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Declared a National Monument in 1931, its promoter was Juan Vázquez de Molina, nephew of the very powerful secretary for Castilian affairs, Francisco de los Cobos. He succeeded his uncle in the position of Secretary of State for the monarchs Charles V and Philip II. The palace was built in the mid-sixteenth century by the Renaissance architect Andrés de Vandelvira. The local stonemasons Miguel Calvyde, Antón Sánchez, Alonso Fernández and the grille Francisco López participated in its construction. It is strange that an architect gives the same importance to a construction of a civil nature as to one of a religious nature. With the construction of this palace, Andrés de Vandelvira made his culminating work in civil architecture, representing the maturity of the artist. The plan and elevation of the façade is influenced by the model of the "Roman house" of the Latin edition of Vitruvius published by Fra Giocondo of Verona in 1511. It is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces in Spain and one of the ones that best follows the principle of eurythmy proposed by the Roman architect, who advocates the good arrangement of the different parts of a building in terms of proportion, harmony and symmetry. The façades are arranged horizontally in three bodies, with different architectural orders, Corinthian for the first, Ionic for the second and in the last, caryatids together with telamones, as tenants bearing the coats of arms of the Molina, Mendoza, Vázquez, Cobos, Manuel and Quiñones. It is curious that on the façade he inverts the usual order of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. In addition, he uses the large human figure in the last body, believed to have been influenced by the French-born sculptor Esteban Jamete, possibly carved by him. Vertically it divides into seven streets of different widths barely perceptible to achieve an appearance of solidity. The openings are different in the three bodies: windows with wrought iron and festoons in the first, balconies with triangular pediment in the second and in the third oval portholes, influenced by Machuca and his Palace of Charles V. A cantilevered cornice finishes off the building and, at the corners, there are two turrets that are believed to have been added to act as a counterweight, which gives it a very elegant character. Here Vandelvira was inspired by the classical temples of isolated columns crowned by small domes – tholoi.
Great Lakes Fleet laker Philip R. Clarke arrives at Two Harbors after a quick trip from its anchorage near Duluth.
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(Pedionomus torquatus)
Somewhere 70km North of Deniliquin - NSW
Austrália
When we were planning our trip and looking for interesting places and species to photograph in/around Victoria, we came across this amazing but endangered bird. From that moment, we couldn’t wait to have the oportunity to get some shots of it!
However, when we contacted Patricia Maher in late April, we found out that Philip Maher’s available dates were super limited. Since we’d already booked our internal flights, it didn’t seem doable at first. But we’d left our last day in Melbourne free, partly to avoid the risk of delayed or canceled flights and partly to enjoy the city a bit before heading back home on the 26th.
That gave us a whole day (the 25th) to go for this bird! We booked two nights in Deniliquin and braced ourselves for a birding marathon starting at 6:30 AM and possibly ending at 2 AM on the 26th (luckily, our flight home from Melbourne wasn’t until 3 PM).
Two days before the big day, we got in touch with Patricia again, and she told us the weather forecast wasn’t looking great – rain was expected. But hey, plans are plans.
The day before, we drove from Melbourne to Deniliquin (a 3-hour, 270km drive) under nonstop rain. By this point, we were beyond exhausted: after 4 weeks of birding (our longest trip ever!), dealing with an 11-hour time difference, staying in 12 different accommodations, catching 5 internal flights and 3 international ones, eating food very different from what we were used to (and often skipping meals), waking up most days at 5 AM, we almost decided to turn back.
Plus, we already had a decent collection of photos on our hard drives. Honestly, all we wanted was to head back to Melbourne, relax, and enjoy the photos we’d taken.
The idea of driving in the rain for what might turn out to be a wasted effort wasn’t motivating at all. We were this close to turning around and heading back.
Thank goodness we didn’t! Not only did the rain ease up the next day, but we also managed to spot more than 40 new species – including both the male and female of this gorgeous bird. We got hundreds of photos from all the angles and distances we wanted! The female wasn’t super cooperative (she didn’t show off her pretty legs), but the male was a real show-off and a photographer’s dream. I’ll share his photos later too.
Note 1: This is the female of the species. She’s actually more colorful than the male, though some individuals are even more vibrant than this one.
Note 2: Nope, she’s not in the nest. Fun fact about this species: it’s the male that incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. The female focuses on defending her territory and mates with multiple males.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order CHARADRIIFORMES (1170)
- All the photos for this family Pedionomidae (Pedionomídeos) (4)
- All the photos for this species Pedionomus torquatus (4)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/25 (30)
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A pair of G&W orange painted SD40-2’s stick out in the grasslands of western South Dakota as they lead the RCP&E’s eastbound road train outside of Philip shortly before sunset. This is formerly the C&NW's mainline to Rapid City and was nearly abandoned before being purchased by the DM&E in 1986.
The only time I saw the Inland Steel steamer Philip D. Block was in the twilight of her career here at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan up bound for another load of iron ore June 27, 1980.
Long sight in age
They say eyes clear with age,
As dew clarifies air
To sharpen evenings,
As if time put an edge
Round the last shape of things
To show them there;
The many-levelled trees,
The long soft tides of grass
Wrinkling away the gold
Wind-ridden waves- all these,
They say, come back to focus
As we grow old.
Philip Larkin
Philips Park No1 guarded the western edge of the Philips Park triangle in Manchester. Brush 47565 after negotiating the tight curve through Milles Platting station in the distance accelerates the 08.15 Holyhead - Newcastle past the box, with a clean rake of Mk2's, December 6th 1986.
