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Ken gave me a GRAND experience for my birthday this year- we went to see Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience! Oh MY! Incredible! I felt like I had stepped into Vincent's world! It engulfs you in this wonderful exhibition of ever changing paintings, from wall to wall and onto the floor! Ken & I would have stayed all night! It was so wonderful!
I knew the changing works were going to be projected on the walls, but I hadn't realized how cool it would be that it went all the way onto the floor, so you did feel "inside" the painting!" Seeing the texture, the colors, each stroke of the brush! WOW! We loved it!
Stay tuned for more, and like Mardi Gras photos, I hope I don't wear it out, but I am enjoying seeing it all again even as I post them! SO grand to share! There are quite a few to show! :)
BJCC
Birmingham, AL
Dec. 2021
Rural life encompasses field work, caring for animals, daily cooking for consumption and canning. Know how to knead bread and bake sweets, know how to make soap to wash and clean, know how to fix your clothes so that they last longer, know how to live by buying little and, being able to consume and self-manage as much as possible with what you have.
Antananarivo skyline.
"Antananarivo encompasses three ridges that intersect at their highest point. The Manjakamiadana royal palace is located at the summit of these hills and is visible from every part of the city and the surrounding hills. The Manjakamiadina was the largest structure within the rova of Antananarivo; its stone casing is the only remnant of the royal residences that survived a 1995 fire at the site.
For 25 years, the roofless shell dominated the skyline; its west wall collapsed in 2004. In 2009, the stone casing had been fully restored and the building was re-roofed. It is illuminated at night. Conservation and reconstruction work at the site is ongoing. The city skyline is a jumble of colorful, historic houses and churches." [source: Wikipedia]
Look closely and you'll find Tana's version of the HOLLYWOOD sign.
The complex encompasses five institutional and residential buildings: the Récollets Convent and Church (today the Anglican Saint James Church), the Ursuline Monastery, and the Georges-De Gannes and Hertel-De la Fresnière houses, the latter built in the 19th century. This well-preserved architectural group is a remarkable example of the French Canadian urban landscape of the 18th century. It also reflects the evolution of Rue des Ursulines, home to many Trois-Rivières notables, transient members of the military, and religious communities over the years.
In the early 18th century, a large number of people set up residence in Trois-Rivières, particularly along Rue Notre-Dame (today Rue Des Ursulines). Prominent citizens, visiting soldiers, and religious communities established themselves there as well. Constructed on a portion of this road, the five buildings making up this complex survived a devastating fire that destroyed much of Trois-Rivières’ old town in 1908.
Saltwell Park, based in the heart of Gateshead, it is one of Britain's finest examples of a Victorian Park. The park has seen an amazing transformation and has been restored to its Victorian splendour.
It encompasses 55 acres of landscapes, woodland and ornamental gardens as well as public sports facilities, a refreshment house, a lake, play areas, bowling greens, Saltwell Towers, the animal house, an education centre and a maze.
Saltwell Tower's a fairy tale mansion house, now houses a visitor centre and cafe.
The Monument and Preserve encompass three major lava fields and about 400 square miles (1,000 km2) of sagebrush steppe grasslands to cover a total area of 1,117 square miles (2,893 km2). All three lava fields lie along the Great Rift of Idaho, with some of the best examples of open rift cracks in the world, including the deepest known on Earth at 800 feet (240 m). There are excellent examples of almost every variety of basaltic lava, as well as tree molds (cavities left by lava-incinerated trees), lava tubes (a type of cave), and many other volcanic features.
Arka avlu, Fatih Camii (Bahreyn) - Backyard, Al-Fateh Mosque (Bahrain)
Excerpted from Wikipedia:
The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح; transliterated: Masjid al-Fatih) is one of the largest mosques in the world, encompassing 6,500 square meters and having the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain. In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain.
The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is constructed entirely of fiberglass. Weighing over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the world's largest fiberglass dome. The marble used in the floors is Italian and the chandelier is from Austria. The doors are made of teak wood from India. Throughout the mosque are calligraphy writings in a very old type of style called Kufic.
The Rub' al Khali is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert. One very large pile of sand!!!
