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Sacre Coeur Basilica, Paris
The mosaic over the choir, entitled The Triumph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is the largest and most important work of art in the church. It was created by Luc-Olivier Merson, H. M. Magne and R. Martin, and was dedicated in 1923. The mosaic is composed of 25,000 enamelled and gilded pieces of ceramic, and covers 475 square meters, making it one of the largest mosaics in the world.
The central figure is Jesus Christ, dressed in white, with open arms offering his heart, decorated with gold. He is joined by his mother, the Virgin Mary, and by the Archangel Michael, the protector of the church and of France. At his feet, kneeling, is Saint Joan of Arc offering him a crown. A figure of Pope Leo XIII offers a globe to Christ, symbolising the world.
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Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Parigi
Il mosaico sopra il coro, intitolato Il Trionfo del Sacro Cuore di Gesù , è l'opera d'arte più grande e importante della chiesa. Fu creato da Luc-Olivier Merson , HM Magne e R. Martin, e fu dedicato nel 1923. Il mosaico è composto da 25.000 pezzi di ceramica smaltati e dorati e copre 475 metri quadrati, il che lo rende uno dei mosaici più grandi del mondo.
La figura centrale è Gesù Cristo , vestito di bianco, con le braccia aperte che offrono il suo cuore, decorato d'oro. È affiancato da sua madre, la Vergine Maria , e dall'Arcangelo Michele , protettore della Chiesa e della Francia. Ai suoi piedi, inginocchiata, c'è Santa Giovanna d'Arco che gli offre una corona. Una figura di Papa Leone XIII offre a Cristo un globo, simbolo del mondo.
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“… to make profane golfers contemplative, and the contemplative golfers better men.” unknown
On August 8th, 1931 the Rainier National Park company opened its nine hole golf course here in Paradise Valley. It featured four par 3s, four par 4s, and one par 5 and boasted spectacular views of Mount Rainier at every hole. (the first tee box was three hundred feet above it's landing area!) :) Alas, or fortunately, depending on your views, the shortsightedness of opening a golf course in the middle of nowhere during the great depression combined with the fact that it could only be played for three or four months a year before it looked like this image doomed the venture in just two months as when the snow fell in October 1931 it buried the course literally and figuratively.
I got the numbers and that quote from an article entitled 'the short, spectacular life of Paradise Golf Course, Mount Rainier written for a mag called NW Hickory Players. It's a short read, but the best part is a staged photo of a guy teeing off from a precipice I can only assume is somewhere atop one of the peaks of the Tatoosh Range, pretty amazing.
How are you my sweet friends. Happy New year to you all. This is another image from my last exhibit entitled HEAVENLY.
May our dreams and wishes come true this year 2025 <3
I've often joked with people on here that I have a book entitled "101 rain dances for the keen photographer" but obviously no such book exists. But if it does, and you know where to get a copy of it, drop me a line... However I do think I've cracked the cheat code to getting amazing weather when out and about - you invite Dom Haughton along with you. As many of you know Dom has recently been over to Sweden to visit, before we headed off to Rondane in Norway for five days of photography. We've been so lucky with the weather and conditions that it is only logical to conclude that Dom is in fact a weather god disguised in that Cornish body of his.
However, celestial being or not, he's not a morning person and the dread on his face when I declared we were getting up early Saturday morning for a sunrise photo was priceless. Poor Dom, he was tired after his flight was delayed over an hour and a half resulting in a mad dash to my neck of the woods to photograph the setting sun once he arrived. Sadly Dom was a little disorientated after sitting on the tarmac at Heathrow so hadn't quite tuned in his weather-whispering capabilities just then. The next morning though was something else..... We stood at the top of Havstensklippan and watched a pretty cool sunrise before things kicked off that resulted in us running around like headless chickens and me repeatedly saying phrases like "wow" and "Holy Moly" as mother nature kept on giving. I used those phrases a lot in the coming week as Norway really delivered in spades but those photos will have to wait. Another phrase I used a lot was "white Tesla" but that's another story for later. As for my lucky weather charm, my children have asked Dom to come back for December this year so we can be guaranteed a white Christmas....
Intitulado CCCLXXI
Allá, al final de este horizonte palpable,
Aquí, en esta inaccesible cercanía,
Enloquecen risas que lloran,
Llantos que ríen.
Se mudan las plazas detrás de sus prófugas estatuas,
También se marchan las sombras diurnas,
Las nocturnas arrodilladas contemplan este horizonte,
Y la inaccesible cercanía...
Los ecos que aún sobreviven te imitan ¡Inútilmente!
Como la lluvia a tus imperdonables dedos,
La brisa a tu aliento de alma.
Leandro Rodríguez Linárez
The 24-foot-high sculpture, entitled “Monument to Their Memory,” was built to honor all the railroad workers from many different cultures and backgrounds whose backbreaking efforts were crucial in the construction of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. It is the creation of artist Ilan Averbuch, who is known around the world for his outdoor art installments. While Chinese and Irish workers made up the largest parts of the workforce, they were joined by many others. African American workers, including some recently freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, toiled to move the tracks ever further west. Mormon workers organized by Brigham Young found themselves working for both competing railroads as they raced through Utah. -- Courtesy The [Tremonton] Leader
Located at the Golden Spike National Historic Site, Box Elder County, Utah.
I recently finished reading a very interesting collection of short stories entitled Save Me Stranger, by Erika Krouse. The stories are pretty wild and go in all different directions with quite a large variety of main characters and settings. Many really made me think more deeply about life situations and reality.
In any case, the collection starts out with the following quote from Anaïs Nin:
"Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved."
I've been thinking about that quite a bit and I immediately start thinking about how when you are going through a traumatic incident, it is sometimes helpful to picture yourself removed from your body, as if seeing it all from an existential distance.
