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The Aubrac is a region of desert high moors in Auvergne (central France), sparsely inhabited and ill–suited for agriculture as the layer of soil is thin, and rock is almost always there. For centuries, it has been mostly used for the grazing of cows, and in particular the blond–haired local breed, the Aubrac.
The path to Compostela crosses the Aubrac, which will lead us in upcoming uploads to interest ourselves in places designed to welcome and shelter the Mediæval pilgrims who were obviously at risk when crossing these vast, desert country.
The village of Aubrac was built ex nihilo in the middle of the moors by a lord from Flanders from 1120. It was primarily meant to serve as a refuge for pilgrims on their way to Compostela. The Romanesque church, built with basalt stones, is fortified and its bell tower still contains the “Bell of the Lost Ones”, the one that was rung during snowstorms or foggy days, in order to guide the pilgrims towards the village.
This is another lake from Beartooth Pass Scenic Byway. This byway is east of Yellowstone National Park and there are nearly a thoursand lakes throughout this area. (Check out the map that I've tagged!)
It was really smoky due to all the forest fires in the area, but I think this image still turned out really well considering.
old photo too.. I want to put many photos of summer here :)
Tks for all comments people... I'll visit you as soon as possible :*
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Essa foto foi tirada no mesmo dia que a foto anterior... em 2009 no Guarujá. Quero colocar uma sequência "verão" aqui. Mto obrigada pelos comentários galera! Visitarei os flickrs em breve (adoro fazer isso) ^^
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Lancashire is not known for flatland but around Ormskirk, Blackpool and Leyland there are great tracts of cropland. In some points one could easy think they are actually down south!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lancashire_Coastal_Plain
The West Lancashire Coastal Plain is a large area in the south west of Lancashire, England.
The plain stretches from the Rimrose Valley in Seaforth, near Liverpool on the Mersey, to the south, to Preston on the Ribble, to the north. To the east, the plain is bounded by the foothills of the Pennines, while the western edge of the plain is separated from the sea by sand dunes. It is very flat, and much of it is only a few metres above sea level.
The terrain is mostly glacial in origin. The area has been inhabited since neolithic times, though large areas would have been marshy. The WWT Martin Mere near the villages of Holmeswood and Tarlscough gives a glimpse of what this area was like before reclamation. The mere was, until reclamation, the second largest body of fresh water, behind Windermere[1]. The Rivers Mersey, Alt and Ribble feed into the plain and the flood plains add to the flatness.
Large areas have been reclaimed and have a distinctive pattern of rectangular fields of dark peaty soil with deep drainage ditches. It is common to find the suffix "Moss" in the names of local places. As is usual in these types of areas, the settlements tend to be on any available hill, many formed by sandstone outcrops. The land is fertile and agriculturally very productive. Vegetable crops include potatoes, carrots, cabbages, brussels sprouts and onions.
The main market town for this area was Ormskirk. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal crosses the plain and, in summer, is used for irrigation, bringing water from the Pennines.[citation needed] The Trans Pennine Trail starts in Southport and crosses the plain following the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway to Aintree, before continuing towards Manchester and Hull. The historic Lathom House was built upon the plain.
India is still under a huge pall of Covid 19 pandemic with the highest death and infection fevers. People are not dying so much because of the disease but because of lack of facilities and non vaccination of the populace. Democracy skews sometimes and brings forth leaders who are popular but are totaly unfit to think rationally.
Continuing this series on the Elephant at Work in one of the Saw Mills in Fort Kochi.
The tiny shifts and maneuvers that the elephant makes to move such heavy loads is a case in point in this series. The deft way with which the trunk is being used to pull the tree can be seen here. Not much body effort either.
The elephant is a gentle giant and has been to a certain extent used extensively in Kerala for ceremonial parades for Hindu temples.
The non temple elephants also work on per hour basis in timber yards moving tree trunks, stacking and unstacking.
Other than that elephants used to be the bulwark of the armies of the Indian kings as they fought off the invasions coming from the Khyber Pass into the rich fertile plains of India. That worked for some time but then the horses and guns changed that.
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This is shot was taken during the ride on the famous Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (a.k.a. RH&DR) Railway
in Kent.
Its also known as
“Kent’s Mainline in Miniature”. The world famous railway is powered by
one-third full size Steam & Diesel locomotives along the 13½ miles of track
from the Cinque Port town of Hythe, terminating in
Dungeness.
