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It also helps to look up from time to time. The sun is hitting the windows and reflecting back through a clearing fog. It would have been nice to have one of my big cameras but the point and shoot is easier to carry on walks.
This is "Julius Squeezer" - Burmese Python
Julius is quite large, about 12 feet long and 65 pounds, according to his handlers. It takes three people to carry him safely. He is an animal ambassador at the SDZ Safari Park.
The Burmese python is one of the five largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and sub-tropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia.
They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees. They are also excellent swimmers, being able to stay submerged for up to half an hour.
Burmese pythons are carnivorous. Their diet consists primarily of appropriately sized birds, mammals
and vermin. IUCN has recently listed the Burmese python as "Vulnerable". Wikipedia
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Lumbinī (Nepali and Sanskrit: लुम्बिनी, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 623 BCE. Gautama, who achieved Enlightenment some time around 588 BCE, became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of Gautama Buddha; other notable pilgrimage sites include Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya and Sarnath.
Lumbini has a number of temples, including the Mayadevi Temple and several others which are still under construction. Many monuments, monasteries and a museum — the Lumbini International Research Institute — are also located within the holy site. Also located there is the Puskarini or Holy Pond where the Buddha's mother took the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he, too, had his first bath. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, achieved ultimate Enlightenment and finally relinquished their earthly forms.
Lumbini was granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1997.
IN BUDDHA´S TIME
In the Buddha's time, Lumbini was situated between Kapilavastu and Devadaha (both in Nepal). It was there, that the Buddha was born. A pillar now marks the spot of Ashoka's visit to Lumbiní. According to an inscription on the pillar, it was placed there by the people then in charge of the park to commemorate Ashoka's visit and gifts. The park was previously known as Rummindei, 3.2 km north of Bhagavanpura.
In the Sutta Nipáta (vs. 683) it is stated that the Buddha was born in a village of the Sákyans in the Lumbineyya Janapada. The Buddha stayed in Lumbinívana during his visit to Devadaha and there preached the Devadaha Sutta.
REDISCOVERY
In 1896, Nepalese archaeologists (led by Khadga Samsher Rana and assisted by Alois Anton Führer) discovered a great stone pillar at Lumbini. Führer postulated that the pillar was placed at the site by Ashoka (emperor of the Maurya Empire) circa 245 BCE. Records made by the Chinese pilgrim Faxian in the early fifth century CE were also used in the process of identifying this religiously acclaimed site.
Recent excavations beneath existing brick structures at the Mayadevi Temple at Lumbini have uncovered evidence for an older timber structure beneath the walls of the newer brick Buddhist shrine, which was constructed during the Ashokan era. The layout of the Ashokan shrine closely follows that of the earlier timber structure, which suggests a continuity of worship at the site. The pre-Mauryan timber structure appears to be an ancient bodhigara (tree shrine), consisting of postholes and a wooden railing surrounding a clay floor containing mineralized tree roots that appears to have been worn smooth by visitors. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal from the wooden postholes and optically stimulated luminescence dating of elements in the soil suggests human activity (possibly pre-Buddhist tree worship) began at the site around 1000 BCE, followed by the development of a Buddhist monastery-like community by approximately 550 BCE.
PRESENT-DAY
The present-day Lumbini historic site is 4.8 km in length and 1.6 km in width. The holy site of Lumbini is bordered by a large monastic zone in which only monasteries can be built, no shops, hotels or restaurants. It is separated into an eastern and western monastic zone, the eastern having the Theravadin monasteries, the western having Mahayana and Vajrayana monasteries.
The holy site of Lumbini has ruins of ancient monasteries, a sacred Bodhi tree, an ancient bathing pond, the Ashokan pillar and the Mayadevi Temple, where the supposed place of birth of Buddha is located. From early morning to early evening, pilgrims from various countries perform chanting and meditation at the site.
A non-governmental organization named Samriddhi Foundation started in 2013 working extensively in the field of education and health specially in government schools of the area where underprivileged children study. A non-governmental organisation called "Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation" (APECF) backed by chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and then Prime Minister Prachanda, the Chinese government and a UN group called "United Nations Industrial Development Organization" (UNIDO) signed a deal to develop Lumbini into a "special development zone" with funds worth $3 billion. The venture was a China-UN joint project. A broader 'Lumbini Development National Director Committee' under the leadership of Pushpa Kamal Dahal was formed on 17 October 2011. The six-member committee included Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) leader Mangal Siddhi Manandhar, Nepali Congress leader Minendra Rijal, Forest Minister Mohammad Wakil Musalman, among other leaders. The committee was given the authority to "draft a master plan to develop Lumbini as a peaceful and tourism area and table the proposal" and the responsibility to gather international support for the same.
Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in the park in 2001, which is visited by many different cultures and religions every day.
Hindus regard the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu and thousands of Hindu pilgrims go there on the full moon of the Nepali month of Baisakh (April–May) to worship Queen Mayadevi as Rupa Devi, the mother goddess of Lumbini.
Lumbini was granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1997.
ON THE NEPALI RUPEE
Nepal's central bank has introduced a 100-rupee Nepali note featuring Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. The Nepal Rastra Bank said the new note would be accessible only during the Dashain, Nepal's major festival in October 2013. It displays the portrait of Mayadevi, Gautam Buddha's mother in silver metallic on the front. The note also has a black dot which would help the blind recognise the note. The name of the central bank in Latin script would be printed on the note along with the date of printing in both the Christian Era and the Bikram Era. The new note is being issued following a cabinet decision 27 August.
TRANSPORT
Lumbini is a 9-hour drive from Kathmandu and a 30-minute drive from Bhairahawa. The closest airport is Gautam Buddha Airport at Bhairahawa, with flights to and from Kathmandu.
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San Lorenzo dressed in white, with the cross and the bible approaches the great burning grill on which he was martyred. Beside him is an open cupboard containing the Four Gospels.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (5th Century) Interior. Ravenna, Italy. No flash.
