Budapest, Glimpses of a Bygone Age
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My now resident robin helping me keep my box hedge free of bugs. He is helped by a multitude of sparrows.
A Green Bottle Fly and the tiniest ant I can imagine seemed to circle each other on the Black-eyed Susan in my garden.
The Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is native to China and was first detected in Pennsylvania in September 2014. Spotted lanternfly feeds on a wide range of fruit, ornamental and woody trees, with tree-of-heaven being one of the preferred hosts. Spotted lanternflies are invasive and can be spread long distances by people who move infested material or items containing egg masses. If allowed to spread in the United States, this pest could seriously impact the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries.
Note: It's a PEST, so that you're supposed to destroy it when see them. I found this in my son's vegetable garden. They see quite a few a day.
On a street near our apartment in Pest. And thanks to Endre Savari (on Flickr), I now know what it is:
The two-figure sculptural composition is meant to depict the theatre/the play, and is actually an inverted image of Hamlet, with the death-head figure holding the artist’s head in his hand. The head depicts Géza Hofi, who was a Hungarian actor, singer and the greatest humourist in Hungary. He died in 2002 and this public statue was created in his honour.
This Robin was catching insects on my rose bush, as it is feeding it's young in next door's garden. Taken this morning through the window.
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Santa Maria del Fiore, la cui costruzione fu progettata da Arnolfo di Cambio, è la terza chiesa del mondo (dopo San Pietro a Roma, San Paolo a Londra) e la più grande in Europa al momento della sua ultimazione nel '400: è lunga 153 metri, larga 90 alla crociera ed alta 90 metri dal pavimento all'apertura della lanterna. Essa, terza e ultima cattedrale fiorentina, fu intitolata nel 1412 a Santa Maria del Fiore con chiara allusione al giglio, simbolo della città.
Sorse sopra la seconda cattedrale, che la Firenze paleocristiana aveva dedicato a Santa Reparata.
Le notevoli diversità di stile rivelate nelle sue parti sono la testimonianza del variare del gusto nel lungo periodo trascorso fra la sua fondazione ed il completamento.
La prima pietra della facciata venne posta l'8 settembre 1296, su progetto di Arnolfo di Cambio. Egli lavorò per il Duomo dal 1296 al 1302. Ideò una basilica dagli spazi classici, con tre ampie navate che confluivano nel vasto coro dove è posto l'altare maggiore, a sua volta circondato dalle tribune su cui poi si innesterà la Cupola.
Il progetto di Arnolfo era notevolmente diverso dalla struttura attuale della chiesa, come è possibile notare dall'esterno. Sui fianchi dell'edificio, infatti, a nord e a sud, notiamo che le prime quattro finestre sono più basse, più strette e più ravvicinate di quelle verso est, le quali corrispondono, invece, all'ampliamento operato da Francesco Talenti, capomastro a partire dalla metà del '300.
Arnolfo arriva a finire due campate e metà della nuova facciata.
La facciata fu smantellata nel 1587 quando il Granduca Francesco I de' Medici decise di costruirne una nuova modena e le statue superstiti che la decoravano sono oggi esposte nel Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
Alla morte d'Arnolfo, avvenuta intorno al 1310, i lavori subirono un rallentamento, per riprendere certamente nel 1331 quando i magistrati dell'Arte della Lana si assunsero la cura della costruzione. Nel 1334 fu nominato capomastro dell'Opera Giotto che si occupò prevalentemente della costruzione del campanile e morì tre anni dopo. A Giotto subentrò Andrea Pisano fino al 1348, anno della terribile peste che decimò la popolazione cittadina da 90.000 a 45.000 abitanti.
I lavori proseguirono fra interruzioni e riprese fino a quando, in seguito al concorso bandito nel 1367, fu accettato il modello definitivo della chiesa proposto da quattro architetti e quattro pittori, tra i quali Andrea di Bonaiuto, Benci e Andrea di Cione, Taddeo Gaddi e Neri di Fioravante.