How will we understand and tell our own stories with this huge change in history...this turmoil, these atrocities currently happening in our names. And, of course, the "winners" are the ones who get to write those stories but none of us are winning here. Some of us may be lucky to survive but that's about all. What we've all collectively lost is immeasurable, whether we write it down or not.
**All photos are copyrighted**
This artwork entitled "The Hunted" was created on the promenade in Eastbourne. Redundant shelters have been boarded up and this work has been created by Sarah Gillings (aka (S.o.S) assisted by Zara Wilkins.
It has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund, via the Welcome Back Fund.
For more info visit Sarah's website www.iamsos.com
Mural entitled "Rush Hour" by DANK aka @dankitchener, seen at 2716 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas.
Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Liubov (or Lyubov) Popova (Russia , 1889-1924). Early on she traveled from Moscow to Italy, Paris, Kiev and other art centers and back. She worked in a studio with other artists such as Tatlin. Styles: Cubism, Suprematism and Constructivism.
(more info: thebiography.us/en/popova-liubov)
Painting als entitled: painterly architectonic (1917)
Entitled "The Accountants Nightmare"
Intitule "Le cauchemar du comptable"
When I'm not out with my camera, I am usually painting this is one of many.
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Mural entitled "The Extraordinary Elementals" by Kiptoe aka @kiptoe1 for Mural Fest SSL, seen at 2120 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Model (StarryMuse) entitled "Starry Umbrella 1a" by jagged-eye on DeviantART found here:
www.deviantart.com/art/Starry-Umbrella-1a-279548410
Model image made into a silhouette.
Raindrops entitled "Wetness - FREE Texture" is from my stock found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/plumnutz/9092056163/in/set-72157625...
Frame is from my stock entitled "Panels - FREE TO USE" found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/plumnutz/6584339739/in/set-72157625...
Background of roses is from my stock.
This piece is entitled Danke Andrej Sacharov for a human rights activist and was created by artist Dmitri Vrubel. More here:
www.lostscientist.com/street-art-in-berlin/germanyuae2012...
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
The early morning low cloud starts to lift from the hills and mountains on each side of the River Mawddach. Penmaenpool (Welsh: Llynpenmaen) is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. The George III Inn (pictured) was originally two buildings: a ship's chandler serving the boat-building industry, and a pub. They claim it dates from approximately 1650. Gerard Manley Hopkins reputedly wrote the poem entitled "Penmaen Pool" in the visitor's book.
Southwark Cathedral, London
Entitled Christ Rests in Peace, the dramatic sculpture of Christ’s head with crown of thorns, is the result of over 20 years work on the face of Jesus by acclaimed British sculptor Nic Fiddian-Green.
The giant eight-foot head, cast in lead with a gilded crown of thorns, was on display in front of the high altar during Lent and the Holy Week.
It is powerful not just because of its sheer size but also because when you look beyond the thorns you see the humanity in the face of Christ, says Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark.
A variation on a theme those of you that know my stream will have seen an image entitled Dark, i have always thought this could be improved on.
This is i hope a better version i was out in Westwood's again this morning and conditions could have been better but i managed to get some shots that are worth posting I will post more in the week. Alfie is desperate for a walk so got this done a bit quick i hope you enjoy
For some inexplicable reason, this image reminds me of Jimmy Hendrixâ's song entitled "All Along the Watchtower," which according to Wikipedia, "became a Top 20 single in 1968, received a Grammy Hall of Fame award in 2001 and was ranked 47th in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004."
It is certainly not the lyrics of the song, however, which speak of confusion. This image, like the moment when it was taken, has a calming and serenity effect. That's the reason I enjoy taking sunset pictures so much.
I took this photo last night at the Ponce de Leon Historical Park while standing at the end of the fishing pier looking down the boat channel with its navigation markers. Various waterfowl had staked out their squatting rights on the top of navigation markers beneath the setting sun.
After the sun had set, I chatted with a couple of ladies from Illinois... the state where I just sold my home in January. We waited for 30 minutes to see if the blue hour would occur (that's when the clouds light up again when sunlight reflects off the ocean after the sun has sunken below the horizon). Unfortunately, it did not occur on this particular evening, but I enjoyed the ladies company. One of them showed me a picture on her cell phone that someone took when a pelican unexpectedly landed on her shoulders as she watched men cleaning fish... what an experience that must have been (and an amazing photo)!
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Entitled ‘Thank You, Andrei Sakharov’ (‘Danke, Andrei Sakharov’), this simple portrait was painted by Dmitri Vrubel and Viktoria Timofeeva in honour of Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov.
Having worked to design thermonuclear weapons for the Soviet Union, Sakharov later became an advocate of civil liberties and civil reform, facing state persecution for his activism. These efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. He died in 1989, just a few weeks after the Wall fell.
Berlin, Deutschland
dear world,
can you read between the lies? you are a complete mess. i am building an ark. repent. wine cures whine.
what you need is a good influenza outbreak to get your values straightened out. call me and i can cough on you, first time is free.
love,
ty
Two years ago I participated in a horror short film recording, entitled "A Haunted House".
My work was short, taking post-production still pictures and little else. But I received much more than I gave.
I never imagined the hard work, cost, means necessary to carry out. It is only a few minutes of recording. And finally it is finished and at the diffusion stage.
As we are so close to Halloween, I would like to share with you some pics I took during that filming.
Now I have permission to post them 😇
Hace dos años participé en la grabación de un cortometraje de terror, titulado "La Familia".
Mi trabajo fue breve, tomando foto fija para la postproducción y poco más. Pero recibí mucho más de lo que di.
Nunca imaginé el trabajo duro, el coste, los medios necesarios para llevarlo a cabo.
Son solo unos minutos de grabación. Y finalmente está terminado y en etapa de difusión.
Como estamos tan cerca de Halloween, me gustaría compartir con vosotros algunas fotos que tomé durante el rodaje.
