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The nights are drawing in now that autumn is here meaning that I rarely get the chance to go out with my camera during daylight hours!
I came to Stanley Ferry Marina because I wanted to try and capture some of the lovely reflections on the clear, still water.
This is the final image from that night (I took quite a few but most were rubbish!) and I think it's my favourite.
It's looking towards the road bridge that goes over the canal at Stanley.
I was standing in quite a precarious position, right on the edge of the water, so I had to be very careful not to drop my camera in or fall in myself!
I liked the colours - the green/yellow grass and the different shades of blue in the sky and the boats etc; they all seemed to contrast each other and work together.
Meaning of first name Rose :
"Saint Rose was a young Spaniard, born in 1586 in Peru and who made her family home a kind of Dominican convent. She had mystical gifts. She is the patroness of Latin America and the Philippines.
The Roses, whose first name comes from the Latin rosa, know how to use their charm and rebound with liveliness. They also know how to be eloquent. Main asset of these women: dynamism."
For "Smile on Saturday! :-)"
Theme :"FLOWER NAME IS FIRST NAME"
Mamela - Sesotho word meaning “Wait”.
After a very warm day, I sat watching and waiting for the sun to go down.
Here, the Firth of Clyde is lit in amazing golden light, with the Kintyre Peninsula behind, and Turnberry Bay, and the South Ayrshire coastal hills, on the mainland.
From my yard,
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“Night
And the spirit of life
Calling
(Oh-oh-iyo)
Mamela
(Oh-oh-iyo).”
🎼 “He Lives In You” - Tina Turner; “The Lion King II”
Alderlea, meaning meadow of Alder trees, was constructed circa 1867 for Kenneth Chisholm, businessman, political figure and son-in-law of John Elliott, a founding father of Brampton.
Designed as an Italianate villa, Alderlea is one of Ontario’s finest examples of this architectural style. The original grandeur of the estate included a large front lawn and garden, which is now Gage Park, Brampton’s first municipal park.
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On Love
"The demand to be safe in relationship inevitably breeds sorrow and fear. This seeking for security is inviting insecurity. Have you ever found security in any of your relationships? Have you? Most of us want the security of loving and being loved, but is there love when each one of us is seeking his own security, his own particular path? We are not loved because we don’t know how to love.
Love is something that is new, fresh, alive. It has no yesterday and no tomorrow. It is beyond the turmoil of thought. It is only the innocent mind which knows what love is, and the innocent mind can live in the world which is not innocent. To find this extraordinary thing which man has sought endlessly through sacrifice, through worship, through relationship, through sex, through every form of pleasure and pain, is only possible when thought comes to understand itself and comes naturally to an end. Then love has no opposite, then love has no conflict."
Sligo (Irish: Sligeach, meaning "abounding in shells" – /ˈslaɪɡoʊ/ SLY-goh; Irish pronunciation: [ˈɕlʲɪɟəx]) is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the second largest urban centre in the West of Ireland, with only Galway being larger. The Sligo Borough District constitutes 61% (38,581) of the county's population of 63,000.
Sligo is a historic, cultural, commercial, industrial, retail and service centre of regional importance in the West of Ireland, and is served by rail, port and road links. Sligo is also a tourist destination, being situated on the Wild Atlantic Way, with many literary and cultural associations.
Cushendun (from Irish Cois Abhann Duinne, meaning 'beside the River Dun') is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about 15 miles away across the North Channel and can be seen easily on clear days. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people.
It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
The nearby hamlet of Knocknacarry is located approximately 0.6 miles to the west.
Cushendun village, was designed for Ronald McNeill, the Conservative MP and author later Lord Cushendun in the style of a Cornish village by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. He is buried in the Church of Ireland graveyard near his nationalist cousin Ada or Ide McNeill, Roger Casement's friend and admirer who died in 1959.
Since 1954 most of the village and the parkland around Glenmona to the north has been owned by the National Trust. Cushendun's picturesque coastal setting in the heart of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, together with its architectural inheritance, resulted in designation as a Conservation area in 1980.
The nearby caves of Cushendun have been used as backdrop in the series Game of Thrones.
