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Wikipedia: Wat Plai Laem is a temple on the resort island of Ko Samui, Thailand. Like the nearby Wat Phra Yai or "Big Buddha Temple", it is a modern Buddhist temple. The temple's design incorporates elements of Chinese and Thai traditions and was in part designed by distinguished Thai artist Jarit Phumdonming.
The facade details of Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto (2014) make for an interesting geometric pattern.Incorporating evidence-based, patient centered design principles, this award winning hospital was designed by architect teams: Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects (Planning, Design and Compliance Architects) and HDR Architecture / Diamond Schmitt Architects (Design, Build, Finance and Maintain Architects)
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A 'flipped' mono version of this almost abstract photo of the concrete main stair in the Herzog & de Meuron designed Tate Modern Switch House extension. I took the original photo back in February but I've only just spotted it's potential as a suitable candidate for 'flipping'.
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From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.
The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route. The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.
The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.
The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."
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The present church in incorporates one of the oldest stone built churches in Gloucestershire. By 695AD a stone church was built here with a thatched roof (prior to that probably a shed for worshippers).
Around 1215 the Keynes family who lived in the Manor house from about 1100 to 1300, rebuilt the greater part of the present church.
Along the way the old Saxon doorway was bricked up but in 2004 thanks to a generous parishoner the doorway was opened & glazed so that its full beauty could be appreciated.
... and a pigeon is watching over at Wat Plai Leam at Koh Samui, Thailand.
Wat Plai Laem is a modern Buddhist temple temple. The design incorporates elements of Chinese, and Thai traditions and was in part designed by distinguished Thai artist Jarit Phumdonming
Good luck for the new year 2025!
A Budai statue representim. good luck, at Wat Plai Laem at Koh Samui, Thailand.
Wat Plai Leam is a modern Buddhist temple at Koh Samui, Thailand. The temple's design incorporates elements of Chinese, and Thai traditions and was in part designed by distinguished Thai artist Jarit Phumdonming
A view showing the incorporation of the natural features into the castle walls.
Fort La Latte has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1925. And since 1931, it has been restored and maintained by the Joüon des Longrais family who have managed to preserve all of its attributes: drawbridge, walls, dungeon, dungeons, war machines and medieval garden
This attractive woodland runs alongside the country road (B6355) a mile or so to the west of the Whiteadder Reservoir in the heart of the Lammermuir Hills. This appears to be part of the Mayshiel Estate. This is a 12,000 acre sporting estate which hosts game shooting and I understand also incorporates a farm with 1,700 breeding sheep.
The church incorporates in its chancel arch masonry dating from c.1200. To this early building a south aisle and south chapel were added in the earlier 13th century; the chancel may also have been lengthened at this time. By the early 19th century a south porch and west tower, constructed of timber, had been added. Restoration of the church took place in 1854-5 under the direction of T.H. Wyatt, when the external walls were rebuilt. In 1933 the south chapel was extended eastwards and an aisle was added to the northern side of the church.
St. Andrew's Church was a chapelry within Downton ecclesiastical parish until 1915 when it was annexed to Odstock parish. Arguments by the inhabitants of Nunton and Bodenham that the church should be detached from Downton parish had arisen since the latter half of the 16th century; at numerous points in the 17th to 19th centuries the scarcity of services was noted.
In 1553 there were three bells, which remain in the church today. Parish registers date from 1672; baptism registers from this date to 1906 are held at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Chippenham, as are marriage registers from 2000, with a brief gap between 1764 and 1759. Burial registers held at the Centre date from 1672 to 1965. Later registers than those cited here remain with the church.
This is the grave of Maria Luisa Montesano, born Levi della Vida in 1882, who died in 1968. And it's like nothing else I've seen. So the grave is rather modern, but it incorporates Roman spolia [Wikipedia definition: a stone taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes.]. It's an ancient Roman cinerary urn on top, but with Montesano's name added. The frieze on the front comes from a Roman sarcophagus, and then there are some added elements from at least one statue and parts of columns are used both as decoration and as the lower name plaque.
At the Protestant Cemetery in Rome, as it is popularly known. The name of the cemetery is actually Cimitero Acattolico, which means the Non-Catholic cemetery.
