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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.
A portico protruding into High Street. The house attached to this portico goes back to the 16th century, back to a time when privilege would manifest itself even on village level. Fuji X-E3.
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...
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“It’s got an amazing coastline. You’ll get loads of great pictures there!” I forget where we were discussing. Bali perhaps, or Western Australia - places I’ve never even been close to. Most of my Irish cousins are far more well travelled than I am, at least where long distances are concerned. Especially since two of them moved to Perth about fifteen years ago within a few months of one another. Neither of them have ever shown any signs of coming back to the northern hemisphere for anything more than a family visit. One day I might finally see those distant worlds, but my response was a simple one, and I had my cousins’ own backyard in mind. “I can’t think of many places I’d rather go to than the west coast of Ireland,” I replied. “Filthy weather, lonely clifftops, fleeting moments of spectacular light, and a wild and beautiful coastline.” I could have been talking about home. But I’d heard Ireland’s call and my flights were booked.
I should have known that a certain airline, famous for a long list of optional extras, would deploy its well known tactic. Fare creep is an insidious beast. I suppose at least they let you sit down for the flight rather than strapping you to the fuselage unless you cough up another fifty quid each way. A normal person with a normal hobby wouldn’t have this problem, but Muggins here needed to take a bagful of camera equipment, and even the smaller pack was pushing the boundaries when I reached for the tape measure. That telephoto lens is a beast, but I couldn’t have left it at home. On the plus side, the additional forty quid I was about to part with entitled me not only to bring the camera bag into the cabin with its own seat, extra leg room and complimentary snacks from the lite bites menu, but also made me one of the chosen few. Priority boarding no less. I’ve never felt quite so important. I imagined the conversation at check in. “Priority boarding? Oh yes it’s quite popular. See that couple over there sharing the battered looking tin cup, drinking coffee out of a thermos flask? They’re the only ones who haven’t purchased it for the flight to Dublin this afternoon”
“Laptops and kindles in a separate tray!” sings the operative for the hundredth time this morning. I point to the one where I’ve already placed mine. “Belts and watches off. Empty your pockets. Are you wearing boots today sir?” I nod at the other tray where I’ve already put all of these items. Yet no matter how much I’ve prepared for the walk of intrusion, I almost always set off the metal detector. I could be standing there in my underpants and it would bleep in indignation. Sometimes I can almost hear the imaginary rubber gloves snapping onto eager fingers, yet I'm not Carlos the Jackal, neither am I doing part time work for a group of Colombian businessmen. I have never had surgery involving insertion of ironmongery in replacement of missing bones, nor do I have gold teeth. But still that infernal machine sings at me like an over excited whistleblower. At least this time the camera bag and the laptop made it through without drawing unwanted suspicion. To my left stood a man nursing a pot belly that he’d no doubt lovingly crafted over many decades of real ale consumption. There was no option other than to reach out across his protruding gut to retrieve my laptop and Kindle. Which was almost as uncomfortable as the sound of those rubber gloves snapping away in my subconscious.
I’d only now realised that this was my first solo mission. I’ve been away on photography trips with Dave and Lee plenty of times, but never before was there nobody to please but myself. If I was prepared to sit on top of a freezing cold headland in the pouring rain, waiting for the light, there would be no need to worry whether everyone else was enjoying themselves quite as much as I was. I’d already dropped some very subtle hints to my Irish family, gently letting it be known that I will often stay in the same place for two or three hours, even though nothing much might be happening. Watching landscape photographers at work is by no means an exciting pastime, especially in adverse conditions. This was going to be a trip where there would be no compromises with anyone except for myself. I needn’t have worried though. Everyone needed to go to work, and I’d deliberately chosen the middle of the week for my jaunt down west.
And then there was the subject of locations. The family had a long list of suggestions, many of them very distracting - and by that I don’t mean the guided tour of the Jameson’s distillery in Midleton. The south west corner it would definitely be, in either Cork or neighbouring Kerry, but I didn’t want to be spending big chunks of short November days driving long distances in and out of the five toes of rocky land that lay dipped into the edge of the Atlantic on the map. With just three afternoons of shooting ahead of me, I needed to keep it simple.
