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This is a comic based on the Warhammer 40,000 Xenoarchaeologist story that I made in 2014. The main character is Inquisitor Johann Donner, basically LEGO Adventurers Johnny Thunder in space.
The epic final battle continues, so new chapters will be published once per 3-4 days!
The first page of this chapter
Thanks to The Pybro for the idea of a comic book.
The Bass Strait at the most southern end is one of the roughest places along the wild Australian coastline. You can feel the ground trembling from the ceaseless bombardment with violent seas.
Close by was the famous London Bridge, it collapsed in 1989 only a few weeks after we walked over it.
taken during a trip with my friends lately...
Iwanted to try somthing new in color process and finally found the result
to be nice to me... what about you ;-)
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About the image:
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 70-210mm @210mm | f5.6
ISO 100
Basic treatment in CNX then PS CS5
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Here is the front side of a handwoven wedding huipil (huipil de boda) made in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico. My guess is that this garment was made in the mid 20th century. White chicken feathers were woven into the fabric on the chest area and bottom of the huipil. Many feathers have been lost over the years
LT is our only longhair out of about 30 yard cats we have.she is still a kitten,but one of our favs.when you have this many Cats,names get strang.LT stands for "Long Tail" and she has the longest here.
HTO is an urban beach in Toronto, Canada, that opened in 2007. It is located minutes away west of Harbourfront Centre, on Lake Ontario.
The park was designed by Janet Rosenberg + Associates Landscape Architects, Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes Inc. and Hariri Pontarini Architects.
This park incorporates elements of a park, beach, and golf course. The park's standout feature is a sandpit that holds Muskoka chairs and enormous fixed yellow metal umbrellas. The umbrellas were designed to evoke the Georges Seurat painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.[1] Small shower setups allow you to wash off sand from your feet. Large, well maintained grass islands are separated by circular pathways ideal for cyclists, while tall grasses blow in the wind. At night, the park has LED lights illuminate the knolls.
"Ain't I a Woman?," is the name given to a speech May 29, 1851
Sojourner Truth ( born Isabella ("Bell") Baumfree; c. 1797 – Nov 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God has called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying the hope that was in her." Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title "Ain't I a Woman?," a variation of the original speech re-written by someone else using a stereotypical Southern dialect; whereas Sojourner Truth was from New York and grew up speaking Dutch as her first language. During the Civil War, Truth helped recruit black troops for the Union Army; after the war, she tried unsuccessfully to secure land grants from the federal government for former slaves.
In 2014, Truth was included in Smithsonian magazine's list of the "100 Most Significant Americans of All Time".
Truth was one of the ten or twelve children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree (or Bomefree). Colonel Hardenbergh bought James and Elizabeth Baumfree from slave traders and kept their family at his estate in a big hilly area called by the Dutch name Swartekill (just north of present-day Rifton), in the town of Esopus, New York, 95 miles (153 km) north of New York City. Charles Hardenbergh inherited his father's estate and continued to enslave people as a part of that estate's property.
When Charles Hardenbergh died in 1806, nine-year-old Truth (known as Belle), was sold at an auction with a flock of sheep for $100 to John Neely, near Kingston, New York. Until that time, Truth spoke only Dutch. She later described Neely as cruel and harsh, relating how he beat her daily and once even with a bundle of rods. Neely sold her in 1808, for $105, to Martinus Schryver of Port Ewen, a tavern keeper, who owned her for eighteen months. Schryver sold her in 1810 to John Dumont of West Park, New York. Although this fourth owner was kindly disposed toward her, considerable tension existed between Truth and Dumont's second wife, Elizabeth Waring Dumont, who harassed her and made her life more difficult. (John Dumont's first wife, Sarah "Sally" Waring Dumont (Elizabeth's sister), died around 1805, five years before he bought Truth.)
Around 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Robert's owner (Charles Catton, Jr., a landscape painter) forbade their relationship; he did not want the people he enslaved to have children with people he was not enslaving, because he would not own the children. One day Robert sneaked over to see Truth. When Catton and his son found him, they savagely beat Robert until Dumont finally intervened, and Truth never saw Robert again. He later died as a result of the injuries, and the experience haunted Truth throughout her life. Truth eventually married an older slave named Thomas. She bore five children: James, her firstborn, who died in childhood, Diana (1815), fathered by either Robert or John Dumont, and Peter (1821), Elizabeth (1825), and Sophia (ca. 1826), all born after she and Thomas united.
