some daisies in the wild during my tour of the national zoo in washington dc. i actually got a bit lost and found myself on the roadside at the back of the zoo. it was along walk to get back on track but the view was all worth it.

its been a long day my friends and just got home. sorry if have not visited you lately. will have more time to flickr soon!

Ken & I witnessed a great phenomena on our way home! The little patch of mown ground looked like leftover cotton, or maybe trash, maybe white pelican feathers? I got out to take a closer look and discovered it was a rare form of frost! Frost feathers, or frost flowers- something we have NEVER seen before, and apparently requiring JUST the right conditions! It was like cotton candy/candy floss, scattered along the side of the road!

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Red Admiral butterfly at Newby Hall gardens.

Thanks to everyone for making this my most viewed image ever! In just a few days, it's picked up more views than one that's been around since 2008. Your views. comments and faves are very much appreciated.

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!

Did someone mention yesterday that it was summer already? Where in the world is the time going? Well, summertime for these bears means anticipation of the salmon run, where for the next several months, they will be dining on the fresh catch of the day, provided to by their mom until they are able to successfully learn how to catch their own.

For me, I have my own anticipation during the summer. Am I ready to head out to the beaches and enjoy the sun and sand that south Florida so gloriously offers? Heck no! I'm anticipating my next visit with these simply amazing brown bears of Katmai!

Last year, we were treated to numerous sows ... each with their own set of primarily spring cubs. It was so fascinating to see them living harmoniously within Katmai, many times passing by each other closely. No worries, these sows have only one thing on their mind ... salmon! The cubs on the other hand have a few things on their mind ... the salmon of course, but there's always time for discovery and play. :-)

It's such a joy to watch them as they obediently follow the footsteps of their mom, but if she slows down to check out something along the way, then it's fair game for playing. As they frolic on the shore of the river or creek ... or in the green grassy landscape, I can't help but burst out into laughter at their antics. It warms my heart and brings a HUGE smile to my face. I can't wait to return to Alaska in a mere 9 weeks. :-)

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A couple of chairs in a park near the harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario.

in the moutains.

People in China.

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In the grounds of Arundel Castle West Sussex UK. 1954

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In the foreground is the past, and in the background is the future

In Weert ligt nog altijd een flink emplacement, wat nog altijd in dienst is, maar enkel de geëlektrificeerde sporen worden regelmatig gebruikt. Op 13 september 2016 maakt de 189 113 van LTE er gebruik van en staat met de 186 426 en een sleep gasketelwagens er aan de kant onderweg van Sittard naar Hamm. De 189 113 zal daar de trein verlaten en de 186 426 zal de trein verder rijden naar Ústí nad Labem in Tsjechië.

Taipei

Taiwan

2013

Candid shots in and around Public Transport

Nikon D7100 + 35mm 1.8

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Boudi is in love… Yesterday she met somebody at New Year's eve party.

She doesn’t want to talk about him yet, but she’s not the same today !

Boudi est amoureuse... Hier elle a rencontré quelqu’un pendant le réveillon du nouvel an.

Elle ne veut pas en parler encore, mais elle n’est plus la même aujourd’hui !

original photo from the Library of the Congress

today, january 17th, this photo has lost all it's faves !!! why ? just don't know. Be careful on your stream, permissions on photos seems to change themselves...

Glenn Miller-In The Mood

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My son has had many challenges in the year 2013 regarding poor life choices and this week I found out some more disappointing news...It was a good reminder that I need to leave him in God's hands. He can take better care of him than I ever could.

Shot this a few years back at Chippewa Lake Amusement Park. Probably one of my favorite shots ever! So i did a little re editing and sharpening and color adjustments and put it further up on the photostream, because i like it that much! Plus with winter in Ohio i haven't been very inspired too shoot anything this interesting lately. =( I did some 5 minute exposures the other night at 3a.m. and they were all lost! So upsetting! I was really hoping to upload a few because they were really interesting shots. oh well!

So anyways I love this shot and hopefully it'll give people something to look at until i get some new stuff up, which i hope will be relatively soon.

Enjoy!

Metro Line 2

Beijing, China

July 2012

Candid shots in and around Public Transport

Ricoh GRD IV

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Maha Ganayong Kyaung - Amarapura - Myanmar

Theravada (Pāli: थेरवाद theravāda, Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद sthaviravāda); literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India. It is relatively conservative, and generally closest to early Buddhism, and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (now about 70% of the population) and most of continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand). Theravada is also practiced by minorities in parts of southwest China (by the Shan and Tai ethnic groups), Vietnam (by the Khmer Krom), Bangladesh (by the ethnic groups of Baruas, Chakma, and Magh), Malaysia and Indonesia, while recently gaining popularity in Singapore and the Western World. Today Theravada Buddhists number over 100 million worldwide, and in recent decades Theravada has begun to take root in the West[3] and in the Buddhist revival in India.

