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Architects: OMA
1997-2013
"De Rotterdam is conceived as a vertical city: three interconnected mixed-use towers accommodating offices, apartments, a hotel, conference facilities, shops, restaurants, and cafes. The project began in 1997. Construction started at the end of 2009, with completion in 2013. The towers are part of the ongoing redevelopment of the old harbour district of Wilhelminapier, next to the Erasmus Bridge, and aim to reinstate the vibrant urban activity - trade, transport, leisure - once familiar to the neighbourhood. De Rotterdam is named after one of the ships on the Holland America Line, which departed from the Wilhelminapier in decades past, carrying thousands of Europeans emigrating to the US.
The three towers reach 150m high, with a gross floor area of approximately 162,000m2, making De Rotterdam the largest building in the Netherlands. OMA's architectural concept produces more than sheer size: urban density and diversity - both in the program and the form - are the guiding principles of the project. De Rotterdam's stacked towers are arranged in a subtly irregular cluster that refuses to resolve into a singular form and produces intriguing new views from different perspectives. Similarly, the definition of the building changes according to its multiple uses internally.
The various programs of this urban complex are organized into distinct blocks, providing both clarity and synergy: residents and office workers alike can use the fitness facilities, restaurants, and conference rooms of the hotel. And these private users of the building have contact with the general public on the ground floor, with its waterfront cafes. The lobbies for the offices, hotel, and apartments are located in the plinth - a long elevated hall that serves as a general traffic hub for De Rotterdam's wide variety of users.
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Shingle Street, Suffolk, England, UK
On a remote stretch of the Suffolk coastline, by the River Ore, lies the tiny settlement of Shingle Street. It is an eerie, barren place which is almost entirely covered by small, round stones. At low tide, the percolation lagoons create endless photographic opportunities - and curves and contrasts abound as the light fades. Shingle Street often lends itself to moody, minimalist photographs but a colourful sunset and a mirror pool are ample compensation for fair weather. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yīnyáng (lit. dark light) is used to describe how obviously opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world. Shingle Street is yinyang; dark shingle and light water, complimentary and interdependent.
I'm sure our Flickr friends in France will recognize this car, but here in the USA it's a rare sighting.
The 2CV
Citroën unveiled the Citroën 2CV or Deux Chevaux signifying two tax horsepower and initially only 9 hp (6.7 kW), at the Paris Salon in 1948. The car became a bestseller, achieving the designer's aim of providing rural French people with a motorized alternative to the horse. It was unusually inexpensive to purchase and, with its small two cylinder engine, inexpensive to run as well. The 2CV pioneered a very soft, interconnected suspension, but did not have the more complex self-levelling feature. This car remained in production, with only minor changes, until 1990 and was a common sight on French roads until recently; 9 million 2CV variants were produced in the period 1948–1990. Thank you Wikipedia!
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s best-known national park, listed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. It is a popular visiting destination all year round, and must-see for every visitor to Croatia.
Well known for its system of cascading lakes - whereby sixteen lovely lakes are interconnected by cascades and waterfalls. The park is simply beautiful. The main focus of park's beauty are sixteen lakes, divided into two parts - Gornja jezera (Upper lakes) and Donja Jezera (Lower Lakes), as well as numerous waterfalls and cascades.
For video, please visit youtu.be/6p-MI7efeCw
Mirror image of a lady standing on Elephant Rock,a bright rainbow was near her so I walked to a point which lined her up with the rainbow to take the photo,The original photo is the left hand 50% of above image with the mirror image effect applied.
Taken at Tuggerah Lakes, a wetland system of three interconnected coastal lagoons, are located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia
“The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and canals lying parallel to the Arabian Sea of the Malabar coast of Kerala state in south-western India. It also includes interconnected lakes, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to bayous. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. There are 34 backwaters in Kerala. Out of it, 27 are located either closer to Arabian Sea or parallel to the sea. The remaining 7 are inland navigation routes.
The backwaters have a unique ecosystem: freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. A barrage has been built near Thanneermukkom, so salt water from the sea is prevented from entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes. Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants, and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.”
The Temple of the Warriors complex consists of a large stepped pyramid fronted and flanked by rows of carved columns depicting warriors. This complex is analogous to Temple B at the Toltec capital of Tula, and indicates some form of cultural contact between the two regions. The one at Chichen Itza, however, was constructed on a larger scale. At the top of the stairway on the pyramid's summit (and leading toward the entrance of the pyramid's temple) is a Chac Mool.
