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The nominate subspecies of the common tern is 31–35 cm (12–14 in) long, including a 6–9 cm (2.4–3.5 in) fork in the tail, with a 77–98 cm (30–39 in) wingspan. It weighs 110–141 g (3.9–5.0 oz).
Breeding adults have pale grey upperparts, very pale grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill that can be mostly red with a black tip, or all black, depending on the subspecies.
The common tern's upper wings are pale grey, but as the summer wears on, the dark feather shafts of the outer flight feathers become exposed, and a grey wedge appears on the wings.
The rump and tail are white, and on a standing bird the long tail extends no further than the folded wingtips, unlike the Arctic and roseate terns in which the tail protrudes beyond the wings. There are no significant differences between the sexes.
In non-breeding adults, the forehead and underparts become white, the bill is all black or black with a red base, and the legs are dark red or black. The upper wings have an obvious dark area at the front edge of the wing, the carpal bar.
Terns that have not bred successfully may moult into non-breeding adult plumage beginning in June, though late July is more typical, with the moult suspended during migration. There is also some geographical variation; Californian birds are often in non-breeding plumage during migration.
Juvenile common terns have pale grey upper wings with a dark carpal bar. The crown and nape are brown, and the forehead is ginger, wearing to white by autumn. The upper parts are ginger with brown and white scaling, and the tail lacks the adult's long outer feathers.
Birds in their first post-juvenile plumage, which normally remain in their wintering areas, resemble the non-breeding adult, but have a duskier crown, dark carpal bar, and often very worn plumage. By their second year, most young terns are either indistinguishable from adults, or show only minor differences such as a darker bill or white forehead.
The common tern is an agile flyer, capable of rapid turns and swoops, hovering, and vertical take-off. When commuting with fish, it flies close to the surface in a strong head wind, but 10–30 m (33–98 ft) above the water in a following wind. Unless migrating, normally it stays below 100 m (330 ft), and averages 30 km/h (19 mph) in the absence of a tail wind.
Its average flight speed during the nocturnal migration flight is 43–54 km/h (27–34 mph) at a height of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft).
This image was taken in Invergordon Marina in Northern Scotland
From my set entitled “Roses”
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In my collection entitled “The Garden”
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A rose is a perennial flowering shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance. [1]
The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, with sharply toothed oval-shaped leaflets. The plants fleshy edible fruit is called a rose hip. Rose plants range in size from tiny, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 20 metres in height. Species from different parts of the world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses.
The name originates from Latin rosa, borrowed through Oscan from colonial Greek in southern Italy: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Armenian vard, Avestan warda, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr).[2][3]
Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high Vitamin C content. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products.
The leaves of most species are 5–15 centimetres long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. The vast majority of roses are deciduous, but a few (particularly in Southeast Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.
The flowers of most species roses have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals.
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Rose species that produce open-faced flowers are attractive to pollinating bees and other insects, thus more apt to produce hips. Many of the domestic cultivars are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the Dog Rose (Rosa canina) and Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.
While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are actually prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). True thorns, as produced by e.g. Citrus or Pyracantha, are modified stems, which always originate at a node and which have nodes and internodes along the length of the thorn itself. Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and R. pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight spines, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses only have vestigial prickles that have no points.
Roses are popular garden shrubs, as well as the most popular and commonly sold florists' flowers. In addition to their great economic importance as a florists crop, roses are also of great value to the perfume industry.
Many thousands of rose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use; most are double-flowered with many or all of the stamens having mutated into additional petals. As long ago as 1840 a collection numbering over one thousand different cultivars, varieties and species was possible when a rosarium was planted by Loddiges nursery for Abney Park Cemetery, an early Victorian garden cemetery and arboretum in England.
Twentieth-century rose breeders generally emphasized size and colour, producing large, attractive blooms with little or no scent. Many wild and "old-fashioned" roses, by contrast, have a strong sweet scent.
Roses thrive in temperate climates, though certain species and cultivars can flourish in sub-tropical and even tropical climates, especially when grafted onto appropriate rootstock.
Rose pruning, sometimes regarded as a horticultural art form, is largely dependent on the type of rose to be pruned, the reason for pruning, and the time of year it is at the time of the desired pruning.