It was constructed during the 1920s and opened on 16 July 1927, the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway was the dream of millionaire racing drivers Captain J.E.P. Howey and Count Louis Zborowski.
EXPLORED! Highest position: 147 on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Still busy, these next two weeks will probably be even worse...
Getting stronger, on Thursday they scheduled me the final job interview (already succesfully passed through two) for a really interesting opportunity.
I will be meeting the General Manager of the company. Sounds good!
The shot
Another sunrise from my April Tuscany trip. Taken some minutes before "Tuscany Sunrise @75mm". Tighter crop, less contrasty.
I'm in love with that place.
The Processing
Photoshop: (SINGLE EXPOSURE)
- Duplicated the background layer, switched to soft light mode and applied a gradient mask (sky only)
- Switched to LAB mode and applied two curves to improve contrast and tones
- Back to RGB, added a vibrance layer to boost up minor tones
- Used color balance tool to improve colors
- Duplicated the background layer, switched to linear add and applied a gradient mask (foreground only)
- Created an Overlay layer to adjust light
- Resized
- Run Noise Ninja to reduce Noise
- Sharpening (Smart Sharpen + more accurate)
- Framing and signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
The best is yet to come, on Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
I wish you all a splendid sunday and a marvellous week ahead.
I will be checking your streams out tonight.
is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the Northern Hemisphere and their range is temperate climates and extends into the subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common names, but do not belong to the same genus and are therefore not true lilies. True lilies are known to be highly toxic to cats.[4]
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years, and thousands of engravings remain throughout the region, making it one of the richest in Australia in terms of Aboriginal archaeological sites. During his first Pacific voyage in 1770, Lieutenant James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to chart the eastern coast of Australia, making landfall at Botany Bay and inspiring British interest in the area. In 1788, the First Fleet of convicts, led by Arthur Phillip, founded Sydney as a British penal colony, the first European settlement in Australia. Phillip named the city Sydney in recognition of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.
Australia-Tour 2018
The famous Sheesh Mahal is also called Palace of Mirrors and is located in the north-east corner of the Lahore fort (Shahi Qilla). This is the most beautiful palace in the Royal fort and is decorated with small mirrors of different colours set.
Sheesh Mahal was constructed by Shah Jahan in 1631. This is the luxurious place of resort particularly during summer months with rest rooms of a long hall at its either end, opening on to the brilliantly dazzling Veranda that looks at the marble paved quadrangle with a fountain in the middle side.
The mirror reflects the stars and the bedrooms presents, in its ceiling, the panorama of a star lit Sky. The exterior wall of the Sheesh Mahal presents the beautiful mosaic paintings that depict everyday sport of the Mughal princes for the enjoyment of the people who used to gather below the fort not only to have a view of the emperor sitting in the Jharokha, but also to admire the brilliance of colours on the wall.
It is with great sadness that I learned that long-time friend and noted rail photographer Dave Augsburger passed away yesterday afternoon. I find that as I process the photos that I post here, I think more about the friends that I was with as well as circumstances and incidents that accompanied the outing than I do the train itself. Dave comes to mind frequently. Beside photography, Dave and I shared interests in history of the Lehigh & New England and other anthracite railroads, prewar American Flyer trains, and Pennsylvania Dutch (German) culture and language.
Here, in happier days, Dave and I were out for the day, and had gone in futile search for an infrequent Conrail train that served the cement mill in Evansville, Pennsylvania, With the day coming to a close, we decided to stop by the Wanamaker, Kempton, & Southern in Kempton. Seeing an opportunity, I had the most prolific photographer of the Lehigh & New England pose next to one of the WK&S’ L&NE gondolas. Dave is now with many of his contemporary friends who have passed in recent years, including Dick Samsel and Neil Shankweiler. I will miss Dave and treasure the many memories of him for years to come.
This is one of my favorite random photos. It's one of those quick 3-second stories from Burning Man. We were biking in separate directions. He was heading home to Glamcocks (which I can only assume is an alternative-camp). About 25 meters from me, in a gust of wind, his hat went inside out and so did his umbrella. I whipped out my camera to take a picture and he stuck a playful tongue out at me.