This temple encases or entombs a former structure called The Temple of the Chac Mool. The archeological expedition and restoration of this building was done by the Carnegie Institution of Washington from 1925 to 1928. A key member of this restoration was Earl H. Morris, who published the work from this expedition in two volumes entitled Temple of the Warriors. Watercolors were made of murals in the Temple of the Warriors that were deteriorating rapidly following exposure to the elements after enduring for centuries in the protected enclosures being discovered. Many depict battle scenes and some even have tantalizing images that lend themselves to speculation and debate by prominent Maya scholars, such as Michael D. Coe and Mary Miller, regarding possible contact with Viking sailors.
Along the south wall of the Temple of Warriors are a series of what are today exposed columns, although when the city was inhabited these would have supported an extensive roof system. The columns are in three distinct sections: A west group, that extends the lines of the front of the Temple of Warriors. A north group runs along the south wall of the Temple of Warriors and contains pillars with carvings of soldiers in bas-relief;
A northeast group, which apparently formed a small temple at the southeast corner of the Temple of Warriors, contains a rectangular decorated with carvings of people or gods, as well as animals and serpents. The northeast column temple also covers a small marvel of engineering, a channel that funnels all the rainwater from the complex some 40 meters away to a rejollada, a former cenote.
To the south of the Group of a Thousand Columns is a group of three, smaller, interconnected buildings. The Temple of the Carved Columns is a small elegant building that consists of a front gallery with an inner corridor that leads to an altar with a Chac Mool. There are also numerous columns with rich, bas-relief carvings of some 40 personages.
A section of the upper façade with a motif of x's and o's is displayed in front of the structure. The Temple of the Small Tables which is an unrestored mound. And the Thompson's Temple (referred to in some sources as Palace of Ahau Balam Kauil ), a small building with two levels that has friezes depicting Jaguars (balam in Maya) as well as glyphs of the Maya god Kahuil.
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Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating.
The Alblasserwaard tour starts in the town of Kinderdijk, a tourist mecca famous for its windmills. (Molentocht means windmill tour.) The Krimpenerwaard is one of the oldest polders in Holland, dotted with ancient villages, and you can skate through nine of them in a day. (Negendorpentocht means Nine Villages Tour.) You can read about the area's history in this Krimpenerwaard site.
Aside from the scenery, the joys of Dutch skating are the companionship of other skaters, and the delicious food served up along the canals. With so many skaters on the ice, you're guaranteed to find someone who skates at your speed, and gets hungry or thirsty with the same regularity.
Minster Court is a complex of three office buildings, interconnected with glass corridors, that were built 1987-93 and designed by architects Gollins, Melvin and Ward Partnership (GMW). The exterior cladding is faced with rough-cut Torcicoda granite and polished rose-coloured Brazilian marble, giving the buildings a distinctive pink appearance. The architectural style has been described as ‘postmodern-gothic’ or ‘neo-gothic’.
In the large forecourt, beside Mincing Lane, are three bronze sculptures of horses that are each over three metres high, sculpted by Althea Wynne. They represent the three separate buildings and have been nicknamed ‘Dollar’, ‘Yen’ and ‘Sterling’. The forecourt was used in Disney’s 1996 live-action movie called ‘101 Dalmatians’ as the exterior of Cruella De Vil’s haute couture fashion house – called ‘House of DeVil’. It also appeared as the location of the architectural practice of Peter Manson (played by Trevor Eve) in the 2010 remake of ‘Bouquet of Barbed Wire’
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knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/minster-court/#:~...(GMW).
Tonlé Sap (literally large river (tonle); fresh, not salty (sap), commonly translated to "Great Lake") refers to a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, the Tonlé Sap Lake and an attached river, the 120 km (75 mi) long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong.
They form the central part of a complex hydrological system, situated in the 12,876 km2 (4,971 sq mi) Cambodian floodplain covered with a mosaic of natural and agricultural habitats that the Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually. The central plain formation is the result of millions of years of Mekong alluvial deposition and discharge. From a geological perspective, the Tonlé Sap Lake and Tonlé Sap River are a current freeze-frame representation of the slowly, but ever shifting Lower Mekong Basin. Annual fluctuation of the Mekong's water volume, supplemented by the Asian Monsoon regime causes the unique flow reversal of the Tonle Sap River.