Most Old Garden Roses of strict European heritage (albas, damasks, gallicas, etc.) are shrubs that bloom once yearly, in late spring or early summer, on two-year-old (or older) canes. As such, their pruning requirements are quite minimal, and are overall similar to any other analogous shrub, such as lilac or forsythia. Generally, only old, spindly canes should be pruned away, to make room for new canes. One-year-old canes should never be pruned because doing so will remove next year's flower buds. The shrubs can also be pruned back lightly, immediately after the blooms fade, to reduce the overall height or width of the plant. In general, pruning requirements for OGRs are much less laborious and regimented than for Modern hybrids.
Modern hybrids, including the hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, modern miniatures, and English roses, have a complex genetic background that almost always includes China roses (R. chinensis). China roses were evergrowing, everblooming roses from humid subtropical regions that bloomed constantly on any new vegetative growth produced during the growing season. Their modern hybrid descendants exhibit similar habits: Unlike Old Garden Roses, modern hybrids bloom continuously (until stopped by frost) on any new canes produced during the growing season. They therefore require pruning away of any spent flowering stem, in order to divert the plant's energy into producing new growth and thence new flowers.
Additionally, Modern Hybrids planted in cold-winter climates will almost universally require a "hard" annual pruning (reducing all canes to 8"–12" in height) in early spring. Again, because of their complex China rose background, Modern Hybrids are typically not as cold-hardy as European OGRs, and low winter temperatures often desiccate or kill exposed canes. In spring, if left unpruned, these damanged canes will often die back all the way to the shrub's root zone, resulting in a weakened, disfigured plant. The annual "hard" pruning of hybrid teas, floribundas, etc. should generally be done in early spring; most gardeners coincide this pruning with the blooming of forsythia shrubs. Canes should be cut about 1/2" above a vegetative bud (identifiable as a point on a cane where a leaf once grew).
For both Old Garden Roses and Modern Hybrids, any weak, damaged or diseased growth should be pruned away completely, regardless of the time of year. Any pruning of any rose should also be done so that the cut is made at a forty five degree angle above a vegetative bud. This helps the pruned stem callus over more quickly, and also mitigates moisture buildup over the cut, which can lead to disease problems.
For all general rose pruning (including cutting flowers for arrangements), sharp secateurs (hand-held, sickle-bladed pruners) should be used to cut any growth 1/2" or less in diameter. For canes of a thickness greater than 1/2", pole loppers or a small handsaw are generally more effective; secateurs may be damaged or broken in such instances.
Deadheading is the simple practice of manually removing any spent, faded, withered, or discoloured flowers from rose shrubs over the course of the blooming season. The purpose of deadheading is to encourage the plant to focus its energy and resources on forming new offshoots and blooms, rather than in fruit production. Deadheading may also be perfomed, if spent flowers are unsightly, for aethestic purposes. Roses are particularly responsive to deadheading.
Deadheading causes different effects on different varieties of roses. For continual blooming varieties, whether Old Garden roses or more modern hybrid varieties, deadheading allows the rose plant to continue forming new shoots, leaves, and blooms. For "once-blooming" varieties (that bloom only once each season), deadheading has the effect of causing the plant to form new green growth, even though new blooms will not form until the next blooming season.
For most rose gardeners, deadheading is used to refresh the growth of the rose plants to keep the rose plants strong, vibrant, and productive.
The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice.
Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses and pagan ritual. The red rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be associated with the Virgin Mary.
Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape, size, fragrance and even for lack of prickles.
Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty. The rose was sacred to a number of goddesses (including Isis and Aphrodite), and is often used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary. 'Rose' means pink or red in a variety of languages (such as Romance languages, Greek, and Polish).
The rose is the national flower of England and the United States[4], as well as being the symbol of England Rugby, and of the Rugby Football Union. It is also the provincial flower of Yorkshire and Lancashire in England (the white rose and red rose respectively) and of Alberta (the wild rose), and the state flower of four US states: Iowa and North Dakota (R. arkansana), Georgia (R. laevigata), and New York[5] (Rosa generally). Portland, Oregon counts "City of Roses" among its nicknames, and holds an annual Rose Festival.
Roses are occasionally the basis of design for rose windows, such windows comprising five or ten segments (the five petals and five sepals of a rose) or multiples thereof; however most Gothic rose windows are much more elaborate and were probably based originally on the wheel and other symbolism.
