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Having a weekend away from Hull, Stagecoach 11192 (YW19 VUN) returning to Sixfields, Northampton, after the Formula One Grand Prix held at nearby Silverstone. 9th July 2023.
Having cleaned the ash pans the next stop is to fill the tender up with water. Chama, NM - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR
I have Raynaud syndrome and winter here in Finland is hard for my hands. Taking photos outside is challenging when temperature drops below +5 degrees. Or was, these heated mittens I got are just life savers <3 Love, love, love these.
Castle Stalker – in the Gaelic, Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer – is believed originally to have been the site of a Fortalice (a small fortified building) belonging to the MacDougalls when they were Lords of Lorn, and built around 1320. The MacDougalls lost their title after their defeat by King Bruce at Brander Pass in 1308 but regained it for a period after 1328. In about 1388 the Lordship of Lorn passed to the Stewarts, the lands including Castle Stalker.
It is believed that Castle Stalker, much in its present form, was built by the then Lord of Lorn, Sir John Stewart, who had an illegitimate son in 1446, and it is reasonable to suppose that he built and occupied the Castle about that time. In 1463 Sir John Stewart was keen to legitimise his son by getting married to his Mother, a MacLaren, at Dunstaffnage when he was murdered outside the church by Alan MacCoul, a renegade MacDougall, although he survived long enough to complete the marriage and legitimise his son, Dugald, who became the First Chief of Appin. The Stewarts had their revenge on MacCoul at the Battle of Stalc in 1468 opposite the Castle when the Stewarts and MacLaren together defeated the MacDougalls, and Alan MacCoul was killed by Dugald himself. The site of this Battle is marked by a memorial stone in the Churchyard in Portnacroish.
In 1497 the Stewarts and MacLarens carried out a combined raid against MacDonald of Keppoch as a reprisal for cattle reiving, but Dugald Stewart was killed and succeeded as Chief of Appin by his son Duncan. King James IV of Scotland, born in 1473, was a cousin of the Stewarts of Appin and when he came of age made frequent hunting journeys to the Highlands. It is understood that he stayed quite often at Castle Stalker, using it as a base for hunting and hawking for which he had a passion. It is thought that further improvements were made to the Castle at this time including the possible addition of what is now the top floor and roof, and that the Coat of Arms over the front door may be the Royal Arms of that time.
Duncan Stewart was murdered by the McLeans at Duart Castle in 1512 and succeeded by his younger brother Alan Stewart as the third Chief. In 1513 the Stewarts of Appin supported King James IV at the Battle of Flodden. The Stewart Chief and is five sons were all present at the Battle but all managed to survive what was otherwise a massive defeat in which the King was killed.
In 1520 Sir Alexander Stewart of Invernahyle was fishing off the small island next to Castle Stalker when he was surprised and murdered by a party of Campbells. Tradition has it that the nurse of his baby son, Donald Stewart, hid the baby in the Castle and when the Campbells left the nurse returned, found the baby still alive and took refuge in Morven.
Young Donald became renowned for his strength and was known as “Donald of the Hammers” – in the Gaelic “Donald nan Ord” – as he could wield a blacksmith’s hammer in each hand with ease. In 1544 he raised the Stewarts of Appin and went to Dunstaffnage where they killed nine Campbells in revenge for the murder of his Father. Donald nan Ord also led the Stewarts at the Battle of Pinkie on the 10th September 1547. He died in 1607 and is buried on Lismore where his faithful henchman, a Carmichael, also lies buried.
In around 1620 the Castle passed into the hands of the Campbells of Airds as a result of a drunken wager by the 7th Stewart Chief, Duncan, in exchange for an eight-oared wherry.
The Stewarts of Appin, under Stewart if Ardsheal, regained the Castle in 1689 when they came out with King James VII (otherwise James II) against King William but after defeat at the battle of Dunkeld the Castle was again forfeited to the Campbells. The Stewarts under Ardsheal refused to hand it over when it was then besieged by the Campbells for several months until Ardsheal was granted an honourable surrender in 1690.
At the time of the 1745 Rising Castle Stalker was held by the Campbells with a Garrison of about 59 Government troops. Although the Stewarts of Appin were solidly behind Prince Charles, and raised a regiment of 300, the Castle was too strong for them to take and their 2lb cannon-balls merely bounced off the walls. The Castle formed an important link during the rising with ships calling frequently with men and supplies as they sailed between Inverary in the South and Fort William in the North. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746 the Castle was used by the Government forces as a local centre where the Clansmen had to surrender their arms. Six prisoners are recorded as being held in the Prisoners’ Hole for about a fortnight before being taken to Edinburgh for trial.
The last Campbell was born in the Castle in 1775 and Campbells continued to reside in it until about 1800 when they built a new house on the mainland at Airds, which still exists today, and the Castle remained merely as a storehouse. In about 1840 the roof either fell in or was perhaps removed to avoid roof-tax and the Castle was abandoned.
In 1908 the Castle was regained from the Campbells by Charles Stewart of Achara who purchased it and carried out some basic preservation work to stem its decay.
In 1947 his successor, Duncan Stewart, who was Governor of Sarawak, was murdered by a Dyak and the Castle devolved on his widow. In 1965 Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward negotiated terms for the purchase of the Castle and spent the next ten years rebuilding and restoring it as it is today. It is now fully habitable. Contractors and builders in the normal sense were not employed in the restoration which was carried out by Lt. Col. Stewart Allward personally with the help of his wife, family and many friends who were willing to spend holidays and long weekends helping with the task.
