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is as necessary to great architecture as foliage is to the tree, blossoms to the plant or flesh to the body.
Frank Lloyd Wright
The resort is all decked out in holiday regalia. A wonderful time for a visit to this beautiful spot in British Columbia, Canada.
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I was impressed with how balanced and symmetrical this pole and wires looked. Yet I'm sure functionality was their first concern.
Happy Telegraph Tuesday.
The Northern Lights of The Aurora Borealis form amazing displays. As humans through identify threat and food we begin to see all sorts of things within all sorts of often none related things. Pareidolia is the term applied to our making sense of shapes and patterns that brings an acceptance of a structure in an image that many will be also able to see such as either a face for instance, or maybe here a Dragon? The Dragon was visible forming and flying on all through one area of The Northern Lights of The Aurora Borealis that were dancing and continually moving.
As for the title, “is it better either One, Number Two, or Three, maybe Four,” would it be of no surprise to mention that I have seen an Optician recently?
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The rock formation "Twelve Apostles" in morning light. Australia is still closed for most tourists. So, all we have left are "postcards" like this one.
"Die zwölf Apostel" strahlen in der Morgensonne. Australien ist immer noch für die meisten Touristen geschlossen. Also, bleiben uns nur "Postkarten" wie diese.
An image I’ve been pondering over for a while. It was nearly the first photo to post on my return from the Lakes early November but for some reason I didn’t and moved on to other images, now with 4 seascapes in row it was time to move inland.
Norwegen / Nordland - Helgelandskysten
Ågskardet
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county.
The district covers an area of about 18,832 square kilometres (7,271 sq mi), with nearly 79,000 inhabitants. There are four towns in the district: from south to north these are Brønnøysund, Mosjøen, Sandnessjøen, and Mo i Rana.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Hálogaland (see Hålogaland).
Geography
Helgeland is commonly divided into three or four sections:
Southern Helgeland (actually southwest), which consists of the municipalities Bindal, Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega and Vevelstad.
Central Helgeland, which is sometimes further divided into the regions:
Inner Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Grane, Hattfjelldal and Vefsn.
Outer Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Leirfjord, Alstahaug, Herøy and Dønna.
Northern Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Hemnes, Rana, Nesna, Lurøy, Træna and Rødøy.
Helgeland is characterized by pointed mountains and Strandflaten, a shallow lowland area, sometimes just above the sea surface, and sometimes just below the surface. People living on the coast have settled on this lowland (while inland towns, such as Mo and Mosjøen, are situated in valleys). A consequence of the Strandflaten is thousands of islands, and shallow waters going far into the sea. This has provided some shelter from stormy weather, which might occur in winter. Some islands are fairly large, often with unique mountains, such as Torghatten, De syv søstre (The Seven Sisters), Hestmannen, Rødøyløva (in Rødøy), Dønnamannen (picture), and Træna. There are several sea bird colonies, such as Lovund with thousands of puffins. The Solvær Islands (Solværøyene) in Lurøy consists of about 300 small and flat islands and has the highest densities of Eurasian eagle-owls in Europe.
The highest mountains, are located inland, where Oksskolten is the highest mountain in Northern Norway. There are many valleys inland, such as the Dunderland Valley, Vefsndalen, and Hattfjelldal. Røssvatnet is the second largest lake in Norway. There are three large national parks in Helgeland: Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park (partly), Børgefjell National Park (partly), and Lomsdal–Visten National Park (created in May 2009).
Cultural references
Helgeland is the scene for Henrik Ibsen's 1857 historical play "The Vikings at Helgeland" (Hærmændene paa Helgeland), whose plot takes place at this region during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930–934).
Helgeland Kammerkor, a mixed choir with members from all parts of Helgeland, have recorded an album of folk music from Helgeland (Folketoner fra Helgeland, 2005). The album contains 27 folk tunes from Helgeland, recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from the area. The album was recorded in Alstahaug Church, a 900-year-old stone church located near Sandnessjøen.
(Wikipedia)
Ågskardet is a village in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the Holandsfjorden, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Tjong (in neighboring Rødøy Municipality). There were 127 inhabitants in 2008.
The village lies along Norwegian County Road 17, with a ferry connection to a port, just west of the village of Halsa. The ferry is the only connection to the rest of Meløy Municipality to the north. The village is situated just north of the border with Rødøy Municipality. The village has its own school, chapel/community centre, and some private companies.
