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Catalina Island had had a devastating fire the year previously, sparked by a workman using an open-flamed torch to cut cables on the island’s radio tower. More than 4,000 acres burned (about a 10th of the island).
So I like to drive down Kanis Road if I'm not in any rush to be someplace. There's a lot of cool old buildings out there. Plus it's a little bit more scenic than Chenal Parkway... Anyway I spotted this burned out house a while back and promised myself I'd go back during better lighting and a day that wasn't so busy. Since this house is right behind Kroger I was paranoid I'd get caught trespassing, so I wanted as few people to drive by as possible...
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To see this house look so lifeless with Spring life bursting all around it was a little surreal.
This summer has marked the longest period of inactivity for me with regards photography, several big events in my life, and unexpected challenges this year have put a dampener on the creativity and the desire to get out with the camera. My melancholy just hasn't shifted.
I have been working on this image and there was something about it that I couldn't put my finger on, until tonight that is. and it was this!
This poor tree has endured. Its coped with Lightning, Fire, Drought, Broken branches and Bark loss and yet, despite all the challenges its found away to keep on going, and not to give up. I think that's something for me to learn right there.
L'habitant ...... ©TonyAvon2011
The wonderful wrought iron gate beautifully frames the centuries old Ellis Davis alms houses. Yet this scene of tranquility is less than a hundred yards from where The House of Reeves was burned to the ground last Monday.
The original almshouses were founded in 1476 by Elye Davy, a successful London cloth merchant who was inspired by the example of Richard Whittington (Lord Mayor of London). The present buildings date from 1875 & 1887.
L'habitant ...... ©TonyAvon2011
Mayor of Loondon, Boris Johnson pauses during a visit to Croydon to watch as the last few bricks of what used to be the House of Reeves are taken down. With him is Maurice Reeves owner of the 140 year-old business in Reeves' Corner.
The remains of the West Pier - Brighton, East Sussex, England - 28th August 2004.
For further info. and details on the rather turbulent history of this lovely piece of architecture go here : Brighton West Pier Trust
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An abandoned residential care home - I was in the area so hopped over the fence to see how this old property had matured since my last visit.
The only changes were a few more collapsed walls.
Explore #162. Thanks everyone!
7 years ago, a series of forest fires swept thru the region, with devastating results.
Today, life is bounding back. Endless wild flowers carpet the forest floor. Footing is awful, at best. There is a tangled web of fire hardened branches, which lie in wait to twist and turn ankles and feet— or maybe just to pitch you and your camera face down.
The contrast of stark fire-scared tree skeletons against the carpet of flowers is startling.
Looking down at the Sign of the Kiwi where has been a fire that destroyed the building.
September 25, 2015 Christchurch New Zealand.
A Christchurch resident has put up a $1000 reward to find arsonists who destroyed a Port Hills landmark. Fire crews were called to the Sign of the Bellbird at 9.30pm on Saturday 6.6.2015, after a fire started in the roof. It was being treated as suspicious, a fire service spokesman said. Bill Johnson, better known for his war on graffiti and rewards issued to find taggers, has offered a $1000 reward to anyone that can provide information that leads to identifying the person who lit the fire. Johnson frequently walked in the area, as did many others, he said. "It's a great spot." The damage to the roof was so severe it was on the verge of collapsing and had to be taken apart by fire crews.
For More Info on the Sign of the Kiwi: www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/71782998/Suspicious-fire-a...
Nature's abstract made from a portion of a pine tree trunk.
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O percurso pedestre PR14, conhecido como "A Aldeia Mágica", localizada no Arouca Geopark, classificado pela UNESCO, é o único acesso terrestre à remota aldeia de Drave, situada entre a Serra da Freita e a Serra da Arada. Este trilho irregular, que se inicia em Regoufe, oferece uma experiência única de contemplação do património natural e vernáculo, onde a vegetação autóctone, composta por matos e arbustos, demonstra resiliência face ao clima rigoroso. Após os incêndios que devastaram a Serra da Freita, a paisagem mostra sinais de regeneração, com pequenos rebentos surgindo entre os rochedos graníticos. O percurso, que atravessa áreas de elevado valor geológico e cultural, não somente desafia fisicamente os caminhantes, mas também proporciona uma visão das dinâmicas de destruição e recuperação dos ecossistemas mediterrânicos. A integração do trilho na promoção do turismo sustentável e na sensibilização para a conservação da natureza reforça a relevância do PR14 na preservação das comunidades de montanha.