My wife and I watched a British program last night on Netflix, Grand Designs, about outstanding modern houses built in places throughout the UK. Some of those places, like the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where homes are all old whitewashed stone cottages, conversation would buzz from locals about what the new neighbors were up to in building something far different than what they were used to. In one episode about an ultramodern house (which was phenomenal, by the way) being built among older homes right on the Thames River, the couple building the house were told that some of their neighbors were “incensed and appalled by so ugly a structure.” The couple’s response was that “ugly” was merely a matter of perspective. The fact is that their house was so structurally aesthetic that it likely drove down the value of the surrounding homes. It made me think about what beauty truly is and how we distinguish it.
After a lifetime of observation, I believe that beauty is innate in each of us. That doesn’t mean that we’re always tuned to it, but it’s there, deep down. Ecclesiastes 3:11 states, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” The “He” in that passage is God… and it makes sense to me. There’s a bit of God in His creation. That acts as a compass for ‘true north’ to lead creation along His path and to not only recognize beauty throughout Nature and our place in it, but to also know that all people, for all our faults and frailties, are a part of that Nature… a part of the very essence of Beauty, itself. Seasons come and go, but does anything in this life truly satisfy? Solomon’s answer in Ecclesiastes is, no, all is vanity… meaningless (Ecclesiastes 1:2). However, through all the ups and downs and instabilities of life, we have a glimpse of stability - God has “set eternity in the human heart.” Life is but a vapor (James 4:14)… as time passes, I’ve become more keenly aware of that truth, but I also know there is something past this life. We have a divinely implanted awareness that there’s more that anchors the soul than just this world, a persistent ache for a Beauty that is unending. Yet, for all that, there are those who cling to this world with a fierce grip, which is ironic because they lack selflessness and empathy, as they feel they view the world in such a way that no one should see it differently. I rather like the fact that others are not quite like me… the world would be a boring place otherwise.
It always amazes me how a national emergency, like Hurricane Dorian, separates the wheat from the chaff of humanity. Some people gouge, loot, and hurt others, all for meaningless gain. Others give their all to help, to rescue, to console, to rebuild, to care. What makes the difference in response? Some have not connected the dots of any eternal aspect and live only in the now of themselves. Others realize that “now” is ephemeral, an ongoing path to something greater… but where does that path lead? “Integrity First. Service Before Self. Excellence in All We Do.” That’s the motto of the US Air Force. That “Service Before Self” issue points out that both service and self are important… but it’s the two together that makes a difference in this world. Reflect on that. I don’t know about you, but it motivates me. So think of what you might have to offer -- time, effort or skill. If there is something you are passionate about, harness it, support someone in need and make a difference… if you don’t see beauty in that, look deeper.
A last thought: I was stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi, for ATC radar training in the ‘70s. Having grown up in a military family, service before self and a sense of honor were well ingrained in me. So, while at Keesler, I decided to volunteer with the American Red Cross… and I learned a valuable lesson as a result. The people of Biloxi and the surrounding areas hated the American Red Cross… and “hated” does not seem to be a strong enough word. I believe that the Red Cross does some good work, like blood drives and first-aid training. That said, however, their response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille some five years prior to my time there, had the locals seething… and as I had my ear bent by many of those locals, I can understand why. If you think that the destruction evident by current hurricanes is something new caused by “climate change”, you don’t know the history of such things and you’re believing the hype. Camille was a monster, period. I saw evidence of it often from shrimp boats that had been grounded far inland from the gulf, much too large and too damaged to be brought back to sea. The response and resources available for the residents after such a disaster was far different back then, yet, even now, the Red Cross is at best a government entity… as Ronald Reagan pointed out, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help" does not inspire the best confidence. I won’t go into the details, but the Red Cross failed the good folks of Mississippi.
I’ve continued life with that “service before self” ethic. One such service opportunity has been Samaritan’s Purse, and I can assure you that their disaster relief efforts are among the best in the world. In the face of Dorian, please consider a donation to bolster their efforts to rescue, rebuild, and love those in the path of certain danger. There's beauty in this image of a water lily at Duke Gardens here at Duke University... the folks who work there strive hard for that beauty to shine. To me, you are every bit as beautiful, because you can't have a passion for such beauty without compassion for the human condition... go be beautiful. www.samaritanspurse.org/
Me! …And my shiny wet look lycra spandex leotard! That's what!
