst many other scholars, the national historian, William of Jumièges. It reached the zenith of its fame about the eleventh century, and was regarded as a model for all the monasteries of the province.
The church was enlarged in 1256, and again restored in 1573.
The fortunes of the abbey suffered somewhat through the English invasion of the fifteenth century, but it recovered and maintained its prosperity and high position until the whole province was devastated by the Huguenots during the Wars of Religion.
The French Revolution, ended its existence as a monastery, leaving only impressive ruins. These comprise the church, with its beautiful twin towers and western façade, and portions of the cloisters and library, the contents of which were removed to Rouen when the abbey was dissolved. In the middle of the former cloister, there is still a 500-year-old yew tree.
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A few posts ago I included an exterior shot of Durham Cathedral . This is a shot of the Nave of the cathedral . You can see the massive pillars that hold up the ceiling of this Norman Church. In this shot the carving on the pillars is of lozenge design some of the other pillars use a motif of chevrons . There are rather a lot of people on the shot but the young woman in front of the pillar shows its scale quite well
Durham Cathedral is one measure of the swift and profound transformation brought about by the Norman Conquest in England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries: not only a new art and architectural style—what is variously referred to as Anglo-Norman or English Romanesque—but an unprecedented and almost military-industrial mode of construction.
The Cathedral was built between the late 11th and early 12th century to house the bodies of St. Cuthbert (634-687 AD) (the evangeliser of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede (672/3-735 AD). It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative audacity of its vaulting foreshadowed Gothic architecture. The Cathedral lies within the precinct of Durham Castle, first constructed in the late eleventh century under the orders of William the Conqueror.
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Eudora3D : Saffron Heels, for Maitreya, Legacy & Reborn, out now at FaMESHed maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/221/223/801
Doux : Cintia Hairstyle
Blueberry : Alena Top + Frank Jeans
Taken at .:eleventh house:. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Devils%20Rest/204/148/28
bring magic.....
Featuring ....Goodness from Ayla, .frenEzo. and Eleventh Hour
Ayla Fresh Berry Collection now avaiable at Shiny Shabby. In this pic:
Ayla. Fresh Berry Collection - Plate w/ Blackberries (black)
Ayla. Fresh Berry Collection - Cup w/ Berries (antique)
Ayla. Fresh Berry Collection - Spoons (antique)
Availabe in fatpack as well!
Shiny Shabby: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shiny%20Shabby/175/96/21
Ayla Rustic Autumn Fatpack now available at the mainstore!
Ayla. Rustic Autumn - Roll-up Cutlery Cloth (brown)
Ayla. Rustic Autumn - Stacked Bowls w/ Decor (pearl)
Ayla. Rustic Autumn - Tea Cup w/ Spoon (pearl)
Ayla Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Supernova/126/151/22 (new mainstore lm)
Also featuring this amazing kitchen set by .frenEzo. This designer I feel is one of the undiscovered treasures in SL...her work is amazing...this kitchen set has so many animations and options for decor that it's simply fantastic...equipped with table, chair, stool and decor....comes in PG and adult versions...one of the best things about this is, it comes linked and with a rezzer!!!! Having last minute company and want to look like you decorated for months? Drop the rezzer and viola! Instant kitchen amazingness!! Available now at the mainstore. Check out the demo in world:
.frenEzo. Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coolea/216/13/3501
New from Eleventh Hour is the old soda vendor that lights up! touch "Cold drinks" to activate . Now available at the Hipster Men Event.
Hipster Mens Event (HME) : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pleasures%20Paradise/140/5...
Eleventh Hour Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Clarington%20Park/46/130/3...
Also pictured:
Ayla. Shabby Baking Collection - Egg Boxes w/ Twig (brown)
Pewpew! Cafe Wall Chalkboard - Texture Changer (Decor)
As always, thanks for the ongoing support! Have a great week! ❤️
This is the eleventh photo of my rain series from Prague. I took this photo series on the Charles bridge during a heavy rain.
This particular photo is both new and old. I have presented a photo of the lady with the broken umbrella before but this time it is masked in to another scene that is identical to the first scene but with no other people in it but her. It bugged me for a long time that I had to crop the photo of her really hard in order to eliminate other people from the picture until I found a photo of the same scene with no people in it and understood that I could mask her in to that scene instead :)
If you like this there is ten more from the same episode in my album "Prague rain series" Se below.
