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where all sorts of provisions were kept, among which were wheat, dates, figs, and olive oil which could be stored for years on end in the dry desert climate. Below an enormous cisterne that held a year's supply of water for a thousand people. These facts explain why the Jewish rebels could hold out for a year (73 to 74 AD) against the Roman legions; however, King Herod had built Masada not against the Romans but against his own people as he should need somewhere safe in case of rebellion. At Masada he could wait for the Romans to come to his rescue.
I have my fingers crossed that they are feeding Owlets, the action is pretty frantic (sadly once the sun has gone down mainly).
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Chapman's Peak is named after John Chapman, the pilot of an English ship becalmed in today's Hout Bay in 1607. The skipper sent his pilot ashore to find provisions, and the name was recorded as Chapman's Chaunce. It is a mountain on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, between Hout Bay and Noordhoek in Cape Town, South Africa.
The western flank of the mountain falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean, and a road, known as Chapman's Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain, linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek. Tourists and locals often stop at viewpoints along this road, which offer views of Hout Bay, The Sentinel Peak and surrounds, as well as over Noordhoek Beach.
Chapman's Peak Drive was hacked out of the face of the mountain between 1915 and 1922, and at the time was regarded as a major feat of engineering.
Last Chance is a ghost town situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 36 and State Highway 71 in a sparsely populated area of eastern Colorado. The town was supposedly so named because it was once the only place for travelers to secure fuel and provisions for many miles in any direction.
Join me for some wine and cheese....
A New Zealand Chardonnay and soft blue cheese in fact...mmmm..:-)
Softly processed with Flypaper Textures.
respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart :-)
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one of the views from Rachel's Knoll, Sedona, arizona
After Rachel's death in 2001, the property that the Knoll sits on was sold to Seven Canyons, but with provisions to allow visitors to the site on an ongoing basis. Originally the buyers did not follow through on these provisions, but because of diligent work by Rachel's children and their lawyer, the courts have now declared that Seven Canyons must comply
Imagine the pristine beauty due west of Sedona with nothing but magnificent red rock formations in all directions. For many years, residents of Sedona were allowed to use a very special place in this extraordinary area. It was found on private property in the Long Canyon area and was owned by a woman named Rachel. She purchased this beautiful land, piece by piece, in the early 1970s and then made it available to the residents of Sedona, and all people from around the world.
Her property was perched high above the Long Canyon valley on a knoll which was later to be known as Rachel’s Knoll. To access her property one had to walk about half a mile meandering up a dirt road allowing ample time to experience and honor the drama and magical beauty of the land. Once on the knoll, one would find medicine wheels, seating areas, trails to guide you around to the meditative areas plus one of the most extraordinary red rock views in Sedona.
This land was most sacred to the Native Americans in the area and was used by them for centuries for their ceremonies and inspiration. Rachel knew when she entered this sacred place that it would be her goal to save it for all people so they might enjoy and honor the Native Americans who once lived there.
This is a Long-eared Owl carrying a Short-tailed Vole back to its hungry brood that were calling constantly from nearby trees. The male provisions the female while she incubates and when the young are small. But when the young are old enough to "branch" (leave the nest and clamber about in the branches), the female hunts too. All of my photographs of Long-eared Owls with prey show them carrying Short-tailed Voles, with not a Bank Vole or Wood Mouse among them. Long-eared Owls never build a nest themselves, but use an old Crow's nest. I'm pretty sure that this inability (or reluctance?) to construct a nest is a trait of all owls.
🇫🇷 Nous avons vu dans le Pilanesberg, d'autres animaux : bubales , girafes , zèbres, koudous , lors d'un safari de fin de journée, donc avec une lumière difficile pour avoir de jolies couleurs, et j'aurai l'occasion de montrer ces animaux avec de meilleures prises...Nous repris la route pour aller au Bostwana....Arrêt sur un petit marché pour permettre à notre cuisinier de faire des provisions fraîches ...
🇬🇧 We saw other animals in the Pilanesberg: hartebeests, giraffes, zebras, kudu, during a safari at the end of the day, so the light was difficult to get nice colours, and I will have the opportunity to show these animals with better shots... We took the road again to go to Bostwana....Stopped at a small market to allow our cook to get some fresh supplies...
🇩🇪 Wir haben in Pilanesberg andere Tiere gesehen: Bubales, Giraffen, Zebras, Kudus, während einer Safari am Ende des Tages, also mit schwierigem Licht, um schöne Farben zu bekommen, und ich werde die Gelegenheit haben, diese Tiere mit besseren Aufnahmen zu zeigen...Wir fahren weiter nach Bostwana....Halt auf einem kleinen Markt, damit unser Koch frische Vorräte kaufen kann...
