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Ayaz-Kala is an archaeological site in Northern Uzbekistan, built between the 4th century BCE and the 7th century CE. Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Kyzylkum Desert, the site encompasses the ruins of an ancient Khorezm fortress.
Ayaz Kale (also Ayaz-Kala or Ayaz-Qala) in Uzbekistan, a group of clay fortresses is in Choresm. They date during the centuries shortly after Christ's birth.
The arrangement is on the edge the desert Kysylkum about 70 km of Urgench remotely and exists of three fortresses; a lower, middle and upper fortress. The middle and upper fortresses are on natural increases.
They were built between the 4th century B.C. and the 7th century A.D. and the upper fortress is the oldest one. They served the protection of the local population before raids of nomads.
At that time an oasis was in her immediate nearness. For about 1300 years the fortresses are unoccupied. In the 1940s they were rediscovered by the archeologist Sergei Pawlowitsch Tolstow and were exposed.
Fish Lake is located on the western slope of Steens Mountain. Steens Mountain encompasses an extraordinary landscape with deep glacier carved-gorges, stunning scenery, wilderness, wild rivers, a rich diversity of plant and animal species, and a way of life for all who live there. Fish Lake is at 7400-foot elevation and set among aspen stands and shore willows.
Steens Mountain is located in Oregon's high desert and is one of the crown jewels of the state's wildlands. It is some of the wildest and most remote land left in Oregon.
Steens Mountain is in the southeastern part of the state, and is a large fault-block mountain. It is sometimes confused with a mountain range but is properly a single mountain.
Shot from the little hill south of the Parthenon. Info from their web site: The National Observatory of Athens is the oldest Research Center in Greece (founded in 1842), encompassing a broad range of scientific fields, a Geoastrophysics Museum and a Historic Observatory.
This is a blend of two photos done in Photomoatix Exposure Fusion. Then Topaz remask to replace the building and the sky with the originals from the darker photo. Further postprocessing in PS using Nik Filters, and several curves and vibrance layers on many layers.
Another for the Dictionary of Image Group.
I am enjoying doing these dictionary photos as you can see :-) It's a great way to waste an afternoon.
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Under the glow of a red sky....
Center stage:
MV Western King is a fishing vessel. Built in 1964 (59 years old). Sailing under the Canadian Flag.
Over all Length: (LOA) 24.87 meters
Width: 7.5 meters
Surrounding fishing vessels include:
MV Stellar 1
MV Pathfinder lll
MV Redsky l
And a wide variety of other types of craft
Steveston Harbour is home to more than 500 commercial fishing vessels and encompasses over 17.5 hectares, making it the largest small craft harbour in Canada.
The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River.
I 💖 Steveston
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
~Christie by the River
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'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'
Wastwater & Wasdale Head encompassed by England's highest peaks Scafell Pike & Scafell with Lingmell, Broad Pike, Great End and Great Gable completing the 'wrap-round'. Taken from the slopes of Buckbarrow (with Middle Fell doing a blocking job on the left).
Not done any "ganning aboot" lately, so raiding the archives. Can't believe that it was over 13 years ago that I took this!
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Winter Conditions
Cariboo, British Columbia
Canada
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) in the Central Interior of BC encompasses 80,252 square kilometers of land. The Cariboo and Coastal mountain ranges hug the CRD on its west and east side boundaries. The region straddles Highway 97 from 70 Mile House in the south to 5 km south of Hixon in the north.
District of the South Cariboo region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
HAPPY CLICKS,
~Christie
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In the northwest of the United States, The Inland Empire—or, The Wheat Belt—encompasses parts of southeastern Washington, north-central Idaho, and northeast Oregon. This wonderful land mainly produces wheat, lentils, peas, and the like. Its name possibly originated from the French pelouse, meaning land with short and thick grass (well so they say!!). From April to June, this land is a beautiful patchwork of greens and thus a paradise for photographers. I had some time in early October and could not resist the wait, so we flew to Seattle, and by car crossed the state from west to east, upon arrival I was overtaken by the golden spectacle of yellows and browns it was breathtaking. Pinpointed by scattered farm houses, the inner mood that this vast extension of land produces can only be described as a gentle and peaceful melancholy, and one truly does not desire to depart.
and peace encompassing as snow
and merriment in brilliant flow.