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Dana Awartani è un’artista palestinese-saudita che ha cercato affinità tra le conoscenze delle comunità indigene nel mondo arabo, in India e in altri Paesi, dove ha sviluppato il proprio lavoro in dialogo con gli artigiani. L’installazione Come, let me heal your wounds. Let me mend your broken bones (2024) è un requiem dedicato ai siti storici e culturali distrutti nel mondo arabo a causa di guerre e atti di terrorismo. In maniera terrificante, l’installazione si espande a ogni iterazione per fare spazio a una nuova documentazione. Questa edizione aggiunge una testimonianza della devastazione di Gaza e dei siti che sono stati indiscriminatamente rasi al suolo dai bombardamenti e dai bulldozer. L’artista crea dei buchi su metri di tessuto di seta, dove ogni strappo segna un sito. Poi rammenda ogni squarcio – una pratica in via di estinzione, più intima ma sottovalutata rispetto al patchwork – con tenerezza, come gesto di guarigione; le cicatrici risultanti simboleggiano quelle fisiche ed emotive lasciate nel mondo reale. Il tessuto viene immerso in tinture naturali a base di erbe e spezie che hanno valore medicinale, sfruttando le sacre proprietà curative incorporate nelle pratiche tradizionali di tintura tessile del Kerala che Awartani ha appreso nel tempo.
L’opera di Dana Awartani è esposta per la prima volta alla Biennale Arte.
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Dana Awartani is a Palestinian-Saudi artist who has sought kinship in the knowledge of Indigenous communities across the Arab world, India, and other countries where she developed her work in conversation with craftspeople. Awartani’s installation Come, let me heal your wounds. Let me mend your broken bones (2024) is a requiem for the historical and cultural sites that have been destroyed in the Arab world during wars and by acts of terror. Chillingly, the installation expands with each iteration to make room for newer documentation. This edition adds testimony to the devastation in Gaza and sites that have been flattened indiscriminately through bombings and bulldozers. Awartani tears holes across yards of silk, each rip marking a site. Then she darns – a fading practice that is more intimate yet undervalued compared to patchwork – each gash tenderly as a gesture for healing; the resulting scars symbolise the physical and emotional ones left behind in the real world. The fabric is dipped in herb and spice-based natural dyes that carry medicinal value, using the sacred healing properties embedded in the traditional textile dyeing practices of Kerala, which Awartani spent time learning.
This is the first time the work of Dana Awartani is presented at Biennale Arte.
—Saira Ansari
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Zeebrugge offers stunning sunset photography opportunities, especially along its expansive beach and bustling port. Here are some tips to make the most of your shots:
Best Locations:
- Zeebrugge Beach – Capture the sun dipping below the horizon with reflections on the water.
- Eastern Dam – A great vantage point for dramatic compositions with industrial silhouettes.
- Viewing Platform near Visserskruis – Offers a panoramic view of the container terminal at sunset.
Techniques:
- Use a Polarizing Filter – Reduces glare and enhances colors.
- Experiment with Exposure – Underexpose slightly to preserve rich sunset hues.
- Include Foreground Elements – Boats, piers, or dunes add depth to your composition.
If you’re looking for inspiration, check out some breathtaking sunset images from Zeebrugge on my motorhome travels website.
Would you like recommendations on camera settings for sunset shots? my advice would be
For stunning sunset shots in Zeebrugge, your camera settings can make all the difference. Here’s a guide to help you capture rich colors and dynamic compositions:
Recommended Camera Settings
- Aperture: f/8 to f/16 – Provides sharpness and depth of field.
- Shutter Speed: 1/30s to 1/250s – Adjust depending on movement and light levels.
- ISO: 100-400 – Keep it low to reduce noise, but increase if necessary.
- White Balance: Cloudy or Shade – Enhances warm sunset tones.
Additional Tips
- Use Manual Mode – Allows full control over exposure.
- Enable Bracketing – Capture multiple exposures for the perfect balance.
- Shoot in RAW – Preserves details for better post-processing.
Since you appreciate natural elements in your photography, incorporating water reflections and silhouetted foreground objects—like boats or port cranes—can add depth and intrigue to your sunset compositions, I used miniature people.
Having enjoyed a couple of days in the sun engaged in rather more active pursuits, an early-ish return home today provided an opportunity to visit one of my local spots and the significantly more leisurely 'snapping of the logs'.
Colas Tug 60085 is doing the honours with the 12.58pm Carlisle Yard - Chirk Kronospan (6J37), and what better than to incorporate the splendid signal box and a couple of the semaphores basking in the evening sun. Catch 'em while you can I guess.
