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The lionfish, a longstanding showstopper in home aquariums, is a flourishing invasive species in U.S. Southeast and Caribbean coastal waters. This invasive species has the potential to harm reef ecosystems because it is a top predator that competes for food and space with overfished native stocks such as snapper and grouper. Scientists fear that lionfish will also kill off helpful species such as algae-eating parrotfish, allowing seaweed to overtake the reefs. In the U.S., the lionfish population is continuing to grow and increase its range. This is largely because lionfish have no known predators and reproduce all year long; a mature female releases roughly two million eggs a year.
The spines of this species deliver a venomous sting that can last for days and cause extreme pain, sweating, respiratory distress, and even paralysis to predators, or in some cases, an unsuspecting human.
Strandarkirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur, Iceland. It is often referred to as the 'miracle church' in Iceland, with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers.
... with a reminiscence of Eisbär, a white male stranger, who visited us quite frequently for 6 years until about 5 years ago.
My longstanding friends and contacts might still remember him.
Previously uploaded pictures of this handsome guy you can find in my photostream with this search.
Happy Weekend!
An der Nordspitze von Rhodos gelegen, mit Blick auf das azurblaue Wasser der Ägäis, sind die Windmühlen von Rhodos ein Zeugnis des reichen historischen Erbes der Insel und ihrer langjährigen Beziehung zum Meer.
Diese mittelalterlichen Windmühlen, die größtenteils im 14. Jahrhundert von den Johannitern erbaut wurden, waren strategisch günstig in der Nähe des Mandraki-Hafens gelegen, um die starken Seewinde zu nutzen. Sie spielten eine entscheidende Rolle beim Mahlen des Getreides, das von Handelsschiffen aus dem Mittelmeerraum herangebracht wurde.
Located at the northern tip of Rhodes, overlooking the azure waters of the Aegean Sea, the windmills of Rhodes are a testament to the island's rich historical heritage and its longstanding relationship with the sea.
Built mainly in the 14th century by the Knights of St. John, these medieval windmills were strategically located near Mandraki Harbor to take advantage of the strong sea winds. They played a crucial role in grinding the grain brought in by merchant ships from the Mediterranean.
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An der Nordspitze von Rhodos gelegen, mit Blick auf das azurblaue Wasser der Ägäis, sind die Windmühlen von Rhodos ein Zeugnis des reichen historischen Erbes der Insel und ihrer langjährigen Beziehung zum Meer.
Diese mittelalterlichen Windmühlen, die größtenteils im 14. Jahrhundert von den Johannitern erbaut wurden, waren strategisch günstig in der Nähe des Mandraki-Hafens gelegen, um die starken Seewinde zu nutzen. Sie spielten eine entscheidende Rolle beim Mahlen des Getreides, das von Handelsschiffen aus dem Mittelmeerraum herangebracht wurde.
Located at the northern tip of Rhodes, overlooking the azure waters of the Aegean Sea, the windmills of Rhodes are a testament to the island's rich historical heritage and its longstanding relationship with the sea.
Built mainly in the 14th century by the Knights of St. John, these medieval windmills were strategically located near Mandraki Harbor to take advantage of the strong sea winds. They played a crucial role in grinding the grain brought in by merchant ships from the Mediterranean.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
An der Nordspitze von Rhodos gelegen, mit Blick auf das azurblaue Wasser der Ägäis, sind die Windmühlen von Rhodos ein Zeugnis des reichen historischen Erbes der Insel und ihrer langjährigen Beziehung zum Meer.
Diese mittelalterlichen Windmühlen, die größtenteils im 14. Jahrhundert von den Johannitern erbaut wurden, waren strategisch günstig in der Nähe des Mandraki-Hafens gelegen, um die starken Seewinde zu nutzen. Sie spielten eine entscheidende Rolle beim Mahlen des Getreides, das von Handelsschiffen aus dem Mittelmeerraum herangebracht wurde.
Located at the northern tip of Rhodes, overlooking the azure waters of the Aegean Sea, the windmills of Rhodes are a testament to the island's rich historical heritage and its longstanding relationship with the sea.
Built mainly in the 14th century by the Knights of St. John, these medieval windmills were strategically located near Mandraki Harbor to take advantage of the strong sea winds. They played a crucial role in grinding the grain brought in by merchant ships from the Mediterranean.
... with Eisbär, a white male stranger and good friend of Molly, who visited us quite frequently between 2009 and 2015 in our spring garden, Frankfurt-Nordend.
and a joyful beginning of spring despite the Corona pandemia to all my friends in the northern hemisphere
or a colourful autumn for all of you, who live in the southern half of the world :-))
My longstanding friends and contacts might still remember Eisbär.
