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Another facade of a destroyed building in WW2. Not supposed to be anything in particular, showing off the roof window finally. Enjoy!
Das Oldenburger Wallmuseum (meist nur als „Wallmuseum“ bezeichnet) in Oldenburg in Holstein zeigt die Geschichte der Slawen in Ostholstein. Getragen wird das Museum von der Wallmuseum Oldenburg in Holstein gemeinnützige Betreibergesellschaft mbH. Die Straße, an der es in Oldenburg liegt, ist nach Karl Wilhelm Struve benannt, der die Wallanlagen bzw. Burgen der Wagrier archäologisch erforschte und dokumentierte.Das Museum ist in mehreren historischen Bauerngebäuden untergebracht, die aus der Region stammen und auf dem Gelände wieder originalgetreu aufgebaut wurden. Viele archäologische Funde aus Starigard („Alte Burg“), wie das slawische Oldenburg im frühen Mittelalter hieß, sind ausgestellt. Auf einer künstlichen Insel wurde der Nachbau eines slawischen Dorfs als Freiluftmuseum errichtet. Hier finden auch Veranstaltungen statt, die den Alltag der Slawen erlebbar machen. Ebenso ist der Nachbau eines bei Eckernförde gefundenen slawischen Handelsschiffs aus dem Frühmittelalter in Originalgröße zu besichtigen. Im Mai 2014 wurde das für das Publikum zugängliche Freilichtgelände massiv erweitert. Dieses umschließt inzwischen vollständig den Wallsee mit dem slawischen Inselheiligtum. Hinzugekommen sind eine im Wald gelegene „Einsiedelei“, eine kleine Handwerkersiedlung mit Schmiede, Seilerei, Holzhandwerkerhütte und Händlerhaus, sowie einer Nachbildung des slawischen Fürstenhofes von Starigard/Oldenburg in Anlehnung an die Grabungsergebnisse auf dem Oldenburger Wall. Hier gruppieren sich weitere Handwerkerhäuser um die Fürstenhalle und einen maßstäblich verkleinerten Verteidigungswall. Der Oldenburger Wall aus der Slawenzeit liegt rund 300 m vom Museum entfernt und lässt sich auch unabhängig vom Museum ohne Eintritt besichtigen. Die aus dem 7. Jahrhundert stammende, später zerstörte und von Waldemar II. erneuerte Befestigungsanlage gilt neben der Wikingersiedlung Haithabu und dem Danewerk als das bedeutendste archäologische Bodendenkmal in Schleswig-Holstein.https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldenburger_Wallmuseum
Gasthaus Vogthaus in der Neusser Innenstadt. An der Fassade befindet sich das Schützenglockenspiel mit Figuren aus dem Neusser Bürger-Schützenwesen. Erbaut wurde das Gebäude 1597 als Vogt- und Dinghaus zu den Heiligen Drei Königen. Ab 1810 wurde es als Wohnhaus genutzt und 1927-29 zum Büro- und Geschäftshaus der Bank für Handwerk und Gewerbe, später der Volksbank Neuss eG umgebaut. Seit dem Auszug der Bank im Jahr 1993 wird das Gebäude als Brauhaus-Gaststätte genutzt.
Gasthaus Vogthaus in downtown Neuss. On the facade there is the rifle glockenspiel with figures from the Neuss citizen rifle team. The building was built in 1597 as a Vogt and Dinghaus for the Three Kings. From 1810 it was used as a residential building and between 1927 and 1929 it was converted into an office and commercial building for the Bank für Handwerk und Gewerbe, later the Volksbank Neuss eG. Since the bank moved out in 1993, the building has been used as a brewery and restaurant.
Back in May of this year 2 of the freshest looking SD40-2's to come out of the West Cressona paint shop were paired together for a couple of weeks working out of West Cressona on the Good Springer job.
I always had the plan to post more shots of the wonderful Iskanderkul in Tajikistan, but it is already three years ago that I finished my trip through central Asia, and how the world has changed since then.
Beside this shot www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49221949713/in/photol..., that I posted a long time ago, there were many more.