6.10pm, 19th April 2018
The present church in incorporates one of the oldest stone built churches in Gloucestershire. By 695AD a stone church was built here with a thatched roof (prior to that probably a shed for worshippers).
Around 1215 the Keynes family who lived in the Manor house from about 1100 to 1300, rebuilt the greater part of the present church.
Along the way the old Saxon doorway was bricked up but in 2004 thanks to a generous parishoner the doorway was opened & glazed so that its full beauty could be appreciated.
For Kreative People, Challenge 109, incorporating the image seen in first comment below.
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Portmeirion Village, which was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village. In Gwynedd, North Wales.
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion's designer, denied repeated claims that the design was based on the town of Portofino, Italy. He stated only that he wanted to pay tribute to the atmosphere of the Mediterranean. He incorporated fragments of demolished buildings, including works by several other architects. Portmeirion's architectural bricolage and deliberately fanciful nostalgia have been noted as an influence on the development of postmodernism in architecture in the late 20th century.
The main building of the hotel and the cottages "White Horses", "Mermaid", and "The Salutation" had been a private estate called Aber Iâ, developed in the 1850s on the site of a late 18th Century foundry and boatyard. Williams-Ellis changed the name (which he had interpreted as "frozen mouth") to Portmeirion: "Port-" from its place on the coast; "-meirion" from the county of Merioneth (Meirionydd) in which it was sited. The very minor remains of a mediaeval castle (known variously as Castell Deudraeth, Castell Gwain Goch and Castell Aber Iâ) are in the woods just outside the village.
In 1931 Williams-Ellis bought from his uncle, Sir Osmund Williams, the Victorian crenellated mansion Castell Deudraeth with the intention of incorporating it into the Portmeirion hotel complex, but the intervention of the war and other problems prevented this. Williams-Ellis had always considered the Castell to be “the largest and most imposing single building on the Portmeirion Estate" and sought ways to incorporate it. Eventually, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund as well as the Wales Tourist Board, his original aims were achieved and Castell Deudraeth was opened as an 11-bedroom hotel and restaurant.
The grounds contain an important collection of rhododendrons and other exotic plants in a wild-garden setting, which was begun before Williams-Ellis's time by the previous owner George Henry Caton Haigh and has continued to be developed since Williams-Ellis's death.
Portmeirion is now owned by a charitable trust, and has always been run as a hotel, which uses most of the buildings as hotel rooms or self-catering cottages, together with shops, a cafe, tea-room, and restaurant. Portmeirion is today a top tourist attraction in North Wales and day visits can be made on payment of an admission charge.
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This Tree Swallow is collecting material to incorporate into its nest. This bird was in the countryside north of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Great Malvern’s Priory has some wonderful stained glass from the sixteenth century . However this very modern window by Thomas Denny really caught my eye. It is inspired by a line from the 23rd psalm ‘In thy light we shall see light’
Thomas Denny is a stained-glass artist and painter, educated at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1970’s. In the 1980‘s and 1990‘s he exhibited his paintings in London and New York. Latterly, Denny has concentrated on stained-glass and has now made some fifty windows for churches and cathedrals. In an article he wrote ;
“All of my windows are made with materials and techniques largely the same as those used in 14th century stained glass, with the addition of much acid etching of flashed glass, a technique that developed in the 19th century. This helps, I believe, to incorporate them in their settings; treatment of imagery can be very different, but colour, texture and the intransigence of lead and glass all make connections with what is already there, whether it is other stained glass, or the forms and surfaces of surrounding architecture and artefact's. Stained glass must be interesting and beautiful in its own right, but it must always acknowledge its context.”
His work can be seen in many settings including Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York,St John’s, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland,Gloucester Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral
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St Ives Bridge is a 15th-century bridge crossing the River Great Ouse in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. It is noted for being one of only four bridges in England to incorporate a chapel (the others being at Rotherham, Wakefield, and Bradford-on-Avon)
An Australian native orchid hybrid incorporating three of Australia's best known orchid species, Dendrobium speciosum, bigibbum and kingianum. Knowing Wal and Jill Upton since I was a boy , in the Manly Warringah Orchid Society , this plant is a great memory of them both, as they bred the 1st and 2nd generation of this hybrid.
The National Stadium (国家体育场), a.k.a. the Bird's Nest (鸟巢), at Olympic Green, 8 km/5 miles north of the Forbidden City in Beijing. With an 80,000 person capacity (91,000 with temporary seating), the Bird’s Nest broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.