A red rose (often held in a hand) is a symbol of socialism or social democracy; it is also used as a symbol by the British and Irish Labour Parties, as well as by the French, Spanish (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Brazilian, Dutch (Partij van de Arbeid) and European socialist parties. This originated when the red rose was used as a badge by the marchers in the May 1968 street protests in Paris. White Rose was a World War II non violent resistance group in Germany.
Roses are often portrayed by artists. The French artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté produced some of the most detailed paintings of roses.
Henri Fantin-Latour was also a prolific painter of still life, particularly flowers including roses. The Rose 'Fantin-Latour' was named after the artist.
Other impressionists including Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne have paintings of roses among their works.
Rose perfumes are made from attar of roses or rose oil, which is a mixture of volatile essential oils obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals of roses. The technique originated in Persia (the word Rose itself is from Persian) then spread through Arabia and India, but nowadays about 70% to 80% of production is in the Rose Valley near Kazanluk in Bulgaria, with some production in Qamsar in Iran and Germany.[citation needed]
The Kaaba in Mecca is annually washed by the Iranian rose water from Qamsar. In Bulgaria, Iran and Germany, damask roses (Rosa damascena 'Trigintipetala') are used. In the French rose oil industry Rosa centifolia is used. The oil, pale yellow or yellow-grey in color, is sometimes called 'Rose Absolute' oil to distinguish it from diluted versions. The weight of oil extracted is about one three-thousandth to one six-thousandth of the weight of the flowers; for example, about two thousand flowers are required to produce one gram of oil.
The main constituents of attar of roses are the fragrant alcohols geraniol and l-citronellol; and rose camphor, an odourless paraffin. β-Damascenone is also a significant contributor to the scent.
Quotes
What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet act II, sc. ii
O, my love's like a red, red rose/That's newly sprung in June — Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
Information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious ottar of roses out of the otter. Mark Twain, Roughing It
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses. — James Oppenheim, "Bread and Roses"
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose — Gertrude Stein, Sacred Emily (1913), a poem included in Geography and Plays.
Including the edge documents the luscious depth of Canola. But does it work? Or does it lead the eyes out of the frame? Or am I over thinking this?
Saturday Self Challenge
The theme for the next challenge will be “toolbox”. In case you don’t have a tool box full of wrenches and such, I‘m including all things considered tools of the trade like artist supplies, cosmetics, etc. as long as they are in a storage box of some type. I also include first aid kits as a choice.
Fishing hasn’t been allowed whilst we’ve been in lockdown. When the rules were eased a little, fishing was back on the agenda, we can also now leave our own area. A beautiful Wednesday morning provided the perfect opportunity for a short drive from home, just over the Yorkshire county boundary into Lancashire to a lake where my husband can fish and I could go for a walk. Before I set off walking we set up the box of fishing ‘tools’ and a net on the grass by the lakeside so I could capture this weeks shot. I can see that there are floats and line in there, but I’m unsure what all the other bits are for.
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More texture photos. I think there are like 8-9 layers of textures here including some of patagonia lake.
This species is a photography first for me. Previously living in West Yorkshire this is one I wouldn't come across too often. They breed in Iceland and Scandinavia, but reasonable numbers overwinter in the UK, preferring rocky coasts with a good covering of weed.
In their Winter plumage, like this one, they can be really tricky to pick out and photograph amongst the rock and weed.
This one was part of a mixed flock including the slightly larger Turnstone, on Bridlington south beach, in East Yorkshire.
I had this idea to make a Blythe alphabet including all the Blythe doll releases from the beginning to end including some of my fave pictures.
If I have used your image and you want me to remove just fm me, I hope you dont mind me using your photo's but its cos I love them! Hugs xxxx
The E's: Ebony, Eleanor the Forest Dancer, Enchanted Petal, Excellent Hollywood.
The F's: Fancy Pansy, Feel the Sky, French Trench, Friendly Freckles, Frosty Frock, Fruit Punch.
The G's: Gentle River, Ginger, Goldie, Good Neighbour Cafe, Groovy Groove.
The H's: Happy Harbour, Heart of Montmarte, Hello Harvest, Heather Sky, Hollywood, Honey Bunny Once More.
