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Photo-story response to a photostory challenge prompt: create or assemble a group of action figure characters who will be marooned on an uncharted island in the style of the 1960s television program "Gilligan's Island."
An afternoon wonder around Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a commune in the French department of Côte-d'Or, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
The village was awarded membership in Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("France's most beautiful villages").
The medieval village of Flavigny is situated on a rocky spur, surrounded by three streams: the Ozerain, the Recluse and the Verpant.
The first written mention of the village of Flavigny was in the Latin form of its name, Flaviniacum, which appears in the cartulary (or charter) of the Benedictine abbey founded on the site by a certain Widerard in 719. In the mid-9th century, in response to the increasing frequency of Viking raids, the relics of Saint Reine (or Santa Regina) were removed from the nearby town of Alise to Flavigny in the hopes that they could be better protected in a more fortified setting. The relics remain in Flavigny to this day, although they travel back to Alise every fall for the celebration of the saint's feast day in early September.
The town was prosperous during the Middle Ages, catering to large numbers of pilgrims, both those who came to visit the relics of Saint Reine and those on their way to Santiago de Compostela. By the 10th century, the abbey had grown into a town, with a parish church dedicated to St. Genest in addition to the abbey church (dedicated to St Peter). During the 12th and 13th centuries, extensive fortifications were raised around the town; large portions of these walls still surround the village to this day, including the Porte du Val (which includes both an inner gate dating to the 13th century and a sixteenth-century outer gate), and the 15th century Porte du Bourg with its statue of the Virgin. Despite these fortifications, Flavigny was occupied by the English during the Hundred Years' War.
In 1632 the Ursuline convent of Flavigny was founded, and in the early 18th century a new residence for the Abbot of Flavigny was constructed. However, by that time the abbacy had become corrupt and was held by a layman who had little to do with the town. At the time of the French Revolution, there may have been as few as five monks in residence. The abbey church was probably already in ruins, although local tradition holds that it suffered damage at the hands of revolutionaries. The parish church, St. Genest, emerged from the Revolution more or less unharmed.
In the 21st century, Flavigny has fewer than 400 year-round residents, although this number increases in the summer due to the substantial number of foreigners (Swiss, American, Australian, German) who have summer homes in the village. The abbey now houses the factory which manufactures Les Anis de Flavigny, small aniseed-flavored pastilles distributed worldwide. Various artists and artisans make their homes in the village, and it has become a popular tourist destination.
Restaurant de l'Abbaye on Rue de l'Abbaye. It is opposite what was Flavigny Abbey (now Anis de Flavigny).
Went back to the Portland Oregon zoo again today and, of course, couldn't stay away from the butterflies!!
Now I took this photo a few months back and have forgotten what this is... Is it an Alligator or a Crocodile? What are some of the ways I can tell in the future? Help me people...
Yes! It's Cincinnati
Fountain Square is a city square in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1871, it was renovated in 1971 and 2005 and currently features many shops, restaurants, hotels, and offices.
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Weir or cascade, piers, fishing pavilions, gate piers to east and walling with balustrade to west. Begun 1716. By John Simpson, stone cutter for John Aislabie, and completed by Robert Doe in 1728. Gritstone and ashlar, with Westmorland slate roofs to pavilions. North face: cascade of 4 steps flanked by piers with bands of frosted rustication and ball finials. Each. flanking revetment wall has a stone mask, and water spout, with stone basin projecting beneath mask to right. Walls terminate with fishing pavilions built over double-arched sluices from the Canal (qv), which project as bastions into the lake with a Venetian window, moulded eaves cornice, pyramidal roof, ball finial and weather vane. To east: 3 piers (gates restored), approximately 2 metres high having moulded bases, deep cornices and flat caps. The revetment wall west of the west fishing pavilion by Robert Doe has 2 heavy bull-nose mouldings and is surmounted by a balustrade with vase- shaped balusters and square piers supporting a moulded coping with ball finials. South elevation: the fishing pavilions each have a 6-panel door in architrave with double keystone. Left and right returns of fishing pavilions: sash with glazing bars in eared architrave with cornice. Interior of fishing pavilions: west pavilion destroyed by-fire c1960; east pavilion has a projecting sill below the Venetian window, with dado and moulded skirting. The weir or cascade with the flanking bastions were amongst the first of the garden structures to be built. The Canal (qv) was begun in 1716 and this northern termination and major feature in the scheme was begun before the South Sea Bubble of 1720, after which John Aislabie retired from politics and devoted himself to the work at Studley Royal. The parapeted wall to west of the tabernacle replaced an earlier earthern embankment. The ball finials originally alternated with decorated and handled lead urns. 2 survive in store at time of resurvey. The heavy bull- nose moulding is similar to that on the Octagon Tower (qv) which was Gothicized in 1738. EH Listing
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c'était pour la foire intergastra en 1974 où j'ai eu une médaille d'Or.