After nearly an hour in front of my camera It was quite a relief to be able to take a deep breath after stripping out of my white satin corset!
My ensemble is based on my tight & clingy Baltogs wet look white lycra spandex leotard from nydancewear.com that I've matched up with my white satin under bust corset from canalboat.com, sheer white lycra mesh elbow length gloves and white fully fashioned Premier French Heel stockings held up by a Romance garter belt, all three from secretsinlace.com and completed with my white stiletto pumps with 5" heels from electriqueboutique.com
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link:www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
To see more pix of me in my body hugging leotards & bodysuits click this link: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157622755507602/
To see more pix of me in my Baltogs lycra spandex dancewear click this link: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157617535517907/
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Tempo is in 1924 opgericht en het bedrijf hield zich bezig met de bouw van bestelwagens. Vooral de driewielers van het model Matador zijn bekend.
Het bedrijf werd in 1965 overgenomen door Hanomag, dat vanaf 1966 de merknaam Tempo niet meer gebruikte.
De modellen van Tempo hadden als gemeenschappelijke constructieprincipe dat alle noodzakelijke onderdelen in de cabine waren ondergebracht. Hierdoor had men bij de afbouwen de vrije hand. Op basis van een Tempo zijn talloze bijzondere voertuigen afgeleverd.
Een Tempo Matador die vergelijkbaar is met deze is in de jaren '50 gebruikt door de familie Mart in Voorhorst, dat een bedrijf had in Terrazzo-vloeren, gevestigd in Dieren.
De huidige eigenaar (de zoon van...) vond het om die reden bijzonder om een vergelijkbaar exemplaar aan te kopen om daarmee samen met zijn vader herinneringen op te halen aan die tijd.
Dit exemplaar is afkomstig uit Zwitserland en is daar gebruikt sld veetransporter. De auto is door een groot verzamelaar van Volkswagens aldaar aangekocht. Vervolgens is begonnen met een totaalrestauratie.
De Tempo wordt gezien als de voorloper van de VW Transporter T1. De techniek is van VW: deze erg zeldzame auto heeft een viercilinder boxermotor van 1131 cm³ met een vermogen van 34 pk.
Concours d'Élégance 2019
Paleis Soestdijk, the Netherlands.
This is 5 in the number series. I realized yesterday that I hadn't taken any in a while.
I'm considering doing a 365, thanks to alexstoddard for suggesting it. =]
I really like how this turned out. Yes, I did tear old pages out of a vintage book. Shame on me.
No, it was not easy getting these pages to stick. The bees were buzzing around me as I listened to "The XX" on my iPod. These pages fell down incessantly. I even used duct tape.
I'm considering doing a paint series since I love to use paint so much in photos. I am already doing two other series. But this one would be a lot of fun. And, of course, colorful.
It's strange how much smaller my youngest child seemed on his first day of Kindergarten than how I remember his older siblings. Were they all this small? 5 years old. So small, so fragile, and tender. I pondered keeping him home another year. In truth I wish I had the courage to home-school. I feel I am not smart enough or patient enough. Every time I have to hand over my precious children to their teachers in hopes that they will protect them from all that is bad in the world the way I do. But I know not even I can do that forever.
My youngest son is proving me wrong. He is showing me that he is strong enough, big enough for Kindergarten. As a matter of fact he loves it. He loves the kids and his teacher. He dances along with the songs and gives the biggest hugs to his classmates. By doing these cute, great things he gave me the strength to tell myself "he will be ok"
Here is an image I always liked, of an autumn path just starting up into the woods, at a very fine Nature Preserve here in Cincinnati, which is, strangely, called "California Nature Preserve".
You see the original below, and I do love the original. But I wanted to try editing it, for fun, and this is what I came up with, after playing with Topaz Adjust, levels, and framing.
Got the first 16 sq ft painted today!
Managed to comment on your photos!
But no camera time. Sigh.
As I travel to the coast, I drive along the highway, since that's the most efficient, the shortest way. But, there is an alternative - the old road connecting Zagreb and the northern coast, but that road takes literally three times as much time. Sooo, I won't be using it anytime soon!
Taken with Olympus OM-4 film camera, with Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 50mm F1.8 normal lens, on a roll of Fujicolor C100 film expired in 2010, rated at 64 ASA.
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 dedicated 35mm film scanner, using VueScan 9.5.