P.S. I have not used selective color. It is a color photo.
Thank you for viewing!
"Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too".....
Featuring:
Eleventh Hour: The Greenhouse Shed
Check out The Greenhouse Shed by The Eleventh Hour at Illuminate ...Very versaitle!
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YSL%20EXPO/132/60/32
Other items used:
DISORDERLY. / Lightly Rustic / Ladder
dust bunny . babybreath vase
LB_Sunflowers_Cluster1.2
Nutmeg. Bike White&Stickers w/Static Anims
+Half-Deer+ Country Rose Chandelier - Antique White
[ zerkalo ] Spring Tenderness - Swing - RARE
nani - cherry bloom - labrador C-2 [rez]
DISORDERLY. / Domestic Roses / Potted Roses / WHITE
Dahlia - Kahvy - Spanish Bluebells Potted 1 - Cream
DISORDERLY. / Domestic Roses / Rose Bouquet / WHITE
Nutmeg. French Silver Framed Mirror
Nutmeg. Round Back Fabric Chair Biege with Bowl
Nutmeg. Rug Gray, Group Gift
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 1-4
DISORDERLY. / Domestic Roses / Book of Roses / WHITE
Nutmeg. Watering Can#1
Nutmeg. Vintage Coffee Pot
LB_YellowOrchidtree{Animated}Seasons
LB_SpringWinds*Pink{Animated}
[ keke ] swaying grass . summer
Heart - Wild Flowers - Quenn Ann's Lace - P1
LB_Cedar.v3{4Seasons}*Animated
JIAN Precious Ponies 18. White Wanderer
The next to join us on the stage is MISS SL ♛ Romania, Abbie!
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MISS SL ♛ Romania tells us, "The Zodiac sign i have chosen for this competition is Aquarius. In Latin, it translates to 'Water Bearer,' and it is the eleventh astrological sign in Western Astrology. The reason I have chosen this sign is when researching, I found that I can relate to many of its qualities, even though I myself am a Gemini. My styling is partially inspired by the Dutch designer Iris van Herpen. Her designs are a form of futuristic Avant Garde, made possible by intelligent use of fabrics and 3D printing for some unique styles. I have used the element of water as a base for my outfit, with the water flowing around my skirt. And of course, what water bearer would be caught without something to carry the water in."
MISS SL ♛ Romania is wearing a bodysuit, skirt, sleeves, and leg chains from Ersh. She adds shoes from KC Couture, jewelry from Orsini and Michan, and makeup from both Goreglam and Identity Faces.
Finally, she utilizes water around her skirt, a headpiece, and nails that she has created herself to help complete her ensemble.
Thank you, MISS SL ♛ Romania!
Abacab is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Genesis, released on 18 September 1981 by Charisma Records. After their 1980 tour in support of their previous album, Duke (1980), the band took a break before they reconvened in 1981 to write and record a new album. Abacab is the first Genesis album recorded at The Farm, a recording studio bought by the group in Chiddingfold, Surrey. It marked the band's development from their progressive roots into more accessible and pop-oriented songs, and their conscious decision to write songs unlike their previous albums.
The title is taken from the structure of an early version of the song. Guitarist Mike Rutherford explained in an interview in 2006: [There are] three bits of music in "Abacab" and we refer to them as 'bit A', [correcting self] 'Section A', 'Section B', and 'Section C'. And at different times they were in a different order. We'd start with section A and then have section C and then have section [pauses] and at one point in time, it spelt "ABACAB". And you've got the final version where it's not that at all, it's like "ACACACUCUBUBUGA".
Eleventh and last image in this Horicon Marsh Magic series...
The golden light of the rising sun was finally shining through
thick fog of the marsh as this Sandhill Crane took flight.
I was thrilled to capture this massive bird flying above the wetland grasses.
Thanks so much for joining me on this long Marsh series. Your views and comments have been so encouraging.
Have a great weekend everyone!