La ville était Stuttgart en Allemagne !!!
The water gives me an illusion that I am down at Cabo San Lucas rather than in the Rockies. All I was thinking about is to dive in. But as a matter of fact, the water is at a constant temperature of 199°F (93°C) and can guarantee a cooked rosemanios in 2 minutes!
Excelsior Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.
The 7th of June 1970 at Powderham and I am not sure if 555AFJ is still operating for Greenslades or not, livery is ok but no name. The coach was an AEC Reliance with Harrington Cavalier C36F bodywork that was new to Greenslades in June 1960.
Image from a slide in my collection taken by an unknown photographer.
So, I've taken a shot or two to show you how I've set up my photo area. With a big piece of white cardboard, two big sheets of paper, a tripod, chair, a big honking window, and plenty of wonderful sun-light. :)
This shot shows the actual area where I take the shots, I've got one piece of paper flat on the table, and another curved up on the cardboard, creating a seemingly seamless background.
or possibly Trimezia martinicensis or Neomarica longifolia... they all kinda look the same ;-)
Flower Forest, St. Joseph, Barbados - 17th March, 2014
Most of these photos were taken hand held and under an overcast sky. People were always in the way and some shots were from the passenger seat of a moving car, and of moving cars. Not my best work however a fun day.
These photos all contain a Jowett in some way.
2012. the year of the vintage (made between 1919 and 1930), veteran (pre-1919) and old.
No Classic cars (That comes in the 2013 run).
For more information look at www.baytobirdwood.com.au/the_run.html
I got to the grounds early (about 6am) and watched the oval fill from nothing. 1800 cars were expected for the biggest event of this type in the world.
From the website
"The sun will not yet have risen over the Adelaide Hills when the very first vehicles start arriving at Adelaide Shores. It may only be 6am but the excitement will already be palpable as these marvellous veteran, vintage and early classic vehicles ready themselves for the biennial Bay to Birdwood Run.
Breakfast With The Cars has become a tradition and this is the spectators' opportunity to mix 'n mingle with entrants and their vehicles. Enjoy a range of breakfasts provided by local service organisations washed down with jazz and other vintage entertainment, line the start ahead of the flag off by the one and only Glen Dix at 8:30 am and be a part of this icon event. It takes approximately 1.5 hours for all entrant vehicles to depart on the route to Birdwood - give them a send off they won't forget!
Vehicles head down West Beach Road after the official Start turning right into Tapleys Hill Road then left into Anzac Highway. Their journey through metropolitan Adelaide en route to the Finish at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood enables the spectators who line the 72km route each year to see Australia's greatest motoring show on wheels pass right in front of them - 2 hours of motoring history!"
The cars need to meet strict guidelines and the drivers and passangers are encouraged to dress in period clothes.
"Only those motor vehicles built and at ready for sale stage on or before 31 December 1955 are eligible to take part.
The onus of proof of date of build is the responsibility of the entrant and if required by the Committee must be substantiated and be supported by a Statutory Declaration. In the event of false information being supplied all entry monies will be forfeited.
All motor vehicles must be substantially to manufacturers' specifications, roadworthy and of acceptable standard of quality in the opinion of the Committee."
I enjoyed the ride. We passed many broken down cars whilst gliding along in my fathers Jowett Javelin.
We ended up in the fields behind the Birdwood Mill. We looked through the muesum and also the best dressed cars in the Concours d'Elegance. We listened to period music and poked about amongst the cars.
Canon EOS 5D, 24-70.
2012
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Ugly or beautiful, only a matter of opinion, but I just find cicadas shells so fascinating.
Bring happy memories of exploring, so many years ago...
The cicada itself, is very beautiful, colourful, non-bitey, but so noisy.
To me, they sing, "Our Summer is finally here! Time to get excited for Christmas!"
