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No introduction necessary, huh?!
Note: please listen to this music, if you will. It'd provide some comfort at this difficult time.
On folk musics transcending political and cultural boundaries by "Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei", who are masters of Appalachian and Chinese folk music, respectively.
Not too many words even necessary for this ....Nutmeg has done it again....Out now is the Silver Lemon set at Anthem, a brand new event. Also at the Belle Event is the Laundry Day set. Both are beyond incredible. The laundry metal bucket even has water sounds for when you're washing your clothes! I've said it before, just one reason I love Nutmeg is because any of her items can be put with any other collection and be amazing.
From the Silver Lemon Collection at Anthem:
Nutmeg. Silver Lemon Bowl
Nutmeg. Silver Wine Tray
Nutmeg. Silver Lemons & Wine
Anthem Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Anthem/86/161/1114
From the Laundry Day at Belle: (in both Adult and PG versions)
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Clothesline
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Armchair w/books
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Watering Can
Nutmeg. Laundry Day End Table
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Slippers
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Old Bike_Bonus Item
Nutmeg. Laundry Day Soup
Belle Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Belle/125/113/2986
Other Nutmeg items used available at the mainstore:
Nutmeg. Disarray Round Wooden Table
Nutmeg. Disarray Old Jar Plant
Nutmeg. Country House Bench
Nutmeg. Dacha Old Oriental Rug Decor
Nutmeg. Dacha Garden Shower Pallets Adult
Nutmeg. Rustic Branch Wreath
Nutmeg & RKKN_RK Poses Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REKA%20Holdings/129/126/21
Nutmeg Flickr: flic.kr/ps/Yr6Sn
Other decor items used:
Garden- by anc "secret garden" ROSE {soft/Lyellow
Garden- by anc "secret garden" ROSE {goth/blood}WALL 1p
{anc} fish shop daughters / lotus:gold[B]1Li
Garden- by anc "clover" three 1Li (white)
hive // large palm plant . dark
Apple Fall Hampton Outdoor Fireplace
Now, go do some laundry! 😜
Hummingbird at the feeder outside our dining area windows. Used the flash
on my camera to capture him! Although it's not nighttime, it is dark at 5PM here!!
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The urban nucleus of San José is considered the capital of the Natural Park, for being the largest population within the park and for having all the necessary services. It is part of the municipality of Níjar, and has about 800 inhabitants, doubling or tripling this number in summer, House in San Jose Cabo de Gata even if its environment is not out of keeping with the environment of the Park, their houses are small white walls constructions that are governed by the urbanistic law of the interior of the natural parks. San José was a small town dedicated to fishing and nowadays its main activity is the tourist sector, and all kinds of services have been built, such as the marina. Some houses overlook the sea from the medium cliffs that enclose the town, having a spectacular view of the sea.
The village square has a lot of life, there are restaurants with their terraces and a shop. Great playground, which gives joy for the number of children who enjoy it. Also starting from the square and extending to the small promenade, we can find on certain holidays some craft stalls with necklaces, pendants, decorative objects, etc. made in various materials such as leather, metal or shells. These interesting places show a part of the Bohemian foreigners who have chosen the enclave of the Natural Park to live and make a living with their craft or artistic activity.
El núcleo urbano de San José es considerado la capital del Parque Natural, por ser la población más grande dentro del parque y por contar con todos los servicios necesarios. Forma parte del municipio de Níjar, y tiene censados unos 800 habitantes, duplicando o triplicando este número en verano,Casa en San Jose Cabo de Gata aún siendo así su ambiente no desentona con el entorno del Parque, sus casas son construcciones bajitas de paredes blancas que se rigen por la ley urbanística del interior de los parques naturales. San José fue un pueblecito dedicado a la pesca y en la actualidad su actividad fundamental es el sector turístico, siendo así, se han construido todo tipo de servicios como el puerto deportivo. Algunas casas se asoman al mar desde los medianos acantilados que encierran al pueblo, teniendo una vista espectacular del mar.
La plaza del pueblo tiene mucha vida, hay establecimientos de restauración con sus terrazas y alguna tienda. Estupendo el parque infantil, que da alegría por la cantidad de niños que lo disfrutan. También partiendo de la plaza y alargándose hasta el pequeño paseo marítimo, podemos encontrar en determinados dias festivos unos puestos de artesanía con collares, colgantes , objetos decorativos etc. realizados en diversos materiales como cuero, metal o conchas. Estos interesantes puestos dan muestra de una parte de los foráneos bohemios que han elegido el enclave del Parque Natural para vivir y ganarse la vida con su actividad artesanal o artística.
