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La Tour Zimmer (en néerlandais : Zimmertoren) est une tour horloge située à Lierre en Belgique, nommée d'après l'horloger et astronome amateur Louis Zimmer. Cette tour était à l'origine une tour médiévale, la Corneliustoren, qui faisait partie de la première enceinte de la ville.
L'année de construction de la tour n'est pas précise, mais elle date d'avant 1425. Les autorités de la ville vendirent la tour en 1812, mais après la Première Guerre mondiale elles la rachetèrent afin de la démolir. En 1928, Louis Zimmer offrit à la ville de Lierre un mécanisme horloger (l'horloge du Jubilé appelée également l'horloge du Centenaire) muni de plusieurs cadrans indiquant le temps, le cosmos et autres phénomènes périodiques. Il fut alors décidé d'accueillir cette horloge dans la Corneliustoren qui à cette fin fut restaurée. Depuis cette tour est dénommée Tour Zimmer. L'inauguration a eu lieu le 29 juin 1930 pour les cent ans de la Belgique.
L'Horloge astronomique (nommée également l'horloge merveilleuse) qui fut commandée par le roi Albert Ier pour l'Exposition universelle de Bruxelles en 1935, est l'œuvre maîtresse de l'horloger de Lierre. Zimmer en reçu les félicitations notamment d'Albert Einstein. Cette horloge comporte entre autres le mouvement horloger mécanique le plus lent au monde : une révolution par 25 800 ans (précession des équinoxes). Elle se trouve depuis 1960 dans un pavillon situé à côté de la Tour. L'ensemble forme le musée Zimmer.
Une représentation du système solaire a été installée sur la petite place devant la tour, avec la représentation des astéroïdes (1664) Felix et (3064) Zimmer découverts en 1929 et en 1984 et baptisés d'après l'écrivain flamand Félix Timmermans et Louis Zimmer.
Sansia Old Street” generally refers to the southern section of Minquan St., and is about 200 meters long. The buildings have stood since the earliest period of the Republic of China. Various words on the building fronts represent surnames, names, and shop names, and their signage is very different to today’s. The buildings are equipped with magnificent verandahs, which are the most impressive parts of the buildings along this street. Their decorated archways are rich in culture and they play a valuable role in reminding people of the need to preserve historical relics. The outer walls of the buildings are built with red brick, while the inner walls were made of clay. The outer parts of the buildings are decorated with a variety of patterns, and in particular the second-floor windowsills, making them all the more beautiful. There are many with traditional Chinese patterns, animal motifs, and even foreign patterns. Opposite Minquan St. is a smaller wall, known for its unique styling, featuring solid, hollow, and framed styles of decoration.
Paradójicamente, dijo Nietzsche, esta búsqueda insistente de la verdad, este escepticismo a ultranza, es un legado del cristianismo (por razones complejas en las que no nos entretendremos aquí). Luego añadió una última y quizá primordial ironía en unas notas fragmentarias en un cuaderno poco antes de perder la razón (debido al gran flagelo del siglo XIX, la sífilis). Predijo que, tarde o temprano, la ciencia moderna dirigiría la poderosa fuerza del escepticismo contra sí misma, cuestionaría la validez de sus propios cimientos, los derribaría y se destruiría. Recordé esas palabras en el verano de 1994, cuando un grupo de matemáticos e informáticos organizaron un congreso en el Santa Fe Institute sobre los límites del conocimiento científico. La opinión generalizada era que, dado que la mente humana no es más que un aparato físico, un tipo de ordenador, el producto de una historia genética determinada, sus capacidades son limitadas. Por lo tanto, es probable que nunca llegue a comprender por completo la existencia humana. Sería como si un grupo de perros organizara un congreso para tratar de entender a El Perro. Por mucho que se esforzaran, no llegarían muy lejos. Los perros pueden comunicar únicamente unas cuarenta ideas, todas ellas primitivas, y son incapaces de documentar nada. El proyecto estaría condenado de antemano. El cerebro humano, aunque muy superior al de los perros, también es limitado. En consecuencia, no cabe la posibilidad de que los seres humanos lleguen a una teoría definitiva, completa y acotada de la existencia humana.
(El periodismo canalla y otros artículos) Tom Wolfe
Original MidJourney AI assisted digital abstract with iPad Pro, TouchRetouch, procreate, and Apple Pencil.
