Mural entitled "Resurrection" by Tony Krol aka @tonykrol for Mural Mania, seen at 902 South Michigan in South Bend Indiana.

The car in the center panel is a 1950's Studebaker Champion. Studebaker manufactured cars and trucks in South Bend. At first, Studebaker opted for electric (battery-powered) over gasoline propulsion. While manufacturing its own Studebaker Electric vehicles from 1902 to 1911. The Company manufactured gasoline powered cars in South Bend from 1911 until the plant was closed in 1963.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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I went into a bookstore today, and this is what happened. I'm addicted to books. Hey -- I don't smoke, I drink precious little, I don't gamble, I'm monogamous. I'm entitled to some vices, I figure.

Mural entitled "Su Vida Es Nuestra Vida" by Octavio Alegria and Esther del Prado collectively known as Alegria del Prado aka @alegriadelprado, for the Sea Walls project of the Pangea Seed Foundation, seen at 50 Avenida Sur 959, Independencia, 77664 San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

The artists state: "Our mural is an allegory of the importance of the ocean; that make possible, life on Earth. The dwarf coati, a species endemic to the island of Cozumel is in danger of extinction; they are displaced from their habitat due to human presence. It is placed at the center of our mural, made up of plants, symbolizing nature at threat. The coati is surrounded by marine animals as a representation of the sea, in an interdependent, infinite embrace. One does not survive without the other; the ocean’s health is the earth’s health. As symbols of danger, there are small details not visible to every eye, just like the lack of awareness; hybrid cruiseship-mosquitoes pestering the coati and a skull-shaped earth mover deforesting the island."

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Homage to William Eggleston. I know Eggleston worked mostly in color but this is my black and white homage to his famous dye transfer print entitled Tricycle, Memphis. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82652/tricycle-memphis-photog...

Painting, entitled "An I for I makes the World a Selfie Space" by Anil Kumar

Mural entitled "Piece of a Daydream" by DRIK aka @drik_the_villain, seen in the Wynwood Walls Outdoor Museum at 2526 NW 2nd Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "The King and the Young Prince" by Jackie Danger aka @jackie_danger, seen at 5th Street and NW Flagler Avenue in the Fat Village Arts District of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Anglesey Abbey is a country house, formerly a priory, in the village of Lode, 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Cambridge, England. The house and its grounds are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public as part of the Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill property, although some parts remain the private home of the Fairhaven family. The 98 acres (400,000 m²) of landscaped grounds are divided into a number of walks and gardens, with classical statuary, topiary and flowerbeds. The grounds were laid out in an 18th-century style by the estate's last private owner, the 1st Baron Fairhaven, in the 1930s. A large pool, the Quarry Pool, is believed to be the site of a 19th-century coprolite mine. Lode Water Mill, dating from the 18th century was restored to working condition in 1982 and now sells flour to visitors. The 1st Lord Fairhaven also improved the house and decorated its interior with a valuable collection of furniture, pictures and objets d'art. A community of Augustinian canons built a priory here, known as Anglesea or Anglesey Priory, some time during the reign of Henry I (i.e., between 1100 and 1135), and acquired extra land from the nearby village of Bottisham in 1279. The canons were expelled in 1535 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The former priory was acquired around 1600 by Thomas Hobson, who converted it to a country house for his son-in-law, Thomas Parker, retaining a few arches from the original priory. At that time the building's name was changed to "Anglesey Abbey", which sounded grander than the original "Anglesey Priory".

In the late 18th century, the house was owned by Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.

Further alterations to the building were carried out in 1861.