Je me suis amusé à multiplier les tours du château qui sont déjà au nombre de 17!
La forteresse construite par Saint Louis en 1230 comprend dix-sept tours érigées avec une alternance de schiste et d'assises de tuffeau. Elles sont hautes d'une trentaine de mètres, larges d'environ dix-huit mètres et reliées entre elles. Une dix-huitième tour existait auparavant, en dehors de l'enceinte, vers la Maine, la tour Guillon. Elle servait à l'approvisionnement du château. La tour Guillon a été démolie en 1832. Les massifs remparts construits de 1230 à 1240 à l’instigation de Saint Louis ont une circonférence d’environ 800 m de long. En tout, c'est une zone de 25 000 m2 qui est couverte par la forteresse. Du côté nord, l’abrupt du plateau est tel que les architectes n’ont pas jugé nécessaire de compléter les défenses.
I had fun multiplying the towers of the castle that are already 17!
The fortress built by Saint Louis in 1230 includes seventeen towers erected with an alternation of shale and tufa. They are about thirty meters high, about eighteen meters wide and interconnected. An eighteenth tower existed before, outside the enclosure, towards Maine, Guillon Tower. It was used to supply the castle. The Guillon tower was demolished in 1832. The massive ramparts built from 1230 to 1240 at the instigation of Saint Louis have a circumference of about 800 m long. In all, it is an area of 25 000 m2 which is covered by the fortress. On the north side, the steep plateau is such that the architects did not consider it necessary to complete the defenses.
a necessary trip to Kincardine yesterday...the roads had been ploughed after the storm the night before...and the best part...I was allowed three (3!) stops to shoot the scenery .... I was SO lucky !!!!
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Many thanks for all your great comments...appreciated as always!! :))
Iedereen heel erg bedankt voor de mooie woorden...:))
From hunebednieuwscafe.nl: There is only one hunebed within the borders of Assen, the provincial capital of Drenthe. It is a medium-sized hunebed close to the rustic village of Loon and it stands on the higher-lying Looner Es. This field had been left untouched during the redistribution of land. (This was a process by which farmers swapped parcels of land in order to consolidate their fields into one more efficient single holding). Up until 1870 this hunebed gradually sank into its own chamber beneath its covering mound. Then the “restorers”, under the approving eye of the Provincial Governor Mr. Gregory, decided that it was necessary to uncover this archaeological monument. At that time, the conventional thinking was that the covering mounds of hunebeds were not in fact original but had been caused by the later formation of sand dunes.
Il est comme cela, des moments Divin, ou pour avancer il faut se dépasser...
It is like that, of the Divine moments, or to advance it is necessary to exceed itself...
Created with Mandelbulb 3d. One of four tweaks of the same param by batjorge.
Views of the four continents of the planet Minaria Prime. It has not yet been determined whether the structures were formed naturally, or created by a long gone civilisation. More study will be necessary.
“It is necessary to name Him Whose silence I share and worship, for in His silence He also speaks my own name. He alone knows my name, in which I also know His name. For in the instant in which He calls me “my son” I am aware of Him as “my Father.” This recognition is, in me, an act, in Him a Person. The act in me is the movement of His Person, His Spirit, His Love, within me. When He moves, I move with Him, so that it is also I who move. And in my movement I both waken to know that “I am” and I cray “Abba, Father.”
As soon as He speaks my name, my silence is the silence of infinite life, and I know that I am because my heart has opened to my Father in the echo of the eternal years.
My life is a listening, His is a speaking. My salvation is to hear and respond. For this my life must be silent. Hence, my silence is my salvation. The sacrifice that pleases God is the offering of my soul—and of other souls.
The soul is offered to Him when it is entirely attentive to Him. My silence, which takes me away from all other things, is therefore the sacrifice of all things and the offering of my soul to God. It is therefore my most pleasing sacrifice. If I can teach others to live in the same silence, I am offering Him a most pleasing sacrifice.”