Percy is one of my favourite girls, and I think unknown to many people she is actually a restored Goldie. The picture on the left shows her auction photo, from about a year ago, and the one on the right is the most recent photo of her. Jen(jenink) and Kylie(kylie2good) did an amazing job restoring her. :D
So I guess that even though I have two Goldies I don't actually have a 'stock' one! I am tempted to get one sometimes... but does Goldie triplets seem like too much? xD
This is the latest wild addition to my garden - a Hedgehog! I now have Roe Deer who eat my roses, a Sparrow Hawk who takes the birds off my feeders, and a hedgehog who eats the Meal Worms the Robins are supposed to love - but turn their beaks up at!!
From 'Wikipedia': A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to North America; those in New Zealand are introduced. Hedgehogs have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. The name 'hedgehog' came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English 'heyghoge', from 'heyg', 'hegge' = hedge, because it frequents hedgerows, and 'hoge', 'hogge' = hog, from its piglike snout.
Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are not poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, cannot easily be removed from the hedgehog. However, spines normally come out when a hedgehog sheds baby spines and replaces them with adult spines. This is called "quilling." When under extreme stress or during sickness, a hedgehog can also lose spines.
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore
This is the makeover process of some lovely Barbies who were given to us by one of Colleen's work friends! I hope you enjoy!
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This is a photograph from a set of photographs taken at the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2018 which was held in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland at 20:00 on Friday 29th June 2018. This superb road race is now firmly established again as one of the fastest and best organised road races of its kind in Leinster. The race follows a left handed course around a well known local walking route around Laragh and in the closing kilometer runs parallel to the Royal Canal into the finish at the railway station in the town having started at the primary school close to the St. Coca's running track. In fact for several hundred meters after the 4KM marker towards the finish the course runs parallel with the railway, canal and the R148 between Kilcock and Maynooth. This geographic feature is one of only a small number towns with this parallel configuration in all of Europe.One of the usual features of tonight's race was the recording breaking air temperatures experienced. During this week Ireland has experienced actual heatwave conditions. It is fair to say that temperatures tonight on the course were around mid 20 degrees Celsius. This weather will certainly live long in the memory of any one who participated tonight. The race has had 'good' weather and 'great' weather before but nothing on this scale.
The members of St. Coca's AC and the many volunteers from the local community must be given great praise for organising another fantastic night of racing for runners, joggers, and walkers. The 5KM course is very flat with the exception of short incline up a motorway overpass and makes its way along narrow country lanes sheltered on either side by hedgerows. These roads offer a great contrast from the urban population of Kilcock which has grown as a satellite town of the greater Dublin area. The very hot summer evening made for an enjoyable night for everyone with a large crowd gathering at the finish to cheer on participants. Refreshments and prize awards were held in the Gaelscoil near to both the race start and close to the St. Coca's running track. Running clubs and groups from all over Leinster and beyond were represented in the race tonight.
Electronic timing and event management was provided by Irish company MyRunResults.com (Website: www.myrunresults.com/)
This photograph is part of a larger set of photographs from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2018 which can be found in the following Flickr Photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157698018586164
GPS Trace of the 5KM Course (the route of the course has not changed in a few years) connect.garmin.com/activity/194011978
Photographs from previous St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Races on our Flickr photostream:
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682901644263
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157670088473266
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157655117810205
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645423471903
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157634382263872
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630347296616
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627042558602
Jahaz Mahal is in Mehrauli was built in 16th century. The mahal ( palace) was built in the Lodi period and is said to have served the purpose of a sarai (inn). It is called Jahaz (ship) Mahal(Palace) because it is located on the banks of a large reservoir called Hauz-i-Shamsi, and appears as if is floating on the surface of the vast lake.
The main entrance of the palace is from the eastern side. It has a rectangular courtyard in the center with arched chambers on the sides beautifully decorated with several designs . The palace has a small mosque .
The main features of the palace are its intricately carved chhatris and domed pavilion ornamented with blue tiles. The corners of the chambers are surmounted by the chhatris and the gateway by the pavilions having the tiles
This is the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the site where William Shakespeare and close members of his family are burried inside.
It is in Old Town near a bank of the River Avon.
2010 is the 800th anniversary of the present building which dates to 1210.
Information from a leaflet I was given after paying £1.50 to go to the section to view Shakespeare's Grave.
There has been a church on this site since at least 713 when a Saxon monastery was built here. The present building dates from 1210, with the oldest sections being the tower, transepts and nave pillars. The North and South aisles were added in the 1300s and the Chancel in the late 1400s.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building.
Church; collegiate status from 1415 to 1547. Anglo-Saxon
origins; possibly C12 work in early C13 tower, remodelled in
early C14; early C13 transepts; early to mid C14 nave arcades
and aisles; 1580s chancel; 1590s nave clerestory and north
porch; 1763 spire by W Hiorn of Warwick; restored by William
Butterfield, 1850s; by Bodley and Garner, 1888-92 and 1898.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford - Heritage Gateway
Before I went in, I went around the grounds getting my exterior shots of the church.
This is a photograph from the annual Ardagh Moydow Glen Community Games 5KM and 10 Mile road races, 5KM fun runs, walks and challenges which were held in the heritage village of Ardagh, Co. Longford, Ireland on Saturday 29th December 2018 at 13:00. This race has grown year on year since its first running a few years ago. This year seen one of the largest overall entries in the races.
We have an extensive set of photographs from the race start and the finish on our Flickr photostream set at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157703633931361
Timing and Event management was provided by Irish company PopupRaces - check their website at www.popuparces.ie
The 10 mile race takes in the local 'Ardagh Mountain' which is a 1 mile continuous climb starting at the 2.5 mile mark of the 10 mile race. There is, of course, then the reward of a long down-hill stretch after the summit. This forested hill or mountain was once a famous centre of pre-Christian religious worship and is believed to have been the home of a pre–christian diety named Midir (the God of the Underworld), and also a Prince of the "Tuatha De Dannan", the fairy people of Ireland. The hill or mountain itself is named after Brí, the daughter of Midhir and her doomed love, Leith who are reputed to be buried on the hill. The remainder of the race is challenging but fair, with some much smaller and less steep hills in the race profile. Miles 3 - 7 benefit from some downhill as the race route travels around the base of the hills. The roads are predominantly rural roads with little traffic. The 10 mile race finishes in the same finish as the 5KM race. Water stops and adequate stewarding at junctions is provided.