Lt. Col. Stewart Allward died suddenly whilst out walking on the 5th February 1991. His wife Marion, always of great support to him, died on the 7th July 2005. They are survived by their four children, Sine, Ross, Alasdair and Morag, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Ross. S.S. Allward, March 2011
This was taken at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. There are a couple of these little fountains placed around the Japanese Garden in the back of the gardens. I just had to sit my camera on the ledge because the water never goes over it. Enjoy!
Lens: 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/125
ISO: 200
Auto Bracket: +2 0 –2
We have lots of fruit trees ourselves, but they are still little and not as big and beautiful as the neighbor's tree right by them.
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An older photo from autumn, when the woods were sunny and beautiful.
I've been having some really stressful weeks due to work and couldn't really enjoy my holidays so far. Christmas was stressful and I fell ill right afterwards. But today I finished the two big jobs I had at the end of the year and now I can finally concentrate on the uni work I have been forced to ignore so many times since the semester started.
"The ambition of Caesar and of Napoleon pales before that which could not rest until it had seized the minds of men and controlled even their unborn thoughts..."
My little tribute to the works of one Robert W. Chambers.
Brought to you by Stabitha and What's Lost Spirits (www.whatslostspirits.com/) Statue used by permission. Thank you a thousand times, Stabitha!
Sometimes I have to dig into the archives for stuff to post - life has just been very hectic of late.
This shot may seem familiar. It was part of the article I wrote about Through the Viewfinder photography for JPG Magazine in their Embrace the Blur issue.
New neighbors sifting through stuff they decided they didn't want, placed side by side in front of the house out on the street. The chairs were gone in a couple of hours.
The sweetest buds and blooms...
Have a super day and thank you, M, (*_*)
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Peony, white, petals, leaves, blooms, buds, flowers, design, studio, black-background, colour, square, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"
I have added Sii and more Oiii narrowband to an earlier image of this shot in HOO + L and RGB for stars. The longest capture time for me so far totalling 35.5 hours,.
The Bubble Nebula is 7 light-years across – about one-and-a-half times the distance from our sun to its nearest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri – and resides 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. For perspective, I worked out that it would take a Voyager Spacecraft about 140,000 years to travel across the Bubble Nebula.
Ha, Oiii, LRGB 6 to 10 August 2022 -Moon 50% to 96% but nice and low and setting during the sessions. Sii and more Oiii 21,22,26,31 August 2022 - Moon 29% to 18%.
RGB Stars 60s x 30 for each filter
L 60s x 180 + 120s x 51
Sii 300s x 77
Ha 300s x 118
Oiii 300s x 153
35.5 hours total
Astromiks 36mm SHO 6nm Filters
30 x Darks, Flats (for each filter) and Dark Flats
ZWO ASI294MM Pro 120 gain, -10C
ZWO 7x36mm EFW
ZWO EAF
Stellalyra 8” Ritchey-Chrétien Carbon
EQ6-Pro
ASIAIR Plus
Astro Pixel Processor
Pixinsight
Photoshop 2022
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.....from my Niagara's Archives ! best when viewed in large size !
"...focus on the journey, not the destination.
Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."
Greg Anderson
"Joy is prayer - Joy is strength- Joy is love - Joy is a net of love
by which you can catch souls. She gives most who gives with Joy."
Mother Teresa
"There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go."
Frederick Wm. Faber
I have been shooting loads and loads recently and I don't think I've been enjoying my photography this much. Not sure whats up with this sudden burst but I'm loving it! I have been loving getting away all my final year work and having a break from it for a couple of hours. I have been pretty busy and keep forgetting to post anything so thought I should get one up somewhen. Being able to experience scenes like this one certainly help me come home happy and get on with some more work :)
PS: Still not sure about the sun in this image, this image is blended from 3 different exposures but I can't work out if the sun looks right. Any comments are much appreciated :)
The fireman takes a rest from shovelling coal while the driver controls the JS locomotive. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.
~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Secret #3: I've kept a journal since I was thirteen years old. Every year I buy a new journal and I like having a place to put down my thoughts. Writing things down has always helped me relieve stress. I kind of like it the old-fashioned way where I can write things down on paper and open up the journals years later. Some of them are still at my parents' home and I hope they don't go reading them!
I hate to post and run but I must today. Deadline calls...catch up with you later... =)
Have a ducky day:-)
I found this little lady hiding in one of my folders .... her mate is in the comments below.
“The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary.”
Ashleigh Brilliant
Thank you to my friend & work colleague Morgan, for the image of the castle
With thanks to…..
Textures ~ Skeletal Mess & me ( 1 ) & ( 2 )
Clouds ~ Tanakawho
Model ~ Faestock
~ Explore ~ #28 ~ Aug 20, 2009 ~
Great Egret - - - - - - ( Ardea alba, aka Casmerodius albus )
I had tossed some bread into deep water, and she successfully hovered over it and caught a fish.
She'll always return to shore to eat them.
Edge of Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony over the lake, late Monday afternoon, October 8, 2007.
"BIGGER is better." view.
See WHERE. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
We all have so much to be thankful for and in order to remember this, we need to also remember the reason we can be thankful. So many men and women have died (or suffered major injury, both mental and physical) in SO MANY WARS, so that the rest of us can live in peace, in freedom. So many people will continue to lose their life, fighting for this freedom. I thank them, and their families, who willingly pay the price in all sorts of ways. They deserve our thanks, not just on November 11th each year, but each and every day.
"Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918, as the major hostilities of World War I were formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.
The day was specifically dedicated by King George V, on 7 November 1919, to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I.
The red poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem In Flanders Fields. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilt in the war."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields
Reposted from 2015.