Dal 1349 al '59 la direzione tocca a Francesco Talenti, che completa il Campanile e prepara un nuovo progetto coadiuvato (dal 1360 al '69) da Giovanni di Lapo Ghini. Nel 1378 fu ultimata la volta della navata centrale, e nel 1380 furono terminate le navate minori. Tra il 1380 ed il 1421 furono costruite le tribune e forse anche il tamburo della Cupola.
There’s a frog hanging out in my cucumber wall, hopefully ridding it of pests. I asked it to please leave the bee’s be.
European Starlings are an invasive, considered to be a pest in some parts of the US. Even so, I think that they are quite beautiful.
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Viewed from Buda Castle, Budapest Hungary
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Obviously a shield bug, I think it's a Carpocoris purpureipennis. There seem to be more of them this year than usual. I don't think that I just didn't noticed them in previous years because with their vibrant colours they are hard to overlook, especially if you crawl over meadows in search of possible photo subjects. The pretty fellow is considered as an agricultural pest because he can damage soybean, beans, cabbage, carrots, raspberries, strawberries, potatoes, radish, wheat and apple trees. This information would have dampened my enthusiasm if I had found him and his numerous relatives in my garden but he lives on a meadow outside town and therefore isn't my problem.
these 'roadside" daylilies bloom in my garden every year. I have other varieties of hemerocallis as well as they are among my most favourite perennials. Pest-free and virtually maintenance free :-)
What I thought was a butterfly in my backyard turns out to be a moth and not a nice one to have. This moth turns out to be a pest defoliator of birch trees here in Alaska. So, while it's a nice photo of one, I'd just as well hope not to see many more!
Taken 27 June 2018 in Wasilla, Alaska.
Blue Green Aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi)
Quite of few of these pests around now. Hopefully the Ladybirds will arrive soon.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
🇫🇷 Le Pont des Chaînes (Széchenyi lánchíd) à Budapest doit son nom à ses chaînes métalliques caractéristiques, qui soutiennent sa structure suspendue, conçue au XIXe siècle pour relier Buda et Pest.Dilmensions:375 mètres de long et 16 mètres de large.
Le Pont des Chaînes a été finalement inauguré le 20 novembre 1849 après avoir connu 20 ans de travaux.Durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, les Allemands ont fait exploser tous les ponts de la ville. Le nouveau pont a été inauguré en 1949, 100 ans après la construction de l’original.
🇬🇧 The Chain Bridge (Széchenyi lánchíd) in Budapest takes its name from its distinctive metal chains, which support its suspension structure, designed in the 19th century to link Buda and Pest. Dimensions: 375 metres long and 16 metres wide.
The Chain Bridge was finally opened on 20 November 1849 after 20 years of construction. During the Second World War, the Germans blew up all the city’s bridges. The new bridge was opened in 1949, 100 years after the original was built.
🇩🇪 Die Kettenbrücke (Széchenyi lánchíd) in Budapest verdankt ihren Namen ihren charakteristischen Metallketten, die ihre Hängekonstruktion stützen, die im 19. Jahrhundert entworfen wurde, um Buda und Pest miteinander zu verbinden. Maße: 375 Meter lang und 16 Meter breit.
Die Kettenbrücke wurde schließlich am 20. November 1849 nach 20-jähriger Bauzeit eingeweiht. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs sprengten die Deutschen alle Brücken der Stadt. Die neue Brücke wurde 1949, 100 Jahre nach dem Bau des Originals, eingeweiht.
🇪🇸 El Puente de las Cadenas (Széchenyi lánchíd) de Budapest debe su nombre a sus características cadenas metálicas, que sostienen su estructura colgante, diseñada en el siglo XIX para unir Buda y Pest. Dimensiones: 375 metros de largo y 16 metros de ancho.
El Puente de las Cadenas se inauguró finalmente el 20 de noviembre de 1849, tras 20 años de obras. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los alemanes volaron todos los puentes de la ciudad. El nuevo puente se inauguró en 1949, 100 años después de la construcción del original.
