Common Crane

The common crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.

A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo). Along with the sandhill (Grus canadensis) and demoiselle cranes and the brolga (Grus rubicunda), it is one of only four crane species not currently classified as threatened with extinction or conservation dependent on the species level.

The common crane is a large, stately bird and a medium-sized crane. It is 100–130 cm (39–51 in) long with a 180–240 cm (71–94 in) wingspan. The body weight can range from 3 to 6.1 kg (6.6 to 13.4 lb), with the nominate subspecies averaging around 5.4 kg (12 lb) and the eastern subspecies (G. g. lilfordi) averaging 4.6 kg (10 lb). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 50.7–60.8 cm (20.0–23.9 in) long, the tarsus is 20.1–25.2 cm (7.9–9.9 in) and the exposed culmen is 9.5–11.6 cm (3.7–4.6 in).

This species is slate-grey overall. The forehead and lores are blackish with a bare red crown and a white streak extending from behind the eyes to the upper back. The overall colour is darkest on the back and rump and palest on the breast and wings. The primaries, the tips of secondaries, the alula, the tip of the tail, and the edges of upper tail coverts are all black and the greater coverts droop into explosive plumes. This combination of colouration ultimately distinguishes it from similar species in Asia, like the hooded (G. monacha) and black-necked cranes (G. nigricollis). The juvenile has yellowish-brown tips to its body feathers and lacks the drooping wing feathers and the bright neck pattern of the adult, and has a fully feathered crown. Every two years, before migration, the adult common crane undergoes a complete moult, remaining flightless for six weeks, until the new feathers grow.

It has a loud trumpeting call, given in flight and display. The call is piercing and can be heard from a considerable distance. It has a dancing display, leaping with wings uplifted.

This species is found in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. Formerly the species was spread as far west as Ireland, but about 200 years ago, it became extinct there. However, it has since started to return to Ireland naturally and there are now plans to help it return to Ireland on a greater scale. The common crane is an uncommon breeder in southern Europe, smaller numbers breeding in Greece, former-Yugoslavia, Romania, Denmark and Germany. Larger breeding populations can be found in Scandinavia, especially Finland and Sweden. The heart of the breeding population for the species is in Russia, however, where possibly up to 100,000 cranes of this species can be found seasonally. In Russia, it is distributed as a breeder from the Ukraine region to the Chukchi Peninsula. The breeding population extends as far south as Manchuria but almost the entire Asian breeding population is restricted to Russia.

The species is a long distance migrant predominantly wintering in northern Africa. Autumn migration is from August to October and spring migration is in March through May. Important staging areas occur anywhere from Sweden and Germany to China (with a large one around the Caspian Sea) and many thousand cranes can be seen in one day in the Autumn. Some birds winter in southern Europe, including Portugal, Spain and France. Most eastern common cranes winter in the river valleys of Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Eritrea with smaller numbers in Turkey, northern Israel, Iraq and parts of Iran. The third major wintering region is in the northern half of Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan. Minimal wintering also occurs in Burma, Vietnam and Thailand. Lastly, they winter in eastern China, where they are often the most common crane (outnumbering black-necked cranes ten-to-one). Migrating flocks fly in a "V" formation.

It is a rare visitor to Japan and Korea, mostly blown over from the Chinese wintering population, and is a rare vagrant to western North America, where birds are occasionally seen with flocks of migrating sandhill cranes.

In Europe, the common crane predominantly breeds in boreal and taiga forest and mixed forests, from an elevation of sea-level to 2,200 m (7,200 ft). In northern climes, it breeds in treeless moors, on bogs, or on dwarf heather habitats, usually where small lakes or pools are also found. In Sweden, breeders are usually found in small, swampy openings amongst pine forests, while in Germany, marshy wetlands are used. Breeding habitat used in Russia are similar, though they can be found nesting in less likely habitat such as steppe and even semi-desert, so long as water is near. Primarily, the largest number of common cranes are found breeding in wooded swamps, bogs and wetlands and seem to require quiet, peaceful environs with minimal human interference. They occur at low density as breeders even where common, typically ranging from 1 to 5 pairs per 100 km2 (39 sq mi).

In winter, this species moves to flooded areas, shallow sheltered bays, and swampy meadows. During the flightless moulting period there is a need for shallow waters or high reed cover for concealment. Later, after the migration period, the birds winter regularly in open country, often on cultivated lands and sometimes also in savanna-like areas, for example on the Iberian Peninsula.

The global population is 600,000 (2014 estimate) with the vast majority nesting in Russia and Scandinavia. In some areas the breeding population appears to be increasing, such as in Sweden, whereas on the fringes of its range, it is often becoming rare to non-existent. In Great Britain, the common crane became extirpated in the 17th century, but a tiny population now breeds again in the Norfolk Broads and is slowly increasing and a reintroduction has been underway since 2010 for the Somerset levels. In Ireland, it died out as a breeding species in the 18th century, but a flock of about 30 appeared in County Cork in November 2011, and a smaller flock a year later. It was additionally extirpated as a breeder from Austria around 1900, from Hungary by 1952 and from Spain by 1954. The recovering German breeding population of 8,000 pairs is still also a fraction of the size of the large numbers that once bred in the country. Poland has 15,000 breeding pairs, 50 pairs breed in the Czech Republic and 2009 was the first confirmed breeding in Slovakia.

