Celestron Origin, 30 minutes of live stacking, ZWO duo band filter. Bortle 4 sky near Frazier Park, CA.

The origins of Carnival of Sciacca are going back to the Roman Empire! Well-known for its beautiful papier-mâché creations realized by local pottery masters, the Carnival is characterized by floats parading through the old part of the city while accompanied by masked groups dancing to the rhythm of themed music. Every year the Sciacca Carnival ends with the burning of the mask of the king of Carnival, Peppe Nappa, and his float.

We meet a criminal of sorts, mugging a man in an alley of Gotham... "Please!!! Don't shoot! I have a wife! A family!" The man yells... "Oh please... Your f$#king rich. You can pay to heal a couple god damn bullet wounds." The criminal states... "Please. Don't shoot." A voice demands...

~Scarecrow

Do you ever wonder why so many Super Hero origins are spun out of laboratory accidents?

Potrebbe essere tranquillamente una foto di qualche annetto fa, invece purtroppo non è un Interregionale Milano-Verona, ma un invio Vado Ligure-Verona composto da 8 carrozze MDVC fresche di ristrutturazione.

Assassin's Creed® Origins

For those that know this album, it is instantly recognisable. Otherwise there are no clues in the cover!

The second album by a Super Massive (that is a clue) band. I had the first album which I was stunned by. This was released in 2001 and that was it - hooked again. My son was born the same year and nearly 17 years later he is a bigger fan than I. We have every album by them. They are quite possibly the best band I have ever seen live, although it took me a while, with 2 attempts foiled by life events! With the first album release in 1999 whilst pregnant with number 2, this band have formed the backdrop to having the 4 kids and our child rearing years. Its hard not to relate any track by this band to some holiday / birthday or another event.

the boy and I both agree that this is stunning album, even though it is not their most commercial success.

In origine era il PCI..poi abbiamo avuto il Pds, i Ds, ed infine il Pd..che ora, per fermare l'emorragia, per contenere la frana, che fa? Si allea con l'Udc, gli ex-Dc, coloro che hanno accompagnato il nostro paese sull'orlo del baratro e a volte anche dentro, per 50 anni, coloro che, collusi coi fascisti ed i mafiosi, hanno fatto saltare treni e banche, autostrade e macchine...coloro che hanno reintegrato i fascisti nei posti di potere nemmeno 10 anni dopo la vittoria Partigiana con la scusa della pacificazione, coloro che coi fascisti ci hanno fatto un governo nel '60...non provate ancora vergogna? Allora continuo, coloro che prendevano e prendono ordini dalla santa sede, i rappresentanti della quale, dai pulpiti, nel dopo-guerra, chiamavano i Partigiani assassini..E ora? Vergogna?

Lo diceva anche il Che, che esser coerenti comporta grandi sofferenze..non pensavo, però, si sarebbe arrivati così in basso...

The Tughlaqs (AD 1321-1414) were a dynasty of Turkish origin who ruled over much of India and built at a fast and furious pace various fortifications and cities. Tughlaqabad was the first fort and city built in a short span of 4 years. It runs for almost 6.5 kms and was built with heavy walls to prevent the onslaught of the Mongol invaders who laid siege ever so often to the wealthy kingdoms of the river plains of India.

If you travel on the Mehrauli Badarpur Road which was incidentally built by Ghiasuddin Tughlaq himself, you can not miss the massive structure that runs alongside. The thick stone walls standing atop the raised hillside stand impregnable and imposing and almost awe inspiring as they were 800 years ago albeit with a few crumbling portions. The circular bastions punctuate the walls ever so often and there is only 1 main gate that is now visible from the almost 27 that existed earlier.

Ghiasuddin Tughlaq who founded this dynasty had a long standing feud with a Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. While the Tughlaqabad fort was being made, all laborers, masons, carpenters and others were by a royal mandate forced to work on the fort alone and nowhere else. Some of the workers devoted to the Sufi saint would work the nights to build a step well for the sufi congregation. This irked the Sultan of Delhi no end and he decreed that no oil would be sold to light the lamps to work on the well. This did not stop the work at the saint's well.

To compound the feud, the Sultan while returning to Delhi from his conquests decreed that the Sufi saint should pack up and leave Delhi before he came back to Tughlaqabad.

The Sufis were mostly mystic who believed in attaining goodness in this life rather than the Moslem next. Nizammuddin Auliya had a great following and was supposed to have legendary gift of uttering pithy tracts of Truth that would generally come to pass and thus become miracles.