Some of my previously uploaded pictures of this handsome guy you can find in my photostream with this search.
Český Krumlov_Czechia
History
The settlement arose beneath the castle, which was erected from about 1240 onwards by a local branch of the noble Vítkovci family, descendants of Witiko of Prčice. The fortress was first mentioned in a 1253 deed as Chrumbenowe. According to local legend, the name derives from Middle High German krumbe ouwe which can be translated as "crooked meadow", after a bend of the Vltava River. It was also mentioned in the 1255 Frauendienst poem by minnesinger Ulrich von Liechtenstein. Located at a ford of an important trade route in the Kingdom of Bohemia, a settlement arose soon after beneath the castle. The Czech name Krumlov is documented as early as in 1259.
In 1302 the Vítkovci line became extinct and King Wenceslaus II ceded the town and castle to the Rosenberg family (Rožmberkové). Peter I of Rosenberg (d. 1347), the Lord Chamberlain of King John of Bohemia, resided here and had the present upper castle erected in the early 14th century. The majority of inhabitants were German-speaking at that time, immigrating from neighbouring Austria and Bavaria in the course of the Ostsiedlung. A Jewish community is documented since 1334. By 1336, it can be expected that Czechs formed a small minority, which had its own priest.[2]
The Rosenbergs strongly promoted trade and crafts within the town walls. In the late 15th century, when gold was found next to the town, German miners came to settle, which shifted the ethnic balance even more. In one of the churches the sermons were preached in Czech until 1788, when St. Jošt Church was closed.[3] William of Rosenberg (1535–1592), High Treasurer and High Burgrave of Bohemia, had the castle rebuilt in a Renaissance style.
In 1602 William's brother Peter Vok of Rosenberg (1539–1611) sold Krumlov to the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II, who gave it to his natural son Julius d'Austria. After the Bohemian Revolt and the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, Emperor Ferdinand II gave Krumlov to the noble House of Eggenberg and the town became seat of the mediate Duchy of Krumlov. From 1719 until 1947 the castle belonged to the House of Schwarzenberg.
There were 8,662 inhabitants in Krummau an der Moldau in 1910, including 7,367 Germans and 1,295 Czechs.[citation needed] After the First World War, the city was part of the Bohemian Forest Region which was initially declared to be part of German-Austria. By the end of 1918 the Czechoslovak army had occupied the region, which became part of Czechoslovakia. In 1938 it was annexed by Nazi Germany, as part of the Reichsgau Oberdonau unit of Sudetenland under the Munich agreement. After World War II the town's longstanding German-speaking population was expelled and it was returned to Czechoslovakia.[4]
During the Communist era of Czechoslovakia, historic Krumlov fell into disrepair, but since the Velvet Revolution of 1989 much of the town's former beauty has been restored, and it is now a major holiday destination popular, with high numbers of tourists from Europe and from Asian countries such as China and Japan. In August 2002, the town suffered from damage in a great flood of the Vltava River.
Sights
Most of the architecture of the old town and castle dates from the 14th through 17th centuries; the town's structures are mostly in Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. The core of the old town is within a horseshoe bend of the river, with the old Latrán neighborhood and castle on the other side of the Vltava.
Castle
Krumlov Castle
Český Krumlov Castle is unusually large for a town of its size; within the Czech Republic it is second in extent only to the Hradčany castle complex of Prague. Inside its grounds are a large rococo garden, an extensive bridge over a deep gap in the rock upon which the castle is built, and the castle itself, which in turn consists of many defined parts dating from different periods. After the garden had been inadequately maintained in the second half of the 20th century, the site was included in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. With financial support from American Express the garden's central fountain was documented and reconstructed, and remains functional today.[5]
Church of St. Vitus (Kostel Sv. Víta) is a Gothic church, inside the Castle, dating back architecturally to the 15th century, with frescoes from the same period.
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1953-54 Arvin model 780 TFM AM-FM table radio dial. The radio was produced not long after the longstanding 88-108 MHz FM radio band (initially 88-106 MHz in 1945, for a short time) was standardized in the US.
The implementation of a separate FM scale on a typical AM dial is rather unique, if confusing at first. One glaring omission, maybe just due to timing, is the set of marks at 640 and 1240 kHz on the AM dial for the now-long-defunct CONELRAD alert system, a design requirement for radios sold between 1953 and '63.