The main threat to the species, and the primary reason for its decline in the Western Palearctic, comes from habitat loss and degradation, as a result of dam construction, urbanisation, agricultural expansion, and drainage of wetlands. Although it has adapted to human settlement in many areas, nest disturbance, continuing changes in land use, and collision with utility lines are still potential problems. Further threats may include persecution due to crop damage, pesticide poisoning, egg collection, and hunting. The common crane is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

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This is the only remaining piece of the Eleanor St.Catherine's Cross. (More images below.)

The Eleanor crosses were a series of twelve originally wooden, but later lavishly decorated stone, monuments of which three survive intact in a line down part of the east of England. King Edward I had the crosses erected between 1291 and 1294 in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, marking the nightly resting-places along the route taken when her body was transported to London. Several artists worked on the crosses, as the "Expense Rolls" of the Crown show, with some of the work being divided between the main figures, sent from London, and the framework, made locally. William of Ireland was apparently the leading sculptor of figures.

Upon her death in 1290 at Harby, near the city of Lincoln, the body of Queen Eleanor was carried to the Gilbertine priory of St. Catherine, Lincoln in the south of Lincoln, where she was embalmed. Her viscera were sent for burial in the Angel Choir of Lincoln Cathedral, where they still rest. Her body was then sent to London, taking 12 days to reach Westminster Abbey. The crosses were erected at the places where her funeral procession stopped overnight.

At Westminster she was buried at the feet of her father-in-law King Henry III. Her heart travelled with the body and was buried in the abbey church at Blackfriars.

Ochsenfurt is a small medieval city in the district of Würzburg (Bavaria land) situated on the left bank of the River Main in the historical province of Franconia (Franken). The town has a centuries old history and many beautiful old buildings, some dating from the 12th century. The city is partly surrounded by walls. It was one of the places in Germany that King Richard I of England was detained in 1193 while returning to England from the Third Crusade, after having been captured shortly before Christmas 1192, near Vienna, by Leopold V of Austria, who accused him of arranging the murder of his cousin.

Although not much mentioned by the travel guides, Ochsenfurt is well worth at least a one day visit. The city is easily accessible by train from Würzburg: the trip takes less than half an hour.

Ochsenfurt este un orăşel medieval din districtul Würzburg (landul Bavaria), situat pe malul stâng al râului Main, în provincia istorică Franconia (Franken). Are o istorie seculară şi multe clădiri vechi frumoase, unele datând din secolul al XII-lea. Oraşul este parţial înconjurat de ziduri de apărare. Este unul din locurile din Germania unde a fost deţinut în 1193 regele Richard I al Angliei la întoarcerea din a Treia Cruciadă, după ce a fost capturat în 1192 cu puţin înainte de Crăciun, lângă Viena, de către Leopold al V-lea al Austriei care l-a acuzat că a organizat asasinarea vărului său.

Deşi nu prea este pomenit în ghidurile de călătorie, Ochsenfurt merită o vizită de măcar o zi. Se ajunge uşor cu trenul de la Würzburg: drumul durează mai puţin de o jumătate de oră.

This is an example of Safaris tour in Otjinungwa, Kaokoland, Kunene, Namibia.You can find more adventure tours and info here by Tripadventure.org.Would you like to use these photos on your website? Feel free, the only requirement is a link back to our site. Email me at enrico[at]tripadventure[dot]org for more info.

Poiana Uzului is a large dam that has been constructed in the years 1967 - 1973 to provide water supply (drinking and industrial) for localities in the zone (Darmanesti, One,ti, Bacau). It is a buttress dam of 80 m height with a storage capacity of 90 Mil m3 and is equipped with a spillway with a capacity of 900 m3/s. Because of flood events in 1984 and immediately starting water infiltration the dam safety does not comply to national Romanian or international dam safety requirements. In particular, increasing

water infiltration in spite of different measures (drainage drillings and injections) has been observed which resulted in a lowering of the basin water level by 7 meters and in

additional observation measurements. From the view of dam safety the refurbishment of the dam and its equipment is generally necessary.

If an accident will occurs, the following consequences have to be considered:

- A high tide flow of 70,000 cu.m per second will affect about 25,000 inhabitants downstream;

- A number of about 450 households will also be affected;

- The production of 27 companies, including Darmanesti refinery, will be

affected;

...is putting fresh flowewrs on a few of these graves.