(re-edit of an earlier post, which has now been removed)
"The Speicherstadt (lit. city of warehouses, meaning warehouse district) in Hamburg, Germany is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations, oak logs, in this particular case. It is located in the port of Hamburg—within the HafenCity quarter—and was built from 1883 to 1927. It was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015." (from Wikipedia)
HSS 😊 😊 😍
Wishing everyone a wonderful day!!
A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find, lucky to have.
Anon
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Khalil Gibran
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau
Friends are the family you choose.
Jess C. Scott
Some people go to priests, others to poetry, I to my friends.
Virginia Woolf
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Huangshan (Chinese: 黄山, literal meaning: 'Yellow Mountain(s)') "is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China."
The name it got in 747 AD by imperial decree " is commonly thought to have been coined in honor of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor), a legendary Chinese emperor, and the mythological ancestor of the Han Chinese."
Alderlea, meaning meadow of Alder trees, was constructed circa 1867 for Kenneth Chisholm, businessman, political figure and son-in-law of John Elliott, a founding father of Brampton.
Designed as an Italianate villa, Alderlea is one of Ontario’s finest examples of this architectural style. The original grandeur of the estate included a large front lawn and garden, which is now Gage Park, Brampton’s first municipal park. 247
Meaning of life - Happy Caturday.
Amy just wants to play and have cuddles.
LACPIXEL - 2021
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Verbier : Mont fort and the Grand Combin.Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Izakigur 25.02.11, 14:35:51.
I appreciate and honoured for your kind and inspiring comments. Together makes us stronger... I appreciate this opportunity to learn from each other...Thats the meaning of this collaboration and sharing . Take care ...keep on doing . )
Me.
"Mont Fort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located near Verbier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Bagnes and Nendaz, north of the Rosablanche. With a height of 3,328 metres above sea level, Mont Fort is the highest summit north of the Col de Louvie (2,921 m).
Mont Fort is surrounded by several glaciers, the largest being the Glacier de Tortin, on its northwestern side. The second largest is the Glacier du Mont Fort, located on its northeastern side. On its eastern side lies the lower summit Petit Mont Fort (3,135 m). The Glacier du Petit Mont Fort lies between the two summits. There are no glaciers on the south side of the mountain. A small lake named Lac du Petit Mont Fort (2,764 m) lies on the south flank.
The summit of Mont Fort is easily accessible by cable car from the heights of Verbier or Nendaz. The cable cars from the two valleys converge at the intermediate station (2,894 m) north of the Col des Gentianes, the upper section reaching a height of 3,308 metres. In the winter and early spring season, the mountain, including the Glacier de Tortin, is the culminating point of the 4 Vallées ski area.
Der Mont Fort ist mit einer Höhe von 3'329,0 m ü. M. der höchste mit einer Bahn erschlossene Berg in der Region 4 Vallées in den Walliser Alpen. Der Berg ist von Verbier aus zu erreichen mit der Gondelbahn und Sessellift nach La Chaux - Luftseilbahn Col des Gentianes - Mont Fort. Auf der Plattform der Bergstation befindet sich ein Iglu mit 25 Plätzen, in dem man sich mit einem Fondue verpflegen kann. Von der Bergstation der Seilbahn führt ein felsiger Steig zum Gipfel-Kreuz. Von der Spitze des Mont Fort sieht man über fünfzig Berggipfel, darunter das Matterhorn, den Dent Blanche, den Dent d’Hérens und den Mont Blanc. In der näheren Umgebung sind die vergletscherten Gipfel von Rosablanche und des Grand Combins mit dem Glacier de Corbassière zu sehen.[1]
Die 125-Personen-Seilbahn aus Richtung Siviez über Tortin zum Col des Gentianes wurde 1982 gebaut, ebenso ein Gletscherlift auf dem Glacier de Tortin. Später wurde ein parallel verlaufender Gletscherlift ergänzt. Die Gipfelbahn wurde 1983 fertiggestellt. Die als Jumbo titulierte Pendelbahn (150 Personen-Gondel) aus Richtung Verbier von La Chaux zum Col des Gentianes wurde 1987 gebaut. Der Sommerskibetrieb wurde 1999 eingestellt. Seit der Wintersaison 2007/2008 können auch die Gletscherlifte nicht mehr betrieben werden."
Wikipedia.