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Taken in Kapatagan, Davao del Sur. . a surreal place, specially in the morning. So i've waited there before sunrise. Still a part of the HEDCOR Company project. Enjoy!!

Found this link:

LOVE IN MY DREAMS

by: Monika Arnett

Closing my eyes against reality

I smile, knowing the contents of my heart

are safe and arranged in perfect order

Scent of a special flower among all the others

in an open, sun lit field, awakens my heart;

like a lovers silhouette dancing in the winds.

My eyes slowly open to a love in my dreams

as I reach toward the heavens with my hands

waiting for you to float into my arms.

PICTURE OF THE DAY: December 2, 2008

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High up in Hong Kong

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These pictures are from our annual 2020 fall trip to the Sierras and to Yosemite National Park, the full album is here.

We share these pictures with the wish that the bright sunshine and golden colours will bring everyone cheer in these times of difficulty.

More pictures will appear in the days ahead. Thank you for your comments!

Unbekannter See zur Fischaufzucht

Together In Unity – to all our American friends – Together We Stand.

I hope so much that the economy will improve , war will end and we all can find common ground.

This is Peace Arch on the Canada – USA border in sort of no-man's land . I used to go shopping to US often but not in few years. I just HATE how everyone is assumed to be a criminal , all the questions …. why , where , how long …. smile here is a big guy with a rubber glove. Last year I was returning on the long flight to Vancouver and … Canada Border Services gives me litany of questions and I politely answered few of them but when he started to ask me why I was traveling by myself only and so one - I just had enough and give him my 5 cents.

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- Look ! It has be really long day , I have nothing to declare , all my paper work is in order , you can send me to be searched – I really don't care. I have 2 passports Canadian and Polish . Would you like to know what I was told by Polish Customs offices when I arrived in Poland ?

- What ?

- Welcome home ! … and than that fellow smiled . How difficult would it be for you guys to learn something like that !

- Go ! Just go !

and he gave me my passport

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See where this picture was taken , Peace Arch Canada - USA Border Crossing [?]

Well, our cold spell broke this afternoon. It got up in the 50's, and in rolled the fog. I love fog. I couldn't really find many things to shoot in it though. I love shooting trees in the fog, but there's not too many trees around here. I wandered around this big marina trying to find something interesting to shoot in the fog.

It's hard to read, but in the background is a fishing boat called "The Pelican"

I loved this guy's bright yellow head. Some have white heads, some have brown, and some are yellow. A couple years ago, I was in this bird sanctuary in the Florida Keys, and a park ranger was explaining what the colors of the heads mean. I can't remember now. It was something like yellow headed ones are looking to mate, white heads are not. I remember a guy standing there said, "Man, they need to come up with a system like that in the bars around here."

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I wanted to talk about the diversity in the Integrity Toys’ lineup of dolls this year and why this has been a dream come true for me personally. I mean, we’re not even half way done with what has been unveiled so far and for sure there is more to come as Convention season is just right around the corner. With the reintroduction of the ITBE line and with Nu.Face’s comeback, Integrity Toys is given an opportunity to give us more range and variety this year which has been missing for quite some time. Basically I wanted to talk about faces and their inspirations, or what I’m assuming are the inspirations behind them. So the top row are, pretty much, the dream dolls. They have facial features that I thought are ideal for each of those characters in the world of FR. They are dolls that I thought would be forever in my imagination and I just could not believe that Integrity Toys is actually producing them as if they are reading my mind when they designed them. While the bottom row are dolls that I feel needs their faces refreshed and along with them are some of the individuals who I thought are ideal in terms of facial features.

Dominique I feel has always been underrated, but I genuinely love her more than current Adele. The fact that we have a miniature Joan Smalls, one of my favorite fashion models right now and probably forever, is a dream. A lot of people think that Dominique is too old to be part of Nu.Face… But what is too old really? I can see her in her mid 20s. Plus Nu.Face is a modeling agency, not a clique of the hip and the young. I like to think that Nu.Face handles models that can work the runway and can do print ads whether they’re cute as a button like Erin or striking and fierce like Dominique. I mean that’s how it is in the real fashion industry anyways. You have the unconventional beauties like Lindsey Wixson and Daphne Groenveld and then you have breathtaking beauties such as Joan Smalls and Daria Werbowy. I’m glad that the designers see her potential but from some of the comments I’ve read about her is that they don’t like her face sculpt. Um, no gurl! She’s perfect as is. I say it’s all about the styling. The latest Dominique, Electric Enthusiasm is not the most likable due to her edgy look. She just needs to tone down her make-up palette next time for her to sell. I’m happy to see her part of Nu.Face because it gives her a moment to shine and that gives her more edge over her rival cousin Adele.