Huttleston (1896–1966) and Henry (1900–1973) Broughton bought the site in 1926 and made improvements to the house. They were the sons of Urban Broughton (1857–1929), who had made a fortune in the mining and railway industries in America. Henry married, leaving the abbey to his brother, then 1st Lord Fairhaven, in 1930. Henry became the 2nd Lord Fairhaven. Huttleston used his wealth to indulge his interests in history, art, and garden design, and to lead an eighteenth-century lifestyle at the house. On his death, Huttleston left the abbey to the National Trust so that the house and gardens could "represent an age and way of life that was quickly passing". In 1926 Anglesey Abbey was bought by Huttleston Broughton, later Lord Fairhaven. He fully restored the house which had fallen into disrepair and began to collect beautiful furniture, artworks and statuary. All of these can be seen at the Abbey today. Broughton (full name Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton) was born in 1896 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His father, Urban Broughton, had amassed a considerable fortune. His mother was Cara Leland Rogers the daughter of multimillionaire American oil magnate Henry Huttleston Rogers. Rogers had died unexpectedly in 1909 and Urban Broughton had taken over the management of a large part of the Rogers empire. The Broughton family had moved to England in 1912 when Huttleston was sixteen. They lived in Park Lane, Mayfair. Huttleston was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. In 1916 he became a lieutenant in the 1st Life Guards. He served during the First World War, and retired from the military in 1924. He obtained the title Baron Fairhaven in 1929. One of Huttleston’s great achievements was the establishment of the garden at the house. In 1964, when Broughton was still living, Lanning Roper wrote a book entitled The Gardens of Anglesey Abbey, in which he described the careful planning of this remarkable garden with its many vistas, avenues, rare and common trees, pools, statues and river temples. He describes the way in which huge areas of sky and mown grass were, been used to balance symmetrical planting and how Broughton used the trees and shrubs to make groups of contrasting colour and foliage. To commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937, Broughton planted an extensive avenue of trees with a crossing avenue at the far end. The trees used were London plane alternating with horse chestnut in four rows copy that planted in Windsor Great Park.

Huttleston did not marry and had no heirs. He died in 1966 and left Anglesey Abbey to the National Trust.

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Mural entitled "Fertile Ground" by Meg Saligman aka @megsaligmanstudio, seen at 602 North 13th Street in Omaha, Nebraska.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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In an article entitled 'The Loon Lake Colony 1922-2012' by Bob Blatchford, David Oborne and Jim Oborne ice houses were described:

"Up until 1953 when Hydro arrived, cottage life was rustic and basic. You were lucky to have running water via a hand pump. Wood stoves were your oven and heat in the early mornings. Most people had ice houses and ice boxes. Leo and Elburn Meeks Sr. cut the ice on the lake and using a horse drawn sleigh, took the blocks to the cottage ice house each winter. They spread sawdust on the ice to help it survive the summer heat. The ice box in the cottage was zinc lined and made of oak. The ice was put on the top level, food inside. They was a tray on the bottom to collect water. The ice had to be replaced every 2 days."

More history of the Loon Lake Colony can be seen here: (reprinted from the 2012 SDRA Newsletter, written by Bob Blatchford, David Oborne and edited by Jim Oborne) pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/Loon%20Lake%20Colony%20July%201%201...

Part of the Bill Machan Album

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Mural entitled “Girl with a D Earring" by @sydneygjames, @maxsansing, @bakpakdurden @birdcap and @ijania seen at 2937 East Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan.

This mural was inspired by "Girl with a Pearl Earring," an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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This piece, entitled "Log Cabin on the Tenth" is finished, along with a couple of other pieces..and the hard work of the morning was preparing entries for a couple of submissions to a juried show that I like to participate in. The process is both easier, and more difficult than in the past...no more slide film to buy and have processed...but the computer MUST be made to do a lot of things in an extremely specific way...by someone who is not a master. I have survived the morning and am feeling a little better.....

The Carunculated Caracara is an opportunistic species usually seen walking on the ground in open habitats in the high Andes. It is very similar to the Mountain Caracara , but the Mountain Caracara has uniform black chest and upper belly.