Camprodón is a municipality in the Catalan region of Ripollés in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Located 120 km from Barcelona and 75 of Girona, in the valley of the same name, at the confluence of the rivers Ter and Ritort.
Because of his generous nature, Camprodón has a longstanding tradition in the tourist world and rambler; his old landscape invites to take long walks. Its two rivers and abundant fountains urbanized provide an ideal ride.
The place most visited and photographed of the municipality, is the "Pont Nou" or new bridge, which has nothing new, because it was built between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Maybe the name was given because it was built in the same place where he had an older one from the ninth century. Anyway, after 800 years still call him "New"
You eat great, walks quietly and at confortable and they make magnificent sausages. You can not ask for more.
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Camprodón es un municipio catalán de la comarca del Ripollés en la provincia de Gerona, Cataluña, España. Situado a 120 km de Barcelona y 75 de Gerona, en el valle de su mismo nombre, en la confluencia de los ríos Ter y Ritort;
Debido a su naturaleza generosa, Camprodón tiene una tradición de muchos años en el mundo excursionista y turístico; su viejo paisaje invita a emprender largas caminatas, sus dos ríos y la abundancia de fuentes urbanizadas constituyen un paseo ideal.
El lugar mas visitado y fotografiado del municipio, es "El Pont Nou" o puente nuevo, que de nuevo no tiene nada, ya que fue construido entre los siglos XII y XIII.
Puede que el nombre le fue dado porque se construyó en el mismo lugar donde había otro más antiguo del siglo IX. Sea como sea, después de 800 años le siguen llamando "Nuevo"
Se come de maravilla, se pasea tranquilamente y a gusto y fabrican unos embutidos magníficos. No se puede pedir mas.
Another view of Charles Island from this past spring. Charles Island is famous for being a 'treasure' Island. The longstanding legend is that in 1699 Captain Kidd, on his last voyage before being lured into a trap and executed, buried part of his treasure on the island. No booty has ever been found and the 14 acre island has no residents and is a bird sanctuary. The island is accessible by a sandbar that appears at low tide.
The gleaming Peace Arch Monument, a longstanding symbol of friendship and unity between Canada and The United States, was built with the intention of cooperation and goodwill between our two nations, yet seems to be tarnished, and fractured these days...
storm texture:
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crack texture, with much thanks to, and courtesy of † David Gunter: www.flickr.com/photos/dg_pics/3938728637/in/faves-2497548...
campobello island, new brunswick. well worth the visit, and a good place to contemplate the value of our longstanding friendship with Canada, who miraculously, still seem to like us, no matter how crazy a President we elect. =)
thank you for visiting.
Strandarkirkja church is located in Selvogur (Seal Cove) and was originally built in the 11th or 12th century.
The story relates that during one night when a ship tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led them into a bay for safe landing. The sailors kept their promise and built a wooden church at the site and named it Strandarkirkja. The small bay is named Engilsvík (Angel's Bay) to commemorate the incident.
Many miracles have been attributed to Strandarkirkja and it is one of the richest churches in Iceland from the donations of Icelanders coming from all over the country in hopes of having their prayers and wishes come true. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers.
I’ve been with Danielle for 30 years and for 30 years we’ve gone on bike rides together every chance we get. Well, almost. It had better not be too cold, too windy, too rainy… but this is a longstanding tradition of ours and I hope we can keep doing it for many more years to come.
This is our first ride of 2023… it’s about time!
Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church.
The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapter house contain a multiplicity of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed by the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves funerary chapels on consecrated ground.
This church was called S. Maria Novella ('New') because it was built on the site of the 9th-century oratory of Santa Maria delle Vigne. When the site was assigned to the Dominican Order in 1221, they decided to build a new church and adjoining cloister. The church was designed by two Dominican friars, Fra Sisto Fiorentino and Fra Ristoro da Campi. Building began in the mid-13th century (about 1276), and lasted 80 years, ending under the supervision of Friar Iacopo Talenti with the completion of the Romanesque-Gothic bell tower and sacristy. In 1360, a series of Gothic arcades were added to the façade; these were intended to contain sarcophagi. The church was consecrated in 1420.
On a commission from the wealthy Florentine wool merchant Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai, Leon Battista Alberti designed the upper part of the inlaid green marble of Prato, also called 'serpentino', and white marble façade of the church (1456–1470). He was already famous as the architect of the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini, but even more for his seminal treatise on architecture De re aedificatoria. Alberti had also designed the façade for the Rucellai Palace in Florence.
