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There was a church at Corsham in Saxon times and the remains of this are incorporated in the present church where the narrowness of the nave and thinness of its walls indicate Saxon work. The Normans added aisles, a new chancel and the second stage of the tower among other work. Thus the church was largely rebuilt in the 12th century and a Lady Chapel was added in the 13th. The opening of the 14th cenury saw a period of re-building and extension which lasted for 200 years and included the present north aisle, the south aisle, the upper stage of the tower, the south porch and the rebuilding of the Lady Chapel by Thomas Tropenell, whose tomb is in the chapel. The font is of the 15th century while the spire on top of the tower may have been rebuilt in the 1630s. Little was done in the 18th century and the church may may have been neglected in favour of secular building for in 1810 the spire was found to be dangerous and was taken down and in 1813 a committee recommended the erection of a completely new church. This was not followed up and in 1815 buttresses were added and improvements made. In 1848 it was found that there was insufficient room for worshippers and the possibility of a new church was again raised but instead interior alterations were carried out. Finally in 1874 a leading church architect, G. E. Street, was consulted and he made several recommendations, including one for extending the church, which was abandoned. One major work that was carried out was the removal of the central tower and the building of a new one, including a spire on the south side of the church. The new tower has little resemblance to the old despite the original intention of preserving the design and re-using the stone.
Castles of South Bohemia - Rožmberk Castle
Considered as one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, the Rožmberk Castle stands on a promotory carved out on three sides by the river Vltava. It was was founded in the first half of the 13th century
It is regarded as the cradle of the House of Rožmberk, also known as the "Lords of the Rose", a historical Czech aristocratic family.
Um dos mais antigos castelos da Boémia, o Castelo de Rožmberk fica situado num promontório esculpido em três lados pelo rio Moldava. Foi fundado na primeira metade do século 13 e é considerado como o berço da Casa de Rožmberk, também conhecida como os "Senhores da Rosa", uma histórica família aristocrática Checa.
Magnificent 'Children of Lir' sculpture (by artist Malcolm Robertson) at Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland -
commemorating the legend of the 4 children of King Lir who were turned into swans by their jealous stepmother Queen and spent 300 years on the Sea of Moyle. The dramatic cliffs of Fair head on the horizon and Scotland beyond that.
It’s hard to believe that today marks the 4th anniversary of the launch of the blog (which subsequently led to the launched this flickr photostream a month later). As usual, above is my photo collage of places we got to visit on the blog in 2017, covering everything from Albertsons to Publix to Winn-Dixie and even a Gooding’s or two, there’s always plenty to see out there and plenty of new adventures to be found! I have plenty more lined up for 2018 on the blog, as well as here on flickr. While the blog will be on break until January as I begin to get next year’s posts ready, my flickr account will continue as normal. Starting on Friday we continue with Part 3 of our photo chronicle of the Cocoa Beach Publix, the very interesting post-closure part of that photoset…
Anyway, thanks to everyone for their continued support of both the blog and AFB on flickr! You can view the special 4 year anniversary blog post by clicking here, and in addition to that, I also have a new post on a very interesting abandoned Albertsons which you can view here. More interesting Florida supermarkets and retail to come in 2018, and who knows what I have yet to discover over the next year!
End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sudden dark is clear
Leading on your deaths construction
Taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how I'm killing you
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Needlework the way, never you betray
life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
chop your breakfast on a mirror
Taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how I'm killing you
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Master, Master, Where's the dreams that I've been after?
Master, Master, You promised only lies
Laughter, Laughter, All I hear and see is laughter
Laughter, Laughter, laughing at my cries
Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
just a rhyme without a reason
Neverending maze, drift on numbered days
now your life is out of season
I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Master of Puppets, "Master of Puppets" (1986) - Metallica
European Reggae Festival.