More goodies from 6th Reublic! :)
* 220ML Shelf&Wine. Shown are: shelf; Cork Pot; Portrait and Cup; W I N E; Clock; Apple and Bottle Wine; Wine Pack. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* Eleventh Hour Bang! Sign; Tesla Lights. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* sources ACROE stool vase wood grey; ARMODI plant pot blue balls; winter rug 41 grey. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* +ILO+ Aviator Desk; Aviator Stool. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* ..::THOR::.. Metal S Sign; Metal 6 Sign; Baseball Bat; Baseball Glove; Baseball Memorabilia. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* [ zerkalo ] Modern Loft Gacha. Shown are: Box w/Books - RARE; Vase; Bed; Frame1, 2 and 3; Chest; Hat. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* ACORN Ceramic Jugs -Hygge; Espadrilles Shoes -Flesh; Wooden Bench -Hygge. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* . Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* N4RS Old Retro Salon - Black. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* n o t s o b a d ECO AZUL . plant v2. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* elev8 Mayfair Books 01; Mayfair Books 02. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
* SAIKIN modern house QE-01 concrete. Direct TP @ 6th Republic (NEW)
JIAN 'dorable Danes 1. Breez-e Jowls RARE
La Fageda d’en Jordà, La Garrotxa, Girona, España.
La Fageda d'en Jordà es un bosque de hayas excepcional porque crece en un terreno llano y se asienta sobre una colada de lava procedente del volcán del Croscat, la cual ofrece un relieve accidentado, con abundantes prominencias muy características, que pueden alcanzar más de 20 m de altura y que reciben el nombre local de tossols. Forma parte del Parque Natural de la Zona Volcánica de la Garrotxa. Se encuentra en la comarca de la Garrotxa, cerca del cuello de Can Batlle y San Miguel de Sacot (iglesia románica del siglo XI) y del plan de Sacot y, por el collado de Bassols, se sitúa en el flanco suroeste del volcán de Santa Margarita. El hayedo está rodeada de buena parte de los veintiún un volcanes que hay en la comarca de la Garrotxa.
La Fageda d'en Jordà is an exceptional beech forest because it grows on flat ground and sits on a lava flow from the Croscat volcano, which offers a rugged relief, with abundant very characteristic prominences, which can reach more than 20 m high and receiving the local name of tossols. It is part of the Natural Park of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. It is located in the region of La Garrotxa, near the neck of Can Batlle and San Miguel de Sacot (Romanesque church of the eleventh century) and the plan of Sacot and, by the hill of Bassols, is located on the southwest flank of the Santa volcano Daisy flower. The beech is surrounded by a good part of the twenty one volcanoes that are in the region of La Garrotxa.
Eleventh and last image in this long Autumn Orange series...
Sitting proudly on an old branch and in front of a canopy of orange leaves, this Bald eagle allowed me to fire off a few shots before he lifted off and took to the skies.
It wasn't until I looked at this image on my computer that I realized just how striking the leaves were behind the bird. These big eagles are awesome on their own, but add the orange leaves of autumn and it goes to another level.
Thanks for joining me on this series. Your views and comments were much appreciated!
Tournus is a pretty town just north of Macon sitting on the banks of the River Saone . The town has a lot of historic though its jewel is the eleventh century church of St. Philibert, the main surviving building of a former Benedictine abbey, the Abbey of St. Philibert,
The earliest parts of the church are eleventh century. It is in the style of the early First Romanesque style of Burgundy. The barrelled ceiling is held up by massive columns . A note on the colour of the building there is not a colour cast the stone of this church has an unusual tones soft pink.
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IAC building , New York , is a building designed by architect Frank Gehry .Construction was completed in 2007.
It is located on the corner of Eleventh Avenue and 19th Street in Manhattan .
IAC is the Headquarters of the American tourism firm IAC / InterActiveCorp.
Height: 144 ft 44 m
Architectural style: Deconstructivism
Architect: Frank Gehry
Wikipedia
More info . . . . IAC Building .
From Wikipedia:
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building. The palace has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
The site of the current palace may have been used by Cnut during his reign from 1016 to 1035, and from c. 1045 – c. 1050 Edward the Confessor built a palace and the first Westminster Abbey. The oldest surviving part of the palace is Westminster Hall, which dates from the reign of William II (r. 1087–1100).
The building was originally constructed in the eleventh century as a royal palace and was the primary residence of the kings of England until 1512, when a fire destroyed the royal apartments. The monarch moved to the adjacent Palace of Whitehall, but the remainder of the palace continued to serve as the home of the Parliament of England, which had met there since the 13th century. In 1834 a second, larger fire destroyed the majority of the palace, but Westminster Hall was saved and incorporated into the replacement building.
