Paradise Valley, Peachland, Okanagan, BC

Child in a manger born, lies in a cattle stall

Safely he’s sleeping, Mary is keeping

Close beside her baby so small.

Jesus, my Lord.

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The old barn really is in Tasmania where I photographed it. Around it I have placed selections from Christmas card images to tell the story of the first Holy Night.

In a ducks world, what a beak!! Never seen a beak this shinny.

Cold autumn day in a nearby forest preservation area in Oulu, Finland. The tree trunk provides a nice divider of fore- and background. The center of attention are of course the nicely coloured mushrooms, which sprout everywhere in this moist autumn weather. The white birches provide a nice contrast in the dimm forest setting.

Schiphol

March 2012

The Netherlands

Candid shots in and around the Public Transport in The Netherlands

Ricoh GRD IV

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Three young mushrooms which I found in the forest :)

Suillus luteus is a bolete fungus, and the type species of the genus Suillus. A common fungus native to Eurasia, from the British Isles to Korea. Commonly referred to as slippery jack or sticky bun in English-speaking countries, its names refer to the brown cap, which is characteristically slimy in wet conditions. The fungus grows in coniferous forests in its native range, and pine plantations in countries where it has become naturalized. It forms symbiotic ectomycorrhizal associations with living trees by enveloping the tree's underground roots with sheaths of fungal tissue. Suillus luteus is an edible mushroom, though not as highly regarded as other bolete mushrooms, and is commonly prepared, pickled and eaten in soups, stews or fried dishes.

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Trzy młode maślaczki znalezione w lesie :)

Maślak zwyczajny (Suillus luteus) – gatunek grzybów z rodziny maślakowatych (Suillaceae). Jest szeroko rozprzestrzeniony. Występuje na całej półkuli północnej na obszarach o klimacie umiarkowanym, a także w Ameryce Południowej, Australii i w Nowej Zelandii. W Polsce jest bardzo pospolity. Rośnie w lasach iglastych, głównie pod sosnami, gdyż współżyje z ich korzeniami – zjawisko mikoryzy. Często można go spotkać w młodnikach sosnowych. Występuje od maja do jesieni. Smaczny grzyb jadalny. Nadaje się do duszenia, smażenia i marynowania, może też być przyrządzony w każdy właściwy dla grzybów sposób.

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A typical scene directly across from the In & Out Burger in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. A good burger with exciting low flying planes landing!

En mi barrio, In my neighborhood

ODC2 - In a row

14/06/11

A horrible day here today, it's raining and it's freezing. It doesn't really inspire me all that much. Also I think I might have to get my camera cleaned, cos it doesn't seem to focus properly and that's bugging me.lol

I'm looking for some constructive feedback, good or bad 8) I really want to improve my photography. Thank you!

V100 van ETF in Vireux-Molhain, Frankrijk.

V100 from railway infrastructure company ETF at Vireux-Molhain, France.

20/07/2013

Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. It was originally called Riche Mount, 'the strong hill'. The castle was constructed from 1071 onwards following the Norman Conquest of England, and the Domesday Book of 1086 refers to 'a castlery' at Richmond.

In 1069 William the Conqueror had put down a rebellion at York which was followed by his "harrying of the North" – an act of ethnic cleansing which depopulated large areas for a generation or more. As a further punishment, he divided up the lands of north Yorkshire among his most loyal followers. Alan Rufus, of Brittany, received the borough of Richmond and began constructing the castle to defend against further rebellions and to establish a personal power base. His holdings, called the Honour of Richmond, covered parts of eight counties and amounted to one of the most extensive Norman estates in England. The Dukes of Brittany became the owners of the castle as Earls of Richmond though it was often confiscated for various periods by English Kings.

A 100-foot (30 m)-high keep of honey-coloured sandstone was constructed at the end of the 12th century by Duke Conan IV of Brittany. The Earldom of Richmond was seized in 1158 by Henry II of England. [a] It was King Henry II who probably completed the keep which had 11-foot (3.4 m)-thick walls. Modern visitors can climb to the top of the keep for magnificent views of the town of Richmond. At the same time that the keep was probably completed, Henry II considerably strengthened the castle by adding towers and a barbican. Henry III and King Edward I spent more money on the site including Edward's improvements to the keep interior.

In addition to the main circuit of the wall, there was the barbican in front of the main gate which functioned as a sealed entry space, allowing visitors and wagons to be checked before they gained entry to the castle itself. On the other side of the castle, overlooking the river, was another enclosure or bailey called the Cockpit, which may have functioned as a garden and was overlooked by a balcony. A drawing of 1674 suggests there was another longer balcony overlooking the river side of Scolland's Hall, the Great Hall.