Have a joyous holiday! . . . . and please stay safe♥
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Theyyam consists of traditions, rituals and customs associated with temples and sacred groves of Malabar. It broadly encompasses Hindu ritualistic tenets. The people of the region consider Theyyam itself as a channel to a god and they thus seek blessings from Theyyam.
“Love encompasses so much, reaches so far, and heals so deeply, that any attempt to describe it, no matter how poetic, only dilutes it.”
― Steve Maraboli
I always strongly believed that choosing to surround yourself with light and positivity is how you live a happy life. This for me applies to the people I decide to bond with and once it's done I choose to keep close. Those two have been the best thing that happened to me in 2020 and since then they are responsible for the majority of my daily smiles and my general happiness. Strong shoulders to lean on, sensitive ears to confide in, mouths full of laughter and wisdom. True friends that make my heart beat faster by just sharing moments with them even though they love to bully me about goat cheese...
Oceane, Adam, thank you both for being present for me and shining such light every single day into that world of mine. I can't be thankful enough for your two.
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♫ Fakear - My Own Suns ✨
Taken @ Mindful Cove
This sim is dedicated to mindfulness and mental health
Beautiful sim, beautiful message ♡
The country’s first farmers’ co-operative, built its first shelter for the homeless, and played a key role in the development of democracy by ensuring the elections of William Lyon Mackenzie, and both fathers of responsible government – Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine – in the formative years before Canadian confederation.
The center piece of their activity was The Temple. Completed in 1832 and restored in 2011, it is now part of the Sharon National Historic Site, which encompasses nine historic buildings in a park like setting
Pic by pammy
I could lose myself under your skin
And dig up all the colors that you've held within
I'm all encompassed by you, your amber waves
I could spill myself under your drift
And show you all the demons that I've brought through the rift
I'm all encompassed by you, your amber waves
I swear it out loud
That I live to wade in your dark black cloud
I live in a drought
Of your heart and your soul to drown my doubt
All the patience in you and all the colors in your hair
Your glare consumes me
The past is beneath you, like a sunken ship
Your love consumes me
Your amber waves
The rain, it calms you gently, I listen so intently
Your surface soothed after the sun
I'm so elated by you, sedated by your voice
You cleanse and renew
I could lose myself under your skin
And dig up all the colors that I've held within
I'm all encompassed by you
It's in your eyes
It's in your eyes
Your somber beauty
Your imperfect perfections
Your surface glitters with violent reflections
It's in your eyes
Your love consumes me
All the patience in you and all the colors in your hair
Your glare consumes me
The past is beneath you, like a sunken ship
Your love consumes me
Your amber waves
A view of the Dricus and Fanny Snitjer House located in Quincy's residential East End Historic District. The district encompasses 493 contributing buildings built from the 1830s to the 1930s, including representative works of nearly every popular American architectural style during the period.
The French Second Empire-style Dricus and Fanny Snitjer House is attributed to Chicago architect John S. McKean. Located in the 1400 block of Maine Street, the house was built in 1876 and is one of the most photographed in Quincy. Originally built for Dricus and Fanny Snitjer, in 1882 the house was sold to Mathias Huffman, owner of a leading Quincy jewelry store. The house was used as a college preparatory school for young women around the turn of the century. A pamphlet from 1900-01 lists author Samuel L. Clemens as a school patron.
Next door on the right in this photo is the David W. Miller House, a French Second Empire-style house with Italianate elements constructed in 1866. I invite you to visit my Adams County album for more views of the residential and commercial architecture in Quincy.