The Tonlé Sap Lake occupies a geological depression (the lowest lying area) of the vast alluvial and lacustrine floodplain in the Lower Mekong Basin, which had been induced by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate. The lake's size, length and water volume varies considerably over the course of a year from an area of around 2,500 km2 (965 sq mi), a volume of 1 km3 (0 cu mi) and a length of 160 km (99 mi) at the end of the dry season in late April to an area of up to 16,000 km2 (6,178 sq mi), a volume of 80 km3 (19 cu mi) and a length of 250 km (160 mi) as the Mekong maximum and the peak of the South-West monsoon's precipitation culminate in September and early October.
As one of the world’s most varied and productive ecosystems the region has always been of central importance for Cambodia's food provision. It proved capable to maintain the Angkorean civilization, the largest pre-industrial settlement complex in world history. Either directly or indirectly it affects the livelihood of large numbers of a predominantly rural population to this day. With regards to a growing and migrating population, ineffective administration and widespread indifference towards environmental issues the lake and its surrounding ecosystem is coming under increasing pressure from over-exploitation and habitat degradation, fragmentation and loss. All Mekong riparian states have either announced or already implemented plans to increasingly exploit the river's hydroelectric potential. A succession of international facilities that dam the river's mainstream is likely to be the gravest danger yet for the entire Tonle Sap eco-region.
The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, that contains an exceptional large variety of interconnected eco-regions with a high degree of biodiversity is a biodiversity hotspot and was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997.
The chance to see a beautiful baby sea turtle make its journey from its nest to the ocean is a rare and special moment....It was heartwarming beyond words to witness, the turtles journey is basically a miracle. This turtle was also the only one around and seagulls were trying to get it, luckily we scared the seagulls enough and watched the turtle make its way safely to the ocean where I hope it was able to survive it's next challenge and still alive flourishing today ❤️
Earth Day is every day... respect Every living thing around us, all living things have a purpose, and we all are interconnected. ...
This experience reinforced to me the gift of being alive on this incredible planet Earth we are so lucky for and need to protect... not just for us but for All life that depends on it. 💙🌎🌏🌍💚
medium.com/proofofimpact/the-journey-of-a-baby-sea-turtle...(a,to%20return%20to%20the%20seas.
I've been posting an Earth Day greeting for many Flickr years, and I like to try to find an interesting subject the day before to base them on...yesterday, I spied this unusually marked and colored Lady Beetle to represent how this huge world harbors countless tiny creatures...and it's all interconnected!
As an inhabitant of this blue marble in the vastness of the universe, my thoughts for our dependence on the well being of the natural world will be strongly with me on this Earth Day... God's creation was pure, perfect and in complete balance, a balance we have managed to disrupt to the point that disturbing tipping points are showing up on so many fronts...and I pray to God that He grant us the wisdom to adjust our course to assure a livable world for coming generations...
It occurred to me today how photography is such a key element in linking people everywhere to a better awareness of the natural world, both it's magnificence and it's current plight...both aspects so overwhelming and compelling! I can only hope that as we chronicle the natural world around us through the lens, it might inspire someone, young or old, to get more involved in the future well being of the planet we all share, in any way they see fit...every positive effort offers a positive result!
Recycle, replenish, conserve...and keep sharing your views of the astonishing, fragile natural world around us!
Have a wonderful Earth Day, everyone...God bless you, and God bless our home!
Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom
Gasholders Nos. 10, 11, and 12 were constructed to store gas at Pancras Gasworks, the largest gasworks in London.
These gasholders were built between 1860 and 1867 and were later enlarged in 1879-1880, featuring new interconnected guide frames and telescopic lifts. Gas was produced here using coal from the Imperial Gas, Light and Coke Company until the late 20th century when the gasworks was decommissioned.
The gasholders are commonly referred to as the "Siamese Triplet" because a shared spine connects their frames. The frames are intricately designed, showcasing three tiers of hollow cylindrical cast iron columns, cast iron capitals, and three levels of wrought iron riveted lattice girders.
These iconic Grade II structures were carefully restored and returned to King’s Cross. The intricate cast-iron columns create a stunning setting for the new Gasholder apartments, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
This is a close-up of a patch of light on a gunnera leaf.
Reticulate venation is one of the types of classifications of vein patterns that are typically found in leaves.
Here, veins are interconnected to form a web-like network.