"Ain't I a Woman?,"
Artwork: TudioJepegii
Jerez de la Frontera is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. As of 2015, the city, the largest in the province, had 212,876 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia. It has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry (Xerez).
Currently, Jerez, with 212,876 inhabitants, is the 25th largest city in Spain, the 5th in Andalusia and 1st in the Province of Cádiz. It belongs to the Municipal Association of the Bay of Cádiz (Mancomunidad de Municipios Bahía de Cádiz), the 3rd largest Andalusian metropolitan area and the 12th in Spain, with over 650,000 inhabitants.
His municipality covers an area of 1188.14 km² (458.7434 mi²) and includes the Los Alcornocales Natural Park and the Sierra de Gibalbín, also known as Montes de Propio de Jerez.
The city is located 12 km (7.46 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Campiña de Jerez, region appropriate to cultivate the vineyards that produce the famous sherry. Some famous places in to the city are Alcazar of Jerez, Church of San Miguel, Charterhouse of Jerez, the Cathedral of San Salvador.
Since 1987 the Grand Prix motorcycle racing has been held at the Circuito de Jerez in early May. On this weekend, the city welcomes tens of thousands of bikers from around the world. The same circuit has hosted several Formula 1 Grands Prix, including the 1997 final race of the season, which was marred with controversy for a notable high-profile championship-deciding incident. Other popular festivals in the city are Feria de Jerez or the Holy Week in Jerez.
Jerez is known as the city of flamenco, sherry, horses and motorcycles. In 2013, Jerez was the European's Wine Capital and 2014, it was the World's First Motorbikes Capital.
As typhoon is coming this way, the weather is hot and sunny. Before the sunset, the city is shining and glowing. This is one of my favorites too.
颱風來臨前，天氣總是很晴、很熱，但是也讓城市閃耀著光芒，最愛夕陽照射下的台北~
虎山峰, 南港, 台北市
Mt. Tiger Peak, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 100, F22, 0.6 sec, 29mm
- Canon 550D with EOS 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens +ND8
- Sunset @6.39pm / Shot @ 6.20pm
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires
This is a photo of a young Iraqi girl taken during a night raid in the War on Terror. The girl had been in a car with her parents when they failed to stop at a military checkpoint. Soldiers on duty fired warning shots and then opened fire on the vehicle when it it continued toward the checkpoint at high speed. Both of the girl's parents were killed. This is one of the many tragedies that come from Iraq almost daily. Over the course of almost twnety years, Iraq has been bombed, raided, burned, and searched too many times to count. American troops have had an unmistakable presence there since the Gulf War of the early 1990's and have participated in two wars. During that time hundreds of thousands of casualties have occured. Today, vast portions of Iraq have no electricity or indoor ploumbing, since bombs and raids have destroyed the city. This young girl is only one of the many children orphaned by the war. Entire families are left homeless. Schools, hospitals, and neighborhoods have been destroyed. The future for this little girl is grim, as it is for all of Iraq. Sadly, scenes like this have been a part of several conflicts that U.S. soldiers have taken part in. Civilian casualties have occured not only in the Middle East but also in Korea, Vietnam, and the Phillipines. This can have an extremely detrimental effect on a developing nation, since trauma early in life can dramatically change a person. This little girl will grow up facing the pain she experienced upon the loss of her parents, pain that will likely taint her image of the west and the world in general.
The Long-eared Owl is nocturnal and roosts in trees during the daytime, which is exactly where this one was when I first saw it. Though these owls are secretive, this one was so easy to find because of the huge crowd of photographers that, unfortunately, was already there.
"The Long-eared Owl has erect blackish ear-tufts, which are positioned in the centre of the head. The ear-tufts are used to make the owl appear larger to other owls while perched. The female is larger in size and darker in colouration than the male." From Wikipedia.
I am going to add, for the last time, the following, that I have posted for the last two or three days.
"I think the very first Long-eared Owl that I ever saw was seen on 13 October 2006. SInce then, I have been very fortunate to have seen several other individuals (see my Album) - including the day before yesterday. These owls are very secretive and many birders go years between sightings. It is so important not to give the location of this species. Be careful that there is nothing in your photos that gives away the location.