This is a LIFT of Ana Amorim's gorgeous page Fascinação:

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Papers from The Basic Dotted by Amanda Rockwell (ScrapArtist)

Alpha, Tree and Sun Felt from Picnic in the Park Kit by Amanmda Rockwell and Gina Miller (ScrapArtist)

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Paper Cloud from Once Upon a Dream by Lili and Emily Merritt (ScrapArtist)

Felt corner from Life is Art Kit by Aja Abney and Michelle Godin (ScrapArtist)

Blue String (recolored) from Twists and Twirls by Lili (ScrapArtist)

Blue metal Heart from Heart And Home Kit by Lili and Kitty Chen (ScrapArtist)

Stitches from Primavera Kit and Amy's Stitches - all by Syrin (Catscrap)

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This is some of the new residential development that is currently taking place at the Linton at Ballenger subdivision, in the Southern part of the Ballenger Creek area of Frederick County, Maryland, USA. The Ballenger Creek area of Frederick County, Maryland is located directly South of the City of Frederick, Maryland, and is in fact contiguous with the City of Frederick, meaning that there is no undeveloped land between the City of Frederick and the Ballenger Creek area, just like in a typical major American metropolitan area, between the main city and the immediate inner suburbs, such as, for example, between Washington, DC itself and Bethesda, Maryland. In this sense, Ballenger Creek is an inner suburb of Frederick City, Maryland, even though Frederick County, Maryland is, in turn, also, in a way, an outer suburb of Washington, DC. The Ballenger Creek area began development in the early 1980's, currently has a young, diverse, and relatively fast growing population of about 20,000 people, and is where many, but by no means all, of the large commercial office and retail developments in Frederick County are located. The City of Frederick, Maryland is the county seat and largest, principal city of Frederick County, Maryland, USA, located in the Central part of the county, and has a young and diverse population of about 66,000 people, and is growing relatively fast in population. Frederick County, Maryland, USA is located two counties North of Washington, DC, and shares its opposite, Northern border with the neighboring Eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Frederick County, Maryland is currently the eighth most populated of Maryland's 24 counties, with a current population of about 237,000 people, and is growing relatively fast in population, due to both its location as an outer suburban commuting area for Washington, DC and its inner suburbs, as well as to its strong, growing economy in its own right. located in between Frederick County, Maryland and Washington, DC itself is the heavily populated Montgomery County, Maryland, with a diverse and relatively fast growing population of about 990,000 people, making it the most populated county in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the second most populated county in the vast Washington, DC-Baltimore metropolitan area, behind neighboring Fairfax County, Virginia, which in turn has an also diverse and relatively fast growing population of about 1.1 million people, and is the U.S. state of Virginia's most populated county, as well. This photo was taken on today, January 21, 2013.

Hollywood is a district in the central region of Los Angeles, California, in the United States.

It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district.

Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It officially merged with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a prominent film industry began to emerge, eventually becoming the most dominant and recognized in the world.

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Burn2 is the virtual world of Burning Man that is located is in the city Black Rock Desert

taxi: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burn2%20Discovery/203/117/24

Visit this location at Main Stage in Second Life

Is at the Brodie Oaks shopping center.

This project is part of the Ars Electronica Garden Bucharest /

UNATC Distant Art National University for Theatre and Film IL Caragiale Bucharest (RO).

Quantum Polythopes hints at the overall shape that man’s presence takes in the universe. The object is a trans-scalar representation of a tessellation that may no or may not be the underlying structure of physical space. In terms of interaction it assumes scale based on the viewers belief. Depending on this rapport it can be perceived either as a micro-structure enlarged to a ridiculous proportion or an enormous event contained in an insufficient device.

In the end, the installation is as much about the object as it is about the individuals that interact with it. Does human activity crystallize in arrangements that are larger than life or is this endeavor, despite its achievements, an interesting but pointless arrangement on a remote celestial body?

For more informations please visit:

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Credit: Andrei Gindac

This is one of the three commonly seen Weavers in India though is less common than the Baya and Streaked Weavers. It is endemic to the plains of Northern India. Like the other Weavers it is primarily a seed-eater as can be seen here though during breeding I have seen weavers bring big juicy grasshoppers and the like to the nests.

Basai, Gurgaon, near Delhi, India. August 2012.

This is a photograph from the 7th annual Kinnegad 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2016 which was held in the town of Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 13th July 2016 at 20:00. This race has firmly established itself on the local race calendar and yet again the race got wonderful support from local clubs and runners. The race was first run in 2010 and has used the same route for each o the seven runnings of the race. The race is flat and fast and takes runners on traffic free route which includes 3KM on the local road 'Boreen Bradach'. The boreen is a flat and sheltered by hedgerow is a well used local walking and running route. The boreen emerges onto the main street with the finish is on this famous main street of Kinnegad in front of Harry's Hotel. This streetscape will be well known to many many people who travelled between the east and west of Ireland before the arrival of the motorway system which we have today. Over 230 people took part and the results by Premier Timing Systems are available here [www.premiertimingsystems.ie/]. A very heavy shower of rain before the race cleared off and the race was ran in calm mild conditions. Overall the race was very well organised and there was Garda help with traffic control in the town for the start and finish of the race.

The location of the START (goo.gl/maps/JWpnK) and FINISH (goo.gl/maps/es2Up) of the race are shown on Google Maps. Prize giving, refreshments, parking and registration is at Kinnegad GAA club just off the old Mullingar Road about 500m from the start (goo.gl/Ia9cIR)

Our full set of photographs from tonight's race is available here www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157671016784465

The race is organised by Coralstown Kinnegad GAA Club with proceeds from the race going towards the development of the club.