🇮🇹 Il Ponte delle Catene (Széchenyi lánchíd) di Budapest deve il suo nome alle caratteristiche catene metalliche che sostengono la sua struttura sospesa, progettata nel XIX secolo per collegare Buda e Pest. Dimensioni: 375 metri di lunghezza e 16 metri di larghezza.
Il Ponte delle Catene fu finalmente inaugurato il 20 novembre 1849 dopo 20 anni di lavori. Durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, i tedeschi fecero saltare in aria tutti i ponti della città. Il nuovo ponte fu inaugurato nel 1949, 100 anni dopo la costruzione di quello originale.
Most of the older farm houses had gourd birdhouses hung around them to attract Purple Martins which are supposed to help with mosquito control.
This image started out and went in a new direction for me! I have always admired these drawing-like looks, but didn't know how to accomplish them. This one came on my computer with complete serendipity. I wasn't even trying to accomplish this - I just wanted to make a very bland photo interesting and usable. I would welcome any instruction from those who know how to achieve this look in a more orderly & predictable fashion than I went through.
It was even thought that a subspecies, the giant Canada goose, which does not migrate but stays put all year round in states such as Kentucky and Indiana, had been extinct for decades. Fortunately, a small remaining population of these large geese was discovered by biologists in Rochester, Minnesota. That provided the core to bring back the giant Canada goose population with a vengeance.
The Canada goose and its subspecies became a federally protected bird. Regulating its hunting, educating the public on how to create a do-it-yourself gaggle of geese, and preserving wetlands became critical to its resurrection. Thanks to conservation efforts, migrating Canada geese in general are nowadays so plentiful that they are considered by some as pests. Honk honk. Poop poop.
Blue Bottle Fly in Golden Light ~ Manzanillo, Mexico
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/7.1, 300mm, 1/1640s
Painted this wall with servo, limit and asesr. Those guys came out from canada, super nice guys had a blast. Sadly limit got to wasted and didn't finish his piece so I will have to post his later.
Saw three this morning for the first time ...Eating all of my lemons and now even starting on my green half grown prunes .
Aphid
Seen during a brief walk in the garden today.
Apologies in advance if I get a bit behind today, I will be having a nap shortly.
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Gioia è la nostra piccola peste, ha avuto un'infanzia difficile e ora combatte contro il mondo intero. Ma noi le vogliamo bene lo stesso, anzi forse di più!
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Gioia is our little pest, she has had a difficult childhood and now she fights against the whole world. But we love it all the same, or maybe even more!
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UItzicht vanaf Vissersbastion (Halászbástya) over de Donau op Pest gedeelte van Boedapest
Pest is een van de drie steden waaruit de Hongaarse hoofdstad Boedapest ontstond. Het is het grootste, grotendeels vlakke gedeelte van de hoofdstad dat op de linkeroever (oostoever) van de Donau ligt.
Pest beslaat met zijn 352 km² ongeveer twee derde van het grondgebied van de hoofdstad. De Donau scheidt het stadsdeel van Boeda en Óbuda, de andere twee delen van Boedapest, waarmee het in 1873 werd verenigd. Informeel wordt de naam Pest vaak ook gebruikt om heel Boedapest aan te duiden.
In Pest bevinden zich onder meer het zakelijke hart van de stad, het Parlementsgebouw met de verschillende ministeries en het Stadspark met het Heldenplein (Hősök tere). Ook de meeste industrie bevindt zich in Pest.
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View from Fisherman's Bastion (Halászbástya) across the Danube on Pest part of Budapest
Pest is one of the three cities that created the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is the largest, largely flat, part of the capital that lies on the left bank (east bank) of the Danube.
With its 352 km², Pest covers approximately two thirds of the capital's territory. The Danube divides the district from Buda and Óbuda, the other two parts of Budapest, with which it was united in 1873. Informally, the name Pest is often used to indicate the whole of Budapest.
Pest is home to the business heart of the city, the Parliament building with the various ministries and the City Park with the Heroes' Square (Hősök tere). Most industry is also located in Pest.