Behind the fallen moai is the back wall of the ahu that has originated the fame and the diverse theories of this unique place on the island. This enigmatic wall shows one of the finest works of Rapanui architecture. It consists of large blocks of stone weighing several tons, joined without mortar and adjusted with great precision and great aesthetic sense.

This construction has a great resemblance to the structures that can be observed in the fortress of Saysachuaman and in the citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru. This surprising similarity has led to the scientific community of thinking of possible contacts between the ancient inhabitants of Polynesia and South America.

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Vinapu and Tupac Yupanqui:

There is a theory that states that Vinapu was built by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui during his expedition to the Pacific. This theory is supported by the Peruvian historian José Antonio del Busto, which is based on the chronicles written in the sixteenth century by the Spanish chroniclers Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Martín de Murúa and Miguel Cabello de Balboa. According to these chronicles, when Tupac Yupanqui was in the northern zone of Peru, became aware of the existence of distant islands and decided to go and conquer them. He prepared a large number of sailing rafts and together with 20,000 warriors he arrived at the islands called Ninachumbi and Auachumbi.

José Antonio del Busto maintained that these two islands could be Mangareva (in French Polynesia) and Easter Island. He said he had found several proofs that proved it, especially the fact that in Mangareva there is a legend about a King Tupa who came from the east in a sailing raft, carrying goldsmithing, ceramics and textiles. A very similar story would exist in the Marquesas Islands.

The French historian Jean Hervé Daude maintains that the platforms of Vinapu are made in the same way as the chullpas of Sillustani, near the Titicaca Lake in Peru, the same ones that were raised in the period of Tupac Yupanqui. Both buildings are formed by a stone facade that supports the rubble that serves as a filler. He also points out that on Easter Island, the Inca would have been called Mahuna-te Ra’a, which means “son of the sun”.

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However, Alfred Metraux pointed out that the rubble filled Rapanui walls were a fundamentally different design to those of the Inca, as these are trapezoidal in shape as opposed to the perfectly fitted rectangular stones of the Inca.

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Controversies and theories apart, this will remain for the moment another of the great mysteries of Easter Island.

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* The second most beautiful:

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* The largest Moai, the Giant, who would go on top of this ceremonial stone platform:

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The church of St Michael originated as a mission church and from 1910 services were held in a temporary iron church in Golders Green Road. In 1914, when the parish was taken from that of St Mary, Hendon, work began on the building of a new church. This church, a large Gothic building of buff brick, was designed by J.T. Lee of Tufnell Park. Two more bays were added to the nave in 1925 and a low north western tower, surmounted by a classic cupola, was added in 1960. From 1970 the church was shared with a Greek Orthodox community, which had previously used Christ Church, Brent Street. St Michael’s Church was closed in 1979 on union with St Alban the Martyr and is now used wholly by an Orthodox congregation made up of Greeks, Cypriots, Russians, Romanians, Egyptians and English.

This is Chay River, a 319 km long river in the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam. It originates right at the Chinese border, and we were lucky enough to enjoy a boat ride on this river to see amazing high cliffs, waterfalls and exchange with friendly local people fishing its waters.

The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.

Highland cattle descend from the Hamitic Longhorn, which were brought to Britain by Neolithic farmers in the second millennium BC, as the cattle migrated northwards through Africa and Europe. Highland cattle were historically of great importance to the economy, with the cattle being raised for meat primarily and sold in England.

The 1885 herd book describes two distinct types of Highland cattle. One was the West Highland, or Kyloe, originating and living mostly in the Outer Hebrides, which had harsher conditions. These cattle tended to be smaller, to have black coats and, due to their more rugged environment, to have long hair. These cattle were named due to the practice of relocating them. The kyles are narrow straits of water, and the cattle were driven across them to get to market.

The other type was the mainland; these tended to be larger because their pastures provided richer nutrients. They came in a range of colours, most frequently dun or red. These types have now been crossbred so that there is no distinct difference.

Since the early 20th century, breeding stock has been exported to many parts of the world, especially Australia and North America.

It is estimated that there are now around 15,000 Highland cattle in the United Kingdom.

The practice of carving jack-o’-lanterns originated in Ireland, where people used to carve creepy faces onto turnips. The name “jack-o’-lantern” comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.

According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil for a drink and didn’t want to pay for his drink. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.

Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until he promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. Soon after, Jack died.

As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell either. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with it ever since.

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glowing jack-o-lantern - haunted house -

SN/NC: Thevetea Peruviana, Apocynaceae Family

Thevetia is said to originate in South America and be an introduced plant in Asia where it now appears to do the most harm.

Like many poison plants, its extremely bitter taste is a disincentive to accidental ingestion and it has a strongly emetic effect which further limits the harm it does. Named after monk André Thevet, French, who discovered the plant in South America.