Excerpt from webapp.driftscape.com/map/7823d89e-f6a9-11eb-8000-bc1c5a8...:
Rebirth
Since ancient times, humans have been dreamers, storytellers and innovators. Civilizations have come and gone, and all the while Nature has been a constant. Animals, plants, oceans and skies have thrived: co-existing and interconnected. As bears are to fish, fish are to plankton, plankton is to water, water is to life, we are all connected.
As the wild and wise elephants, who use infrasound and seismic communication over long distances, who practice ritual and mourn their loved ones when they have passed, we shall remember this journey and work together for a better tomorrow.
As the skies celebrate the flight of birds, we shall respect our air.
And with the dignity of a tiger, we shall protect these lands, and have the courage to dream and innovate for a healthier and thriving world. We shall tell the story of Mother Earth’s beauty and how we changed our ways to help her flourish once more.
Sundarbans, The largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh. It lies on the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta at the point where it merges with the Bay of Bengal. It is also a center of economic activities, such as extraction of timber, fishing and collection of honey. The forest consists of about 200 islands, separated by about 400 interconnected tidal rivers, creeks and canals.
The nature of Sundarbans is really so different and so so amazing to enjoy. I think it is really unmatched by its God gifted incredible features. Every traveler in the world should make a visit to our Sundarbans for once minimum in their lifetime, not but it will be a subject of great affliction to life.
সুন্দরবন বাংলাদেশের দক্ষিণ অংশে গঙ্গা ও ব্রহ্মপুত্রের বদ্বীপ এলাকায় অবস্থিত পৃথিবীর বৃহত্তম জোয়ারধৌত গরান বনভূমি। নানা ধরনের গাছপালার চমৎকার সমারোহ ও বিন্যাস এবং বন্যপ্রাণীর অনন্য সমাবেশ এ বনভূমিকে চিহ্নিত করেছে এক অপরূপ প্রাকৃতিক নিদর্শন হিসেবে। অর্থনৈতিক কর্মকান্ডের একটি উলে-খযোগ্য কেন্দ্র হিসেবেও এটি বিবেচিত; এখান থেকে সংগৃহীত হয় নানা কাজে ব্যবহার উপযোগী বনবৃক্ষ, আহরিত হয় প্রচুর পরিমাণ মধু, মোম ও মাছ। সাতক্ষীরা, খুলনা এবং বাগেরহাট জেলার অংশবিশেষ জুড়ে বাংলাদেশের সুন্দরবন বিস্তৃত। পরস্পর সংযুক্ত প্রায় ৪০০ নদী-নালা, খালসহ প্রায় ২০০টি ছোট বড় দ্বীপ ছড়িয়ে আছে সুন্দরবনে।
Hackesche Höfe, Berlin.
The Hackesche Höfe is a notable courtyard complex situated in the centre of Berlin. It consists of eight interconnected courtyards, accessed through a main arched entrance.
The complex was designed in the Jugendstil (or Art Nouveau) style by August Endel (1906).
The Trona Pinnacles are an unusual geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet (43 m), rising from the bed of the Searles Lake (dry) basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). During the Pleistocene, massive runoff spilled from the Sierra Nevada into a chain of inland seas. The system of interconnected lakes stretched from Mono Lake to Death Valley and included Searles Lake.
Deep beneath Searles Lake, calcium-rich groundwater and alkaline lake water combined to grow tufa formations. Similar (modern) formations can be found today at Mono Lake to the north.
Known as tufa pinnacles, these strange shapes formed underwater 10,000 to 100,000 years ago. (Wikipedia)
For my video; youtu.be/iAsQSshQBxE ,
The Park & Tilford Gardens is a 1.5-acre (6,100 m2) (originally 3-acre (12,000 m2)) botanic garden situated in the City of North Vancouver, British Columbia. The complex, established in 1969 as a community project of Canadian Park & Tilford Distilleries Ltd., consists of eight separate but interconnected areas. The original gardens were designed by Harry J. Webb of Justice & Webb Landscape Architects.
Lynnmour, District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
We recently had a babygirl and haven't felt more joyful our whole life. She has been wooing us with her little actions, laughs and giggles. In this picture I just wanted to portray her love with her mother and show the beautiful connection between them.
The CityU student housing complex located in the centre of Bogotá comprises three interconnected towers, It is characterized by its vibrant blue and green façade, which symbolizes the city's sky and the surrounding eastern hills, creating a visual connection to Bogotá's natural environment.