Ahora tengo permiso para publicarlos 😇
Mural entitled "Rooted in Royalty" by Thomas Turner aka @thomasturner_tt for the Atlanta United Football Club, seen at 647 Reed Street SE in the Summerville area of Atlanta, Georgia.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Mural entitled "Joy of Creativity" by @andaluztheartist and @nhankins1982, seen at 3201 NW 7th Avenue in Miami, Florida.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Mural entitled "Them Pretty Weeds" by Lacey Longino aka @lacyclongino, seen at 1099 Boulevard SE in Atlanta, Georgia.
Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Mural entitled "Mona Lisa" by Brian Clemons (circa 1990), seen at 28 Bollinger Street in Colombus, Ohio.
Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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I've just read an article 'New Syndrome Defined: Grown-up Kids Who Won't Leave Home'. The psychologists formulated the term 'entitled dependence'. In Australia these young people are called 'boomerang children'. I also like the Italian 'bamboccioni'. In the photo above the young kangaroo was in fact warned and invited by Mum's open pouch to hide when she spotted a man with his big dog (fortunately on leash) and reacted as every overprotective mother would.
Mural entitled "Memphis Belle" by Curtis Glover aka @curtisglovercreative for Paint Memphis 2021, seen seen at 660 South B.B. King Boulevard in Memphis, Tennessee.
Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Mural entitled "Of Fur and Feather" by Bria Hammock aka @hammock_art, seen at 609 West 18th Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
From three drone photos by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Artwork for Album entitled "Hear Me, Feel Me" by Ralphy Boy
Photography by Ralphy Boy
Designed by Fernando Creative
Listen and download "Hear Me, Feel Me" Album FOR FREE!!!!!
Sint-Janshospitaal, Brugge
"The statue entitled Pax was sculpted by Octave Rotsaert (21st July 1885 – 26th March 1964) a Bruges born sculptor and painter. He trained in Paris and in 1927 sculpted Pax in plaster of Paris which was awarded a medal of honour. When he returned to Bruges Rotsaert did not have enough money to cast the statue in bronze and it was left in his workroom. It was noticed by Doctor Louis De Winter, a lover of art and he decided that one day he would arrange for it to be cast. After World War II, Dr Louis De Winter wanted to celebrate the end of war with a symbol of peace, but wasn’t sure what to do. He was a head of department in the hospital and often walked in the courtyard. He then remembered the Pax sculpture and together with the ‘Friends of Bruges’ arranged for it to be cast in Bronze in a studio in Ghent.
It was erected in the courtyard in the winter of 1947 with no announcement or ceremony, but has now become a much loved piece of art in this spiritual home of real monks for many hundreds of years".
copied from: www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFD7N_Pax_Bruges_Belgium
Mural entitled "Angry Zebra 2.0" by Ben Watson (EVOLUTION) aka @evolution_816 and background by Sike Style Industries aka @sikestyle, seen at 320 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.
Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Mural entitled "The Birds Always Come Back" by Emily Ding aka @_emilyding and Helena Martin aka @helenapaints for Hue Fest 2017, seen at 1230 Maury Street in Houston, Texas.
Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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To see other fox photos please check out my album entitled "foxes" at www.flickr.com/photos/black_cat_photography/albums/721577...
All comments regarding this picture, subject, composition, etc are welcome and appreciated. TIA.
Forsythia bush is so beautiful in the spring with its bright yellow blossoms. Like most plants, it blooms once for spring. The blossoms then shed as it makes room for new leaves. Yellow symbolizes happiness, warmth and sunshine, characteristics of the yellow sun and its effects. I longed for a world filled with these traits, but I think it’s too far gone. Instead, I find more and more entitled selfish unapologetic pricks, young and old alike, especially on the road.
23:10] ocellnuri: wrote D. James a testimonial :-)
[23:10] ocellnuri: I respect that guy so much
[23:15] ocellnuri: he blows me away every day
[23:15] ocellnuri: but he's exactly the type of stuff I love
[23:15] ocellnuri: high contrast, high color abstract structural
[23:16] tysiscoe: sniff. you used to like me like that. then i got all moody and desaturated
[23:16] tysiscoe: sigh
[23:16] ocellnuri: lol
[23:16] ocellnuri: I'm sorry Ty
[23:16] ocellnuri: we can't change the ways we change
[23:17] tysiscoe: fuck you, just fuck you and your trophy flickr buddy
[23:18] tysiscoe: im still hot
[23:18] tysiscoe: people still like me
[23:18] ocellnuri: I just can't change what I like
[23:18] tysiscoe: i could have any contact i wanted
[23:18] ocellnuri: we grow, and we need different things
[23:18] ocellnuri: it's not your pictures, it's mine
[23:18] tysiscoe: lol
[23:18] tysiscoe: good one
[23:18] ocellnuri: :-)
[23:19] tysiscoe: would you like me better if i had a gear upgrade??
[23:19] tysiscoe: bigger camera
[23:19] ocellnuri: well... sometimes I just need a shot tighter than 300mm
[23:20] tysiscoe: you couldnt handle a real 300mm
[23:20] ocellnuri: I have before
[23:20] tysiscoe: shook in your hands
[23:20] ocellnuri: once, when you were out shooting with your 50mm... I looked at a 400mm shot
[23:20] ocellnuri: and Ty, I just can't go back to your wide angle bullshit
[23:21] tysiscoe: and to think i let you use my flash card
[23:21] tysiscoe: i feel used
[23:21] ocellnuri: Just move on Ty
[23:22] ocellnuri: oh, and make sure you check your memory card for corrupt memory sectors
[23:22] tysiscoe: lol!!!