The competition to design the new palace was won by the architect Charles Barry, who chose a Gothic Revival style for the building. Construction started in 1840 and lasted for 30 years, suffering delays, cost overruns, and the deaths of Barry and his assistant, Augustus Pugin. The palace contains chambers for the House of Commons, House of Lords, and the monarch, and has a floor area of 112,476 m2 (1,210,680 sq ft). Extensive repairs had to be made after the Second World War, including rebuilding the destroyed Commons chamber. Despite further conservation work having been carried out since, the palace is in urgent need of major repairs.
From www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200312-why-is-the-palace-of-...:
In 2012, the Houses of Commons and Lords commissioned a study on the condition of the palace, which indicated the need for major restoration work. The current sewage system was installed in 1888; there are more than 1,000 areas that contain asbestos; the chambers are not wheelchair accessible; and even rodents populate the place. Part of the building’s mechanical and electrical systems were installed after World War Two and should have been replaced in the 1980s but were not. Over the years, steam, gas and water services were built on top of each other and next to high-voltage electrical wires. And about 321km of telephone, broadcasting and sound wires need to be upgraded.
The Anston limestone used in the original construction, which was cheap and ideal for carving, began to quickly decay in the 19th Century and was only partially restored in the 1980s and ‘90s. On top of all of that, Barry and Pugin used combustible materials to decorate the palace’s interiors.
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100x: The 2024 Edition
92/100 London landmarks by night
A couple of photos taken inside the Houses of Parliament by me:
Westminster Hall: flic.kr/p/XDhpmD
St Stephen's Hall: flic.kr/p/YikNMj
SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH IN CAMPRODON (2020)
EL ONCE DE SEPTIEMBRE EN CAMPRODON (2020)
CATALÀ
La Diada Nacional de Catalunya o Diada de l'11 de Setembre és la festa nacional de Catalunya i es commemora anualment recordant la darrera defensa de Barcelona l'11 de setembre de 1714 per part dels últims vigatanistes que defenien al monarca Habsburg de la casa d'Austria que respectava un model descentralitzat i prometia defendre les institucions local davant les forces que suportaven la monarquia borbònica i un model d'estat centralitzat.
ENGLISH
The National Day of Catalonia (Catalan: Diada Nacional de Catalunya is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws.
ESPAÑOL
El Día Once de Septiembre (en catalán Diada de l'Onze de Setembre, Diada Nacional de Catalunya, o simplemente Diada), también llamado Día de Cataluña, Día Nacional de Cataluña, Fiesta Nacional de Cataluña, o simplemente Diada, es la fiesta oficial de Cataluña, comunidad autónoma española.
Se conmemora la caída de Barcelona en manos de las tropas borbónicas al mando del duque de Berwick durante la guerra de sucesión española el 11 de septiembre de 1714, tras catorce meses de sitio. Esta victoria conllevó la abolición de las instituciones catalanas tras la promulgación de los Decretos de Nueva Planta, en 1716.
El Parlamento de Cataluña declaró el día Fiesta Nacional catalana en su primera ley tras su restablecimiento, en 1980. El artículo 8.1 del Estatuto de Autonomía de 2006 declara: «Cataluña, definida como nacionalidad en el artículo primero, tiene como símbolos nacionales la bandera, la fiesta y el himno». El artículo 8.3 establece: «La fiesta de Cataluña es el Día Once de Septiembre»
WIKIPEDIA
Witnessing 25 years of sunrises along the former Ohio and Mississippi in southern Indiana is soon coming to an end. Why CSX is replacing signals on a segment of track that sees one train a day is questionable but it's still amazing they lasted this long.