Alderlea, meaning meadow of Alder trees, was constructed circa 1867 for Kenneth Chisholm, businessman, political figure and son-in-law of John Elliott, a founding father of Brampton.
Designed as an Italianate villa, Alderlea is one of Ontario’s finest examples of this architectural style. The original grandeur of the estate included a large front lawn and garden, which is now Gage Park, Brampton’s first municipal park.
Following the economic depression of the 1890s, the grounds of Alderlea and the adjacent Elliott estate were put up for sale. In 1944, the Royal Canadian Legion purchased Alderlea, which they expanded in 1947 with a two-storey addition called “Memorial Hall” to accommodate soldiers returning home from service in World War II. The City of Brampton purchased Alderlea as part of its sesquicentennial. The rejuvenation began in 2010, and involved selective demolition, heritage restoration, adaptive reuse, and a complementary
Located in the heart of Downtown Brampton, Alderlea is an iconic heritage building perfect for weddings, social gatherings and corporate events. 175
Cushendun (from Irish Cois Abhann Duinne, meaning 'beside the River Dun') is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about 15 miles away across the North Channel and can be seen easily on clear days. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people.
It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
The nearby hamlet of Knocknacarry is located approximately 0.6 miles to the west.
Cushendun village, was designed for Ronald McNeill, the Conservative MP and author later Lord Cushendun in the style of a Cornish village by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. He is buried in the Church of Ireland graveyard near his nationalist cousin Ada or Ide McNeill, Roger Casement's friend and admirer who died in 1959.
Since 1954 most of the village and the parkland around Glenmona to the north has been owned by the National Trust. Cushendun's picturesque coastal setting in the heart of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, together with its architectural inheritance, resulted in designation as a Conservation area in 1980.
The nearby caves of Cushendun have been used as backdrop in the series Game of Thrones.
Doo Lough Irish: Dúloch, meaning "Black Lake" is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in southwest County Mayo on the Murrisk peninsula.
Doo Lough measures about 4 km long and 1 km wide. It lies about 30 km southwest of Westport near the village of Delphi. The lake runs in a narrow northwest to southeast direction, and is overlooked by the long ridge of Ben Lugmore 2,635 ft, on its southwest shores, and by Barrclashcame 2,533 ft on its northeast shores. At its southeast head, lies the massif of Ben Gorm 2,297 ft.
A notable feature on its northwestern head it the deep corrie of Lug More or Irish Coum Dubh, from which the Glencullin River feeds into the neighboring Lough Glencullin the bottom of the corrie is also called the Glencullin valley. Surrounding the corrie is the long ridge of Ben Lugmore and its several subsidiary summits, Ben Lugmore East Top 2,592 ft, and Ben Lugmore West Top 2,592 ft; while cutting across the headwall (from bottom left to upper right), is grenn grassy feature known as The Ramp, which is used by climbers to gain the ridge of Ben Lugmore from the shores of Doo Lough.
The Queen of Spring is also the Queen of legends
La pivoine chez les Grecs
Dans leur culture, la pivoine est bien plus qu’une jolie fleur des beaux jours, elle est d’abord considérée comme une plante médicinale. Cette faculté a par ailleurs nourri un mythe grec, où se mêlent colère des dieux et guérison. Son nom d’après les rumeurs, lui viendrait du médecin Péon, disciple d’Asclépios, dieu de la médecine. Ce dernier aurait trouvé un remède à la douleur des femmes durant leur accouchement. Son maître jaloux de son talent, se dit que finalement, il mériterait bien de mourir celui-ci. Fort heureusement pour Péon et pour nous, Zeus proposa une punition moins dramatique et changea le jeune médecin en la fleur qu’il avait découverte : une pivoine. Aussi réputée pour ses couleurs vives, ses teintes et nuances ont également inspiré une légende qui continue d’exister dans notre monde moderne, à travers l’expression : “rougir comme une pivoine”.