This image was taken when we left early next morning. The scenery was gorgeous thanks to the light and the haze, and the lake got a wonderful turquoise color.
Iskanderkul is situated in the northwest of Tajikistan, in the Fann-mountains. I am not sure if it was named after Alexander the great, the stories are somewhat vague on this matter, but what is sure is that the dacha of the Tajik president is situated at the east end of the lake.
We spent two days at this lake, and although this scenery is fantastic it took me a lot of pictures to capture its grandness. Not only the lake but the surrounding mountains are so stunning you don't know where to look all the time. Enjoy!
20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
Just waiting in the early morning light......
SV Tenacious is a unique tall ship designed for inclusivity, allowing both disabled and non-disabled individuals to sail together as crew members.
Launched in 2000, SV Tenacious is the largest wooden tall ship built in the UK in over a century. It was designed by Tony Castro and constructed by the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) to accommodate a mixed-ability crew. The ship features innovative designs such as wheelchair lifts, a speaking compass, and adjustable furniture, enabling everyone to participate fully in sailing activities.
Specifications:
Length: 65 meters (213 feet) including the bowsprit
Beam: 10.6 meters (34 feet 9 inches)
Displacement: Approximately 714 tons
Rigging: Three-masted barque with two mizzen gaffs
Maiden Voyage: The ship's first journey was from Southampton to Sark, St Helier, and Weymouth on September 1, 2000.
As of now, the ship is currently for sale, and there is an ongoing campaign to raise awareness and find a new owner or organization that can operate her sustainably. The Save Tall Ship Tenacious campaign aims to ensure that the ship continues to provide opportunities for mixed-ability sailing.
De Sint-Quintinuskathedraal, toegewijd aan Quintinus, is in het centrum van Hasselt gelegen. De Sint-Quintinuskerk werd kathedraal bij de oprichting van het bisdom Hasselt in 1967. Tot dan waren de inwoners van de provincie Limburg leden van het bisdom Luik. Ze is tegelijkertijd parochiekerk van de Sint-Quintinusparochie. Het kathedraalkoor luistert er de pontificale vieringen op.
Geschiedenis
Met de bouw werd in de 11e eeuw begonnen. Uit die tijd stamt de uit ijzerzandsteen opgetrokken onderbouw van de toren (62 m hoog). Voor de rest is voor de toren mergel gebruikt (13e eeuw). De kerk zelf, zoals ze nu bestaat, is twee eeuwen jonger.
In de 16e eeuw bouwde men rond het reeds bestaande koor een omgang met vier kapellen.
Als rond 1560 hagenprekers uit Nederland in het prinsbisdom het protestantisme uitdroegen leidde Gerard van Groesbeek het verzet. Op 19 januari 1567 kreeg de kerk te maken met de Beeldenstorm en samen met Maaseik verklaarde deze stad zich kortstondig onafhankelijk. Sacramentshuis, beelden, zijaltaren en het hoogaltaar werden vernield. Gerard wist de orde te herstellen.
Zondagnamiddag 14 mei 1725 rond 19 uur sloeg de bliksem in op de torenspits, die vervolgens brandend door het noordwestelijk dakgebindte naar beneden viel. Hierbij werden beiaard, dak en orgel van de kathedraal vernield.
Nog datzelfde jaar werd de nieuwe, huidige torenspits op de toren geplaatst. Een restauratie volgde in de 19e eeuw en men plaatste neogotische glasramen. Enkele schilderijen komen uit de Abdij van Herkenrode. De Hasseltse kunstschilder Godfried Guffens versierde de kathedraal met muurschilderingen. Ze is voorzien van een beiaard.
De Sint-Quintinuskathedraal is sinds 1933 een beschermd erfgoed.
One leaf caught flying on the breeze to the right of the tree. This was taken in a parking lot at the NC Arboretum on a really windy day. The colors were absolutely brilliant and almost hurt the eyes.
....trying to show why I spend so much time in there every day.
and playing with the iPhone and hipstamatic.
no need to comment. this is just playing.
for jean , who sent me rocks. [which I love]
**I'm still on hiatus. I really love the evenings free.
tonight I did try to do some commenting.
basically I live days in the little greenhouse, and I've been spending evening trying some new origami. and reading. and hugging the dogs.
and eating pie while I watch my stomach grow. sigh...
my commenting will be off and on.