The stadium was designed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was also used during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. It cost US$428 million, and was designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron.
It remains an icon of Beijing and the plaza around it is often the site of open air events during major holidays.
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Orcheston is a tiny village, with just sixty-five houses, and one of such architectural quality that fully twenty-six are listed. Until 1934, it comprised two civil parishes, and until 1971 two ecclesiastical parishes. Shortly after that, the “other” medieval church in this village, St George’s, was transferred to the care of the Churches Conservation Trust and Christian worship was centred here, in St Mary’s.
The oldest parts St Mary’s are 13th Century, including the tower. The chancel dates from the 16th Century but was extensively rebuilt in 1833, as part of a major restoration.
Tucked down at the ‘bottom’ of the village, just as the lane opens out into Salisbury Plain, surrounded by trees and a large, quiet churchyard, this church brings a sense of timelessness and peace to those who find it and stop for a moment inside.
This description incorporates text from the website of the Salisbury Plain Benefice, of which St Mary’s, Orcheston, is now a part.
St John the Baptist, Mildenhall, commonly known as Minal Church, at sunset. Parts of the lower tower are a relatively rare Saxon survival, from just before the Norman Conquest, although there was a church on the site by the end of the 8th Century, and the first recorded use of the name ‘Mildanhald’ was in 804. Most of the building, however, is 13th Century with some very early Norman details.
Sir John Betjeman refers to St. John's as “a church of a Jane Austen novel”. Simon Jenkins includes it in his England's Thousand Best Churches. St. John’s parish is now part of the Marlborough team ministry.
This is the village of Milldenhall outside Marlborough in Wiltshire, not the larger settlement in East Anglia.
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Mull of Galloway Lighthouse.
An active lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is 26 metres (85 ft) high. The light is 99 metres (325 ft) above sea level and has a range of 28 nautical miles (52 km). The lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' houses are designated as a Category A listed building.
During World War II, on 8 June 1944 at 7.30pm a French member of the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Cladius Echallier, died by striking the Lighthouse in a Beaufighter, while making a low landfall from the Irish Sea.
The lighthouse is now automatic, and an old outhouse has been converted into a visitor centre, run by the South Rhins Community Development Trust, a group of local people and businesses. In 2013 there was a community buyout and the Mull of Galloway Trust purchased land and buildings, with the exception of the tower, from Northern Lighthouse Board. In 2004 a new café was built at the Mull of Galloway, called the "Gallie Craig". Its design incorporates into the landscape with a turf roof, giving views across to Northern Ireland and southwards to the Isle of Man.
The Mausoleum incorporates symbols from Masonry, the Bible and Sigma Chi fraternity. The family's ashes are sealed in the chairs around the table. Completed in 1936
Located at Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, WA USA
Niagara was constructed from 1812 to 1813 to protect the vulnerable American coastline on Lake Erie from the British and played a pivotal role in the battle for the lake. Along with most warships that served in the war, Niagara was sunk for preservation on Presque Isle in 1820. Raised in 1913, it was rebuilt for the centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie. After deteriorating, the restoration of Niagara was started again in the 1930s, but was hampered by the lack of funds caused by the Great Depression and remained uncompleted until 1963. A more extensive restoration was carried out in 1988 in which much of the original ship was largely destroyed. The incorporation of new materials and modern equipment makes it ambiguous as to whether it is or is not a replica. (Wikipedia)
The Niagara is the third reconstruction of the original. This two-masted square-rigged sailing vessel was launched in 1988 for the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. (Erie Maritime Museum)
Founded in 1860, Graceland Cemetery is a beautiful 120-acre “garden cemetery” on Chicago’s North Side, incorporating trees, lakes, terraced lawns and paths into its landscape design, creating a park-like atmosphere. It is the final resting place for numerous notable Chicagoans, including Marshall Field, Cyrus McCormick, George Pullman and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Being a Chicago Cubs fan, I made it a point when I was there this month to visit the gravesite of Ernie Banks, a Hall of Fame Major League baseball player who played 19 seasons for the Cubs beginning in 1953. Banks was the Cubs’ first African-American player and is regarded as one of the greatest Cubs players of all time.
Banks' dedication to the team along with his ebullient nature earned him the nickname “Mr Cub,” both during and after his playing career. For his contribution to sports, Banks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Ernie Banks died of a heart attack in 2015 a week before his 84th birthday.
"The Coastal Carpet python is the single largest snake species encountered throughout the Brisbane and Ipswich regions. It is non venomous and represents one of two pythons species found in the south east corner.