L’histoire parle ici de la nymphe Péone, qui comme la plupart des naïades était d’une incroyable beauté. Courtisée par tous les dieux, elle eut la mauvaise idée d’en faire un peu trop et d’enfreindre le code divin de la pudeur. Un faux pas, provoquant l’indignation des tout-puissants, qui décidèrent alors de la changer en une fleur extraordinaire : une pivoine. Quant à son erreur de jugement, pour l’inscrire à jamais dans l’histoire, ils donnèrent à ses pétales la couleur de la honte, le rouge. D’où l’expression…
La pivoine au pays du Soleil Levant
L’ Asie regorge de mythes et légendes, qui nous en apprennent un peu plus sur notre fleur préférée. La première, raconte en partie pourquoi le printemps est la saison favorite des pivoines. En Chine durant la dynastie Tang, un jour de grand froid d’hiver, l’impératrice Wu Zetian après avoir bu un peu trop de vin, exigea des fleurs de son jardin qu’elles fleurissent pendant la nuit, pour la satisfaire au petit matin. Le calendrier des fleurs était apparemment le cadet de ses soucis...
Son nom signifiant “celle qui discipline le ciel”, cette dernière était persuadée qu’aucune variété fleurie n'oserait lui désobéir. Le lendemain, seule la pivoine avait décidé de n’en faire qu’à sa tête et d’attendre le printemps. La reine de la saison apparaît alors pour la première fois, comme une fleur au caractère bien trempé. Folle de rage, l’impératrice exila toutes les pivoines du pays à Luoyang, où finalement, elles s’épanouirent fièrement, donnant lieu à un merveilleux spectacle fleuri. La ville est depuis la capitale de la pivoine, et organise chaque année un festival qui lui est dédié.
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The peony among the Greeks
In their culture, the peony is much more than a pretty flower for sunny days, it is first and foremost considered a medicinal plant. This faculty also nourished a Greek myth, where anger of the gods and healing mingle. Its name, according to rumors, comes from the doctor Péon, disciple of Asclepius, god of medicine. The latter would have found a remedy for the pain of women during childbirth. His master, jealous of his talent, said to himself that in the end, he deserved to die this one. Fortunately for Peon and for us, Zeus proposed a less dramatic punishment and changed the young doctor into the flower he had discovered: a peony. Also famous for its bright colors, its shades and shades have also inspired a legend that continues to exist in our modern world, through the expression: “blush like a peony”.
The story here is about the nymph Péone, who like most naiads was incredibly beautiful. Courted by all the gods, she had the bad idea to do a little too much and break the divine code of modesty. A false step, provoking the indignation of the all-powerful, who then decided to change it into an extraordinary flower: a peony. As for its error of judgment, to inscribe it forever in history, they gave its petals the color of shame, red. Hence the term...
Peony in the Land of the Rising Sun
Asia is full of myths and legends, which teach us a little more about our favorite flower. The first, partly tells why spring is the favorite season for peonies. In China during the Tang Dynasty, on a very cold winter day, Empress Wu Zetian after drinking a little too much wine, demanded flowers from her garden to bloom during the night, to satisfy her in the early morning. . The flower calendar was apparently the least of his worries...
Her name meaning "she who disciplines the sky", the latter was convinced that no flowering variety would dare to disobey her. The next day, only the peony had decided to do as it pleased and to wait for spring. The queen of the season then appears for the first time, like a flower with a strong character. Mad with rage, the Empress exiled all the peonies in the country to Luoyang, where they finally blossomed proudly, giving rise to a marvelous flowery spectacle. The city has since been the capital of the peony, and organizes a festival dedicated to it every year.
Alderlea, meaning meadow of Alder trees, was constructed circa 1867 for Kenneth Chisholm, businessman, political figure and son-in-law of John Elliott, a founding father of Brampton.
Designed as an Italianate villa, Alderlea is one of Ontario’s finest examples of this architectural style. The original grandeur of the estate included a large front lawn and garden, which is now Gage Park, Brampton’s first municipal park.
Gerbera Daisies have several meanings, but all lean to happiness. The Egyptian meaning of gerberas is closeness to nature and devotion to the sun. The Celts believed that the gerbera would lessen the sorrows and stresses of everyday life. Any type of daisy equals truth or happiness of children.
Gerbera daisy from the bouquet of flowers that Tom gave me a week before "Vday" to cheer me up.💐
Have a beautiful Thursday everyone!💝 HMBT
Thank you for your visits, kind comments, awards and faves. Always greatly appreciated.
Copyright 2021 ©️ Gloria Sanvicente
Bathed in the ethereal light of the late afternoon sun, the Abbey of Santa Maria of Alcobaca is the largest church in Portugal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was founded by the first king of Portugal in 1153 and its soaring Gothic arches focus the eye and thoughts heavenward.