Quincy, known as Illinois's "Gem City," is the seat of Adams County. Located on the Mississippi River, this west central Illinois community had a population of 40,111 at the 2020 census. During the 19th century, Quincy was a thriving transportation center as riverboats and rail service linked the city to many destinations west and along the river.
The city has several local and national historic districts. The Quincy East End Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Sheep River Provincial Park encompasses the Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary. This Sanctuary was established in 1973 to protect Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep that historically winter in the area. Extensive open grasslands on south and southwest facing slopes contribute to the value of this area as prime wintering range for bighorn sheep. Frequent Chinooks and relatively low snowfalls make for mild winters and good access to forage. The size of the sheep herd has been as high as 153 in the mid 80s but recently has declined to around 60 animals. Traditionally, this herd has been a migratory one that departs the park in the spring and migrates west into the higher mountains following the Sheep River. Heavily utilized areas within the park include Windy Point, Missinglink Mountain, Dot Mountain, the large hayfield adjacent to the Sheep River canyon, and several smaller areas of open grassland along the top of the river canyon upstream of the Gorge Creek confluence. Many of the rams in this herd also migrate east along the Sheep River and spend time along the banks outside the east boundary of Kananaskis Country. One well known mineral lick is located in the Sheep River canyon upstream of the Gorge Creek confluence. This herd has been extensively studied since the late 70s and there is a wealth of long-term population information available. Bighorn sheep that winter primarily in Sheep River Provincial Park use portions of Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park as migration corridors connecting winter and summer ranges. The Sheep River canyon is particularly important for this corridor function. This corridor connects the Sheep River Provincial Park winter range to the high summer mountain ranges of Junction Valley and Cliff Creek as well as serving as a movement corridor to the east of the Sheep River Provincial Park. Gorge Creek also is an important movement route connecting Mt Ware/Volcano Ridge ranges to the Sheep River Provincial Park. There is another important sheep winter range on the south facing slopes of Mt Rose that is within Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park. The same ecological characteristics that make the area valuable to sheep also make it a valuable winter range for elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer. All three of these ungulates use the area in high numbers. Moose have been observed in the area but are present in low numbers. Elk winter ranges within Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park are found along the south facing slopes of the ridges along the south side of the Sheep River as well as Mt Rose. Death Valley is the most significant wintering area for moose in Bluerock Wildland Provincial.
The Pratt Street Historic District of Hartford, Connecticut, encompasses all of Pratt Street, between Main and Trumbull Streets, in the city's downtown. This block, which includes 15 buildings (one of which faces Trumbull Street), is the only place in the city where its typical early 20th-century streetscape is retained. All of the buildings in the district were built between 1830 and 1928, a significant number of them designed by major local architects. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Doors, Shutters and Windows from Overseas
This is a follow up of the Doors of Rome series posted a little while ago. Now, encompassing other Cities and Countries. Many more images to follow ……………..
Vatnajökull National Park encompasses an enormous area in south Iceland, it as officially formed in 2008 by joining together Jokulsargljufur and Skaftafell National Parks. It is the largest National Park in Europe, covering an area of 12,000 square kilometers (4,600 sq mi). Vatnajökull glacier dominates the area, it is larger than all of Europe’s glaciers combined.
Don't be fooled by the verdant loveliness; I took this shot on a freezing day when the clouds hung low and the wind blew strong.
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‘…encompassing both the unchanging absolute and all that is always changing…’
frottage/collage 590mm x 280mm
The City of Rocks State Park encompasses a one square mile area in the scenic Chihuahuan desert region of southwestern New Mexico at an elevation of 5,200 feet. The “city” is a geologic formation made up of large, sculptured rock columns, or pinnacles, rising as high as 40 feet and separated by paths or lanes resembling city streets. These rocks were formed about 35 million years ago when a very large volcano erupted. Erosion over millions of years slowly formed the sculptured columns seen today.
Most of the rock formations are in the valley below, but there are a few up on a hill.
Happy Saturated Saturday!