The Carpet Python is a large, heavy bodied snake with a highly variable, mottled & blotched pattern and color. Mostly white to cream on the underside, the head is distinct from the neck. A specimen recorded by Snake Catcher Brisbane from Pine Mountain, Ipswich measured in at 3.9 metres and 14.5 kg! The largest reliable record for the species comes in at 4.2 metres in length.
A highly adaptable species it occupies all habitats from rainforest, wet sclerophyll forests and dry woodland through to suburban backyards and the periphery of highly disturbed farmland. It’s ability to not only persist in the highly modified suburban and rural environment but to thrive throughout, makes the Carpet Python the most commonly encountered snake for residents and subsequently snake catchers. The parallel proliferation and success of native mammals and introduced rodent species in these modified environments has provided feeding and refugial resources at every level for the Carpet Python.
Although active on occasion by day, The predominately nocturnal habits of Carpet Pythons facilitates the stealth and ambush type predatory modes it incorporates when actively seeking its next meal. The preferred prey of this species changes with respect to size of individual animals with juvenile carpet pythons feed predominately on skinks and small rodents such as introduced mice. Sub adult specimens target larger mammals such as rat species, smaller flying foxes, caged birds, guinea pigs and Ring-tailed Possums."
The Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, masterpiece by Gianlorenzo Bernini dating back to the period 1648-51, illuminated with colored lights during the Christmas period in January 2015.
The marble group, which incorporates the base of the obelisk above, represents those which, according to the knowledge of that time, were the 4 longest rivers on Earth: Nile, Ganges, Danube and Rio de la Plata.
Excerpt from the plaque:
City Crests: Soon after incorporation in 1854, Berlin village council adopted a community crest featuring four images: the crown, symbolizing loyalty to the queen; the beaver, which represented citizens’ industriousness; the axe and saw, paying tribute to the pioneers, and the locomotive, which stood for a bright future. This crest served the Village of Berlin (1854-1871) and the Town of Berlin (1871-1912).
When Berlin was officially designated as a city in 1912, a new crest was designed by Mayor W.H. Schmalz, father of W.H.E. Schmalz. The mayor’s design kept both the crown and the beaver from the previous design. Because Berlin became Kitchener, the City of Berlin crest was used only from June 1912 to August 31, 1916. The current City of Kitchener crest was modified from the City of Berlin crest. These two sculpted crests, plus the third one currently handing inside the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum, 10 King Street West, were mounted above the entrance of Kitchener city hall from 1923-1974.
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The Alfândega Nova do Porto (the New Porto Customs House) was built by Seyrig Incorporation (the same company that made the Luis I iron bridge, in Ribeira), in the second half of the 19th century, and was completed in 1879. The building was introduced to replace the old medieval warehouses, in Casa do Infante, being so called the New Customs.
The building was designed to be practical and modern in its days. It even has a railway line that connected it to the railway station of Campanhã in Porto. The side facing the river, which can be well appreciated in Vila Nova de Gaia, was prepared to receive all the merchants that arrived by ship.The building is located in Miragaia, right in front of the old tram line.
After the opening of Leixões port, further north of Porto, the merchant ships no longer need to sail up the Douro, so the customs closed its doors and moved to Leixões.
Currently, the Alfândega still keeps some of the bureaucratic customs services, but the space was converted for public use, in 1992. It has a conference centre, which also is used for concerts and festivals. It is equipped with bar and restaurant facilities.The Museum of Transports and Communications (Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações) is also in the building. If you go there, it is worth visiting the Museum of Transport and its fantastic collection of classic cars. There you’ll see the first automobile that came to Portugal, a 1896 French Panhard. An Old Ford T, some British Jaguar and Austin, the old German school of Mercedes, Opel and BMW, all of those iconic manufacturers are there for you to enjoy in Porto.
Some curiosities pre WWII, as some big Chevrolets and Buicks from the 1920s and 1930s, a huge Rolls Royce, and the first prototype sport cars made in Portugal, in the 1950s, are just some of the gems the museum hosts. If speed and cars are your passion, this museum is the place for you to go. A real live top gear show.
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, 5 km east of Calne in Wiltshire. Dating from 1780 it is the third oldest of several such white horses in England, with only the Uffington White Horse and the Westbury White Horse being older. It overlooks the busy A4 road, and it shot here from slightly higher ground to the west, next to a huge 19th Century obelisk known as the Lansdowne Monument.