Richmond Castle had fallen out of use as a fortress by the end of the 14th century and it did not receive major improvements after that date. A survey of 1538 shows it was partly in ruins, but paintings by Turner and others, together with the rise of tourism and an interest in antiquities, led to repairs to the keep in the early 19th century.

In 1855 the castle became the headquarters of the North Yorkshire Militia, and a military barracks block was constructed in the great courtyard. For two years, from 1908 to 1910, the castle was the home of Robert Baden-Powell, later founder of the Boy Scouts, while he commanded the Northern Territorial Army but the barracks building was demolished in 1931.

The castle was used during the First World War as the base of the Non-Combatant Corps made up of conscientious objectors – conscripts who refused to fight. It was also used to imprison some conscientious objectors who refused to accept army discipline and participate in the war in any way. These included the "Richmond Sixteen" who were taken to France from the castle, charged under Field Regulations, and then sentenced to death, but their death sentences were commuted to ten years' hard labour.

As presented today Richmond Castle has one of the finest examples of Norman buildings in Britain including Scollands Hall, the Great Hall of the castle. The keep has a restored roof and floors but is shown with the original 11th-century main gate arch unblocked. This arch is now in the basement of the later 12th century keep which was built in front of it, the main gate then being moved to its present position which was dominated by the adjacent keep while the original arch we see today was filled-in to secure the keep.

The castle is a Scheduled Monument, a "nationally important" historic building and archaeological site which has been given protection against unauthorised change.It is also a Grade I listed building and therefore recognised as an internationally important structure. Today the castle is in the care of English Heritage which publishes a guidebook written by John Goodall PhD FSA. English Heritage provides a visitor centre for the castle with an informative exhibition containing artefacts form the castles history, they also hold regular events there throughout the year.

According to legend, King Arthur and his knights are sleeping in a cave underneath the castle. It is said that they were once discovered by a potter named Thompson, who ran away when they began to awake. Another legend tells that a drummer boy

Getting my snowmen in a row.

In the Japanese Garden in Park Clingendael.

In Cloudy Day

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A bit of magic when bluebell bloom in the forest of Hallerbos in Belgium.

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La forêt de Hallerbos en Belgique devient magique lorsque les jacinthes des bois sont en fleurs.

In a lucky patch of sun, 69005 ‘Eastleigh’ passes Potbridge near Hook with 7Y48 09:01 Eastleigh to Hoo. Running as a class 7 on this day in history due to the crane in the consist 01.09.2025

Autumn colours on a farm in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada under a cloudy sky

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Der Hühnermarkt ist ein Platz in der Altstadt von Frankfurt am Main am Markt zwischen Kaiserdom und Römerberg. Der Hühnermarkt wurde durch die Luftangriffe auf Frankfurt am Main im Zweiten Weltkrieg und den Abriss der letzten stehengebliebenen, ausgebrannten Gebäude in der direkten Nachkriegszeit zerstört. Zwischen 1974 und 2012 war der Platz mit dem Technischen Rathaus vollständig überbaut. Im Rahmen des Dom-Römer-Projekts entstand der Hühnermarkt nach dem Abriss des Technischen Rathauses mit seinem historischen Grundriss und Rekonstruktionen von bedeutsamen Altstadthäusern von 2014 bis 2018 neu.

Der Hühnermarkt öffnet sich nach Süden zum Alten Markt, der als eine der Hauptverkehrsadern der Frankfurter Altstadt vom Kaiserdom aus zum Römer führt. Er wird heute auch als Krönungsweg bezeichnet, den die römisch-Deutschen Kaiser nach ihrer Krönung im Dom durchschritten. Nördlich schließt sich an den Hühnermarkt die Neugasse an und westlich von der Nordseite des Platzes die Gasse Hinter dem Lämmchen. Alle Häuser am Hühnermarkt tragen die Adresse Markt, bis auf das nordwestliche Eckhaus, das schon zur Gasse Hinter dem Lämmchen gehört.

Der Stoltze-Brunnen ist ein Denkmal im Stil der Neorenaissance. Er wurde nach Entwurf von Friedrich Schierholz zu Ehren des Dichters und Schriftstellers Friedrich Stoltze (1816–1891) geschaffen und 1892 auf dem Frankfurter Hühnermarkt in direkter Nähe zu Stoltzes Geburtshaus Zum Rebstock aufgestellt. Die feierliche Einweihung erfolgte am 2. November 1895. Der bisher auf dem Hühnermarkt stehende Freiheitsbrunnen wurde an das Roseneck am Weckmarkt versetzt.