The PR14 walking trail, known as “The Magic Village,” located in the UNESCO-listed Arouca Geopark, is the only land access to the remote village of Drave, situated between the Freita and Arada mountain ranges. This uneven trail, which starts in Regoufe, offers a unique experience of contemplating the natural and vernacular heritage, where the native vegetation, composed of scrub and shrubs, demonstrates resilience in the face of the harsh climate. After the fires that devastated the Serra da Freita, the landscape shows signs of regeneration, with small shoots emerging between the granite rocks. The route, which crosses areas of high geological and cultural value, not only challenges hikers physically, but also provides an insight into the dynamics of destruction and recovery of Mediterranean ecosystems. The integration of the trail in the promotion of sustainable tourism and awareness of nature conservation reinforces the relevance of PR14 in the preservation of mountain communities.
Following a "brown" theme, this very brown honeyeater was hunting in the dead leaves of a tree which had suffered damage in a recent fire on the Townsville Town Common.
The light on this window was pretty cool. I don't know if the glass was broken during the fire of after, but it's pretty cool to see it still mostly together with the crackled look.
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It's that time of year when we are feeling a bit burnt out and in need of a time to get away from it all. I wish the way to cleanse the world of bad politicians, war, death, starvation, extreme radicalism, homelessness....the list has no end, was for some human love and decency to take over. But it seems that is unlikely and if we fixed these, another lot would be waiting.
Shorncliffe, Brisbane.
A capture on the edge of Featherbed Nature Reserve with almost illustrative processing at the edge of the ocean on the West Knysna head. These walkways are new and have been rebuilt since the devestating fire but above what remains are the charcoaled trees destroyed forever. The Reserve remains closed at the moment
The Great Fire of Knysna began on June 7 2017. It was a sunny Wednesday, a beautiful day that would be destroyed by evening. The first fires began in the rural area of Elandskraal, inland and far away from town itself. Though invisible, the smell of smoke was in the air.
30km away, on the other side of town, on the way to Plettenberg Bay, trees caught alight too. The West Head, along the ocean, became ablaze. The fire jumped the ocean to land on the East Head. By evening, 26 fires were raging. Knysna was not only cut off from the world but in hell as smoke gathered in the bowl that is the centre of town surround by hills.
The wind was the biggest enemy, gusting up to 120km/h, throwing burning branches hundreds of metres. These fiery catapults flew across the Salt River Valley and they landed on houses in many different places. However, those near valleys of alien pine trees faced almost certain disaster, the grooves in the earth funneling a furious wind that turned fire into a monstrous river of flame that broke on Knysna Heights.
Imagine 2000C heat, double that of a normal building fire, incinerating buildings and collapsing the soil structure of a town whose economy is based on its visitors love for nature. It would take 2 weeks and the greatest mobilisation of firefighters in South Africa’s history to get the fire under control. Even then, out in the bush, it smoldered and flared for weeks more.
22,000 hectares and over 1000 houses in the Garden Route were destroyed, most in Knysna, many uninsured. The homeless have yet to be counted but the unemployed are estimated at 2500. Animals have been greatly affected.
Something I’ve wanted to do for ages is find an old abandoned building and photography it, whilst holidaying in the Cotswolds we found this amazing site near Gloucester Docks, it's an old baker's warehouse.
This road ends at the railroad tracks just before the Mississippi River in the river north industrial district in Saint Louis, Mo.. USA
One of the jobs I had as a Navy Photographer's Mates was being on call at night to do forensic photography. This shot was taken of a fire in a home on the U.S. Naval Air Base in Burmuda in 1980 late at night. I was 20 years old. All electricity was out and a group of locals followed me around with a failiing flashlight to give me something to focus on in the pitch black. In total darkness, I took pictures focusing on where the light fell. It was entertaining to see all the people in the room after the film was processed. I had no idea there was anyone other than the guy holding the flashlight. I captured some funny images, but my boss wasn't too happy with the forensic results. lol
The most interesting part of this massive old cold storage warehouse is a siding that ran right off the old New York Central line into a lower floor. The rails are long gone and the portal is probably rusted invincibly shut.
Landmark antiques store and restaurant destroyed by fire on the Saturday before Christmas. Plans are to have all rebuilt before next summer.
(Un-) Happy Bench Monday!
The ribbed pine borer (Rhagium inquisitor) is a longhorn beetle which here is quite common on recently felled spruce, but also on spruce and pine in areas damaged by forest fires.
In 2020, there was a small forest fire which was quite well contained between two small lakes in the Paradiset nature reserve in Huddinge, Sweden and now in 2021 I found this guy hanging out on one of the now black bark of a pine there.
If you zoom in on the side of the neck, you'll see that this one unfortunately has some parasitic mites there.
At 5am on a Sunday morning, Brighton beach is awash with couples "enjoying each other" but point your camera out to sea and you can tell a completely different story... This long-exposure shot of the West Pier at sunrise turned out a treat. By Mark Higham
My granddaughters get credit for this find. We were on a photo explore last weekend. They knew about this place from hikes with their father.