Photographs from Previous Kinnegad 5km Road Races

2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157653300652864

2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157645584938282

2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157634580196967/

2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630534171096/

2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627186893850/

2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624580703513

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This is the 69 kms long road that is being built from Mahe. It branches right from below Mahe Gompa. It is still very rough, but the terrain is such that while crossing that yonder plain there are many alternative paths. But take the one that has the most tyres and hoof marks.

This is a photograph from the first running of the newly situated Irish 3/4 Marathon (formerly the Athlone 3/4) which was held in Longwood, Enfield, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 9th of October 2016 at 10:00. The event is positioned perfectly in the calendar as a key training race before the Dublin City Marathon at the end of the month. This year was the first year that the event was held in Longwood, Co. Meath which is now well known for its hosting of the Longwood 10KM/5KM annual races and a host venue for East of Ireland Marathon series marathons on a bi-annual basis. The race started and finished at Longwood GAA club just outside the village of Longwood. It followed an anti-clockwise course around the beautiful picturesque countryside of south Meath. The course went through the townlands of Longwood, Castlerickard, Killyon, Hill-of-Down, Anneville and Ashfield Clonard, Blackshare, Stoneyford and back to Longwood. The river Boyne and Blackwater were crossed as was the Royal Canal and the Dublin-Sligo Railway line at Hill-of-Down. Overall this was a very different course to the previous years in Athlone. The overall elevation of the course works out at 3/4 of the total elevation of the Dublin Marathon course. What most stood out about today's race was the course and how the countryside around it looked on a beautiful almost perfect Autumn morning. The organisation of the race was first class with every detail taken care of from the start until the finish.

There is a very large set of photographs from today's race - taken at the start in Longwood village, the 25KM mark outside our home and at about 17 miles at the top of Blackshade Bridge and the highest point of elevation on the course. They are available on our Flickr photostream at the following set. www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157673672195732

NOTE: These are completely unofficial photographs are not connected commercially with the Irish 3/4 marathon event photography. Please check the Official Website irish3quartermarathon.ie/ for official photographs and other media.

Offroading adventures in the Southwest

This is a photograph from the Longwood GAA 10KM Road Race and Fun Run 2013 which was held in Longwood Village, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 13th October 2013 at 14:00. This is the fourth year which Longwood GAA have hosted race events. In the three previous years the club had organised a 5KM road race. This year, for the first time, the club have added a 10KM road race to the agenda on the day. The events were organised as fundraisers for both the adult and juvenille teams at Longwood GAA club. The event also provided a fundraising opportunity for the local St. Vincent de Paul charity. Overall the whole day was a great success with the hard work put in by the organising committee ensuring that participants enjoyed their race experience. Both routes were accurately measured, kilometer points clearly marked, junctions well stewarded, and electronic timing provided. The event provided my local fun runners with a local event to support whilst at the same time providing runners preparing for events such as the Dublin marathon with an opportunity to race a short, fast, distance in the lead up to marathon day. The GAA club provided excellent stewarding and traffic management all around the course.

This is a photograph which is part of a larger set of photographs taken at the event. There were photographs taken at the start of the races, the 5Km point at Blackshade Bridge for the 10KM, and the finishes of both races in Longwood GAA. The full set is available at this link www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157636477484093/

Longwood is a small village in South East Co. Meath and is close to the town of Enfield with access to the M4 Motorway.

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Overall Race Summary

Participants: There were about 170 participants over the two events.

Weather: The weather was perfect for road racing with calm breeze and temperatures around 10C.

5KM Course: The 5KM course changed direction for the 2013 event. The race this year went on the reverse of the 2012 route. This seen the 5KM start at the Longwood GAA grounds and proceed into Longwood village. Runners then took a left turn in the Village down St. Oliver's Road. This straight section of road brings runners to a left turn onto a very well maintained boreen road for less than one kilometer. The race then emerges and joins with the 10KM at Stoneyford where the runners take a left and then another left before arriving back at the finish line in Longwood GAA club. Overall this is a very fast and flat 5KM with no hills to speak of.

10KM Course: The 10KM is new for 2013. The 10KM event begins in Longwood Village outside Stoney's Pub (goo.gl/maps/Of4fW) and proceeds westward out of the village. There are some interesting points along this part of the course. At the 2KM point the runners will run under the double bridges - an aquaduct for the Royal Canal and a bridge carrying the Dublin Sligo Railway line. The race then enters county Kildare just before the 3km and after taking a right turn at the four-cross roads known locally as Lally's Cross it returns to County Meath on top of the River Boyne Bridge (Ashfield Bridge) which forms the county boundary. The race follows a straight road for the next 2KM until runners encounter Blackshade bridge which is the toughest climb on the route. As a point of interest Blackshade bridge brings runners back over the Royal Canal and the Railway line. The race then crosses the River Boyne again at Stoneyford before taking a right which will bring runners on a testing two kilometer stretch with some short hills. The 10KM course then joins with the 5Km course for the final 1.5KM back to Longwood GAA club for the finish.