Alberti attempted to bring the ideals of humanist architecture, proportion and classically inspired detailing to bear on the design, while also creating harmony with the already existing medieval part of the façade. The combined façade can be inscribed by a square; many other repetitions of squares can be found in the design. His contribution consists of a broad frieze decorated with squares, and the full upper part, including the four white-green pilasters and a round window, crowned by a pediment with the Dominican solar emblem, and flanked on both sides by enormous S-curved volutes. The four columns with Corinthian capitals on the lower part of the façade were also added. The pediment and the frieze are clearly inspired by antiquity, but the S-curved scrolls in the upper part are new and without precedent in antiquity. Solving a longstanding architectural problem of how to transfer from wide to narrow storeys, the scrolls (or variations of them), found in churches all over Italy, all draw their origins from the design of this church.
The frieze below the pediment carries the name of the patron : IOHAN(N)ES ORICELLARIUS PAU(LI) F(ILIUS) AN(NO) SAL(UTIS) MCCCCLXX (Giovanni Rucellai son of Paolo in the year of salvation 1470)
Mir-i Arab Madrassah is located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan-
Its construction is credited to Sheikh Abdullah Yamani of Yemen in 1535.
In terms of design, the Mir-i-Arab has a rectangular courtyard with four inwards facing iwans, each one situated uniquely at the center-point of one of the rectangular edges. The exterior of the Mir-i-Arab spans 73 x 55 meters while the internal courtyard has dimensions of 37 x 33 meters. The interior of the structure also holds its own mosque and mausoleum in addition to the lecture halls that the four iwans function as.
One particularly notable element of the madrasah structure is its ornate two-story facade covered by glazed mosaic tiles inspired again by late Timurid artwork. This facade directly faces the Kalan Mosque and is further flanked on either side by blue domes, adding to the aggrandizing effect of the Poi Kalan ensemble.
In addition to its contribution to the architectural majesty of the Poi Kalan ensemble as a whole, the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah has continued to serve its original function up until the modern day, making it the only madrasah in Central Asia with such a longstanding use.
Given the size of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah and its continued use as a functioning madrasah over the years, other obsolete madrasah in Bukhara were eventually repurposed into makeshift shopping centers which left only the Mir-i-Arab as the sole functioning madrasah in Bukhara. Moreover, appreciation for the longstanding traditional use of the structure is evident especially during the time of the Soviet Union where the madrasah was one of only three centers that the Soviet Party allowed to continue operations.
Mir-i Arab Madrassah is located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan-
Its construction is credited to Sheikh Abdullah Yamani of Yemen in 1535.
In terms of design, the Mir-i-Arab has a rectangular courtyard with four inwards facing iwans, each one situated uniquely at the center-point of one of the rectangular edges. The exterior of the Mir-i-Arab spans 73 x 55 meters while the internal courtyard has dimensions of 37 x 33 meters. The interior of the structure also holds its own mosque and mausoleum in addition to the lecture halls that the four iwans function as.
One particularly notable element of the madrasah structure is its ornate two-story facade covered by glazed mosaic tiles inspired again by late Timurid artwork. This facade directly faces the Kalan Mosque and is further flanked on either side by blue domes, adding to the aggrandizing effect of the Poi Kalan ensemble.
In addition to its contribution to the architectural majesty of the Poi Kalan ensemble as a whole, the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah has continued to serve its original function up until the modern day, making it the only madrasah in Central Asia with such a longstanding use.
Given the size of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah and its continued use as a functioning madrasah over the years, other obsolete madrasah in Bukhara were eventually repurposed into makeshift shopping centers which left only the Mir-i-Arab as the sole functioning madrasah in Bukhara. Moreover, appreciation for the longstanding traditional use of the structure is evident especially during the time of the Soviet Union where the madrasah was one of only three centers that the Soviet Party allowed to continue operations.
still in post-festive mood here and won't be back to full flickr engagement for a day or two...
just flying in to post a New Year photo, hoping that the bird at left of frame is a harbinger of good things to come for one and all in the year ahead...
certainly the year just flown seems to have been one in which several of my longstanding flickr contacts got married, had babies or announced pregnanices, which has given the site a great vibe during the months just gone...
best New Year wishes to all...
Strandarkirkja is a Lutheran parish church in Selvogur, Iceland. It is often referred to as the 'miracle church' in Iceland, with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers.The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at the site and named it Strandarkirkja. The bay nearby is named Angel's Bay (Engilsvík in Icelandic) to commemorate the incident.[2] Many miracles have been attributed to Strandarkirkja and there was a time when it was one of the richest churches in Iceland from the donations of Icelanders coming from all over the country in hopes of having their prayers and wishes realized.