🇪🇸 Vimos otros animales en el Pilanesberg: hartebeests, jirafas, cebras, kudu, durante un safari al final del día, por lo que la luz era difícil conseguir colores agradables, y tendré la oportunidad de mostrar estos animales con mejores tomas... Tomamos la carretera de nuevo para ir a Bostwana.... Paramos en un pequeño mercado para que nuestro cocinero pudiera conseguir algunas provisiones frescas...
🇮🇹 Vimos otros animales en el Pilanesberg: hartebeests, jirafas, cebras, kudu, durante un safari al final del día, por lo que la luz era difícil conseguir colores agradables, y tendré la oportunidad de mostrar estos animales con mejores tomas... Tomamos la carretera de nuevo para ir a Bostwana.... Paramos en un pequeño mercado para que nuestro cocinero pudiera conseguir algunas provisiones frescas...
Early in the morning, this man was downing cotonuts that might violate the tourists at this marvellous beach near Habana.
Amazingly, I managed to document the fall down of TWO coconuts!
La Rábida, Huelva (Spain).
Supplying provisions before the big trip, in the port of Palos.
Abasteciendo de víveres antes del gran viaje, en el puerto de Palos.
ENGLISH
Palos de la Frontera or Palos, is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some 13 km from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2006 census, the city had a population of 8,415.
Palos is the site of the Rábida Monastery where Christopher Columbus consulted with the Franciscans about his plans for organizing an expedition of discovery. Years later, on Aug 3, 1492, Columbus's ships sailed from this town to discover the Americas.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palos_de_la_Frontera
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CASTELLANO
Palos de la Frontera es una localidad de la provincia de Huelva, Andalucía, España. En el año 2006 contaba con 8.415 habitantes. Su extensión superficial es de 50 km² y tiene una densidad de 168,3 hab/km². Se encuentra situada a una altitud de 23 metros, a 14 kilómetros de la capital de provincia, Huelva y a pocos kilómetros de la vecina ciudad de Moguer, ubicada a la izquierda del río Tinto, muy cerca de la desembocadura y unión con el río Odiel.
Palos de la Frontera es conocida como la cuna del Descubrimiento de América (como afirma en su escudo), ya que en esta ciudad se gestó y se preparó el primer viaje de Cristóbal Colón hacia lo que él creía las Indias. Zarparon del puerto de esta ciudad el 3 de agosto de 1492, llegando el 12 de octubre de dicho año a ciertas islas del actual continente americano que por entonces era desconocido por los europeos. Por ello, Palos forma parte del itinerario histórico artístico conocido como los Lugares Colombinos.
Reenactors like to be authentic - sigh.
Unlike other eras that are reenacted, the womenfolk are present for the Revolution and the food is a hell of a lot better.
Rev War Reenactment
Northwest Territory Alliance
Polo Field
Cantigny Park
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September 10, 2022
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In this ca. 1988 Martin Marietta artist’s concept, two teams of Astronauts have commenced human exploration of Mars. One team is seen embarking via a pressurized rover towing a supply/provisions?, instrumentation/experiment laden?, power-generating? trailer. In the foreground, two Astronauts are exploring the immediate vicinity of the landing site by foot. A communications relay tower has been erected to facility long distance surface communications & I assume contact with earth? The tower also appears to have meteorological instrumentation…maybe.
Although I’ve found no documentation (with similar imagery) pertaining to this specific aspect of such a proposed mission, with minor variations, the lander looks much like the Mars Descent/Ascent Vehicle (MDAV) in other Martin Marietta Mars concepts I’ve recently posted. And if I’m interpreting the photo ID correctly, this would then be from 1988, thus viable as being related. The others concepts are subsequent and may account for the design variation/evolution. IDK, I’m winging it.
That magnitude of relief, talus slopes, exposed strata, etc…gotta be Valles Marineris…like, in it. Right? Rhetorical.