(Wikipedia)
Helgeland (im Mittelalter Hålogaland) ist eine Landschaft im Norden Norwegens, die heute den südlichen Teil des Fylkes Nordland bis zum Saltfjellet umfasst. Die Region hat 78.400 Einwohner und eine Fläche von 17.936 km². Die Region hat ungefähr 15.000 Inseln.
Im Mittelalter bezeichnete Hålogaland das gesamte Territorium nördlich von Trøndelag und war vor der Christianisierung Norwegens ein selbständiges Königreich, das auch den größten Teil von Troms umfasste und sich zeitweilig bis in das von Samen dominierte Gebiet (Finnmark, Schwedisch-Lappland, Nord-Finnland und Nordwest-Russland) erstreckte. Hålogaland nimmt einen hervorragenden Platz in den Sagas ein. Die Göttinnen Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr und Irpa der Jómsvíkinga saga stammen wahrscheinlich aus Hálogaland und wurden wohl vor allem dort verehrt. Der vermutlich bekannteste Einwohner Hålogalands war der Seefahrer und Kaufmann Ottar, dessen Bericht über seine Heimat einen Platz in Alfreds des Großen Übersetzung der Weltgeschichte des Orosius fand.
Der Name stammt nicht von derselben Wurzel wie heilig, wie es schon Adam von Bremen behauptete, sondern von einer Volksbezeichnung háleygir. In Snorri Sturlusons Jüngerer Edda wird er von einem mythischen König Holgi abgeleitet. Holgi wiederum soll ein Nachfolger von Odins Sohn Sæming (Säming) gewesen sein.
Die jüngere Form des Namens findet sich ab 1380, die ältere besteht weiter in den Namen der Bistümer Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland) und Nord-Hålogaland (Troms und Finnmark) und im Namen des Obergerichtes (Hålogaland lagmannsrett), das für die drei nördlichen Provinzen Nordland, Troms und Finnmark sowie für Spitzbergen zuständig ist.
In Helgeland befand sich bei Bratland und der Insel Aldra ein Sender des Omega-Funknavigationssystems. In der Nähe von Bratland befindet sich auch der Marinesender JXN, der wie einst der Omegasender eine Drahtantenne verwendet, die über einen Fjord gespannt wurde.
(Wikipedia)
Kingsburg, Ca.
Kingsburg Historical Park
Back in the corner of a barn stuffed full of all manner of junk, I've discovered this setup. It's a table with a couple of formed pieces of metal with holes throughout that I imagine steam goes through. And, then, there are all these forms for different sizes and shapes. I've never seen one of these setup anywhere.
Watson Lake was formed during the early 1900s by the construction of a dam on Granite Creek. It is a reservoir for the City of Prescott, AZ and is located about 4 miles outside of the city. It is known for its scenic granite dells. The area has camping and picnic facilities, but when we visited on a late September afternoon we only encountered another photographer and a couple of hikers and the lake was remarkably tranquil.
Prescott is located in central AZ and at an elevation of just over a mile so it is both cooler and greener than the Phoenix metropolitan area. The city was the territorial capital of Arizona in 1867 and the downtown area holds on to its history with numerous small shops and restaurants in an area surrounding the Yavapai County Courthouse and park. One of the streets adjacent to the courthouse is known as "Whiskey Row" and apparently was a notorious red light district.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 70 mm
1/200 sec at f/11 ISO 100
September 27, 2017
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Zero Assoluto, sotto una pioggia di parole
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn1MuuENNKA
Pioggia
La pioggia è la forma più comune di precipitazione atmosferica e si forma quando gocce separate di acqua cadono al suolo da delle nuvole. Il suo codice METAR è RA. Una parte della pioggia che cade dalle nuvole non riesce a raggiungere la superficie ed evapora nell'aria mentre cade, specialmente se attraversa aria secca (questo tipo di precipitazione è detta virga).
La pioggia gioca un ruolo importantissimo nel ciclo dell'acqua, nel quale il liquido che evapora dagli oceani si condensa nelle nuvole e cade di nuovo a terra, poi ritorna negli oceani con le correnti e i fiumi per ripetere di nuovo il ciclo. In tal modo si rende disponibile alla biosfera.
L'ammontare della pioggia caduta si misura in millimetri attraverso i pluviometri o pluviografi. In meteorologia solitamente 10 mm di pioggia equivalgono a 10 litri d'acqua caduti in un'ora su una superficie di 1 mq.