[23:24] tysiscoe: fine, bitch, i will go give a testimonial to the first new person in central i find. i wont even look at their stream
[23:25] ocellnuri: you would
[23:25] ocellnuri: you don't get me at all
[23:25] tysiscoe: and your new buddy will get tired of your tired derivative black and whites real soon and you will see me in the forums laughing at you
[23:26] ocellnuri: man
[23:26] ocellnuri: you bitch
[23:26] ocellnuri: that was uncalled for
[23:26] ocellnuri: You said you'd never speak of my flirtations with BW shots again
[23:26] ocellnuri: you said that you could put that behind you!
[23:26] ocellnuri: I knew you were just holding it as a crutch all along!
[23:26] ocellnuri: you
[23:26] ocellnuri: you BITCH
[23:29] tysiscoe: im sorry, mr i wannabe manray, but you need to know that youre not the art godhead he tells you you are.
[23:29] tysiscoe: you were a runaway with a canon powershot when i met you
[23:30] tysiscoe: i took you under my wing
[23:30] tysiscoe: believed in you
[23:30] tysiscoe: gave you confidence, composition skills
[23:30] ocellnuri: I don't owe you for that
[23:30] ocellnuri: I'm not in debt to you
[23:30] ocellnuri: don't turn this into a guilt trip
[23:30] tysiscoe: if it wasnt for me you would still be levitating keyboard composition shots and shooting your coffee mug, not to mention those faux-goth moody lookdown and mopey shots that make everyone laugh at you for
[23:30] ocellnuri: every time I talk to you, you just try to make me feel guilty for this
[23:31] tysiscoe: its not guilt.
[23:31] tysiscoe: you cant handle the truth
[23:31] tysiscoe: and everytime you run off with another flickr flavor of the month
[23:31] ocellnuri: The truth is that I need more now, and you don't have it. And D. James does. YOu've got to live with that and quit pining over me
[23:31] tysiscoe: you end up coming back asking for help with your creative juices
[23:33] tysiscoe: im not saying d. james aint got it, im saying you aint got it to give back
[23:33] tysiscoe: he will get bored off you shooting the same shots he does
[23:33] tysiscoe: looking at his exif data
[23:33] tysiscoe: fawning over his abstracts
[23:34] ocellnuri: My exif is impressive too!
[23:34] ocellnuri: it kept you around
[23:34] tysiscoe: i felt responsible
[23:34] tysiscoe: like finding a wounded bird
[23:34] tysiscoe: you werent ready to go back into the wild
[23:34] tysiscoe: but now
[23:34] tysiscoe: you cant be held back
[23:35] tysiscoe: sigh. the pain is too much
[23:35] ocellnuri: You'll find another point and shooter
[23:35] ocellnuri: and you'll start your self-destructive cycle again
[23:36] tysiscoe: lol
[23:36] ocellnuri: you're nothing but a compactophile
[23:36] tysiscoe: bahahaha
[23:36] ocellnuri: wearing a DSLR
[23:37] tysiscoe: when you have thousands of hits on your stream, you can talk with some authority, but right now youre lucky if your pitying friends comment on you
[23:37] ocellnuri: :-(
[23:38] tysiscoe: you, you, you overexposurer
[23:38] ocellnuri: IT'S A STYLE
[23:38] tysiscoe: cry bitch
[23:38] ocellnuri: sorry it's over your head
[23:38] tysiscoe: its so 80s nagal
[23:38] tysiscoe: its not even retrocool
[23:38] ocellnuri: I don't deny my past
[23:38] tysiscoe: cuz you cant, its stuck to your foot like toilet paper
...
[23:42] tysiscoe: im gonna post this. mind?
[23:43] ocellnuri: hahaha
[23:43] ocellnuri: please!
Mural entitled “The Birth of Helen and Clytemnestra” by @napoletanoart and @nmnapoletanoart seen at 3300 East 13th Avenue in the City Park area of Denver, Colorado.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Amigos hoje estou aqui porque está é a minha última postagem aqui no Flickr.
Infelizmente o 1 terabyte gratuito de fotografia que tinhamos direito para sempre que o Flickr nos deu há alguns anos atrás, não teremos mais.
Eles estão exigindo uma conta Pro e eu não farei contra Pro.
Quem quiser me encontrar e continuar vendo minhas fotos estou no Instagran como @marciaaki ou no Facebook também Márcia Aki.
Obrigada pela companhia durante esses quase 13 anos de convivência aqui no Flickr.
Estou triste, mas espero encontrar cada um de vocês em outras redes sociais.
Se houver alguma mudança. Voltarei.
Gratidão a todos!
Namastê
Friends today I'm here because this is my last post here on Flickr.
Unfortunately the 1 terabyte of free photography we were entitled to whenever Flickr gave us a few years ago, we will not have anymore.
They're demanding a Pro account and I will not do Pro.
Anyone who wants to meet me and continue to see my photos I'm in Instagran like @marciaaki or Facebook also Márcia Aki.
Thank you for the company during these almost 13 years of living here on Flickr.
I'm sad, but I hope to find each of you on other social networks.
If there is any change. I'll be right back.
Thank you all!
Namaste
From my set entitled "Twelve Mile Lake, 2008"
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607787077684/
In my collection entitled "Places"
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760074...
In my photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/
Every year, Karen and I, along with our friends, Bev Woodroffe and Henk Tiesma, visit Bob and Carol Barkwell, usually in the Spring, at their home in Lindsay, Ontario. Karen, Bev and Carol began their teaching careers together forty years ago.
This year, we went to Bob and Carol's cottage on Twelve Mile Lake in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario. This time we went in the Fall. The main focus of the weekend was the Haliburton County Studio Tour, which includes twenty-one artisans. We visited several studios, and also took in the town of Haliburton. The trip was extra special this year, since the Fall colours are breathtaking
The Twelve Mile Lake Church was established in 1890, and was originally Presbyterian. In 1925, it joined the United Church of Canada. it can hold about 30-40 people. The nearby cemetery holds 566 burials.