25 years Walking Together (1994-2018)
Rototom Sunsplash 2018 | 25th anniversary
Benicássim from 16 to 22 of August 2018
www.spurnpoint.com/Spurn_Point.htm
Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/
A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
Decided on an spur of the moment expedition as the weather was good and decided to revisit some old locations. This is an amazing place however, the clouds of midges made me their all you can eat buffet and only got a few shots. Now look as if I have measles!
Rotunda of Mosta, The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta. Sometimes called The Mosta Dome is a church in Malta. It is said s miracle happened here during World War 2 when a German 500lb bomb smashed through the roof and into church floor in the middle of 300 worshipers. The bomb did not explode and nobody was killed or seriously injured. Beautiful building.
I was poking around with an image of a fountain from Independence, Oregon. I tried a couple layers with some interesting effects. Then, I looked at the water coming out of the fountain, and it was gray, and blank. Hmmm, I thought, what can I put in there? A thought struck…
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Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
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this part of the Oaxacan market was devoted to meats of all sorts, grilled, cooked, smoked.. all delicious. The air is full of smoke from charcoal grills and grilled food.
Photo also gives an example on the difference in height between me and most Mexicans.. Im holding the cam to my eye here.. :p
This shot is further along the old Switzerland Trail, the Denver, Boulder & Western RR, from the last shot after it dips south again at the point where it curves back north again. The grade curves through a cut of almost no point because it could simply have been leveled if they had wanted. Once again, the grade is nearly flat. It appears that shrubs and aspen keep chipping away at the edges of the grade. For the time being, this section is drive-able if you don't mind brush scratching against the sides of your vehicle. I chose to walk anyway. There are places to park a-plenty. These aspen were still colorful because sheltered. Nothing is turning orange-red here this year.
Google maps shows how another route was forged to cut off the curve and head up the side of the hill only to peter out. Other 4WD traces can be seen. Some need to blast away the environment; have 4WD will blaze... just like acquiring bump stocks to allow blazing away.
This year, I was wind blown on my way up to Gold Hill, where I only spent time at the Gold Hill Mill. I got hit by monster snow flakes as I headed west toward Gold Hill Station where it tapered off as you can see. I plunged along the Colorado & Northwestern railroad grade to the Ward mining camp into aspen groves. This looks like the well traveled mountain road is a little rougher. though less than a one-hundredth percent grade.
The D&RG had a 4% grade west of Denver, where they started to gain serious elevation. Well... the grade on most of this section is almost level while there are enough curves to cause slow motion neck whiplash. One of the designers admitted at least one curve was too tight for the engines that were on order. They simply changed the curve labels on the surveys ever so slightly. Apparently, the engine design had that much built in. (source, a mechanical engineering student of one designer) That's why the inner drivers were "blind" and without flanges on the consolidation type engines (2-4-0s).
Portions can be driven in high-centered (not necessarily 4WD, it's level). Get out and walk for an encompassing experience and a lot of shots. Well along the grade from here it's cut off by the Sawmill road. Find the Switzerland Trail on Google maps - Ward, CO then 2 1/2 miles S-E to here. Zoom in, many segments of the grade is marked on Google maps. Take the camera, a snack and hydration. You need the exercise (the current best way, not Amazon's Echo, to insure longevity), the reason for my excursions. Much is missed from the vehicle; park it in a handy spot. On such a trek on the Switzerland Trail, it is impossible to get lost; follow the grade! You'll find a lot of scenes with the Rockies in the backdrop.
It's easy to follow the grade on Google Maps and easier when on the ground. It is pretty darn easy to see the RR grade from this shot. The color was somewhat short of peak but it may not look like it while in the depths. The autumn leaves look like mosaic tile art. Indian Peaks Wilderness Area is the background... at least intil Ryan Zinke sells it off to HIS big money interests.
ODC topic: "A Macro of Anything."
I don't take my macro lens with me on my morning walks through the marsh, but my 18-200 gets in pretty close, and with a bit of cropping, I guess you could call this a macro, sort of... Maybe a pseudo macro... Anyway, a cheery new blossom against a clear blue sky is a heartening sign that spring is rapidly approaching, and I'm sure that means more to most than whether this is technically a macro or not.
Lady of Light Explored
Self Portraits in 2012
I have been obsessed with lines of light and these little hard light cracks that fall in between posts and such. last night I did a few instagram shots using a crack in our den door, now on my way into the condo I saw this shaft of light right on our front door. Having an itch already to do something fun today with my camera and the light, I ran outside with Kerry to help me look less like an idiot lol.
Winner of the Third Place in The Critic in July 2017
Please understand that this certificate is part of a work of appreciation that I do between my wife and me.
The photos that I choose, enter into a photographic quality analysis within the different modalities and if they are artistically fit within what is "photography".
My job is to analyze the quality of the photo, its framing, dynamics, artistic style, perspective, color balance, light compensation and mainly the edition.
The work my wife does is to analyze the effect of the visual balance and the process of psychic acceptance within the natural phenomena of consciousness.
This is to give you some kind of appreciative motivation in your photographs, "which I consider to be of great value for everyone who receives a certificate"
This critical work that we do in private and without attacking the sensitivity of people, is done between my wife and me.
We are based on an emotional motivation and of course without any kind of monetary or recognition interest.
The Critic is a "Group of appreciation and constructive criticism"
Por favor, entiendan que este certificado es parte de un trabajo de apreciacion que hago entre mi esposa y yo.
Las fotos que yo escojo, entran en un analisis de calidad fotografica dentro de las distintas modalidades y si son aptas artísticamente dentro de lo que es "fotografia".
Mi trabajo es analizar la calidad de la foto, su encuadre, dinámica, estilo artístico, perspectiva, balance del color, compensación de la luz y principalmente la edicion.
El trabajo que hace mi esposa es analizar el efecto del visual balance y el proceso de aceptación psíquica dentro de los fenómenos naturales de la consciencia.
Esto es para darles a ustedes algun tipo de motivación apreciativa en vuestras fotografías, "cosa que considero de gran valor para cada cual que reciba un certificado"
Este trabajo de crítica que lo hacemos en privado y sin atacar la sensibilidad de las personas, es hecho entre mi esposa y yo.
Nos basados en una motivación anímica y como es natural sin ningún tipo de interés monetario o de reconocimiento.
El Critico es un "Grupo de apreciacion y crítica constructiva"
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Important note:
"Position number three is a privileged position, which tells you that you must understand why you are there.
In many competitions of art, photographs, athletics, etc., this position reiterates that you must attend more about what possibly happened to you, and how you should improve yourself. But this position tells you that you no lost the competition, but that you are a possible chosen to be a winner of the first or second place in the near future."
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Nota importante:
"La posición número tres es una posición privilegiada, que te dice que debes de entender por que tu estas ahi.
En muchas competencias de arte, fotografías, atletismo, etc, esta posición te reitera que debes de atender mas sobre lo que posiblemente te sucedio, y como debes de mejorarte. Pero esta posición no te dice que perdiste la competencia, si no que eres un posible elegido para ser un ganador del primero o segundo lugar en un futuro próximo."
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Cats are aliens, I`m sure of it. Cute, vicious, furry purring delights maybe, but aliens all the same. I read it in a book when I was a kid ... well, ok, it was sci-fi, but that doesn`t mean it`s not true!
(Blinky`s eye is missing, but the socket seems to be healing ok. These are some of about a dozen cats that live in one house up my street.)
Trying to get into the Flickr rhythm. Hasn't quite happened yet. Maybe with practice and a faster interface with all things binary ... until then, most of my stuff is still going up on Fotolog. I'm really not sure what the site admins are doing these days but it's my first webfoto home and besides, i'm a creature of habit (some good, some crippling). But I want to give this Flickr thing a go. It's an entirely different animal.