In fact with the two locations that were at the forefront of my mind, the decision was a very easy one. The Dingle peninsula promised everything I was looking for. So Kerry it would be. I booked the hire car, found a small cottage and started my research. I’m rarely happier than when I’m making plans. And sometimes those plans are interrupted by an unscheduled stop to grab that fleeting moment of spectacular light, a rainstorm crossing the semi-mythical, but very real Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, which is exactly what happened here. Told you I needed that telephoto lens.
Venedig - Venice
Sculpture entitled Souaci Gesú by Buranese artist Remigio Barbera. The sculpture is located in a park and is one of the first things that visitors to Burano see.
The sculpture faces the waterfront and is said to depict a woman expressing complete despair.
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.
Yes, I am a brat, most days I am proud of it, some days not so much. This doesn't eman I am entitled, however it does mean that sometimes I behave like it. I am grateful most of all. I have feelings, lots of them and I express them often and mostly in a good way...there are times though... LOL!
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Original photograph by Carlos Perez Siquier, entitled "La Niña Blanca" and taken in 1958. In a poor area in Almeria (Spain) called "La Chanca".
The girl looks curiously at the visitor from the door of her house.
Fifty years after taking the picture, this girl's daughter found the photographer and they had a nice meeting.
The house has disappeared
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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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
Mural entitled "Heart of Community" by Mauricio Ramirez aka @mauicioramirez, seen at 2801 South Main Street in South Salt Lake Utah.
Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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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 "Effulgence" by DAAS aka @daas and Cecilia Lueza aka @cecilialuezaap, seen at 2300 4th Street North in St Petersburg, Florida.
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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The Headless Horseman is a fictional character from the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by American author Washington Irving. The story, from Irving's collection of short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., has worked itself into known American folklore/legend through literature and film. It is generally about a Headless Horseman.
The Headless Horseman has appeared in many forms of literature throughout history and throughout the world. Many countries have their own unique version of the legend in which some form of the headless horseman appears. In the United States, various states have their own version of a headless horseman tale.
The more noted and recognizable Headless Horseman of today imitates the one that appears in Washington Irving's short story, which was published in 1819, along with 34 other of Irving's essays. The story is set in New York, within a 1790s Dutch settlement that residents nicknamed “Sleepy Hollow”. Its protagonist is a schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane, whose unknown final fate results from a meeting with the horseman.
The horseman himself is allegedly a Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary War who was decapitated by a cannonball and now roams Sleepy Hollow on the back of his horse, with his severed head resting upon the pommel of his saddle. He is therefore also called the 'Galloping Hessian'. The Horseman is said to be incapable of crossing the bridge at the town entrance (a possible reference to the belief that ghosts cannot cross water), although he is shown throwing his head across a river to strike down Ichabod Crane. Ichabod's fate is left ambiguous; some of the background characters allege that he has been "carried off" by the Horseman, while others suggest that Ichabod was still alive, that he had been frightened out of the county by the ghost (and by the prospect of facing his bad-tempered landlord) and was pursuing a successful legal career in a distant part of New York (in the Disney animated film, he is supposed to have married a wealthy widow).
It is implied later that the Horseman was in fact Brom Bones, Ichabod's rival for the hand in marriage of the local beauty Katrina van Tassel, who imitated the legend of the Galloping Hessian on purpose to frighten and chase away his rival. The fact that a shattered pumpkin is found beside Ichabod's abandoned hat supports this, in that the pumpkin may easily have been used to simulate the Horseman's severed head. Intriguingly, there is no mention of a severed head in the story heard by Ichabod, though it is prominent in his own encounter with the horseman.