Planta tóxica, nosso coração-de-boi. Também chamada de "arvore do suicidio" devido a alta toxidade das flores e que também foi usada no passado para que muitas pessoas tirassem suas vidas ingerindo ou mastigando os frutos. Seu nome científico é uma homenagem ao monge francês André Thevet que a catalogou no Peru pela primeira vez.

Giftige plant, ons ossenhart. Ook wel de "zelfmoordboom" genoemd vanwege de hoge toxiciteit van de bloemen en het werd in het verleden ook door veel mensen gebruikt om hun leven te nemen door het fruit te eten of te kauwen. De wetenschappelijke naam is een eerbetoon aan de Franse monnik André Thevet die het voor het eerst in Peru catalogiseerde.

Pianta tossica, il nostro cuore di bue. Chiamato anche "albero del suicidio" per l'elevata tossicità dei fiori, veniva utilizzato anche in passato da molte persone per togliersi la vita mangiando o masticando il frutto. Il suo nome scientifico è un omaggio al monaco francese André Thevet che lo catalogò per la prima volta in Perù.

Plante toxique, notre cœur de bœuf. Également appelé « arbre à suicide » en raison de la forte toxicité des fleurs et il a également été utilisé dans le passé pour que de nombreuses personnes se suicident en mangeant ou en mâchant le fruit. Son nom scientifique est un hommage au moine français André Thevet qui l'a catalogué au Pérou pour la première fois.

Giftige Pflanze, unser Rinderherz. Wegen der hohen Toxizität der Blüten auch "Selbstmordbaum" genannt und wurde in der Vergangenheit auch für viele Menschen verwendet, um Selbstmord zu begehen, indem sie die Früchte essen oder kauen. Sein wissenschaftlicher Name ist eine Hommage an den französischen Mönch André Thevet, der es zum ersten Mal in Peru katalogisierte.

Recibe diversos nombres y está presente en áreas del planeta, esta en Jordania. Es altamente tóxica, por esto los americanos a llaman "arbol del suicidio" pues hay mucha gente q come los frutos y/o flores para matarse.

テベティアは南米原産で、アジアに持ち込まれた植物で、現在最も害を及ぼしているようです。

多くの有毒植物と同様に、その非常に苦い味は誤って摂取するのを抑止し、強い催吐作用があるため、害はさらに抑えられます。南米でこの植物を発見したフランスの修道士アンドレ・テベにちなんで名付けられました。

نبات سام، قلب لحم البقر لدينا. كما دعا "شجرة الانتحار" بسبب سمية عالية من الزهور، كما أنها استخدمت في الماضي لكثير من الناس على الانتحار عن طريق تناول الطعام أو مضغ الفاكهة. اسمها العلمي هو تكريم للراهب الفرنسي أندريه ثيرفيت الذي فهرسها في بيرو للمرة الأولى.

Both writers originated from North Van. Painted at one of the longest running spots in Vancouver called the "CN wall". This wall is still existent to this day but recently underwent some construction and just doesn't have the same feel as it used to. There have been many amazing burners painted on this wall over the span of roughly 16 to 17 years. Remnants of the very first production were still visible in the background of this pic and was originally done by Virus and other AA crew members. Virus and friends were the first ever to bless this spot with graf. I would kill to get my hands on the first ever production produced by AA crew at this spot. Check all sizes www.flickr.com/photos/46306491@N03/6765409525/sizes/l/in/...

Originating in the eastern Himalayas, Daphne bholua forms an upright growing evergreen shrub with leathery mid-green oval leaves. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ produces clusters of pretty, intensely fragrant flowers which are pink on the outside and white within. It makes an ideal shrub for the small garden because it is slow growing and flowers during the late winter when most other plants are dormant.

SN/NC: Tropaeolum Majus, Tropaeolaceae Family

CN: Garden Nasturtium, Indian cress or monks cress

Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium, nasturtium, Indian cress or monks cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, originating in the Andes from Bolivia north to Colombia. An easily-grown annual or short-lived perennial with disc-shaped leaves and brilliant orange or red flowers, it is of cultivated, probably hybrid origin. It is not closely related to the genus Nasturtium (which includes watercress).

The species was originally called Nasturtium indicum ("Indian nasturtium") but the plant is not related to the true Nasturtium genus. The current genus name Tropaeolum, coined by Linnaeus, means "little trophy". Tropaeolum is the diminutive form of the Latin tropaeum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον : trópaion "trophy". The Latin specific epithet majus means "larger" (the neuter form of major).

Tropaeolum majus, a capuchinha de jardim, capuchinha, agrião indiano ou agrião monge, é uma espécie de planta com flor da família Tropaeolaceae, originária dos Andes, desde o norte da Bolívia até a Colômbia. Perene anual ou de vida curta, de crescimento fácil, com folhas em forma de disco e flores laranja ou vermelhas brilhantes, é de origem cultivada, provavelmente híbrida. Não está intimamente relacionado com o gênero Nasturtium (que inclui o agrião).