The adult has glossy black head, neck and upper parts. On the black upper wing, the flight feathers are tipped white, forming a white trailing edge.The upper tail-coverts are black, whereas the black tail has conspicuous white base and terminal band. The chest plate is speckled with a white pattern that is quite becoming.

I found this guy in the Antisana preserve at 12K ft. (See post entitled Antisana Volcano) to view location. Lucky frame as they do not fly often. As I said in the aforementioned they make a living on the ground.

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Detail from a beautiful painting entitled ‘Christ Blessing, Surrounded by a Donor and His Family’, attributed to Ludgar tom Ring the Younger, c.1575-80. In the centre piece is Christ depicted alongside an unknown Westphalian family. To the left and right of this are two portraits, one of a man, the other of a woman (this portrait). This painting may have been commissioned on the marriage of a member of the family included, with the groom and bride being depicted to the side of the piece.

The centre piece: www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/3665174937/

The portrait of the man: www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/3665176573/in/photostr...

The painting is included in the European Paintings collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Photography is permitted.

Mural entitled "Sweet Baby" by Cara To aka @caratoes seen on the wall of the Peabody Hotel at 149 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.

The artist states: "This wall is dedicated to the origins of blues music. Transforming pain into something beautiful. You can see the cotton plants transform into the notes in the sky."

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Li'l Gal" by Isamar Medina aka @kawaii.sugar for Mural Mania, seen in the Racine Avenue viaduct north of 16th Street in the Pilsen area of Chicago, Illinois.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Future Positive" by Kevin Ledo aka @kevinledo and @findac, curated by @therawproject_, seen at the Cheltenham Elementary School at 1580 Julien Street in Denver, Colorado.

The artist (Kevin Ledo) states: "On the right is Rihelle, a student that goes to the school that I photographed for this piece. On and the left is one of Fin’s muses, @christel_lakhdar who shares a resemblance which creates a beautiful narrative."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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dress entitled...

"She Was Evasive And Her Elbows Were Rough"

(LOL, I just love her dress names! So, Annie is trying to look

"evasive" - elbows smooth as plastic tho ;)

Mural entitled "Kallpa" by Congo aka @congoart for the aWalls Mural Project, seen at the Madison Middle School at 3400 NW 87th Street in Hialeah, Florida.

The artist states: "My last mural for @awallmuralprojects during ART BASEL Miami that seeks to remember the ancestral force that we all carry within us to face life. That’s what KALLPA means, LIFE FORCE, it is a word in Quechua (an ancestral Peruvian language)."

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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This is one of the lumen prints from my first ever art exhibit entitled Blooms held last May 18, 2022. It features lumen prints of endemic and other Philippine flora. The exhibit runs until August 5, 2022 at the UPLB Sining Makiling Gallery. This is a jade vine lumen print. This woody vine is endemic to the tropical forests of the Philippines.

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From Wikipedia:

Strongylodon macrobotrys was discovered in 1841 on the jungled slopes of Mount Makiling, on the Philippines’ Luzon Island, by members of the United States Exploring Expedition led by U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes. One can only imagine how startling that apparition must have been, but we are left only with the description of the Harvard-based botanist Asa Gray, who had locked horns with Wilkes previously and elected not to join the voyage. As part of the task of describing the thousands of plants collected by the multi-ship expedition, which ranged from Honolulu to Antarctica and involved several violent skirmishes with the natives (Wilkes was court-martialed at the end of the expedition, but acquitted), Gray named the vine in 1854. Its species epithet macrobotrys means “long grape cluster”, from the Greek makros "long" and botrys "bunch of grapes",[6] referring to the fruit; the genus name derives from strongylos "round", and odous "tooth",[7] referring to the rounded teeth of the calyx. A member of the bean family, Jade vine is bat-pollinated in the wild, thus it must be hand-pollinated in greenhouses to bear its fruit, which can grow to be melon-sized. This has been done over the years at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Gardens in England, where seed conservation is an ongoing focus, especially in the face of loss of rainforest habitat.