Taken at Tuggerah Lakes, a wetland system of three interconnected coastal lagoons, are located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia
This is the second short rock tunnel along this popular trail where hikers walk in the footsteps of the canyon's Indigenous people (particularly the Havasupai tribe), miners, and early tourists, as they descend into the canyon's depths. The trail was originally formed from interconnected animal paths and then refined and utilized by Native Americans for centuries. Evidence of their use remains today as pictographs are still visible along the trail walls. However, I have not been able to find pictographs regardless of hiking this trail twice now... but I tend to watch the spectacular, jaw dropping views instead!
"The Trent–Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre-long (240 mi) canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River. Its scenic, meandering route has been called "one of the finest interconnected systems of navigation in the world"."
Taken yesterday beside the Lock 42 restaurant in Washago, where we had dinner. Thanks for visiting:)
U.S. Route 201 (aka Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway) follows old river trading routes of the Abenaki people. Benedict Arnold made part of this interconnected network of waterways famous during the Revolutionary War when he led soldiers up the Kennebec and Dead rivers, to lay siege to the French settlement at Quebec.
On June 15, 2000, the route was designated a National Scenic Byway. The vitality of the region is bolstered by the area’s working forests and Route 201's important role of linking Canada and the U.S. by the Armstrong–Jackman Border Crossing at Sandy Bay Township.
www.exploremaine.org/byways/kennebec/old-canada-rd.shtml
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_201
Image taken in October.
Fuji X-S10. 63 mm, f/4.8, 1/640 sec, ISO 320.
Fuji XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS II Lens.
The village of Masouleh is located in Gilan Province, in Iran, perched high on a densely forested mountainside about 60 kilometers inland from the Caspian Sea. The village was established more than a thousand years ago. Forever covered in fog, which barely leaves the village, Masouleh is an incredible spectacle: a series of cottages built on a slope, such that each house's courtyard is another house's rooftop. Because of this the houses are constructed in stepped terraces and are interconnected. The terrace of each house functions as the courtyard of the house above. In some cases, public streets are laid out along interconnected roofs.
Excerpt from www.mississauga.ca/arts-and-culture/arts/public-art/tempo...:
Interconnection by Moonlight Murals Collective is one of over 35 public artworks on display across the City of Mississauga.
Moonlight Murals Collective, 2022
Exterior acrylic on asphalt
Living Arts Drive, between Burnhamthorpe Road West and Square One Drive
Interconnection is a new temporary public artwork by Moonlight Murals Collective, integrated with the protected, on-road bike lanes on Living Arts Drive. These ground murals are located in the buffer zones that run alongside the cycling and parking/road lanes, helping to build a safe, connected, convenient and comfortable cycling network in Mississauga.
“Our aim in these ground paintings was not only to create a visually pleasing piece of art, but also to tell the story of people in a growing town such as Mississauga and how interconnected we are, not only to each other but also to nature and the land we reside on. Each thematic panel seamlessly connects to the next and at times, appear as opposing forces that make a complete whole reminiscent of the concept of Yin and Yang. Our designs focus on the relationship between humans and the natural environment and inspire the viewers to discover their imagination, emotion, interaction and relationship with their surroundings.” – Moonlight Murals Collective
Dicyrtomina ornata is a springtail species from the Dicyrtomidae family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1842 by Nicolet
Dorsal patches not interconnected is typical in forma couloni.
Plitvice Lakes National Park's waterfalls.Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia.The national park is world famous for its lakes arranged in cascades The sixteen lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster formed by runoff from the mountains,the lakes are all interconnected and follow the water flow, descending from an altitude of 636 to 503 m (2,087 to 1,650 ft) over a distance of some eight km, aligned in a south-north direction. The lakes collectively cover an area of about two square kilometers, with the water exiting from the lowest lake forming the Korana River.
The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.
Excerpt from webapp.driftscape.com/map/7823d89e-f6a9-11eb-8000-bc1c5a8...:
Rebirth
Since ancient times, humans have been dreamers, storytellers and innovators. Civilizations have come and gone, and all the while Nature has been a constant. Animals, plants, oceans and skies have thrived: co-existing and interconnected. As bears are to fish, fish are to plankton, plankton is to water, water is to life, we are all connected.
As the wild and wise elephants, who use infrasound and seismic communication over long distances, who practice ritual and mourn their loved ones when they have passed, we shall remember this journey and work together for a better tomorrow.