A espécie foi originalmente chamada de Nasturtium indicum ("chagas indiana"), mas a planta não está relacionada ao verdadeiro gênero Nasturtium. O nome do gênero atual Tropaeolum, cunhado por Linnaeus, significa "pequeno troféu". Tropaeolum é a forma diminuta do latim tropaeum, ele próprio emprestado do grego antigo τρόπαιον: trópaion "troféu". O epíteto específico latino majus significa "maior" (a forma neutra de maior).

Tropaeolum majus , la capuchina de jardín , capuchina , berro indio o berro de monje , es una especie de planta con flores de la familia Tropaeolaceae , originaria de los Andes desde el norte de Bolivia hasta Colombia . Es una planta perenne anual o de corta vida fácil de cultivar con hojas en forma de disco y flores de color naranja o rojo brillante, es de origen cultivado, probablemente híbrido. No está estrechamente relacionado con el género Nasturtium (que incluye berros).

La especie se llamó originalmente Nasturtium indicum ("capuchina india") pero la planta no está relacionada con el verdadero género Nasturtium. El nombre actual del género Tropaeolum, acuñado por Linneo, significa "pequeño trofeo". Tropaeolum es la forma diminuta del latín tropaeum, tomado del griego antiguo τρόπαιον: trópaion "trofeo". El epíteto específico latino majus significa "más grande" (la forma neutra de mayor).

Il Tropaeolum majus, il nasturzio da giardino, il nasturzio, il crescione indiano o il crescione dei monaci, è una specie di pianta da fiore della famiglia delle Tropaeolaceae, originaria delle Ande dalla Bolivia settentrionale alla Colombia. Pianta perenne annuale o di breve durata di facile coltivazione con foglie a forma di disco e fiori arancio o rosso brillante, è di origine coltivata, probabilmente ibrida. Non è strettamente correlato al genere Nasturtium (che comprende il crescione).

La specie era originariamente chiamata Nasturtium indicum ("nasturzio indiano") ma la pianta non è imparentata con il vero genere Nasturtium. L'attuale nome generico Tropaeolum, coniato da Linneo, significa "piccolo trofeo". Tropaeolum è la forma diminutiva del latino tropaeum, a sua volta preso in prestito dal greco antico τρόπαιον: trópaion "trofeo". L'epiteto specifico latino majus significa "più grande" (la forma neutra di maggiore).

Tropaeolum majus, de tuin-oostindische kers, Oost-Indische kers, Indische tuinkers of monnikskers, is een soort bloeiende plant in de familie Tropaeolaceae, afkomstig uit de Andes van Bolivia in het noorden tot Colombia. Een gemakkelijk te kweken eenjarige of kortlevende vaste plant met schijfvormige bladeren en schitterende oranje of rode bloemen, het is van gecultiveerde, waarschijnlijk hybride oorsprong. Het is niet nauw verwant aan het geslacht Oost-Indische kers (waartoe ook waterkers behoort).

De soort heette oorspronkelijk Nasturtium indicum ("Indiase Oost-Indische kers"), maar de plant is niet verwant aan het echte geslacht Nasturtium. De huidige geslachtsnaam Tropaeolum, bedacht door Linnaeus, betekent "kleine trofee". Tropaeolum is de verkleinvorm van het Latijnse tropaeum, zelf ontleend aan het Oudgrieks τρόπαιον: trópaion "trofee". De Latijnse soortnaam majus betekent "groter" (de onzijdige vorm van majeur).

Tropaeolum majus, la capucine de jardin, la capucine, le cresson indien ou le cresson des moines, est une espèce de plante à fleurs de la famille des Tropaeolaceae, originaire des Andes, de la Bolivie au nord de la Colombie. Annuelle ou vivace éphémère facile à cultiver, aux feuilles en forme de disque et aux fleurs brillantes orange ou rouge, elle est d'origine cultivée, probablement hybride. Il n'est pas étroitement lié au genre Nasturtium (qui comprend le cresson).

L'espèce s'appelait à l'origine Nasturtium indicum ("capucine indienne") mais la plante n'est pas apparentée au vrai genre Nasturtium. Le nom de genre actuel Tropaeolum, inventé par Linnaeus, signifie "petit trophée". Tropaeolum est le diminutif du latin tropaeum, lui-même emprunté au grec ancien τρόπαιον : trópaion "trophée". L'épithète spécifique latine majus signifie "plus grand" (la forme neutre de majeur).

Tropaeolum majus, die Gartenkapuzinerkresse, Kapuzinerkresse, indische Kresse oder Mönchskresse, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Tropaeolaceae, die ihren Ursprung in den Anden von Bolivien bis nach Kolumbien hat. Eine einfach zu ziehende einjährige oder kurzlebige Staude mit scheibenförmigen Blättern und leuchtend orangen oder roten Blüten, kultiviert, wahrscheinlich hybrider Herkunft. Es ist nicht eng mit der Gattung Nasturtium (zu der Brunnenkresse gehört) verwandt.