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Mural entitled "Rhinoride"by Emit One DF aka @emit.df and D. Ross Scribe aka @scribeswalk seen in the RiNo area of Denver, Colorado.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Lady of Deep Waters" by Art of Subtle Codes aka @subtlecodes, seen at 3620 NW 3rd Avenue in Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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It was almost time for the weekend again. Ahead of me lay the novel experience of my first ever flu jab. Everyone in Britain aged over 50 is entitled to a flu jab this winter, and it seemed rude to refuse my turn when it came along. A local clinic was being held in the village hall where we queued up patiently outside, waiting for our two minute window to arrive. I felt like the new boy at the office, a mere stripling compared to most of my fellow patients as we loitered and smiled politely at one another, announcing ourselves to one another not by name, but by the time of our appointment. I was Mr 9:38. So while Mrs 9:40, who'd arrived before me gracefully stood aside to allow me to pass, I in turn made way for Mrs 9:35 and Mrs 9:36. At 9:37 I timidly entered the hall and announced my presence, where I was directed to one of the four "jabbing stations." By 9:39 I was on my way back to the car. My left shoulder is throbbing very gently, but apart from that I'm fine, and presumably less likely to succumb to a dose of the flu this winter. Thanks for asking.

Later in the day I met my children for a long overdue lunch at the legendary Smokey Joe's. For the uninitiated, Smokey's is just off the A30, within 15 minutes' walk of home for me. Thought of by many as a truck stop, it is more often than not full of locals from Redruth and the surrounding area. The portions are generous to say the least.

Order the Hungryman's all day breakfast and unless you have the most enormous appetite in the universe, you won't need to eat again for the rest of the day. In fact you might still be trying to finish it at closing time. You probably won't feel the need to order dessert afterwards.

All of this excitement meant that getting outside with the camera on Saturday was looking unlikely. I'd resigned myself to this fact despite the sunshine, which was bringing conditions as pleasant as you're likely to see here in the middle of December. At this time of year, even on a good day the light is facing rapidly by 4pm. So it was fortunate that I'd already inspected the weekend weather forecast and decided Sunday was the day for me. Yes, I'd chosen driving rain, black clouds and high winds over benign sunshine and fluffy clouds.

Dave announced he had decided he's a fair weather photographer and wasn't coming. Lee was waiting for his wife to come home so that he could use the car. He said he might join me if he was able to a bit later. In truth I suspected I'd be alone. All morning today I looked doubtfully through the window at a world of terminally grey skies and drizzle, yet I remained confident that a gap in the clouds might come later - and when you want to watch the weather properly, there's no better place to go to than Wheal Coates.

The big waves that I'd hoped the incoming tide might deliver didn't happen on the grand scale I'd hoped for, so I had to resort to a hastily devised backup plan. I have something very specific in mind for this location, but I haven't quite had the right conditions yet. Of course what makes me happy about that is it means my business isn't done here yet. As I arrived though, the light had started to filter through those brooding clouds, throwing shafts of yellow onto the sea. This one was taken right at the beginning of the two hours I spent here today - a reminder that in winter you don't just wait for sunset because you can shoot throughout the day and the best light often comes early. The rest of the visit was spent battling the drifting rain and trying to keep the tripod steady in the wind. These challenges are always fun, and each time I encounter them I feel I've come away with a tiny bit more experience in dealing with them. I also now know exactly what's needed for the conditions I'm waiting for here. Hopefully they'll arrive soon enough. Hopefully I'll be ready to grab the moment when it comes.

A scene from the 'After-Party' at the end of a lively conference entitled 'Thinking Africa' at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Attention Gallery presents our December Exhibit for 2020 entitled "Winterscapes and Snowy Stills"

For this exhibit we invited 60 SL artists to share a landscape photo with us. Some are already seasoned landscape photographers and a few had never taken a landscape photo. It was requested that the photo be a winterscape or a still life in a winter setting. 44 artists accepted the challenge and the results are wonderful.