Wikipedia
Mir-i Arab Madrassah is located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan-
Its construction is credited to Sheikh Abdullah Yamani of Yemen in 1535.
In terms of design, the Mir-i-Arab has a rectangular courtyard with four inwards facing iwans, each one situated uniquely at the center-point of one of the rectangular edges. The exterior of the Mir-i-Arab spans 73 x 55 meters while the internal courtyard has dimensions of 37 x 33 meters. The interior of the structure also holds its own mosque and mausoleum in addition to the lecture halls that the four iwans function as.
One particularly notable element of the madrasah structure is its ornate two-story facade covered by glazed mosaic tiles inspired again by late Timurid artwork. This facade directly faces the Kalan Mosque and is further flanked on either side by blue domes, adding to the aggrandizing effect of the Poi Kalan ensemble.
In addition to its contribution to the architectural majesty of the Poi Kalan ensemble as a whole, the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah has continued to serve its original function up until the modern day, making it the only madrasah in Central Asia with such a longstanding use.
Given the size of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah and its continued use as a functioning madrasah over the years, other obsolete madrasah in Bukhara were eventually repurposed into makeshift shopping centers which left only the Mir-i-Arab as the sole functioning madrasah in Bukhara. Moreover, appreciation for the longstanding traditional use of the structure is evident especially during the time of the Soviet Union where the madrasah was one of only three centers that the Soviet Party allowed to continue operations.
The foreground objects: two of the many exhibition aircraft along the E4 highway, these two just east of Linköping.
Moonsize 75%, altitude 1,0 azimuth 70. Sun -10.
Distance 950m.
(Linköping, which has a longstanding tradition of aircraft manufacturing-SAAB)
2025 is a very special year for Merrythought Bears. It is their 95th anniversary, which is a significant milestone when you think that this business has survived all the turbulence of the mid to late Twentieth Century and beyond.
As part of their celebrations, Merrythought have released their 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. Mine arrived today!
Marrying Sapphire (45th) and Golden (50th) anniversary years, the Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear is a most distinguished bear, who has been beautifully hand-crafted from two tones of the finest golden mohair, combined with pure cotton velvet. Merrythought’s stunning 95th anniversary colours subtly feature throughout the bear’s design, including the simplified logo embroidered upon his left paw. A special edition 95th anniversary foot label is stitched on his right paw, marking what is a significant milestone in Merrythought’s longstanding history. The Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. is adorned with a luscious double satin bow, in the centre of which is a detailed twenty-four carat gold-plated pendant embellished with the iconic Merrythought wishbone, framed by sapphire crystals. The reverse is engraved with the Merrythought logo, and ’95 years, 1930-2025’
Each Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. is individually numbered as part of a limited edition of 1930 pieces to mark the year of Merrythought's commencement. Mine is number 23.
The story of Merrythought began in 1930. William Gordon Holmes, owner of a spinning mill in Yorkshire called ‘Holmes & Laxton’, recognised the opportunity to make premium soft toys from the luxurious natural fibres they sourced. He found a beautiful brick foundry building in Ironbridge, Shropshire, home of the industrial revolution, and with the help of a team of skilled local seamstresses, Merrythought was born.
The first collection was designed by Florence Attwood, a remarkable pattern maker who overcame many challenges associated with being deaf and unable to speak, to create some of our most iconic designs. This included the original Merrythought and Magnet teddy bears, which still have a strong influence upon the designs they create today. With cheap imports increasingly affecting the traditional British toy sector in the 1970s, Merrythought focused on the growing teddy bear collectors market. Impressive collections of beautifully-designed limited edition bears were created and sold through British retailers, and also distributed across new export markets, including the United States and Japan. Even His Majesty King Charles III has a Merrythought hippo, gifted to him when he was still the Prince of Wales during a royal visit to Marks and Spencer’s flagship London store in 1982. Today the Merrythought teddy bear is still widely regarded as the ultimate childhood toy, treasured by children and adult collectors across the globe. The company’s timeless traditional characters continue to be hand-made in the original factory, alongside stunning limited edition bears that commemorative occasions such as the Olympic Games and Royal occasions.
A very faint and reddish newly risen moon. Size 22%, sun -11.
The foreground objects: two of the many exhibition aircraft along the E4 highway, these two just north of Linköping.
Distance 2,3 km.