Thousands of protesters and supporters gathered along the Embarcadero in San Francisco today to watch the official run of the Olympic Torch as it visited San Francisco and the United States.
Unfortunately most spectators and protesters were disappointed when after gathering for hours city officials changed the torch route at the last minute.
Rather than run the torch along the previously arranged route along the Embarcadero, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, the torch instead travelled from McCovey Cove to Van Ness Avenue where runners then ran the torch down Bay Street and Marina Blvd.
The change in route for the torch run did not change the protest mood down along the Embarcadero however. Supporters of the Olympics exchanged chants and shouts with protesters who mostly seemed to be protesting China's continued occupation of Tibet. Flags were waved and protest signs were carried in an overall peaceful demonstration.
To see my complete set of images from today's protest you can click through here.
Niet Ban Tinh Xa - Temple of Nirvana.
Niet Ban Tinh Xa is both the famous pagoda and scenic beauty site, attracting hundreds of visitors daily. People come to the pagoda either to make ceremonial offerings or to enjoy the scenic view to the ocean.
I was not paying attention to our tour guide so not much info to share for this place.
The Tower of London was built my the Normans and dates back to 1066 with the White Tower being built in 1078. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Park's of Hamilton have supplied coaches to North Lanarkshire Council for the start of the school term following several school contracts not being covered.
They are being driven by North Lanarkshire Council and SPT staff as well as Park's own drivers. 2 RWM is a Volvo B8R/Plaxton Leopard new to the fleet in January 2020.
Unicorn fish in Burgers Ocean
The unicorn fishes are 17 species of surgeonfishes in the genus Naso; all of which are marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs. They are so named because of a spike that protrudes from its forehead; however some species have a bulbous protrusion rather than a pronounced spike, and some lack a spike altogether.
The species here is Spotted Unicorn Fish or Paletail Unicorn Tang (Naso brevirostris).
Burgers Ocean, a part of Burgers Zoo (Arnhem, the Netherlands), is a tropical reef, where you will find living corals, coral fishes, sharks, rays and many more animal species from the tropical seas in South-east Asia.
Highlight is a tunnel through a tank with sting rays and sharks swimming over your head.
It consists of 11 very big bassins with a total content of over 8 million litres of seawater. The largest bassin is protected by the largest window in the world, a 100 m2 and 35 cm thick. For keeping the water clean there are 10 km in piping and a pumping capacity of 1.050 m3 per hour. They are able to produce an equavilant of 57.000 litres seawater.
In the aquariums of Burgers Ocean live over 3000 fish in 160 species, and over 5000 invertebrates in over 200 species (including 3000 corals in about 100 species), plus numerous polyps and the like.
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Eenhoornvis in Burgers Ocean
De eenhoornvissen zijn 17 soorten doktersvissen in het geslacht Naso. Het zijn allemaal zeevissen die in tropische zeeën leven, meestal rond de koraalriffen. Ze worden zo genoemd omdat er meestal een “neus” uit het voorhoofd steekt.
De soort hier op de foto is de "Gewone eenhoornvis" (Naso brevirostris)
Burgers Ocean, een deel van Burgers Zoo, is een tropisch rif, waar je levende koralen, koraalvissen, haaien, roggen en nog veel meer diersoorten uit de tropische zeeën van Zuidoost-Azië kunt zien.
Burgers Ocean, het grootste aquarium in Nederland en Europa, bestaat uit 11 zeer grote aquaria met een totale inhoud van meer dan 8 miljoen liter zeewater.
Hoogtepunt is een glazen tunnel door een aquarium waar roggen en haaien naast en boven je hoofd zwemmen.
Het grootste aquarium wordt beschermd door de grootste raam in de wereld met een oppervlakte van 100 m2 en 35 cm dik glas. Om het water schoon te houden zijn er 10 km leidingen en pompen met een capaciteit van 1.050 m3 per uur.