Location Map: Longwood GAA club (Race Finish and Race Head Quarters - goo.gl/maps/4a8iQ Google StreetView)

Joining point of the two courses (Google Streetview goo.gl/maps/ICUvs)

Some Useful Links

Results will be available here: chipit.ie/race_results.php

Longwood GAA 10KM Event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/longwood.tenkm?hc_location=stream (may require Facebook logon)

Longwood GAA Facebook: www.facebook.com/longwoodgaa (may require Facebook logon)

Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157631820426332/

Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627782257481/

Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157625058772687/

Garmin GPS Trace for the 5KM Event in 2013: connect.garmin.com/player/238527691

Garmin GPS Trace for the 10KM Event in 2013: connect.garmin.com/activity/387453099

Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account?

Yes - of course you can. Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.

How can I get full resolution copies of these photographs?

To prevent missue of these photographs there is a watermark embedded into the images. All of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution without the watermark. We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images without the watermark: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us.

This also extends the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.

In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting does take a significant effort. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc.

If you would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?

Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland. Friends of St. Lukes is one of the nominated charities for the event www.friendsofstlukes.ie/

I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?

As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:

     ►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera

     ►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set

     ►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone

     ►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!

You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.

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That's OK! We understand!

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The program said there would be miniature horses at the 4-H fair. I thought they would be smaller. This looks like a pony to me!

This is one of two Billnäs models made specifically for opening crates and boxes. The large bit does however lend itself very well to woodworkign as the head and sides are rather thin and the edge therefore can be adopted for paring and shaping. Due to the heaviness of the bit it is a really nice axe for this particular purpose when held close to the bit.

The Billnäs axes are made of very good and hard steel and are as popular in Finland as they are legendary.

This is a photograph taken at the Donadea Forest 10KM race and fun run which was held in Donadea Forest, Donadea, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 12th October 2012 at 11:00. This is the 6th running of this event and the race has grown from year to year. St Kevins GAA club in Staplestown provides the venue for the start and the finish of the 10KM race is deep with the forest beside the lake and coffee shop. As a race it has grown to be a very popular event and comes in good timing for a last fast run for athletes aiming for personal bests and fast times in the forthcoming Dublin City Marathon. The race combines about 3KM of road race before entering the Forest and completing a full lap of the inner perimeter trail route of the Forest before finishing beside the Lake/Coffee Shop area in the middle of the Forest.

Event management and racing timing was provided by Precision Timing [www.precisiontiming.net/]

This photograph is part of a larger set of photographs from the event. The best link to view the entire set from is www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157636459095663/. Photographs were taken at 400meters from the start, the 4KM mark, and finally closer to the 9KM mark.

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Overall Race Summary

Participants: There was approximately 300 participants.

Weather: The race was held on a bright clear crisp autumn morning. There was a slight breeze against the participants for the firs 2.5KM on the road but the forest canopy provided shelter from the breeze. Temperatures were perfect for running.

Course: The race starts at the Stapelstown crossroads at the bog-road to Prosperous and heads north on the road on the outside of the forest. The course then takes a right turn at The Range and again follows the perimeter of the forest. The race then enters the forest here [goo.gl/maps/LFIPq] and proceeds on an anti-clockwise full loop of the inner perimeter route around the forest. This brings participants past the lake twice with the second passing bringing runners into the finish. The route overall is one which could be considered a fast course. However there are two hills in the forest which must be tackled twice. However the shelter of the forest means that the final 7KM of the race are run in a wind-sheltered environment.

Location Map: Start Area: goo.gl/maps/C7Jwo (Google Streetview) and St. Kevins GAA goo.gl/maps/2Znix (Google Streetview). The finish area is in the Forest and located beside the lake (goo.gl/maps/SViUs Google Satellite)

Refreshments Refreshments were provided to participants in St. Kevin's GAA club goo.gl/maps/2Znix

Some Useful Links

2013 Race results are available from Precision Timing's website - www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer

Coilte Website on Donadea Forest: www.coillteoutdoors.ie/?id=53&rec_site=5

About the Donadea 10KM: www.donadeaforest10k.ie/about.html

Donadea Running Club: www.donadearunningclub.com/

Garmin GPS Trace of the 10KM Route: connect.garmin.com/player/15751011

Boards.ie Athletics Forum Discussion on the 2013 Race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057026204

Our Pictures from Donadea 10KM 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157631758522229/

Our Pictures from Donadea 10KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627773616243/

Our Pictures from Donadea 10KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157625050293955/

Our Pictures from Donadea 10KM 2009: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157622555184834/

Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account?

Yes - of course you can. Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.

How can I get full resolution copies of these photographs?

To prevent missue of these photographs there is a watermark embedded into the images. All of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution without the watermark. We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images without the watermark: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us.

This also extends the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.

In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting does take a significant effort. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc.

If you would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?

Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland. Friends of St. Lukes is one of the nominated charities for the event www.friendsofstlukes.ie/

I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?

As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:

     ►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera

     ►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set

     ►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone

     ►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!

You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.

Don't like your photograph here?

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If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.

I want to tell people about these great photographs!

Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets

This is my third time in Tuscany, and I have always visited Montalcino. This is because it is probably my favourite place on Planet Earth, the views from the ancient streets and alleys are incredible. And it makes very fine wine.