It is in this backdrop that the Sufi saint uttered two famous sayings.

1) "ya rahe usar, ya base gujar’ "

Nizammuddin condemned the whole city and fort of Tughlaqabad to be a "hissar or " ussar" or "Ujjar" meaning that the place would be abandoned or else it would be the resting places for "Gujars" or "Gujjars" who were herdsmen tending to sheep and cattle.

2) "Hunooz, Dilli dur Ast"

This was the prophetic saying that for Ghiasuddin Tughlaq Delhi would always be too far away.

It transpired exactly the way the Sufi saint said it. The Tughlaq monarch never did reach Delhi. He was disposed off in a convenient accident cum murder by his son much before he entered Delhi. The city and fort of Tughlaqabad was abandoned by the new Sultan and till date you only see Gujjars with their buffaloes amongst the ruins of the city.

This red monument is the mausoleum of Ghiasuddin Tughlaq, a great visionary with a flawed indulgence and belief of omnipotence.

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Origin is an interactive sound and light installation that functions through the use of the electricity naturally produced from the bodies of the participants. Through this we are given the opportunity to experience a world of light and sound created by our own physicality. Photo by Kelvin Trundle : Facebook - www.facebook.com/KelvinTrundlephotography/

Les origines du carnaval dunkerquois remontent au début du XVII e siècle. Les armateurs offraient aux marins-pêcheurs, avant de partir pour 6 mois de pêche à la Hareng en Islande, un repas et une fête (la « Foye »), ainsi que la moitié de leur solde

Work for school. This may be the first time I like stupid FlickrSharpening!

Oh and I dedicate this to Classical Beauty for the testimonial. Thank you, dear!

The hearts are out of sweet pepper and I spent hours for making them myself.

Now I won't be able smell any sweet pepper without feeling sick ever again.

I'm not really satisfied but my teacher liked it though..

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Tuim-de-asa-amarela.

Canary-winged parakeetA.

Tuim-de-asa-amarela, fotografado em Brasília, Brasil (Brazil).

geris versicolorus (Müller, 1776) ou Brotogeris chiriri chiriri - (Yellow-chevroned Parakeet): periquito-de-asa-amarela; canary-winged parakeet

Maritaca fotografada em Brasília, Brasil.

Periquito-de-asa-amarela; canary-winged parakeet.

Brotogeris versicolurus.

1. FICHA DO BICHO:

Nomes vulgares: Periquito-do-encontro-amarelo; Periquito-de-asa-amarela; Periquito-de-asas-amarelas; Periquito-estrela; Cotorra-de-las-amarillas (Espanha); Canary-winged-parakeet ou Yellow-chevroned-parakeet (EUA).

Nome científico: Brotogeris versicolorus chiriri (Vieillot, 1818)

Origem do Nome:"Periquito", origina-se do espanhol, periquillo. O termo designa aves da família dos Psittacidae (Psitacídeos).

Ordem: Aves

Família: Psittacidae (Psitacídeos)

Sub-gamília: Psittacinae

Gênero: Brotogeris spp.

Espécie: Brotogeris versicolorus chiriri (Vieillot, 1818). É uma subespécie do B. versicolorus (P.L.S. Muller, 1776), que pode ser encontrada também, como o nome de Psittacus versicolorus (Muller, 1776). Existem outras espécies como por exemplo, a B. chrysopterus (Tuipara-de-asa-laranja); B. sanctithomae (Tuipara-estrelinha); B. versicolorus (Periquito-de-asa-branca); B. viridissimus (Periquito-verde); B. tirica (Periquito-rei) entre outras. Ver site: www.vidadecao.com.br/cao/index2.asp?menu=curiosidade_peri...

geris versicolorus (Müller, 1776): periquito-de-asa-amarela; canary-winged parakeet

O colorido amarelo da asa, nas coberteiras superiores das rêmiges secundárias, e o amarelo-esverdeado da face ventral das rectrizes permitem a fácil identificação desta espécie. Apesar de ser menos abundante do que B. viridissimus, pode formar com ela bandos mistos. Nos E. U. da América do Norte, entre 1968 e 1974, houve importação de B. versicolorus, principalmente originários do Peru; alguns casais escaparam das gaiolas (ou foram soltos) e reproduziram-se na natureza, compondo atualmente bandos urbanos na Flórida, na Califórnia e em Porto Rico.

Alimentação: frutos, sementes, flores e néctar.