- Thomas Merton from Thoughts in Solitude
Small restaurant in the monastery in Zaostrog :)
The monastery in Zaostrog was originally founded in the 14th century by a community of Hermits of St. Augustine who left in the face of Turkish invasions. A Franciscan community settled in the abandoned building in 1468 and are still there today. They worked hard to expand and rebuild their monastery when fate deemed it necessary, building a library and running schools and a seminary for over five centuries. Today there is an excellent museum here, which, apart from the library, holds ethnographic and liturgical collections, an archive that includes valuable Turkish documentation, and a gallery of works by local artist Mladen Veža.
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Restauracja pod arkadami w klasztorze w Zaostrogu :)
Klasztor Franciszkański Najświętrzej Marii Panny, założony w XIVw. przez zakonników zwanych "pustelnikami św. Augustyna", którzy po upadku Bośni opuścili go i wycofali się na wyspy, jest najważniejszym zabytkiem w Zaostrogu. W 1468r. do klasztoru wprowadzili się franciszkanie i działają w nim do dzisiaj. Podnieśli oni znacznie poziom klasztoru i założyli w nim szkołę dla księży oraz bibliotekę. Dziś znajduje się tutaj muzeum, które oprócz biblioteki posiada zbiory etnograficzne i liturgiczne, archiwum z cenną dokumentacją turecką oraz galerię prac chorwackiego artysty Mladena Vežy.
So I called up the Captain
Please bring me my wine
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here
Since 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
"Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis"
Villaggio storico di Shirakawa-gō - Santuario di Hachiman
I chōzuya sono piccoli edifici situati all’interno del santuario, posti prima di arrivare alla sala principale, necessari per eseguire la pratica di purificazione prima di poter pregare i kami.
Al loro interno è presente una vasca che raccoglie l’acqua da utilizzare per eseguire il rito di purificazione.
Shirakawa-gō Historical Village - Hachiman Shrine
The chōzuya are small buildings located inside the sanctuary, placed before arriving at the main hall, necessary to perform the purification practice before being able to pray to the kami.
Inside there is a tank that collects the water to be used to perform the purification rite.
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Augustin continue d'améliorer son vol et son équilibre sur les différentes structures de l'Église. Maman Polly est perchée dans un érable pas très loin et prête à intervenir.
Pour la petite histoire d'Augustin:
www.facebook.com/groups/108537123291609/
Our fledgling Augustine is continuing to exercise his flight and equilibrium capabilities. His mom, Polly, is perched in a maple tree. Not far, she is ready to intervene if necessary.
The full story here:
More serendipity here, courtesy of that necessary weekly task, laundry, and the ability to peer into the window of the front-loading washer to observe bubbles churned up as the clothes go around.
To get the shot, I had to pause the cycle to open the door. This formation was clinging on to the tip of an inside-out pants pocket, about two inches (50.8mm) at the width I cropped to.
Another casualty of a failed moult or some over damage... still very beautiful!
Hopefully it will still find a mate and do the necessary!
Brown Moss - Shropshire
NOVA ZELANDA, Aotearoa B/N 2023
First Church is a prominent church in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the heart of the city on Moray Place, 100 metres to the south of the city centre. The church is the city's primary Presbyterian church. The building is regarded as the most impressive of New Zealand's nineteenth-century churches, and is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I structure.
Earlier structures:
Prior to the construction of the church, smaller earlier buildings had been used by the congregation, but the rapid rise in the city's population meant that a larger, more permanent structure was necessary.
The original First Church stood close to the former beach in the city's lower High Street. This was a rough, weatherboard building, erected very quickly, and capable of holding some 200 people. It was opened in September 1848, within six months of the arrival of the city's first permanent European settlers from Scotland. So hasty was the construction of the building that early congregations had to remain standing, as seating was not installed until three months later.
A stone church was built in 1850 which expanded and extended the original structure, doubling its capacity. This building not only served as a church, but, in the city's early days, was also a school, public lecture hall, and served as the Otago Provincial Council chambers. The building was utilitarian, and may have only ever been intended as a temporary solution, as plans for a more stately building were being mooted as early as 1856. After construction of the permanent church, the 1848 and 1850 buildings were used as a wool store, but were destroyed by fire in 1865.