The desert is 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long, and 500 kilometres (310 mi) wide. Its surface elevation varies from 800 metres (2,600 ft) in the southwest to around sea level in the northeast. The terrain is covered with sand dunes with heights up to 250 metres (820 ft), interspersed with gravel and gypsum plains. The sand is of a reddish-orange color due to the presence of feldspar. There are also brackish salt flats in some areas, such as the Umm al Samim area on the desert's eastern edge. Along the middle length of the desert there are a number of raised, hardened areas of calcium carbonate, gypsum, marl, or clay that were once the site of shallow lakes.
These lakes existed during periods from 6,000 to 5,000 years ago and 3,000 to 2,000 years ago. The lakes are thought to have formed as a result of "cataclysmic rainfall" similar to present-day monsoon rains and most probably lasted for only a few years. Evidence suggests that the lakes were home to a variety of flora and fauna. Fossil remains indicate the presence of several animal species, such as hippopotamus, water buffalo, and long-horned cattle. The lakes also contained small snails, ostracods, and when conditions were suitable, freshwater clams. Deposits of calcium carbonate and opal phytoliths indicate the presence of plants and algae.
There is also evidence of human activity dating from 3,000 to 2,000 years ago, including chipped flint tools, but no actual human remains have been found. The region is classified as "hyper-arid", with typical annual rainfall of less than 3 centimetres (1.2 in). Daily maximum temperatures average at 47 °C (117 °F) and can reach as high as 51 °C (124 °F). Fauna includes arachnids (e.g. scorpions) and rodents, while plants live throughout the Empty Quarter. As an ecoregion, the Rub' al Khali falls within the Arabian Desert and East Saharo-Arabian xeric shrublands. The Asiatic cheetahs, once widespread in Saudi Arabia, are regionally extinct from the desert.
Geologically, the Empty Quarter is one of the most oil-rich sites in the world. Vast oil reserves have been discovered underneath the sand dunes.[citation needed] Sheyba, at the northeastern edge of the Rub' al Khali, is a major light crude oil-producing site in Saudi Arabia. Ghawar, the largest oil field in the world, extends southward into the northernmost parts of the Empty Quarter.
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Milano Desigh Week - Euroluce 2023
Among the exhibitions and events encompassed under the name "The City of Light", the fair Euroluce has offered an Exhibition dedicated to creative works made with or inspired by the light bulbs, called "Fiat Bulb - La Sindrome di Edison".
My triptychon, lol, (I had to sharpen my wits due to my limited quota of photos ;-)
In a portion of a pavillion, it has been re-created a section of an imaginary airport, a baggage reclaim area with carousel and conveyor belt where many boxes containing works by artists and designers inspired by the bulb light and bulb structure have been exhibited..
Just like ideal passengers of a marvelous journey around lighting, here visitors have been called to turn around the carousel and watch every single work on show.
Here: to the right, 2 creations I particularly liked (the winged one could be indeed for my parrots!) :
Up on top "Lucellino" by Ingo Maurer (1992)
Below: (Pause) "Think" by Paul Hazelton (2014).
Further photos + descriptions in my new Album (in progress)
"Anteprima Design Week" where I'll keep on adding new up-loads for the whole month of May.
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Ref._MG_9361 OK Mostra La sindrome di Edison 2 esemplari VM DEF (firma)
RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
Elizabeth Quay. Perth, Western Australia.
Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth central business district. Encompassing an area located on the north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells, the precinct was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee.
The project includes construction of an artificial inlet on what was previously the Esplanade Reserve, and modifications to the surrounding environs including Barrack Square, with the project opening nine sites for potential development. Completed facilities were initially projected to include 1,700 residential apartments, 150,000 square metres (1.6 million square feet) of office space and 39,000 square metres (0.42 million square feet) of retail space.
Planning Minister John Day and Premier Colin Barnett turned the first ground at the Esplanade Reserve on 26 April 2012, and Barnett announced the name "Elizabeth Quay" on 28 May 2012. Construction of the inlet and associated infrastructure were completed in January 2016, ahead of the Perth International Arts Festival and Fringe World. The quay was officially opened on 29 January 2016. Construction of the associated buildings will be completed at varying times thereafter, with the first – The Ritz Carlton Hotel and an adjacent residential tower – opened on 15 November 2019.
Description
The Elizabeth Quay precinct is centred around an artificial inlet that opens to the Swan River at its south. At the eastern side of the mouth of the inlet is an islet, which contains the Florence Hummerston Kiosk (which hosts a hospitality complex), the Bessie Rischbieth statue and a playground, and is connected to the eastern shore by a short bridge and to the western shore by the longer Elizabeth Quay Bridge, a pedestrian and cycling bridge which spans the mouth of the inlet.