Nidificação: constroem o ninho em cavidades de árvores ou escavados em cupinzeiros arborícolas. Em áreas urbanas podem utilizar também os espaços sob telhas das edificações. Observações feitas em cativeiro mencionam 5 ovos brancos, medindo cerca de 23 x 19 mm e registram 26 dias para o tempo de incubação, que é tarefa da fêmea. Os filhotes deixam o ninho cerca de 8 semanas após o nascimento e são alimentados pelos pais com sementes e frutos regurgitados, mesmo após haverem abandonado o ninho.

Hábitat: campos com vegetação baixa e ilhas de matas intercaladas, bem como matas ciliares e cerradões.

Ver site: bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/especiais/aves_no_campus/f_psittaci...

Ipê-Roxo Bola (Tabebuia impetiginosa) -

Pau D'Arco Bark.

Recebe este nome em razão da forma de seus cachos de flores. Chega a atingir cerca de 8 a 12 metros de altura, dotada de copa alongada, tronco ereto de 60-90 cm de diâmetro com folhas compostas 5-folioladas e quando florido perde suas folhas. É encontrado desde o Piauí até Minas Gerais, Goiás e São Paulo, em geral nas regiões de cerrado e caatinga. Floresce nos meses de maio a agosto. Existem, ainda, outras espécies de ipê roxo, como o T. heptaphylla.Sua Madeira é muito pesada (densidade 0,96g/cm3) muito dura ao corte, resistente ao ataque de organismos xilófagos.

Nomes populares:

Ipê-roxo, Pau-d’arco-roxo, Ipê-roxo-de-bola.

Ipê roxo (Tabebuia avellanedae)

Nomes populares: ipê-roxo, pau-d’arco-roxo, ipê-roxo-da-mata, ipê-preto, ipê-rosa, ipê-comum, ipê-cavatã, lapacho, peúva, piúva.

Sabe-se que o ipê-roxo é a Tabebuia avellanedae, porém é muito comum haver confusão com a Tabebuia pentaphylla (ipê-rosa), inclusive alguns autores consideram a Tabebuia avellanedae e a Tabebuia impetiginosa da mesma espécie.

É o primeiro dos Ipês a florir no ano, inicia a floração em Junho, e pode durar até Agosto, conforme a árvore. Esta espécie se confunde bastante com outras também de flor roxa, como a Tabebuia impetiginosa e a Tabebuia heptaphylla, sendo considerado por alguns autores que a T. avellanedae e a T. impetiginosa seriam a mesma espécie. São muito utilizadas no paisagismo urbano, por sua beleza e desenvolvimento rápido.

É também utilizado contra as estomatites, úlceras de garganta e anemia. Anti-inflamatório, anti-cancerígeno, eczema.

O ipê (Ipê, em tupi-guarani, significa "árvore de casca grossa" e tabebuia é "pau" ou "madeira que flutua") - muitas vezes chamado de pau-d’arco - possui propriedades medicinais,sendo a casca em estudo para tratamentos. É apreciado pela qualidade de sua madeira, além de servir para fins ornamentais e decorativos. A árvore do ipê é alta, podendo chegar até 30 m (na cidade , em locais abertos chega a cerca de 10-15 m), bem copada e na época de floração perde totalmente as folhas para dar lugar às flores das mais variadas cores (brancas, amarelas roxas ou rosa) com belas manchas coloridas. É uma arvore originária do cerrado, não precisando de muita água, apenas no começo. É uma das árvores homologadas para plantio pelo fato de possuir raiz pivotante( para baixo), sem quebrar a calçada. Recomenda-se o plantio aonde haja bastante espaço para cima. Floresce no período de julho a setembro e frutifica de setembro a outubro. Destas sementes, que secam e abrem as vagens só nascem se estiverem secas. Os diversos tipos de ipê recebem os nomes conforme as cores de suas flores ou madeira. Os que mais se destacam são os seguintes: ipê-amarelo ou ipê comum, ipê-tabaco, ipê-branco, ipê-roxo ou ipê-rosa. Por muito tempo, o ipê foi considerado a árvore nacional brasileira. Contudo, no dia 7 de dezembro de 1978, a lei nº 6507 declara o pau-brasil a Árvore Nacional e, a flor do ipê, a flor do símbolo nacional.

Identifique seu Ipê:

* Amarelo : Folhas felpudas, pequenas em geral em formação de folhas por ramo.

* Roxo : Folhas lisas, as vezes serrilhadas na ponta, crescimento rápido.

* Branco : Folhas arredondadas.