As the skies celebrate the flight of birds, we shall respect our air.
And with the dignity of a tiger, we shall protect these lands, and have the courage to dream and innovate for a healthier and thriving world. We shall tell the story of Mother Earth’s beauty and how we changed our ways to help her flourish once more.
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The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Infinite sea of ice is perfect for ice skating journeys. Ice skating is not only a Dutch sport, it also underwrites the history, art and culture of the Netherlands. Perhaps most importantly a good freeze provides the Dutch a chance to discover the wilderness and an outdoor challenge within their own landscape. The Netherlands are a long distance skater's dream. Hundreds of kilometres of potential routes can carry the skater to the heart of a wild landscape. Today after 4 years we went ice skating on the Ankeveense Plassen.
The Ankeveense Plassen is a real skater’s paradise. As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Photo taken of Dutch people on the lakes of Ankeveen. A first time skating in 2017 is such a rare occurrence.
Schaatsen op natuurijs is het leukste wat er is. Warm inpakken, muts op, handschoenen, schaatsen geslepen, slee mee en gaan. Helaas is het in Nederland niet zo vaak zo koud dat we echt kunnen schaatsen. Veel mensen grijpen vandaag nog even de kans om te schaatsen. Ondanks de waarschuwingen van schaatsbond KNSB om weg te blijven van meren, sloten en kanalen. Het ijs is op veel plekken niet dik genoeg. Daar lieten veel schaatsliefhebbers zich dus niet door weerhouden.. Op 26 januari 2017 verzamelden meerdere mensen op de Ankeveense plassen in de gemeente Wijdemeren. Dat is de plek waar het ijs het sterkst was. Vaak wordt er aangehouden dat het ijs een centimeter of 10 dik moet zijn om veilig op te kunnen schaatsen, en het ijs op de Ankeveense plassen is op het dikste gedeelte maar een centimeter of vijf dik, maar dat weerhield tientallen mensen er niet van om toch even het ijs op te gaan. In Ankeveen was de meest gehoorde reactie: “het is dun, maar het kan wel…”. En dat leverde mooie plaatjes op. Mensen van alle leeftijden op schaatsen, kinderen die een buikschuiver willen maken, mensen die voorzichtig even willen voelen hoe het is om op het ijs te staan. De aantrekkingskracht van het ijs is enorm. Opvallend veel Amsterdammers zoeken hun toevlucht in Ankeveen. ,,Hier kan het al, bij ons op de grachten nog lang niet”, grijnst een meneer. ,,Het is windstil, lekker zonnetje, het is ijs is goed. Wat wil je nog meer?” ,,Natuurlijk kan je door het ijs zakken, maar het leven is niet zonder risico's. Je kan ook onder een auto komen, of er kan een vliegtuig op je huis neerstorten.”
Excerpt from ontariotrails.on.ca:
Terra Cotta Lane is a great way to introduce yourself to this conservation area and is a major access route to some of our other trails. Starting near the parking area, the trail follows an old road along the eastern shore of a pond and eventually loops back to the parking area. Although this trail is a loop, there are a number of one- way arms that allow you access to the Vaughn and McGregor Spring Pond trails. This easy trail is good for nature enthusiasts of all ages. At Terra Cotta, we have created a network of interconnected hiking trails, footpaths and old roadways that will take you to different parts of the conservation area where you can experience a mosaic of natural and cultural settings.
Artist Jeffrey Gibson's series "The Animal That Therefore I Am" consists of 4 animal sculptures installed on the facade of the Met Museum.
The sculptures speak to the interconnected relationship between all living things and the environment.
Gibson's artistic style mixes indigenous worldviews and imagery with color.
2011 Chicago Auto Show
trying out my nikkor 35mm lens :)
one of the beautiful spot i saw during the auto show. :) McCormick place is the largest convention center in the United States. It is made up of four interconnected buildings sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 4 km south of downtown Chicago. hosts numerous trade shows, including the Chicago Auto Show, held every February.
Aspens are interconnected underground to other aspens in such a way as to make it part of one large living organism, more than a single tree.
spring comes late in wisconsin. these daffodils are in my backyard garden, ready to bloom, entangled with each other, just as we humans—everyone on earth—are interconnected. we’re vulnerable, real, and brave. ready to bloom in ways yet unknown.
Macro Mondays
Smoke.
Australia
From 1 January 2022, landlords must install interconnected smoke alarms in residential rental properties.