From 1864 a third structure ("The Interim Church") was used, on a site above the previous buildings on Dowling Street. A sturdy wooden structure on a stone base, it had seating for 600, and was used until the present building was ready for use in 1873. The wooden building was dismantled and moved to Fryatt Street, where is served as a tram workshop; part of the original stone foundations on Dowling Street are still visible adjoining a city council car park.
Construction:
The current church stands on the stump of Bell Hill, a major promontory which initially divided the heart of Dunedin in two. In the city's early years, gold was discovered inland, resulting in rapid growth in the city. The hill became a massive obstacle to the development of Dunedin, and a decision was made by the Otago Provincial Council to make a substantial excavation into the hill. This resulted in a cutting through which one of the city's main streets, Princes Street, now passes, and the reduction of the height of Bell Hill by some 12 metres (40 ft). Much of the excavated soil and stone was used in the reclamation of land which now forms the Southern Endowment of South Dunedin. The church's site, on a promontory of what is left of the hill, commands views to the south across Queen's Gardens towards the Otago Harbour and South Dunedin.
The building, in decorated Gothic style, was designed in 1862 by Robert Lawson, who also designed the city's Knox Church, which has a similar tower. Lawson had won a competition for the design of the church from among six entrants.[7] Construction was delayed after the decision to reduce Bell Hill, with the foundation stone being laid in May 1868 by Dr. Thomas Burns, and was officially opened on 23 November 1873, by which time Burns, its champion, had already died.[3] The church is dominated by its multi-pinnacled tower crowned by a spire rising to 56.4 metres (185 ft). The spire is unusual as it is pierced by two-storeyed gabled windows on all sides, which give an illusion of even greater height. Such was Lawson's perfectionism that the top of the spire had to be dismantled and rebuilt when it failed to measure up to his standards. It can be seen from much of central Dunedin, and dominates the skyline of lower Moray Place, and has a capacity of over 1000.
The expense of the building was not without criticism. Some members of the Presbyterian synod felt the metropolitan church should not have been so privileged over the country districts where congregants had no purpose designed places of worship or only modest ones. The Reverend Dr Burns's championship of the project ensured it was carried through against such objections.
The building:
The rear of the building, as seen from Queens Gardens, shows the true architecture and extravagant European basilica-like quality of the church, which shocked its early congregation.
The mausoleum of William Larnach and family, in Dunedin Northern Cemetery, New Zealand, is a miniature replica of First Church.
Externally, First Church successfully replicates the effect, if on a smaller scale, of the late Norman cathedrals of England. The cathedral-like design and size can best be appreciated from the rear. There is an apse flanked by turrets, which are dwarfed by the massive gable containing the great rose window. It is this large circular window which after the spire becomes the focal point of the rear elevations. The whole architectural essay appears here almost European. Inside, instead of the stone vaulted ceiling of a Norman cathedral, there are hammer beams supporting a ceiling of pitched wood and a stone pointed arch acts as a simple proscenium to the central pulpit. Above this diffused light enters through a rose window of stained glass. This is flanked by further lights on the lower level, while twin organ pipes emphasise the symmetry of the pulpit.
At 56.4 metres (185 ft), the spire makes the building one of the tallest in the South Island, and it was the island's tallest building until the construction of ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch was completed in 1881. It again held that rank briefly from 1888, after the latter building was damaged by an earthquake. The church is currently the city's tallest building, and the fourth tallest building in the South Island (after Pacific Tower, the Forsyth Barr Building, and Rydge's Hotel, all in Christchurch).
The building is constructed of Oamaru stone, set on foundations of basalt breccia from Port Chalmers, with details carved by Louis Godfrey, who also did much of the woodcarving in the interior. The use of "cathedral glass", coloured but unfigured glass pending the donation of a pictorial window for the rose window is characteristic of Otago's 19th-century churches, where donors were relatively few reflecting the generally "low church" sentiments of the place. Similar examples can be found in several of Lawson's other churches throughout Otago.
Other notable features of the building include stained glass windows dedicated to those fallen in war and to the Otago Mounted Rifles. For many years, the church housed a 1908 Norman & Baird organ, though this was replaced in 1983 by a digital organ by Allen. A full set of eight change-ringing bells, cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, was installed in 1975 and are rung by members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers. At that time the only such set in a Presbyterian church outside the United Kingdom and claimed to be the southernmost ring of bells in the world.[9][10] A large bell on a pedestal stands outside the church, sent from Scotland in 1851. Also located in the grounds in front of the church is a memorial plaque to Dr. Burns. The entrance gates to the church feature two lamps which started life as Edinburgh street lamps, another connection to the homeland of many of the city's first settlers.