Various people had been posting photos of a Long-eared Owl recently, but I had no idea where they were seeing it. Someone had posted a photo and labelled it "Calgary" (totally untrue!), so I had thought it must have been seen in one of our local city parks. Two days ago, I decided to go for a short drive and get a bit of sunshine and fresh air. Our deep freeze has lasted for more than four weeks, and I have been home for most of that time. It was a milder day, so I decided to make the most of it, especially with more snow forecast for today.
Imagine my surprise when a stranger told me just where it was, and my absolute horror when I came upon a huge crowd of photographers with their lenses raised! So how did they all know about this owl?? Apparently, Facebook has such a bad reputation for people trolling everyone's photostream there, finding out locations for all sorts of things (old barns included!). Then, of course, some people phone others, to ask or to tell. Others follow ebird religiously, dashing out to see every more 'special' bird that is reported and location given. I don't post many photos on Facebook and I certainly don't post the same photo to three groups. It gets so very boring to see the same photos everywhere. These people flood their own Facebook pages and the groups! The only reason I can see is to get as many Likes as possible. Anyway, most people were down in the ditch at the fenceline, so no doubt they were able to get stunning close shots, especially those with enormous lenses. My photos were taken from the road, which was twice as far away, with a point-and-shoot. I'm not out to try and get better photos than anyone else : ) As always, there is so much competition among photographers. I was also not out there all day, like various people always are, and often day after day after day.
So, after saying those things, perhaps you can imagine how extremely upset (devastated, actually) I am to have been told (when I arrived at the owl) by a couple of friends (both of whom are superb photographers) that my photograph had been taken, along with two other people in it, standing at the edge of a road earlier in February. These friends thought it was hilarious and I sure was teased a lot. As they said, my "goody two-shoes" image was gone. They both know I have very high ethics, including when it comes to photography. This photo was posted on Facebook on a provincial birding page, pointing out how dangerous it is for people to stand by the road. This thread turned into a string of comments about people harassing the owls, etc., etc., etc. Actually, the other two people in the photo are both seen taking photos (when I was told they already had taken thousands). There's me, camera not raised, looking disgusted that an owl had been flushed so that they could take flight images. The reason I was out of my vehicle was that these two people were out of theirs and racing down the road at top speed to get yet more shots. When I was sitting in my car, these photographers blocked my view of the owl, so out I got and caught up with them. To prove that I was not planning on getting out of my car this trip, I was wearing just my thin summer jacket (over fleece) in a windchill in the minus 20C's.
Sorry to rant, but it just upsets me so much that this photo was taken and posted on Facebook. Have barely slept the last two nights! The very last thing I would ever want is to be connected with bad ethics!! Of course, I must be such a bad person to actually stand by the road - ha, you should see all the dozens of people who do exactly the same (without being photgraphed)!
That day, I took maybe 30 photos of the Long-eared Owl, and maybe a couple of dozen of a Short-eared Owl, almost every single one of the latter needing to be deleted, because they were all totally blurry, thanks to taking the photos from inside my car. You can be sure that most of the others went home with yet another memory card containing thousands of photos.
Sorry for the rant, but I am hoping that now I won't be stressing out over it quite as much, every second of the day! Ain't life fun? To the man who took my photo (as far as I know, I have never met him), how about taking a few photos of the crowds of people, especially those who were as close as they could get to the LEO. Or those who stress out the owls day after day after day, often from morning till evening! You might just get lots of likes and comments on photos of those repeat "offenders". How about giving it a try?
PS: I rarely allow people (i.e. friends) to photograph me. Not sure what right this man thinks he has, to take my photo and especially to then post it on a very popular Facebook group page. I would like it removed from Facebook, or at the very least, to have myself totally blurred out of the image. When this sort of thing happens, it can totally destroy a person's joy of photography!
Actually, on a more serious note, something that I'm sure most people don't think of. You really need to be careful about taking a photo of someone and then posting it (without signing a consent form). For various security reasons, doing this could actually put someone in danger. For example, a woman (or vice versa) might not want their photo being advertised in this way, not wanting an abusive spouse/partner to know where they go sometimes or what they do. Just something to keep in mind."
This is my last image from Boston. I have a few others in my folder, but the time to process them outweighs the time I have (they need some heavy duty work!). So, I will end with this and may revisit those other images at a later date.