I recently tried out the new Text-to-Image AI called MidJourney. I am blown away. The quality of its images is a huge step up from previous tools I’ve used (‘WOMBO Dream, Starry AI, and NightCafe).
The output still needs to be upscaled, de-noised, and repainted a bit, but not nearly as much as with other tools.
The user interface is a crazy nightmare… Imagine a Unix-style command line you access from a Discord chat server. There is a bit of a learning curve, but the output is worth it.
En période de reproduction ( printemps - été, la mésange bleue a un régime alimentaire essentiellement insectivore. Elle se nourrit majoritairement d'insectes, d'araignées et de larves vivant sur les arbres et arbustes hauts. Ce sont les chenilles qui sont la principale source caraténoïdes responsables de l'intensité de la couleur jaune vif du plumage ventral. Mâle et femelle sont quasi identiques . La différence se fait au niveau du bandeau de l'oeil, noir chez le mâle et bleu foncé chez la femelle. La femelle est également plus pâle.Les jeunes sont plus ternes et présentent un dessous et une joue jaune pâle . Leur calotte est verdâtre. En dehors de la reproduction, son régime est majoritairement Granivore (graines) préférentiellement d'aunes et de bouleaux, complétées de bourgeons, de nectar, de pollen, voir de sève au printemps ou de noix et suif en hiver; en plus un peu insectivore ( oeufs d'insectes, araignées. - La mésange bleue réalise une couvée de 7 à 12 oufs par an( d'avril à mai) parfois une deuxième en juin -juillet. La taille de la ponte varie selon l'altitude, la qualité de l'habitat ou le volume de la cavité. La couvaison qui dure de 12 à 14 jours, est assurée par la femelle seule. Les fréquences de nourrissage impose aux parents jusqu'à quinze apports d'aliment pas heure. Chaque poussin en moyenne cinquante becquées par jours pendant 2 semaines. les études physiologiques de l'ornithologie montrent que les parents sont à la limite de la résistance physique en fin d'élevage; un couple devant chasser de 6000 à 9000 chenilles par nichée. - Le chat, même nourri par son " maître" n'en chasse pas moins par instinct et reste un redoutable prédateur des mésanges. Il arrive notamment qu'un pic épeiche ainsi qu'un geai arrache de jeunes oisillons de leur nid pour les manger. - Personnellement vu.
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Na een lange periode van slecht weer zou het vandaag en morgen eindelijk weer eens zonnig worden. Gelukkig liet de agenda het toe vandaag een vrije dag op te nemen en zo werd er in de omgeving van Haaften wat rond gehangen. Aan het eind van de dag kwam dan eindelijk ook een echte klapper voorbij. In het allerlaatste licht komt de mooi schone 475 410 van BLS Cargo voorbij met een omgeleide CargoBeamer trein naar Gekkengraaf.
Art - Nouveau Architecture in A Coruña. Casa Cortés. Detail.
- Forma parte del conjunto arquitectónico de la R/ Ferrol. Ver fotos en mi álbum " Arquitectura en A Coruña ".
- Arquitecto.- Eduardo Rodriguez - Losada. También, es autor de " Chalet " Escudero ( comentario 1 ) y de otros edificios Coruñeses.
- Datación.- 1910 - 1919.
- Estilo.- Ecléctico con abundantes elementos Modernístas.
- El dilatado periodo de ejecución del proyecto determinó una cierta heterogeneidad en el edificio. En principio, se construyó para viviendas; luego se añadió una parte para oficinas.
En la decoración, cabe destacar las grandes columnas, los techos de estilo Francés y las galerías, tan típicas de A Coruña.
En / In;
A Coruña. Galiza. Galicia. España. Spain.
Italian flag colours for this MM theme, to thank all people who are working in this critical period.
within a period of 10 minutes i woke up, jumped in and out of the shower and literally ran outside with a huge buzz of excitement when i saw fog (first time i've seen fog since last winter and i LOVE it)
hahahaha. i mean, most shots didn't work out because of my 50mm lens to fit this whole thing in i had to have the camera pretty far away, and it was too far for the camera to respond to my remote.. so it was all a case of 'self timer and RUN RUN RUN' hahaha most times i didn't make it. fun!!!!