On the eastern shore are 24 public short stay moorings for recreational boats, as well as the Meet Our Australian Sailor sculpture on the south-eastern shore near the islet. The eastern side contains a 28-storey Ritz Carlton hotel and an adjacent residential tower, as well as two smaller buildings containing food and beverage outlets. The north shore, designated "The Landing", features the sculpture Spanda at its centre, with a carousel immediately west of the public artwork. Directly north of The Landing, across Geoffrey Bolton Avenue which bisects the area from west to east, is the 19-storey Nine The Esplanade office tower development (scheduled for completion in 2025), with the 29-storey Australian headquarters of Chevron Corporation located in the north-east of the precinct. To the north-west, adjacent to the Nine The Esplanade development, is an empty lot yet to be developed as of February 2025; this lot has been slated for the future 56-storey Fifteen The Esplanade mixed-use development.
The western shore features the Elizabeth Quay Jetty for Transperth ferry services to South Perth as well as commercial moorings. To the north-west is a shaded water park and play area and a building containing public toilets and a food and beverage outlet, with the mixed-use EQ West development consisting of two towers (52-storeys and 25-storeys, under construction as of February 2025) taking up the rest of the precinct to its west and south-west. The art piece First Contact stands on the south-west shore, near the western entry to the Elizabeth Quay Bridge.
Agriculture is the dominant land use in Clinton County, which is home to 75,000+ people, spread across 574 square miles (1,487 sq.. kilometers.) Most of the land is flat to gently rolling. A system of open public drains keeps fields from flooding during heavy rains. There are 625 such drains, totaling 1,100 miles long, (1,500 km.) The job of Drain Commissioner is a high profile position, and has been broadened to encompass watershed protection.
American Avocets, City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Henderson, Nevada. The City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is located at the Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility, and encompasses nearly 100 acres of basins, lagoons and ponds that offer a superb environment for birding. The Preserve is only about 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip.
The 'Tête Jaune Triangle' is a fascinating section of railroad, encompassed in a 25 mile section of track between Redpass Jct, BC and nearby Valemount, BC.
Above, eastbound unit grain empties G846, travelling from port at Prince Rupert back to CN's Walker Yard in Edmonton, has turned south on the 'North Connecting Track', approaching the control point at McCabe.
The North Connecting Track joins the Tête Jaune Subdivision with the Robson Subdivision, which is principally used for directional running of westbound trains. The North Connecting Track is utilized to direct eastbound trains from Prince George briefly southwards to a junction with the directionally ran portion of the Albreda Subdivision at Spicer, 8 miles distant. At Lubin, those eastbounds then use the South Connecting Track, to curve northwards, and join the Albreda Subdivision at Spicer, with the rest of the flow of eastbound traffic from Vancouver towards the Jasper, and eventually Edmonton.
The only exceptions to this, is the pair of manifest trains between Prince George and Vancouver, the M355 and eastbound counterpart M354. The 'westbound' M355 carries the majority of the forest products traffic from the former BCR lines, as well as loose carload LPG from the gas fields near Chetwynd. The M354 is primarily the empty centerbeams, boxcars, and tank cars returning to Price George. The 355 would avoid the South Connecting Track at Lubin, and carry on westwards on the Albreda Subdivision. The daily M354 is the only regular eastbound to head up the NCT.