* Rosa : Folhas grandes e suculentas ,talos verdes. crescimento rápido.A seguir, Texto, em português, do site "Catalão Notícias", que pode ser acessado no endereço portalcatalao.com.br/catalaonoticias/category_news.asp?ID...

Nesta época do ano, em que já se instala a “estação da seca” em Brasília, percebe-se em toda a parte o aumento de cores na vegetação. O sol pleno, entremeado pelo sibilar do vento frio, colabora com a natureza, fazendo desabrochar flores por toda parte, como se quisessem compensar-nos pela chegada da aridez desértica do inverno. De fato, tanta beleza nos distrai e nos alimenta com coragem para resistir bravamente à adversidade do clima, nos próximos cinco meses.

Uma das mais belas espécies que enfeitam a região é o ipê, adjetivado de acordo com a cor das suas flores. Há ipê amarelo, branco, rosa... Mas o mais famoso deles é o ipê roxo, cujo nome científico é Tabebuia avellanedae, com características muito interessantes. Por causa da sua coloração rosa e lilás intensos, é muito bem vindo em praças, jardins públicos e na arborização de ruas, avenidas, estradas e alamedas e também na recomposição da mata ciliar. Apesar de ser indicada para arborização urbana, não se recomenda plantar essa árvore em calçadas estreitas, com menos de dois metros e meio de largura, em locais com fiação aérea e ausência de recuo predial, porque a espécie atinge, na fase adulta, de cinco a oito metros de altura, com o raio da copa variando em torno de quatro a cinco metros.

Pouco antes da floração, suas folhas caem e surgem, no ápice dos ramos, magníficas panículas com numerosas flores tubulosas, perfumadas e atrativas para abelhas e pássaros. Por causa dessa formação tão parecida com bolas de flores nos galhos, os botânicos, que a descreveram pela primeira vez, deram-lhe o nome de 'árvore buquê'.

Vaidoso, o ipê roxo sai na frente dos de outras cores, mostrando sua beleza do início de junho até o final de setembro e, ainda, frutifica de julho a novembro. Versátil, adapta-se bem ao clima tropical úmido e subúmido, com inverno seco, mas sobrevive também no clima subtropical, com verão quente. Tem preferências por temperaturas entre 18 a 26 graus centígrados.

Mas, não é só de aparência que vive essa espécie. Praticamente toda a árvore produz e fornece matéria prima de excelente qualidade, que tem surpreendentes aplicações.

O tronco do ipê roxo tem sido utilizado em larga escala na construção civil, para confeccionar dormentes, tacos, portais, postes, eixos de roda, vigas; na construção naval como quilhas de navio; no mobiliário em geral, em batentes e degraus de escadas; em instrumentos musicais, bolas de boliche, entre outros.

Da casca, são extraídos ácidos, sais alcalinos e corante, que é usado para tingir algodão e seda, sem contar que está entre os produtos amazônicos mais procurados, com reconhecido poder medicinal.

Da entrecasca faz-se um chá que é usado no tratamento de gripes e depurativo do sangue.

As folhas são utilizadas contra úlceras sifilíticas e blenorrágicas. A espécie também tem propriedades anti-reumáticas e anti-anêmicas.

É tido como um poderoso auxiliar no combate a determinados tipos de tumores cancerígenos. É usado também como analgésico e como auxiliar no tratamento de doenças estomacais e da pele.

A extração predatória, realizada durante anos, quase levou a espécie à extinção. Devido à atuação governamental, reclamada pela comunidade científica, a produção, em princípio, é protegida, explorada e comercializada com a observância de critérios adequados. Um dos produtos mais importantes extraído do ipê roxo é o Lapachol, marca do princípio ativo naftoquinona, com reconhecida ação antiinflamatória, analgésica, antibiótica e antineoplásica [ataca qualquer tumor, benigno ou maligno].

O Laboratório Estatal de Pernambuco [Lafepe] é o proprietário da marca Lapachol desde 1978. Mas em 1969, já produzia e comercializava o produto como auxiliar no tratamento do câncer. Atualmente, a estatal pernambucana tem acordo com o Hospital Sírio Libanês, de São Paulo, na pesquisa de ensaios clínicos em seres humanos em tratamento de câncer, primordialmente o câncer de próstata.