BTE heeft voor een korte periode de 110 428 van TRI gehuurd voor het rijden van de Alpen Expressen tussen Venlo en Keulen. Op vrijdag 12 januari 2018 stond de laatste (geplande) Alpen Express richting Keulen op het programma voor deze loc. Als trein 13487 is de fraaie machine enkele minuten voor het maken van de foto vertrokken uit Venlo, en moet in Kaldenkirchen even stoppen om personeel uit te laten stappen en te kruisen met de Eurobahn. Helaas reed de trein voor het mooie net een loc-lengte te ver door...
Louée une période à l'ex société Suisse "RTS", l'ES 64 F4 096 en tête d'un train de containers "Rexwal" vient de quitter la gare de Langenthal.
Peak period on Sydney harbour.
Last Saturday night at McMahons Point Wharf.
Saturday 12th October, 2024.
Part of my recent dusk walking tours around the harbour.
Lately I have been parking the car along Blues Point Road, and walking down to the harbour.
A catamaran had just picked up more wedding guests from the McMahons Point Wharf, and was embarking on its dusk wedding cruise.
Meanwhile, the 'John Nutt' ferry - coming from Darling Harbour - was just about to dock at McMahons Point Wharf, to collect passengers going to Luna Park (Milsons Point) and then under the bridge to Circular Quay.
The 'John Nutt' is Sydney's newest ferry, commencing service in July, 2024. It is one of the new Parramatta River Class of catamarans. John Nutt was an engineer who was chiefly responsible for constructing Sydney's Opera House.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Dawn on Sydney Harbour.
Watch out, lol.
I was standing on Pier 19 at the Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, where I had arrived at about 5.30am. AND, as soon as dawn arrived, so did all these boats - small and large, lol.
It was chaos on the water.
Jones Bay Wharf. Piers 19-21.
32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont.
Across the water (Darling Harbour) is Barangaroo.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
The growth and development of flowers occurs over several weeks from the germination of seeds planted in a ground or container to the time in which flowers bloom. The entire process happens in about five stages for most flowers. Although flower species have varying bloom periods, the general growth and development process is basically the same for all flowers. Moderate variations in the length of time of certain stages may differ by flower species. A Sprout Is Born
The seed begins the germination process during the first five days after being planted. During day 3 of the initial growth and development stage, imbibition begins as the dry seed takes in water from the ground. Next, the root emerges from the seed coat on or about day 4. On day 5, the root begins to extend and develops a root system at one end while a stem forms at the other end. The stem starts the process of making its way upward and eventually past the soil's surface. Hey, Bud
Stage 2 is the stage when a flower's leaves develop. Leaf development usually begins on day 6 and continues to day 26. Leaves begin as tiny rosettes (leaf buds). As the stem begins growing leaves, the development of a flower's primary root structure also culminates usually sometime after day 14. Even though leaf growth does not officially happen until stage 3, the first leaf buds may begin growing after day 18 and continue until day 26. A New Leaf on Life
Leaf growth overlaps slightly between stages 2 and 3 as buds evolve into new leaf growth. But stage 3 officially marks the entire leaf growth period at around day 19. During this stage, all of the leaf buds grow until each one reaches full maturity at about day 29. It's also possible for stage 4 to begin during the latter part (day 26) of the leaf growth stage.
Beginning of the Blossom Day 26 is the day in which most flowers experience inflorescence emergence. In other words, flower buds start appearing on the stem, signifying stage 4 of development. It often occurs toward the end of stage 3 leaf growth; however, it is treated as a separate stage because the period indicates the growth and development exclusively of flowers.
Bloom Times
Stage 5 commences the flower production phase. On approximately day 31, the first flower bud opens. Additional flower buds continue opening throughout a roughly 18-day bloom period until day 49 at which point flower production typically ends.
www.hunker.com/13426298/the-stages-of-a-flower-from-seed-...
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New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
With long, slender beaks and a tongue which can protrude well beyond the end of their beaks, New Holland Honeyeaters are able to probe for nectar in the deep flowers of Banksias and Grevilleas.
Calls: The voice comprises a loud 'chik', a fainter 'pseet' and some chattering notes. If danger, such as a bird of prey approaches, a group of honeyeaters will join together and give a loud alarm call.