This is directly across from the "The Garden" where the Celtics play (and directly over our commuter rail station). It looks like they're trying to revitalize this area...
...but for right now, it just looks pretty bleak. I tried to achieve a graphic novel-esque quality to this as I processed it...check it out on black where it looks much better...
(Textures by Distressed Jewell and bird brushes by Jerry Jones at Shadowhouse Creations)
The UK government is joining forces with Global Citizen + CHIME FOR CHANGE to bring global attention to the issue of girls’ education.
On 7 July, we will host the Girls’ Education Forum bringing together governments, private sector stakeholders, civil society partners and education champions to drive the implementation of Global Goal 4 to achieve universal, quality education.
Attendees will also include returned volunteers and representatives fromVoluntary Services Overseas, a leading international development organisation funded by the UK government as part of International Citizen Service.
The benefits of educating girls are overwhelming, yet 63 million girls remain out of school. What’s more, many of those in school are not getting the quality education they deserve and are dropping out.
New commitments will be secured which will contribute to improving girls’ learning; ensuring that even the poorest and most marginalised girls have the opportunity to learn; and helping girls get a secondary education.
The UK has helped 11 million children get an education in the last 5 years, training 177,000 teachers, building classrooms and ensuring the poorest girls and boys have school bursaries and textbooks. This work will continue with a commitment to help 11 million girls and boys gain an education by 2020.
Picture: David McClenaghan/VSO
This is one of my photo answers in Dal House Forum's Scavenger Hunt hosted by Cornflower Blue. There are 2-3 challenges per week, and sad to say, it's almost over. I've been having fun answering the themes of the challenges with my photos.
Tekka-Maki shows off her modeling poses. If she looks a bit awkward, it's because modeling is not her thing. She's a little tomboy who isn't very comfortable getting all prettied up, but her photogenic good looks is the reason why I picked her for this specific challenge.
This is one of my favorite structures for photography. It is the sun screen above the rear viewing area at the Visitors Center of the West section of Saguaro National Park near Tucson, AZ.
I posted a series from there several years ago and made a point of going back this fall. It was later in the afternoon and the sun shadows were less complex than the last time, but it still inspired me to take 60 or so shots.
This is fun for me to remember, and might even be fun for you if you have been closely following my photos. This panorama came out of a whopping 17 photos, stitched together.
You might recognize lots of elements of this photo from recent shots. Today's ice fog was slightly to the right of center in this photo (and with a 100mm lens instead of a 11mm). The ledge in the foreground is one I jumped from. The cliff on the left was featured before and the cliff on the far right includes a coast that I walked along, where there was great ice hanging down (Gaping Maw of Tobermory was there). I still even have more to share from this short stint in this general vicinity, but I finally had the big panorama ready to share.
Moscow is preparing for the New Year!
Soon, soon the New Year!!!
Soon Santa Claus will come!!!
Скоро, скоро Новый Год!!!
Скоро Дед Мороз придёт!!!
Moscow, Russia.
First steps with new one lens...
(The plots and location may be the same..., but cameras and lenses are different...)
Spring is like a perhaps
hand in a window
(carefully to
and fro moving new and
old things, while
people stare carefully
moving a perhaps
fraction of flower here placing
an inch of air there) and
without breaking anything.
-- e e cummings
Following the 6½ Litre released in 1926, Bentley thoroughly updated the design with a more powerful engine. This flagship model was bodied by the best British coachbuilders and also raced with great success alongside the 4½ Litre. It was Walter Owen Bentley's favorite model and became the firms most successful car on the track.
Bentley gained much respect after proving their endurance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and winning many English races including the Tourist Trophy and Brooklands Double 12. In fact, Bentley was at the very first 24 Hours held in 1923, and won the event in 1924, 27, 28, 29 and 30. These later victories were achieved with specially fitted Speed Sixes which was one of Walter Owen Bentley's favorite cars.
The basis for all of Bentley's cars was an engine which in many respects was ahead of its time. Drawing upon experience gained from working at the Great Northern Railway and designing airplane engines, Walter Owen Bentley included such characteristics as aluminum pistons, dry-sump lubrication, twin spark ignition and an advanced valve train in his engines. Early models featured four cylinders and after 1925, Bentley released a straight six which would become his highlight work, and provide necessary power for heavy coachwork and grand touring. Expanding on the ½ Litre, the main upgrade for a Speed 6 was a square-section intake manifold that increased power from 147 to 160 bhp and later 180 bhp with a slight redesign using a single port.
All Speed Sixes are identified by their parallel-sided radiator and green enameled badges unlike the standard blue label for the 6½ Litre.
HM2861-1930 Corsica Coupe. Delivered new to Mr J.W. Bealey on September 30th. Participated in Bentley's 50th anniversary celebration at Le Mans in 1980 and was displayed at the 1985 Pebble Beach Concours. Fully restored in 1998, the car was offered for sale with an asking price of $1,850,000 USD at Blackhawk's 2001 Pebble Beach Sale.
Read more at:
www.supercars.net/cars/2874.html
The Corsica Company (taking their name from their address on Corsica Street in Kings Cross, London) specialised in bodies of a sporting character mounting them on such chassis as those from Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, and a Rolls-Royce during the 1930's. They produced only two on Bentley chassis. One was a sports touring body for a 1931 9.0 litre on a shortened chassis, which was formerly owned by Briggs Cunningham and now is part of the Collier Collection. The other is this very imposing coupe, bordering on the sinister in appearance, which is on the 12' 8 1/2" wheelbase Speed Six chassis.
This miniland-scale lego model 1930 Bentley Speed Six Corsica Coupe has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 78th Build Challenge, - 'Places, Everyone!' - featuring vehicles that have been named after places. In this case, the Corsica Street, Kings Cross, London address of the Corsica Works body builders. Though the street was probably originally named after the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Chimera is the standard armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the Imperial Guard and its chassis is the basis for a large number of other Imperial armoured vehicles such as the Basilisk artillery and Salamander scout vehicles. The basic Chimera is equipped with a Multi-Laser but can also be equipped with a variety of other heavy weapons, such as Twin-linked Heavy Bolters, an Autocannon or a Heavy Flamer. The Chimera also mounts a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer and 6 hull-mounted Lasguns on the vehicle's sides which can be fired from the passenger compartment, allowing the infantry inside to fire at the enemy. It can carry up to 12 Guardsmen or 6 Ogryns. The Chimera also has amphibious capabilities, allowing it to take part in naval amphibious assaults or overcome watery obstacles like swamps and rivers.
~ Warhammer 40K Wiki
Made some improvements ;)
See the rest of my Lego Warhammer 40K here:
www.flickr.com/photos/legoadmiral2012/sets/72157632796394...
The Eurasian goshawk (/ˈɡɒsˌhɔːk/; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is a widespread species that inhabits many of the temperate parts of Eurasia. Except in a small portion of southern Asia, it is the only species of "goshawk" in its range and it is thus often referred to, both officially and unofficially, as simply goshawk. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions migrate south for the winter. As of 2023, goshawks found in North America are no longer considered to be conspecific, but are now designated as the American goshawk (Astur atricapillus).
The Eurasian goshawk has relatively short, broad wings and a long tail, typical for Astur species and common to raptors that require maneuverability within forest habitats. For an Astur, it has a relatively sizeable bill, relatively long wings, a relatively short tail, robust and fairly short legs and particularly thick toes. Across most of the species' range, it is blue-grey above or brownish-grey with dark barring or streaking over a grey or white base colour below, but Asian subspecies in particular range from nearly white overall to nearly black above. Goshawks tend to show clinal variation in colour, with most goshawks further north being paler and those in warmer areas being darker but individuals can be either dark in the north or pale in the south. Individuals that live a long life may gradually become paler as they age, manifesting in mottling and a lightening of the back from a darker shade to a bluer pale colour. Its plumage is more variable than that of the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), which is probably due to higher genetic variability in the larger goshawk. The juvenile Eurasian goshawk is usually a solid to mildly streaky brown above, with many variations in underside colour from nearly pure white to almost entirely overlaid with broad dark cinnamon-brown striping. Both juveniles and adults have a barred tail, with 3 to 5 dark brown or black bars. Adults always have a white eye stripe or supercilia, which tends to be broader in northern Eurasian and North American birds. In Europe and Asia, juveniles have pale-yellow eyes while adults typically develop orange-coloured eyes, though some may have only brighter yellow or occasionally ochre or brownish eye colour. Moulting starts between late March and late May, the male tends to moult later and faster than the female. Moulting results in the female being especially likely to have a gap in its wing feathers while incubating and this may cause some risk, especially if the male is lost, as it inhibits her hunting abilities and may hamper her defensive capabilities, putting both herself and the nestlings in potential danger of predation. The moult takes a total of 4–6 months, with tail feathers following the wings then lastly the contour and body feathers, which may not be completely moulted even as late as October.