This shot was taken 12 minutes after sunset looking into the eastern sky, directly opposite the sun.
The Cherhill White Horse was first cut in 1780 by a Dr Christopher Alsop, of Calne, and was created by stripping away the turf to expose the chalk hillside beneath. Its original size was 165 feet (50 m) by 220 feet (67 m). Dr Alsop, who was Guild Steward of the Borough of Calne, has been called "the mad doctor", and is reported to have directed the making of the horse from a distance, shouting through a megaphone from below Labour-in-Vain Hill. His design may have been influenced by the work of his artist friend George Stubbs, notable for his paintings of horses.
Since 1780, the horse has been 'scoured' several times, most recently in 2002.
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"a vivarium that incorporates both terrestrial and aquatic elements'
I sooooo want this for my house!
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The Sonoran desert incorporates part of Mexico, California and Arizona. One of its distinctive features is the saguaro cactus, which is unique to it and protected by law. They can grow to over twelve meters tall.
Unfortunately I do not have the name of the artist who painted this sunset scene, but as I'm sure you'll agree it a most beautiful. If you look closely you will see a roadrunner and a Gambel's Quail in either corner, both of which are found in the desert.
The Northwest Railway Museum (NRM) is a railroad museum in Snoqualmie, King County, Washington. It incorporates a heritage railway, historic depot, exhibit hall, library, and collection care center, and serves more than 130,000 visitors per year.
The heritage railway incorporates five miles of the line constructed in 1889 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E), which was part of Seattle's response to the Northern Pacific selecting Tacoma as their western terminus. The SLS&E was later purchased by the Northern Pacific.
The Snoqualmie depot was built in 1890 by the SLS&E. The depot is an example of a building that was in nearly every community across the nation. Good architecture was good advertising and enhanced company pride. The station once served as the terminal for this early recreation area. An atypical design was the result of the need for a rural combined freight-passenger depot, however, one with lavish decorations to reflect the holiday spirit of vacationers from Seattle. Visitors came to enjoy hunting and fishing, as well as excursions to Snoqualmie Falls.
The depot is currently being renovated and the roof being replaced
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Massey Hall is a performing arts auditorium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1894, it is known for its outstanding acoustics and was the long-time hall of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Although originally designed to seat 3,500 patrons, after extensive renovations in 1933 the capacity was reduced to 2,765. Its extensive history includes concerts by many of the most famous artists of the past century and more, across many musical genres, which is a pattern that continues to the present day.
Massey Hall was a gift to the people of Toronto from industrialist Hart Massey. Massey Hall was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on June 15, 1981.[2] The hall closed in July 2018 for a two-year-long renovation and restoration. The project includes a new seven-story addition incorporating a performance studio and a new concert space, the Allied Music Centre. Massey Hall's re-opening was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic until 2021. The seating capacity of the main hall is currently 2550, and of the Allied Music Centre 500.
It is operated by The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, a non-profit charitable organization. It is located at the intersection of Shuter and Victoria Streets, just east of Yonge Street, in downtown Toronto.
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Hot Creek flows down from Mammoth Lakes and becomes geothermally heated as it mixes with another source. These steam effusions are the result of the ambient temp being below freezing in this case(23 F) and the flowing creek water being much warmer or even hot. There are periodic geysers as well that shoot 6ft straight up. People are no longer permitted to swim here as there have been 14 deaths in recent years.
This is a vertical pano with the DFA 90mm 2.8 Macro lens on the 645Z, composite image. The sky incorporates about 12 8-sec exposures, fed into Sequator and Star XTerminator for processing. Foreground uses 6 high ISO frames, median blended for noise reduction with some spot edits here and there.
Hope you like it!
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles north of Brechin, in Angus.
Edzell Castle was begun around 1520 by David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford, and expanded by his son, Sir David Lindsay, Lord Edzell, who also laid out the garden in 1604. The castle saw little military action, and was, in its design, construction and use, more of a country house than a defensive structure. It was briefly occupied by English troops during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651. In 1715 it was sold by the Lindsay family, and eventually came into the ownership of the Earl of Dalhousie. It was given into state care in the 1930s, and is now a visitor attraction run by Historic Environment Scotland. The castle consists of the original tower house and building ranges around a courtyard. The adjacent Renaissance walled garden, incorporating intricate relief carvings, is unique in Scotland. It was replanted in the 1930s, and is considered to have links to esoteric traditions, including Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry.