A massive alcove sculpted by the Paria River flowing lazily in the foreground mesmerizes the viewer. A thousand foot wall stretches toward the sky, a bit overhung (the top extends out over the ground below). The warm light on the wall is from reflected sunlight off the canyon wall behind this view. Only the ache in the neck can stop the gaze at the wonderful cracks and stripes of desert varnish that adorn the rock.
The Paria Canyon is one of Earth’s greatest hits, a long narrow canyon cut into the Navajo Sandstone of the Paria Plateau stretching across the border of Utah and Arizona. The river cuts through the plateau as it rises above the surrounding landscape, much like the Kaibab Plateau does with the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. The river has cut through the rock in episodic fashion, through slips of massive slabs of rock and periodic floods that carry the rock and sand downstream and deposit it in the Colorado River.
I had the privilege of spending six days in this wonderful canyon and its tributary, Buckskin Gulch. Most travelers backpack the 38ish miles downstream to Lee’s Ferry, but my colleagues and I chose to set up a couple of base camps and do leisurely day hikes along stretches of the canyon, getting to know the beauty of the canyon's artwork. I’ll try not to overdue posting photos from here, but it may take some restraint to do that ;-).
When I'm wandering around in woodland, I'm quite used to seeing wee Springtails (Collembola sp.) trucking around under logs and so on, but I rarely come across the marine species. When I was on Skye in June, however, there were lots of them in the brackish pools near the beach. It's fascinating to watch them grouping together and breaking off regularly from the main body .... ping, ping, ping .... as though they are being propelled by some extraneous force. They then form either new groups or re-aggregate with the main group, and so it goes on. I saw several pools with them doing this marine dance while I was there. These are a few of them. This species may be Anurida maritima, but that is not definitive.
This is information from Wiki:
"The entire body of the Collembola is covered with white hydrophobic hairs which allow the animal to stay above the surface of the water on which it spends much of its life. Aggregation is an important aspect of collembolan biology, and A. maritima has been shown to produce an aggregating pheromone. Like many intertidal animals, A. maritima moves in rhythm with the tidal cycle, and has an endogenous circatidal rhythm with a period of hours, using visual cues to orient themselves during their movements."
Wiki
A beautiful moonlight autumn night in the Yosemite valley makes for a perfect time to get some of that incredible rock climbing done. How many climbers can you spot on El Capitan?
The Japanese plum tree is in full bloom and our world turns wonderfully pink for a week. Very like Japanese cherry blossom the small flowers appear before the leaves and the sight is a delight! The early morning light is the best - so I was out early along with the birds and the frost ;o)
Shot with Lensbaby Double Glass optic
HTmT and HTT to all ;o)
Recently I've been working on my Talking Digital Photography site where I am collecting together all the articles I have published online together with smaller blog posts of images not always posted here on Flickr.
Currently all my 15+ online articles have separate links from my "About" page: here incuding a 6-part exploration of the Lensbaby. I'm copying these Lensbaby articles across to my own site this week, so hopefully you'll be able to walk through all 6 articels with easy linking soon ;o)
Lensbaby "double-glass" album: Here
my Plum blossom album: Here
My Textural Tuesday album: Here
My Tree album is: Here
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Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas. Vlkolínec is small community part of the town of Ružomberok. It was historically referred to as a street of Ružomberok, yet is situated about 7 kilometres from the town itself, in the mountains of the northern part of central Slovakia. It is a remarkably well preserved rural medieval settlement featuring wooden architecture typical of hillside and mountain areas. Its layout, defined in part by the hilly terrain of the mountains of Veľká Fatra, features log houses situated on narrow lots with stables, barns and smaller outbuildings in the rear. A canalized stream flows through the centre of the village. The surrounding landscape is formed by narrow strips of fields and pastures with haylofts.
Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement with the traditional features of a central European village. Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and is one of ten Slovak villages that have been given the status of a folk architecture reservations. Originally it was the settlement of loggers, shepherds and farmers.
