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The Grotto Geyser is in the Upper Geyser Basin. It is located between Riverside and Grand Geysers. This is one I had never seen before, so I was thrilled I got to see it.
I wanted call it the "Washing Machine" because it has all these chambers that water surges through. If you should get there, try to see it. It erupts for around 2 hours. Jet geyser is a predictor for Grotto.
The grotto at Bruce Peninsula National Park. On the shores of Georgian Bay, and part of the Bruce Trail.
Another from the forgotten memory disc from my last trip back to the UK in 2011. Stourhead Gardens, one of my favourite places and very near to where I used to live.
The Grotto Point navigation beacon. The front light of a pair that leads shipping safely through the Sydney Harbour Heads.
The decision to build the range lights was taken in 1909. Construction began in 1910 and the light was first lit on September 1, 1911. It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu.
The original light source was a carbide lamp (acetylene gas) which was initially generated on-site, and later replaced by compressed gas cylinders brought by boat.
A shaded grotto with a stream of little waterfalls running down through the middle. An incredibly peaceful place to be. Found in the gardens of the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como in Italy. Best seen in large format.
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The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a public house located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. The pub is one of the very few 'cave bars' in Europe. Early history, Jack the Blaster A lead miner from Allendale, Jack Bates and his wife Jessie moved to the area in 1782. It is alleged he moved into a small cave at Marsden Rock either after refusing to pay rent on his house in Allendale or simply having nowhere to live. Using explosives from a local quarry, he blasted the small cave into a much larger one, earning his nickname "Jack the Blaster" in the process and creating a rent-free and landlord-free home. The dwelling was accessed by zig-zagging stairs down the cliff, thought to be built by Jack. The unusual and eccentric choice of dwelling attracted visitors, which the couple supplied with refreshments at a cost. It is suggested that he became involved in smuggling activities - offering refreshment to smugglers using caves of the coastline to hide contraband cargo.
Today, we are heading over to the Magic Kingdom for a shot of the grotto at the Journey of the Little Mermaid ride. I took this photo late one night after asking a cast member if I could head down the fastpass lane for a quick shot. I've tried this shot once before, however, it didn't come out nearly as nice as this did. What's your favorite New Fantasyland shot? Have a great week!
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This grotto can be approached at low tide with care. It is particularly nice when seen at sunset with the tide coming in.
I found that the barnacles lining the rocks, however, were a bit of a hazard to my bare legs. No matter, it was worth it.
One comment on the sharpness: As is my custom, this was taken with a tripod and remote release. My biggest challenge was dealing with the incoming waves and shifting sand. I had to find some rocks to place the legs on or there would have been movement during the exposure.
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Great Ocean Road, Victoria
How The Grotto Formed
Quite a few special things happened over a very long time that formed the Grotto. Erosion from the wind and ocean created this window that peaks into a Sinkhole.
Originally, the Sandstone and Limestone that the cliffs are made from (Limestone being Sandstone with more than 50% fossil) was formed at the bottom of a really deep ocean more than 20 million years ago. The stone was the result of the huge amount of pressure from the water compacting all that sat at the bottom, this included fish and plants that died and sunk to the bottom of the ocean, sand from river and other ocean debris.
The ocean eventually retreated and the water level has changed many times over the last 20 million years, reaching it’s current level 6,000 years ago after the Ice Age.
Once the Sandstone became the land, rain made it’s way into cracks and formed rivers beneath the surface. The water from these underground rivers eventually eroded the stone so much that part of it’s roof collapsed and formed a large sink hole.
The sink hole combined with the cliffs’ erosion caused by the ocean and wind resulted in the current formation of the Grotto.
Source: www.wayandfarer.com/guides/great-ocean-road/the-grotto/
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Displaying jewelry on fruit or in this case a nut (many people call coconut a fruit, but it is not) may seem curious or peculiar. However, I think the dichotomy provided by the hardness of one versus the softness of the other provides an element of interest that would not be evident if the piece were displayed alone.
In this instance as well, the coconut's shape and the fact that it is the essence of life of the coconut palm auguments the symbolism provided by the cross.
One of my favorite geysers in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin.
Wish I would have caught it spouting away....
"Grotto Geyser is the namesake for the group of geysers that includes Grotto Fountain Geyser, South Grotto Fountain Geyser, Indicator Spring, Spa Geyser, and Rocket Geyser.
On September 18, 1870 members of the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition entered the Upper Geyser Basin where in a day and a half of exploration, they named seven geysers of which Grotto was one. Nathaniel P. Langford described the Grotto in his 1871 Scribner's account:
"The Grotto" was so named from its singular crater of vitrified sinter, full of large, sinuous apertures. Through one of these, on our first visit, one of our company crawled to the discharging orifice; and when, a few hours afterwards, he saw a volume of boiling water, four feet in diameter, shooting through, it to the height of sixty feet, and a scalding stream of two hundred inches flowing from the aperture he had entered a short time before, he concluded he had narrowly escaped being summarily cooked. The discharge of this geyser continued for nearly half an hour."
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A beautiful grotto stands beside the Catholic Church of The Immaculate Conception In "New Lebanon Center, NY"
The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of Malta, a short distance off the fishermen's harbour of Wied iż-Żurrieq limits of Qrendi, Malta
Grotto Spring, one of the 60 natural springs in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The founders of Eureka Springs were smart enough to make sure the actual springs were preserved, and many of them are part of small parks situated across the city. One of the most interesting is the Grotto Spring, which flows out from under an overhanging rock ledge. In the 1890s, the spring was enclosed behind some ornamental rocks to help protect it during construction of a nearby road. A stone above the entrance is marked with esto perpetua, which declared "the prevailing belief that these healing waters would flow forth forever"
Taken at Powerscourt garden, on our Ireland trip in the summer. The grotto leads into the Japanese Garden, our favourite part of the gardens at Powerscourt.
HTMT!
In the crypt level of the Washington National Cathedral is this little grotto of a chapel. I love the neogothic architecture of this place.
There were two weddings in the church yesterday while we we there, and today they are participating in the Faith Shared project, with Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, Imam Mohamed Magid and Rabbi Amy M. Schwartzman.
HSS!