(Linköping, which has a longstanding tradition of aircraft manufacturing-SAAB)
#IconicSanDiego The Windansea Surf Shack is one of the oldest and most prominent beach landmarks in San Diego. The palm-covered hut was first constructed back in 1946 by Woody Ekstrom, Fred Kenyon and Don Okey, though it’s been destroyed and rebuilt a few times over the years. The Surf Shack has been a part of La Jolla history for more than 70 years and is so deeply embedded in the surf culture that it’s now a symbol of not only the beach itself, but of a longstanding, deeply rooted local surfing tradition. Both surfing and the little shack are, and always will be, a huge part of the La Jolla scene, especially since its designation as a Historical Landmark in 1998 by the City of San Diego.
The Pilot Tavern sits lonely on Cumberland Street. Established in 1944, it is a longstanding spot for jazz in city center. Regular jazz afternoons are gone and so are most of the buildings beside it. The few still standing have notices of imminent destruction. 'The Pilot' itself is still open and should be still there after pandemania is over. I asked. The (1974) Yorkville indoor mall, where i took this photo, is outdated and will be replaced in next few years.
491. TMR Toronto 2020- Oct -13, P1430022; Uploaded 23.Oct, 2020. Lmx -ZS100.
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I've had a longstanding affection for Ilfracombe and this corner of North Devon ever since my first visit here on summer holiday in 1962, aged 6 years, with my parents. We returned a number of times in that decade, though since 1973 I have only stayed twice more, in 2000 and now this September.
In think Ilfracombe's setting is quite beautiful and it is a great location to explore the North Devon coast in several directions and the hinterland of Exmoor. Ilfracombe's heyday was in Victorian times and has particularly declined since the 1960s as a resort, as continental holidays became cheaper and more attractive. The town has to some extent an air of decay and shabbiness as a result, sadly.
I had never before been up to this vantage point to view the town, where I think it is shown to best advantage and had to visit Hillsborough twice, to get photos in decent conditions; sadly, weather wise, it was a lousy week to visit! Hillsborough, on the SW coast path, is also the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort, with fortification ditches and banks still extant.
The rising sun gently touches a barn with an active history but a longstanding idleness leaves little to provide a sense of warmth. It once wasn’t so.
Sixty five years ago I would often leave the early morning warmth of our oil-stove heated house and step out into the cold winter air that threatened to deform my nostrils and make my ears lose their outer fur. The trip across our yard to the barn was one filled with the rhythmic sounds of the quiet crunch of my buckled overshoes as they made stubbed footprints in newly fallen snow from the night before.
In warmer months the walk to the barn to milk cows and feed the calves did not seem like a very long one. Often our dog and sometimes even a cat would greet me and saunter alongside like they knew something I didn’t.
But cold winter mornings were a different solitary experience especially if we had a biting north wind that would make my eyes water, ears sting and my mind ponder why my folks ended up in this awful climate. It was always a relief to reach the barn door and be greeted inside by the warmth and smells of livestock who were eager to see their breakfast provider approach.
I find it intriguing in my old age how childhood experiences can be recalled decades later and along with the memories come vivid recall of smells, sensations of heat or cold and all of it contributing to a lasting mosaic that formed a pattern of life.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
I have a longstanding habit of visiting my garden first thing in the morning to capture the garden with its sprinkling of morning dew or frost or ...
Our Daily Challenge ODC : MORNING RITUALS
Palatine Road, Blackpool▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️Mae system strwythurol hirsefydlog Israel o ormes ac o ecsbloetio systematig helaeth yn erbyn y Palesteiniaid wedi troi'n hil-laddiadol. - Francesca Albanese▪️'States, including the United Kingdom, have failed to meet their obligations to protect Palestinians.' Israel has a 'longstanding structural system of widespread and systemic oppression and exploitation against the Palestinians that has turned genocidal.' - Francesca Albanese www.dawn.com/news/amp/1939717 ▪️'In the U.S. and Germany, the two countries where the public remains relatively supportive of Israel, according to the survey, the respondents also believe that Israel’s campaign has been far less deadly than it has in reality. The median response in the U.S. and Denmark estimating the number killed by Israel was just 10,000—as opposed to the 30,000 and 40,000 death toll estimated in France and Spain, respectively. The current confirmed death toll, certainly an undercount, is over 64,000, though the surveys took place over the past year or so.' ... 'Israel's best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of “Radical Islam” and “Jihadism,” which remain high, the research finds. By highlighting Israeli support for women’s rights and gay rights while elevating concerns that Hamas wants to “destroy all Jews and spread Jihadism,” Israeli support rebounded by an average of over 20 points in each country.' open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/leaked-israel-reputa...