From:
www.haliburtoncounty.ca/tourism/Fall/index.asp
A canopy of scarlet and gold spreads out before you as far as the eye can see. From the Dorset lookout tower to Green's Mountain, Minden Wildwater Reserve to the southern Gateway to Algonquin, Haliburton County is ablaze with color.
Take a walk in the clouds, a romantic canoe ride on a lake, or ATV the miles of trails...a new, breathtaking vista awaits you around every corner.
The Haliburton Studio Tour in October offers the ideal opportunity to drive the county roads, discover the hamlets and villages of the Haliburton Highlands, while exploring many of the art studios and galleries of the county.
Come fall in love with the Haliburton Highlands.
From:
The Haliburton Highlands region of Ontario offers 4 seasons of outdoor splendor.
With Algonquin Park on the northern border and Muskoka Ontario on the west, the Haliburton region is quickly being discovered by nature lovers, and for outdoor recreation.
Because of the natural beauty of this area, and abundance of lakes and rivers, there is a long history of summer cottagers and visitors. With the surge of interest in winter outdoor recreation and popularity of the magnificent Fall Colours the Haliburton Highlands has become a 4 season destination.
Visit the business directory to discover some area services including real estate, accommodations, shopping, restaurants, contractors and more. Click here to visit the beautiful community of Dorset, Ontario.
Post Processing: Very slight posterization.
A very, very long time ago I posted a shot entitled Emergence (flic.kr/p/2hWPoqh). In it I gave a brief overview of the South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway. I haven't paid hardly any attention to the Short Line since then, inflicted with yet another case of "don't pay attention to what's in my backyard" syndrome. But recently I've been realizing how much I've missed out on by not paying much attention to the railroad.
Flash forward to about a month ago, I heard the strangest claim that these guys had stored all their power with little chance of taking them out, which led me to investigate them around the same time I started looking for B09, another recent way-late-to-the-party instance.
Thankfully, it didn't take very long to realize that my assumption was correct in this certainly NOT being the case.
These guys are the absolute last thing I'd expect to see moving around on a Saturday morning, but to prove me wrong, here is the railroad's own #31 dropping down to street level with three coil cars for eventual forwarding to the BRC right across the NS from here. It goes without saying that the lead pictured here, which heads west into the railroad's dinky yard and shops in the East Side neighborhood of South Chicago, has become quite jungly as of late.
With all of that being said, I've began looking for these guys as much as I humanly can with daylight rapidly dwindling day to day. Expect much much more of them, along with some very long descriptions of the history and operations of this fascinating railroad.
From my set entitled "Twelve Mile Lake, 2008"
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In my collection entitled "Places"
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Every year, Karen and I, along with our friends, Bev Woodroffe and Henk Tiesma, visit Bob and Carol Barkwell, usually in the Spring, at their home in Lindsay, Ontario. Karen, Bev and Carol began their teaching careers together forty years ago.
This year, we went to Bob and Carol's cottage on Twelve Mile Lake in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario. The main focus of the weekend was the Haliburton County Studio Tour, which includes twenty-one artisans. We visited several studios, and also took in the town of Haliburton. The trip was extra special this year, since the Fall colours are breathtaking.
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Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage industry area for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County was established in 1983, but had existed as the Provisional County of Haliburton since 1874. Haliburton County and the village of Haliburton, are named after Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, statesman, and the first chairman of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.
Haliburton is a village on Head Lake inside Haliburton County which is its namesake. The county also contains the village of Minden, as well as the smaller communities of Wilberforce, Gooderham, Irondale, West Guildford, and Eagle Lake. The county borders Algonquin Park on the north.
The county is serviced by two hospitals, one in Haliburton and one in Minden. Both are administrated by Haliburton Highlands Health Services.
Haliburton County's economy is dominated by the service sector based on tourism due to the regions many lakes and rivers, mainly due to people visiting vacation homes in the summer months, whose properties outnumber permanent residents 3 to 1.[5] Employment in this region primarily caters to the needs of this seasonal population, including residential construction, resorts, services and retail.[6] The region is unique in the sense that there is no resource, industrial, or agricultural base. Because of the nature of the economy, the area has a high rate of unemployment at 8.4% exceeding the provincial average, which skyrockets in the winter months to 35%.[7] Consequently, Haliburton County is the poorest jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario, with per capita earnings of $32 709 in 2005.[8]
The Haliburton Highlands is home to a thriving arts community. The County is dotted by galleries, both public and private, offering events, programs and workshops to the public. Artists’ studios can be found in almost every community, many offering public demonstrations, small galleries, and classes. There are murals and public sculptures in the downtowns of most communities, as well as in park settings such as the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, and the River Walk in Minden.
Heritage is also a focus in the County, with established museums in Carnarvon, Dorset, Haliburton, Minden, and Wilberforce, as well as many fledgling museums emerging in some of the smaller communities. Many buildings throughout the County are designated heritage sites by the province, and many others undergoing preservation through the interests of the public.
The performing arts also receive much attention. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School has strong drama and music programs, showcasing their talents throughout the year to the public. As well, the Highlands Summer Festival presents a wide array of theatre offerings throughout the summer, showcasing the talents of local and seasonally local actors and musicians. Numerous indie bands perform throughout the County, with open mic events being held at a number of establishments.
Certain scenes were filmed on location at Camp Wanakita and Kilcoo Camp for the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock, starring the Jonas Brothers.
Pisco Bandito, the bandit fish, is described as being "in Haliburton near the Lake of Bays" in the song Pisco Bandito by the band Moxy Fruvous.
Twelve Mile Lake is one of the Haliburton Highland's premiere lakes. Part of a two-lake change, Twelve Mile Lake offers boaters miles of open water to explore.