Minimum Size: 18cm
Maximum Size: 18cm
Average size: 18cm
Average weight: 20g
Breeding season: any time of year; mainly summer and winter
Clutch Size: 2 to 3
Incubation: 18 days
Nestling Period: 16 days
Description: The New Holland Honeyeater is mostly black and white, with a large yellow wing patch and yellow sides on the tail. It has a small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. This honeyeater is an active bird, and rarely sits still long enough to give an extended view. Sexes are similar in looks, but females are slightly smaller in size. Young birds are browner and have a grey eye.
Similar species: One very similar species is the White-cheeked Honeyeater,Phylidonyris nigra. This species has a single large white cheek patch and a dark eye. The two species frequently occur together.
Distribution: The New Holland Honeyeater's range extends throughout southern Australia, from about Brisbane, Queensland, to just north of Perth, Western Australia.
Habitat: The New Holland Honeyeater is common in heath, forests, woodland and gardens, mainly where grevilleas and banksias are found. It is inquisitive and approaches humans. It also mixes with other types of honeyeaters.
Feeding: New Holland Honeyeaters are active feeders. They mostly eat the nectar of flowers, and busily dart from flower to flower in search of this high-energy food. Other food items include fruit, insects and spiders. Birds may feed alone, but normally gather in quite large groups. Most feeding takes place in lower areas of bushes and thickets.
Breeding: The New Holland Honeyeater's cup-shaped nest is made of bark and grasses, bound together with spider web. It is lined with soft material and is placed in a bush or tree, anywhere from ground level up to 6 m. Both sexes feed the chicks. A pair of adults may raise two or three broods in a year.
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Phylidonyris-novaehollan...)
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Another negative that has been rescanned and reprocessed to produce an improved result. The original image, uploaded seven years ago, has been deleted.
The shot was taken at Hartlepool while on a week-long Eastern Region Railrover ticket, and features class 37 unit 37160 hauling a rake of COVHOPS, possibly carrying lime destined for the nearby Steetley Works from Thrislington or Coxhoe Quarry.
Above the loco can be seen the floodlights of the Victoria Ground, home of Hartlepool United FC and, to the left of that, is the dog track - now demolished and replaced by a Morrisons food store. The signal box is just visible through the girders of the barn-like structure on the right.
In the brake van the Guard has his coat hung up, and he's no doubt thinking about the imminent arrival and any tasks he needs to perform before signing off.
The station and surroundings were looking pretty uncared for by this time, hardly unusual for the period. Even so, I suspect there would still be a queue to go back and take a few more snaps, should the opportunity ever come up!
Ilford FP4, rated at 95asa, developed in Acutol.
8th September 1976
Brick Fair VA 2019 Moc
Bet you weren’t expecting that! Made surprise visit after spending all summer in Kyrgyzstan backpacking.
Detail shots to follow!
Warfare of the Kamakura Period in Japan tore society apart and people look to Buddhism for solace in a world ruled by samurai warriors.
It is a pity this Vespa wasn't a little older, but given its relative lack of change of appearance over the years I was happy to come across this combination of an original Fiat 500 and the scooter.
Photo taken in yet another UNESCO listed city at Noto.
It may not look it, but because of the tight angle I had here this is two vertical images stitched together.
Hornby Castle in North Lancashire is now more of a country house that was developed from a medieval castle. The Grade I-listed building overlooks the village of Hornby in the Lune Valley in the north of the county.
The castle originally dates from the 13th century but virtually nothing from that period is now left. The polygonal tower dates from the 16th century.
During the English Civil War the castle was captured and subsequently occupied in 1648 by the Duke of Hamilton and his Scottish army. The castle then changed hands a number of times over the subsequent years. Much of the structure was rebuilt between 1847 and 1850, though the older parts, including the polygonal tower, were retained. Further additions and alterations were made later in the 19th century.
(Pontevedra)
En febrero del año 2007, el periódico británico THE GUARDIAN, eligió la
Playa de Rodas como la playa más bella del mundo.
HABLEMOS AHORA DE MUJERES.
(El arte de ser un auténtico cotilla).
La vida de un “cotilla” es muy sacrificada y en verano roza casi lo tormentoso.