Philip Larkin dedicated his 1955 Collection "The Less Deceived" to Monica Jones, one of his long suffering women consorts. Monica Jones purchased the property as a holiday home in late 1961 with part of the proceeds from her parents estate. Larkin first visited in April 1962 following which he wrote:
'I thought your little house seemed... distinguished and exciting and beautiful... it looks splendid and it can never be ordinary with the Tyne going by outside... You have a great English river drifting under your window...'
The place always cheered them both up. 'As always, the place worked its spell', wrote Larkin. From here they journeyed to the Lake District and elsewhere. They visited Hadrian's Wall, Langley Castle, Allendale and Allenheads. They certainly crossed into Scotland at Carter Bar. The pair occasionally dined out with friends at the Lord Crewe arms in Blanchland,
Larkin's poem 'Show Saturday' is a description of the 1973 Bellingham show. He refers to Haydon Bridge and its California Gardens allotments in the poem:
"Back now to private addresses, gates and lamps
In high stone one-street villages, empty at dusk,
And side roads of small towns (sports finals stuck
In front doors, allotments reaching down to the railway);
Back now to autumn, leaving the ended husk
Of summer that brought them here for Show Saturday".
In 1982, Monica retired to live in Haydon Bridge. Larkin called her 'Bun', a Beatrix Potter allusion, and both called 1A Ratcliffe Road her 'Rabbit Hole'. Larkin was fond of animals, particularly rabbits; they were also Monica's favourite animal. She often asked to see the pet rabbits of the Willis family next door. Monica finally left the cottage in 1984, when ill-health prevented her living alone. She continued to enquire about it, however, asking Mrs Willis by phone: 'How is my little house?' 'How is my river, is it high?' A prospective buyer recalls that Monica talked about Haydon Bridge as if it were paradise; she was still desperately reluctant to sell the property and even nurtured thoughts of an eventual return.
Following Monica's death in 2001 1a Ratcliffe Road yeided up part of the treasure of almost 2000 letters from Philip Larkin, now in the care of the Bodlean Library. An impressive selection has been made by Anthony Thwaite and published in 2010 in "Philip Larkin Letters to Monica"
Monica Jones 1922-2001
Philip Larkin 1922-1985
The Philip Noel-Baker Peace Garden A major feature of the new Elthorne Park, Islington, London, is the walled garden which is to be dedicated to the cause of Peace in the memory of Philip Noel-Baker
19th July 2021 Dominique Muller said:
The new family on the Peace Park pond. The parkee told me local mums and volunteers from Sunnyside built the structure. This morning early I saw a number of people coming to check on them. There are 7 ducklings
Tim Lubran said:
The duck island was built entirely by Sunnyside volunteers. We have just added a parasol for shade, which they seem to like. There are 8 ducklings but one is a bit more adventurous and likes to explore. The same mother and father spend time in the Spring at the Sunnyside pond every year. We call them Peggy and Bill. Peggy laid her eggs in the school pond in the Elthorne estate and walked the ducklings to the Peace Garden. It is best not to feed them bread, they like peas, lettuce and sweetcorn which is better for them. They can already dive to get this food.
Dominique said:
(To) Tim Lubran, thanks so much for filling in the blanks, I wondered where they'd hatched, it's a joy to see them and the care that people express. So far, every early morning I've been there, a number of parent and child come and check that all's well with the little family, really lovely
Tim said:
The island was built in a bit of a hurry using 2 chairs as a base. The ducklings were using a small concrete platform in a corner of the pond. which left them vulnerable and Peggy couldn't sit with them, so it became a bit urgent. Sunnyside people are thinking about creating a better one next year based on advice from wildfowl experts.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Plaza de Oriente is a square in the historic centre of Madrid, Spain. It is rectangular in shape and monumental in character and was designed in 1844 by Narciso Pascual y Colomer. The square was propagated by King Joseph I, who ordered the demolition of the medieval houses on the site.
It is located between some important landmarks in Madrid: To the west is the Royal Palace, the Royal Theatre to the east, and to the north is the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation.
Monument to Philip IV is a memorial to Philip IV of Spain in the centre of Plaza de Oriente.
The Plaza de Oriente is a rectangular park that connects the east facade of Palacio Real to the Teatro Real. The Central Gardens are arranged in a grid around the central monument to Philip IV, following the Baroque model garden.
Philip Island, Victoria, Australia. March 2010.
Holga Lomography. Black and white film negative. Flat bed scan. Adobe CC Ps for dust removal and curves adjustment.
AI creation with Dreamwombo
Prompt:
family reunion - a work in progress a bogomil world, inside the mind of otto rapp || surrealism, magic realism, in the styles of ernst fuchs and philip rubinov jacobson and peter gric, graphite drawing , sharp focus, epic, stunning masterpiece
Philip Taylor of Glasgow pop punk band PAWS performing a stripped down set at Mackintosh Queen’s Cross.
St. Philip’s was designed by J.S. Hammond of Mattapoisett and built in 1884. Services prior to that time had been held in the Congregational Church. The chancel window, installed in 1969, depicts St. Philip, a fisherman and carpenter by trade, with his fishing basket and carpenter’s tools. Around him are shown three fish native to Buzzards Bay: a scup, a striped bass and a bluefish. Notice also the catboat, compass rose, Seal of the Church, Great Seal of the Town of Mattapoisett and the whale -- a reminder of Mattapoisett's early connection with the whaling industry. St Philip's holds services from late June to early September.