"Faith is trust in ultimate meaning." ~ Victor E. Frankl
Cushendun (from Irish Cois Abhann Duinne, meaning 'beside the River Dun') is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about 15 miles away across the North Channel and can be seen easily on clear days. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people.
It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
The nearby hamlet of Knocknacarry is located approximately 0.6 miles to the west.
Cushendun village, was designed for Ronald McNeill, the Conservative MP and author later Lord Cushendun in the style of a Cornish village by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. He is buried in the Church of Ireland graveyard near his nationalist cousin Ada or Ide McNeill, Roger Casement's friend and admirer who died in 1959.
Since 1954 most of the village and the parkland around Glenmona to the north has been owned by the National Trust. Cushendun's picturesque coastal setting in the heart of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, together with its architectural inheritance, resulted in designation as a Conservation area in 1980.
The nearby caves of Cushendun have been used as backdrop in the series Game of Thrones.
The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning 'juice', or 'sap'. Succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. Succulents are often grown as ornamental plants because of their striking and unusual appearance, as well as their ability to thrive with relatively minimal care. The habitats of these water preserving plants are often in areas with high temperatures and low rainfall, such as deserts. Succulents have the ability to thrive on limited water sources, such as mist and dew, which makes them equipped to survive in an ecosystem which contains scarce water sources. 14482
Whitby is a lovely place to visit and photograph so if you ever get the chance to go there do it. I've personally been meaning to photograph the Goth festival for years, one day.
Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things.
[Georgia O'Keeffe]
A blooming gift and its meaning
They say a look is worth a thousand words. It's the same with flowers. Give flowers to communicate without words!
Chrysanthemums are a special highlight in the bouquet. In floriography, the colorful flowers represent happiness and freshness.
But when these flowers come in such a fiery red, they represent love. ❤️
Die feuerrote Blume (Chrysanthemum x hortorum 'Brennpunkt')
Ein blühendes Geschenk und seine Bedeutung
Man sagt, Blicke sagen mehr als tausend Worte. Mit Blumen ist das ähnlich.
Man schenke Blumen, um ohne Worte miteinander zu kommunizieren!
Chrysanthemen sind ein besonderes Highlight im Blumenstrauß. Die farbenfrohen Blüten stehen in der Floriographie für Fröhlichkeit und Frische.
Kommen diese Blüten aber in einem so feurigen Rot daher, verdeutlichen sie Liebe. ❤️
Parc National d'Ordesa/Mte Perdido - Aragon - Espagne
Le Gypaète barbu oiseau mythique des Pyrénées est le plus grand oiseau terrestre d’Europe. Prés de 3 mètres d’envergure.
L’adulte est reconnaissable à sa longue queue,ses ailes effilées et surtout à son poitrail de couleur rouge orangée,
cette couleur serait due aux boues riches en oxydes ferreux dans lesquelles ils aiment se baigner.
Son régime alimentaire, composé de charognes et de déchets divers, le fait appartenir à la grande famille des vautours.
Qu’il advienne qu’une vache meure, les charognards accourent festoyer. Posé sagement à l’écart, le Gypaète attend timidement son heure pour profiter des reliefs du repas.
Débris d’os, déchets de peau constituent son ordinaire. Selon une technique éprouvée, il se saisit des os, grimpe en altitude et les précipite dans les rochers pour les briser.
Cette curieuse habitude lui vaut en Espagne le nom de « Quebrantahuesos » signifiant « briseur d’os. »
Selon la légende, le dramaturge grec Eschyle serait mort, le crâne explosé par une carapace de tortue lâchée par un Gypaète.
En Aragon, le Gypaète barbu à fait l’objet d’un vaste plan de protection, de restauration et de conservation de l'espèce.
Dans le Parc National d'Ordesa/Mont Perdu, autour du secteur d'Escuain ont été créées des aires de nourrissage,
l’objectif principal est de fournir une nourriture saine et exempte de poison.
Un marquage des juvéniles au nid permet un suivi de la population. C’est ainsi que l’on peut les compter et mieux connaître leurs mœurs.
Le secteur du Parc National et de ses environs immédiats compte une trentaine d'individus.