Excerpt from bluelapisroad.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/architectural-gem-...:
In Kennedy Town, less than three hundred meters from Smithfield Municipal Market and Forbes Street Playground (site of the former slaughterhouses), a sleepy neighbourhood has been tucked away on a quiet hill slope for a hundred years. A staircase on Sands Street is all it takes to separate the two worlds, one bustling and the other tranquil. Once consisted of seven terraces built on the slope between Hong Kong University above and Belcher’s Street below, the secluded neighbourhood is commonly known as the Seven Terraces of Sai Wan (西環七臺). Also called Western District, “Sai Wan” is the general name for the area encompassing Kennedy Town (堅尼地城), Shek Tong Tsui (石塘咀) and Sai Ying Pun (西營盤). The seven terraces can be traced back to Li Sing (李陞), the richest Chinese merchant in 19th century Hong Kong. One of his sons Li Po Lung (李寶龍) inherited the sloped land when his father died in 1900. Li Po Lung decided to develop the land into residential terraces and an amusement park. He named the terraces and amusement park with references to his favorite ancient Chinese poet Li Bai (李白). Chinese pavilions, outdoor stages, dance floors, merry-go-round, playgrounds, and even an artificial pond for rowing boats, coupled with street performances, handicraft fair, small fireworks, chess competitions, etc. made Tai Pak Lau (太白樓), Li’s amusement park, into a trendy destination from 1915 and on. It was especially popular with wealthy men and prostitutes coming from the nearby Shek Tong Tsui (石塘咀), the city’s most famous red light and entertainment district in early 20th century. Just like many places in Hong Kong, Tai Pak Lau was rather short-lived, lasting for merely nine years before closing down due to financial difficulties of Li Po Lung. The park was then converted into today’s Tai Pak Terrace (太白臺) residential street. Despite the bankruptcy of Li Po Lung in 1924, the seven terraces, especially the topmost terraces such as Academic Terrace (學士臺), To Li Terrace (桃李臺) and Ching Lin Terrace (青蓮臺), continued to thrive as an upscale residential neighbourhood for wealthy Chinese.
Enchant is the world’s largest holiday light event experience encompassing over 10 acres, featuring a dazzling installation of over 4 million sparkling multicolored lights creating a one-of-a-kind, story-themed walk-thru maze with holiday trees over 100 feet tall. Produced on the playing fields of major league sports stadiums and iconic outdoor spaces, the event offers an ice-skating trail, live entertainment, interactive games, Santa visits and a charming holiday marketplace featuring local artisans, along with holiday foods and festive drinks.
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Christmas Lights, 12/17/2022, Nashville, TN
Canon EOS-1DS
Photex 35mm f/2.8 S&T Lens
f/2.8 35mm 1/800 800
Encompassing 38,000 acres (150 square kilometers), Lake Lanier is a popular spot with boaters and jet skiers. After sunset, the reservoir in the Northern portion of Georgia, USA, is a magnificent and tranquil place.
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The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 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; an alternative basis for classification as marine mammals is that they depend on the ocean as their main food source.
Because of expected habitat loss caused by climate change, the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, and at least three of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations are currently in decline. For decades, large-scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species, but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect. For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of circumpolar peoples, and polar bears remain important in their cultures. (wikipedia)
Polar bear were hunted heavily in Savalbard, Norway throughout the 19th century and to as recently as 1973, when the conservation treaty was signed. 900 bears a year were harvested in the 1920s and after World War II, there were as many as 400–500 harvested annually. The polar bear population continued to decline and by 1973, only around 1000 bears were left in Svalbard. Only with the passage of the treaty did they begin to recover. We were very fortunate to see Polar Bears on a recent trip with National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions around the Svalbard Archipelago. The summer of 2017 proved to be one of the best sea ice years in a long time. However, this was due to a very late winter and no real spring. They are a magnificent mammal and it was a real thrill and honour to watch bears reasonably close and at long range.
The Rub' al Khali is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is part of the larger Arabian Desert. One very large pile of sand!!!
The desert is 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long, and 500 kilometres (310 mi) wide. Its surface elevation varies from 800 metres (2,600 ft) in the southwest to around sea level in the northeast. The terrain is covered with sand dunes with heights up to 250 metres (820 ft), interspersed with gravel and gypsum plains. The sand is of a reddish-orange color due to the presence of feldspar. There are also brackish salt flats in some areas, such as the Umm al Samim area on the desert's eastern edge. Along the middle length of the desert there are a number of raised, hardened areas of calcium carbonate, gypsum, marl, or clay that were once the site of shallow lakes.
These lakes existed during periods from 6,000 to 5,000 years ago and 3,000 to 2,000 years ago. The lakes are thought to have formed as a result of "cataclysmic rainfall" similar to present-day monsoon rains and most probably lasted for only a few years. Evidence suggests that the lakes were home to a variety of flora and fauna. Fossil remains indicate the presence of several animal species, such as hippopotamus, water buffalo, and long-horned cattle. The lakes also contained small snails, ostracods, and when conditions were suitable, freshwater clams. Deposits of calcium carbonate and opal phytoliths indicate the presence of plants and algae.