Der Stoltze-Brunnen zeigt einen stufigen Aufbau mit Wasserbecken, Brunnenstock aus Rotem Mainsandstein mit einem Relief der Francofurtia (Kopie), darüber Bronzebüste des Dichters. Das Kapitell der Säule zeigt Figuren aus Stoltzes Werken, darunter der David mit der Kapp,[1] der Kranke Mann[2] und der Rote Schornsteinfeger.[3] Auf der Säule eingemeißelt ist der Sinnspruch

„Der lebte nicht vergebens

Auch ihm sei Dank und Sang

Der um den Ernst des Lebens

Den Menschen Rosen schlang“

Nach den Luftangriffen auf Frankfurt am Main im Jahr 1944 wurde der Brunnen vom zerstörten Hühnermarkt entfernt. Von 1981 bis 2016 hatte er seinen Standort auf dem Friedrich-Stoltze-Platz hinter der Katharinenkirche

Die Neue Frankfurter Altstadt (auch bekannt als Dom-Römer-Viertel bzw. -Quartier) ist das Zentrum der Altstadt von Frankfurt am Main, das von 2012 bis 2018 im Rahmen eines städtebaulichen Großvorhabens rekonstruiert wurde. Unter dem Namen Dom-Römer-Projekt wurde ein rund 7.000 Quadratmeter großes Grundstück zwischen Römerberg im Westen und dem Domplatz im Osten, begrenzt durch die Braubachstraße im Norden und die Schirn Kunsthalle im Süden, neu gestaltet und bebaut. Der Alte Markt verbindet als sogenannter Krönungsweg die beiden für die Krönung der römisch-deutschen Könige und Kaiser bedeutenden Orte. Das Gebiet bildet den Kern der Altstadt, die bis zur Zerstörung bei den Luftangriffen 1944 mit ihren rund 1250 größtenteils aus dem Mittelalter und der Renaissance stammenden Fachwerkhäusern als eine der größten und bedeutendsten Fachwerkstädte galt. Von Anfang der 1970er-Jahre bis 2010 war das Grundstück vollständig mit dem Technischen Rathaus und dem U-Bahnhof Dom/Römer bebaut.

Im Zuge des Dom-Römer-Projekts wurden die Plätze und Straßenzüge Alter Markt, Hühnermarkt, Hinter dem Lämmchen und Neugasse mit ihren historischen Grundstücken und Innenhöfen, darunter dem Hof Rebstock am Markt und dem Goldenen Lämmchen, weitgehend wiederhergestellt. Insgesamt entstanden 35 Neubauten, darunter 15 als schöpferische Nachbauten bezeichnete Rekonstruktionen von historischen Altstadthäusern. Als wertvollste Rekonstruktion und Prunkstück des Areals gilt das Haus zur Goldenen Waage. Für alle Neubauten galt eine 2010 erlassene Gestaltungssatzung, die unter anderem ausschließlich steile Satteldächer zuließ und die Verwendung bestimmter Baumaterialien vorschrieb, die für Frankfurt regionaltypisch waren und sind.

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde die mittelalterliche Altstadt von Frankfurt am Main, bis dahin eine der besterhaltenen Mitteleuropas, durch Bombenangriffe nahezu komplett zerstört. Nur wenige Gebäude mit historischer Bausubstanz blieben erhalten, in der Nachkriegszeit wurden zudem weitere beschädigte Gebäude überwiegend zugunsten „autogerechter“ Verkehrsplanungen abgerissen. Sehr vereinzelt kam es zur äußerlichen Rekonstruktion von Bauwerken, der überwiegende Teil der einstigen Altstadt wurde unter weitgehender Aufgabe des historischen Straßennetzes im Stil der 1950er-Jahre neu bebaut.

Nur der Bereich zwischen Römerberg und Dom blieb nach der Enttrümmerung Brachland, über dessen Bebauung lange Zeit gestritten wurde. Währenddessen konnten Archäologen ab 1953 auf dem Areal unter den hochmittelalterlichen Schichten die Überreste einer römischen Niederlassung, aber auch jüngere Spuren, vor allem aus karolingischer Zeit freilegen. Damit galt eine jahrhundertelange Suche nach dem Ursprung der Stadt als beendet, wenngleich auch die zuvor nur durch Urkunden überlieferte Königspfalz Frankfurt nicht vom legendären Gründer Frankfurts, Karl dem Großen, sondern nach Befund erst von seinem Sohn, Ludwig dem Frommen, erbaut worden war.