A miniature of the church was created by Lawson in the city's Northern Cemetery as a family tomb for noted early Dunedinite William Larnach.
Regular Sunday services are held in the church in English (10.00am), Cook Island Maori (12.00 Noon), and Samoan (2.00pm). The church is also used for a variety of both religious and secular civic and cultural events within the city.
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...Just a willingness to climb.
May 21, 1993: As seen from high above the Clinchfield's Copper Creek Viaduct, three 4-axle EMD's are at full throttle, shoving hard on the rear of a 90-car loaded coal train assaulting Southern Railway's "Gooseneck" grade at Speers Ferry, Virginia.
(Scanned from Kodachrome 64 slide.)
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02/26/21...Was on the phone the other day, when I saw this Opossum by the shore of the pond...I watched it for a few minutes before realizing I had a photo op...so off the phone and out the door I went! I hope this Opossum is OK...I always thought they were nocturnal.🤔 I could not really see what it was up to by the shore...getting a drink...washing up? It let me get about 20 feet (6M) before taking evasive action and did a slow trot off into the distance.
🔶🔷NOTE: CROPPED SO YOU CAN SEE THAT NICE SHARP TOOTH!🔷🔶
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Excerpt from mariannemeedward.ca/city-of-burlington-to-undertake-downt...:
Direct the Director of Community Planning to add 2012 Victoria Avenue, 518 Brant Street, 524 Brant Street, 530 Brant Street, 574 Brant Street, 600 Brant Street, 612 Brant Street and 620 Brant Street to the Municipal Heritage Register and provide notice to owners of the properties within 30 days, pursuant to section 27(5) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18; and
Authorize the City Clerk to take necessary action if there are any objections in accordance with Section 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18; and
Direct the Director of Community Planning to report back following the completion of the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscapes Study by Q3 of 2023 with study results, follow-up recommendations and a recommendation to remove 2012 Victoria Avenue, 518 Brant Street, 524 Brant Street, 530 Brant Street, 574 Brant Street, 600 Brant Street, 612 Brant Street or 620 Brant Street from the Municipal Heritage Register if they do not qualify for heritage designation.
This morning, on Hawk Hill - much less foggy than yesterday!
A 27-or-so exposure HDR panorama, processed in Photomatix and Photoshop. The tone-mapped HDR processing was only used sparingly in certain places, where necessary - it's mostly RAW data.
These direct-sun HDR panoramas are about as difficult to capture well as anything, but I think I'm starting to get it down pretty well these days. This one took about 3 hours to process.
I've been experimenting with a new technique to get more detail with less noise - this upload on flickr, though admittedly reduced from the 70-megapixel original, has had zero noise reduction applied, and seems pretty noise-free to my eyes. So, it seems to be working so far.
This image was actually made during very rough conditions. I managed to shield my camera and tripod from the very worst of the strong wind by taking position behind a sea wall. The long exposure was necessary because the light levels had become so low. This was one of my favourite images made in this way because I like the way the rocks are not completely swamped by the incoming waves, which would have created a fully misty effect. Half and half works best in this case.
Since yesterday, when we received about 4 cm (1,5 inches) of snow, an arctic blast is visiting Spain. Its name is Filomena, and it is expected to leave snowfall in the capital of up to 20 cm (8 inches) during today Friday and tomorrow Saturday.
Then the temperatures will drop sharply to around -12ºC (10F), a temperature that would be a low record in the city of Madrid.
This photo was taken from home at noon, and it shows families enjoying the snowfall, intense at the time, in one of the neighborhood parks.
Now, you need to be extremely cautious and safe. We are not used to these intense snowfalls, nor to the intense cold, therefore, we must take extreme precautions and take the car as necessary.
I wish you all a good Friday, good health and enjoy the beauty of Winter!
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Desde ayer, cuando recibimos unos 4 cm de nieve, una ola de frío ártica está visitando España. Su nombre es Filomena, y se espera que deje nevadas en la capital de hasta 20 cm durante hoy viernes y mañana sábado.
A continuación, las temperaturas bajarán intensamente hasta cerca de los -12ºC, temperatura que sería una mínima record en la ciudad de Madrid.