They're singing to me now…
Without the cicada, this amazing time of year, would lose a little something...
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Man or Astro-man? is a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade but is now almost unknown
Confession: I like mooses. Alot.
When I was like 6 or 7 my grandmother came to visit us in Maryland from North Dakota. She brought my brother and I gifts as most grandparents do for their grandchildren. I don't remember what she brought my brother but she brought me this stuffed mouse. It was cute and nice but mostly it was just a stupid mouse that I would throw in my closet with all other stuffed animals I didn't really care for. She was staying in my room and so her suitcase was in there. I saw this stuffed moose in there and instantly knew I HAD to have it. I asked her who it was for and she said she'd got one animal for me and one for my cousin April. I asked if I could trade and she said yes cause she's awesome like that. She handed it to me and said "Sure, you can have the cow!" And of course I had to jump in and say "Gramma, it's not a COW! It's a MOOSE!" So we argued back and forth over it for a while and it became "Cow-Moose," which drove my parents crazy because there's no such thing as a Cow-Moose.
I proved them wrong this year after seeing a documentary on Animal Planet about mooses and finding out that a female moose is indeed called a Cow Moose. HA!
Ever since then I've been obsessed with mooses collecting anything and everything with a moose on it. I've got pencils, socks, stickers, teeshirts, figurines, keychains, necklaces - if it's got a moose on it, I own it. My family thinks it's weird because it's not a 'normal' cute animal that most people collect like tigers or panda bears.
My favourite thing about Christmas is getting a new moose (or 4). Christmas isn't allowed to end until I've unwrapped at least one.
Poe is a moose my mom bought for me that somehow became my favourite. I used to carry him everywhere, and I still sleep with him.
And I know the plural for more than one moose is still moose. Mooses just sounds better.
Do you guys think I'm crazy now?
I was going to write about my whole emergency room ordeal but I want to keep this entry kind of happy. I'm doing so much better now, the naproxen is killing my stomach but the pain in my ribcage has almost gone away completely. Maybe I'll make another entry later or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for all your support and comments and mails and stuff, I really appreciate it so much! <3
It was lovely to come across a clump of these Daffodils (or Narcissi?) growing wild at Pt Pelee. Bright and cheery, and sparkly - and, unlike the warblers, stayed still and close!
Finally, I am getting back to sorting through and editing my photos from a trip with friends to Pt Pelee in Ontario, and Tadoussac in Quebec. Will have to work on this in between an absolutely mammoth clearing-out of my home, partly because of the mouse/mice that have totally stressed out and drained me for the last seven or so months. Though I started off using mouse traps, nothing was caught, which is when I had to pay for a pest control guy to come - useless. Friends and I placed several simple, disposable traps recently and, hey presto, one mouse was caught (to my horror, ha). Since then, after my friends very kindly came and removed it, I have seen no sign or sound from any further mice, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. These four photos were taken on Day 3 at Pt Pelee. Photos taken in the morning were during a tour with Tom Hince, from 6:00 am to 11:00 am - so many birders on the trails! Funny how so many birders are very tall people, so I often could not even see anything. I have added one friend's ebird list for birds seen on Day 3 at Pt Pelee, in a comment box below. Most of these birds were not seen by me : ( However, I was happy to see what I did see.
I try to post in more or less the order in which my images were taken. I have a lot of images that I want to add to my albums for this holiday, many of poor quality or of little interest to others. I wil try and post a lot at night, when most people are probably off Flickr. Please bear with me.
Four friends (four of the six friends with whom I went to Trinidad & Tobago in March 2017) and I left Calgary airport on 6 May 2018 and flew to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There, we rented a van and did the long drive to Point Pelee for four whole days of birding. We stayed at the Best Western Hotel in Leamington, which is close to Point Pelee National Park. It fills up very quickly (with birders) and our rooms were booked months ahead of time.
Our four days walking at Point Pelee and area were very interesting and I, for sure, saw various things I had never seen before, including my very first Raccoon : ) Various friends had told me that the Warblers at Pelee were fantastic - so many and numerous species, and so close. Have to disagree with the "closeness" when we were there! I don't have binoculars as cameras are enough for me to carry around, so I know I missed all sorts of birds. Though my Warbler count was lower than my friends' counts, I was happy to at least get a few distant photos of some species. So many of my shots are awful, but I will still post some of them, just for the record of seeing them. Some photos are so bad that I doubt anyone can ID them.