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Mural entitled "Wolfberries" by Key Detail aka @keydetail for Kotis Street Art, seen on the wall of the Family Dollar Store at 1318 Lees Chapel Road in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Mural entitled "La Cage et le Coeur de la Bête" (The Cage and the Heart of the Beast) by Sandra Chevrier aka @sandrachevrier for the Raw Project, seen at 401 NW 29th Street in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.
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Just over a year ago, Karen and I cruised the Rhine-Main-Danube System. The tour covered the following countries: Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Hungary. The cities we visited included Amsterdam, Xanten, Cologne, Koblenz, Aschaffenburg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremburg, Regensburg, Passau, Vienna and Budapest. It was a lovely trip, and I came home with over 2000 photos, most of which I posted between October, 2007 and May, 2008.
The following articles deal with our ship, The MS Casanova, operated by Peter Deilmann Reederei
Reproduced from Deilmann Casanova Review
By Durant and Cheryl Imboden
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Peter Deilmann Reederei has operated cruise vessels on European rivers since 1983, when the Donauprinzessin joined the line's existing fleet of ocean ships. Today, the company has 10 ships on the rivers of Western and Central Europe, together with two luxurious ocean vessels: the MS Deutschland and the sailing yacht Lili Marleen.
In fall, 2004, my son and I spent a week aboard the MS Casanova, a five-star river vessel that moved from Northern Italy to the Rhine, Danube, Moselle, and Rhine-Main Canal for the 2005 season and beyond. This illustrated review describes the ship, the service and amenities onboard, and the distinctly European style of river cruising that Peter Deilmann offers to cosmopolitan travelers.
MS Casanova: the ship
Casanova was built in 2001 for cruises on Italy's Po River, where ships must be able to cruise under low bridges and fit comfortably in narrow, shallow canals. As a result, it's smaller than many ships that cruise Central European waters, with a length of 338 feet and a beam of 32 feet, or 103 m by 9,70 m. The ship could be described as a "boutique vessel," since it accommodates only 96 passengers.
Most public rooms are on the Verdi deck, or main deck, which also has 26 of the the ship's 48 passenger cabins. A staircase leads down to the Rialto Deck, where a foyer separates the restaurant from the 22 lower-deck staterooms. The Sundeck, an open area on the top of the ship, offers deck chairs, tables, and plenty of space along the railings for sightseeing and picture-taking.
Passengers enter and leave the ship via the reception area, located amidships on the Verdi deck, which acts as a buffer between the public rooms and cabins. A doorway on the starboard side of Casanova leads past a boutique/hairdresser into the large and well-appointed lounge, which has a bar, a library corner, a small dance floor, and a piano for entertainment.
Audience and ambience
Like other Peter Deilmann river vessels, Casanova serves a multinational audience. This makes it different from its leading competitors on the European river-cruising circuit, which operate separate vessels for the U.S. and Canadian market (Viking) or cater only to North American travelers (Avalon Waterways, Uniworld, Vantage, etc.).
The bulk of Deilmann's guests come from German-speaking countries, but a substantial minority are from the U.S., Canada, and Britain. On our cruise, about a third of the passengers were American or Canadian, with one British couple on board. Most of our fellow guests were in their 60s or older (a fairly typical age range for European river cruises).
The ship's ambience has a strong German flavor, but don't go looking for stereotypes from yesteryear: The waiters, stewardesses, and reception staff are more friendly than formal, and the dress code on most evenings is "smart casual." You'll notice the Teutonic influence mostly when you turn on the TV--where German channels predominate--or if you request water in the restaurant, when you'll be asked if you want bottled mineral water or American-style ice water. (After the first meal or two, your beverage stewardess will remember your preferences.)
All ship's announcements are in both German and English, and separate versions of the daily newsletter are published for Deutsch- and English-speaking guests.
Overall, Casanova and Peter Deilmann Cruises offer a more cosmopolitan atmosphere than you'd find on a vessel that caters primarily to U.S. and Canadian travelers. With Deilmann, you feel that you're in Europe when you're aboard the ship, not just when you go ashore. Whether that's good or bad depends on your tastes and whether you prefer mingling with the locals or sticking with fellow foreigners.
Casanova's staterooms come in three flavors:
Queen cabins. In these 16 staterooms, the queen-size beds have separate mattresses, each with its own duvet when the stewardess removes the bedspread at night. This means you can snuggle or maintain separation, depending on whom you're traveling with.
Twin cabins. These 30 cabins have twin beds on opposite walls. One berth converts into a sofa during the day.
Junior suites. There are just two junior suites, both on the lower or Rialto deck. They have queen-size beds and are slightly larger than the standard queen and twin cabins.
Rooms on the Verdi or upper deck have cleverly designed French doors overlooking the water. Open the left half, and you have a floor-to-ceiling screen to keep bugs at bay. Open the right side, and you can lean out to take pictures, check the passing landscape in more detail, or get a feel for the weather.
Cabins on the Rialto or lower deck have fixed picture windows.
All staterooms are attractively decorated with generous expanses of wood paneling, drapes, pictures on the walls, etc. Casanova's designers gave a lot of attention to details, as the inset photo of a ceiling light will show. The gold-trim motif is also used on the custom cabin furniture, which includes built-in closets, nightstands with storage space, and a desk with minibar. (I did notice one small oversight: Casanova's duvets are filled with a thin polyester batting instead of down.)
The bathrooms are extremely well-designed, with luxury touches such as glass shower enclosures, marble and ceramic walls, wooden toilet seats, brass faucets, and sinks that have marble countertops in a beautiful brown-red marble above a wooden storage cabinet and shelves. There's a retractable clothesline in the shower stall, and you'll find plenty of racks and hooks for towels and dressing gowns. (Your stewardess will supply bathrobes on request.)
Finally, the TV in each cabin has a good assortment of channels--mostly in German, but with BBC World and CNN to keep you in touch with what's happening back home. Casanova also has closed-circuit movies several times a day in both German and English.