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibition buildings. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other collections of material such as film, photographs, documents, books and artifacts. The site accommodates several British Army regimental museums, including those of the Parachute Regiment (named Airborne Assault) and the Royal Anglian Regiment.
Based on the historic Duxford Aerodrome, the site was originally operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. During the Second World War Duxford played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces fighter units in support of the daylight bombing of Germany. Duxford remained an active RAF airfield until 1961. After the Ministry of Defence declared the site surplus to requirements in 1969 the Imperial War Museum received permission to use part of the site for storage. The entirety of the site was transferred to the museum in February 1976.
In keeping with the site's history many of Duxford's original buildings, such as hangars used during the Battle of Britain, are still in use. Many of these buildings are of particular architectural or historic significance and over thirty have listed building status, Duxford "retaining the best-preserved technical fabric remaining from a historic airfield up to November 1918" and being "remarkably well-preserved". The site also features several purpose-built exhibition buildings, such as the Stirling Prize-winning American Air Museum, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The site remains an active airfield and is used by civilian flying companies, and hosts regular air shows. The site is operated in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and the Duxford Aviation Society, a charity formed in 1975 to preserve civil aircraft and promote appreciation of British civil aviation history.
Do you girls pick a dress to showcase your very luscious feeling sheer tights or do you pick your tights to showcase your cute LBD?!? Such deep thoughts……either way…..we soooo relish in the joy!!! Have a happy one awesome flickerettes!!!💋💕💋❤️
The waxwings are three species of passerine birds classified in the genus Bombycilla. They are pinkish-brown and pale grey with distinctive smooth plumage in which many body feathers are not individually visible, a black and white eyestripe, a crest, a square-cut tail and pointed wings. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name. According to most authorities, this is the only genus placed in the family Bombycillidae, although sometimes the family is extended to include related taxa that are more usually included in separate families: silky flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae (e.g. Phainoptila)), Hypocolius (Hypocoliidae), Hylocitrea (Hylocitreidae), palmchats (Dulidae) and the Hawai'ian 'honeyeaters' (Mohoidae). There are three species: the Bohemian waxwing (B. garrulus), the Japanese waxwing (B. japonica) and the cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum).
Waxwings are not long-distance migrants, but move nomadically outside the breeding season. Waxwings mostly feed on fruit, but at times of year when fruits are unavailable they feed on sap, buds, flowers and insects. They catch insects by gleaning through foliage or in mid-air. They often nest near water, the female building a loose nest at the fork of a branch, well away from the trunk of the tree. She also incubates the eggs, the male bringing her food to the nest, and both sexes help rear the young. Waxwings appear in art and have been mentioned in literature.
Murano is the second largest island in the Venetian Lagoon, after Venice. Currently, it has 7,000 inhabitants and it is world-renowned for its glassware, attracting millions of tourists every year. Murano is not only the Glass Island, it also houses one of the oldest churches in the lagoon called the Basilica of Santa Maria and San Donato.
Как и Венеция, остров Мурано состоит из маленьких островков, соединенных между собой мостами. С 1291 г., когда сюда из Венеции перенесли стекольные мастерские из-за опасности возникновения пожаров и вредного для здоровья дыма, Мурано является центром производства стеклянных изделий.
"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."
Gizmo kissing on his girl Tweak. Her look is of pure happiness & bliss. They make each other so very happy. Just like people, they have their fights, their disagreements, he steals food from her, she kicks him, but they always make up. When he calls for her, she comes to him. :) The girl that previously had them got them separately and Gizmo kept going to Tweak's cage. He even learned to open his cage to go to her. So she finally just went ahead and put them in together.
This week's FeatheryFriday theme is "Happiness is..." What makes your bird happy?
Starts thursday 08/27/09
www.flickr.com/groups/featheryfriday/
www.flickr.com/groups/featheryfriday/discuss/721576221413...