The 5KM race takes a loop around the heritage village of Ardagh. This allows runners, walkers and joggers of all ability to take part over a more manageable distance. Overall this is a very well organised race with accurate courses, good marshalling and traffic control and excellent after race refreshments. The 10 mile race is one of the longest road races held during the Christmas period anywhere in Ireland and has appeal to runners who want to add a longer distance race to their festive calendar of running.
The weather at this year's race was almost perfect for running. The rain managed to stay away and there was little or no breeze. Indeed conditions could be described as mild with temperatures of 11C. In 2014 there was very frosty icy weather and in 2015 participants were given a very very windy day with heavy rain at the finish of both races. The 2016 and 2017 event seen very suitable weather for road racing in late December.
Ardagh is probably County Longford's most picturesque village with many historical and architecturally important features. It is located about 6 miles from Longford town.
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157688852560892
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157678237005786
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157662725299342
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157649570517620
This is a HO scale Proto unit lettered for Canadian Pacific Railway road #5000. The unit houses a Digitrax decoder and is DCC only. The underframe is painted and weathered a grimy black and the unit is heavily weathered. Additional details include Minatures by Eric low hood bell and horn with Kadee No.5 couplers installed front and back. Due the problem Proto had with cracked gears the wheelsets have been replaced.
From the www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/1/642662/ShowPost.aspx#642662 website :- Canadian Pacific 8200 and 8201 were the only 2 GP 30s built in Canada. During 1965 these were renumbered 5000 and 5001 and they were retired in 1998. The 5000 went to the Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum and then to the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton. Rail Switching Service acquired the 5001 for service in the USA. According to "Canadian Trackside Guide" 1990 edition, CPR's 5000 and 5001 were rebuilt from traded-in F7B 1910 and F7B 1902 and were the only GP30s built in Canada.
This is a photograph from just after the 7 mile mark of the 8th annual running of the Trim AC 10 Mile Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 5th February 2023 at 12:00. The race attracted over 1,600 finishers which demonstrates again the popularity of this race. Indeed the event shows growth year on year mirroring the growing popularity of the race. The race started on the Trim/Athboy road on the town's ring road and proceeds to take an anti-clockwise loop out towards the village of Dunderry and townland of Kilbride before returning back to the Trim Industrial Estate for the finish. The route is held on quiet country roads with some hills at 3, 6, 8 mile segments. The road is well marked and marshaled and is comfortable able to accommodate the race at its current size.
Timing and overall event management was provided by the Co. Kildare based company Popup Races. The results and more details about the race will be found on their website at www.popupraces.ie
Knole (/noʊl/) is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust. It is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of four acres.[1]
The current house dates back to the mid-15th century, with major additions in the 16th and, particularly, the early 17th centuries. Its grade I listing reflects its mix of late-medieval to Stuart structures and particularly its central façade and state rooms. In 2019 an extensive conservation project, "Inspired by Knole", was completed to restore and develop the structures of the buildings and thus help to conserve its important collections.[2] The surrounding deer park has also survived with varying degrees of management in the 400 years since 1600.
Early-Stuart Knole and the Sackvilles
Since Dudley had originally granted a 99-year lease, Thomas Sackville could only take it back by buying out the remaining 51 years of the lease for £4000, which he did in 1603. Lennard was happy to sell, not only because of his mounting debts but also because he wished to gain the Dacre title, which he did in 1604 from a commission headed by the lord treasurer, Thomas Sackville. This is unlikely to have been a coincidence.[34] Sackville's descendants, the Earls and Dukes of Dorset and Barons Sackville have owned or lived in the property ever since.[35]
North West Front, Knole, Sevenoaks
Thomas Sackville, at that time Lord Buckhurst, had considered a number of other sites to build a house commensurate with his elevated status in court and government. However, he could not overlook the multiple advantages of Knole: a good supply of spring water (rare for a house on a hill), plentiful timber, a deer park and close enough proximity to London.[36] He immediately began a large building programme. This was supposed to have been completed within two years, employing some 200 workmen, but the partially-surviving accounts show that there was continuing, vast expenditure even in 1608–9.[30] Since Sackville had had a distinguished career at court under Elizabeth and then been appointed Lord High Treasurer to James VI and I, he had the resources to undertake such a programme. Perhaps, with his renovations to the state rooms at Knole, Sackville hoped to receive a visit by the King, but this does not seem to have occurred and the lord treasurer himself died during the building work, in April 1608, at the age of about 72.