Die Art hieß ursprünglich Nasturtium indicum ("Indische Kapuzinerkresse"), aber die Pflanze ist nicht mit der eigentlichen Kapuzinerkresse-Gattung verwandt. Der heutige Gattungsname Tropaeolum, geprägt von Linnaeus, bedeutet „kleine Trophäe". Tropaeolum ist die Verkleinerungsform des lateinischen Tropaeum, das selbst aus dem Altgriechischen τρόπαιον entlehnt ist: trópaion „Trophäe". Das lateinische Artepitheton majus bedeutet „größer" (Neutrum von Dur).

Tropaeolum majus、キンレンカ、キンレンカ、インディアンクレス、またはモンククレスは、ボリビア北部からコロンビアまでのアンデスを起源とするTropaeolaceae科の顕花植物の一種です。円盤状の葉と鮮やかなオレンジ色または赤色の花を持つ、成長しやすい一年生または短命の多年生植物で、おそらく雑種起源である。ノウゼンハレン属（クレソンを含む）とは密接な関係はありません。

この種はもともとNasturtiumindicum（ "Indian nasturtium"）と呼ばれていましたが、この植物は真のNasturtium属とは関係がありません。リンネによって造られた現在の属名Tropaeolumは、「小さなトロフィー」を意味します。 Tropaeolumは、ラテン語のtropaeumの小さな形であり、それ自体が古代ギリシャ語のτρόπαιον：trópaion「トロフィー」から借用されています。ラテン語特有の形容詞majusは、「より大きい」（中性形のメジャー）を意味します。

، nasturtium ، nasturtium ، الرشاد الهندي أو حب الرشاد الرهباني ، هو نوع من النباتات المزهرة في عائلة Tropaeolaceae ، نشأت في جبال الأنديز من بوليفيا شمالًا إلى كولومبيا. معمر سنوي أو قصير العمر سهل النمو بأوراق على شكل قرص وزهور برتقالية أو حمراء لامعة ، من أصل مزروع ، وربما هجين. لا يرتبط ارتباطًا وثيقًا بجنس Nasturtium (الذي يشمل الجرجير).

كان يُطلق على هذا النوع في الأصل اسم Nasturtium indicum ("الكبوسين الهندي") ولكن النبات لا يرتبط بجنس Nasturtium الحقيقي. الاسم الحالي للجنس Tropaeolum ، الذي صاغه لينيوس ، يعني "الكأس الصغيرة". Tropaeolum هو الشكل المصغر للغة اللاتينية Tropaeum ، وهي نفسها مستعارة من اليونانية القديمة τρόπαιον: trópaion "trophy". الصفة اللاتينية خاصة Majus تعني "أكبر" (الشكل المحايد لكلمة major).

The Sint-Aldegondiskerk (the church of Saint Aldegondis) is right in the centre of the village of Deurle. On the other side of the street the vicarage has survived, and there is a very popular restaurant and tearoom, called "D'Ouwe Hoeve" (= the Old Farmhouse) facing the church. It is a picturesque village.

Back to the church: the oldest recordings tell us it originated in between 1039 and 1121. A walled churchyard surrounds the church, and you can walk up a path that follows this wall on the outside. The path is named after Cyriel Buysse, a famous writer.

Cistus originate from dry, rocky parts of the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, and so are drought-tolerant and low maintenance. They produce masses of flowers in midsummer, but each lasts only one day. In June and July, the plant produces large, crumpled, white flowers splashed with maroon at the base of each petal, set against dark green, lance-shaped leaves. The flower likes chalky conditions and this reseve is in a chalkpit.

I know them as Rock Rose

MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED

The plant originates from the high plateaus of Mexico, where it originally grew as wildflowers. Indigenous peoples, including the Aztecs, cultivated these flowers not only for their aesthetic value but also used their long, hollow stems as water conduits. The botanical name, pinnata, honors Anders Dahl, an 18th-century Swedish botanist and student of Carl Linnaeus.

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This park originated around 1620 as one of the many country estates in Kennemerland and is named after the stream that flows from the dune area towards the Beverwijk harbor. It is approximately 5 hectares and has a special historical and natural value. The park was designated a national monument in 2002.

The park has changed several times over the years. One of the original elements is the so-called kruikenbeek. The bank of a part of the Scheybeek dune stream is lined with earthenware gin jars stacked on top of each other!

The Scheybeeck homestead was established on the edge of the beach wall close to the Wijkermeer. Around 1625 it was owned by Laurens Joosten Baeck. Regular guests at Huize Scheybeeck included Joost van den Vondel.

Under owner Anna Elisabeth Geelvinck, widow of Nicolaas Pancras and Jean Lucas Pels, a dome was added to the rear of the house in 1744.

When the boundary was changed between Velsen and Beverwijk in 1818, the part of the country estate near Beverwijk that previously belonged to Velsen was added. After 1841, a winding pond was built in front of the house.

Between 1946 and 1965 the house was used as the town hall of Beverwijk.