A few months ago I was browsing the web for models that could serve as inspiration for the ideal face sculpt for Nadja 2.0 to share to the W Club Forums, and out of all of the them Sudanese model Ajak Deng stood out. I mean that woman is just so strikingly beautiful. True enough the newly refreshed Nadja looks like her! I just couldn’t believe my eyes how that came true, lips and all. I know a lot of people wanted Nadja to look like Lupita Nyong’o, because for one she’s very chic and she’s Hollywood’s It girl, but I just have a different beauty in mind. For sure we’re going to miss her original face sculpt but Nu.Face is currently in the process of an overhaul and the face sculpts are becoming more refined. My worry for Nadja is how well her new face sculpt photographs because her old one was so photogenic. No doubt Polarity Nadja is the best doll released this year clad in a to-die-for Balmain inspired fashion. She’s definitely a dream come true!

Because we have a bunch of dolls that resemble top fashion models, I really thought it would be amazing if they release a doll who looks like Sessilee Lopez. I’m still obsessed with that girl even if she’s not walking the runways of Milan, Paris and London anymore. While Barbie Collector’s Pazette face sculpt reminded me of Sessilee, the model-like expression that I’m looking for is not really there. Rayna’s face sculpt came to mind and I thought she would look really beautiful with a dark skin tone. Sessilee most of the time puts tension on her lips whenever she’s walking the runway or being photographed and that really reminded me of Rayna. Although Rayna seems like there’s tension on both her lips and nose which makes her look like she has a pinched nose look on some angles. Nonetheless her sculpt is a front runner for a doll resembling Sessilee Lopez. Rare Jewel Rayna will be my little Sessilee for now. The fact that she has the Rock Me Baby face screening, um, supremo! She’s a dream and I can’t wait to have her soon!

The reason why I didn’t include Annik here even if I wanted a new face sculpt for her is that Rare Jewel Rayna is pretty much how I want Annik to look like. Don’t get me wrong, she is beautiful but I’ve always been partial with her. I just don’t find Annik as likable as Nadja. I find her hard edged and severe. I somehow wanted her features softened up a little bit. Like she could still have defined cheekbones but she somehow needs to compliment Nadja in a way that they could be related or they could be bestfriends. My issue with Annik’s face sculpt is probably the same issue I have with Adele 3.0. I think it’s the height of the nose and the square-ish cheeks that’s driving me bonkers. I love the two versions of Annik and I want them in my collection but you know, she’s not my favorite. Nadja is at the very top while Annik is at the very bottom.

There are certain characters in Fashion Royalty that needs their face refreshed and Perry Marino is definitely one of them. Definitely! I've thought of this really hard and I somehow don't want to take inspiration from any men in Hollywood. So I thought "why not Tom Ford?" He's good looking, he's very influential in the fashion industry, he is likable but kind of intimidating at the same time, he's always put together and he's 53 years old this year. Very Perry Marino, right? But the issue with the Perry Marino sculpt is obvious. It doesn't belong in the world of FR. He reminds me of a He-Man action figure. I think Perry's sculpt should have a slight smirk (and not an open-mouth) and he has to look conceited not constipated. He has to look older though but still attractive. I mean, let's face it. No one wants to buy an ugly doll! Let's be real. The doll world is a superficial world. One thing that would make him look older is by giving him a slightly receding hairline or maybe a V Shaped hairline will do and maybe give him some hint of facial lines and wrinkles. I mean, that's one thing I love about Integrity dolls. The subtle imperfections of their dolls make them somehow attractive. I think he needs to be as visually striking as Lukas but maybe 15 or 20 years older and he has to look good next to Natalia or Eugenia. Integrity Toys recently designed new face sculpts for the male Color Infusion dolls at the Convention last year and I say FR: Homme needs to top them off. While the brand is in the process of a renovation, I am expecting that a handful of them gets new face sculpts except for Lukas, Darius and Takeo that is. They’re perfection and don’t really need to be changed.

While I wanted Nadja to look like Ajak Deng, I wanted Colette to retain her Rihanna-like features. I mean, not look like her entirely but to have the same type of beauty as Rihanna. Again, the height of the nose is vital and I think it has to remain the same as her old nose. The shape of the head I’m imagining is less round and the cheekbones a little bit defined this time. I’m expecting a few tweaks on her features rather than a major face lift for her. Kinda like how they did it with Erin. Refined but still recognizable as their old selves.