Previously, I have been here on Sundays, when the cyclists finish a day of riding by passing through the city gates, and it crowded.

So, how would it be early on Monday morning?

I say early, we were going to Florence, but laid in bed too late, really. So, a change of plan and a trip to some old haunts. Or friends.

We did get up, have coffee and breakfast, before loading the car, setting in the destination. One hour.

I engage all gears and we lurch off, up the gravel drive and onto the lane beyond.

Places change, but I find it hard to believe that Tuscany has changed that much in 16 years, so, we go a different way. Pass through the portal of a walled village, criss-cross the little-used railway, through olive groves, then up and up to the town.

We parked at the other end of the village, next to the church which is perched on the edge of a sheer drop of hundreds of feet to the lush countryside that spreads out like Google Maps below.

The car park was half full, so we park up. I go to visit the church, but there was a lady inside, so I don't linger, take a half dozen shots, and we leave. Back outside into the blinding bright sunshine.

Two guys were strimming grass, which was more herbs than grass, and smelt fantastic, they stopped for us to pass, so up the wide steps into the town, there this view opens up to our left.

I have taken it before, and better, but this'll do. The road seems to plunge down the sides of the cliffs to the farmland below, which then stretches to the horizon.

We try to find somewhere for breakfast. Second breakfast. But most places didn't start serving until midday. And it wasn't yet ten.

I then spotted and ice cream parlour, so we tottered down on the cobbles, and ordered two huge waffle cones and cappuccinos. Then sat down outside to watch the (Italian) world go by, which was at least stylish.

The ice cream was wonderful, of course.

Then there was a wine shop.

The local wine is Brunello, a dark and mysterious wine, and pricy. I say pricy, I baulk at paying a tenner for a bottle, but I stump up the cash for a box of three bottles, and a small phial of aged Balsamic Vinegar.

I won't say how much it was, but I had to explain to Jools.

Now laden down with bottles, we had to walk back to the car, which was pretty much all uphill, and steep uphill too.

The town was getting busy, so it seemed good to be going the other way, back to the car.

Once back, all hot and bothered, we programmed the car for Pienza, where we hoped to have lunch.

Montalcino is at 2,000 feet, this is what comes with owning a car with an altimeter, and to get to Pienza, we would have to get down to the level of the farmland way below, this is done at a crazy roundabout near the city gates, two exits near each other, but one goes down at about 1:4, and that's the way we had to go.

However, before that fun, the sat nav tried to lead us through the middle of the town, were what is a road and what isn't, isn't always easy to tell.

After ending up at two dead ends, we retraced our way back to the car park and round the edge of the town to the roundabout.

We made it across, and the road just dropped like a stone, some 1,500 feet in five minutes, where we joined the main road for a twenty minute blast, before turning off, and heading up, up, up again.

Through more olive groves and woodland to Pienza, which I always remembered as being quiet.

Not at one on a Monday, the new car park was nearly full, but we nabbed a spot, then waled to the start of the ancient town centre, where we were sucked in by a pizza place, where I ordered a diavalo hot and spicy pizza, and Jools ordered one with truffle shavings, which added €10 to the price.

The wait meant we could people watch, the fussy French couple opposite, the noise eight person American group who argued about spitting the bill and left no tip.

The food came, and was very welcome indeed, and not that spicy. And the unfiltered beer went down well.

Normally we would also have gone to Montepulciano to complete the hat trick, but it would be crazy busy, and the car park is a long hard walk up a cobbled street to the town a couple of hundred feet above.

I have been twice, and so thought I could live with missing a third, so we headed back home, it being a hot and humid day, and too hot to be walking in crowds looking into shops selling stuff we don't need.

Though there is always room for more cheese and wine.

Talking of wine, we needed some, as we were nearly out. And I remembered a couple of places near to our apartment, where we could buy some local.

So that's what we did, following signs across farmland and over drainage canals to a castle, where we two scruffs were very much out of place. But our money is as good.

We parked and the gardener told us where the shop was, so in the air-conditioned coolness, we bought a bottle of rose and a bottle of red and made good our escape, back to the main road and back to the old farm.

Too hot for butterfly chasing, so we stay inside, drinking wine and listening to the Clash.

As you do.

Flappy is really just channeling what we are all feeling today...just whipped.

is what a visitor may be surprised to find when visiting in late summer.

The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located in the village of Ploegsteert and stands in the middle of Berks Cemetery Extension.

The Ploegsteert Memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw, who also designed the Cambrai Memorial in France, apart from two large lions which were commissioned from the sculptor Gilbert Ledward. The Ploegsteert Memorial is 70 ft (21 m) in diameter and 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) tall and was unveiled on 7 June 1931 by the then-Duke of Brabant, later King Leopold III of Belgium.

The Ploegsteert Memorial lists the 11,367 missing Commonwealth soldiers from the following battles, which were fought outside the Ypres Salient in the area around Ploegsteert:

Armentieres

Aubers Ridge

Loos

Fromelles

Estaires

Hazebrouck (part of the Battle of the Lys)

Scherpenberg (part of the Battle of the Lys)

Outtersteene Ridge (known as the 'Action of Outtersteene Ridge', 18 August 1918)

Silvermuseum

The silver collection is extremely varied, covering the period from the 16th century to the present. The artifacts were presented thematically, with techniques, brands, styles and the use of the objects presented in context. The museum displays included domestic and religious artifacts. The museum also included exceptional examples of antique Belgian furniture.