Huize Scheybeeck is now privately owned, in which an office is located.

Cistus originate from dry, rocky parts of the Mediterranean and Canary Islands and so are drought-tolerant and low maintenance. They produce masses of flowers in midsummer, but each lasts only one day. In June and July, Cistus x purpureus produces crumpled, dark-pink flowers splashed with maroon at the base of each petal.

The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.

Highland cattle descend from the Hamitic Longhorn, which were brought to Britain by Neolithic farmers in the second millennium BC, as the cattle migrated northwards through Africa and Europe. Highland cattle were historically of great importance to the economy, with the cattle being raised for meat primarily and sold in England.

The 1885 herd book describes two distinct types of Highland cattle. One was the West Highland, or Kyloe, originating and living mostly in the Outer Hebrides, which had harsher conditions. These cattle tended to be smaller, to have black coats and, due to their more rugged environment, to have long hair. These cattle were named due to the practice of relocating them. The kyles are narrow straits of water, and the cattle were driven across them to get to market.

The other type was the mainland; these tended to be larger because their pastures provided richer nutrients. They came in a range of colours, most frequently dun or red. These types have now been crossbred so that there is no distinct difference.

Since the early 20th century, breeding stock has been exported to many parts of the world, especially Australia and North America.

It is estimated that there are now around 15,000 Highland cattle in the United Kingdom.

The cargo originated in Großkorbetha (DE).

Originating in the West Indies, Mexico, and Central and South America, the flower is known botanically as Eustoma grandiflorum.

The common name comes from the Greek words lysis, meaning 'dissolution' and anthos, meaning 'flower'.

Colours include white, light and dark pink, lavender and deep purple. Double and single-flower varieties exist.

Many people do not know what it is, but everyone loves it!

For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.

THANK you, M, (*_*)

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Eustoma, Lysianthus, lisianthus, bud, pink, sepals, studio, colour, flower, black-background, design, single, square, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"

Originating from three continents... and full of colors… HMM!!!

Originating from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Ice Field the Athabasca River eventually discharges through the Mackenzie River system into the Arctic Ocean. Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Print Size 13x19 inches.

The Auburn car company originated from a coachbuilder who built his first car in 1900. In 1925 the brand was taken over by Cord, when that company went bankrupt in 1937, it took Auburn with it in its fall.

Technical information

The weight of the car

1880

Engine capacity :

4288 cm³

Power :

72 kW (98 pk)

Amount of cilinders :

8

Historie

Date of first admission : 1931

Date of first registration in the Netherlands : 2007

Date of second of registration in the Nederlands: 2022

The castle originated in 1196, when Philippe Auguste (Philip II of France), fighting against the king of England, Richard the Lionheart, for possession of Normandy, seized Vernon and made the town a military base.

The castle consists of a square tower surrounded by four round turrets, the whole edifice rising to a height of twenty metres.

It is one of the few castles in France which has been practically unchanged for 800 years.

Pan Am Railways little four car business train races east thru CPF FG beneath classic Boston and Maine era searchlight signals at MP 48 (measured from Boston North Station via the old Fitchburg Route mainline) and also MP 328 (measured from Mattawamkeag, ME on Pan Am's freight mainline).

PAR 1 and PAR 2 are ex Canadian National FP9s 6505 and 6516 built in 1954 and 1957 respectively by GMDD. They passed from CN to VIA Rail in 1978 before being picked up by the Conway Scenic in 1995 when they expanded into Crawford Notch. After 15 years spent hauling tourists in the White Mountains 6505 & 6516 would become PAR 1 & 2 when traded to Pan Am Railways in March 2010 for GP38 252 and GP35 216.

Originating in Springfield, MA the train paused to pick up guests at Ayer station then disappeared and parked in the woods east of the Willows. Allegedly the agreements of sale were executed on board there this morning. Is this true? Who will be taking over the old Route of the Minuteman and the Pine Tree Route? How will traffic patterns and gateways change? Will business grow? Whither the fate of these gorgeous F units?

I suspect we'll have answers to all these questions and more very soon. But if this is the last ride for the F's I'm glad I was here alone on this gorgeous morning to capture the moment in time.

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Thursday November 19, 2020

Belgium, Ghent on the Ghent originated from Celtic settlements in the area of the confluence of the Scheldt and the Leie.

In the Middle Ages, flourishing cloth trade made it one of the most important cities in Europe.

The right to stack grain also contributed considerably to the prosperity of the city.

After a brief Calvinist period, the city declined visibly until it flourished again towards the end of the 18th century, when Ghent became one of the first industrialized cities on the European mainland.

Originating in PC's Beacon Park Yard in Boston; M7 usually could be counted on to have some solid newer EMD power which would often turn on the outbound TV7.

This day was no exception as the 6140 and her twenty cylinders play escort to an SD40 and two other EMDs .

The train is seen here rolling south (TT east ) past Hartford Yard and is about to pass HART Tower . The old Yard office and engine facility would be off to the right of the picture .