Douglas DC-3, C-47, Dakota, a flying legend.
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). (Although most DC-3s flying today use Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, many DC-3s built for civil service originally had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone. The DC-3 has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and can operate from short runways.
From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia
About the model:
Following my Catalina model it came natural to build my DC-3 to the same scale, 1:72.
The model is my LEGO representation of the last airworthy DC-3 / C-47 in Denmark, belonging to the non-profit association DC-3 Vennerne (Danish Dakota Friends).
It wasn't particular difficult to build, but still had a few challenges, and it follows many of the same techniques used for my other models, e.g. the wing dihedral is made in the same way as my N.A.Harvard, with a basic hinge on top of the wing-panel, and a finger hinge on the lower side, that isn't fully interlocked and prevent the outer wing-panels from ”falling” down. For the leading edge de-icer panels, the new curved 1x1 brick came in very handy. The most difficult part was getting the nose-profile right, but I'm very happy how it came out!
As always, comments and critisism are more than welcome!
The crab is but not the shell it is holding. A Batwing Coral crab (Carpilius corallinus). According to Humann & Deloach it is a shy creature when it meets divers. I was lucky. Didn't seem to mind me.
This is not a cave! Han and Leya escape before the Millennium Falcon is digested by the space slug.
I'm participating in vignweek hosted by RebelLUG, a contest where you have to build a vignette every day for a week. The theme for the fifth day is to build a space scene, so here's my entry!
Cats are aliens, I`m sure of it. Cute, vicious, furry purring delights maybe, but aliens all the same. I read it in a book when I was a kid ... well, ok, it was sci-fi, but that doesn`t mean it`s not true!
(Blinky`s eye is missing, but the socket seems to be healing ok. These are some of about a dozen cats that live in one house up my street.)
Trying to get into the Flickr rhythm. Hasn't quite happened yet. Maybe with practice and a faster interface with all things binary ... until then, most of my stuff is still going up on Fotolog. I'm really not sure what the site admins are doing these days but it's my first webfoto home and besides, i'm a creature of habit (some good, some crippling). But I want to give this Flickr thing a go. It's an entirely different animal.
19/100 Still Life
And 66/119 - Less is more
I've seen other people do shots like this. I am really not OCD enough!!
Nourlangie Rock (Burrunggui), Nawurlandja & Nanguluwurr– Kakadu National Park
Burrunggui (sometimes spelled Burrunguy, previously called Nourlangie Rock) is located in an outlying sandstone formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park which is in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional Country of the Gun-djeihmi speaking people and according to Traditional Owners, was shaped by Ancestral beings in the creation period of the Dreaming. It was included on the World Heritage Register. Kakadu National Park is included on UNESCO the World Heritage List due to its exceptional natural and cultural values.
Europeans were first in the area of Nourlangie Rock in about 1845, after Ludwig Leichhardt’s explorations passed through the area. By the 1880s, European buffalo and buffalo shooters had moved into the area, and local Traditional Owners joined their shooting parties. Traditional owners told the buffalo shooters about the Dreaming stories at Burrungui and the many names of all the natural features of the landscapes. Chaloupka argues that the Europeans couldn’t remember all of the names, and called the area ‘Nourlangie’, a confused pronunciation of the name of the area generally called ‘Nawulandja’.
There are a number of shelters in amongst this large outcrop. The shelters contain amazing paintings that represent the Aboriginal Dreaming, with depictions of Namandi spirits, both male and female figures and one with six fingers on each hand. Many paintings in the Burrungui area also depict European items and introduced animals. Pigments are mostly of yellow, white and red ochre, with red ochre being used as a chalk to draw on the rock surface in some places. Early art at the site is evidenced in handprints on the rock in red pigment, or gars being flung on the rock. The paintings at Burrungui are in the Mimi and x-ray style, with Mimi being older and representative of Dreaming Ancestral beings. There are even depictions of Thylacines (Tasmanian Tigers), known to have been extinct in the area for at least 3,500 years. Superimpositioning of many animals such as kangaroos layered over one another, assist in the establishment of a temporal sequence at the site, however there appears to still be much research and work needed at the site for this to occur.
The rock art faces many threats to its survival, including tourists and destruction from natural processes such as ant trail that go across the older panels at Burrungui, water damage and wasp nesting. Interpretive signage is present at the art sites to assist visitors in understanding these rock art treasures and the importance of their preservation.