Het museum was tot mei 2014 gevestigd in het kasteel Sterckshof te Deurne (Antwerpen). Sinds 1 mei 2014 is het Zilvermuseum in het Sterckshof gesloten. De collectie is sinds 7 mei 2018 ondergebracht in het DIVA, het nieuwe museum voor juwelen, edelsmeedkunst en diamant, nabij de Grote Markt in Antwerpen.

The Green Wing Macaw is primarily red, it is often mistaken for a Scarlet Macaw, but in reality there are many differences between the two macaw species. The Green Wing is a darker red as compared to the scarlet red of the Scarlet Macaw. The Scarlet has a bare facial patch and a yellow band of feathers on its wings. Whereas, the Green Wing has red, or, red and black, feather stripes on its facial patch, and a green band of feathers following the red on its wings.

The Green Wing has a very sensitive, responsive, and affectionate disposition. As a youngster, depending on the individual, he may sometimes go through a period of "terrible twos" or over-sensitivity, but this phase will not last for long if met with patience and persistence by praising acceptable behaviors and discouraging those that are not acceptable. The Green Wings tend to be more vocal than the other macaws in that they make more moans, groans, and baby sounds when they are young.

Depending on upbringing, an older baby may sometiBaby Green Wing growingmes become afraid and defensive when moved into a new home and environment, but this will pass in a day or so when he gets to know his new family and home. It is important to keep the high intelligence of this animal in mind when getting to know one of these magnificent creatures. Try to imagine the reaction of a child that has just been moved into a new home with strange people. Depending on the age, background, and personality of the baby, this adjustment may be instantaneous, or, it may take a couple of days. Try not to pass judgment or form an opinion of any baby macaw until you have given him a chance to adjust to his new home. Get to know him and make him feel loved and wanted. The rewards for your patience will be returned by the devotion of an affectionate and loving, pet and companion that will last for most, if not the rest, of your lifetime

V MONO Energy TorTura Leszno (11/09/2022)

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This is a photograph from the 1st round of the 2016 Pat Finnerty Memorial 5KM Road League which was held in Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 4th May 2016 at 20:00. The Road League is promoted and organised by Mulligar Harriers Athletic Club. It is very well established as an annual event which takes place on every Wednesday night in the month of May. Tonight the weather was dull and overcast but mild making for very good running conditions. About 250 participants took part in the race which runs a traffic free course over a mix of road and hilly forest trail.

Timing and event management was provided by http://www.myrunresults.com/. Their website is here [www.myrunresults.com/] and will contain the results to today's race.

USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?

Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.

BUT..... Wait there a minute....

We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.

This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

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I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?

If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.

Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.

In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.

I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?

Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.

Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs

We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?

The explaination is very simple.

Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.

ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.

Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?

As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:

     ►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera

     ►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set

     ►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone

     ►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!

You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.

Don't like your photograph here?

That's OK! We understand!

If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.

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Khaju Bridge is a bridge in the province of Isfahan, Iran, which has been described as the finest in the province. It was built by the Persian Safavid king, Shah Abbas II around 1650, on the foundations of an older bridge. Serving as both a bridge, and a dam (or a weir), it links the Khaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayandeh River. Although architecturally functioning as a bridge and a weir, it also served a primary function as a building and a place for public meetings. This structure was originally decorated with artistic tilework and paintings, and served as a teahouse. In the center of the structure, a pavilion exists inside which Shah Abbas would have once sat, admiring the view. Today, remnants of a stone seat is all that is left of the king's chair. This bridge is one of the finest examples of Persian architecture at the height of Safavid cultural influence in Iran. In words of Upham Pope and Jean Chardin, Khaju bridge is "the culminating monument of Persian bridge architecture and one of the most interesting bridges extant...where the whole has rhythm and dignity and combines in the happiest consistency, utility, beauty, and recreation.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaju_Bridge

This Is Our Youth

Underground Laboratory Theatre

Loyola University Chicago

Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel Ulysses (which is set on 16 June 1904) are relived. It is observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere. Joyce chose the date as it was the date of his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle; they walked to the Dublin suburb of Ringsend. The name is derived from Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Ulysses.

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Summer is here! Roll down to our outdoor oasis at London Bridge. The Lmnh pier pop-up is ready to serve you from 1st June - 1st September 2019 ~ Food & Drink ~ You’ll find brilliant craft BEER from the likes of Kernel, Arbor, Staropramen, Wiper and True, and Blue Moon. Aspall cider, natural wines and cocktails such as gin and tonics, mojitos, prosecco, Aperol spritz and Pimm's. Wash it all down with freshly made PIZZA. We offer veggie, vegan and meaty pizzas until 9:45pm. View the menu: www.lookmumnohands.com/menus/london-bridge-pizza-menu Cool down with a Marshfield Farm ice cream to finish. ~ Events ~ Music Box Radio DJs every Thursday night from 6pm - 10pm. Lmnh DJs and friends every Friday night from 6pm - 10pm. Family Fun: The Mobile Variety Club, FREE creative workshops from 12:00pm, 1:10pm and 2:20pm on selected Sundays Find us right next to London Bridge City Pier. Off Hays Lane London Bridge SE1 2HB

Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is often regarded by some as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism.

Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials. In most countries, defacing property with graffiti without the property owner's consent is considered vandalism, which is punishable by law. Sometimes graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages. To some, it is an art form worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions. The public generally frowns upon "tags" that deface bus stops, trains, buildings, playgrounds and other public property.

Joe is a great singer and the boyfriend of one of my best friends and models Jessica Marshall. They have been together for several years and they are soo cute together.

The other night, after taking pictures at India Night for the Daily Barometer, I stopped by Cascade Hall on campus to hang out with Jessica in the printing studio. Joe was there too, and all I had with me was my camera, and I had been wanting to take some headshots of him for awhile so... one thing led to another and we did an impromptu photoshoot right there in the lithography/printing studio. He's super photogenic and it was definitely fun.

Jessica was excited too of course :)

Is she on Passions?

If you have information on this person, please feel free to leave a comment or tag.

XIII Bieg Górski - Leszno-Grzybowo (18/02/2023)

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This is a panorama of Victoria's breakwater, shot on Jan 4, 2013, just before the Harbour Authority, British Columbia, and Canadian federal governments spoiled this heritage experience and decided to put handrails along its length.

Each of the 24 exposures making up this 2x12 panoramic photo was shot in full manual, exposed for 0.8 seconds at f/16, ISO 100 on my Nikon D600 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D lens. The final 8-bit TIFF (compresed) file was a mere 502 MB. An identical 16-bit TIFF was 1.8 GB.

The panorama was stitched together with Autopano Giga, using the Hammer projection. Just like a Mercator projection that we studied in school, it's not exactly representational of the planet that it portrays, but our minds have no trouble transposing the point of view. It is what sets us apart from the animal kingdom.

This pano is imperfect; I still can't get the upper left image to stitch properly. It was made up of just sky, water, and horizon, so there weren't any connecting points between its neighbours. Still tinkering.

I hope to perfect this panorama one day, as I'll never be able to shoot the breakwater again without construction equipment or handrails. This Canadian heritage site has been spoiled by a bureaucratic shuffle.

Explore the full resolution at GigaPan:

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Beehive Geyser is the tallest regularly-performing geyser in the Geyser Hill Group of Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin. Eruption columns are steady, relatively slender, and reach 150 to 200 feet high. In recent years, Beehive Geyser erupts approximately once a day for about five minutes. Eruptions are usually preceded by an eruption from Beehive's Indicator Geyser, located about 7 feet away from the northeastern base of Beehive's cone.

Beehive Geyser's cone is about 4 feet tall and subcylindrical. The vent at the summit is relatively small. The cone itself is composed of geyserite - also called siliceous sinter. Geyserite is a friable to solid chemical sedimentary rock composed of opal (hydrous silica, a.k.a. opaline silica: SiO2·nH2O). It forms by precipitation of hydrous silica from hot spring water. Geyserite is the dominant material at & around Yellowstone hot springs and geysers (the Mammoth Hot Springs area is a major exception to this). The silica in the geyserite is ultimately derived from leaching of subsurface, late Cenozoic-aged rhyolitic rocks by hot and superheated groundwater. Rhyolite is an abundant rock at Yellowstone.

The outer walls of the cyclindrical portion of Beehive's cone are slightly irregular and nondecorated. The summit is mostly covered with nodulose to pustulose geyserite.

Location: 44° 27' 45.41" North latitude, 110° 49' 47.98" West longitude

The Eagle has landed! I got this at the dog shows in MN and Penny is quite pleased. :)

Nelson is, I believe, a Rhode Island Red. He was a very good sport about me taking this picture. I actually used a flash, which I rarely do under any circumstances. The next shot in my photostream is without the flash. Do tell me which you prefer.

He has rather an unusual life. He has worked, he told me, since he was young, at a petting zoo in a farm in a suburb. Children there are so removed from, well, everything, that they never see farms. He told me he thinks that mostly, the kids take in the experience as sort of a storybook theme park sort of deal.

"I don't imagine many of them make the connection between seeing me and my wives and my children, and the damned mcnuggets that they will have for lunch. The response we get is much more "Old McDonald" or even "The Farmer in Dell". We get kids clucking at us. We get kids mooing at us, for Pete's sake." He laughed.

He seemed very resigned when he talked about this. He was not, as you can see, a young bird. He's been around the block and has a matter of fact air. I took my shots and thanked him and went to inspect the vegetable gardens. I saw him again before I left, out by the goat shed. He was scratching up a particularly promising patch of roly-poly bugs. He did not remember me, even though we'd had quite a conversation only forty minutes before. I guess he sees a lot of people doing his job.

Nelson is chicken # 5 in my 1000 chickens project. Find out more about the group at www.flickr.com/groups/1000chickens/

This Is Our Youth

Underground Laboratory Theatre

Loyola University Chicago