This is the collection of materials that packaged my recent purchase. Thinking about using this when when talking about consumerism, math, environmental impact. Many different questions can be asked.
I will measure & tag the items. Shipping times, destinations and scans will follow.
All of this came in two separate shipments through two separate distributors. The boxes were big, the contents small.
How much space did this take up on the flight to Moose Jaw?
Why did it go to Mount Hop 3 times?
How many computers are shipped through this process?
What is the estimated amount of weight?
What are the impacts of this purchase? Enviro, economically
Trace the route of the MacBook using the following.
Type: Package
Status: Delivered
Delivered On: 04/11/2008 12:58
Signed By: BACKDOOR
Delivered To: REGINA, CA
Shipped/Billed On: 28/10/2008
Product: WORLD EASE
Service: EXPEDITED
Special Instructions: SIGNATURE REQUIRED
Weight: 4.00 Kgs
Package Progress Location Date Local Time Description
REGINA, SK, CA 04/11/2008 12:58 DELIVERED
04/11/2008 12:48 DESTINATION SCAN
04/11/2008 8:57 OUT FOR DELIVERY
WINNIPEG,MB, CA 03/11/2008 19:09 DEPARTURE SCAN
03/11/2008 8:55 INCORRECT ROUTING AT UPS FACILITY / THE PACKAGE WAS MISSORTED AT THE HUB. IT HAS BEEN REROUTED TO THE CORRECT DESTINATION SITE
03/11/2008 3:00 ARRIVAL SCAN
MOUNT HOPE,ON, CA 01/11/2008 3:00 DEPARTURE SCAN
MOUNT HOPE,ON, CA 31/10/2008 4:59 IMPORT SCAN
31/10/2008 4:30 ARRIVAL SCAN
BUFFALO,NY, US 31/10/2008 1:53 DEPARTURE SCAN
31/10/2008 1:31 ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,KY, US 30/10/2008 15:49 DEPARTURE SCAN
MOUNT HOPE,ON, CA 30/10/2008 14:41 ONE SHIPMENT WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVERS REQUIRING SPECIAL HANDLING TO ENSURE CORRECT SORT AND DELIVERY
ANCHORAGE,AK, US 28/10/2008 20:54 ARRIVAL SCAN
MOUNT HOPE,ON, CA 28/10/2008 14:39 ONE SHIPMENT WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVERS REQUIRING SPECIAL HANDLING TO ENSURE CORRECT SORT AND DELIVERY
SHANGHAI, CN 29/10/2008 2:36 DEPARTURE SCAN
SHANGHAI,CN 28/10/2008 21:37 EXPORT SCAN
28/10/2008 14:22 ORIGIN SCAN
CN 28/10/2008 0:34 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tracking results provided by UPS: 05/11/2008 21:20 ET
Jupiter-11 (1:4/135)
The Jupiter lenses perform astonishingly well, even on the 36MP A7r! Biggest advantages of this tele are it's character and it's compact size and weight. (102x47mm and an amazing 277gr).
The Jupiter-11 is build according to a pre war Zeiss design.
This is a faint nebula in Orion, not far from Bellatrix. I've decided to try for some of the less familiar objects and this one has take three separate nights to gather enough data to get a worthwhile image. This is a stack of tweny-one ten-minute subframes in H Alpha.
Peter
HELP is needed to find the two amazing men who stopped (in brutal, -30C weather) to help save the life of one of our birder/photographer friends, who was in a very serious vehicle accident. Mike, who is in hospital with a broken jaw, broken wrist, and two broken legs, really, really wants to meet his two rescuers so that he can thank them for saving his life. Everyone is using the social media on Facebook in an attempt to find these two good Samaritans, and I thought I would add it here, too, in the hope that someone out there might just know the hoped-for information. It would mean so much to Mike! His many friends would be so happy, too. I will add the link to today's Global TV News article. Of course, it is possible that the two rescuers might see the News today and hopefully come forward.
globalnews.ca/news/3949198/calgarian-who-barely-survived-...
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There are approximately 70 species of bats in Trinidad, representing 9 families. I think I have the correct ID for this one - Long-tongued Bat. It took a lot of tries in the evening at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the island of Trinidad, when the bats would come to feed on the nectar in the Hummingbird feeders. I only managed to get two photos that are just about fit to post on Flickr, but happy to get any kind of shot at all.