You know, I could put Naomi Campbell or Beyoncé serving as inspiration for Adele here. Those two have been the major influence for her for sure. But I thought I should choose someone new and I thought of Jamaican model Kai Newman who reminds me so much of Naomi in the 90s. Definitely the type of beauty that I see in Adele. She’s fierce yet amiable, she’s soft yet striking. Just some of the things I miss with Adele. With her current face sculpt, that softness is gone. I just don’t find her as pleasant as she used to be, and again, that I think has something to do with the height of her nose and her lips being shut. The last three Adele 3.0s that were released have been lackluster for me and I can’t stress that enough. Yes they brought Adele 2.0 back at last year’s Convention and she was amazing, but that seemed to be a one-shot. The 2.0 sculpt is retired which means we’re not going to see it often. The designers have stated that they choose to use certain sculpts whenever they feel like it. Why can’t we settle for just one? If it was really up to me, I think Adele needs her face refreshed again and I think she should have her 2.0 nose and open-mouth back but maybe tweak her sculpt a little bit by give her more definition on the cheeks and fix the neck issue that the old sculpts have. That’s all I really want for her and I can finally stop moaning and whining. LOL Dominique, Jordan and now Nadja is definitely kicking Adele’s butt. As harsh as it sounds, she’s no longer a major player within the FR Universe I feel, not if she keeps her current 3.0 face sculpt. I usually say “It’s all about styling” but not this time. I’ve pretty much given up on her. The designers have tried but it’s not working for me.

My inner monologue is telling me stop being negative. :) Sorry I can’t help but be passionate.

*Think Positive* *Think Positive* *Think Positive*

This picture actually looks like I'm in a dark cellar with grubby walls when infact I'm actually sitting on top of my Gramophone whereas, Freda is sitting leaning against it. The layout is exactly the same I've just changed things a little!!

I've done another version of this because I couldn't decide.

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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.

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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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Stoltze

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Frankfurter_Altstadt

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MRT Taipei

Taiwan

2013

Life in and around public transport

Nikon D7100 + 35mm 1.8

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Soundtrack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mVecwflO4

One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan. [1]

Legends abound about its inception, but it is generally believed that the cemetery grew around the shrine of the fourteenth-century Sufi, Hamad Jamali. The tombs and gravestones spread over the cemetery are material documents marking the social and political history of Sind.

Imperial mausoleums are divided into two major groups, those from the Samma (1352–1520) and Tarkhan (1556–1592) periods. The tomb of the Samma king, Jam Nizam al-Din (reigned 1461–1509), is an impressive square structure built of sandstone and decorated with floral and geometric medallions. Similar to this is the mausoleum of Isa Khan Tarkhan II (d. 1651), a two-story stone building with majestic cupolas and balconies. In contrast to the syncretic architecture of these two monuments, which integrate Hindu and Islamic motifs, are mausoleums that clearly show the Central Asian roots of the later dynasty. An example is the tomb of Jan Beg Tarkhan (d. 1600), a typical octagonal brick structure whose dome is covered in blue and turquoise glazed tiles. Today, Makli Hill is a United Nations World Heritage Site that is visited by both pilgrims and tourists.

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In der Kellertüre innen / cellar door inside the house

Jetzt 1 Woche später ist das Pfauenauge auf die Türschwelle geflogen und speichert Sonne.

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Sunset ~ Ibis heading home ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.

[saw them coming from the right (heading south) & wanted

to get them in the clear-window... it worked out quite nicely]

(one more photo 'from this night' in the comments)

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White_Ibis/id

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades

Well I could brag on the things I've done or the places I have been

But I never found a cure for on the outside looking in

Sometimes it's hard to understand, when they say that pride's a sin

Should I go or should I stay on the outside looking in...

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On my way to the happy crabbing grounds this morning and something just happened to catch my eye...

Ferrari of San Francisco

595 Redwood Hwy

Mill Valley, Ca.

In my garden

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

This Photo Is Uploaded In Loving Memory Of 'Brownie', One Of Our 10th Dogs That We Have In Our Home. Also, This Photo Was Taken On The Same Day It Died Because Of Several Weeks Of Sickness & Weakness. That Day, I Was On A Date.

- Few Words For Him -

You're So Gentle & Friendly. I Loved Your Brown Eyes The Most. You Hated To Take Bath So Much That It Was Really Difficult For All Of Us To Make You Bath. There Was A Day, I Mistakenly Locked The Main Gate & Went To Office Not Noticing That You Were Actually Outside Of The House. Later, I Was Told That You Were Waiting In Front Of The Gate; Sorry That You Had To Wait 6 Hrs To Get Into The House.

We Are Really Sorry For All The Pains & Weakness You Had To Suffer, We All Loved You. You'll Always Be Remembered!

PS: Panoramic View Of That Place ~ www.panoramio.com/photo/82427511

Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) seen at the Akan International Crane Center during the start of a typhoon. Hokkaido, Japan.

in caverns of light, wind, and wood

In cloudy weather

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In the Paddocks / Paddock Shelters

Goodwood Track Day and Vintage Piper Club Fly-in. Saturday 14th. May 2022

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

Digital Id

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.)

Online Format

image

Description

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

Rights Advisory

No known restrictions on publication.

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