Vlkolínec – in het midden van Slowakije – is een opmerkelijk intact gebleven nederzetting met gebouwen kenmerkend voor een centraal Europees dorp. De huizen worden gebouwd op stenen funderingen, de muren bedekt met klei en vervolgens wit of blauw geschilderd. Er zijn 47 van dit soort traditionele woningen in Vlkolínec en daarmee de meest volledige groep van dit soort traditionele Slowaakse houten huizen, die vaak voorkomen in bergachtige gebieden. Naast de traditionele woningen staan er in het plaatsje een winkel en school uit het einde van de 19e eeuw en de kerk van de Heilige Maagd Maria uit 1875, met een belfort gebouwd in 1770. Vlkolínec staat sinds 1993 op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO omdat het dorp, onaangetast is door de moderne tijd.
This is lit by hand in less than one second!
he past few months have been mostly about producing higher quality work. This is not very relevant for social media, but I'm obsessed with the idea of scaling up my images for some future projects.
This is a single exposure, fresh from today. Check out the close-up: twitter.com/ericpare/status/1587956945994108928 😱💙🌟
Please stand up for amazing stillness skills by Kim Henry www.instagram.com/kimhenry.dance/
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1.5 seconds exposure (0.8s for the light-painting), using my usual tubes lightpainting.store/
Rolling hills on the Maleny Plateau shrouded in early morning mist. In the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia.
This little girl was playing in the (dry) water fountain on Sunday afternoon-- I really loved the pink outfit!
United Kingdom, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Autumn 2024
The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in Oxford situated on the north side of the High Street. It is the centre from which the University of Oxford grew and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings. St Mary's possesses an eccentric Baroque porch, and a spire which is claimed by some church historians to be one of the most beautiful in England. Radcliffe Square lies to the north and to the east is the southern end of Catte Street. The 13th-century tower is open to the public for a fee and provides good views across the heart of the historic university city, especially Radcliffe Square, the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College, Oxford and All Souls College.
This is the loft/attic in Casa Batlló, Barcellona, Spain
Built with one of Antoni Gaudí's most elegant and original solutions, the loft is notable for the stunning series of 60 catenary arches that define the space, often compared to the ribcage of a whale, to distribute the weight of the roof.
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Deer in Nara, Japan
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In 1846 the first railway bridge over the Leie was built in Grammene for the connection of the Ghent to Tielt line.
That bridge was the first all-metal truss bridge ever.
The spans had a distance of about thirty meters, this bridge was replaced in 1912, it was still in good condition but became insufficient given the increase in the weight of locomotives and trains.
The first Vierendeel bridge in Grammene was built in 1922 and opened on December 1, 1923.
It had a span of 56.16m and weighed 360 tons, this bridge was blown up in WWII.
Shortly after the war, the bridge was restored to its former glory.
In 1992 they wanted to demolish the bridge and replace it with a concrete bridge.
An action group led by Laurent "Lorenzo" Vanhaesebrouck provided the necessary opposition.
And with results! Ultimately, the rail giant reversed its decision and the plans were scrapped.
Since then it has been popularly referred to as the "Lorenzo Bridge" (In 2016, that recognition was immortalized on a sign).
The bridge was completely renovated in 2001 and is one of the last Vierendeel bridges in Flanders.
After the straightening of the Leie, there was also some discussion of filling in the old Leie arm and converting it into agricultural land.
Again, this resulted in opposition from the Grammense camp, also Leie artist Roger Raveel, among others, supported the proponents of the beautiful "river green".
This idea, too, eventually became nothing more than a bundle in the filing cabinet.
As we arrived in Bergan, the weather closed in. The surrounding mountains had had a fresh layer of pristine white snow.
In the beauty, among the trees
Face caressed by the summer breeze
Hear the birds sing in the skies
See the clouds, float past your eyes
Walk between the spreading trees
Feel the lovely summer breeze
That falls upon your waiting face
As past you, beauty it does race
Hemmed in?
Sometimes it may feel like the walls are closing in but for whom? The Gherkin might feel surrounded but it outshines everything around it.
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