There is also evidence of human activity dating from 3,000 to 2,000 years ago, including chipped flint tools, but no actual human remains have been found. The region is classified as "hyper-arid", with typical annual rainfall of less than 3 centimetres (1.2 in). Daily maximum temperatures average at 47 °C (117 °F) and can reach as high as 51 °C (124 °F). Fauna includes arachnids (e.g. scorpions) and rodents, while plants live throughout the Empty Quarter. As an ecoregion, the Rub' al Khali falls within the Arabian Desert and East Saharo-Arabian xeric shrublands. The Asiatic cheetahs, once widespread in Saudi Arabia, are regionally extinct from the desert.
Geologically, the Empty Quarter is one of the most oil-rich sites in the world. Vast oil reserves have been discovered underneath the sand dunes. Sheyba, at the northeastern edge of the Rub' al Khali, is a major light crude oil-producing site in Saudi Arabia. Ghawar, the largest oil field in the world, extends southward into the northernmost parts of the Empty Quarter.
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Fall colors on the Grand Mesa of Colorado.
The Grand Mesa is the largest flat-top mountain in the world, bursting with over 300 lakes and encompasses more than 500 square miles. It stands over 10,000 feet above sea level with lush aspen forests and groves of pine trees. Wildlife abounds on the Mesa including moose, deer, and elk. The Grand Mesa Scenic Byway is 63 miles through the national forest, providing beautiful vistas of the National Forest’s lakes, wildlife, and geological features.
Ägerisee (Lake Aegeri), Switzerland, facing west towards the city of Zug. Under the sun lies the Zugerberg, a mountain ridge which delineates the Ägeri valley from the Zugger valley below.
Near here, the Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315, a seminal event in the founding of the 'Confœderatio Helvetica' (later expanded into what we commonly know today as Switzerland - the 2-letter code for which today remains 'CH').
A bunch of ragtag hill farmers from Kantons Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden slaughtered the professional soldiers of the Hapsburgs (mostly Austrians) who had invaded in order to preserve their feudal rights of ownership and taxation.
These waters once ran red with Hapsburgian blood.
Don't think the Swiss were unified in this battle. Even Kanton Zug, which currently encompasses these historical battle grounds, was on the side of the Hapsburgs and gave the remaining defeated soldiers refuge.
Fujifilm TX-1, 45mm f/4, Fuji Superia 400
Capitol Reef encompasses the Waterpocket Fold, a warp in the earth's crust that is 65 million years old. It is the largest exposed monocline in North America. In this fold, newer and older layers of earth folded over each other in an S-shape. This warp, probably caused by the same colliding continental plates that created the Rocky Mountains, has weathered and eroded over millennia to expose layers of rock and fossils. The park is filled with brilliantly colored sandstone cliffs, gleaming white domes, and contrasting layers of stone and earth.
The area was named for a line of white domes and cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, each of which looks somewhat like the United States Capitol building, that run from the Fremont River to Pleasant Creek on the Waterpocket Fold. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Reef_National_Park
Fisherman's Wharf roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Street east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street. It is best known for being the location of PIER 39, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Ghirardelli Square, a Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, the Musée Mécanique, Wax Museum, and restaurants and stands that serve fresh seafood, most notably dungeness crab and Clam Chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl.
- from Wikipedia
This view shows the south side of the 200 block of E. Washington St. in downtown Bloomington, two blocks west of the Old Courthouse Square. The two buildings on our immediate left were designed by architect A. T. Simmons. Simmons designed the Lafayette Apartments posted earlier in this series, but is probably best known for his more than 71 Carnegie libraries in Illinois and a dozen other states, along with numerous courthouses, schools, churches and other public buildings. Simmons also designed most of the houses in the Cedar Crest Historic District of Normal, Illinois, the other half of the twin municipalities of Bloomington and Normal.
The building with the Paxtons name over its entrance was the first of the two buildings to be constructed. Known as the C. U. Williams & Son Building, the four-story building was constructed as an automobile showroom, garage and lodge hall. Called “the largest in any city of Bloomington’s size,” this impressive steel-frame and brick edifice was testament to the coming automobile age. Of particular note are the large second-story showroom windows designed to display twice as many cars from the street.
According to the McLean County Museum of History, and his son Walter sold the latest models from early automakers, including E-M-F, Chalmers, Moon, Stearns, Studebaker, Willys-Overland and Woods (the latter known for its electric cars). "The manufacturers that we are representing are all old and well-established houses - there cars are long past the experimental stage," was a C. U. Williams & Son promise.