Thomas Sackville's Jacobean great house, like others such as Hatfield and Audley End, have been called "monuments to private greed".[37] Unlike any surviving English great house apart from Haddon Hall, Knole today still looks as it did when Thomas died, having managed "to remain motionless like this since the early 17th century, balanced between growth and decay."[38]
Thomas's son, Robert Sackville, second earl of Dorset, took over the titles and estates, gave a description of his father's work on re-modelling Knole: "late re-edified wth a barne, stable, dovehouse and other edifices, together wth divers Courts, the gardens orchards and wilderness invironed wth a stone wall, well planted wth choise frute, and beawtified wth ponds, and manie other pleasureable delights and devises are situate wthin the Parke of knoll, the charge of new building of the said house and making planting and furnishing of the said ponds yards gardens orchards and wilderness about Seaven yeares past Thirty thosand pounds at the least yet exstant uppon Accounpts. All wch are now in the Earle of dorsetts owne occupacon and are worth to bee sold."[39]
The second earl did not enjoy Knole for long, since he died in January 1609.[40] His two sons, in turn, inherited the title and estates, first Richard Sackville, third earl of Dorset (1589–1624) and then the much more politically significant Edward Sackville, fourth earl of Dorset (1590–1652).[41] None of these earls lived permanently at Knole. In the first earl's case, this was no doubt due to the renovations. The third earl lived mostly at court, though he is known to have kept his hunting horses and hounds there.[42]
The wife of the 3rd Earl, Lady Anne Clifford, lived at Knole for a time during the couple's conflict over her inheritance from her father, George Clifford, third earl of Cumberland.[43] A catalogue of the household of the Earl and Countess of Dorset at Knole from this time survives. It records the names and roles of servants and indicates where they sat at dinner. The list includes two African servants, Grace Robinson, a maid in the laundry, and John Morockoe, who worked in the kitchen. Both are described as "Blackamoors".[44] In 1623, a large part of Knole House burnt down.[45]
Knole during the Civil War, Commonwealth and Restoration
Edward Sackville, in a miniature by John Hoskins, 1635
Edward, a relatively moderate royalist, was away from Knole in the summer of 1642, when he and his cousin and factotum Sir John Sackville fell under suspicion of stockpiling arms and preparing local men to fight for Charles I during the Civil War. The rumours of the cache of arms reached Parliament in an intercepted letter for which Sir John was notionally the source. On Sunday 14 August 1642, Parliament sent three troops of horse under Colonel Edwin Sandys, a member of a Kentish puritan family, to seize these arms from Knole. Sir John was in the congregation for the parish Sunday service and Sandys waited with his troops outside the church until it had finished. Local people tried to rescue him but they quickly judged that the troops were too strong for them, and Sir John was arrested and taken to the Fleet prison.[46]
Sandys's troops then moved to Knole where, according to the earl of Dorset's steward, they caused damage to the value of £186, and 'The Armes they have wholie taken awaie there being five wagenloads of them (sic passim).' [47] In fact, the arms were largely of more interest to antiquarians than to soldiers; they included, for example, thirteen 'old French pistolls whereof four have locks [and] the other nine have none'. Sandys claimed that he had seized 'compleat armes for 500 or 600 men', but this is untrue.[48] Nevertheless, the House of Lords resolved that 'such [arms] as are fit to be made use of for the Service of the Kingdom are to be employed'.[49] In addition, the House was sequestrated.[50] Edward accepted the seizures and damage to Knole as an inevitable part of the Civil War, as he explained in a speech to Charles I and his peers in Oxford, in 1642: 'For my particular, in these wars I have suffered as much as any, my Houses have been searcht, my Armes taken thence, and my sonne and heire committed to prison; yet I shall wave these discourtesies, because I know there was a necessity they should be so. Wikipedia
Man Man Man, was war das für ein Abend gestern ...
Auf dem Weg zur Arbeit sah ich dann diesen Safe und wußte, das ist dein Foto des Tages ...
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This is one of the few dessert that I refuse to share. Creme caramel is my favourite on a good day but these are extra special. These maple flans are made with raw milk, duck eggs, chicken egg yolks, and maple sugar that I hand grated from a solid block of maple cream (i.e. raw maple sugar). The silky texture barely holds together long enough before melting in my mouth. The flavour of the farm fresh ingredient is the star. I cannot express in words the richness of the taste. Duck eggs and raw milk rock my world.
Recipe adapted from David Lebovitz's butterscotch flan in his book Ready For Dessert. Read more at Dessert By Candy.
Guatemala City is a magical place. Perfection can have so many definitions here... In the case of this brief chronicle I scratch the surface on one of this variations.
A variation of unconventional views that spring out of a photo walk around the great Teatro Nacional of Guatemala City. The "Citadel" as I like to call it, since its the highest little hill in the center of the city, and the one place where, in isolation, the entire valley can be contemplated. Curious enough the "Citadel" is a guarding fortress at moments, at moments its the testimony of the clash of civilizations, human and alien. Could it be reason and the infinite power of creation inherent in the human mind? On thing is true, the mind of its creator seems to remain alive in it.
Quiet at first, it leads through mazes of mind questioning and the facing of what's outside this abstraction; it takes but an awkward glance to change everything, and to have the magic of this place come alive, bit by bits, introducing mystical characters that become one with the form that gradually reveals itself. A spaceship... The many silhouettes of Guatemala's broken landscapes. The mere shadow of volcanoes, and caves, shores on both oceans, and miraculous spectacles within.
A true monument to the soul of this country, a living sculpture, the work of genius...
Ypres (leper), is a town in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It's surrounded by the Ypres Salient battlefields, where many cemeteries, memorials and war museums honor the battles that unfolded in this area during World War I. After being destroyed in the war, many important buildings were carefully reconstructed, including Gothic-style Sint-Maartenskathedraal (St. Martin's Cathedral) and its soaring spire.
The First Battle of Ypres (French: Première Bataille des Flandres; German: Erste Flandernschlacht 19 October – 22 November 1914) was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the First Battle of Flanders, in which German, French, Belgian armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) fought from Arras in France to Nieuport on the Belgian coast, from 10 October to mid-November. The battles at Ypres began at the end of the Race to the Sea, reciprocal attempts by the German and Franco-British armies to advance past the northern flank of their opponents. North of Ypres, the fighting continued in the Battle of the Yser (16–31 October), between the German 4th Army, the Belgian army and French marines.
The fighting has been divided into five stages, an encounter battle from 19 to 21 October, the Battle of Langemarck from 21 to 24 October, the battles at La Bassée and Armentières to 2 November, coincident with more Allied attacks at Ypres and the Battle of Gheluvelt (29–31 October), a fourth phase with the last big German offensive, which culminated at the Battle of Nonne Bosschen on 11 November, then local operations which faded out in late November. Brigadier-General James Edmonds, the British official historian, wrote in the History of the Great War, that the II Corps battle at La Bassée could be taken as separate but that the battles from Armentières to Messines and Ypres, were better understood as one battle in two parts, an offensive by III Corps and the Cavalry Corps from 12 to 18 October against which the Germans retired and an offensive by the German 6th Army and 4th Army from 19 October to 2 November, which from 30 October, took place mainly north of the Lys, when the battles of Armentières and Messines merged with the Battles of Ypres.