Tão admirado pelos visitantes e transeuntes, cantado em versos e lido nas costumeiras crônicas da cidade, o Ipê Roxo já faz parte da tradicional paisagem brasiliense. Emociono-me diante dessa maravilha, carregada de flores cada vez mais belas, nas Quadras e Entrequadras, ao longo do Eixão, nos Parques e Chácaras que rodeiam a cidade, especialmente agora, quando contrasta com o brilho azulado e intenso do céu e o heróico e persistente verde dos gramados. É bom saber que ele só sairá de cena para dar lugar às bem aventuradas chuvas tardias da primavera, lá pelo mês de outubro.

The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84000 years ago. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: "Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing".

Tolimán is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the southern shores of Lago de Atitlán. The volcano has an elevation of 3,158 m (10,361 ft) and was formed near the southern margin of the Pleistocene Atitlán III caldera. The top of the volcano has a shallow crater and its flanks are covered with the thick remains of ancient lavas flows that emerged from vents in the volcano's flanks. A parasitic lava dome, known as Cerro de Oro, was formed on the volcano's northern flank, which may have erupted a few thousand years ago.

The Votive Ship “Unity” dates back to 1720. Its true origin is unknown. According to an experienced restorer of votive ships, it was built in Holland. The Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, reigned over huge areas of land. He also wanted to rule the seas. So he ordered warships from Holland, which was a nation of very experienced shipbuilders. Instead of drawings the shipyard made a model that was to be shipped to Russia. On its way to Russia, the ship carrying the model encountered a violent storm off Skagen. The ship was wrecked, but the model drifted ashore almost undamaged. At an auction some fishermen from Aarhus bought the model. They donated it to the Cathedral. 2.65 m long and 3.50 m tall it is the largest votive ship in any Danish church. Ships hanging in churches symbolize man’s “navigation” from cradle to grave.

1953 Porsche 550 #550-001

This car is the first 550 and the first pure race car ever built by Porsche.

It won Nurburgring 1000 km 1953 (Helm Glöckler), finished 2nd in class at Le Mans 1953 (Hans Herrmann / Helm Glöckler), DNF at the Carrera Panamericana 1953 (Jaroslav Juhan) and won 1000 km Buenos Aires 1953 (Jaroslav Juhan)

Porsche Rennsport Reunion V

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Some days ago I visited village where my great- grandmother lived. Where my parents are buried. During the Second World War, when the Nazis came to the village at night, my great-grandmother and her three children hid in the icy November water in the reeds. The youngest child died of hypothermia. I hoped that my generation wouldn’t go through the war… By coincidence, the day before the war I came here and stayed for a month

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[ENG] The origin of the Pazo de Rubianes is a 12th century fortress tower in which D. García Caamaño -founder of Vilagarcía de Arousa city- built his residence at the beginning of the 15th century. In the 18th century, the Lord of the House of Rubianes, Mr. Jacobo Ozores, upon returning from his exile in France, rebuilt the Pazo that we know today. The winery, stables from the 15th century are the oldest buildings that are preserved in their original state. It has an area of 70 Ha in which there is a French garden, an English garden, a botanical park with more than 4,500 specimens of camellias, and other centenary trees of magnolias, cryptomerias, camphors, araucarias, oaks, eucalyptus ... and a 25 Ha vineyard of Albariño grapes, the largest in the Salnés region. More photos in the album Pazo de Rubianes, Galicia (Spain).

[ESP] El estanque de las ranas data de 1764 y se sitúa en el entorno cercano al palacio. Dos fuentes de piedra con forma de ranas vierten agua en la alberca rectangular rodeada de columnas, y junto a ellas una pérgola formada uniendo las ramas de cuatro plátanos proporcionan un espacio fresco para el reposo.

El origen del Pazo de Rubianes es una torre fortaleza del siglo XII en la que D. García Caamaño –fundador de Vilagarcía de Arousa- construyó su residencia a principio del siglo XV. En el siglo XVIII el Señor de la Casa de Rubianes D. Jacobo Ozores, al regreso de su destierro en Francia, reconstruyó el Pazo que hoy conocemos. La bodega, caballerizas y cuadras del siglo XV son las construcciones más antiguas que se conservan en su estado original. Cuenta con una superficie de 70 Ha en la que se ubica un jardín francés, un jardín inglés, un parque botánico con más de 4.500 ejemplares de camelias, y otros árboles centenarios de magnolios, cryptomerias, alcanfores, araucarias, robles, eucaliptos… y un viñedo de 25 Ha de uva albariño, el más extenso de la comarca del Salnés. Más fotografías en el álbum Pazo de Rubianes, Galicia (España).

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Paronella Park.