Every nation is part of the history we inherit, blacks and whites, slaves, and gods; we have no other option, embracing each other.
M.F. Moonzajer
Love is forgiving, accepting, moving on, embracing, and all-encompassing. And if you’re not doing that for yourself, you cannot do that with anyone else.
Steve Maraboli
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
This is another picture for me encompassing everything that is adorable in natures miracles. Those gorgeous big baby eyes just melt your heart.
Donna Nook now accounts for 1.5% of the world's grey seal population. The work of the wardens and the wildlife trust, is therefore crucial, for the future of these lovely animals.
Young Grey Seal Pup- Halichoerus Grypus
Donna Nook Nature Reserve
As always I extend my sincere appreciation to all those who take the time to stop by and comment on my photos.
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Gaudineer Scenic Trail encompasses 140 acres of virgin and second growth timber. A surveyors mistake resulted in this woods not being timbered in the last century. Wet, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. Elevation at Gaudineer Knob is 4432'.
Thousands of years ago, the area’s native people inhabited Antelope Island; some of their prehistoric artifacts have been found at the ranch. In modern times, the ranch house is the oldest Anglo building still standing on its original foundation in Utah.
Fielding Garr Ranch is located at Garr Springs. Indigenous people and wildlife used this water source long before Fielding Garr built the ranch.
The first permanent structure at this site was a small log cabin built in 1848 by Fielding Garr. Garr had been assigned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to establish a ranch on the island as a stronghold for managing the church tithing herds. Within two years, Garr had expanded the ranch compound to include the adobe ranch house and other out buildings. The ranch was continually inhabited from that time until 1981.
The LDS Church operated the ranch until the mid-1870s. During this era, ranching operations encompassed the entire island. In 1869, the railroad came to Utah, and with it came the first federal surveys of the land. Because the only improvements on the island were around the ranch itself, the federal government opened the rest of the island to homesteading. By the turn of the century, most of the homesteaders had failed to prove their claims. John Dooly Sr., and enterprising businessman and rancher, purchased the entire island and a price of $1,000,000 (approximately $27,800,000 in 2018), and it became the home of his Island Improvement Company.
The ranching operation continued uninterrupted through several owners. Just after the turn of the 20th century, the focus of the ranch turned to sheep. Under the direction of John Dooly Jr., the sheep operation expanded to more than 10,000 sheep to become one of the largest and most industrialized ranching efforts in the western United States. When sheep ranching became unprofitable in the 1950s due to a failing wool market, the operation turned again to cattle. The island ranch continued to function as part of one of the largest commercial cattle operations in the state until the island became a state park in 1981.
Petrified Forest National Park is a national park of the United States in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 346 square miles (900 square kilometers), encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well as highly eroded and colorful badlands. The park's headquarters is about 26 miles (42 km) east of Holbrook along Interstate 40 (I-40), which parallels the BNSF Railway's Southern Transcon, the Puerco River, and historic U.S. Route 66, all crossing the park roughly east–west. The site, the northern part of which extends into the Painted Desert, was declared a national monument in 1906 and a national park in 1962. The park received 644,922 recreational visitors in 2018.
The Petrified Forest is known for its fossils, especially fallen trees that lived in the Late Triassic Epoch, about 225 million years ago. The sediments containing the fossil logs are part of the widespread and colorful Chinle Formation, from which the Painted Desert gets its name. Beginning about 60 million years ago, the Colorado Plateau, of which the park is part, was pushed upward by tectonic forces and exposed to increased erosion. All of the park's rock layers above the Chinle, except geologically recent ones found in parts of the park, have been removed by wind and water. In addition to petrified logs, fossils found in the park have included Late Triassic ferns, cycads, ginkgoes, and many other plants as well as fauna including giant reptiles called phytosaurs, large amphibians, and early dinosaurs. Paleontologists have been unearthing and studying the park's fossils since the early 20th century.