Attacks by the BEF (Field Marshal Sir John French) the Belgians and the French Eighth Army in Belgium made little progress beyond Ypres. The German 4th and 6th Armies took small amounts of ground, at great cost to both sides, during the Battle of the Yser and further south at Ypres. General Erich von Falkenhayn, head of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, the German General Staff), then tried a limited offensive to capture Ypres and Mont Kemmel, from 19 October to 22 November. Neither side had moved forces to Flanders fast enough to obtain a decisive victory and by November both sides were exhausted. The armies were short of ammunition, suffering from low morale and some infantry units refused orders. The autumn battles in Flanders had become static, attrition operations, unlike the battles of manoeuvre in the summer. French, British and Belgian troops in improvised field defences, repulsed German attacks for four weeks. From 21 to 23 October, German reservists had made mass attacks at Langemarck, with losses of up to 70 percent, to little effect.
Warfare between mass armies, equipped with the weapons of the Industrial Revolution and its later developments, proved to be indecisive, because field fortifications neutralised many classes of offensive weapon. The defensive firepower of artillery and machine guns dominated the battlefield and the ability of the armies to supply themselves and replace casualties prolonged battles for weeks. Thirty-four German divisions fought in the Flanders battles, against twelve French, nine British and six Belgian divisions, along with marines and dismounted cavalry. Over the winter, Falkenhayn reconsidered Germany strategy because Vernichtungsstrategie and the imposition of a dictated peace on France and Russia had exceeded German resources. Falkenhayn devised a new strategy to detach either Russia or France from the Allied coalition through diplomacy as well as military action. A strategy of attrition (Ermattungsstrategie) would make the cost of the war too great for the Allies, until one dropped out and made a separate peace. The remaining belligerents would have to negotiate or face the Germans concentrated on the remaining front, which would be sufficient for Germany to inflict a decisive defeat.
Tirupathi is the most visited place of worship in the World. The name means a person who worships there will get cleansed of all his sins. There are several ways to visit Tirumala and one of them is a 10 mile walk uphill to 3200 ft. Read more about the Tiurpathi temple at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirumala_Venkateswara_Temple (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda www.shashi.co Please credit as above if using this picture
This is a scan of a Post Card showing the main street of Alexandria, Ontario. The card was mailed from that community on Oct 10, 1941, addressed to my parents . However, it is apparent that the photo is much older than that as the newest car shown is from the 1920s. The inscription reads "Main street, Looking North, Alexandria, Ont., Canada"
On close examination, it appears that the man on the left foreground seems to be standing on pavement. They must have started paving the street from the east side. Interesting too, that the utility poles would appear to be in the street.
HK Poprad is a hockey team from Poprad, Slovakia, playing in the best Slovakian League, the Extraliga. The team was founded in 1929 under the name Karpathenverein Poprad, but renamed already 1930 in HC Poprad. The team was one of the strongest teams in Slovakia. The HC Poprad merged with SK Vysoke Tatry (founded 1926) in 1935 and the teams new name became HC Tatry. HC Tatry was playing in the 1st SNHL, a 2nd tier Slovakian League. The teams name was changed several times in the next years. The team also played in various Slovakian and Czech Leagues. The organization won the Slovakian Championships 1970, 1981, 1985 and 1991. After a time of 37 years playing in 2nd tier leagues, the SKP PS Poprad – how the team was called now – reached the Czech Extraliga in 1991. The team changed the name a couple of times more in the next years. Since 2010 the teams name is HK Poprad. HK Poprad is playing the home games in the Zimny Stadion Poprad, an arena with a capacity of 4’500.
Vancouver Island - 25 images - Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 28-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS USM (EOS mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Protaras is a predominantly tourist resort which comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality in Cyprus.
Protaras is the tourist area of Paralimni , one of the most beautiful areas on the island of Cyprus. Protaras is an iconic bay with clear waters and golden beaches.
Vrysoudia beach as known to the locals, lies in a very small cove about halfway the beaches of Louma and Agia Triada.
Life is better in flip flops.
Don’t worry. Beach happy.
Don’t Count The Days. Make The Days Count.
Time for some Vitamin Sea.
My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, and is the most populous city in Europe[c] and the world's sixteenth-largest city.
The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BCE by Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome (Ancient Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη Nea Rhomē; Latin: Nova Roma) and then finally as Constantinople (Constantinopolis) after himself. In 1930, the city's name was officially changed to Istanbul, the Turkish rendering of εἰς τὴν Πόλιν eis tḕn Pólin 'to the City', the appellation Greek speakers used since the 11th century to colloquially refer to the city.
The city served as an imperial capital for almost 1600 years: during the Byzantine (330–1204), Latin (1204–1261), late Byzantine (1261–1453), and Ottoman (1453–1922) empires. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becoming a beacon of the Silk Road and one of the most important cities in history. The city played a key role in the advancement of Christianity during Roman/Byzantine times, hosting four of the first seven ecumenical councils before its transformation to an Islamic stronghold following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE—especially after becoming the seat of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1517.[ In 1923, after the Turkish War of Independence, Ankara replaced the city as the capital of the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Istanbul was the 2010 European Capital of Culture. The city has surpassed London and Dubai to become the most visited city in the world, with more than 20 million foreign visitors in 2023. The historic centre of Istanbul is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city hosts the headquarters of numerous Turkish companies, accounting for more than thirty percent of the country's economy.
Neolithic artifacts, uncovered by archeologists at the beginning of the 21st century, indicate that Istanbul's historic peninsula was settled as far back as the 6th millennium BCE. That early settlement, important in the spread of the Neolithic Revolution from the Near East to Europe, lasted for almost a millennium before being inundated by rising water levels. The first human settlement on the Asian side, the Fikirtepe mound, is from the Copper Age period, with artifacts dating from 5500 to 3500 BCE. In the European side, near the point of the peninsula (Sarayburnu) there was a settlement during the early 1st millennium BCE. Modern authors have linked it to the possible Thracian toponym Lygos, mentioned by Pliny the Elder as an earlier name for the site of Byzantium.