The bearded vulture, the mythical bird of the Pyrenees, is the largest land bird in Europe. It has a wingspan of nearly 3 meters.
The adult is recognizable by its long tail, its tapered wings and especially its orange-red chest,
This color would be due to the mud rich in ferrous oxides in which they like to bathe.
Its diet, composed of carrion and various waste, makes it belong to the large family of vultures.
When a cow dies, the scavengers come to feast. The Bearded Vulture is timidly waiting for its time to enjoy the meal.
Bone scraps and skin scraps are his usual fare. According to a proven technique, it seizes the bones, climbs to the top and precipitates them in the rocks to break them.
This curious habit earned him the name "Quebrantahuesos" in Spain, meaning "bone breaker.
According to legend, the Greek playwright Aeschylus died with his skull blown off by a tortoise shell dropped by a lammergeier.
In Aragon, the Bearded Vulture has been the object of an extensive plan for the protection, restoration and conservation of the species.
In the National Park of Ordesa/Mont Perdu, around the sector of Escuain, feeding areas have been created,
The main objective is to provide a healthy and poison-free food.
A marking of the juveniles in the nest allows a follow-up of the population. This is how they can be counted and their habits better known.
The sector of the National Park and its immediate surroundings counts about thirty individuals.
Kata Tjuṯa (meaning "many heads") is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 360 km southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluṟu, located 25 km to the east, and Kata Tjuṯa form the two major landmarks within the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The park is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people of Australia.
The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuṯa cover an area of 21.68 km2 and are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of coarse sandstone. The highest dome, Mount Olga, is 1,066 m above sea level, or approximately 546 m above the surrounding plain (198 m higher than Uluṟu).
There are many Pitjantjatjara Dreamtime legends associated with this place and indeed everything in the vicinity including Uluṟu. A number of legends surround the great snake king Wanambi, who is said to live on the summit of Kata Tjuṯa and only comes down during the dry season. His breath was said to be able to transform a breeze into a hurricane in order to punish those who did evil deeds. The majority of mythology surrounding the site is not disclosed to outsiders, and in particular, women. The Anangu people believe the great rocks of Kata Tjuṯa are homes to spirit energy from the 'Dreaming', and since 1995 the site is being used once again for cultural ceremonies. (Wikipedia)
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Another learning - there is more than one large rock in the centre of Australia. We had a very informative tour around Kata Tjuta that included a children's version of the snake king legend.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. September 2022.
AATKings Tours.
“Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways”. ~ Oscar Wilde
One of the images I took last November for Crazy Tuesday's theme "Oil on Water"; first time I ever tried it ... this one is basically just about the colours (and negative space)
[this is the image I went with for the theme then:
www.flickr.com/photos/151284386@N06/50614293662/in/album-...]
Wishing you a colourful weekend : ))
(despite everything happening right now, or even precisely because of it)
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"Bloße Farbe, unbelastet von Bedeutung und losgelöst von einer bestimmten Form, kann auf tausend verschiedene Arten zur Seele sprechen" ~ Oscar Wilde
Eines der Bilder, die ich im letzten November für das Crazy Tuesday-Thema "Öl auf Wasser" aufgenommen habe; das erste Mal, dass ich es versucht habe ... bei diesem Bild geht es im Grunde nur um die Farben (und den negativen Raum)
Habt ein farbenfrohes Wochenende : ))
(trotz allem, oder gerade auch deshalb)
Seen at Khoo Kongsi Temple, Penang, Malaysia!
Dear friends, I could get in touch with my Singaporean friend to ask her to help to translate, Now I received her reply and for this who liked to know the meaning of this sign I pasted and copied her original translation. :
"The right two panel is the name of the god, is layman addressing the God in the respected salutation. In Chinese people pray to many different gods. These two panel top horizontal word I think is referring to the origin of the god, meaning where it come from, mainly from places in china, but I am not too sure is this the name of the place in China. 3rd from the right “ silent”, 4th the last at left “Avoidance”, when god arrive, layman have to hide away, similar to emperor arrive, people must go hide themselves.“
Thank you very much for your help, Bee Aye!
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Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as An Linne Dhubh (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as An Linne Sheileach (the salty pool). The name Linnhe is derived from the Gaelic word linne, meaning 'pool.