The I's: Ichigo Heaven, I love You its True.
The J's: Jenna.
The K's: Kozy.
The L's: La Jardin De Maman, Last Kiss, Lounging Lovely, Love Mission.
1. Two shiny faces, 2. Evie heard there was something nasty in the woodshed..., 3. Merthyr and the witchy bus..., 4. 2007年10月4日 中国 北京 京西草原, 5. Hey there, Georgie Girl, 6. Mimi's golden hair against the sunlight, 7. Genevieve, 8. Hopscotch?, 9. she just wanted a fringe, 10. "Photograph me...I'm cuter!", 11. Starting ADAD, 1/365, 12. Carnaval 2008, 13. Off With Their Heads!, 14. Lomo mode, 15. A try-on, 16. Colombina, 17. Silky Baby, 18. and eyes like the sea..., 19. Untitled, 20. IMKE, 21. Honey sitting in a mandarin orange tree, 22. Nanette "You, WOMAN make them stop!", 23. New Dresses!, 24. JENNA, 25. Loving the Daisies., 26. Bubbles from the Sun, 27. Untitled, 28. The New Girl, 29. Moon and Apollo30. Not available
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Margam Abbey now consists of the intact nave and impressive surrounding ruins. Those ruins not belonging to the church are now owned by the County Council. These remains, including the unusually large twelve-sided chapter house, dating from the 13th century, stand within 840 acre (3.4 km²) Margam Country Park, close to Margam Castle. The Abbey church of St Mary, the ruined Chapter House and the Abbey undercroft are all Grade I listed buildings.[3][4][5]
On a hill overlooking the abbey stand the ruins of an outlying monastery building, Capel Mair ar y Bryn ("the chapel of St Mary on the hill"). The purpose of this building is thought to have been to allow members of the monastic community who were engaged in the keeping of flocks to fulfil their devotional obligations without having to return to the main church.
The fork-tailed flycatcher occurs in a wide variety of habitats including pastures, riparian forests, and open residential areas with scattered trees. Its breeding range is from central Mexico to central Argentina.
The fork-tailed flycatcher has the longest tail relative to body size of any bird on earth. The tail in adult males is 2–3 times longer than the length of the bird from the bill to the base of the tail.
This species is primarily an insectivore, but will switch to berries and small fruits if insects become scarce.
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Photo taken at the AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, Barú.
Colombia is the number one country in the world to have the largest varieties of birds, having about 1,876 species and almost 70 kinds that belong specially to Colombia. AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA has done an amazing job to show that. You see some of birds free and others in beautiful habitats. Peacocks, Toucans, Pink Flamingos, Crane Corona, Guacamayas, Pelicanos, Ducks, all types of little colorful birds Colombia is most famous for it, every imaginable birds are here.
This place is so well design, and so well taking care of, that you think some times you are in paradise!"
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The Palace of Fine Arts has many Black Crowned Night Herons dotting the trees and landscape. They sometimes come out and sit in a perfect location, like this one, right in the middle of a blooming bush in the bright sunlight. Australian eucalyptus trees fringe the eastern shore of the lagoon. Many forms of wildlife have made their home there including swans, ducks (particularly migrating fowl), geese, turtles, frogs, and raccoons.
Western Pa. Rt. 30 Series
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Experimenting with Mixed Media including The Elegant Writer Pen & Brusho on mixed media paper glazed with Matte Medium.....
Inspired by the colors of the local trees on a Sunday drive yesterday with the Family on my Daughter's Birthday. Yes, our trees around me in Grand Rapids, Michigan are really this color now.
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. They mark the most eastern point of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Legend. There are various stories about the naming of the rocks. One legend says that the Devil (traditionally known euphemistically as "Old Harry") slept on the rocks. Another local legend says that the rocks were named after Harry Paye, the infamous Poole pirate, whose ship hid behind the rocks awaiting passing merchantmen.
Meeting of historic ships in Puerto Azahar.
Castelló hosts the V edition of "Escala a Castelló" from April 21 to 25, 2022, with the participation of 10 ships, including the Oostersheld, Morgester, Mircea, Nao Victoria, Galeón Andalucía, Pascual Flores, Goleta Cervantes Saavedra, etc.
Cita de navíos históricos en el Puerto Azahar.