There is evidence suggesting there were settlements around the region dating as far back as 6700 BC, and it is hard to define if there was any settlement on exact spot at city proper established, but earliest records about city proper begins around 660 BC when Greek settlers from the Attic town of Megara colonized the area and established Byzantium on the European side of the Bosphorus. It fell to the Roman Republic in 196 BC, and was known as Byzantium in Latin until 330, when the city, soon renamed as Constantinople, became the new capital of the Roman Empire. During the reign of Justinian I, the city rose to be the largest in the western world, with a population peaking at close to half a million people. Constantinople functioned as the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which effectively ended with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Constantinople then became the capital of the Ottoman Turks.
The population had declined during the medieval period, but as the Ottoman Empire approached its historical peak, the city grew to a population of close to 700,000 in the 16th century, once again ranking among the world's most popular cities. With the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, that country's capital moved from Constantinople to Ankara (previously Angora).
Dutch postcard.
The founding father of Dutch-language rock and roll, Peter Koelewijn (1940), has his 85th birthday today!. His most famous song is 'Kom van dat dak af', which he recorded with the Rockets in 1960. It is still one of the best Dutch language songs. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists.
Peter Koelewijn was born on 29 December 1940 in in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. He was the son of a fishmonger. At the age of thirteen, he received his first guitar. In 1957, he started writing his first songs in English. He started his first band at secondary school with guitarists Karel Jansen and Roelof Egmond and singer Anneke Grönloh, who would become a pop legend in the Netherlands herself. Later on, Harry van Hoof, who later became a famous conductor, and drummer Peter van der Voort, joined the band. Around the same time, Grönloh left the band.
In 1959 the band, now called 'Peter and his Rockets', was joined by saxophone player Klaus Buchholz and bass guitarist Karel Jansen. In December, the band recorded 'Kom Van Dat Dak Af' for record company Bovema. The combination of American rock and roll and Dutch lyrics was revolutionary at the time. In May 1960, 'Kom Van Dat Dak Af' was a massive success in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Koelewijn, who moved on to grammar school, was told by his parents that he had to finish his schooling. Peter and His Rockets signed at Philips. Follow-up singles 'Laat Me Los' (Let Me Go) and 'Marijke' charted lower. By 1967 Koelewijn disbanded the Rockets to focus on writing and producing for other artists; he also hosted radio shows.
Source: Wikipedia.
This is another Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) that I saw shortly after the 1st one. This one posed nicely on the gravel but wasn't as cooperative when placed in some branches. This is probably the last Southern Illinois photo I'll post from this trip (atleast for now) to avoid getting repetitive. I hope you enjoyed seeing my photos from the trip a atleast a fraction as much as I enjoyed taking them. Hopefully I will be able to find something to photograph before too long.
I just checked up on it and turns out this photo is my Nikon D80s 13,572 shutter release...wow. It reached 13,830 before the weekend was over.
Regensburg is one of Germany’s best preserved medieval Cities. Architectural highlights include the Old Town Hall, the beautiful white and gold Old Chapel, and the Porta Pretoria, gates to an acient Roman fort built in 179 A.D The city is the capital of Upper palatinate , a bustling university town and one of Bavaria’s cultural centers.
The Stone Bridge over the River Donau (Danube). In the old downtown there are two side-by-side cathedrals built at different times. It is easy to see which is older, the one with the round windows. Larger arched windows are relatively new construction
Built in the 1300s to replace earlier cathedrals, Regensburg Cathedral (Dom St. Peter) is the finest Gothic building in Bavaria. Its harmonious exterior, alive with interesting medieval sculptures, has recently been fully cleaned. Inside are even more sculptures along with an extensive collection of medieval stained glass.
This is The Bulls Head, a pub in Hall Green, on the corner of Fox Hollies Road and Stratford Road. Surrounded by snow.
It is at 1320 Stratford Road.
It possibly dates back to around 1840. No one had proved if it is 170 years old or not.
It is in the similar design style as Highfield House
The story of Highfield House including The Bulls Head
It is owned currently by Ember Inns.
The Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) is a large dragonfly about 73 millimetres (2.9 in) long. It is a distinctive species and is easily recognised, even in flight, by its brown body and bronze wings. At rest, blue spots on the second and third segments of the male's abdomen can be noticed; these are absent in female.
It is widespread in England but commonest in the South East; local in Ireland and rare in Scotland. It is found on well-vegetated ponds, lakes and canals. It patrols a regular hunting territory around margins which is vigorously defended against intruders.
The flight time is mainly July to September. The nymph has stripes on the side of the thorax and distinct banding on the legs.
This specimen was spotted at RSPB Old Moor near Wombwell in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
This is part of the construction site I worked at all summer as a student for EllisDon. In order to prepare for the 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto is finally building rails that will connect Pearson Airport to Union Station. Toronto is one of the only major cities in the world that doesn't have rail links connecting their downtown to their airport, so the construction of the Union Pearson Express is eagerly anticipated. The section of the rails I worked on is just west of Union Station. This 200 million dollar project involves excavating 2 rail corridors 8m below ground in order to pass under a major road. Trains still have to run through our construction site daily so that makes for a challenging yet exciting job! In this picture I am standing in the most southern part of our project right by Lake Ontario. Here you get a great view of the CN Tower and Gardiner Expressway!
What is That Piece of Junk in Flywheel Park?
Flywheel at the Flywheel Park, Piermont, NY
That is the actual flywheel, really a piece of machinery, which helped provide power for the first factory in Piermont more than 100 years ago. It was installed in 1902, as part of a steam-driven generator, for the Piermont Paper Company. In 1924, the Robert Gair Company absorbed the older outfit, and was later itself taken over by Continental Can. The flywheel kept chugging along until the mid- 19 80s when the factory, then owned by Federal Paper Board/Clevepak, was closed forever.