About four years after opening his automobile showroom, Williams commissioned A. T. Simmons to design the Castle Theatre next door. Upon its completion, Williams used the upper floors above the theater for garage space. Both buildings had freight elevators large enough to accommodate the cars of the day.
In later years an office equipment company by the name of Paxtons occupied the C. U. Williams & Son Building. It is now the home of the legal offices of Wylder Corwin Kelly LLP, trial lawyers specializing in medical malpractice.
The Castle Theatre opened January 24, 1916 as a 1,100-seat movie theatre. It was Bloomington's first real movie palace, and remained a popular Bloomington movie theater until 1988. The Castle Theatre reopened in 2003 after a much-needed restoration as a “brew and view” style first-run movie house but was closed again in January 2007. A church, which has used the theater for Sunday morning services since 2005, continued to meet at the Castle Theatre until late-2010. New owners took over and it is now used as a concert venue.
Both the C. U. Williams & Son Building and the Castle Theatre are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Enchant is the world’s largest holiday light event experience encompassing over 10 acres, featuring a dazzling installation of over 4 million sparkling multicolored lights creating a one-of-a-kind, story-themed walk-thru maze with holiday trees over 100 feet tall. Produced on the playing fields of major league sports stadiums and iconic outdoor spaces, the event offers an ice-skating trail, live entertainment, interactive games, Santa visits and a charming holiday marketplace featuring local artisans, along with holiday foods and festive drinks.
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Christmas Lights, 12/17/2022, Nashville, TN
Canon EOS-1DS
Photex 35mm f/2.8 S&T Lens
f/2.8 35mm 1/125 800
EXPLORED item collaboration: day 06/31 -- "umbrella"
I'm skipping Day 7 because I'm already behind on this item collab as it is and I didn't want to take a picture of a chair, haha.
Lyrics from a song called "Encompass Me" by I Am Empire. One of my favorite bands. They're a new band to the big music industry, so go check 'em out! :)
Tagging Aishia because this picture reminded me of her for some reason :P Probably the text, haha.
And thank you sooo much to Miss Erica for writing me such a touching testimonial :) GO CHECK HER OUT NOW! Her photos are absolutely b-e-a-utifiul! :D
School starts tomorrow. FML.
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This is a wide shot encompassing most of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan in the northern summer sky, showing the variety of colours in the starclouds and nebulas that populate this section of the Milky Way. The colours are brought out by the long exposure used and by contrast enhancements in processing. But yes, they are real! This is not false colour.
The red and pink emission nebulas of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), at left, and the Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318), at centre, dominate. The small red patch at right in the Tulip Nebula, Sh2-101.
But the starclouds themselves go from being bluish at left, to more neutral at centre where the main Cygnus Starcloud shines brightest, to yellowish at right in southern Cygnus and northern Aquila, where obscuring dust tints the starlight a warm tone.
Other nebulas in this view include the tiny (at this scale) and purple Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) at far lower left at the end of the B168 dark lane, and the magenta arcs of the Veil Nebula complex (NGC 6992-5 and NGC 6960) at bottom centre.
Numerous large star clusters show up, notably NGC 6940 and smaller NGC 6885 to the right of the Veil. NGC 6811 (centre top) and NGC 6819 (to the right) are at top. The yellowish dust-obscured clusters at centre may be Bica 1 and 2.
The field is laced with dark nebulas, as this is the area where the Great Rift begins in the Milky Way, formed from dust lanes that split the visible Milky Way.. The most prominent dark nebula is the Funnel Cloud Nebula, aka Le Gentil 3, at left, and the Northern Coal Sack beside and framing the North America Nebula.
Deneb is left of centre; at centre is Gamma Cygni, aka Sadr. Albireo is at far right, above centre.
This is a stack of 22 x 2-minute exposures with the Canon RF 28-70mm lens at 50mm and f/2.8 on the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 3200, and on the Star Adventurer Mini tracker. I shot 24 frames and only 2 were slightly trailed and were not used. The lens had a URTH Night filter on it to reduce light pollution and airglow discolouration. Taken from home October 1, 2021 on a night with some loss of transparency due to haze. Nebulosity was brought out with the aid of luminosity and colour range masks created with Lumenzia.