This exhibits opens on Saturday, December 5 at Noon SLT (12 PM). DJ Irish will be providing her special brand of musical magic and we know you will enjoy yourself.

Please join us in celebrating the last month of 2020.

Here is the list of the artists:

Nams Piers

Malinda Aeon (Lin Talbot)

Helka Alchemi

Karole Batista

Michiel Bechir

Bellisima Benelli

Sandi Benelli

Ben John (BenJohn9)

Morgaine Warblood

Kit Boyd

David Daniels (DavidDaniel999)

Lizabeth Demonia

Hayley Dixon

Doc Mercury

Doddy Meiler

Hazel Foxtrot

Cari Franizzi

Melodie Heartsong

Josephine Hotshot

Jenny Inglewood (JennyLover)

Charly Keeley-Keating

Alsatian Kidd

Tobi Larroane

Sparklebottom Lasertits

Elaine Lectar

Rachel Magic

Loegan Magic

Dusty Pedroia

Justice Pedroia

Tresore Prada Hawkins

Heidi Rewell

Ed Rhode

Metukah Rhode (metukah.lenroy)

Persephone Smythe (leriadraven resident)

Sam Steele

Pavel Stransky

Morgan Talbot

Nino Ventura

Lotje Winkler

Liz Winterstorm-V

Jon Wyck

Val xox

Vrir

ZanyaSL

We look forward to seeing you there. LM below.

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This remarkable sculpture, entitled 'Iron-Bowl' (the famous Alabama Vs. Auburn annual matchup) stands on the campus of the United States Sports Academy in nearby Daphne, Alabama...it is one of several sports sculptures on campus by Alabama artist Bruce Larsen who transforms discarded scrap into powerful, compelling works of art...he has received world-wide recognition for his work and is also a prominent special effects artist for major motion pictures...

This year's Alabama versus Auburn Iron Bowl game takes place this afternoon at 2:30...all I can say is...ROLL TIDE!!!

Mural entitled "Deluge Of Abundance" by Steven Teller aka @steventellerarts for BBX Capital Fund for the Arts, seen on the wall of Hoffman’s Chocolates store, 601 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Secret Garden" by Thomas Turner aka @thomasturner_tt for the Outer Space Project 2022, seen at 1989 College Avenue NE in Atlanta, Georgia.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Last Supper in Delusionville" by Ron English aka @ronenglish with a self-portrait of the artist at the left, seen at 2265 NW 2nd Avenue in the Overtown area of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Divine Feminine" by C. Finley aka @iamfinley, seen at Pico and Grand in Los Angeles, California.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Redemption" by Gaia aka @gaiastreetart, seen at 1599 Central Street in Dubuque, Iowa.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Race Against Time" by Joe Iurato aka @joeiurato, seen at 219 NW 44th Street in Miami, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.

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The Krazy Katalogers have entitled this "Semaphore of Haulbowline lighthouse, Irish Lights Department flag displayed, Co. Down"! That means that there are two conundrums therein. There are at least three signalling systems on display, the Semaphore Flags, the Signalling Flags and the light for Morse Code Signalling. The other conundrum, at least for Morning Mary, is Haulbowline and Co. Down being listed together? The only Haulbowline we are familiar with is down in Cork Harbour but perhaps that one has a twin up North like the recent shot of St. John's Lighthouse?

Photographer: Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913

Collection: Commissioners of Irish Lights Photographic Collection

Date: Circa 1890 - 1909

NLI Ref: NPA CIL195

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

A few years ago I published a shot which I entitled Finally - the Gherkin - it had taken me ages to get a shot that I really liked. The building is wonderful its shape so curvaceous - but its this very shape that made it so difficult to shoot. The shot was straight up to the top with the clouds whizzing over head. I was really pleased to get the shot. But over time I've looked at it and grown to think that the shot really didn't do the building justice - it didn't show off the beauty. So since then I've hunted all over the city for that view - and I'd pretty much given up it just didn't exist. That was until recently (well earlier this year) when a view opened up as the ever changing cityscape devoured another nondescript 60s building to be replaced - well by another probably nondescript office block. I've no idea how long this view will last below and the right the construction is well under way (one of the reasons for the long exposure) - but for now its there - I feel this shows off why I like the building so much.

I'd also like to say a big hello to all those photographers (and their friends and partners) I met on Monday at the opening night of Landscape Photographer of the Year - it was great meeting and chatting to you all. I have to say this years show is fabulous - some really fantastic photography on show - and well worth a visit - its free to enter and pretty much open all of the time - there's also loads of other fantastic exhibitions in london at the moment too - have a look here Must see Exhibitions

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Mural entitled "New Day Rising" by Thomas Turner aka @thomasturner, seen at 2174 South Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Truth Seeker" by HIERO aka @hieroveiga, seen in the 1300 Block of 5th Way in the Rosemary District of Sarasota, Florida.

Mural entitled "Lucid Wisdom" by Nychos aka @nychos and VYAL aka @vyalone, seen at 1499 de la Torre Way in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California.

From three photos by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Despite my recent photo entitled "Last one until 2021", I have to bring you one more post featuring the partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, July 17.

This collage is made up of nine single photos that were shot over 90 minutes, starting during the penumbral phase of the eclipse. The partial eclipse proper–the "umbral" phase–commenced at 6:01 am where I was viewing and shooting from at Sandringham, Sydney, Australia. You can see the earth's shadow consuming more of the Moon's disk as between the first and last images. The Moon's colour changes throughout the photo, due to the effects of atmospheric refraction near the horizon.

I used my Canon EOS 6D Mk II camera and a Sigma 50-500 mm lens to capture the source photos for this collage. The shutter speed and aperture were varied depending on the Moon's brightness against the background sky, which changed as sunrise came closer.

Mural entitled "An Enduring Spell" by Elmac aka @mac_arte, seen at 9249 Scholars Drive South in La Jolla, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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A sculpture entitled "Picasso Boy" by the Georgian sculptor Temur Pkhakadze on the White Bridge across the Rioni River in Kutaisi, the capital of the Imereti Region, Georgia.

VP-14/VP-102/VPB-102 Special Collection

From album #4 Entitled “Second Tour”

SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive

From my set entitled “The Flight Crew”

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607477197733/

In my collection entitled “Uncle Bill Watson”

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In my photostream

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Hi, All:

I’m back for a day or two. While I was down, I started work on pulling my Uncle Bill’s story together. I have so much stuff. I’ve scanned almost thirty of his letters home. I’ve also scanned letters from my grandmother to Bill, miscellaneous documents, a moving account of Bill’s memorial service, a letter from the chaplain who buried him in Chester and letters to my grandparents from the parents of Bill’s flight crew. The boys died when the Wellington bomber in which they were training ditched into the Irish sea during a training mission.

In January, I will be going to Archives Canada in Ottawa to pull the files on the whole flight crew, as well as the second world war records pertaining to Bill’s friend, Cam Devine, my father, Herb Barber, and Karen’s father, George Pepper. I will also pull the first world war files for my uncles, John and Art Barber, and my great uncle, Wilbert MacDonald. It’ll take a few days of research to go through all the files. I pulled the records for Bill and his crew once before…in early 2003. At that time I photocopied quite a few records, but there are more I should have obtained.

This set of pictures were taken at #1Y Depot in Halifax, just before each of the boys shipped overseas at various times early in 1944. They still hadn’t met each other at this point, and would not meet until they crewed up in May, 1944. These images are photocopies of originals which are in Ottawa. I will try to have the originals duplicated in high quality when I go to the archives.

You’ll see the boys’ formal photos in the flight crew link given above. What a difference.

Over the next month or so, I will post the letters and documents. I think you will find them an interesting account of life in the early 1940s. Bill did a lot of things in a matter of eight or nine months.

I hope you are transported by his story as I was.

Bob was born in Seattle Washington to John Andrew Johnson and Annie Ione Brown, and was raised in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He went to high school for one year, and then studied drafting at technical school. He joined the Boy Scouts. Bob worked as a clerk at the Dominion Store in 1941-42, and as a showcard painter at Farbs Clothing store from 1942-43. His hobbies included bowling, basketball, swimming and sketching.

Bob enlisted at North Bay, Ontario, then undertook pre-aircrew education at St. John’s Technical School in Brandon, Manitoba, where he studied English, math, aircraft recognition and signals. After graduation, he entered the service at 32 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba. His second posting was at #3 Wireless School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. From Winnipeg he was posted to #17 Service Flying Training School at Souris, Manitoba. His next stop was #1 Air Gunner Ground Training School in Quebec City, after which he attended #3 Bomber and Gunner Training School at MacDonald, Manitoba. His final Canadian posting was at #3 Air Gunner Training School at Three Rivers (Trois Rivieres), Quebec.

Upon landing in Britain, he was stationed at #3 Personnel Receiving Centre in Bournemouth, Dorset where he awaited further posting. He arrived at #83 Operations Training Unit, Peplow, Shropshire, on May 23, 1944. On a night training mission, on July 22/23, Bob was killed when the Wellington bomber in which he practicing gunner duties ditched in the Irish Sea

The recruitment interviewing officer marked Bob as a ‘slight lad, but [who] seems sincere in his desire for aircrew”. He was also noted as a “malleable type of chap who is quite willing to accept guidance and instruction. He would have preferred a chance to fly as pilot but accepts selection as air gunner gracefully and impresses one as good material for training in that trade. Keen, alert well-motivated, Likes guns and has no fear of fighting”.

Attention Gallery presents our December Exhibit for 2020 entitled "Winterscapes and Snowy Stills"

For this exhibit we invited 60 SL artists to share a landscape photo with us. Some are already seasoned landscape photographers and some had never taken a landscape photo. We asked that the photo be a winterscape or a still life in a winter setting. 44 artists accepted the challenge and the results are wonderful.

This exhibits opens on Saturday, December 5 at Noon SLT (12 PM). DJ Irish will be providing her special brand of musical magic and we know you will enjoy yourself.

Please join us in celebrating the last month of the 2020.

List of artists:

Nams Piers

Malinda Aeon (Lin Talbot)

Helka Alchemi

Karole Batista

Michiel Bechir

Bellisima Benelli

Sandi Benelli

Ben John (BenJohn9)

Morgaine Blackrain

Kit Boyd

David Daniels (DavidDaniel999)

Lizabeth Demonia

Hayley Dixon

Doc Mercury

Doddy Meiler

Hazel Foxtrot

Cari Franizzi

Melodie Heartsong

Josephine Hotshot

Jenny Inglewood (JennyLover)

Charly Keeley-Keating

Alsatian Kidd

Tobi Larroane

Sparklebottom Lasertits

Elaine Lectar

Rachel Magic

Loegan Magic

Dusty Pedroia

Justice Pedroia

Tresore Prada Hawkins

Heidi Rewell

Ed Rhode

Metukah Rhode (metukah.lenroy)

Persephone Smythe (leriadraven resident)

Sam Steele

Pavel Stransky

Morgan Talbot

Nino Ventura

Lotje Winkler

Liz Winterstorm-V

Jon Wyck

Val xox

Vrir

ZanyaSL

Attention Gallery at Diamonds and Pearls

Mural entitled "El Sonido de Mi Patria" by Evaristo Angurria aka @angurria, seen at 2401 NW 5th Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida. The model is the artist's wife Venus Patricia Diaz.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

Edit by Teee

Antique painting entitled, "Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy" by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of his life, he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily. Wikipedia