In de aquaria van Burgers Ocean leven ruim 3000 vissen in 160 soorten, en meer dan 5000 ongewervelde dieren in ruim 200 soorten (waaronder 3000 koralen in zo'n 100 soorten), plus talloze poliepen en dergelijke.
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A not so large fire display lights up the dark night sky of the desert town of Pushkar.
This, I was told, was the first time that the display was being tried out in the town.
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Thorondún, the sword of Glorfindel (also called 'Soronúme' in ancient Sindarin) means Eagle of the Western Sun. Glorfindel was a mighty Elf-Lord of Gondolin, who lived during the Elder Days of the First Age in Arda. He was the Chief of the House of the Golden Flower, and was also one of Turgon's most trusted captains and the fiercest of warriors.
Glorfindel’s power and strength in battle is shrouded in mystery. And even less is known about his mighty sword Thorondún, which he used to slay the Balrog during The Fall of Gondolin, in which he also was slain.
Whether the sword was forged in Valinor or in Middle Earth remains a mystery. But what is known is that it was buried with him by the great eagle Thorondor, who lifted him up from the abyss.
A fitting honor to him and his blade, since the sword was forged to represent the strength of the great Western Eagles.
On the blade is engraved the name of the sword in Tengwar writing, on the other side is the emblem of the House of the Golden Flower, both amidst engraved swirling ivy patterns.
On the grip and scabbard are carved similar motifs, as well as the phrase “the Awakened One”, which foreshadows Glorfindel’s conquering of death and inevitable return to Middle Earth in order to fight the shadow that rises in the east during the Third Age.
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This was an incredibly enjoyable and rewarding sword for myself (David DelaGardelle) to forge to life for my friend and fellow artist; Justin Gerard.
Justin started an incredible series of Silmarillion inspired paintings, and his rendition of Glorfindel fighting the Balrog was one of the most striking.
This blade was crafted as a wedding-gift to him, from both myself and his good friend and and fellow-artist Cory Godbey.
It is the physical representation of years spent being inspired by his art, and the both of us equally drawing inspiration from the sanctified imagination of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings.
Special thanks to Maria B. for kindly translating the names into Elvish for me to engrave and carve onto the sword!
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Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The mansion is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues leading to follies within a larger wooded park. Belton has been described as a compilation of all that is finest of Carolean architecture, the only truly vernacular style of architecture that England had produced since the Tudor period. The house has also been described as the most complete example of a typical English country house; the claim has even been made that Belton's principal facade was the inspiration for the modern British motorway signs which give directions to stately homes. Only Brympton d'Evercy has been similarly lauded as the perfect English country house. For three hundred years, Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow and Cust family, who had first acquired land in the area in the late 16th century. Between 1685 and 1688 Sir John Brownlow and his wife had the present mansion built. Despite great wealth they chose to build a modest country house rather than a grand contemporary Baroque palace. The contemporary, if provincial, Carolean style was the selected choice of design. However, the new house was fitted with the latest innovations such as sash windows for the principal rooms, and more importantly completely separate areas for the staff. As the Brownlows rose from baronets to barons upward to earls and then once again became barons, successive generations made changes to the interior of the house which reflected their changing social position and tastes, yet the fabric and design of the house changed little. Following World War I (a period when the Machine Gun Corps was based in the park), the Brownlows, like many of their peers, were faced with mounting financial problems. In 1984 they gave the house away—complete with most of its contents. The recipients of their gift, the National Trust, today fully open Belton to the public. It is in a good state of repair and visited by many thousands of tourists each year The Brownlow family, a dynasty of lawyers, began accumulating land in the Belton area from approximately 1598. In 1609 they acquired the reversion of the manor of Belton itself from the Pakenham family, who finally sold the manor house to Sir John Brownlow I in 1619. The old house was situated near the church in the garden of the present house and remained largely unoccupied, since the family preferred their other houses elsewhere. John Brownlow had married an heiress but was childless. He became attached to two of his more distant blood relations: a great-nephew, also called John