The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht or the Cube of Zoroaster, is a stone square stepped structure in the Naqsh-e Rustam compound beside Zangiabad village in Marvdasht county in Fars, Iran. The Naqsh-e Rustam compound also incorporates memorials of the Elamites, the Achaemenids and the Sasanians.
The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht is 46 metres (151 ft) from the mountain, situated exactly opposite Darius II's mausoleum. It is rectangular and has only one entrance door. The material of the structure is white limestone. It is about 12 metres (39 ft) high, or 14.12 metres (46.3 ft) if including the triple stairs, and each side of its base is about 7.30 metres (24.0 ft) long. Its entrance door leads to the chamber inside via a thirty-stair stone stairway. The stone pieces are rectangular and are simply placed on top of each other, without the use of mortar;
Paysandisia archon.Spain.Paysandisia archon is a moth of the family Castniidae. It is native to Uruguay and central Argentina and has been accidentally introduced to Europe, where it is spreading rapidly. It is considered the only member of the genus Paysandisia.
This is a very large moth with a wingspan of 90–110 mm. The forewings are dark green with brown streaking, the hindwings are bright red with bold black and white markings. The females, generally larger than the males, are easily recognized by the prominent ovipositor. Like other castniids, this species flies by day and has clubbed antennae and is easily mistaken for a butterfly. The adults fly from June to September.
The larva is whitish and maggot-like and feeds in the stems and trunks of palms (see list below for recorded food plants). In its natural range, the damage done by the larvae is unobtrusive and the species is not considered a pest but the species is causing increasing concern in Europe because of the sometimes fatal damage being caused to native and exotic palms. The species pupates in a cocoon incorporating palm fibres within the larval gallery.
Attended a Lime Rock Show yesterday, and was mostly disappointed with the subject matter. I'll probably have a few shots to post but one car immediately grabbed my attention and literally stopped me in my tracks. I was clueless as to what it was, but it was a real beauty. And it was until I returned home and did some online research when I found out more about this little gem...like it's 1/2 mullion dollar plus price, among other things. It's a limited production, custom bodied car built by an Italian company, Kimera, and it features the same underpinnings as the original Lancia EVO37, a 500hp+, both supercharged and turbocharged inline 2.1L 4 cylinder powerplant. The following will provide the interested reader with more details:
Following the launch of its original Lancia 037 restomod in 2021, Italian outfit Kimera Automobili has revealed a new limited-run take, inspired by Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Developed in collaboration with two-time World Rally Champion Miki Biasion and Martini, just 37 examples will be produced, with prices expected to exceed the £415,000 of its original car.
Kimera’s EVO37 is not built from one of the few, and very special originals, but built from scratch in a similar construction method with modern materials and techniques. The chassis itself is a bespoke monocoque built from tube steel, with subframes directly welded to it on either side. The steel structure is then clothed in bespoke carbonfibre panels, replacing the original kevlar composite units.
While it features the same underpinnings as the original EVO37, the Martini 7 adopts a new carbonfibre aerodynamics package, applying a new front splitter, side skirts, more aggressive in-built canards and NACA ducts aft of the doors and on the rear haunches. The use of more carbonfibre and carbonkevlar in the Martini 7 is said to drop weight to 1100kg.
Continuing the motorsport theme, the rear has received a complete overhaul, with new carbonfibre air vents framing a transparent engine cover to reveal its rally-inspired power plant. The rear bumper is also now equipped with a quick disconnect mechanism, allowing buyers to display the gearbox casing and ceramic coated exhaust system in all its glory, just like the Group B 037.
As in the homologation car, the forged double wishbone suspension has a long-travel design, with dual Ohlins dampers flanking the separated spring at the rear and a more compact coilover design on the front end.
Like the structure, the engine is also referenced by the original, running a new-build 2.1-litre four-cylinder engine that is both turbo and supercharged. Unlike the original, however, the supercharger will be electrically driven, so as not to bleed power away from the engine itself as all purely mechanical units do.
The engine’s development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers Claudio Lombardi, and thanks to the advances in engine technology is said to produce 542bhp in Martini 7 trim, up 49bhp on the original EVO37. The engine will power the rear wheels via either a six-speed manual, or six-speed sequential transmission, the latter operable via electro-mechanically actuated paddles behind the steering wheel – in-line with its motorsport connection, ratios are shortened in Martini 7-trim.