Castelló acoge la V edición de "Escala a Castelló" del 21 al 25 de abril 2022, con la participación de 10 navíos, entre ellos el Oostersheld, Morgester, Mircea, Nao Victoria, Galeón Andalucía, Pascual Flores, Goleta Cervantes Saavedra, etc.
Grau de Castelló de la Plana (Spain).
SummerSounds concert in St. Clair Park, Greensburg PA.
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This species is a far northwestern North American breeder... mostly in Canada, but including our northern border states and Alaska. It passes through our lower western states only during its migratory excursions. This was my second sighting up here and I'm not that familiar with this species. The prior observation here was in 2017. I spotted both sexes this weekend. This may be a first-year bird... but the color differences of the females are very subtle and you likely need ideal lighting to make this distinction. Males tend to have darker head markings than this.
IMG_3770; Townsend's Warbler
including miniature bronze belts
Lucanian sanctuary of Timmari, votive deposit
Museo Archeologico 'D. Ridola', Matera
A new version of a favorite still-life photo. Subtle texture and highlights were the result of running it through the DDG.
The glazed pottery is Stangl, a pottery company started in 1929 in Flemington,, NJ. Stangl Pottery produced many items including dinnerware, artware and ceramic bird figurines. We lived nearby, toured the factory, and bought two mugs. A generous Aunt gave us a full set of dishes for a wedding present later that year [1966]. The plant went out of business by '72, so it's a collectors' item today.
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JAMES THE GREATER – (died 44 A.D.) – James is known by many different names and titles, including James the Greater, Boanerges (a nickname given to James and John meaning “sons of thunder”), James the Major and James the Elder. He was so named to distinguish him from James, the son of Alphaeus, who is known as James the Lesser.
James was an apostle of Jesus Christ and the brother of the Apostle John. Their father was named Zebedee. James and John were fishermen and were together, mending their nets, when Jesus called them to become His disciples (Matthew 4:21-22). James was the first apostle to be martyred. He would be put to death by King Herod who found that killing prominent Christians was a way to find favor with the Jews.
The Bible tells us that James was beheaded in Jerusalem. However, a legend grew that James was buried in Compostela, Spain and that his body had been discovered there. This would make Compostela the third most visited site on the pilgrimage trail, after Jerusalem and Rome. The great connection of James with Spain would lead to James being appointed patron saint of that country.
1. Because Compostela was such a major pilgrimage site, James is often depicted as a pilgrim. He is shown with a wide brimmed hat, walking staff, coin purse and a scallop shell. Scallop shells were used by pilgrims to scoop water from streams to drink as they traveled on their way.
2. Another symbol of James is the sword, referring to how he was martyred.
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Hindi : Cheel, Tamil : Kalu parundhu, Malayalam : Chakki parundhu, Marathi : Ghar, Bengali : Cheel, Assam : Chilana / Mugacharani, Telugu : Malla gadda, Sind : Siriun, Sinhala : Rajaliya
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Listen and enjoy a great soul classic:
Hold On, I'm Coming! - Sam & Dave
Here is a great live performance of the song in 2010.
Sam Moore with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Randomly, when I was making this, I was thinking about one of the old 1970's Public Information FIlms/Adverts in Britain:
La Chapelle Saint-Ivy de Loguivy-Plougras a été construite entre 1860 et 1864 sur l'emplacement d'une église du XVIème siècle.
Elle a réutilisé une grande partie des matériaux anciens dont les ouvertures de style gothique.
Elle a gardé les magnifiques sculptures et gargouilles.
La chapelle qui semblait oubliée par le temps a connu des travaux de rénovation depuis 2021.
Saint-Ivy chapel in Loguivy-Plougras was built between 1860 and 1864 on the site of a 16th century church.
It reused a large part of the old materials, including the Gothic-style openings.
She kept the magnificent sculptures and gargoyles.
The chapel, which seemed forgotten by time, has undergone renovations since 2021.
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Fireweed is a flowering plant in the willowherb family. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests. Fireweed is a pioneer species that quickly colonises sites of forest fires and prevents further damage while providing a blanket of vegetation for recovering fauna to create new habitats in and for pollinators to foster the re-establishment of a diverse set of flora. It reaches its average peak colonization after five years and then begins to be replaced as trees and brush grow larger. Fireweed is the territorial flower of the Yukon and features in its flag.
