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Jutland, Jylland in Danish, is a peninsula to the west in the Danish geography. The coast to the west has helped much in forming the landscape - making the are along the area dominated by sand-dunes and heaths. The landscape is very flat and in some areas marshy too. The most northern part of Jutland, north of the Limfjord, was separated from the mainland by a flooding in 1825, making it technically an island - but it is still regarded as a part of Jutland.
Jutland, Jylland, was in the middle ages called "Iutland" - the land of the jyder. That word in turn probably comes from the word iuthær, meaning men. The Greek geographer called it Kimbrikē chersonēsos - the peninsula of the Cimbri - saying it was the home of the Teutons, Cimbri and Charudes.
The area is now one of the more sparsely populated regions of Denmark, and the Jutlandic dialect is famous for being hard to understand, even among Danes, especially in the western and northern parts of the peninsula.
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Gray Jay / Meisenhäher (Perisoreus canadensis)
on top of Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
The Scene
A three image composite - images of which, none were photographed by yours truly. Being that none of the original photographers of these pictures could be positively identified, I am unable to provide individual accreditation or “ownership”. If anyone recognizes or identifies the “owner or owners” of any of the images contained herein, please advise this artist.
• The background (from the line of the road and up) is one of the composite images. From the best that I have determined, the yellow ochre Tudor style house on the left was once the home of Charles Cheney, one of the Cheney Brothers who together operated the Cheney Brothers Silk Company.
Note: In that I wanted a expansive foreground for the composition, I found the Charles Cheney house at 79 Hartford Road in Manchester, Connecticut to be an ideal choice. The broad sweep of the Great Lawn looks much the same as during the heyday of the Cheney silk business (about 1860 to 1930). The Cheney family opened the lawn to the public, who came to pick dandelions for cooked greens; to find worms for use as fish-bait; and in winter to ski, sled, and toboggan. Beginning in 1942, the mansions on the Great Lawn were sold to non-Cheney families; and today none are owned by either the Cheneys or their descendants.
• The boy dragging the fir (or whatever type of tree) up the yard, across the snow is another element of this artwork.
• The striking red Duesenberg and the foreground is yet another element of this composite.
The Car
1932 Duesenberg Model J Phaeton, SJ-463/2480
Formerly part of Al Wiseman's renowned collection, this 1932 Duesenberg Model J, chassis number 2480, engine number J-463, has a remarkably interesting history. A long-wheelbase car, J-463/2480 stretches some 153.5-inches and boasts a highly desirable and elegant dual cowl phaeton bodywork crafted in the style of LeGrande and finished in closely-matched, duo-tone Red with Beige top and interior. Spicing up the allure and history of J-463/2480, and often a common practice with cars such as Duesenberg, J-463/2480 began life with a formal limousine body by Rollston of New York, which was later removed in favor of body number 1946 from J-389/2415, a sportier, long-wheelbase convertible Berline body by Dietrich, Inc. of Detroit. Unfortunately, in 1946, a garage fire destroyed the Dietrich body, leaving only the chassis of J-463/2480 to survive for many years.
The graceful and popular LeGrande-style body was fitted prior to 1985, likely sometime during the 1970’s. It’s thought that during this time also the engine was upgraded with a proper SJ centrifugal supercharger. First offered by Duesenberg in 1932, the supercharger took the massive 420 CI 32 valve DOHC straight eight engine from 265 horsepower to 320 horsepower, and turned a Model, J into the formidable SJ model. At the time, there were very few vehicles on the road able to match the robustness, speed, power, and overall quality of a Duesenberg. Today, Duesenbergs are capable of cruising at highway speeds, and represent an absolute pinnacle in automotive engineering and styling. Sadly, the stock market crash of 1929 took a major toll on manufacturers such as Duesenberg, which closed forever in 1937 having produced just 481 units of automotive art.
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btw - We are getting our first snowfall for the season as this image is being uploading. Large puffy flakes of gently falling snow with little or no wind and the temperature is moderate for this time of year. A real "Hallmark Christmas" scene outside my window........... * Update: Turned into a real mess of a snowstorm. It's now 6:15pm and been snowing since about 6 a.m. Now they are predicting the temps are going to fall, turning this wet snow into an treacherous icy mess by tomorrow morning.......... bah, humbug!