Brownlow, and a great-niece, Alice Sherard. The two cousins married each other in 1676 when both were aged 16; three years later, the couple inherited the Brownlow estates from their great-uncle together with an income of £9,000 per annum (about £ 1.17 million in present day terms) and £20,000 in cash (equivalent to about £ 2.59 million now). They immediately bought a town house in the newly fashionable Southampton Square in Bloomsbury, and decided to build a new country house at Belton. Work on the new house began in 1685. The architect thought to have been responsible for the initial design is William Winde, although the house has also been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe the design to be so similar to Roger Pratt's Clarendon House, London, that it could have been the work of any talented draughtsman. The assumption popular today, that Winde was the architect, is based on the stylistic similarity between Belton and Coombe Abbey, which was remodelled by Winde between 1682 and 1685. Further evidence is a letter dated 1690, in which Winde recommends a plasterer who worked at Belton to another of his patrons. Whoever the architect, Belton follows closely the design of Clarendon House, completed in 1667. This great London town house (demolished circa 1683) has been one of the most admired buildings of its era due to "its elegant symmetry and confident and common-sensical design". Sir John Summerson described Clarendon House as "the most influential house of its time among those who aimed at the grand manner" and Belton as "much the finest surviving example of its class". John and Alice Brownlow assembled one of the finest teams of craftsmen available at the time to work on the project. This dream team was headed by the master mason William Stanton who oversaw the project. His second in command, John Thompson, had worked with Sir Christopher Wren on several of the latter's London churches, while the chief joiner John Sturges had worked at Chatsworth under William Talman. The wrought-ironworker John Warren worked under Stanton at Denham Place, Buckinghamshire, and the fine wrought iron gates and overthrow at Belton may be his. Thus so competent were the builders of Belton that Winde may have done little more than provide the original plans and drawings, leaving the interpretation to the on-site craftsmen. This theory is further demonstrated by the external appearance of the adjoining stable block. More provincial, and less masterful in proportion, it is known to have been entirely the work of Stanton.
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I made a half recipe of this chocolate cake in my 6" cake pans. I used leftover vanilla bean frosting (from the cake pops I made) between the two layers and on top, leaving the edges raw. Then I topped it with strawberries and white chocolate melted and drizzled over top.
(chocolate cake from food network, leftover quick buttercream from confections of a foodie bride)
The Bank of China building gleams in the Hong Kong skyline.
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Portrait of Marina at the #filmandfriends workshop in Brussels last year. This was a film workshop where I met a great group of people and made some real and very talented friends. David Divjak, Olivier SM Photography.
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So the lucky old Ball of Light has got it's own website. I suppose it was kind of inevidable. The Ball of Light has been looking so so pretty the last couple of months.
The sighting of the Ball of Light was a special one. It ws freezing out, up in the Barossa Valley, and I wasnt expecting any more. And oh boy I was not dissapointed. The old Ball of Light was a bit shaky, but was it bright. I hope you enjoy.
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Field of Light, one of Bruce Munro's outdoor light sculpture installations at Waddesdon Manor Gardens, Aylesbury, Bucks
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Making of for this week's MacroMondays challenge
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Long Exposure of Glittering Howrah Bridge - Kolkata
Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943,the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the two cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965 it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate.It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.
The bridge is one of two on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. It weathers the storms of the Bay of Bengal region, carrying a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehicles and possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians,easily making it the busiest cantilever bridge in the world. The third-longest cantilever bridge at the time of its construction, the Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.
This is Cathedral of the Dormition at the Pechersk Lavra in Kiev. It was cold and my tripod was like holding on to liquid nitrogen.
The cathedral was built by a group of Antonite monks from Constantinople on top of a complex network of caves under the Berestov Mount overlooking the Dneiper river.
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