Los cotillas no dejamos de ser unos soñadores, seres muy alejados de las palabras que fija la Real Academia de la Lengua como chismosas y parlanchinas, todo lo contrario, intentamos averiguar el porqué de las cosas, de ciertas actitudes, el intríngulis de ciertos comportamientos.
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Íbamos todos camino de las Islas Cíes en un barco atestado de turistas.
Y de pronto apareció ella, brillando con luz propia sobre un mar de fondo completamente azul.
Y bajo un violento sol, una luz oblicua derramaba destellos nacarados en su pelo negro azabache.
Hay que reconocer que era una morenaza de muy buen ver, vamos, una chica de portada de revista, espléndida, solemne.
Un servidor elogiaba su fina elegancia, una auténtica reprimenda para mentes que ya creían haberlo visto todo.
Calculando a ojo, no tendría más de treinta y pocos años.
Hablaba por teléfono y me hubiera gustado estar un poco más cerca de ella, pero un vientecillo fresco me traía palabras sueltas, frases inconexas que mi imaginación descifraba de inmediato con cierta coherencia.
Al principio no entendía nada, pero poco a poco empecé a entenderlo todo.
Hablaba con el noviete, de eso no cabía la menor duda.
- No me fío de ti ni un pelo Carlos, siempre me has dado mala espina, aparte de que siempre has sido un auténtico sinvergüenza.
Ya tenía varios datos, el sujeto se llamaba Carlos y era un presunto sinvergüenza.
La cosa se ponía interesante.
-Por descontado que esta noche iré al BUDA y te cantaré las cuarenta a la cara y muy clarito Carlos para que no quede ningún género de duda.
Te dejo que ya hemos llegado a las Cíes, nos vemos esta noche, canalla.
Hay que reconocer que la chica tenía gran aplomo y cierto carácter.
La seguí entre pasarelas de madera y bellos pinares.
Ya en la playa, se quitó sus sandalias, se quitó su falda completamente negra, y su camisa, completamente blanca y quedó en un bikini que lo enseñaba todo y a la vez no enseñaba nada.
Tenía unas magníficas piernas, demoledoras, diría yo.
La miraba y la miraba y no daba crédito……y en eso me quedé dormido.
Al despertar ella ya no estaba.
Volví al muelle y vi partir barcos y más barcos, pero en ninguno estaba ella.
Cogí el último barco y una cosa tenía muy clara, esa noche estaría en el Buda. ¡Vamos, como hay dios ¡
A las once de la noche hacía guardia en la puerta del BUDA.
Sobre las doce llegaron ellos. El Carlitos era guapo, las cosas como son, pero ella iba con un traje sastre de chaqueta, chaleco y pantalón azul marino de corte muy masculino, una camisa de raya diplomática y un cinturón negro haciendo juego con unos zapatos de cordones.
La quintaesencia de la pura elegancia. Radiante, solo faltaba una alfombra roja para resaltar tanta belleza.
Me senté lo más cerca posible de ellos y me llegaba un aroma fresco a flor de naranja, a madera de cedro…..a vainilla.
No podía oír gran cosa por la música, pero siempre quedan los gestos…..y los gestos siempre son muy elocuentes.
En un momento dado ella se levantó y dijo:
-¡Y una leche ¡ Ahí te quedas.
Eso lo escuché perfectamente. El hizo ademán de retenerla, pero ella de un manotazo retiró la mano de él.
Y se marchó.
Y yo la seguí.
Pero en un cruce de calles la perdí de vista. Volví sobre mis pasos con la esperanza de encontrarla, pero en vano.
Me hubiera gustado saber su nombre……por todo, por nada.
Y ahora una canción de
Leonard Cohen: Closing Time.
A torrential rain period is about over now in Suriname. Because of this, the country had to open the floodgates of its main reservoir called Afobaka Dam that produces nearly all the electricity of the country. But opening the floodgates affect the level of the river and a lot of the neighboring constructions such as the Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Suriname.
Een periode van hevige regenval is nu zo goed als voorbij in Suriname. Hierdoor moest het land de sluizen openen van zijn belangrijkste stuwmeer, de Afobaka-dam, dat bijna alle elektriciteit van het land produceert. Maar het openen van de sluizen heeft invloed op het niveau van de rivier en veel van de aangrenzende constructies, zoals het Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Suriname.
Um período de chuvas torrenciais está quase acabando no Suriname. Por causa disso, o país teve que abrir as comportas de seu reservatório principal, denominado Barragem de Afobaka, que produz quase toda a eletricidade do país. Mas a abertura das comportas afeta o nível do rio e muitas das construções vizinhas, como o Bergendal Resort em Brokopondo, Suriname.
Un período de lluvias torrenciales está a punto de terminar en Surinam. Debido a esto, el país tuvo que abrir las compuertas de su principal embalse llamado Presa Afobaka que produce casi toda la electricidad del país. Pero la apertura de las compuertas afecta el nivel del río y muchas de las construcciones vecinas, como el Bergendal Resort en Brokopondo, Surinam.
In Suriname sta per terminare un periodo di piogge torrenziali. Per questo motivo, il paese ha dovuto aprire le cateratte del suo bacino principale chiamato Afobaka Dam, che produce quasi tutta l'elettricità del paese. Ma l'apertura delle chiuse influisce sul livello del fiume e su molte delle costruzioni vicine come il Bergendal Resort a Brokopondo, in Suriname.
Une période de pluie torrentielle est sur le point de se terminer au Suriname. Pour cette raison, le pays a dû ouvrir les vannes de son principal réservoir appelé le barrage d'Afobaka qui produit la quasi-totalité de l'électricité du pays. Mais l'ouverture des vannes affecte le niveau de la rivière et de nombreuses constructions voisines telles que le Bergendal Resort à Brokopondo, au Suriname.
Eine sintflutartige Regenzeit ist in Surinam nun vorbei. Aus diesem Grund musste das Land die Schleusen seines Hauptreservoirs namens Afobaka Dam öffnen, das fast den gesamten Strom des Landes produziert. Aber das Öffnen der Schleusen beeinflusst den Pegel des Flusses und viele benachbarte Bauwerke wie das Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Surinam.
فترة من الأمطار الغزيرة على وشك الانتهاء في سورينام. وبسبب هذا، اضطرت البلاد إلى فتح بوابات الفيضان في خزانها الرئيسي المسمى سد أفوباكا الذي ينتج كل الكهرباء تقريبا في البلاد. ولكن فتح بوابات الفيضان يؤثر على مستوى النهر والعديد من المباني المجاورة، مثل منتجع بيرغندال في بروكوبوندو، سورينام.
View of Adelaide Hills near Callington, South Australia
The Mount Lofty Ranges are estimated to have been formed over 70 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period or the early Tertiary period.
Give or take a month of Sundays or two.
On a 24hr clock this formed about 2300hrs in comparison to the earth's age of 4.5billion years.
my favorite pet in secondlife is the bald eagle but the claws are very sharp for that you need a glove.
What can i say over bald eagles ?
Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
English name: Bald Eagle
Family: hawks
Distribution: North America, Canada, Alaska
Habitat: Coasts, lakes, rivers with adjacent trees
Size: 85 cm
Weight: 6.5 kg
Wingspan: 230 cm
Speeds: below the speed of the birds
Beak: Below the beak shape
Sexual maturity: At the age of 5
Brood: 1 year brood
Breeding season: March - June
Breeding site: tree, rock edge
Eggs: 1-2 (3)
Incubation period: 36-38 days
Nestling duration: 75-85 days
Diet: fish, birds, mammals, carrion
Enemies: weather, parasites, bird flu, humans, eagles, raven, raccoons, martens
Migratory bird: Yes (line puller)
Winter quarters: North America and Canada on open rivers and coasts
Age: Life expectancy 30 years, captivity 40 years
Distinguishing feature: white head, white neck, white tail feathers, yellow beak, yellow feet
Nadat het baanvak Bad Bentheim-Neuenhaus eerder al opnieuw in dienst werd gesteld voor reizigersvervoer, is Bentheimer Eisenbahn nu ook begonnen met het opknappen van het gedeelte tussen Neuenhaus en Coevorden. Over een paar jaar zal ook hier de reizigersdienst weer worden opgestart, waardoor er een nieuwe grensoverschrijdende verbinding ontstaat tussen Nederland en Duitsland.
Op dit baanvak rijden al sinds jaar en dag goederentreinen, die normaal dus niet in Nederland te zien zijn. Hoewel de hoeveelheid vervoer ook hier drastisch is afgenomen, rijdt de Bentheimer nog steeds wekelijks een aantal treinen over haar lijn.