The Flywheel wouldn't budge
Piermont Paper Mills - early 20th century
When developers of what you now see on this old railroad and factory site attempted to remove the flywheel, it wouldn’t budge. They tried a wrecking ball, which bounced right off. So it was decided that the flywheel would become a permanent part of the park, a sort of public monument to Piermont’s industrial past. Hence the name of the park, the gallery on Ash Street and our street, Flywheel Park West.
More about Piermont:
piermontlibrary.org/piermont-history/what-piece-junk-flyw...
This is a companion piece to my blog for Berklee-Blogs – I recommend reading my post for Berklee if you’re looking for something more upbeat.
I intended to write a recap about my internship ever since I returned from L.A. and took this image at the Dulles Airport terminal. But, as it turned out, I really needed some time to decompress and reflect on what happened before I wrote anything. So, thank you for your patience, as this has changed from my original recap-of-L.A. to my preface-for-Berklee post.
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Transition - It’s a weird thing. I came home from my internship, but never put my suitcase away. I used it to go on vacation less than a week later, and once I got back, I still kept it open in my bedroom. And now it’s back in a hotel room in MA.
It’s weird…. Well, actually not weird - it’s awful.
I've talked about this before on Day 23, but it’s not like I’m leaving for a short-term internship again. And it’s not even like I’m just going to college. Up until now, my parents have either been there for everything that happens in my life, or I’ve told my parents everything that happens in my life. That’s why I was a teary mess when we left last night - it wasn’t just saying goodbye to my family, it was saying goodbye to way things have been for 20 years. Sure, it will be easier to find time to speak with my family now that I don’t have to fight the time difference like my L.A. internship, but I’ll still be stealing time for phone calls, emails, and video chats. It’s still the beginning of the end.
And I know I’ve held off “moving out” longer than most - I’m entering my first bachelor’s degree program at 20 years old. I get it. But I’ve had to grow up especially fast this summer with the internship and finally getting my license (long story), that I guess I feel like it’s too soon even though I’ve long left my teenage years behind.
Reflecting on this summer, I’m beyond grateful for my internship, specifically for preparing me for my journey to Berklee. The growth I experienced in L.A. has been really invaluable, and I’m reminded everyday how indebted I am to Deane for extending the invitation to be a member of his team. In many ways it was the most challenging summer of my life being away from my family and my true friends. But it many ways, it was also the most rewarding summer ever.
And I’m really hoping my first semester at Berklee will be even more challenging and rewarding than my internship, but for now, it’s hard for me to get excited because the “challenging” part is happening right now… it’s hard writing this blog, packing my suitcase, and saying goodbye.
- “L.E.”
P.S. Despite the huge life shift I’m experiencing, I’m still planning to upload photographs and visit your photostreams when I find time.
Monster High is an American fashion doll franchise created by Mattel in July, 2010. The characters are inspired by monster movies, sci-fi horror, thriller fiction, and various creatures therefore distinguishing them from most fashion dolls. They were created by Garrett Sander, with illustrations by Kellee Riley.[2]
The Monster High franchise also includes other consumer products such as stationery, bags, key chains, various toys and video games. There are also Monster High TV specials, a web series, a direct to DVD movie, and software. Lisi Harrison is the author of the Monster High books. The characters are depicted as being either related to or as offspring of famous monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, Medusa, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Phantom of the Opera, and zombies and more. The characters are usually referred to as ghouls, rather than girls.
The dolls are approximately 27 cm tall. Or about 1 foot tall. Their bodies are made from ABS plastic. Their heads are made from soft PVC. They have various skin tones (blue, green, pink, brown, etc.) Each character has a unique head mold. No Monster High doll has the same shape head. The type of hair the dolls have is saran. The boys hair is either fuzzy or hard colored plastic. Aside from physical attributes, the dolls are quite different in the characterization of their clothes. And they all have their own unique freaky flaw, hair, etc. They might repeat bags and sunglasses. For example, 13 Wishes Howleen has the same bag as the original Clawdeen only that it is a different color. One is gold and another is purple and black. But they are both sisters. Plus, Howleen likes to borrow a lot of Clawdeen's stuff. And Gloom Beach Frankie Stein has the same sunglasses as the Scaris Frankie Stein. One s blue and one is yellow. All of them have various attributes of the monsters they are related to (i.e. fangs, stitches, wolf ears, fins, bandages,snakes, etc.)[3] Although Monster high and Barbie are from the same creator, Mattel, Monster High is starting to become more popular than Barbie.
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Monster High est une franchise américaine de poupées mannequins lancée par Mattel en juillet 2010 aux États-Unis, tirée d'une série de livres du même nom (de Lisi Harrison). Les personnages sont inspirés de personnes assez monstrueuses issues de la littérature fantastique, de la mythologie, ou encore de films cultes. Les Monster High sont toutes des enfants de monstres (Frankie Stein est la fille de Frankenstein, Draculaura est celle de Dracula, Deuce Gorgon est le fils de Méduse...).
La franchise Monster High se décline sur de très nombreux produits comme des vêtements, des bijoux fantaisie et de la papeterie, mais ses principales ventes se font grâce aux poupées mannequins du même nom. Elle s'accompagne également d'épisodes spéciaux pour la télévision et le marché DVD, et d'une web-série.S
Le concept de Monster High met en scène des adolescents tous descendants de créatures plus ou moins célèbres. Certaines poupées sont relookėes.
Les poupées mannequins mesurent une vingtaine de centimètres ; les garçons sont plus grands que les filles, même s'il existe des différences de taille chez certaines poupées (Twyla et Howleen Wolf sont plus petites, Nefera de Nile et Mme. Santête sont plus grandes...). Les corps (qui comptent de nombreuses articulations) sont fabriqués en plastique ABS et les têtes sont en PVC souple. Chaque personnage bénéficie d'un moule différent pour sa tête. Les cheveux sont en saran ou en kanekalon, voire en PVC pour les garçons dont les cheveux sont, pour la plupart des personnages, moulés. Les poupées filles de Monster High peuvent enlever leurs mains et bras mais les garçons ne peuvent enlever que leurs bras. Lagoona Blue, Rochelle Goyle et C.A. Cupid ont des éléments amovibles que les autres poupées n'ont pas (des nageoires pour Lagoona Blue, des ailes pour Rochelle Goyle et C.A. Cupid). Comme les filles ont des chaussures à talons, elles ne peuvent pas bouger leurs pieds, tandis que les garçons ont les pieds articulés.