Union Pacific has donated several historic locomotives, including DDA40X “Centennial” 6936, 2-10-2 5511, and 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” 3985, to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. On November 19th the equipment arrived in Silvis, Illinois; it will be housed in the former Rock Island Silvis shop complex now owned by RRHMA.
Upon arrival into Silvis, the equipment was moved into the shop by the RRHMA crew. First inside was Centennial 6936, followed shortly thereafter by 5511.
A brief ceremony was held for invited guests during which Union Pacific’s Senior Manager of Heritage Operations Ed Dickens officially handed over the locomotives and cars to RRHMA President Steve Sandberg.
UP "Challenger" 3985 was moved in a short time later in the company of UP business car "Selma" and other donated passenger equipment.
Thanks to the Union Pacific Steam Crew and the RRHMA volunteers for making it all happen!
The Chisholm Trail, including Chisholm Trail Brazos in Waco, is a pivotal aspect of Texas history. It was a major cattle trail in the late 19th century, used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas for shipment to eastern markets. The trail was named after Jesse Chisholm, a trader of Scotch-Cherokee descent who pioneered the route in 1867. The trail was not a single road, but rather a network of trails that stretched from Texas to Kansas. As a vital stop along the Chisholm Trail, Waco, Texas has a rich history that is still celebrated today. The Chisholm Trail Brazos Landmark, located on the riverbanks of the Brazos River, is a testament to the important role the trail played in the development of Texas. The Waco Suspension Bridge also played a significant role in the history of Waco and the Chisholm Trail. The bridge was completed in 1870 and was the first permanent bridge across the Brazos River. It quickly became a vital transportation link for the cattle drives and other travelers passing through the area. The bridge is still standing today (as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge) and is a popular attraction for visitors to Waco.
The Chisholm Trail Brazos Landmark has been recognized by both the local community and the National Park Service. In 2017, the Texas Historical Commission designated the landmark as a State Antiquities Landmark. The National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark both recognize and list the landmark. In conclusion, people celebrate the Chisholm Trail Brazos Landmark as an essential part of Texas history today. The landmark echoes Waco’s role in countless cattle drives on the Chisholm Trail, shaping Texas’ development.
The sculpture seen above is part of Robert Summers's larger, overall sculpture, "The Waco Chisholm Trail Heritage", near the historic Waco Suspension Bridge and includes three cowboys on horseback - one white, one Hispanic and one Black - and 25 longhorn cattle. All of the full sculpture cannot be photographed in one shot because of its size and how it is stretched out over a city block or more. The full sculpture depicts several cowboys and a Mexican vaquero driving longhorn cattle. Cattle were in fact driven across the suspension bridge in its early days, when it was covered with dirt. This particular section of the sculpture is specifically of a Vaquero (a herdsman or cowboy; or a term used in reference to cowboys in areas such as Mexico and the southwestern U.S. where Spanish is spoken) and several Longhorn Cattle. The first pieces were unveiled by Mr. Summers near the base of the Waco Suspension Bridge in 2008, and the total sculpture wasn’t completed until 2014. In total, the sculptures cost about $1.65 million and remain as a popular tourist spot.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus
It is a bird of open woodlands with trees and ground cover for nesting, including most importantly birch, alder, and willow habitats. The nest is usually built in close contact with the ground, often in low vegetation. Like most Old World warblers (Sylviidae), this small passerine is insectivorous. In northern Europe, it is one of the first warblers to return in the spring though is later than the closely related chiffchaff.
It is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, 11–12.5 cm long and 7–15 g weight. It is greenish brown above and off-white to yellowish below; the wings are plain greenish-brown with no wingbars. Juveniles are yellower below than adults. It is very similar to the chiffchaff, but non-singing birds can be distinguished from that species by their paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip). Its song is a simple repetitive descending whistle, while the contact call is a disyllabic 'hoo-eet', distinct from the more monosyllabic 'hweet' of chiffchaffs.