Whatever it is/is called, it's like an 'open-air' Mars Excursion Module (MEM) and the following addresses/explains how it got there…I think:
“A variety of Artificial Gravity/Mars Transfer Vehicle (AG/MTV) concepts were developed by the Martin Marietta Astronautics Group for NASA’s Mars Exploration Case Studies in 1988 to 1989. Each of these concepts used a large diameter (~39 to 46 m) aerobrake (AB) with a low lift to drag (L/D) ratio of ~0.2 for Mars Orbit Capture (MOC). These large ABs required assembly in LEO before being outfitted with habitation, auxiliary Photo-Voltaic Array (PVA) power and chemical propulsion system elements within their protective envelope. By rotating the AB about its central axis at different spin rates and mounting the habitat modules near the outer perimeter of the AB to increase the rotation radius, a range of centrifugal forces can be generated for the crew during the transit out to Mars and back…
However, initial concepts had several drawbacks, to include being very large, requiring significant orbital assembly for the AB and overall vehicle, with large Initial Mass in Low Earth Orbit (IMLEO) requirements. Additionally, problems of the five different concepts developed ranged from incompatible internal arrangements of varying habitation modules, the required movement of major pressurized mechanical joints, large propellant consumption to start/stop a tethered combination along with associated dynamic control problems & possible critical mechanical failures, even the possibility of crew isolation from systems enclosed within the AB e.g., Mars Descent/Ascent Vehicle (MDAV).
To avoid the deficiencies of those concepts, Martin Marietta proposed ‘Concept 6’, an AG/MTV design that used chemical propulsion and carried twin cylindrical Space Station Freedom (SSF) habitation modules whose long axes were oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal spin axis of the MTV—referred to as the Dumbbell B configuration. The hab modules were connected to a central logistics and docking hub by two pressurized tunnels each ~12.5 m long. Each hab module—designed to accommodate two to three crewmembers—had excess capacity so that either could serve as a safe-haven for the entire crew in case of an emergency. Attached to the Sun-facing side of each tunnel and hab module were ~30 and 75 m2, respectively, of PVAs producing ~26 kWₑ of electrical power for the spacecraft’s various systems. Once fully assembled, the rotation radius from the center of the logistics module to the floor of each hab module was ~17 m allowing centrifugal acceleration levels ranging from 0.38-g to 0.68-g for vehicle spin rates of 4.5 to 6 rpm. At a slightly higher spin rate of 7.25 rpm, 1-g could be achieved. The pressurized logistics hub also provided a shirt-sleeve environment and anytime crew access to the MDAV docked to the front of the vehicle.
The aft end Mars orbit capture stage (MOCS) and forward Trans-Earth Injection Stages (TEIS) used four
~25 thousand pound thrust liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen (LOX/LH₂) RL10B-2 engines with an Iₛₚ of ~460 s. The MOCS also functioned as the TMI stage using propellant supplied from six surrounding drop tanks jettisoned in pairs as they are drained. The vehicle IMLEO at TMI was ~710.8 t.”
The above, at/per:
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20160014801/downloads/2016001...
The second paragraph consists of my paraphrasing, the rest is direct copy/paste.
Yet another spectacular work by Martin Marietta artist Robert S. Murray. A WIN:
www.paintingsbyrobertsmurray.com/about-me.html
Credit: “Paintings by Robert S. Murray” website
midcurrent.com/art/robert-s-murray/
Credit: “MIDCURRENT” website
A segment of the image:
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Credit: Humanoid History/Twitter
Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp ................ with insect as provisions for the larvae
Gemeine Wespe .............. mit Insekt als Larvenfutter
Almindelig Gedehams ... med insekt som mad til larverne
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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If you like my pictures of insects in flight, you should visit my special website on insect flight:
Wenn Ihnen meine Bilder fliegender Insekten gefallen, besuchen Sie bitte meine Homepage speziell zu diesem Thema:
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PLEASE, NO AWARDS or these large group icons like "your wonderful, great photo was seen in group xyz". They will be deleted sooner or later.
BITTE KEINE AWARDS oder diese großen Gruppen-Icons wie "Ich habe Dein wunderbares Bild in Gruppe xyz gesehen". Die lösche ich früher oder später.
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Yellow-legged mud dauber wasp, Rondeau Provincial Park, July 23, 2023.
A multi-legged visitor beside the pond.
The black and yellow mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium (Drury), is a common and widely distributed solitary sphecid wasp that hunts spiders and builds characteristic mud nests for their offspring. In each cell of her nest, a female mud dauber lays a single egg which she provisions with up to twenty-five live, paralyzed spiders.
source - University of Florida .
This shot is straight from my iPhone, taken halfway through a tasty local brew, Big West Coast IPA, from Vancouver's Rewind Beer Co. (rewindbeer.com) enjoyed at the incredibly retro-funky Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions: www.mtpleasant.bar. Happy to discover, enjoy and support our local biz and amen to something a little different :-)
I'd definitely recommend a visit here and to this area - Mount Pleasant is a fantastic Vancouver neighbourhood, especially if you're looking for something a little unique/retro/quirky, and a lot more chill :-)
The ubiquitous food truck parked up at the temple ready to sell almost anything that's edible to hungry worshippers and visitors
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.