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Italia, Toscana, Garfagnana, Lago Isola Santa (LU), Giugno 2016
Nel cuore delle Alpi Apuane si trova una tranquilla oasi di bellezza, un luogo così inaspettato che sembra un set cinematografico. Si chiama Isola Santa. Isola Santa non è sempre stata come è ora. E' un paese molto antico, costruito nel Medioevo come un luogo per i pellegrini per recuperare dalle fatiche del viaggio. Nel 1950, la costruzione di una diga per l'energia idroelettrica ha costretto gli abitanti a lasciare le loro case. Ma in seguito, i vecchi abitanti hanno deciso di restituire al paese la sua antica bellezza e fascino. Nonostante ciò Isola Santa rimane quasi città fantasma dove le case sono vuote e dove passano solo pescatori di trote e viaggiatori sporadici. Anche se questo posto è fuori dalle rotte turistiche, è un villaggio che sembra fatta allo scopo di essere fotografato o dipinto.
At the heart of the Apuan Alps stands a peaceful oasis of beauty, a place so unexpected that seems to come straight out from a movie. It is called Isola Santa. Isola Santa has not always been as it is now. It is a very old village, built in the Middle Ages like a place for travellers to recover. In 1950, the construction of a dam for hydroelectric power forced the inhabitants to leave their homes. But, later, the old inhabitants decided to give back to the village its ancient beauty and charm. Despite that Isola Santa remains almost ghost town where the houses are empty and where just trout fishermen and sporadic travellers pass by. Even though this place is out of the tourist’s paths, it is a village that seems to be made on the purpose to be photographed or painted.
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This is Loch Tay just outside Kenmore, Scotland. We have had a long wet period and the loch has burst its banks in places.
From the wonderland of Yosemite national this past winter.
Thanks to David Ritcher for giving me the caption :)
Exif : 14mm f/11 1/250s 100iso D810
INDIEN, Khajuraho (Tempel)
Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty. Historical records note that the Khajuraho temple site had 85 temples by 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 20 temples have survived, spread over 6 square kilometers. Of the various surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate details, symbolism and expressiveness of ancient Indian art
The Khajuraho temples feature a variety of art work, of which 10% is sexual or erotic art outside and inside the temples. Some of the temples that have two layers of walls have small erotic carvings on the outside of the inner wall. Some scholars suggest these to be tantric sexual practices.] Other scholars state that the erotic arts are part of Hindu tradition of treating kama as an essential and proper part of human life, and its symbolic or explicit display is common in Hindu temples. James McConnachie, in his history of the Kamasutra, describes the sexual-themed Khajuraho sculptures as "the apogee of erotic art":
Paradise, Michigan
The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre state park in Upper Michigan. The water is brown in color from the tannins leached from the cedar, spruce, and hemlock in the swamps drained by the river.
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This place is called 't Otterbos, In spring time it is a beautiful place, 2016.
It is a place of wet lands just outside the dike of polder De Wijde Wormer at a location almost hardly to reach. If you know the start of the dead end road, than you will find it by car. It is a place of wet lands just outside the dike of polder De Wijde Wormer at a location almost hardly to reach. But for cyclist it is easy now, because it is part of a whole network of cycling paths in the area Waterland-Zaanstreek.
Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments.
Herdwick sheep are almost unique to the Lake District. They tend to be territorial and so do not stray across the open ranges of mountains when grazing outside of the walled enclosures of the lower pastures.
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Black-backed Jackals / Schabrackenschakale (canis mesomelas)
Northern Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa
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“We can't hold hands―
Someone might see.
Won't you please
Hold toes with me?”
― Shel Silverstein, Every Thing on It
...tight :) Party in my garden ♥
Boxtel is a small town, but its big church shows that it was an important place once. Just outside the town you'll find a park in which lies this castle, Kasteel Stapelen. The entire complex was given a new look in early neo-Gothic style in 1857-1858, to fit the then popular ideas about what a medieval castle should look like. Towers were heightened, the facade of the chapel was renewed and countless battlements were added to places where there never had been any. Since 1915 the castle has been used as a monastery. In the Middle Ages a miracle occured here which is still celebrated each year with a big procession.