This adventure was only the second holiday of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up the mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and even the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
This is a photo of the new Bull's Garage after the original site was demolished due to the opening of RAF Swinderby.
A pub was demolished to make way for this garage which in the present day is the A46 Lincoln to Newark road.
I don't know how long the garage operated under the name Bull's Garage as in later years this became more of a service station between the two locations.
In 1989 this was a Heron filling station, later selling Elf before it closed around 1994 and was decomissioned.
The buildings still stand in the present day and has been home to a plumbing & heating company for some time.
In the early 2000's this road was made dual carriageway.
The site in the present day
www.google.com/maps/place/Green+Ln,+Lincoln/@53.1465521,-...
Thanks to Geoff Lloyd for permission to reproduce this photo.
Paul Farrows photo from 1989 as well as a recent photo from me are in the comments below.
This is a dalmatian bellflower named 'Catharina' which grows in my garden and I love the violet colour of the flowers. The scientific name of this low growing perennial is Campanula portenschlagiana.
This is a Challenge in a newly formed Group, It is the Down Under Challenge 2022. We are small but growing and you are welcome to join us if you are into Photo Manipulation. The main idea here is to have fun with Challenges and one Challenge will be posted once per week on Friday (in Australia). Take a look HERE
Only Challenge entries can be posted to this Group.
This week's Challenge was Art Deco.
The U.S. had 3 World'sFairs in the 1930's. In 1933 was the 100 Anniversary of the city of Chicago. Then San Francisco and New York both had one in 1939. RCA introduced TV to the World but the development of TV. was shut down by WWII. There was no official logo for Art Deco, the AD on my image was just one of many. The only rule for a Logo was that it be Gold on Blue.
The image above is a 2000 X 1250 pixel scan from an original slide. Anything that is not from an original Kodachrome™ is noted as such, including later digital images and a limited number of scanned prints. The vast majority of Kodachrome™ shots were scanned during the period 2007-2014. As of 2022, there remains thousands of scanned, and unscanned images yet to go.
Early uploads were done in a 1024 X 683 pixel size. Since then, technology and software has improved, so I am beginning to re-upload in the much larger 2000 X 1250 pixel size, with the eventual goal of having only that format.
The images in the various galleries come mostly from my slide collection, gathered over the past 40+ years. They are a combination of my own photographs and others acquired over those years through trading, purchasing, and attending conventions.
This photostream was created in 2017 for the sole purpose of holding my slide collection as an archive, and has had over 10 million image views (to 2022)
REG’N: C-FKCR
MFR/TYPE/SERIES: Airbus A320-211
MSN: 290
OPERATOR: Air Canada
LOCATION (if known): St. John's YYT
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This is a strange looking car to come from Subaru but a looker. This is the second one I've seen. But this time, I was lucky enough that it's close by my house so I was able to stop and have a better close up look.
I'd say this is definitely a rare car, probably wasn't very common when new, I'd guess.
This is taxed up to February of next year, so it's got some more heads to turn in the future.
Today is my 12th Trannyversary… the day when I celebrate the anniversary of the first time I ever fully dressed up in 2011 and became Penny.
The pic on the right is from 10 years ago, and was when I finally found the look I wanted for myself after dressing up for a couple of years. I kept pretty much the same look until two years ago when I had a revamp and went blonde, changed my eye makeup, and did my lips differently.
Living in the sunshine for three and a half years has made me way more tanned now… I didn’t realize how pasty white I used to be!
Virgin Atlantic is celebrating 25 years of flying between London and Miami with a "Miami Vice" themed photocall. Sir Richard Branson arrives by speedboat, whilst giving chase to supermodel Karolina Kurkova, eventually catching her and handcuffing her with gold cuffs, to a press conference announcing the launch of a new route between London and Cancun. Mondrian Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. June 16, 2011. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
Finished in one and a half day.
And thanks to Benjoo for his amazing revelation, I am proud to tell you that
THIS STOCK IS ONE, HUNDRED, FUCKING, PERCENT, FULLY RECOLORABLE!!!
It's 205kb in size, spawns in the middle of your screen at 200, rescale to 100 for preset use.
After one ungroup it ungroups in 3 pieces; the stockpad, the lower and the upper piece.
Please credit me for my work.
~ Shockwave