The overall design remains similar to the original restomod, reworking the Lancia 037’s iconic design with the aid of modern, high-tech carbonfibre manufacturing techniques. Details, like the front and rear lighting, mesh inserts and wheels are also new, the latter being of a much larger 18- and 19-inch staggered design to clear the modern brake package. The Martini 7 receives new wheels inspired by those originally featured on the Delta Evoluzione, created with weight-saving in mind and incorporating the yellow/black carbon-kevlar of Delta group A cars.
Inside, Kimera has opted for a tasteful dry carbonfibre and blue Alcantara theme, with the dials coming with the same orange backlight as the racer. A unique limited-edition plaque, enamel Miki Biasion/Martini dashboard logo and Martini Racing harnesses also feature, with the main control panel labelled exactly how it was in the race car. Being a modern recreation, Kimera has also incorporated a second control panel in the centre console for fine tuning of the ABS and traction control.
A total of 37 Kimera EVO37 Martini 7s will be produced, joining 37 of the original recreation.
By: Sam Jenkins
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Wikipedia: Wat Plai Laem is a wat on the resort island of Ko Samui, Thailand. Like the nearby Wat Phra Yai or "Big Buddha Temple", it is a modern Buddhist temple. The temple's design incorporates elements of Chinese and Thai traditions and was in part designed by distinguished Thai artist Jarit Phumdonming. Its main statue, which is in Chinese style, is not of Gautama Buddha. It is a form of the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy, Avalokiteśvara, called Cundi. This form of the deity is known in Chinese as "Guanyin with eighteen arms".
In addition to the main statue, there is also a white statue of Budai and smaller shrines dedicated to Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva and Sakka.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Plai_Laem
This significant weaving incorporates the artist’s contemporary designs in a manner she describes as harmonious with ancestral robes. It is both a meditation on the strength of community in Haida culture and a reminder of the importance of extending collective work into global contexts. The bold yet intricate patterns honour the waters of Haida Gwaii, recalling the nurturing rains, the rivers and streams and the oceans she describes as “connecting us all.”
The Mull of Galloway lighthouse is located the very southern tip of Scotland, at 54º 38’ North. Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is 26 metres (85’) high, The light is 99 metres (325’) above sea level and has a range of 28 nautical miles (52 km), making it visible from both Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. The lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' houses are designated as a Category A listed buildings in Scotland.
During World War 2, on 8 June 1944 at 7.30 pm, a French member of the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Cladius Echallier, died by striking the Lighthouse in a Beaufighter, while making a low landfall from the Irish Sea.
The lighthouse is now automatic, and an old outhouse has been converted into a visitor centre, run by the South Rhins Community Development Trust, a group of local people and businesses. In 2013 there was a community buyout and the Mull of Galloway Trust purchased land and buildings, with the exception of the tower, from Northern Lighthouse Board.
Located in the historic county of Wigtownshire, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula, the Mull has one of the last remaining sections of natural coastal habitat on the Galloway coast and as such supports a wide variety of plant and animal species. It is now a nature reserve managed by the RSPB. Mull means rounded headland or promontory.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
Infrared landscape incorporating "The Fin Project: From Swords Into Plowshares", by John T. Young. Magnuson Park. Seattle, WA.
Full spectrum Nikon Z50 modified by LifePixel, with SuperColor IR (590nm) filter.
Milky Way over Powder Mills, Dartmoor. In 1844 a factory for making gunpowder was built on the open moor, not far from Postbridge. Gunpowder was needed for the tin mines and granite quarries then in operation on the moor.
There are extensive remains of this factory still visible. Two chimneys still stand and the walls of the two sturdily-built 'incorporating' mills with central waterwheels survive .They were built with substantial walls but flimsy roofs so that in the event of an explosion, the force of the blast would be directed safely upwards.
© Jose Manuel Grandío / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
These are the unforgettable highlights from the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the most famous and prestigious event of its kind in the world. Drawn annually from around 40,000 entries from scores of countries, it provides both an inspiring annual catalogue of the wonders of nature and a thought-provoking look at our complex relationship with the natural world. This book includes each of the category winners and incorporates all aspects of wildlife photography, from animal portraits to Earth's environments. For each photograph there is a caption that reveals the memorable story behind the picture and, for some, members of the international jury share their insightful thoughts. Twenty five striking photographs from the competition' s People' s Choice vote are also included.
Published by Natural History Museum
(28. March 2024)
Language: English
Paperback, 80 pages
ISBN-10: 056509565Х
ISBN-13: 978-0565095659