Georgia Southern Railway's longstanding GP20s sit through the night in downtown Fort Valley, Georgia prior to the day's work which will start at 06:00 on this 11th of December 2019.
Nature's confetti, showering lives with soft petals, each a reminder that joy can bloom even in the prickliest of patches.
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Regno Unito, Londra, Oxford Street, Autunno 2021
Oxford Street è una strada principale della città di Westminster, nel West End di Londra, Regno Unito. È la via commerciale più frequentata d'Europa, con circa mezzo milione di visitatori ogni giorno. Nel 2012 contava circa 300 negozi. La strada era originariamente una strada romana, parte della Via Trinobantina tra Essex e Hampshire, attraverso Londra. Era conosciuta come Tyburn Road durante il Medioevo e una volta era famosa per i prigionieri della prigione di Newgate trasportati qui verso l'impiccagione pubblica. Divenne nota come Oxford Road e poi Oxford Street nel 18° secolo, e iniziò a cambiare da strada residenziale a commerciali verso la fine del 19° secolo, attirando anche commercianti di strada, imbroglioni e prostitute. I primi grandi magazzini in Gran Bretagna aprirono su Oxford Street all'inizio del XX secolo, tra cui Selfridges, John Lewis e HMV. La strada subì pesanti bombardamenti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e diversi negozi tra cui John Lewis furono completamente distrutti e ricostruiti da zero.
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster, in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. The road was originally a Roman road, part of the Via Trinobantina between Essex and Hampshire via London. It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages and was once notorious as a street where prisoners from Newgate Prison would be transported towards a public hanging. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change character from a residential street to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, also attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened on Oxford Street in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II, and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch.
A Casio G-Shock wristwatch, circa 2010.
I found this watch in a mug full of junk I stuck it in after the lower wristband section broke after about five to seven years of use. I did not expect much; to my surprise, it's still running. Accuracy was not this watch's strong suit, noting that it was about a half hour ahead of the current time (even probably after originally setting it five minutes ahead per a longstanding habit).
This was the last in a series of mostly cheap Casio digital wristwatches I owned over the decades, before deciding to splurge on an Apple Watch to replace this one.
The foreground objects: two of the many exhibition aircraft along the E4 highway, these two just east of Linköping.
Moonsize 75%, altitude 1,0 azimuth 70. Sun -10.
Distance 950m.
(Linköping, which has a longstanding tradition of aircraft manufacturing-SAAB)
The Word Porcupine Means 'Thorn Pig'
The English word for porcupines can be traced back about 600 years, when the animal was known as "porke despyne." The North American porcupine can live for 23 years and can have as many as 30,000 quills. Contrary to a longstanding myth, porcupines cannot eject their quills like arrows. Baby porcupines are known as porcupettes. They are born with soft, bendable quills that begin to harden within a few days after they are born.
This image shows a dramatic and infrequent example of contact between two displaying male Sharp-tailed Grouse. This unfolded at a lek (accessible by permission) in southern Alberta, Canada. It is a privilege to be able to visit this place, although on this most recent occasion we were surprised and disappointed to have people who had clearly not made the required arrangements show up after the birds had started displaying (which could have potentially caused the Sharp-tailed Grouse to abandon a longstanding lek). This is a species sensitive to disturbance, which has lost many sites in recent times.
In another breach of the required etiquette, the same people who arrived late (and set up a tent rather than use the provided blind) left before the displays were completely finished — another possible cause of loss of this rare site. This represented a further instance of thoughtlessness, apparently prompted by the desire to get a few photos. I’m a bird photographer myself, and this appalling behaviour is what can alienate people who then judge others by this kind of selfish nonsense.
Hopefully such inconsideration will not recur and the birds at this amazing location will continue to utilize it for their essential breeding activity, while thoughtful and cooperative people will have the opportunity to experience a powerful aspect of Nature’s ways
United Kingdom, London, Oxford Street, Winter 2024
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster, in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. The road was originally a Roman road, part of the Via Trinobantina between Essex and Hampshire via London. It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages and was once notorious as a street where prisoners from Newgate Prison would be transported towards a public hanging. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change character from a residential street to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, also attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened on Oxford Street in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II, and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch.
These rosettes of fungus have a longstanding home on a low tree stump. Recently, a lot of lichen has become visible growing on it. A lichen is a symbiosis of a fungus with one or more algae or cyanobacteria, of course, so I have to wonder whether these arise from the host fungus or a different one, a question beyond my limited knowledge. But they add a lot to the picture, especially when you zoom in.