This site possesses exceptional value
in the commemorating or illustrating
the History of the United States.
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1973
In 1762, Silas Deane came to Wethersfield to teach and study law. He met Mehitable Webb, Joseph's widow, and became her legal and business advisor. They married in 1763, and had one son, Jesse, in 1764. Having ìarrivedî socially, Silas' constructed his own mansion, conveniently next door to his Webb stepfamily. The new house was very different from the rest of Wethersfield architecture, more closely resembling dwellings from the Dutch West Indies or New York, with an asymmetrical facade probably featuring a piazza, or porch. The door opened onto a spacious hallway with a grand staircase, and the best parlor contained a carved Portland brownstone fireplace. Although the piazza is gone, the staircase and fireplace remain to this day.
The Deane House was completed about 1766. Mehitable had little time to enjoy it, however, for she died in 1767. In 1769 Silas married another rich widow, Elizabeth Saltonstall Evards from New London. In 1774 Silas Deane served in the first Continental Congress, and while he was there John Adams visited Wethersfield and took tea with Mrs. Deane. In 1775 George Washington dined with Elizabeth en route to take command of the troops outside of Boston. Silas went to France in 1776 on a secret mission to secure troops, arms, and supplies for the revolutionary cause.
While he was in Paris Elizabeth Deane died, and that misfortune was compounded by accusations of mismanagement of government funds. Silas was abruptly recalled by Congress but never given a hearing to exonerate himself. Having spent his fortune in an attempt to clear his name, he sent instructions to his brother Barnabas in Wethersfield to sell all his furniture. Disillusioned and impoverished, he stayed in Europe in self-imposed exile, but in 1789 decided to return to Canada to rebuild his fortune. On board ship on the night before his departure, he died mysteriously, and is buried in England.
Stephen Chester bought the Deane House from Silas' creditors sometime after 1790. From 1800-1873 it passed through many hands until it was bought by Frances Talcott Fenn in 1874. Her son, U.S. Representative E. Hart Fenn inherited the house in 1899. Mr. Fenn and his second wife Margaret were active in the early preservation movement, and made few structural changes to the building, even going so far as to install the only bathtub in the basement! However, the house was severely damaged by fire in 1932, and the extent of the loss is unknown.
Mrs. Fenn was a Connecticut Colonial Dame, and after she inherited the Deane House in 1939 she secretly made plans to turn it over to the Society after her own death. Her gift was a very welcome surprise in 1959, completing the Museum complex of the three adjacent houses. From 1960-1974 the Colonial Dames worked assiduously on the house's restoration, and in 1964 the house was declared a National Historic Landmark. When it opened to the public in 1974, it was recognized as one of the most careful and accurate restorations undertaken in the United States.
Alençon, ville à taille humaine, est un endroit intéressant où vivre si l'on n'a pas le permis de conduire...
...Bon, à condition d'avoir un métier à Alençon même, certes, certes.
Mais pour le reste, tout peut y être fait à pied : les balades, l'administratif, les achats plaisir... Et même les courses alimentaires.
C'est d'ailleurs une bonne façon de se muscler les bras et de travailler son cardio.
Mais, comme dans toute activité physique, la récup' c'est important !
CSXT 210W leads empty grain train CSX G806 westbound through Ivy, Virginia, along the Buckingham Branch.
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Dating back to 1132 Fountains Abbey is quite the relic. Like many abbeys, King Henry VIII left his mark with the dissolution of the monasteries in the period 1536 to 1541. This process allowed Henry, now authorised as the head of the church to disband, sell off and profiteer from the former income generated by these institutions. Virtually all such abbeys, priories and convents were fair game and in many cases were dismantled so that they couldn't be used again and also so that their stonework could be reused. Fountains Abbey suffered like most but their greatest intact structure is this 300 foot long cellarium with its stunning vaulted ceiling. The cellarium was used as a larder for the estate provisions.
I thought that my voyage had come to its end
at the last limit of my power,---that the path before me was closed,
that provisions were exhausted
and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity.
But I find that thy will knows no end in me.
And when old words die out on the tongue,
new melodies break forth from the heart;
and where the old tracks are lost,
new country is revealed with its wonders.
Rabindranath Tagore. Closed Path.