When one goes off, they all go off, giving everyone extra time to escape.
All other dwellings must transition to full compliance by 2027.
Don’t leave it to the last minute. You could save a life.
Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census.
Redondo Beach was originally part of the 1785 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the South Redondo area. The city's territory has an unusual shape including an area along the beach (South Redondo Beach) and another strip inland from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach (North Redondo Beach). The primary attractions include Municipal Pier and the sandy beach, popular with tourists and a variety of sports enthusiasts. The western terminus of the Metro Rail Green Line is in North Redondo Beach.
The Chowigna Indians used the site of today's Hopkins Wilderness Park, formerly Nike missile site LA-57 from 1956 to 1963, in Redondo Beach, California, as a lookout place.[12] The wetlands located at the site of today's AES power plant in Redondo Beach were a source of foods including halibut, lobster, and sea bass, and also of salt.[13] In the 1700s, the Chowigna bartered salt from the old Redondo Salt Lake, "a spring-fed salt lake about 200 yards wide and 600 yards long situated about 200 yards from the ocean", with other tribes.[14] Their village by the lake was called "Onoova-nga", or "Place of Salt." The Chowigna were relocated to missions in 1854, when Manuel Dominguez sold 215 acres of Rancho San Pedro, including the lake, to Henry Allanson and William Johnson for the Pacific Salt Works.
Moonstone Beach was a tourist attraction from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. Tourists gathered moonstones from the many mounds that had washed ashore during storms.
The Redondo Beach pier is located in Redondo Beach, California and stretches out into the Pacific Ocean. The pier has been rebuilt and altered by storms and redevelopments. Its official name is "Municipal Pier," and it has also been called the "Endless Pier." Earlier versions were known as "Pleasure Pier" and "Horseshoe Pier.
The pier started out as a disjointed group of wharves near the end of the 19th century but evolved into an interconnected structure after a series of storms and demolitions throughout the 20th century. The pier area used to be heavily crowded with tourists and locals during the 1970s, but began to decline after the nearby Seaport Village project failed and went into bankruptcy in 1982.
In 1988, the pier was severely battered by two winter storms, and on May 27 it burned to the waterline due to an electrical short circuit (the fire was so large that a SigAlert was announced for the San Diego Freeway several miles away). The pier's modern reinforced concreteversion was completed in 1995 and has brought back the appeal to Redondo Beach's business district ever since.
Subsequent attempts to resuscitate the area's popularity have been challenged by the need to comply with California Coastal Conservancy regulations, and the concurrent success of redevelopment projects in the two other Beach Cities, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, and also in the neighboring city of Torrance.
In der Natur ist natürlich alles mit allem vernetzt...😋
Clematis vitalba
Old man's beard
Gewöhnliche Waldrebe
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TD Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is my favourite architectural complex in town. It is a creation of a group of architects led by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The first tower (out of 4) was completed in 1967, marking a turning point in the development of Toronto from a provincial centre to a major international city.
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Thunder Hill Overlook the Mountain to Sea Trail parallels the parkway along this stretch.
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) is a long-distance trail, and as of January 2011,covers 530 miles across NC for hiking and backpacking. The trail runs across North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks with the trail's western endpoint at Clingman's Dome, where it connects to the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its eastern endpoint is in Jockey's Ridge State Park on the tallest sand dune on the east coast. The trail is envisioned as a scenic backbone of an interconnected trail system spanning the state. The Mountains-to-Sea State Park Trail was made an official land-based unit of the state park system by the General Assembly on August 2, 2000.
Kathy Toth || Toronto Graffiti Archive || Instagram
This complex was one of the most interesting places I have ever visited, even 17 years (!!) later. It had so many interconnected buildings, from different time periods and so much crust and decay and color that I knew it was special even though I was relatively new to exploring and it wasn't filled with machinery. This area, from what I recall from so long ago was an in-between area, between an open sunken area where they had vats to more of a storage area like this one where the stored product. There was water everywhere, so the already great atmosphere was amplified by the reflections. SOme of the rooms had these wonderful sounds. This is from long before smart phones and portable video equipment, but I still recall it when I see the images.
I'm going to share a few shots and then a proper feature later on, I have an extensive write-up from an old website of mine, so I will need to dig that up. This place is the one I regret not spending more time in since it was so chill and easy to get into and was demolished totally by 2007. There is still nothing there, probably because it was a superfund site.
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