The Anbangbang Shelter drawings are some of the most famous in the National Park. One of the intricate paintings in Anbangbang shelter was created by Najombolmi, a renowned artist of the Bardmardi clan, who painted the images with his friends in the 1963-64 wet season. Najombolmi lived between 1895 and 1967 and is thought to have created around 604 paintings at 46 sites in Arnhem Land. Najomboli was also known as ‘Barramundi Charlie’ by some.
X-ray paintings are naturalistic depictions of animals that show the internal organs and other anatomical features, which were mostly painted by Aboriginal people in red and white ochre. One such painting created by Najombolmi depicts anthropomorphic figures of Ancestral beings such as Namarrgon (lightning man), painted in the x-ray style using European blue, that Chaloupka said came from the blue pigment put in washing by Europeans as a toner to keep clothes white. Paintings and rock art such as this among the only rock art that provides absolute dating of when it was produced, as rock art is notoriously difficult to date.
Anbangbang was excavated by archaeologists in 1981 and was found to have first been occupied more than 6000 years ago, with some occasional use being up to 20,000 years ago and with intensification of site use occurring between 800 and 1200 years ago when the nearby lagoon was fully formed
Najombolmi also painted at Nangawulurr Shelter (formerly spelled Nangaloar). It is located on the northern side of Burrungui (Nourlangie Rock). Nangawulurr shelter features many styles of Aboriginal rock art that appear in other sites around the region in one area. It includes hand prints, Mimi figures in ceremonial dress, Ancestral beings, x-ray animals and dolphin-like creatures depicted in red ochre. It also features a white depiction of a two-masted sailing ship with an anchor and dingy, which may relate to the early European buffalo shooters in the area). Unfortunately due to the fame of the site for its amazing rock art, in the early 1970s tourists came and destroyed some features and even stole Aboriginal Ancestral Remains from the site.
Anbangbang Billabong
Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock within Kakadu National Park and is a good place to view a wide range of wildlife. Large numbers of water fowl and wading birds inhabit the billabong and many wallabies can be found grazing around the water’s edge. There is a walking trail around the circumference of Anbangbang billabong with many picnic areas. The Anbangbang Billabong is overlooked by the Nawurlandja and Nourlangie plateaus. In the wet season, it is fed by runoff from these plateaus, as well as overflow from Nourlangie Creek, however during the dry season it is cut off.
Like much of Kakadu, Anbangbang Billabong is home to a particularly large variety of bird life. The fluctuating water levels draw waterfowl such as Magpie Geese, Pelicans, Darters, Spoonbills and Brolga. Other fauna known to frequent the billabong include Wallabies, File Snakes, Long-necked Turtles, Dingoes and Goannas.
Mangroves lining the billabong support populations of Freshwater mussel. Adjacent woodlands play host to a different ecosystem again. The nearby Nawurlandja plateau supports local populations of Short-eared rock-wallaby and Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, among other species.
The swelling billabong promotes seasonal growth of Sedges, Grasses and Water Lilies, and Freshwater mangrove line the water's edge. Swamp areas support many types of paperbark, in particular the Weeping paperbark, Silver-leaved paperbark and Broad-leaved paperbark.
The woodlands surrounding the billabong are a lush habitat comprising an abundance of plant species. Darwin woollybutt and Darwin Stringybark dominate, with large populations of Fan palms, Kapok, Red Apples, Wattle and Pandanus.
Like much of Kakadu, the Anbangbang Billabong region's climate is monsoonal. The region's aboriginal owners recognize six seasons, however these can be reduced to vastly differing dry and wet seasons where the billabong is respectively depleted and replenished.
This is our regular high-altitude Hummer in NM. They are joined in the fall by southward migrating Rufous Hummers and possibly other rarer wayward species. Adult Rufous Hummer females usually have a distinctive red blotch on their throats. In the fall, the juvies look much like the females, making a definitive ID more difficult. I believe this one to be a juvie male... juvies are the latest to leave this area in the fall, and I note just a hint of red on the throat. Next spring the gorget will be solid red!
IMG_5778; Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Now this is a super rare one!!, Only the second one I've seen.
Another shot from the amazing Gold Coast Motor Festival, October 1st / 2nd 2016.