L'odore caratteristico che accompagna talvolta la pioggia è quello dell'ozono (simile a quello di uova guaste). Infatti, quando l'ossigeno atmosferico viene percorso da scariche elettriche (in questo caso i fulmini), perde l'originale struttura biatomica per assumere quella triatomica, l'ozono appunto. L'odore che segue una pioggia dopo un periodo di siccità viene detto "petricor".
Le vieux village de Zermatt, canton du Valais, Suisse. Aussi appelé "Hinterdorf" (village arrière), ce quartier formé de plus de 30 constructions typiques haut-valaisanes est unique. Les granges, greniers et étables ainsi que les vieilles maisons datant du 16e au 18e siècle forment un univers à part entière. Les bâtiments, le long de la Hinterdorfstrasse, se composent de bois de mélèze, l'arbre qui marque le paysage de Zermatt.
Zermatt est une station de montagne réputée pour le ski, l'alpinisme et la randonnée située au sud du canton suisse de Valais. Il s'agit de l'une des stations de ski les plus réputées de Suisse et d'Europe, notamment en raison de l'altitude et de l'étendue de son domaine skiable, le plus haut d'Europe et l'un des plus grands d'Europe, et de sa contiguïté avec plusieurs des plus hauts sommets d'Europe, notamment le Cervin (Matterhorn), le Liskamm, la pointe Dufour, la dent Blanche et le Weisshorn.
La commune est très densément bâtie. Elle compte trois rues principales qui longent les berges de la rivière, et de nombreuses petites rues perpendiculaires. La gare et l'église constituent le centre de la station. Il est possible d'atteindre chaque extrémité de la commune en maximum 30 minutes de marche à pied. La première auberge fut construite en 1839 avec les balbutiements du développement touristique, puis en 1852 le premier hôtel, le Monte-Rosa dirigé par Alexander Seiler. La compagnie de guides de Zermatt est créée en 1858. La première ascension du Cervin en 1865 marque le début du fort développement touristique à Zermatt. En 1891, la voie ferrée est construite entre Viège et Zermatt. C'est en 1944 que pour la première fois, les touristes deviennent plus nombreux pendant la saison hivernale qu'estivale. Un héliport est créé en 1968.
Aujourd’hui, le village a su garder son aspect typique de village valaisan de montagne, par des règles d'urbanisme et de construction très strictes, préservant, entre autres, ses raccards. Elle est d’ailleurs interdite aux autos et les visiteurs qui veulent s’y rendre doivent laisser leur voiture dans la commune voisine Täsch le temps de leur séjour et continuer ensuite — le cas échéant avec valises et équipement de ski — par le train payant jusqu'au centre de Zermatt.
Tulips (Tulipa) form a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm colours). They often have a different coloured blotch at the base of the tepals (petals and sepals, collectively), internally. Because of a degree of variability within the populations, and a long history of cultivation, classification has been complex and controversial. The tulip is a member of the Liliaceae (lily) family, along with 14 other genera, where it is most closely related to Amana, Erythronium and Gagea in the tribe Lilieae. There are about 75 species, and these are divided among four subgenera. The name "tulip" is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban, which it may have been thought to resemble. Tulips originally were found in a band stretching from Southern Europe to Central Asia, but since the seventeenth century have become widely naturalised and cultivated (see map). In their natural state they are adapted to steppes and mountainous areas with temperate climates. Flowering in the spring, they become dormant in the summer once the flowers and leaves die back, emerging above ground as a shoot from the underground bulb in early spring.
A petroform in the shape of a tortoise possibly 1500 years old at Bannock Point in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba. There are many petroforms at this location and at many other nearby locations, including the largest site of petroforms in North America at Tie Creek, a protected site in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
“Turtles, snakes and human effigies are the most common type of petroform. It's a mystery why most other animals aren't represented.”
rockpiles.blogspot.com/2012/11/tie-creek.html
What are Petroforms?
“Petroforms are defined as features formed by the placement (not piling) of stones to create the outlines of figures or shapes. The stones or small boulders are arranged on bedrock outcrops in the shapes of snakes, turtles, humans and geometric forms. Archaeologists group petroforms with rock paintings or "pictographs" and refer to them as "rock art," although both are thought to have been made by Native people for religious purposes.”
www.gov.mb.ca/sd/pubs/parks-protected-spaces/park_info/wh...