Dining
Germans have a reputation for taking their food seriously, and the quality of hotel and restaurant food in Germany tends to be much better than in the United States or Britain. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Peter Deilmann's Casanova lives up to its five-star ambitions in the dining room.
Breakfast consists of a buffet with fresh fruit, cereals, rolls, dark German breads, croissants and other pastries, cheeses, cold cuts, herring, smoked salmon, etc. Waiters are on hand to serve beverages, whisk away dirty plates, and take orders for fresh-cooked eggs or daily specials. Mineral water and sparkling wine, which you pay for at lunch or dinner, are free at breakfast. (Nicole, our beverage stewardess, told us that some guests like a glass of Prosecco to wake up in the morning. I tried a quarter-glass as a test but decided to stick with coffee. My son was pleased by the hot chocolate, which was excellent.)
Lunch is a choose-your-own-adventure affair where you can fill up a plate from the buffet or have a full meal served course by course. On most days, I grabbed a few salad and fish items from the buffet and skipped directly to the main course or requested pasta as an entrée.
At dinner, the menu typically features an appetizer, two soups, a fish or pasta course, a choice of entrées, and dessert. (On gala nights, a sorbet precedes the main course.) The restaurant's wood-and-marble buffet table is laid with a salad bar (with the term "salad" encompassing such luxuries as shrimp and fish), which is replaced by a selection of cheeses and fruit at the end of the meal.
Deilmann doesn't skimp on ingredients: High-quality fish is on the menu at nearly every midday or evening meal, and we were served lobster, large shrimp, lamb, veal, and duck at various times during the cruise. Baked goods are also excellent--most notably the cakes and other desserts, which are baked on board by a full-time pastry chef.
If sightseeing leaves you hungry for more than three square meals a day, you can top up your tummy with boullion at 11 a.m., finger sandwiches and cakes at afternoon tea, or the late-night snack in the lounge at 10:30 p.m. (On our voyage, Jozef--the Casanova's excellent pianst and vocalist--offered musical accompaniment during afternoon tea, the 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour, and the evening snack.)
About beverages:
Coffee, tea, ice water, and fruit juices are free. Other drinks cost extra at lunch and dinner, although complimentary sparkling wine and Kir Royale are served (and replenished generously) on gala nights. If you order a bottle of wine or mineral water in the dining room, your waiter will mark the bottle and save it for future meals.
Drink prices are in line with what you might expect on a European luxury vessel: On our cruise, a glass of German draft beer cost €2,80, a bar-size bottle of soft drink was €2,50, a 5-cl glass of vermouth cost €2,90, grappa was €3,80, and whiskies or cocktails were in the €5,50 to €6,90 range. Featured wines on the dinner menu typically cost €20 to €25, and a quarter-liter of the house white or red was less expensive than a glass of wine in a typical U.S. restaurant.
Service
Casanova has an unusually large staff for a river ship that carries only 96 passengers. Peter Deilmann claims a passenger-to-crew ratio of 2.5:1, or "about the best crew to passenger ratio of any river vessel." There's even a physician on board.
The multilingual restaurant, bar, housekeeping, and reception staff were a hardworking bunch during our cruise, and they were also highly-trained professionals. Our waiter, Mladen Tomljanovic, was a nine-year veteran of cruise ships, and our beverage stewardess, Nicole Hoppe, had three years of professional education and apprenticeship before joining Peter Deilmann Cruises. Mladen, Nicole, and other members of the restaurant and beverage staff worked together as an efficient team, delivering service on a par with what you'd expect on a luxury cruise line or a five-star hotel.
I was also impressed by the crew's warmth, friendliness, and overall good cheer. One evening, the younger staff were kind enough to invite my 18-year-old son to join them at a nightclub that was popular with riverboat crews. (I resisted the urge to play chaperone, spending the evening with a Donna Leon mystery instead.)
Tipping suggestions:
The Casanova's newsletter recommended dividing gratuities of €6,50 to €7,50 per passenger per day among the service staff, and passengers were encouraged to make additional contributions to a tips box at the reception desk for other members of the crew. I thought the recommended figures were a bit low for staff who worked 15 hours or more per day, so I gave €50 each (for two passengers) to our waiter, beverage stewardess, and cabin stewardess, plus another €50 for the crew box.
(Note: Tips for bar purchases should be made at the time of service, since the person who serves you a drink may not be your regular beverage stewardess or waiter.)
From Professional Travel Guide
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This German-built river boat from Peter Deilmann Cruises launched in 2001 and was refitted in 2006. She sails with up to 96 passengers on a wide variety of itineraries along the Rhine, Moselle, Main and Danube rivers from mid-March to early November. This slim, trim triple-decker is an all-white 338-ft beauty with red trim. She has a width of 32 ft and a draft of 4 ft and shows a classical profile.
Peter Deilmann founded this German company a quarter century ago, first with oceangoing cruise ships and then riverboats. His two daughters carry on the tradition from the company headquarters at Neustadt in Holsetin, Germany operating eight high-end riverboats and the cruise ship Deutschland.
North American and German speakers come aboard in varying numbers depending on the itinerary and departure. Most are 50 and older. Very few children are found aboard, and there are no special facilities for them. The riverboat crew is fully bilingual, so there are no language problems. Suggested per diem tipping rates are US$9 for waitstaff and US$5 for the cabin attendant.
The Casanova used to sail on the River Po in northern Italy, and now she is found plying many different itineraries lasting from 7 to 14 days. She may be based at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for cruises on the Dutch and Belgian waterways or along the Rhine and Main in Germany. She sails with the Mozart on 7-day Danube River trips based at Passau, Germany.