It was the end of our eleventh day in Iceland, and we knew that the weather forecast for the twelfth looked pretty terrible. With only two days left after that, one of which would involve around a hundred fifty miles driving towards the west, the clock was beginning to run down on what had been a very successful trip, and one that I knew would have me working on the output for many months beyond, if not years. We’d returned to Reynisfjara for our final session before darkness arrived, and with the following day promising little more than a long time indoors in front of the television (the day of our late Queen’s funeral in fact), I wanted to make the most of things now. It was the second time today I’d stood here regarding the scene in front of me, and while the light didn’t have the colours and warmth of the previous evening when we’d arrived at nearby Vík, there were textures in the racing clouds and on the darkening sand that made me feel a long exposure shot to draw out the mood of the occasion was worth taking. Lee didn’t agree, and after muttering at length about the lack of colours in the sky, turned heel and made for the car. I told him I’d be some time. But then again I probably didn’t need to - he knows me well enough. There was business at hand in both directions along the beach as far as I was concerned and I wasn’t in a hurry to head for the warmth of the hotel just yet.
In fact I only took five shots in this direction. Or rather I took the same shot five times, as I continued to scan the sky for that hint of magenta that always seemed to be planning an appearance but never quite making one. Even the faintest tinge would probably have found me making merry with the saturation sliders in the editing suite, but in retrospect I’m glad my options were reduced to simple high contrast black and white forms on the almost completely empty beach, and the possible pitfalls of colourful chaos were avoided. By now, only a few sightseers remained, and they were all a long way behind me on the other side of the beach near the stacks of Reynisdrangar. In these moments I might have been the last human alive, gazing out at this familiar yet unworldly scene, the low flat monolith, land stolen from the ocean and thrust up above the surrounding space by mysterious geological forces, its attendant collection of rocks resembling a crudely designed submarine rising above the waves to guard the southern coast. And with the five shots on the SD card, I turned the camera in the opposite direction and pointed it at Reynisdrangar’s mighty sea stacks. It was getting dark by the time I was working at settings none of us particularly relish, especially with the telephoto lens. But that’s another story.
I don’t mind admitting the edit was a bit of a struggle. It took quite a lot of work before I began to love the image I was working on as I gently pushed and pulled the masks, but when it suddenly clicked and the final crop brought the scene closer to me on the big screen, the effort seemed worthwhile. Somewhere along the editing process, one of those horrible haloes had blemished the outline of the promontory and sea stacks of Dyrhólaey, and when the culprit was found among the layers, I groaned in the knowledge that a certain amount of cleaning was about to take place to banish the gremlins from the scene. And although the tiny white edges that bled from every contrasting edge were barely visible at all unless I started zooming in, I knew they were there. They had to go, whether the viewer might see them or not.
As I so often do, I asked Ali whether she thought the colour or monochrome version of events told the story better, and her view confirmed my own. Black and white it was, just as I’d envisioned when I stood behind the tripod and dragged out the six stop filter that evening. And when the finished image takes you right back to the moment and reminds you how you felt when you were there, that seems like a good thing to me.
InterActiveCorp's headquarters located at 555 West 18th Street on the northeast corner of Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a Frank Gehry-designed building that was completed in 2007. The building was Gehry's first in New York and featured the world's largest high definition screen at the time in its lobby.
100 Eleventh Avenue is a 23-story residential tower at the intersection of 19th Street and Eleventh Avenue, architect Jean Nouvel. The 21 storey building was completed in 2010.
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Taken on 2014
One High Line (formerly The XI and The Eleventh) - expected completion winter 2024 - 76 11th Ave, New York, NY - Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group
Agios Nikolaos, ist eine Stadt im östlichen Teil Kretas und Hauptort der gleichnamigen Gemeinde. Agios Nikolaos ist ein bedeutender Touristenort.
Der Name der Stadt geht auf die Kirche Agios Nikolaos („St. Nikolaus“) zurück, die aus dem zehnten oder elften Jahrhundert stammt und eine der ältesten noch intakten Kirchen Kretas ist. Die Kirche befindet sich auf einer Halbinsel nordöstlich der Stadt auf einem Gelände, das heute zu einem Luxushotel gehört.
Agios Nikolaos, is a town in the eastern part of Crete and capital of the municipality of the same name. Agios Nikolaos is an important tourist resort.
The name of the town comes from the church of Agios Nikolaos ("St. Nicholas"), which dates from the tenth or eleventh century and is one of the oldest still intact churches on Crete. The church is located on a peninsula northeast of the city on a site that today belongs to a luxury hotel.
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Lovely fall colors lingering well into November 2018...Greensboro, North Carolina, Guilford College campus.
"On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month..."