The Château de la Napoule is a restored French castle, located in Mandelieu-la-Napoule in the Alpes-Maritimes Department of France, It has been classified as an historical landmark since 1993, and the gardens are listed by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable gardens of France. It was featured as one of the main locations in the 1999 movie Simon Sez.
The castle was constructed in the 14th century by the Countess of Villeneuve. Over the centuries it was rebuilt several times. In the 19th century it was turned into a glass factory. In 1918, it was purchased by Americans, Henry Clews Jr. and Marie Clews (1880-1959), who restored and moved into the castle. They added additional sections in their own personal style, with sculptures by Henry Clews Jr. The castle is owned by the La Napoule Art Foundation, which was founded in 1951 by Marie Clews, and serves as a cultural centre.
After Henry's death and during the Second World War, the castle was captured by German soldiers. Marie Clews served the soldiers by acting as the maid of the castle's staff so she could stay close to her home and the memory of her husband.
When the Clewses acquired the castle, the park had cedar and eucalyptus trees, and had been abandoned for years. Marie Clews began the restoration of the gardens. The park of the castle today has elements of a garden à la française and of an English landscape garden, with a grand alley, basins, perspectives, and views of the sea. In addition, there are three smaller gardens in the Italian style: the Garden de la Mancha next to the Tower of La Mancha, under which the mausoleum of the Clews family is located; the terraces which overlook the Bay of Cannes, which are planted with cypress trees, hedges and rosemary; and the secret garden, in a corner of the walls with windows looking at the sea, with a Venetian well in the centre.
so this is called eliza's trip to the moon!!!!! ps it's like two pages! so here are the words if you can't read it XD 1. Good bye earth! 2. puke sound 3.Almost there!!! 4. OMG my first step on the moon! 5.WAIT!!! what is that brown stuff? 6. I THINK IT'S POOP!!!!!! 7. BLUCK! 8.I think I can make it to Saturn where there will be NO poop! 9.I'M BURNING HALP!!!! hey look i'm on the sun! 10 AHHHHHH!!!!!! ahhhhhh...... 11. HUFE! just a dream! 12. the end! ps sorry for the terrible drawings pss this is not serious it's just jokey!
The Valley Inn is a fine example an old Milwaukee tavern. It has many charms...the ambiance created by the faded wood that surrounds you in a venerable building, the simple and unpretentious food, the honest ales and the honest host who serves them come easily to mind. With a little more delving another, more subtle advantage appears: it's inaccessability. The place is tucked and hidden away in "Piggsville". This quaint area, though in the very center of Milwaukee, is stubbornly difficult to find. Although I have lived no more than seven miles away from this enclave for the past 25 years, I came across it for the first time by accident a few weeks ago. Entranced, I vowed to return to sample what it offered.
The southern border of this neighborhood is a major highway. Those who use this elevated road to get home to the dreary western suburbs can have no knowledge of the rich and varied streets that lie below to the north. The patrons of The Valley Inn, I suspect, prefer it that way. They are mostly working folk who, after a shift at the gigantic brewery that forms the northern border of the area, come in to drink a few pours of what they spend their days making. This place is not for people who work downtown on Kilbourn Street and drive home to Brookfield.
Workers, cops on their lunch break, and people who are fortunate enough to live within walking distance of the Valley Inn are its customers. Today I sat at the bar valiantly struggling to disguise myself as a "local" and enjoyed the five dollar nachos and the Riverwest Stein that you see in the picture above. To my right was gentleman who, he told me matter-of-factly, has been a customer of the place for 30 years. Unlike the geographic location of this pub, he was not the least bit inaccessible. We both celebrated together as we watched on the "big screen" the Milwaukee Brewers absolutely decimate the Miami Marlins 12-3.
The Valley Inn ornaments Milwaukee with conviviality and damned good nachos.
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This is but a generic, non-prototypical LEGO toy train.
The squarish, belpaire like firebox sort of suggests a PRR K4 or L1, but I was also looking at New York Central Mohawks for a general character. The wheel arrangement is not congruous to any of these. This is in part due to my wanting exaggerate the cross head and combination lever for kinetic impression.
This model test or furthers trials for a few things, such as odd-spaced wheels (4.5 studs between axles) and a vertically mounted L motor, which permits clearance for a supporting truck under the firebox.