Willow warblers prefer young, open, scrubby woodland with small trees, including human-altered habitats such as coppice and young plantations up to 10–20 years old. High amounts of birch, alder and willow, with good lichen amounts, and water features (e.g. streams), fields with large amounts of bracken and mosses, and patches of low bramble (for nest cover) are preferred, but it will use a wide range of other species, including young or open coniferous forests. Incorporating woodland ride edge thickets is beneficial, as is 15 metre woodland edges of varying structure and height. They prefer damp woodland areas. Thicket forming shrubs like blackthorn provide pockets of habitat. Deer browsing can degrade the required low cover.
Germany, Berlin, TV tower with an height, including antenna, of 368 mtr, near to the Alexander Square & the “Red Town Hall”. The tower was constructed in East Berlin between 1965 & 1969 during the administration of the German Democratic Republic.
Inside the shaft, two lifts shuttle visitors to the sphere of the tower within 40 seconds, Stairway with 986 steps also provides access.
The tower globe with 32 mtr diameter host a restaurant, the kitchen for the food preparation, for fire protection reasons, is located in the basement of the tower & lifted up by elevator for the final touch in a small kitchen in the globe-restaurant.
About 5000 person visiting the tower daily, approximately 1500 of them visiting the restaurant with panorama view, in June 2011 the fifty million guests were received in the restaurant thins the opening.
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A rhinoceros, from Greek rhinokerōs, meaning 'nose-horned', from rhis, meaning 'nose', and keras, meaning 'horn'), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species therein. Two of the extant species are native to Africa, and three to Southern Asia. The term rhinoceros is often more broadly applied to now extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea. Members of the rhinoceros family are some of the largest remaining megafauna, with all species able to reach or exceed one tonne in weight. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains (400–600 g) for mammals of their size, one or two horns, and a thick (1.5–5 cm) protective skin formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. Unlike other perissodactyls, the two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths, relying instead on their lips to pluck food.
The Australian wood duck, maned duck or maned goose (Chenonetta jubata) is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta. This 45–51 cm duck looks like a small goose, and feeds mostly by grazing in flocks. The male is grey with a dark brown head and mottled breast. The female has white stripes above and below the eye and mottled underparts. Both sexes have grey wings with black primaries and a white speculum. Juveniles are similar to adult females, but lighter and with a more streaky breast. The Australian wood duck is widespread in Australia, including Tasmania. The Australian wood duck is found in grasslands, open woodlands, wetlands, flooded pastures and along the coast in inlets and bays. It is also common on farmland with dams, as well as around rice fields, sewage ponds and in urban parks. It will often be found around deeper lakes that may be unsuitable for other waterbirds' foraging, as it prefers to forage on land. S20N_1281
Philae is mentioned by numerous ancient writers, including Strab Diodorus Siculus, Ptolemy, Seneca, Pliny the Elder. It was, as the plural name indicates, the appellation of two small islands situated in latitude 24° north, just above the First Cataract near Aswan. Groskurd computes the distance between these islands and Aswan at about 100 km (62 mi).
Despite being the smaller island, Philae proper was, from the numerous and picturesque ruins formerly there, the more interesting of the two. Prior to the inundation, it was not more than 380 metres (1,250 ft) long and about 120 metres (390 ft) broad. It is composed of syenite: its sides are steep and on their summits a lofty wall was built encompassing the island.
Since Philae was said to be one of the burying-places of Osiris, it was held in high reverence both by the Egyptians to the north and the Nubians to the south. It was deemed profane for any but priests to dwell there and was accordingly sequestered and denominated "the Unapproachable". It was reported too that neither birds flew over it nor fish approached its shores. These indeed were the traditions of a remote period; since in the time of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Philae was so much resorted to, partly by pilgrims to the tomb of Osiris, partly by persons on secular errands, that the priests petitioned Ptolemy VIII Physcon (170-117 BC) to prohibit public functionaries at least from coming there and living at their expense.
In the nineteenth century, William John Bankes took the Philae obelisk on which this petition was engraved to England. When its Egyptian hieroglyphs were compared with those of the Rosetta Stone, it threw great light upon the Egyptian consonantal alphabet.
The islands of Philae were not, however, merely sacerdotal abodes; they were the centres of commerce also between Meroë and Memphis. For the rapids of the cataracts were at most seasons impracticable, and the commodities exchanged between Egypt and Nubia were reciprocally landed and re-embarked at Syene and Philae.