Esta foto está tomada desde casa al mediodía, y en ella se ve a unas familias disfrutando de la nevada, intensa en ese momento, en uno de los parques del barrio.
Ahora, es necesario extremar la precaución y la seguridad. No estamos acostumbrados a estas nevadas intensas, ni al frío tan intenso, por tanto, hay que extremar las medidas de precaución y coger el coche lo imprescindible.
¡Os deseo un buen Viernes a todos y todas, mucha salud y a disfrutar de la belleza del Invierno!
We'll be playin' and havin' fun
We just went on SL Vacation to IBIZA and it was one of the best times we've had!
I highly recommend gathering your friends and family to take an SL vacation together. Spend that time bonding and playing and doing the sorts of things you would in the real life...have meals together, play games, drink and chat.
We, as a group, go on vacation a fair amount, but every time we hit Gabe and Tye's sims, it's such an amazing and realistic experience!
being knowledgeable is essential, because, to me, nothing appears quite so difficult as to pose a model well and light him correctly, for the very reason that it seems so simple to do.
In the interest of photography and photographers I cannot urge amateurs enough to understand that photography is not a trade but an art and that, as a consequence, their feeling and their knowledge must be reflected in their works just as the feeling of a painter is reflected in his paintings :-)
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I have this theory about photographing covered bridges.
it goes something like this: no matter how remote the location, no matter how light the traffic flow in the area, no matter how quiet and still it all seems, the second you get your camera clamped down on the tripod and have the composition set just right, a car will appear from out of nowhere and come rip-snorting at you from behind, sending you diving for the safety of the truss-beams. It happens-always; and not just to me, I once saw a blue haired grandma appear out of nowhere and blast full throttle onto a remote Indiana bridge with my photographer friend Kevin strolling innocently inside. She careened out the far side--and since Kevin wasn't stuck to the grill of her Nissan Rogue-- I concluded right there that he had the kind of reflexes necessary to be a successful bridge photographer.
Olympus EM1 MarkII
Olympus M.12-200 f/3.5-6.3
Camera converted to 830nm Infrared
The Damme Canal (French: Canal de Damme. Dutch: Damse Vaart or Napoleonvaart) is a canal in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The canal links Bruges with the Western Scheldt at Sluis (now across the frontier in The Netherlands). It was constructed on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte who wished to create a canal network in order to permit the efficient transport of troops without the risk of disruptive interventions from the British navy.
Following the defeat of Napoleon, the original strategic imperative for the canal was removed. The plans in the Napoleonic era had called for a link to the Scheldt at Breskens. Half a century later the canal opened to traffic in 1856, and the link with the sea had moved to Sluis.
At Damme the canal crosses the Leopold Canal and the Schipdonk Canal, both of which were dug in the middle years of the nineteenth century in order to reduce the vulnerability of the Belgian canal network to Dutch interference, after the achievement in 1830 of Belgian independence. It was necessary to create a system of Siphons because of the differences in water level of the three canals. The canal was used until 1940 when French troops destroyed the siphon system: this put an end to maritime transport on the Damme Canal.
After war use of the canal resumed, but it was used now by pleasure boats, along with a tourist boat connecting Damme and Bruges.
Yellow Paloverde flowers are mostly yellow, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) across and the banner petal is cream or white.
Although common where found, Yellow Paloverde is relatively rare in the United States where it occurs only in Arizona and California. In Arizona it is found primarily in the central and west half of the state.
In Arizona, Yellow Paloverde, Parkinsonia microphylla, is "Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted" (A permit from the Department of Agriculture is necessary to transport this species off private property.)
Yellow Paloverde trees live more than 70 years of age.
Parkinsonia microphylla has attractive flowers, the flowers and their plants may be visited or used by butterflies, moths, flies, honeybees, native bees and other insects in search of nectar, food or shelter and protection.
Yelow Paloverde flowers are visted and pollinated by honeybees and native bees.
Southwest Arizona, USA.
Full frame. No crop. No post processing. Dedicated Vintage macro film lens.
What is necessary now is to recognise our own nature instead of going on being confused.
The ever present Buddha nature is like the unhindered sun shining in the sky, but sunshine never reaches inside a cave facing north. This cave is an analogy for misunderstanding, wrong view or partial understanding.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche