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Avalanche Lake, High Peaks Wilderness, NY
Soon the sun will clear the far cliffs, too bright for my eyes, and I will turn away from this scene, although no longer in shadow. This saddle between Mt Colden (left) and Avalanche Mountain is a rugged notch, not so much a destination as a traverse to destinations beyond. There is water before me: Avalanche Lake lies under the snow beyond the tree stumps, it's waters lifted over the years by landslides and rockfalls. The course of water down these cliffs is obvious now, snow blown crevices and icefalls stand in relief, expanding and contracting on the rock to break it from the mass on it's own downward journey. Neither the rock or the water can resist the downward attraction. Like other things, I've taken that great force for granted. Not thinking of how my very act of standing is in defiance of it's pull, I stand here shivering in the cold. I don't see the cold, but I feel it and look at it's results. Temperature, invisble, reveals gravity, frozen.
Today it's our 44th Wedding Anniversary - can you believe it ?
Yesterday we celebrated with an Afternoon Tea bought by our son and partner, at Parc le Breos Country Hotel in Gower. This evening we shall be dining out in The Pen y Cae Inn, the Upper Swansea Valley so don't expect be around on Flickr too much.
If you want something to send you to sleep I've updated a very old Blog I kept with the story of that day ... here...
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365/2021 - Expanding Horizons - Day 353 Dec 19 -
ODC - POETRY is the topic for Sunday ~ December 19th, 2021
To me "Pictures are poems without word" I used to have that on the back of my business cards when I sold stuff and bazaars and a gallery. It was said way back by “A picture is a poem without words” -" This was said by Horace who was a Roman lyric poet during Augustus period."
The balloons came overhead again last night. Going to miss seeing them when we leave Thursday!
This is a fourth image that was captured back in July while exploring Pewsey Downs in Wiltshire.
As with the previous image, the light was having to continually break through the clouds. This image captures the light finally able to dominate, revealing the landscape below as well as expanding what can be viewed towards the horizon.
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Habitat: Common in deciduous forests, in pairs or in flocks often with black cap chickadees..
Range: has expanded north in recent years, but mostly in the eastern half of the United States from the Mississippi river states ( both sides ) to the Atlantic Coast, from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico north to the great lakes, and into Canada around the northern shores of the great lakes and St Lawrence River.
Shot for Active Assignment Weekly, theme "Restaurant Cafe".
WIT
The owner of this restaurant has found a way to increase the size of his establishment: a boat in the medieval canal. Nice...
In post nothing special, bit color correction
EXPLORED ON 02 AUGUST 2009 - # 381
Light not only expands but also reflects. This is so visible through the picture here captured in Mahabalipuram. It was a beautiful and quite morning, and this scene touched my heart so deeply.
It is the way of the light in our heart too. It not only expands our perception, but it also helps us to come to a point of reflection. Self reflection.
So be inspired folks, and enjoy a week ahead full of light.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar.
Photographed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 24-105mm F4 IS USM L Lens and Sigma DG UV Filter. Handheld.
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As always with these landscapes, best viewed in Lightbox, i.e., click on the expand arrows at upper right.
Another scene taken from the Willow City Loop Road in the Texas Hill Country. Such spectacular displays were seemingly around every bend along most of this road's length.
After leaving Willow Loop, I headed for Florida but made a decided detour that would cost me about four hours. I decided to travel to Thornton, Mississippi--a repeat visit to the bar there to drop off four photos for the gentlemen in this photo, taken three years earlier: www.flickr.com/photos/80014607@N05/25879917300/
Why? Just for the heck of it. They had been nice enough to let me take their photo, so I decided to be nice enough to reward them for that. When I arrived, I could only find the gentleman in the center of the photo--Chester. Unfortunately, one of the four deliveries will never be made. The guy 2nd from the left had died in the intervening years. More specifically, he had been murdered . . . by his own son. To understate, major bummer. That must've really roiled this tiny community. In any case, Chester said the murdered soul had been his best friend, so he was particularly happy to receive the photograph. I suggested that a surviving relative might want a copy, and Chester said he would see to it. Another patron of the bar wanted a copy to hang inside, so I gave her one as well.
España - Ciudad Real - Viso del Marqués - Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz
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ENGLISH:
It was built at the end of the 16th century by Álvaro de Bazán, first Marquis of Santa Cruz. It is currently the headquarters of the General Archive of the Navy.
It is one of the two palaces built by this sailor, knight of the Order of Santiago, captain of the Ocean Sea and admiral of the Spanish Navy. It is located next to the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, and since 1948 it has been rented by its owners, the Marquises of Santa Cruz, to the Spanish Navy, who first used it as a Museum of the Spanish Navy and later expanded its functions by also establishing the General Archive of the Navy.
The building was frequented by the first marquis thanks to its location, halfway between Madrid, where the Court was, and Seville, whose port he often went to as the Spanish Navy was anchored there, of which he was admiral during the reign of Philip II.
The palace was nearly destroyed by the Austrian troops of Edward Hamilton during the War of the Spanish Succession at the beginning of the 18th century, but was saved by the actions of the Marquis's chaplain, the poet Carlos de Praves, thanks to whom we can admire it today. It suffered some damage due to the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, which collapsed the ceiling of the hall of honour, where the great fresco depicting the Battle of Lepanto had been painted, and toppled the four corner towers, which the chronicles of Philip II described as magnificent.
In it we can find maritime objects from the period. A figurehead belonging to a ship commanded by the Marquis is noteworthy. During the War of Independence, the French razed it, and by the time the Civil War came it had served as a granary, school, stable, prison and hospital, until in 1948 and at the request of Julio Guillén Tato, director of the Naval Museum, Mrs. Casilda de Silva Fdez. de Henestrosa, descendant of Álvaro de Bazán, rented it to the Navy for 90 years as a museum-archive, which is its current function. Also, in the adjoining parish church there is a 4m long stuffed crocodile attached to one of the vaults, which was offered by the Marquis as a votive offering upon his return from one of his voyages.
Between March and April 1823, King Ferdinand VII spent the night there, after leaving Madrid for Seville, before the entry of the French contingent called the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis, about whose stay Ferdinand VII did not write a word in his travel diary. The palace was declared a National Monument in 1931 and was restored from 1948 by the Navy under the direction of Admiral Guillén.
The palace was built between 1564 and 1586 with subsequent modifications. It is a square-shaped building in the Renaissance style, built around a Renaissance atrium with a recumbent tomb. The walls and ceilings are covered with frescoes with two themes: mythological scenes on the one hand and naval battles and Italian cities related to the military career of the Marquis and his family on the other. The frescoes are by Italian Mannerist painters, the Péroli family. Upon seeing them, Philip II commissioned them to do work for El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo.
For its construction, the Marquis hired a team of architects, painters and decorators who worked on the building from 1564 to 1586. For some, the design of the building was due to the Italian Giovanni Battista Castello, known as the Bergamasco, who later worked in El Escorial; for others, it was designed, at least in its original plan, by Enrique Egas el Mozo.
The architecture is perceived as typically Spanish, without Italian arches, with smooth walls and square towers at the corners, influenced by the austerity of El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo, within the harmonious relationships characteristic of the Renaissance. The central space is occupied by a porticoed courtyard that, together with the staircase, forms a typically mannerist ensemble understood as an elegant and courtly style that goes beyond the merely architectural framework.
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ESPAÑOL:
Fue construido a finales del siglo XVI por Álvaro de Bazán, primer marqués de Santa Cruz. Actualmente es la sede del Archivo General de la Marina.
Se trata de uno de los dos palacios construidos este marino, caballero de la Orden de Santiago, capitán del Mar Océano y almirante de la Marina española. Está situado al lado de la iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, y desde el año 1948 es alquilado por parte de sus propietarios, los marqueses de Santa Cruz, a la Armada Española, quien primero lo destinó a Museo de la Marina Española y más tarde amplió sus funciones estableciendo también el Archivo General de la Marina.
El edificio era frecuentado por el primer marqués gracias a su ubicación, a medio camino entre Madrid, donde estaba la Corte, y Sevilla, a cuyo puerto acudía a menudo al mantener allí anclada la Armada Española, de la cual fue almirante durante el reinado de Felipe II.
El palacio estuvo a punto de ser destruido por las tropas austracistas de Edward Hamilton durante la Guerra de Sucesión Española a principios del siglo XVIII, salvándose por la actuación del capellán del marqués, el poeta Carlos de Praves, gracias a lo cual hoy podemos admirarlo. Sufrió algunos daños a causa del terremoto de Lisboa en 1755: el cual hundió el techo del salón de honor, donde se había pintado el gran fresco que representaba la batalla de Lepanto, y desmochó las cuatro torres de las esquinas, que las crónicas de Felipe II describían como magníficas.
En él podemos encontrar objetos marineros de la época. Llama la atención un mascarón de proa perteneciente a una nave que dirigió el marqués. Durante la Guerra de la Independencia, los franceses lo arrasaron, y para cuando llegó la Guerra Civil había servido de granero, colegio, establo, cárcel y hospital, hasta que en 1948 y a instancias de Julio Guillén Tato, director del Museo Naval, doña Casilda de Silva Fdez. de Henestrosa, descendiente de Álvaro de Bazán se lo rentó a la Armada por 90 años como museo-archivo, que es en la actualidad su función. Asimismo, en la iglesia parroquial aledaña hay un cocodrilo disecado de 4m de largo adosado a una de las bóvedas, que fue ofrecido por el marqués como exvoto al regreso de uno de sus viajes.
Entre marzo y abril de 1823, el rey Fernando VII pernoctó allí, tras abandonar Madrid rumbo a Sevilla, ante la entrada del contingente francés llamado los Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis, de cuya estancia Fernando VII no escribió ni una palabra en su diario del viaje. El palacio fue declarado Monumento Nacional en 1931 siendo restaurado a partir de 1948 por la Armada bajo la dirección del Almirante Guillén.
El palacio fue construido entre 1564 y 1586 con modificaciones posteriores, y se trata de un edificio de planta cuadrada y estilo renacentista articulado en torno a un atrio renacentista con una tumba yacente. Los muros y techos se hallan cubiertos de frescos de doble temática: por un lado, escenas mitológicas y, por otro, batallas navales y ciudades italianas relacionadas con la trayectoria militar del marqués y de sus familiares. Los frescos se deben a unos pintores manieristas italianos, los Péroli. Al verlos, Felipe II les encargaría trabajos para El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo.
Para su construcción, el marqués contrató a un equipo de arquitectos, pintores y decoradores que trabajaron en la obra desde 1564 hasta 1586. Para algunos, el diseño del edificio se debió al italiano Giovanni Battista Castello, conocido como el Bergamasco, que más tarde trabajó en El Escorial; para otros lo trazó, al menos en su plan original, Enrique Egas el Mozo.
La arquitectura se percibe como típica española, sin las arquerías italianas, con paramentos lisos y torres cuadradas en las esquinas, influidos por la austeridad de El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo, dentro de las relaciones armónicas características del Renacimiento. El espacio central está ocupado por un patio porticado que junto con la escalera forma un conjunto típicamente manierista entendido como estilo elegante y cortesano que desborda el marco meramente arquitectónico.
So first of all sorry, I didn’t post this sooner. (School) now about the build.
I really enjoyed the grain technique from Kursk v1, but I felt like the scene was missing an element of carnage. It was the biggest tank battle in history after all. The t 34 is Brickmania. I had the instructions from a book and was like why not go all Brickmania Tanks figs everything. I was also inspired to add onto this scene after watching a really cool video about anti tank tactics on the eastern front www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxJZJflMEiw One of these tactics included climbing on the back of the tank, opening the engine compartment with a hatchet and throwing a grenade into the engine compartment.
Construction criticism appreciated.
Clifton Grove Local Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire.
Watch the video :)
[4K] Clifton Woods Nature Reserve. Nottingham.
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No Group Banners, thanks.
I think my army is ready to shoot down some enemy aircrafts..
Made a second Flak 30 and a 60cm Fakscheinwerfer with a generator.
Amidst the chaos and the mundane, there is symphony of beauty everywhere around us...waiting to be discovered! You just have to go out and look. At APT, we love our motto, "Experience. Explore. Expand." How else would you live this precious life?
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Horsey Windpump was the starting point for our walk that gave us the greatest surprise of the week. Taking us via the beach we came across a small colony of seals basking beside the crashing waves. An exciting moment for us all.
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I’ve been asked for an expanded view of this two-layer half plate step technique. It’s actually easier to do now the 2x2 side-stud ‘brickheadz’ bricks are available. I used a 1x2 before on top of the stepped plate with 2 side studs piece.
365/2021 - Expanding Horizons - Day 54 Feb 23 - Our last visit to the sand dunes for the year. Those little black dots at the top were atv's out there having fun!
Walking through Troon this morning and I stopped off for a coffee and sat in these beautiful gardens to have a little break and enjoy my coffee ~ the gardens are really beautiful with all these bright colours!!
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365/2021 - Expanding Horizons - Day 9 Jan 9
ODC - BROWN is the topic for Saturday, January 9, 2020
And no we did not take our truck up either road!
365/2021 - Expanding Horizons - Been here before but always neat to go back and walk around them again! This is near Gila Bend, Arizona
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Yep keep a tight grip as I'm set to burst with all the Christmas eating festivities. Time to burn some calories though by sitting in front of my computer for the next 7 hours working.
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