Other adaptations include collections of short horror stories such as The Headless Horseman: And Other Ghoulish Tales, poems such as The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep, and even plays such as The Mystery of the Headless Horseman. In A Hollow Sleep by Chris Ebert, the Horseman is given an identity of "Heinrich Luneberg" and his origins explored. The story is told from his perspective (appearing in the book Ophelia and Other Weird Tales).
The Headless Horseman is also a novel by Mayne Reid written in 1865 or 1866 and is based on the author's adventures in the United States.
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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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 "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 "Into the Elk" by Daisuke Okamoto aka @okainaimage, seen at 7584 South Main Street in Midvale, Utah.
Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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You would be well entitled to ask, "Who is John Sealy?'
Well here is the answer from the Living London History website: 'From 1799-1813, John Sealy was the senior business partner at the Coade stone factory in Lambeth. They produced an artificial stone that can be seen all over London - for example the keystone heads over the doors on Bedford Square and the South Bank Lion.
Unsurprisingly, the rather dramatic monument adorning the grave is made of Coade stone, as well as William Bligh’s grave.'
I didn't see the tomb of Mr. Bligh, but the photo of it on the website looks pretty cool!
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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Mural entitled “Lion’s Dance” by @juuriart83 seen at 132 West Wayne Street in Ft Wayne, Indiana.
Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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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.
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 "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 "Anatomy of Enemies" by Taqi Spateen, seen at 130 High Street, Penge, Bromley, London, England.
Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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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
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― Harlan Ellison
zen magnolia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
Entitled by Rich Levine
I want to be the wind, in a poetic way.
As a little breeze, dancing to the sound of drizzle ...
As a bright shade, which is separated from the body it inhabits.
My Deep Biophilia
Our secret language
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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.
Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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From my set entitled “Amsterdam”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157602418470116/
In my collection entitled “Rhine Main Danube”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760702...
In my photostream
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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
www.riverdiscounts.com/5496294_14881.htm
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
www.professionaltravelguide.com/Cruise/Cruise-Lines/Peter...
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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Mural entitled "Abiding Light" by Taylor "Dreamweaver" Smith aka @dream.weavin, seen at 696 1st Avenue North in St Petersburg, Florida.
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Cockatoo landing on my fence. Late afternoon sun was no help at all.
Just testing new camera as all my Lenses and camera were stolen when the house was broken into in the middle of the day while we were out for a short time.
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This is a bronze artwork entitled "Ikaro fallen" (...or loosely translated as Fallen Angel) created by the Polish contemporary artist Igor Mitoraj. It is displayed at the foot of the even more famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, as part of the exhibition ANGELS, among the events celebrating the 950th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral of Pisa. It's the first time a contemporary artist is hosted in the Square of Miracles.
The exhibition "ANGELS" (May 17, 2014 - April 12, 2015) includes about a hundred pieces of work: monumental works, bronzes, iron casts and marble sculptures, as well as fifty plaster casts and some paintings, a lesser known side of the artist’s production, created in recent years.
This angel sculpture was facing the Leaning Tower, and it was somewhat challenging for me to get both the angel and the Leaning Tower into one single image, without sacrificing some of the important details. Eventually I decided to skip the Tower and instead took this photo of the front of this angel, which shows the exquisite details of Igor's artwork.
Taken next to the Leaning Tower at The Square of Miracles, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, as part of a series of shore excursions during my Mediterranean cruise in 2014
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Mural entitled "El Sembrador" by Ivan Roque aka @ivanroque and El Changuri aka @el_chan_guri, seen at 318 NW 23rd Street in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.
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Mural entitled "Walkin' This Road by Myself" by Ryan Stalsby aka @ryan_stalsby_art for 42 murals, seen at 2642 Main Street in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas Texas.
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A haiku entitled "Rendezvous" (after Shiki), by Philip Appleman:
Once more as I wait
for you, night and icy wind
melt into cold rain.
The person he waits for must have warmth—she can transform night and icy wind into cold rain. You may be thinking cold rain isn't exactly a warm transformation, and you'd be right. But a rendezvous is a rendezvous, and the expectation warms him. Not a bad way to think of it.
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