Hartford CT Hartford Line Northeastern Region PC

The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region. The first herd-book dates from 1885; two types – a smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun – were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and has been exported to several other countries.

The Highland is a traditional breed of western Scotland. There were two distinct types. The Kyloe, reared mainly in the Hebrides or Western Islands, was small and was frequently black.  The cattle were so called because of the practice of swimming them across the narrow straits or kyles separating the islands from the mainland. The cattle of the mainland were somewhat larger, and very variable in colour; they were often brown or red.

These cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets such as those of Falkirk or Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who moved them south over the Pennines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.

A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd-book. In this the two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.

In 2002 the number of registered breeding cows in the United Kingdom was about 2500; by 2012 this had risen to some 6000. In 2021 it was 3161; the conservation status of the breed in the United Kingdom is listed in DAD-IS as endangered/at risk. The number of unregistered cattle is not known.

Although a group of cattle is generally called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a "fold". This is because in winter, the cattle were kept in open shelters made of stone called folds to protect them from the weather at night.

In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II ordered Highland cattle to be kept at Balmoral Castle where they are still kept today.

From the late nineteenth century, stock was exported to various countries of the world, among them Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Falkland Islands, the former Soviet Union and the United States.  Later in the twentieth century there were exports to various European countries.  In 2022 the breed was reported to DAD-IS by twenty-three countries, of which seventeen reported population data. The total population world-wide was reported at just over 40000, with the largest numbers in France and Finland.

Vancouver originated in the 1860s as a result of the wave of immigration during the Fraser Canyon gold rush,

developed from a small sawmill settlement to a metropolis within a few decades after the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1887.

Originating the bottle trains NS takes across the South Side "Calumet" region of Chicago, an Arcelor Mittal job chugs beneath the pedestrian overpass over several busy sets of tracks near East Chicago, Indiana. The show is almost literally nonstop.

Caspersen Beach is one of the best shelling beaches in the area and an excellent spot to find prehistoric sharks’ teeth! There are nature trails traveling through freshwater and saltwater marshes, mangrove areas, and tidal flats, and excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing.

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This wildflower I believe originated in California and it is now grown in lots of other countries. The flowers are very tiny (approx 15 to 25mm) but very pretty, but unfortunately the flowers only last for just one day, but the plant does produce an abundance of flowers. Besides being planted in gardens, nowadays it is grown industrially because you can manufacture the seeds which produce Linseed oil, and the long stems are collected because they are used in the process of making linen, and the last thing I have found out is that the plants are used to form part of the foods that is fed to animals because it contain very good nutrients and protein.

Montecatini springs originate at the depth of 80 meters where the water acquires all the mineral salts and other biological elements. Passing through many layers of mineral deposits that serve as natural purification filters it is well filtered on output.

African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church), is a black Methodist denomination originating in the United States, formally organized in 1816. It developed from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of restrictions in seating; blacks had been confined to the gallery of the church. Those who withdrew formed the Free African Society, the forerunner of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and built Bethel African Methodist Church in Philadelphia.

Prior to the American Civil War, the AME Church was largely limited to the free states of the Northeast and Midwest, and congregations were established in many of the major cities in those areas. However, the most significant period of growth occurred in the final months of the Civil War and in the subsequent Reconstruction. The title of a sermon by Theophilus G. Steward, “I Seek My Brethren,” became a call to evangelize newly freed slaves in the collapsing Confederacy, and congregations grew rapidly south of the Mason and Dixon Line. By 1880 AME membership had reached some 400,000. African Methodism then spread to Africa itself through the work of Bishop Henry Turner, who visited Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1891 and South Africa in 1896.

The AME Church has played a significant role in the higher education of African Americans in the United States. Several historically black colleges and universities, including Wilberforce University, are or were previously affiliated with the church, and there are three AME seminaries.

This one room church was built in the late 1800s and served the surrounding community from 1899-2005. It is currently listed as a national historic landmark.

The first chrysanthemums originated in East Asia, with the majority coming from China. One of the first notes of chrysanthemums comes from the Chinese philosopher Confucious. Thousands of years ago he mentioned the chrysanthemum in his works. This reference described a simple golden flower rather than the chrysanthemums we know today.

A few hundred years later, Chinese people began cultivating these flowers. The Chinese held these flowers in a special light and many beautiful flowers were grown in China. Sometime during the fourth century, Buddhist Monks carried chrysanthemum plants to Japan. The Japanese quickly fell in love with the flower, so much so that they made it part of the Emperor’s crest and a symbol of the royal family.

Originating out Buddy Holly’s hometown of Lubbock, TX, BNSF 7369 West leads a unit train of cotton seed through the Tehachapis on its way north to Stockton. The distributed power on this movement was reminiscent of long heavy SP trains that once utilized swing and rear end helper sets on the mountain to help keep tonnage rolling.

Shambles originates from an Anglo-Saxon word for flesh market and some of the shops still have meat hooks in the walls. Many of the buildings date back to the 14th Century.