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Orford is a small town in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Like many Suffolk coastal towns it was of some importance as a port and fishing village in the Middle Ages. It still has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore. The main geographical feature of the area is Orford Ness, a long, wide shingle spit at the mouth of the Ore. Orford Ness has in the past been used as an airstrip testing facility and in the early 1970s it was the site of a powerful radar station as part of the Cold War defences against low flying attacking aircraft; today it is a nature reserve run by the National Trust. Orford provides the only point of access to the nature reserves of Orford Ness and Havergate Island. Both sites can only be accessed via ferry boat from Orford quay. The Orford Ness ferry runs on selected days between April and October and the Havergate Island ferry on selected Saturdays. The population of Orford greatly increases during the summer months due to its flourishing sailing club. As well as the Castle, Orford's attractions include river cruises, three pubs, a traditional post office which sells fresh bread, a traditional bakery, a smokehouse and a restaurant; the Butley-Orford Oysterage.

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Grand Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 1/2000-second exposure at ISO 800. Processed with Adobe Lightroom Classic.

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I took this at Martin Mere nature reserve, Lancashire, using a slow shutter speed to blur the movement of the geese in flight

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Iceland, somewhere in Reykjanes

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Fuji Provia 100

In the last of the days light, Freightliner's 90005 & 90047 power the "Fresh Air Express" Crewe Basford Hall - Mossend past Euston on the WCML - 27/02/2023

The Library of Congress Steel workers in Denver

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Title

Denver, Colorado. Twenty-four hours a day the sparks from acetylene torches of steel workers in eight Denver fabricating plants are flying thick and fast that the U.S. Navy may carry the battle to the enemy in all parts of the world. Here in secluded Denver, the world's largest city not on a navigable waterway, this war production worker, who has never seen a battleship or an ocean, fashions the steel hull parts which are being assembled at Mare Island Navy Yard--1,200 miles from where he and his fellow wokers are on the job to help "keep 'em sailling."

Created / Published

1942?

Subject Headings

- United States--Colorado--Denver County--Denver.

- Colorado--Denver County--Denver

Format Headings

Nitrate negatives.

Notes

- Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

- Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card.

- LOT 2113 (Location of corresponding print.)

- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

- Film copy on SIS roll 34, frame 393.

Medium

1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

LC-USE6- D-010589 [P&P]

Source Collection

Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

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fsa 8b08625 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b08625

Control Number

oem2002009002/PP

Reproduction Number

LC-USE6-D-010589 (b&w film nitrate neg.) LC-DIG-fsa-8b08625 (digital file from original neg.)

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image

Description

1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.

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In Egyptian Block pattern

I did some promotional photography for a local play a few months ago.

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Dream in colours never seen before. Be creative.

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7 Days with Flickr - Friday: flora

Macro Mondays - Into the Woods

(photo by Freya)

"Grub, ho!" now cried the landlord, flinging open a door, and in we went to breakfast. -- Herman Melville

One of my favorite morning meals: my homemade granola with yogurt, raspberries, flax seed meal and fresh grated black pepper. Espresso, of course! ;-)

I will post the recipe for the granola in the next day or so.

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Nodoroc in Barrow County, Georgia. This name refers to a mud volcano located 3 1/2 miles east of Winder. It is similar to some found in Burma, and around which have been told many legends. The volcano erupted shortly after the area was settled, and was given its Indian name meaning HELL as it was thought that the devil or WOG dwelt here. The volcano can not be seen in this photo, it is on the other side of the trees. It is said that the Nodoroc had significant religious significance to the native Americans in the area possibly dating back for over a thousand years. An unknown civilization built a stone temple near the site. The Upper Creeks and Cherokees would go to war with one another in order to control the land. The Wog was said to be a fearsome creature that would terrify cattle and inhabitants by night by devouring the bodies of the dead. The Creeks and Cherokees would perform human sacrifices of prisoners and sometimes villagers to appease the Wog and the bubbling cauldron of the Nodoroc.. The Wog was said to be covered by jet-black hair, have the head of a bear, have four legs the size of a deer with the back legs shorter than the front, have large teeth, a forked tongue, red eyes, and a long tail that would make a buzzing sound that could be heard from a long distance.

A couple Walk hand in hand along the sea shore as the sun sets. St Lucia in The Caribbean. #Sandals #SandalsHalcyonBeach

Portrait

In a garden..... this cake was made for a dear little girl.... Rachel who turned 4 yesterday. When I asked her a few weeks ago what color would she like her cake to be she said " I like....hmmmm...pink, yellow, red, blues, green, purple, white...in that short time she almost listed the entire range of the rainbow. She also told me she liked lady bugs and pretty flowers.

So here is my little version of a beautiful garden....for a dear little girl.

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did in make it.

Double barrel bottom 9 inch choc'n cherry and 6 inch choc'n cherry layered with Swiss butter cream, covered with dark chocolate ganache and fondant finish.

Yeah! Made Flickr explore on 2010-05-29 #331

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will lose that, too.

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