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Looks like some kids had a nice wading pool along the the W shore of Idaho's Priest Lake. I suspect their parents had to help with some of those larger boulders. Ahhh, sweet summer memories.
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Grade I listed historic church constructed the later portion of the Middle Ages. The half-timbered building to the left is grade II listed and constructed likely in the 1600's.
"Godmanchester is a village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, in England. Within the parish, its buildings are concentrated at the north end, including a section of the south-to-east bank of the River Great Ouse facing the large Portholme flood-meadow at the south end of the town of Huntingdon. The urban-to-suburban core of the area is entirely south of the A14 arterial road.
The village is on the site of the Roman town of Durovigutum. There is archaeological evidence of Celtic and earlier habitation prior to the establishment of a key Roman town and a Mansio (inn), so the area has probably been continuously occupied for more than 2,000 years. The settlement was at a crossroads of Roman roads Ermine Street, the Via Devana (from Cambridge, between Colchester and Chester) and a military road from Sandy, Bedfordshire. The Roman settlement was sacked by Anglo-Saxons in the third century. In contrast to Huntingdon, archaeological finds have been extensive in the centre of Godmanchester, which has two conservation areas of early recognition, including many timber-framed Tudor houses, the largest being Tudor Farm, dating from 1600 and restored in 1995.
The Roman castra is mentioned in Godmanchester's name, which comes from Anglo-Saxon Godmundceaster, referring to a Roman fortified place or army camp of/belonging to Godmund, a typically Saxon name. The location is likely to have been originally settled due to the gravel beds providing a ford across the River Great Ouse.
The place was listed as Godmundcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire. The survey records that there were 26 ploughlands, with capacity for a further 31 and, in addition to the arable land, there were 160 acres (65 hectares) of meadows, 50 acres (20 hectares) of woodland and three water mills, a church and a priest.
The village was the first chartered by King John in 1212, though it had been a market town and royal manor for some years.
In 2003, Godmanchester had a population of about 5,500 in 3,500 homes, with the largest increase in population occurring between 1981 and 1991 (81%) and more modest growth since." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Excerpt from Macau-World Heritage: The Church was first constructed by a group of Spanish Augustinian priests as a seminary from wood in 1586, and later was moved to Santo Agostinho Square in 1591. In the past, the priests used Chinese fan palms to cover the Church's roof whenever there was raining. The palm leaves blowing in the wind looked like the beard of a dragon. Hence the Church's another name, "Long-Song Miu" (Temple of the Long-whiskered Dragon). The facade of the church is divided into two levels and crowned by a pediment. Two granite columns flank the main entrance. The interior columns support the vaulted roof and divide the church into three sections that are simple and classical in appearance. The present church was the result of reconstruction in 1874 and was the first church that preached in English in Macau.
Holy moly! A great pic of a classic dealership scene. All these cars in front were bought by a driving school. As Keicar says this photo was probably taken in May 1982, judging by the Metro registrations.
The first stop of my Nov 2015 India photo tour is the Hindu Holiest city: Varanasi. Photographed this priest in the early morning on the waterfront ghat.
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A priest inside the Pura Mahadev temple, Baghpat, Uttarpradesh.
Pura Mahadev is located on the main Baghpat – Meerut Highway. It is 30 KM from Baghpat and around 36 KM from Meerut. The sprawling temple compound is situated on the bank of river Hindan, 4.5 KM north of town Baloni in Baghpat District. According to a local myth, a shiv temple was established here by Rishi Parshuram and hence this place was called Shiv Puri. Later however the name of the place changed to Shiv Pura and the place gradually began to be known as Pura Mahadev. Mahadev being another name of lord Shiva.
Every Year, During the months of sharavan and falgun, a fourteen days festival is organised here. Millions of people from all around gather here and “Kanwariyas” pay their tribute to lord shiva by pouring holy water of The Ganges on the shivling inside the temple.
During the name revision in 1885, the name of this street was determined to be Prästgatan, but as early as 1586 the street was referred to as Prästegathen after the residences that were there for the city's chaplains. The four small houses in which the chaplains lived were demolished in 1708. Then the still remaining priest's residence was built. In the 1730s, the southern part of the street was called Stenbergs gränd after the German nobleman and court stable master Antonius von Steinberg (died 1675). He owned the entire block of Venus adjacent to the south end of the alley. From the middle of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century, the same section is called Tyska Prästgatan, after the priests of the German Church, and during the same time the northern part was called Svenska Prästgatan, after the priests of the Great Church. The short part north of Storkyrkobrinken was originally called Helvetiegränden and that name came from an area called Helvetet. In 1451, an empty belæghin is mentioned in Helvite. There are different opinions about why the area was called that, possibly because the executioner lived there.
'Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Pray for heavenly peace..'
fun facts:
Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by Joseph Mohr an Austrian priest.
Franz Xavier Gruber composed the melody to Silent Night (Stille Nacht) in 1818.
Silent Night has since become the most famous Christmas carol of all time.
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For many months through summer this creek was down to barely a trickle but recent rains have brought it back to life, along with millions of autumn leaves.
This lovely place is on my dog walking route.
23 shot panorama assembled with PTgui.
The Skink Priests are the most intelligent of their skittish kind, whose role within their society are to act as religious figures, magic-users and important emissaries for their mighty Slann.
On occasion, a Skink spawning will not produce an entire cohort from the pools of life, as is the norm, but instead only a single Skink will issue forth. These individuals are marked by the Old Ones and destined to lead, or otherwise achieve greatness amongst their kind.
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