Zoals beschreven is het baanvak Coevorden-Neuenhaus nu dicht voor werkzaamheden, en dient er dus omgereden te worden om Coevorden te kunnen bereiken. Dit kan ook via Nederland, via de speciaal voor het goederenvervoer aangelegde spoorboog vanuit Coevorden Heege richting de Emmerlijn. Door het wegvallen van de Rotterdam-Coevorden shuttle wordt van dit stukje infrastructuur gepland geen gebruik meer gemaakt.
Op 30 augustus werd er weer een trein gereden die dus via Nederland diende te worden omgeleid. Het betrof een lege afvaltrein naar Italië die enkele jaren geleden nog in Delfzijl gelost werd, maar omwille van logistieke moeilijkheden verhuisde naar Coevorden. Het afval gaat naar verluid nog altijd per truck van daaruit naar Delfzijl.
Ter hoogte van Vriezenveen zien we de D22 met zijn lege sleep schuifwandwagens in een lekker zongaatje. Jammer genoeg waren er ook werkzaamheden op de lijn tussen Mariënberg en Almelo waardoor hier hekken langs het spoor stonden. Gelukkig werd ter hoogte van Vriezenveen een stek gevonden waar de hekken enkel aan de westzijde stonden. Dit traject zal binnen niet al te lange periode worden geëlektrificeerd, zodat het "dieseleiland" in de concessie kan worden opgeheven, en ook tussen Hardenberg en Almelo elektrisch kan worden gereden met materieel uit dezelfde pool als waarmee de treindienst tussen Zwolle en Emmen wordt gereden. Uiteraard heeft het goederenvervoer niets aan deze elektrificatie, daar het baanvak van ATB-NG voorzien is. Er zijn helaas nog geen elektrische locomotieven die met dit beveiligingssysteem zijn uitgerust.
The Kamakura Daibutsu, or Great Buddha of Kamakura, is a prominent bronze statue located in the city of Kamakura, which is part of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This statue is a depiction of Amida Buddha and is situated within the Kōtoku-in Temple in the small town of Hase. The Kamakura Daibutsu stands impressively at over 13 meters (43 feet) tall and weighs approximately 93 tons.
This historic statue was originally cast in the mid-13th century, around 1252, during the Kamakura period, which adds to its cultural and historical significance. The Daibutsu was initially housed within a large temple hall, but the building was destroyed multiple times by natural disasters, including typhoons and a tidal wave in the 15th century. Since then, the statue has stood in the open air.
Petit duc en attente de la coupe des frênes prévu pour début Janvier 2025. Espérant qu'ils ne soient pas trop perturbés dans leurs périodes d'accouplements.
Domaine Saint Paul ,Verdun
The building and the delivery van .. doing it in style .
Mathew Thomas .. Coffee . Meals and Homewares
Shorncliffe Parade
Shorncliffe
Via Brisbane
There is archaeological evidence of people residing in Henley since the second century as part of the Romano-British period.[2] The first record of Henley as a substantial settlement is from 1179, when it is recorded that King Henry II "had bought land for the making of buildings". King John granted the manor of Benson and the town and manor of Henley to Robert Harcourt in 1199.[citation needed] A church at Henley is first mentioned in 1204. In 1205 the town received a tax for street paving, and in 1234 the bridge is first mentioned. In 1278 Henley is described as a hamlet of Benson with a chapel. The street plan was probably established by the end of the 13th century. As a demesne of the crown it was granted in 1337 to John de Molyns, whose family held it for about 250 years.
200-million-year-old local wildlife.
Built for Bio-Cup 2022 preliminaries. Permian fauna was my pick because I actually happen to live in the region this geological period is named after.
I am passionate about Astrophotography and the Aurora is one of the most incredible things you can often see. The Sun runs on around 11 year cycles and we are starting to come out of a quiet period where we start to see more Coronal Mass Ejections (CME's) which, given appropriate conditions, sun/earth orientation, and timings can lead to some incredible Aurora. I missed out on the 'big' aurora on the morning of the 24th April 2023 (which was a bummer) but captured more of it on the night of the 24th April 2023.