Loch Linnhe follows the line of the Great Glen Fault, and is the only sea loch along the fault. About 50 kilometres (30 miles) long, it opens onto the Firth of Lorne at its southwestern end. The part of the loch upstream of Corran is 15 km (9 mi) long and an average of about 2 km (1 mi) wide. The southern part of the loch is wider, and its branch southeast of the island of Lismore is known as the Lynn of Lorne. Loch Eil feeds into Loch Linnhe at the latter's northernmost point, while from the east Loch Leven feeds in the loch just downstream of Corran and Loch Creran feeds into the Lynn of Lorne. The town of Fort William lies at the northeast end of the loch, at the mouth of the River Lochy.
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This is the real meaning of the expression "Knee-deep in snow" for the Victoria area. We rarely get much snow and it is so unusual to get it this late in Winter. Unfortunately, it does create a bit of chaos as we are not really equipped to face any real Winter conditions. The light was very dull so a fairly high ISO and a flash was used to photograph the bird. The juncos rarely stop moving for any decent amount of time and I think the snow falling made them even more frantic than usual.
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The Rakotzbrücke (also known as Teufelsbrücke, meaning "the Devil's Bridge") is 35 meters long and spans Rakotz lake. The bridge features artificially-formed basalt columns selected and shipped from distant quarries. It was commissioned in 1860 "by the knight of the local town". As of 2018, crossing the bridge was "strictly prohibited" as dangerous for the bridge The bridge was being renovated in 2018 and 2019 but construction work was reportedly complete as of May 21 2021.
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Alderlea, meaning meadow of Alder trees, was constructed circa 1867 for Kenneth Chisholm, businessman, political figure and son-in-law of John Elliott, a founding father of Brampton.
Designed as an Italianate villa, Alderlea is one of Ontario’s finest examples of this architectural style. The original grandeur of the estate included a large front lawn and garden, which is now Gage Park, Brampton’s first municipal park.
Following the economic depression of the 1890s, the grounds of Alderlea and the adjacent Elliott estate were put up for sale. In 1944, the Royal Canadian Legion purchased Alderlea, which they expanded in 1947 with a two-storey addition called “Memorial Hall” to accommodate soldiers returning home from service in World War II. The City of Brampton purchased Alderlea as part of its sesquicentennial. The rejuvenation began in 2010, and involved selective demolition, heritage restoration, adaptive reuse, and a 164
Kousanji (高山寺 meaning "high mountain temple") is a Buddhist temple of Shingon sect (真言宗) located in Ogawa village northeast of Miasa. As the name suggests, it is situated near a ridge that commands a good view of Kita Alps.
Akamatsu (Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora) is native to Japan, Korea, Northeast China and Russian Far East. It is often planted in Japanese gardens. Akamatsu grows in sunny mountainous areas in contrast to Kuromatsu (Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii) that grows in coastal areas of Japan and Korea. These pine trees are an important element for forming the landscapes in Japan.
Pine trees are popular Bonsai trees.
My Korner #275 - The Meaning of Kensa!
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BLOG NAME: The Meaning of Kensa!
DESIGNERS: 1 Hundred, TaoX TaTToo & Avada
Second Life is a never ending learning experience for me. Today I learned that Kensa means first in Cornish. What a great name for a first born boy or girl!
Today I'm wearing:
OUTFIT: 1 Hundred. Summer Lovin'. Lilac
TATTOO: TAOX TaTToo Kenza
NAILS: Avada~ Ballerina Nails - Shivani
Summer Lovin' is 3 pieces, top, panties and mini skirt. Comes in blue, fuschia, lemon, lilac, peach, pink, sky and strawberry. Rigged for Freya, Legacy, Hourglass & Maitreya.
Taox Tattoo has appliers for Belleza, Legacy, Maitreya, Omega, Signature, Slink, TMP, Classic and BOM. Has 3 intensities and comes in black or color.
Shivani nails are rigged for Belleza, Legacy, Slink & Maitreya. Comes with applier hud with 17 dark colors.
LINKS:
1 Hundred. Mainstore
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1 Hundred. Marketplace
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TaoX TaTToo Mainstore
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Avada Mainstore
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Polperro (Cornish: Porthpyra meaning Pyra's cove) is a village and fishing harbour on the south-east Cornwall coast in the south west of England..