A rostral column is a type of victory column originating in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. Its defining characteristic is the integrated prows or rams of ships, representing captured or destroyed enemy ships. The name derives from the Latin rostrum meaning the bow of a naval vessel.

Rostral columns of the modern world include the Columbus Monument at Columbus Circle in New York City, and the paired Saint Petersburg Rostral Columns.

The Doric columns sit on a granite plinth and are constructed of brick coated with a deep terra cotta red stucco and decorated with bronze anchors and four pairs of bronze ship prows (rostra). Seated marble figures decorate the base of each column each representing the major rivers of Russia: the Volga and Dnieper at the northern Rostral Column, Neva and Volkhov at the southern one. The Rostral Columns were originally intended to serve as beacons and originally were topped by a light in the form of a Greek brazier and lit by oil. The braziers have been removed and the tops of the columns refitted with gas torches that continue to be lit on ceremonial occasions.

Feeding frenzy.

Koi are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that originated in Japan. They are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor ponds with very clean, oxygenated water and plenty of shade (the fish are susceptible to sunburn!). There are over 100 varieties of koi, which can be red, white, black, yellow, brown, gray, and green, and many combinations thereof. Koi resemble oversized goldfish and, in fact, koi and goldfish are both types of carp.

Trinità dei Monti

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La iglesia de Trinità dei Monti es una iglesia de Roma, muy conocida por su privilegiada ubicación en el centro histórico de la ciudad.

Su nombre completo es Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (Santísima Trinidad en el Monte Pincio). Domina el paisaje urbano de la famosa Piazza di Spagna, pues se enclava en la cima de sus escalinatas.

La primera parte de la iglesia fue construida entre 1502 y 1519 en estilo Gótico; la parte más antigua, cubierta de bóvedas de crucería ojivales, está delimitada por una verja de bronce. A la nave gótica se añadió, a mediados del siglo XVI, un nuevo edificio con una fachada adornada de dos campanarios simétricos, obra de Giacomo della Porta y Domenico Fontana. La iglesia fue consagrada en 1585 por Sixto V.

En una de las primeras capillas Daniele da Volterra pintó en 1541 un célebre ciclo de frescos, entre los que se encuentra la bellísima Asunción, unánimemente considerada una de las obras maestras del Manierismo. La octava capilla derecha (cappella Massimo) conserva un ciclo de frescos de Perin del Vaga (Historia del Antiguo y del Nuevo Testamento; 1537), completado entre 1563 y 1589 por Taddeo y Federico Zuccari. En origen la iglesia conservaba también una pala de Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. En el convento cabe destacar la Galleria prospettica, con frescos de Andrea Pozzo, con un singular ejemplo de anamorfosis; y la Stanza delle rovine, de finales del siglo XVIII, con frescos cuya sensibilidad apunta ya al Romanticismo, obra del artista francés Charles-Louis Clerisseau.

El área sobre la que fue edificada la iglesia fue donada por el rey de Francia Carlos VIII a la Orden de los Mínimos de San Francisco de Paula. Así, toda la zona de la Trinità dei Monti fue, a partir del siglo XVI, un área de influencia francesa. La celebérrima escalinata de la Piazza di Spagna, inaugurada por Benedicto XIII en 1725, fue realizada por Alessandro Specchi con financiación francesa, para celebrar la paz entre Francia y España, conectando así la plaza española (que debe su nombre a la embajada ibérica) con la iglesia francesa. A un lado de la escalinata se divisa la Villa Médicis, sede de la Academia Francesa en Roma. Los dos relojes de la iglesia señalan uno la hora de Roma, y otro la de París. Esta iglesia, como la del conjunto dedicado a San Luis de los Franceses, pertenece a los Establecimientos Piadosos de Francia en Roma y Loreto (Pieux Établissements de la France à Rome et à Lorette). A este título, la propiedad, la gestión y el mantenimiento de este edificio corren a cargo del Estado francés.

Delante de la Trinità dei Monti, a finales del siglo XVIII, el papa Pío VI hizo erigir el Obelisco Salustiano, el último de los grandes obeliscos alzados por la Roma papal, realizado en época romana imperial a imitación de los obeliscos egipcios.

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In 1494, Saint Francis of Paola, a hermit from Calabria, bought a vineyard from the papal scholar and former patriarch of Aquileia, Ermolao Barbaro, and then obtained the authorization from Pope Alexander VI to establish a monastery for the Minimite Friars. In 1502, Louis XII of France began construction of the church of the Trinità dei Monti next to this monastery, to celebrate his successful invasion of Naples. Building work began in a French style with pointed late Gothic arches, but construction lagged.[citation needed]

The present Italian Renaissance church was eventually built in its place and finally consecrated in 1585 by the great urbanizer Pope Sixtus V, whose via Sistina connected the Piazza della Trinità dei Monti (outside the church) to the Piazza Barberini across the city. The architect of the facade is not known for certain, but Wolfgang Lotz suggests that it may have originated in a design by Giacomo della Porta (a follower of Michelangelo), who had built the church of Sant'Atanasio dei Greci, which has similarities, a little earlier.[1] The double staircase in front of the church was by Domenico Fontana.

