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Returned yesterday from a wonderful, hot and sunny holiday, spending a week each in Ithaca and Kefalonia. This was the view from near the church of of Panagia Eleousa, above the village of Exogi, which can be seen on the hillside to the left of the scene.
I've lots of photos (and washing and ironing!) to sort out - I will catch up with all my contacts, as soon as I can.
Ithaca or Ithaka (/ˈɪθəkə/; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithakē [iˈθaci]) is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.
Ithaca has an area of 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is the second-smallest of seven main Ionian Islands, after Paxi. Ithaka is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital, Vathy or Ithaki, has one of the world's largest natural harbours.
Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose delayed return to the island is one of the elements of the Odyssey's plot
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Skipper butterfly seen on our holiday in Ithaca in September. A Google search makes me think that it might be a Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae) or maybe a Tufted Marbled Skipper (Muschampia floccifera) - but I'm not entirely sure of either. Please let me know if anyone knows the id for certain.
This is my last shot from this quick trip to the waterfall. I like how the triple filters creates an arching frame for the shot.
Next up: a trip to the NY State Fair!
There were lots of these little lizards about - mainly quite small and usually seen scuttling quickly off the path and hiding before I could get anywhere near with my camera. This one rested on a rock for a moment or two enabling me to get a couple of shots.
- Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster -
Brand new SV Roadster in a daring colour. Still not broken-in yet!
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Pere Marquette #1225 performs a run-by during an Owosso to Alma and back excursion in July of 2008. The train had been turned on the wye in Alma and was now on its way back south.
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Tree-mendous Tuesday
Route 96 is a very narrow road that leads down into the City Of Ithaca, NY. It's lined with trees, poles and wires that are often covered in vines.
Ithaca Falls is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake. The falls are in an amphitheater formed by freezing and thawing of the weak shale which makes up most of the gorge walls. The splash pool, and the creek just below the falls, are a popular spot for fly fishing.
The area around the base of the falls was owned by Cornell University for many years, before being sold to the City of Ithaca in 2000 as a part of environmental cleanup. The area has been a popular, if dilapidated, park for many years; currently it is undergoing a major redesign and rebuild. In June 2016, the Ithaca Common Council voted to demolish a house directly north of the falls and add the parcel to the park. The city had acquired the house after the owner failed to pay property taxes.
The falls is present as the stylized "I" in the "Ithaca is Gorges" logo.
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This Gothic designed grain elevator in Ithaca, Nebraska is one of only two left still standing in the United States.
Ithaca Falls is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake.
Autumn colors at Taughannock Falls. At 215 feet, the main drop is 33 feet taller than Niagara Falls and one of the the tallest single drop waterfalls in the eastern United States.
The reds this autumn seem to be missing. Apparently this has been a somewhat poor year for colors in the Northeast. Still far better than anything we see here in the evergreen Northwest.
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