The neighbouring granite quarries also attracted a numerous population of miners and stonemasons; and, for the convenience of this traffic, a gallery or road was formed in the rocks along the east bank of the Nile, portions of which are still extant.
Philae also was remarkable for the singular effects of light and shade resulting from its position near the Tropic of Cancer. As the sun approached its northern limit the shadows from the projecting cornices and moldings of the temples sink lower and lower down the plain surfaces of the walls, until, the sun having reached its highest altitude, the vertical walls are overspread with dark shadows, forming a striking contrast with the fierce light which illuminates all surrounding objects.
Major landmarks in Kansas City - including Union Station, Marriott Downtown hotel, and the Power and Light Building - are illuminated in the blue and yellow colors of the flag of Ukraine.
This is to show support to the soverign and independent nation of Ukraine, as they are now fighting an invasion from Russia (which started on Thursday 24 February).
Prayers to the people of Ukraine during this difficult time.
Kansas City, Missouri
Saturday evening 26 February 2022
The old Works Progress Administration (WPA) grottos built in the 1920s and 1930s were redesigned to house several large birds including the cinereous vulture and the Andean condor.
A visit to the OKC Zoo just prior to them closing their doors due to cold temperatures and freezing conditions.
Everything is pink at the Pink Hotel .. including Miss Pink , of course , naturally .. Careful she's got one of those looks on her face , I could be in trouble .. . it's the coolest place to stay in town , especially when Cooly's on .
Don't ya just like those pink flamingoes . What self respecting retro hotel wouldn't have some of those colourful birds strolling in their grounds . You know neighbours who live near me have them in their garden too and they even have them under special night lights to show them off . . I think I might just stick to the live Magpies at my place .
Theres more of Miss Pink later .., she does smile .
Cooly Rocks On
Coolangatta . Gold Coast
This widespread plant lives happily in many different habitats, including woodland, grassland, heathland, hedgerows and old pasture. It flowers from April to June, but its flowers are not scented
The Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), is a perching duck species originally found in East Asia it has now become resident in other parts of the world, including the UK...It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm (16–19 in) long with a 65–75 cm (26–30 in) wingspan.
The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers"...The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back...The female is similar to female wood duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye, but is paler below, has a small white flank stripe, and a pale tip to its bill...
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It was the breeding season for Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) and we observed a number of mating occurrences during our trip to the area.
This took place during a guided trip to the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in the Khutzeymateen Inlet along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
The inlet is about a 30 minute flight by float plane, north of Prince Rupert. The tour of 6 wildlife photographers (including myself) was 5 days long and run by Ocean Light II Adventures. We stayed at the entrance of the reserve in a 72 ft sail boat (Ocean Light II) and accessed the reserve daily in a 19 ft Zodiac and spent most of the day looking for grizzly bear activity.
Our guide was amazed at the number of times we encountered this mating behaviour. He indicated that it was quite unusual to see this many breeding encounters as the bears tended to be more secretive in his past experiences.
28 May, 2015.
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The Italian-designed Isetta microcar was built under license in a number of countries, including the UK. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles.
In 1957, Isetta of Great Britain began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in the former Brighton railway works under licence from BMW. Amazingly, the car factory had no access by road; components were delivered by rail and finished cars were shipped out the same way.
British cars had right-hand drive and the door hinged from the right side, with the steering column moved across to the right as well. Right-hand drive meant that both the driver and the engine were on the same side, so a 27 kg counterweight was added to the left side to compensate.
Dunlop tyres were used, and Lucas electrics replaced the German Hella and Bosch components, with a different headlamp housing being used.
The Isetta was not popular in the UK until a three-wheeled version was introduced. Although three-wheeled vehicles are more prone to rolling over, there was a financial advantage: they could evade automobile legislation and taxation by being classed as three-wheeled motorcycles, and could be driven with a motorcycle licence. In 1962, Isetta of Great Britain stopped production of the little cars but continued to produce the engines until 1964.
This 1961 three-wheel Isetta 300, 27 CAC, is on display in the Science Museum, London.
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Perleberg, a town of about 12.000 inhabitants (including some villages incorporated in the outskirts in the last years), is situated about halfway between Berlin and Hamburg. The historic centre is located on an island between two arms of the river Stepenitz. In the Middle Ages it had been an important trading centre, member of the Hanseatic League since 1303.
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