Polperro, through which runs the River Pol, is 7 miles (11 km) east of Fowey and 4 miles (6 km) west of the neighbouring town of Looe and 25 miles (40 km) west of the major city and naval port of Plymouth. It is a noted tourist destination, particularly in the summer months, for its idyllic appearance with tightly-packed ancient fishermen's houses which survive almost untouched, its quaint harbour and attractive coastline.(Wikipedia)
Camera obscura (plural camera obscura or camerae obscurae from Latin, meaning "dark room": camera "(vaulted) chamber or room," and obscura "darkened, dark"), also referred to as pinhole image, is the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen (or for instance a wall) is projected through a small hole in that screen, as a reversed and inverted image (left to right and upside down) on a surface opposite to the opening. The surroundings of the projected image have to be relatively dark for the image to be clear, so many historical camera obscura experiments were performed in dark rooms.
The term "camera obscura" also refers to constructions or devices that make use of the principle within a box, tent or room. Camerae obscurae with a lens in the opening have been used since the second half of the 16th century and became popular as an aid for drawing and painting. The camera obscura box was developed further into the photographic camera in the first half of the 19th century when camera obscura boxes were used to expose light-sensitive materials to the projected image.
The camera obscura was used as a means to study eclipses, without the risk of damaging the eyes by looking into the sun directly. As a drawing aid, the camera obscura allowed tracing the projected image to produce a highly accurate representation, especially appreciated as an easy way to achieve a proper graphical perspective.
A camera obscura device without a lens but with a very small hole is sometimes referred to as a "pinhole camera", although this more often refers to simple (home-made) lens-less cameras in which photographic film or photographic paper is used.
The earliest known written record of the camera obscura is to be found in Chinese writings called Mozi and dated to the 4th century BCE, traditionally ascribed to and named for Mozi (circa 470 BCE-circa 391 BCE), a Han Chinese philosopher and the founder of Mohist School of Logic. In these writings it is explained how the inverted image in a "collecting-point" or "treasure house" is inverted by an intersecting point (a pinhole) that collected the (rays of) light.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE), or possibly a follower of his ideas, touched upon the subject in the work Problems - Book XV, asking:
"Why is it that when the sun passes through quadri-laterals, as for instance in wickerwork, it does not produce a figure rectangular in shape but circular?”
and further on:
“Why is it that an eclipse of the sun, if one looks at it through a sieve or through leaves, such as a plane-tree or other broadleaved tree, or if one joins the fingers of one hand over the fingers of the other, the rays are crescent-shaped where they reach the earth? Is it for the same reason as that when light shines through a rectangular peep-hole, it appears circular in the form of a cone?"
Many philosophers and scientists of the Western world would ponder this question before it became accepted that the circular and crescent-shapes described in this "problem" were actually pinhole image projections of the sun. Although a projected image will have the shape of the aperture when the light source, aperture and projection plane are close together, the projected image will have the shape of the light source when they are further apart.
This is yr wyddfa just popping in the back on a sunny day end of July.
What is the meaning of Yr Wyddfa?
According to the park authority, the Welsh name Yr Wyddfa (pronounced Uhr-with-va) means grave and myth has it that the giant Rhita Gawr was buried on the mountain after a battle with King Arthur. It says Snowdon comes from the Saxon snow dune, meaning snow hill.
I have been meaning to photograph this tree for years now. It's on the Bass Highway in northern Tasmania. Almost every time I drive past is' like "oh I should have stopped", but when you're travelling at warp speed on a divided carriageway there's no turning back.
But this time I had to turn off at the interchange just before the tree. So I stopped and walked to greet it. And I appreciated the tree up close and personal. Took some time to walk around it and wonder how grand it must have been when it was so green and alive.
"Light explains nothing about meaning ... but is the basis of a lifetime's faith." (Robert Adams)
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Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates.
They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills. Stilts typically feed on aquatic insects and other small creatures and nest on the ground surface in loose colonies.
Most sources recognize 6 species in 2 genera, although the white-backed and Hawaiian stilts are occasionally considered subspecies of the black-necked stilt. The generic name "Himantopus" comes from the Greek meaning "strap-leg".
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Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation
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