Paronella Park was built in the 1930s by José Paronella (ca.1888 – 23 August 1948), a Spanish immigrant.[1] Paronella arrived in nearby Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, in 1913, having sailed from his homeland, Catalonia, in northern Spain to plan a life for himself and his fiancée Matilda.[2] He applied for Commonwealth naturalization in 1921, identifying his place of origin as La Vall in the province of Girona.[3] His full name was José Pedro Enrique Paronella, and he was born on 26 February 1887, in La Vall de Santa Creu, a hamlet in the province of Girona, north-eastern Catalonia.[4] Paronella worked hard for 11 years, creating his wealth by buying, improving, and selling cane farms. While travelling through the beautiful countryside he discovered a virgin forest alongside spectacular Mena Creek Falls – the perfect location for his dream.

Upon returning to Spain, Paronella discovered that Matilda had married another man. Determined to sail back with a bride, José proposed to Margarita, Matilda's younger sister. One year later, the newlyweds were ship-bound for Australia and by 1929 had purchased the land of José's dreams. He first built the grand 47-step staircase to shift building materials between the lower and upper level. Here, the couple had their cottage hand built of stone, and moved in on Christmas Eve.

Inspired by childhood memories of Catalan castles, Paronella and his workers set to work designing an entertainment area. Their fingerprints in the cement foundations remain as testament to their extraordinary effort. A movie theatre transformed on weekends into a huge ballroom with live bands who entertained while a massive ball of mirrors spun from the ceiling to reflect a dazzle of pink and blue lights. More than 7000 trees were planted around the Paronellas' home and castle, including an avenue of kauris that tower now like cathedral spires in a sacred forest. The kauris at Paronella Park are part one of only two known distributions of this particular variety in Australia, the Agathis robusta. [5]

North Queensland's first hydro electric plant was built in 1933 to power the 13 acres (5.3 ha) park, and the castle grounds were ready to welcome the public in 1935. The Paronellas invited everyone to movies on Saturday nights, built tennis courts from crushed termite mounds, and a pavilion with turret-topped balconies, refreshment rooms and changing cubicles for swimmers. Eventually a museum featured a collection of coins, pistols, dolls, timbers and interesting keepsakes.

Unexpectedly, the tale of Paronella Park took swift and dangerous turns starting in 1946 when a mass of logs from a clearing upstream swept away a railway bridge and descended on the park, destroying the refreshment rooms.[6] Undaunted, the Paronellas replanted gardens, repaired what they could, and re-opened for business 6 months later.

1948, leaving Margarita, daughter Teresa, and son Joe. Teresa married Pino Zerlotti and Joe married Val Ribes. In 1967 Margarita died leaving Joe and Val as custodians of José's dream. After Joe's death in 1972, Val and their two sons Joe and Kerry, continued until the park was sold in 1977. In 1979 a fire swept through the castle, leaving only the walls and the turret as a reminder of what had been. In 1986, Cyclone Winifred tested the park's endurance once again.

The park changed owners several times until, in 1993, it was bought by the present owners. Mark and Judy Evans,[8] the park's current owners, rediscovered the almost lost park and envisaged reviving Paronella's dream with his appreciation for beauty and warm hospitality. Paths were uncovered, buildings repaired, trees identified, and a museum created in the original home built by Paronella for his family. Cyclone Larry in 2006 added another chapter of endurance to the story, and the dream continued once again.

Paronella Park is eco-certified and heritage listed. Efforts today focus on maintaining the property while staying true to its historic and ecological values. A number of ongoing restoration and preservation projects will see the Paronella Park story live on for many years to come.

Determined to make the park self-sufficient, José installed Queensland’s first private hydroelectric system in 1934. Inspired by hydroelectricity in Europe, he recognised the potential of Mena Creek Falls. With no formal training, he sought guidance from South Johnstone Mill engineers, who, impressed by his determination, helped him develop the system. Water flowed through an aqueduct onto a 30-foot drop, powering a turbine and DC generator from ex-army stock. The system supplied lighting, pumps, refrigeration, and cinema power.

The hydroelectric plant was damaged by flooding in 1946 and wasn't restored until 2009. The park now runs entirely on hydroelectric power, with excess electricity fed back into the local grid or used to power electric vehicles.

Extra Images from Haley’s Circus

Haley's Circus on Eurobricks

While her origins tie her to the most powerful magical beings of the medieval era, Madame Xanadu's powers are currently limited to the use of her tarot cards. She's able to see clearly into the future, but can only advise those who seek her help. She's also blind, as retribution from Merlin when she attempted to use her powers against him at a young age. While she has more than enough power to cure her blindness, the Spectre has made a point of using his own power to keep her that way.