Her most ambitious cruise is a pair of sailings between Amsterdam and Budapest, Hungary, via the Rhine, Main, Danube and connecting canal. Some shore excursions are included in cruise-tours but not for cruise-only fares. A money-saving tour package can be bought for most itineraries. Depending on the numbers, the buses may be separate for each language or bilingual, and the same goes for the guided walks.
The panoramic restaurant has a stately Italian Provincial elegance with classic highback chairs and cherry accents, a circular compass rose of yellow glass on the ceiling and a buffet station. The room can accommodate all passengers at a single sitting. No one has time to get hungry, with breakfast, morning bouillon, lunch, tea, dinner and midnight snacks. Excellent multicourse luncheons and dinners feature Continental fare and wines of many countries. Evening meals can feature nine courses on some nights, so expect to spend a lot of time at the table.
English-speaking passengers are seated together at reserved tables and single sitting. Evening wear often sees men in jacket and tie. The tastefully furnished lounge brings passengers together several times a day, with its plump sofas and armchairs, panoramic views, well-stocked bar, and nightly entertainment and dancing. Announcements, menus, and daily programs are all provided in English and German.
The sun deck topside has plenty of deck chairs and blankets, and a doctor is onboard. Standard cabins are 140 sq ft, with two minisuites of 160 sq ft, all beautifully appointed with desks, TVs, phones, radios, closets, and baths with showers, hair dryers and robes. Beds are twins and queen-sized, and the upper deck cabins have French doors. Bedding is European-style with duvets and feather pillows, but synthetic materials are available upon request.
As of 2008, there is no smoking inside any Deilmann vessels. Smoking is only allowed on deck.
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My brother, Stephen Pallett, has farmed near the south shore of Lake Simcoe for close to fifty years: poultry, pigs, beef and an assortment of field crops. Over the years he has served as an area councillor and was on the board of the conservation authority. Currently, he is vice president of the Red Barn Theatre in Jackson's Point, and also serves as chair for the committee of adjustment for the Town of Georgina. Another of his activities has been the annual bird count.
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In agriculture, a set of harrows is an implement for cultivating the surface of the soil. In this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper cultivation. They are commonly called harrows (plural) as they are used as a set. There are nominally three types of harrows; disc (disk), tine and chain.
Harrows were originally horse-drawn. In modern practice they are almost always tractor-mounted implements, drawn after the tractor, either trailed or mounted on the three-point linkage.
Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough finish left by ploughing operations. The purpose of this harrowing is generally to break up clods and lumps of soil and to provide a finer finish, a good tilth or soil structure that is suitable for seeding and planting operations. Such coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing.
In cooler climates the most common types are the disc harrow, the chain harrow, the tine harrow or spike harrow and the spring tine harrow. Chain harrows are often used for lighter work such as levelling the tilth or covering seed, while disc harrows are typically used for heavy work, such as following ploughing to break up the sod. In addition, there are various types of power harrow, in which the cultivators are power-driven from the tractor rather than depending on its forward motion.
Tine harrows are used to refine seed-bed condition before planting, to remove small weeds in growing crops and to loosen the inter-row soils to allow for water to soak into the subsoil.
Chain harrowing may be used on pasture land to spread out dung, and to break up dead material (thatch) in the sward, and similarly in sports-ground maintenance a light chain harrowing is often used to level off the ground after heavy use, to remove and smooth out boot marks and indentations. When used on tilled land in combination with the other two types, chain harrowing rolls the remaining larger clumps of soil to the surface where the weather will break them down and prevent interference with seed germination.
All three harrow types can be used in one pass to prepare the soil for seeding. It is also common to used any combination of two harrows for a variety of tilling processes. Where harrowing provides a very fine tilth, or the soil is very light so that it might easily be wind-blown, a roller is often added as the last of the set.
Harrows may be of several types and weights, depending on the intended purpose. They almost always consist of a rigid frame to which are attached discs, teeth, linked chains or other means of cultivation, but tine and chain harrows are often only supported by a rigid towing-bar at the front of the set.
In the southern hemisphere the so-called giant discs are a specialised kind of disc harrows that can stand in for a plough in very rough country where a mouldboard plough will not handle the tree-stumps and rocks, and a disc-plough is too slow (because of its limited number of discs). Giant discs are scalloped-edged discs operated in a set, or frame, that is often weighted with concrete or steel blocks to improve penetration of the cutting edges. This sort of cultivation is normally immediately followed by broadcast fertilisation and seeding, rather than drilled or row seeding.
A drag is a heavy harrow.
In Europe, harrows were first used in the early Middle Ages.
The following text is taken from the Household Cyclopedia of 1881:
"When employed to reduce a strong obdurate soil, not more than two harrows should be yoked together, because they are apt to ride and tumble upon each other, and thus impede the work, and execute it imperfectly. On rough soils, harrows ought to be driven as fast as the horses can walk; because their effect is in the direct proportion to the degree of velocity with which they are driven. In ordinary cases, and in every case where harrowing is meant for covering the seed, three harrows are the best yoke, because they fill up the ground more effectually and leave fewer vacancies, than when a smaller number is employed. The harrowman's attention, at the seed process, should be constantly directed to prevent these implements from riding upon each other, and to keep them clear of every impediment from stones, lumps of earth, or clods, and quickens or grass roots; for any of these prevents the implement from working with perfection, and causes a mark or trail upon the surface, always unpleasing to the eye, and generally detrimental to the vegetation of the seed. Harrowing is usually given in different directions, first in length, then across, and finally in length as at first. Careful husbandmen study, in the finishing part of the process, to have the harrows drawn in a straight line, without suffering the horses to go in a zigzag manner, and are also attentive that the horses enter fairly upon the ridge, without making a curve at the outset. In some instances, an excess of harrowing has been found very prejudicial to the succeeding crop; but it is always necessary to give so much as to break the furrow, and level the surface, otherwise the operation is imperfectly performed."
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