The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti, often called merely the Trinità dei Monti (French: La Trinité-des-Monts), is a Roman Catholic late Renaissance titular church in Rome, central Italy. It is best known for its position above the Spanish Steps which lead down to the famous Piazza di Spagna. The church and its surrounding area (including the Villa Medici) are a French State property.

In front of the church stands the Obelisco Sallustiano, one of the many obelisks in Rome, moved here in 1789. It is a Roman obelisk in imitation of Egyptian ones, originally constructed in the early years of the Roman Empire for the Gardens of Sallust near the Porta Salaria.[3] The hieroglyphic inscription was copied from that on the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo known as Flaminio Obelisk.

During the Napoleonic occupation of Rome, the church, like many others, was despoiled of its art and decorations. In 1816, after the Bourbon restoration, the church was restored at the expense of Louis XVIII.

The inscriptions found in Santissima Trinità dei Monti, a valuable source illustrating the history of the church, have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella.

Originating at the B&M interchange point in Rotterdam NY, PC 2883 with train BM-7 nears the end of its journey over Penn Central's Canada Division Mainline at mile 225 in Windsor. Just ahead is the Detroit River Tunnel where BM-7 will head back into the U.S. and on to its destination at Elkhart Indiana.

The Ky Cung River is the main river of Lang Son province, and a tributary of the Tay Giang river (Xi River) system, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), China. Originating from the 1,166 m high Bac Xa mountainous area of Dinh Lap district, Lang Son province, Vietnam, this river belongs to Tay Giang river basin (China).

Originating from the 1,166 m high Bac Xa mountainous area of Dinh Lap district, Lang Son province, Vietnam, this river belongs to Tay Giang river basin (China). The river flows in the Southeast - Northwest direction from Dinh Lap through Loc Binh district, Cao Loc district, Lang Son city, Van Lang district, Trang Dinh district;

It flows across the border to China near Bình Nhi Thôn. From here it is called Binh Nhi Ha, continuing in the southwest-northeast direction about 45km to confluence with the Bang Giang river in Long Chau town, Guangxi, China, the Ta Giang river, tributary south of the Uc Giang in the Tay Giang river formation system. The section flowing in Vietnam is about 243km long, with a catchment area: 6,660 km². This is the only river in the North of Vietnam flowing from the Southeast - Northwest to China.

Ky Cung River has the main tributaries of Ban Sin River, Bac Giang River and Bac Khe River. Bac Giang River and Bac Khe River confluence near That Khe town, Trang Dinh district. Ban Sin river meets at Ban Chu, Khuat Xa commune, Loc Binh district.

Sông Kỳ Cùng là con sông chính của tỉnh Lạng Sơn và là một phụ lưu của hệ thống sông Tây Giang, khu tự trị dân tộc Choang Quảng Tây Trung quốc.

Bắt nguồn từ vùng núi Bắc Xa cao 1.166 m thuộc huyện Đình Lập tỉnh Lạng Sơn, Việt Nam, sông này thuộc lưu vực sông Tây Giang (Trung Quốc). Dòng sông chảy theo hướng chủ đạo Đông Nam - Tây Bắc từ Đình Lập qua huyện Lộc Bình, huyện Cao Lộc thành phố Lạng Sơn, huyện Văn Lãng, huyện Tràng Định; chảy qua biên giới sang Trung Quốc tại gần Bình Nhi Thôn. Từ đây nó được gọi là Bình Nhi Hà, tiếp tục theo hướng Tây tây nam - Đông đông bắc khoảng 45km để hợp lưu với sông Bằng Giang tại thị trấn Long Châu, Quảng Tây, Trung Quốc, thành sông Tả Giang, chi lưu phía nam của sông Úc Giang trong hệ thống tạo thành sông Tây Giang. Đoạn chảy trên đất Việt Nam dài khoảng 243 km, diện tích lưu vực: 6.660 km². Đây là con sông duy nhất ở miền Bắc Việt Nam chảy theo hướng Đông nam - Tây bắc sang Trung Quốc.

Sông Kỳ Cùng có các phụ lưu chính là sông Bản Thín, sông Bắc Giang và sông Bắc Khê. Sông Bắc Giang và Sông Bắc Khê hợp lưu gần thị trấn Thất Khê, huyện Tràng Định. Sông Bản Thín hợp lưu tại Bản Chu xã Khuất Xá, huyện Lộc Bình.

CSX's Q384 originated the day before in Grand Rapids, MI and has spent some time working Walbridge yard on the southeast side of Toledo but now has their train together and is heading south down the former C&O. The classic signals here at "Turnpike" have long protected this stretch of track but replacement work is under way and they'll be gone before the end of the year. 4/2/18