National and UCAR arc carbon boxes. (The blue National box is empty; the remaining ones are full. UCAR was a newer brand, but the carbons inside were still stamped National.) Carbons like the ones in the boxes were used in lamp houses like the once ubiquitous Peerless Magnarc; until xenon-arc light sources became popular in the 1970s.
The carbons inside these boxes were regarded as the best available; backed with a longstanding support program in their day. Even though the xenon arc required less maintenance and did not require replenishment every other reel or so, enthusiasts note the carbon arc's light quality was better from a properly aligned and maintained lamphouse.
Excerpt from niagaraparks.com:
Located on the grounds of the renowned Botanical Gardens, the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture was established in 1936 in response to a growing need for skilled gardeners to tend to Niagara Parks’ expanding parkland along the Niagara River Parkway. Initially called the Training School for Apprentice Gardeners, the school was renamed the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture in 1959, and finally became the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture in 1990.
Our school’s early training fundamentals were designed by Swedish landscape architect Knut Mattias Broman, and based on the longstanding gardener apprenticeship program offered at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. Broman was also the first superintendent of the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture.
On the afternoon of August 1, 2022, UP coal train CNRBV labors up the stiff grade at Converse Junction on BNSF’s Orin Subdivision. Operating on a longstanding trackage rights agreement, the train will diverge onto home rails in 52 miles at Shawnee Junction. Roaring EMD 16-710s fill the desolate Wyoming air as a misplaced NS SD70ACe hitches a ride back east.
This afternoon in the Powder River Basin was uncharacteristically busy given the depressing state of coal, with a seemingly endless flow of trains arriving at or waiting to depart the mines. This traffic jam would persist for several hours, as the railroads gave me a glimpse at what things may have looked like during the Basin’s prime. At this time, there was minimal car storage along the Orin line – a sight commonly found today as more coal sets become idled.
Just off the departure loop at North Rochelle Mine, this load is destined for Cedar Rapids, IA, and will be unloaded at Archer-Daniels-Midland’s massive corn processing plant, which features a 6-unit, 256-megawatt power plant. Sub-bituminous coal remains the plant’s energy source in 2025, and is critical for drying, fermentation, and distillation.
A modest shotgun house in New Orleans's Bayou St. John neighborhood shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Shotgun houses consist of three to five rooms in a row with no hallways and have a narrow, rectangular structure.
Shotgun house in the Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston, Texas, 1973, as pictured in a photo by Danny Lyon.
A "shotgun house" is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than about 12 feet (3.5 m) wide, with rooms arranged one behind the other and doors at each end of the house. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War (1861–65) through the 1920s. Alternate names include "shotgun shack", "shotgun hut", "shotgun cottage", and in the case of a multihome dwelling, "shotgun apartment"; the design is similar to that of railroad apartments.
A longstanding theory is that the style can be traced from Africa to Haitian influences on house design in New Orleans
Although often people say these are called shotgun houses because a bullet fired through the front door would go right out the backdoor without hitting a wall, evidence suggests that this name is actually a corruption of the word “shogon.” In West Africa, “shogon” means “God's House 106
Hippocrepis comosa, the horseshoe vetch, is a species of perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the family Fabaceae. It's not that important, but what is is that Vetch is considered in most places to be a pest. At the same time, vetch are members of the pea family, and with 240 species, there are many which are beneficial.
I like them. They're pretty, come in blue, violet, and yellow, and grow wild on Mt. Diablo, always a pleasant sight on a hot August day when you finally see a patch by one of the spring fed ponds at the end of a six mile hike.
The overall appearance depends on its habitat: sometimes it forms upright clumps of flowers; at other times, it sends prostrate leafy runners over a wide area; sometimes it distributes itself as single flowers. The flowers are small, blue, yellow or sometimes orange/red (becoming yellow as they mature), and of typical shape for the family Fabaceae: these appear for a period of two weeks around May depending upon where you live on this continent.
For our friends in the U.K., I'll throw this in: Hippocrepis comosa is a calciole (found only on chalk and limestone). It is a hardy plant that survives long periods of cold winters and dry summers years after year. Colonies are not harmed by sheep grazing, and are resistant to moderate trampling; they do not thrive after heavy ploughing or disturbance of the ground. In areas grazed by cattle they disappear, sometimes after several years (depending on grazing intensity.) Hippocrepis comosa is the exclusive food plant of the caterpillars of chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) butterflies. Populations that support such butterflies occur on longstanding ungrazed meadows, quarries, edges of paths and wasteland. I'll get into the NA Hippocrepis when I dig them out - so to speak - of my wildflower files that go back to 1965.