We covered several different trails at Pelee, and also drove to a few places somewhat further afield, such as Hillman Marsh. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the magnificent barn at this Conservation Area! I was in so much pain that I wasn't sure if I would be able to walk across a grassy area to take a few photos. However, it was so unusual and beautiful, that I reckoned I could try and move forward inch by inch - or crawl (ha, ha) if necessary. Another place we enjoyed was Rondeau National Park. One amazing and totally unexpected sighting just outside Pelee was a very distant male Snowy Owl sitting in a fieldl!!
We walked every single day that we were at Pelee and the areas mentioned above, seeing not just birds, but a frog/toad, snakes that we suspect were mating, several Painted turtles, a few plants (including both white and red Triliums, that I had never seen growing wild before, and a couple of Jack in the Pulpit plants).
The Friends of Point Pelee have food available at lunch time that one can buy. They also have a shuttle bus that one can take from the Visitor Centre all the way to the southern tip of Pelee, which is the most southern part of Canada. They have birding walks with a guide each day (there is a charge), but we walked the trails on our own, except for one morning. On 9 May, we spent the morning from 6:00 am to 11:00 am on a birding walk at Pelee with guide, Tom Hince, whom we had contacted while we were still in Calgary.
At the end of our stay at Point Pelee, we had to drive all the way back to Toronto, from where we flew to Quebec airport. From there, we had a four-hour drive to Tadoussac on the coast of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is such a delightful, small place and in a beautiful setting. One of our friends, Anne B, and her husband have a summer cabin further along the cliff from the few stores and port. She had invited the four of us to go with her from Pelee to spend a week at her beautiful home. What an absolute treat this was! We were able to meet some of her relatives, too, who also have built cabins out there. We were looked after so well, and we were able to see and photograph all sorts of birds and other things. We made several trips to see different places, including the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, where we were able to see endless thousands of Snow Geese. Breathtaking!
We also had two boat trips from Tadoussac - one was a whaling trip in a Zodiac, where we saw very, very distant Beluga and Minke Whales. The Belugas looked almost like the white wave crests - but they were Belugas. The other boat trip was to the Brandy Pot Islands, inhabited by thousands of Razorbills and Common Murres, which were new birds for us, and Double-crested Cormorants that were nesting in tree tops. That long boat trip (in a tiny boat named Juno) started off in the rain and dark clouds and it was soooo cold! Thermal underwear, layers of fleece and toque and gloves were needed. This day was arranged through a contact of Anne's and it was so much enjoyed! Of course, we anchored a distance away from the island and sat there and ate our sandwiches and took endless photos. It is forbidden to land on the island at nesting time.
Anne B, I can't thank you enough for organizing this holiday for us all and for inviting us to spend a week at your cabin. You worked so hard and it was so much appreciated by each and every one of us. Thank you for doing all the many hours of driving, too! Janet and Anne, thank you so much for compiling the lists of birds seen each day at various locations, and posted to ebird. These entries will be a huge help while I try and sort out where we were and when, and what species we saw. Miss your cookies and muffins, Janet, that you kindly made for us in Tadoussac, to go along with the wonderful meals that Anne planned and made for us : )
Or rather, me experimenting with CLS. One flash to my left, using the wall behind me as reflector. Some daylight from a window to my right.
Un attimo prima la palla è nelle tue mani, finti, arresti e tiri.
Poi gli occhi al cielo sperando di vederla entrare nel canestro.
Week #8 Boots or Shoes - Keep your tips up! It was beautiful day on the slopes of Brimacombe with sunny skies and temp of 9 degrees Celsius. No cold toes in my ski boots this day.
The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel, is a species of Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. The name ermine is often, but not always, used for the animal in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof.[2] In the late 19th century, stoats were introduced into New Zealand to control rabbits. The stoats have had a devastating effect on native bird populations (see stoats in New Zealand).
It is classed by the IUCN as Least Concern, due to its wide circumpolar distribution, and because it does not face any significant threat to its survival.[1] It was named one of the world's top 100 "worst invasive species" by the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invasive Species Specialist Group.[3]
The ermine luxury fur is often used by Catholic monarchs, Pontiffs and Cardinals who sometimes use it as the mozetta cape, and devotional images such as the Infant Jesus of Prague. It also forms part of the parliamentary and coronation robes of British peers of the Realm.
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