Chaque personnage est caractérisé par un style vestimentaire et une gamme de couleurs qui se retrouvent dans différentes collections et qui reflètent leur personnalité dans la web-série.
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Blue Basin is a large badlands area that holds the distinct bluish-green celadonite of the Turtle Cove Formation, dating to 29 mya. Turtle Cove holds the largest layer found in the John Day Fossil Beds and holds one of the largest numbers of fossils in Oregon.
The fossil history of John Day records three supervolcanoes that swept through this area. The second of the three, the Crooked River Caldera, became very active around 30 mya, spewing large layers of volcanic ash. Few plants are recorded in the layer, mainly hackberry seeds, though it is apparent that the John Day region had greatly opened up, becoming a mix of woodland and scrubland. Archaeotherium Entelodonts, known as "hell pigs" though they were more closely related to hippopotami, were the apex predator, though they shared predation with the pogondon, nimravus and hoplophoneus nimravids, also known as "false" sabertooth cats. Ancient ancestral dogs such as Mesocyon and its evolutionary successors Philotrox and Enhydrocyons all lived around the same period (known as cladogenesis) until a devastating pyroclastic flow eliminated Philotrox from the area. Enhydrocyons end up becoming one of the largest dog ancestors, weighing up to 23kg. Also present were the Cynarctoides, a lemur-like canine ancestor that climbed trees and at fruits. The predators preyed on various species of mice deer, Hypertragulus and Nanotragulus, the hog-like oreodonts, Agriochoerus. After the two massive volcanic obliterated most of the area, the recovered terrain became more scrubland, and the Agriochoerus were replaced by Paroreodon, Eporeodon and Promerycochoerus. The ancient camel, Gentilicamelus, first appeared, and small mammals such as the rabbit Achaeolagus, and the beaver Capacikala became more frequent.
The 5.2km Blue Basin Overlook Trail seen here is the longest official hike in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, wrapping its way around Blue Basin before overlooking it on the descent.
The basin is more bluish in the afternoon sunlight, certainly not on a rain-soaked day like this one.
Blue Basin, Sheep Rock Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly, Oregon
Paraty is a small town backed by mountains on Brazil's Costa Verde, between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Its Portuguese colonial center has cobbled streets and 17th- and 18th-century buildings dating to its time as a port, during the Brazilian Gold Rush.
The Museum of Sacred Art of Paraty is housed in the Capela de Santa Rita, a whitewashed stone church built in 1722 by and for free mulattoes. The building has historical exhibits, including many religious artifacts.
In 2019, Paraty was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Aynho's church of St Michael is one of the strangest, most eccentric looking buildings, consisting of an awkward marriage between the late medieval tower and the bulky Georgian body, built after the original nave and chancel were demolished in 1723. The rebuilding, by Edward Wing, has left the church looking more like a stately home with a gothic tower tacked on!
The interior banishes all thought of the medieval, being a large, box-like open space, classic Georgian in form, but with a Victorian veneer in many of it's furnishings, particularly the windows which are filled with grisaille patterns, subduing the light with neo-medieval designs, against the grain of the builder's intention of clear glazing and light.
There are three more fully designed stained glass windows, an east window by Thomas Willement with three medallion scenes, and two especially fine windows by C.E.Kempe on the south side, depicting Archangel Michael battling the Dragon and the Annunciation respectively.
There are a few elegant late 18th century tablets on the sanctuary walls but otherwise the interior is somewhat plain (not helped by the 1960s acoustic tiled ceiling and west wall) and doesn't quite live up to the promise of the unusual exterior.
Excluding the ones that dropped out, Scout says I currently have 17 shots in Explore! Has anyone actually seen any of them there? ;)
1. IMG_4777, 2. Now Mortal, Caprica/Six Has Fallen on Hard Times, 3. IMG_4154, 4. Three Fridges Enjoying a Sunny Day, 5. The Real Reason Why Stormtrooper Sleepovers are No Longer Permitted, 6. The Juggler, 7. Fixing the Money Pipeline, 8. Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud Disagree on How to Treat the Patient's Stormtrooper Delusion,
9. Which One of You Has My Helmet?, 10. Clerical Workers Sharpen Pencils in the Death Star Library, 11. Stormtroopers Stewie and Steve Put on a Show, 12. Mine!, 13. IMG_0624, 14. Stoop Musicians Hold a Jam Session, 15. New Dollhouse is Here, 16. Rubik's Cube,
17. Stormtroopers Return Home After Taking Advantage of January Sales, 18. Stormtrooper Christmas Party, 19. The Line for the Bathroom, 20. Stormtrooper Practices His Kicks, 21. Stormtrooper Love, 22. IMG_7437, 23. Washed Up Empire State Building, 24. IMG_5438,
25. Sitting on a Stack of Crackers, 26. Floating!, 27. IMG_2547, 28. Bacon Waffles with Syrup, 29. Supergirls, 30. Bald Pirate, 31. Pirate, 32. 17Jan2007 011,
33. LadiesNight1, 34. April202006 001, 35. Unisphere, 36. NYC WTC1, 37. Miniature Study
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Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
Malton was voted one of the best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times in both the 2017 and 2018 lists.
ICE 3, or Intercity-Express 3, is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains operated by Deutsche Bahn. It includes classes 403, 406 and 407, which are known as ICE 3, ICE 3M and New ICE 3 respectively. Four multisystem trains, known as ICE International, are owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS, Dutch Railways). Based on the ICE 3M/F, Siemens developed its Siemens Velaro train family with versions for Spain, China, Russia, its home country Germany, as well as the United Kingdom and Turkey.
Info from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_3