This image is of the Aurora Australis which was visible over Eagles Nest Lookout in Inverloch, Victoria, Australia. It was photographed on 24/4/2023 9:51:32 pm with a Sony ILCE-7RM4 (A7R 4) and Tamron 15-30mm F2.8-2.8 G @ 16 mm (with a Nikon to Sony Adapter), 30.0 sec at ƒ / 2.8, ISO 6400. I edited this image in Lightroom, and then in Topaz Photo AI (for DeNoise and Sharpening).
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The rocks are made up of three different stages of the Jurassic period and date from between 210-140 million years ago. The Lower Jurassic is made up of the Lias Group, the Middle Jurassic Rocks are divided into the Inferior Oolite Group, and the Great Oolite Group and the Upper Jurassic is represented by the Ancholme Group.
The Dolmen de Kermario at the side of the alignments of Kermario, one of the three major groups of stone rows at the megalithic sites of Carnac, Brittany, France
Some background information:
The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in in the French department of Morbihan. They consist of stone alignments, dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds) and single menhirs (standing stones). More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local granite and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany and form the largest such collection in the world. Most of the stones are within the Breton municipality of Carnac, but some to the east are within neighboring La Trinité-sur-Mer. The stones were erected at some stage during the Neolithic period, probably around 3300 BC, but some may date to as early as 4500 BC.
There are three major groups of stone rows – Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan, which altogether are known as the alignments of Carnac. Another much smaller group of stones, the Petit-Ménec alignments, can be found in the neigbouring village of La Trinité-sur-Mer. These four groups may have once formed a single group but have been split up as stones were removed for other purposes. The standing stones are made of weathered granite from local outcroppings that once extensively covered the area.
The Ménec alignments near the village of Le Ménec consist of eleven converging rows of menhirs stretching for 1,165 by 100 metres (3,822 by 328 feet). At either end the remains of stone circles can still be seen. The largest stones, around 4 metres (13 feet) high, are at the wider, western end. The stones then become as small as 0.6 metres (2 feet 0 inches) high along the length of the alignment before growing in height again toward the extreme eastern end.
The Kermario alignments consists of 1029 stones in ten columns, about 1,300 m (4,300 feet) in length. At their eastern end, where the stones are shorter, a stone circle was revealed by aerial photography. The Kerlescan alignments are a smaller group of 555 stones, further to the east of the other two sites. They are composed of 13 lines with a total length of about 800 metres (2,600 feet), ranging in height from 80 cm (2 feet 7 inch) to 4 m (13 feet). At the extreme west, where the stones are tallest, there is another stone circle which has 39 stones.
There are several dolmens scattered around the area, like the one of Kermario in this picture. These dolmens are generally considered to have been tombs. However, the acidic soil of Brittany has eroded away the bones. They were constructed with several large stones supporting a capstone, then buried under a mound of earth. In many cases, the mound is no longer present, sometimes due to archeological excavation, and only the large stones remain, in various states of ruin.
At the end of the 18th century, the alignments of Carnac were attributed to druidic gatherings. But just a few years later, it was claimed that they represent stars in the sky. A later theory from 1887 argued for a connection between the rows of stones and the directions of sunsets at the solstices. More recent studies assume an astronomical purpose or support the concept of a geometric megalithic yard. However, the most modern theory suggests that the stone rows belonged to some kind of defensive structure against preternatural menaces originating from the nearby sea. Anyway, a generally valid theory regarding the purpose of the alignments has not been agreed on yet.
Since 1996, the alignments of Carnac – or to be more precise – the Ménec alignments are part of the UNESCO tenative list, a list of worldwide architectural and cultural heritage sites, which are considered to become UNESCO world heritage sites sometime. If you plan a visit there, please be aware that Carnac can be overcrowded by tourists at certain hours of the day. There are also several touristic offers of clever tradespeople that cost money. However, you can still eplore the alignments on your own, although it’s no longer possible to stroll around between the stone rows as they are protected from regardless visitors by having been fenced in for quite some time.
SCT intermodal 3MB9 works around Goondah curve with CSR016 and CF4430 hauling dead attached C’s 502/503/508.
SCT transferred the C class from Western Australia after a period on hire with Watco, they would be detached at Goulburn before being forward to SSR’s Cootamundra depot.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad has added the former Railfirst C’s to their ever growing locomotive fleet.