The park's earliest human inhabitants arrived 13,000 years ago.[8] These Clovis-era people are the ancestors of Native Americans.[9][10] By about 2,500 years ago Ancestral Pueblo farmers were growing corn and living in subterranean pit houses in what would become the park.[11] By one-thousand years ago Ancestral Pueblo farmers lived in above-ground, masonry dwellings called pueblos and gathered in large communal buildings called great kivas.[12] By 1450 CE Ancestral Pueblo farmers in the Petrified Forest migrated to join rapidly growing communities on the Hopi Mesas to the northwest and the Pueblo of Zuni to the east–these locations are still home to thousands of descendant community members today.[13] More than 1,000 archeological sites, including petroglyphs, have been discovered in the park. These ancestral places remain important to descendant communities. In the 16th century, Spanish explorers visited the area, and by the mid-19th century a U.S. team had surveyed an east–west route through the area where the park is now located and noted the petrified wood.[14] Later, roads and a railway followed similar routes and gave rise to tourism and, before the park was protected, to large-scale removal of fossils. Theft of petrified wood remains a problem in the 21st century.
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Ain't My First Rodeo - Lainey Wilson
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Took A Walk - Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr
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Tired Eyes, Open Heart - Kane Brown
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Forever Ain't Long Enough - Max McNown
A panorama encompassing Crook Hill, the Woodlands Valley, Win Hill and the Hope Valley from Crookstone Out Moor on the eastern end of Kinder Scout.
Excerpt from www.centralelgin.org/en/recreation-and-culture/Heritage/H...:
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The Payne House was built in 1873 by Manuel Payne on the site of Col. John Bostwick's residence, and encompasses its original foundation. Built of yellow brick in the early Victorian style, it mixes the gables of Gothic Revival and the bay windows and quoining of the Italianate style. Manual Payne was a railway agent, telegraph and telephone operator, customs officer, express agent, issuer of marriage licenses, and the first postmaster of the village.
The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long Colorado River drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states.
From a recent family hike encompassing Sharp Tor, Corndon Tor and Yar Tor. There's some very interesting rocks at Yar Tor, most prominent is a huge spiralling wall made from granite boulders sitting on the very top of the hill which can be entered from one side. It's then like walking along a snail shell into the centre of the construct. Not sure if that is from ancient times or something put together far more recently. The views are great and as you can see the rocks are very inviting for a bit of bouldering :-)
For Macro Mondays #love theme
Represents that intense, all-encompassing love we feel for our children. (Most of the time!)
The image shows my youngest son's wrist identification band from when he was born in hospital. It's been hanging around the kitchen for ** years for some reason; I've never worked out why I haven't put it away safely. His birthday was two days ago, and meant that the year he was born we both ended up coming out of hospital on Valentine's day; the best valentine's present ever...! :-)
Image is less than 2.5" across, the wooden heart is around 1/3rd of inch.
The Painted Desert area is a broad region of rocky badlands encompassing more than 93,500 acres, this vast landscape features rocks in every hue – from deep lavenders and rich grays to reds, oranges and even pinks.
Located in Northern Arizona, the Painted Desert stretches from Grand Canyon National Park eastward to Petrified Forest National Park, with a large portion lying within the Navajo Nation.
A natural canvas millions of years in the making, no one event shaped the Painted Desert. Instead, the area – which is home to many memorable formations and features – serves as proof of the earth’s volatility: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and sunlight all combined to create the Painted Desert. Deposits of clay and sandstone, stacked in elegant layers, play with the setting Arizona sun in an altering display of colorful radiance.
Both the Navajo and Hopi people have lived in the region for hundreds of years, but it was Spanish Colonialists who gave this landscape the name we know it by today – El Desierto Pintado.
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explored - The basilica of Santo Stefano encompasses a complex of religious edifices in the city of Bologna, Italy. Located in the eponymous square, it is locally known as Sette Chiese.
According to tradition Saint Petronius, a bishop of the city during the 5th century, built the basilica over a temple of the goddess Isis. The saint wished to have a building that recalled the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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