As November 11th approaches, the CN Tower displays a Poppy (visible on the tower's donut-like ring) to commemorate Remembrance Day. Photographed at University Avenue and Queen Street in Toronto at the war memorial... to the Boer War of 1899-1902. Processed lightly in PS.
CSX Q228 makes all of 25mph down 11th Street in downtown Owensboro. Moments before this image, 2 cars raced down the street trying to beat the train, and 2 more crossed the crossing nearest to me in front of the train.
Dad, what does 'war monger' mean?
"Vladimir Putin."
That makes no sense.
"To humane people, no."
If I see any Vladimir Putins around here,
I'm going right for the throat.
"You and me both, kiddo."
(In 2016, there were an estimated 1,359,655 (3.9%) persons of full or partial Ukrainian origin residing in Canada (the majority being Canadian-born citizens), making them Canada's eleventh-largest ethnic group and giving Canada the world's third-largest Ukrainian population behind Russia and Ukraine itself. Most came in four waves: Pre and post WWI; post WWII; and after independance in 1991; many settled into farm country and life in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Long live Ukraine.
God damn Putin to hell.)
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MONOCHROME Clancy: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157655760302498
Zutphen ist eine Stadt und Gemeinde in der niederländischen Provinz Gelderland. Sie liegt etwa 30 km nordöstlich von Arnheim am Ostufer der IJssel an der Mündung der Berkel.
Um 300 n. Chr. war eine germanische Siedlung die erste dauerhafte Stadt auf einem Komplex niedriger Flussdünen.
Die Normannen überfielen und verwüsteten sie 882. Anschließend wurde eine kreisförmige Festung errichtet, um die aufstrebende Stadt vor Angriffen der Wikinger zu schützen.
Im 11. Jahrhundert war Zutphen mehrere Jahre lang königliche Residenz.
Das heutige gotische Gebäude enthält Denkmäler der ehemaligen Grafen von Zutphen.
Heute verfügt Zutphen über einen der am besten erhaltenen mittelalterlichen Stadtkerne Nordwesteuropas, darunter die Überreste der mittelalterlichen Stadtmauer und einige hundert Gebäude aus dem 13., 14. und 15. Jahrhundert.
Zutphen is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km (18.6 mi) northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel.
In about 300 AD, a Germanic settlement was the first permanent town on a complex of the low river dunes.
The Normans raided and ravaged it in 882. Afterwards, a circular fortress was built to protect the budding town against Viking attacks.
In the eleventh century, Zutphen was a royal residence for a number of years.
The present Gothic building contains monuments of the former counts of Zutphen.
Nowadays, Zutphen has one of the best-preserved medieval town centres of northwestern Europe, including the remains of the medieval town wall and a few hundred buildings dating from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
(Wikipedia)
Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to its being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius, Colchester. The castle endured a three-month siege in 1216, but had fallen into disrepair by the seventeenth century when the curtain walls and some of the keep's upper parts were demolished; its original height is debated. The remaining structure was used as a prison and was partially restored as a large garden pavilion, but was purchased by Colchester Borough Council in 1922. The castle has since 1860 housed Colchester Museum, which has an important collection of Roman exhibits. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.
The attribution of the castle as a royal foundation is based on a charter of Henry I dated 1101, granting the town and castle of Colchester to Eudo Dapifer "as my father had them and my brother and myself", Henry's father and brother being William I, "William the Conqueror", and William II, "William Rufus". The somewhat unreliable Colchester Chronicle, written in the late 13th century, credits Eudo with the construction of the castle and gives a commencement date of 1076. The design of the castle has been associated with Gundulf of Rochester purely on the basis of the similarities between Colchester and the White Tower at the Tower of London; however, both keeps also resemble the much earlier example at Château d'Ivry-la-Bataille in Upper Normandy.
Between 1920 and 1922, the Castle and the associated parkland were bought by the Borough of Colchester using a large donation from Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, a wealthy industrialist who had been the town's Member of Parliament. The Park is split into the Upper and Lower Castle Parks. A museum of artefacts owned by the borough had been on display at the castle since 1860, and the roofing over of the keep in the mid-1930s allowed for a considerable expansion. Between January 2013 and May 2014 the castle museum underwent extensive refurbishment costing £4.2 million. The programme of work improved and updated the displays with the latest research into the castle's history, and supported the repair of the roof.