This figure is...rough. I'm hoping this will spur some folks into making her themselves and maybe give me some ideas. It's just a real pain that the number of pink and magenta minifig parts is so limited!

Hands down my favorite modern Batman costume.

Yashica Mat 124G | Ilford Delta 100

This is my first try with Ilford Delta 100. While I was processing this photo I listened to Vanilla - Origin album over and over again. youtu.be/lSU1eFxgr68 I think it affected in some way the final result. Track no 11 "Traveller" in particular.

Leica SL3 + Vario SL 24-90

A fashionable young lady posing aboard a classic timber sailing yacht. She is wearing dark coveralls, a silk headscarf, brogue-type shoes, and woollen socks. A huge wooden rigging block can be seen on the right-hand side of the photo.

Country of origin: USA

Deutschland / Bayern - Lindau (Bodensee)

Harbour

hafen

Lindau (German: Lindau (Bodensee), also Lindau im Bodensee and Lindau am Bodensee; German: [ˈlɪndaʊ̯]) is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name (Linde means linden tree in German). The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway dam leading to Lindau station.

The first use of the name Lindau was documented in 882 by a monk from St. Gallen, stating that Adalbert (count of Raetia) had founded a nunnery on the island. However the remains of an early Roman settlement dating back to the 1st century have been found in the district of Aeschach.

In 1180, St. Stephan's church was founded. In 1224 the Franciscans founded a monastery on the island. In 1274/75 Lindau became an Imperial Free City under King Rudolf I.

In 1430, about 15 of Lindau's Jews were burned at the stake after being accused of murdering a Christian child. In 1528, Lindau accepted the Protestant Reformation, following the Tetrapolitan Confession at first and subsequently the Augsburg Confession. In 1655, after the Thirty Years' War, the first Lindauer Kinderfest (children's festival) was held, in memory of the war. This festival, introduced by Councillor Valentin Heider, still makes up an important part of the town's identity.

Lindau lost its status as an Imperial Free City in 1802, after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. The city went to Karl August von Bretzenheim who gave Lindau and the monastery to the Kingdom of Austria in 1804. In 1805 Austria returned Lindau to Bavaria.

In 1853 a dam was built to connect the railway from Munich to the island. In 1856 a new harbour was built, with its characteristic landmarks, the lion sculpture and Bavaria's only lighthouse.

In 1922 the independent districts of Aeschach, Hoyren and Reutin merged with the Lindau district. After World War II, Lindau fell under French administration and went firstly to Württemberg-Hohenzollern and then to the State of Baden-Württemberg. In 1955, Lindau again returned to Bavaria.

Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria's Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and holidaymakers for its medieval town centre and picturesque location on Lake Constance. The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau began in 1951 and bring many Nobel Prize laureates to Lindau each year.

Lindau is a popular tourist attraction in the South of Germany. The gardens of Lindau are best in spring or summer blossom and summer is the peak tourist period. Lindau is famous for its architecture and outdoor attractions such as cycling, sailing, hiking, swimming and camping are also popular.

Harbour entrance with lighthouse and Bavarian Lion sculpture (Island of Lindau)

Church of St. Stephan (Evangelical Church), c. 1180 with remodelling in 1782

Church of St. Peter (founded about 1000), became war memorial church in 1928

Minster 'Unserer Lieben Frau' former church of the monastery 'Maria Himmelfahrt' (which is German for Assumption of Mary), with St. Marien (Stiftskirche)

Maximilianstraße (main street through the Island of Lindau with shops and restaurants)

Historic Town Hall

Casino Spielbank Lindau

Gardens and Parks of Lindau, e.g. Lindenhofpark

Museum 'Haus zum Cavazzen'

Theatre Lindau

Boat trips by Bodenseeschifffahrt

Lindau's Old Book Archive (ERB – Ehemals Reichsstädtische Bibliothek) with books from the 15th to 18th Century inside the historic town hall

Hoyerberg near Hoyerberg Schlössle is a scenic lookout with views of the surrounding area

(Wikipedia)

Lindau (Bodensee) (alemannisch: Lindau/Lindou oder Linda/Linde; früher Lindau im Bodensee und nicht „Lindau am Bodensee“) ist eine Große Kreisstadt und der Verwaltungssitz des gleichnamigen Landkreises im bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Schwaben.