All stacking, alignment and blending in Photoshop.
Saltwell Park, based in the heart of Gateshead, it is one of Britain's finest examples of a Victorian Park. The park has seen an amazing transformation and has been restored to its Victorian splendour.
It encompasses 55 acres of landscapes, woodland and ornamental gardens as well as public sports facilities, a refreshment house, a lake, play areas, bowling greens, Saltwell Towers, the animal house, an education centre and a maze.
Saltwell Tower's a fairy tale mansion house, now houses a visitor centre and cafe.
This photo encompasses a lot of what I try to achieve in a sunscape - vertical lines, silhouette, reflections, and of course color!
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Tokina 11-16mm DX PRO II
Piscataway Park encompasses 5,000 acres of open fields, dense forests, and wetlands along the Potomac River directly opposite Mt. Vernon, the land and home of George Washington.There's a lot to see at the park, including the National Colonial Farm, but the best thing for me is the opportunity to see Ospreys up close.
Yesterday I was hoping to see hatched chicks and hunting to feed them, but it seemed the female had given orders to the male to do some nest reinforcement. I watched it bring in several long twigs like this during the couple hours I watched ..... no visible chicks and no fish though.
From this stairway, I entered into the Piazza del Campo. Giving just a glimpse of the piazza, it gives you a sense of anticipation of what you will find there. I never got to a place in the piazza to get an all encompassing shot of the square, but it is breathtaking with all of the buildings and people.
Piazza del Campo is the principal public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia, as well as various palazzi signorili surround the shell-shaped piazza. At the northwest edge is the Fonte Gaia.
The twice-a-year horse-race, Palio di Siena, is held around the edges of the piazza. The riders ride bareback. The race was used as an opening for the James Bond movie, Quantum of Solice.
The Bodcau WMA encompasses ~ 35,000 acres and extends from the Arkansas-Louisiana border southward for ~ 37 miles. Bodcau Bayou meanders through the WMA. After exiting the WMA, the bayou meanders an additional 50 miles southward with several name changes and enters the Red River.
Kayakers can access the bayou and swamp at more than a half dozen locations within the WMA. The best months for kayaking would be June through October. An image from the swamp is as follows: Bodcau Swamp
To find the end of the world,
Where gray encompasses all—
No sky above, no earth below—
Who dares tread such trackless ambiguity?
Here, wind has forgotten its name,
Time is folded like a broken wing,
And silence rules over muted echoes
Upon a shapeless phantom throne.
Here, thought dissolves in the mist,
And memory drifts, unanchored,
Like disembodied leaves on a nameless current
Swept through the hollow beyond being.
No shadow falls.
No mark endures.
Only bereft self
Wanders endless, unraveling.
No name hath this place.
Here ends all seeking—
All pain, all joy.
Here ends all song.
Only the hush remains—
A hush too vast to grasp.
Yet still, one persists,
Not to find,
But to become
The absence once feared
Excerpt from dubrovnikcity.com:
Old Port Dubrovnik is located at the Eastern part of the City. The port is encompassed by two breakwaters: breakwater Porporela in front of St. John fortress and Kaše breakwater going perpendicular across the port bay. In the time of the Dubrovnik Republic several forts protected the port: St Luke Fort, St John fortress and Revelin fortress. Today the port is a safe haven for many private boats of local citizens. Alos regular boat line to Lokrum island departs from the Old Port, as well as the boat lines to Cavtat, Mlini, and various sightseeing boat tours.
The most important architect in the development of the Old Port Dubrovnik was Paskoje Miličević, a master architect of the Dubrovnik Republic since 1466.
Already in 1470 he had built a low bastion leaning against the Fort of St. Luke at the entrance to the port. The construction work in the port of Dubrovnik made him famous. In the 15th century he built the breakwater - "Kaše" which provided additional protection for the ships in the port. Before the breakwater was built a chain had been put up in the evenings between the St John fortress and the St. Luke fortress to protect the port from enemy vessels. The breakwater provided also additional protection from the enemy as the chain was now put on a much shorter distance, between the St. John fortress and the breakwater. Additionally Miličević arranged the Ponta gate in the port and the port project was finalized in the beginning of the 16th century as a sloped part of the wall had been made along the Fortress of St. John. Later in the middle of 16th century St. John fortress was merged with the bastions and the neighbouring port to form its present state.