Die Stadt, bis 1803 freie Reichsstadt, liegt am östlichen Ufer des Bodensees im Dreiländereck Deutschland–Österreich–Schweiz; ihr historisches Zentrum ist die insgesamt unter Denkmalschutz stehende Altstadt mit dem prächtigen Rathaus (15. Jh.) an der Maximilianstraße. Lindau war 1496 Ort eines Reichstages.

Die historische Altstadt liegt im Stadtteil Insel, die eine Fläche von 0,68 km² hat und etwa 2800 Einwohner zählt. Die Einwohnerzahl der Insel war schon wesentlich höher, bei der Volkszählung von 1900 beispielsweise wurde sie mit 5853 ermittelt. Die Insel bestand ehemals aus drei Teilinseln (Hintere Insel, Hauptinsel und Burg/Römerschanze), im Jahr 1968 wurde der Parkplatz P5 auf der Hinteren Insel aufgeschüttet. Die Insel ist durch einen Eisenbahndamm und eine Straßenbrücke mit dem Festland verbunden.

Zu Lindau gehört auch die kleine Insel Hoy, die in den 1920er Jahren als künstliche Badeinsel angelegt wurde. Des Weiteren gibt es einen Gneisblock im flachen Wasser, etwa 40 Meter von der sogenannten Hinteren Insel (Teil westlich des Bahndamms; auch „Westliche Insel“ genannt) entfernt, der Hexenstein genannt wird. Dieser gehört nicht mehr zum Stadtgebiet.

Der südliche Teil des Stadtgebietes ist entlang der Uferlinie relativ dicht bebaut. Außerhalb dieser Siedlungsfläche liegen im nördlichen Teil eingemeindete Dörfer, von denen Ober- und Unterreitnau die größten sind. Das Gebiet wird vorwiegend landwirtschaftlich genutzt, wobei der Obstbau weite Teile dominiert; die Wiesen und Anbauflächen werden von Waldflächen durchbrochen.

Allein mit den festländischen Ortsteilen Schachen, Aeschach, Reutin und Zech (von West nach Ost) verfügt die Stadt Lindau über mehr als 12 km Bodenseeufer. Die natürliche Uferform des Bodensees im Lindauer Bereich ist ein Schilfgürtel, gefolgt von Feuchtwiesen und ansteigendem festem Gelände.

Das Stadtgebiet ist geprägt durch glaziale Umformungen der Würmeiszeit. Naturräumlich gehört der südliche, ufernahe Teil des Stadtgebietes zum Bodenseebecken, das nordwestliche Gebiet um Ober- und Unterreitnau dagegen zum Westallgäuer Hügelland. Im südöstlichen Teil des Lindauer Stadtgebiets können nacheiszeitliche Seeablagerungen ausgemacht werden.

Im Norden der Stadt finden sich vielfach Jungmoränen mit Drumlins, im Norden wurde ein Drumlinfeld vom Bayerischen Landesamt für Umwelt als Geotop ausgewiesen, ebenso ein Findling in Hochbuch. Den Übergang vom Bodenseebecken im Süden zum Drumlin-Hügelland im Norden bilden Schotterterrassen und Moränenwälle.

Die Altstadt wartet mit einem weitgehend intakten Stadtbild auf, das die reiche Geschichte der ehemals freien Reichsstadt widerspiegelt. Die Insel steht unter Ensembleschutz. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bildet die Villenkolonie am Schachener Bodenseeufer.

Die Einfahrt zum Hafen, in dem u. a. die Bodensee-Kursschiffe aus Bregenz, Rorschach und Friedrichshafen anlegen, wird begrenzt vom neuen Leuchtturm von 1856 auf der Westseite und vom Bayrischen Löwen auf der Ostseite. Der 6 m hohe, bewehrte Löwe sitzt, auf die Vorderpranken gestützt, auf einem dreistufigen Podest aus Nagelfluh und blickt zum Schweizer Ufer. Er wurde vor 1856 von Johann von Halbig in sechs Teilblöcken aus einem Kelheimer Marmorblock geschlagen und wiegt ca. 70 t. Die frühere Hafenmole wurde 1812 unter Verwendung von Blöcken aus Rorschacher Sandstein vom Kloster Mehrerau errichtet. Sie wurde 1986 wegen Einsturzgefahr vollständig abgerissen und annähernd in ihrer alten Form aus Südtiroler Sandstein neu erbaut. Sie ermöglicht einen Umgang um die Löwenstatue.

(Wikipedia)

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