Amidst the Old Port there is a building with three symmetrical vaults, that is the old Arsenal, a place where ships were built in the time of the Dubrovnik Republic. The vaults would be sealed by bricks in the period the ship was built in order to avoid foreign spies noting shipbuilding secrets. After the ship was built, the brick wall would be demolished and the ship launched into the sea. Today Arsenal is arranged as a restaurant. However the whole ambiance of the restaurant is thematic as the interior decoration of the restaurant is made as if it were an ancient shipyard: all tables and seats are made of carved wood, several tables are enclosed in ship skeletons, davits are fitted high in the hall, and ropes are fitted through pulleys as if heaving in the ship builds.
RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - With my mouth wide open I stood there mesmerized, unable to move or look away. The scale of what I was seeing made me feel tiny. A massive, dark and rotating cloud nearly twice the height of Mount Everest was racing towards me at highway speed. Packing baseball-sized hail and a tornado warning, the calm would turn to chaos in just minutes. Finally I took my eyes off the sky long enough to snap a few final pictures. Before leaving I also had to study the storm's path and plan out my route. Route finding isn’t easy in this sparsely populated part of Montana. Paved highways don’t always go where you want them to, and many roads are dirt. On top of a hill near the town of Alzada, the view of the verdant prairie was so perfect that I remained until the last possible second. Once I chose to drive into the storm's path rather than out of it it, I was committed. Stopping for too long meant getting overtaken. This area north of the Black Hills has seen plenty of insane supercells in June, but this one on Father’s Day may have outdone them all.
Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980, enlarged and designated as the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, covering an area of 3,283,000 acres (1,329,000 ha). In 1986, UNESCO declared an area of 57,000 acres (23,000 ha) within a World Biosphere Reserve. This is the largest UNESCO protected biosphere in the world. In 1992, UNESCO included this area as a part of a World Heritage site, extending over an area of 24,300,000-acre (98,000 km2) which also included the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Kluane National Park (Canada) and Tatshenshini-Alsek Park (Canada). Part of the National Park is also designated a Wilderness area covering 2,658,000 acres (1,076,000 ha).
The mourning dove is a symbol of peace, love, and hope in many cultures and spiritual traditions.
Its gentle cooing and peaceful nature is often seen as a message from the divine, bringing comfort and guidance to those who hear it.
The mourning dove symbolism is multifaceted and complex, encompassing themes of renewal, faithfulness, and connection with the spiritual world.
Here is a seldom scene but quite selective shot of a fog encompassing Golden Ponds. This made me jump when I saw it alone in my leftovers. I can't remember when the place was slugged in like this. It must have been a while or Auld tymer's disease is creepin' up on me. Well here is another in the quick-break excursion to Golden Ponds Trails under empty skies, where I noticed that the cottonwoods were arched over the trail and reaching out for open space. Probably for the safety of UV considering the number of unmasked carriers wandering beneath! And I thought that Colorodans were smarter than out-staters. This is a last break from barn wood shots. I've got more? There are always relief shots to be found at Golden if you can find a place to park and dodge Don Corona carriers there. I'll throw in this recent shot of the wilds of Longmont's Golden Ponds while waiting for impeachments to settle so that subpoenae from casino implosions, taxes to pay-offs, semen covered dresses and 500,000 murder charges can swell the courts.
The wealth of life around this place change the scenes at a snap at Golden Ponds Park at Largemont, Colorado. The river level was coming around with with the mountain snows.Oh well, we can all hide in air conditioning so long as we can throw the electric power away and burn more fossils.
RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
The Clubionidae is relatively species rich encompassing 615 species in 15 genera. The species are found at ground level in open habitats but many species inhabit foliage, branches, and stems of trees. Clubionids spend the daytime in saclike retreats with or without openings. The retreats are placed in folded or rolled up leaves, behind loose bark, under stones or under other objects on the ground. Clubionids leave their retreats during the night to hunt prey as active free-living hunters using no web or snares. They are swift runners having good footing to slippery surfaces due to the adhesive properties of the claw tufts.
The simple golf ball encompasses a deceptive level of technology. "The average golf ball has between 300 to 500 dimples which have an average depth of 0.010inch. The lift and drag forces on a golf ball are very sensitive to dimple depth: a depth change of 0.001 inch can produce a radical change to the ball's trajectory and the overall distance it can fly."