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Guru knows there is dry cat food in those bowls, leftovers from previous feedings. Unfortunately for him, on this occasion the stack of bowls is so high that he can't get his mouth into the top bowl.
p.s. You can see how underfed he is. 😁
Dawn raid - Summer sunrises are always a challenge. The first dawn raid in what seems like ages - Blea Tarn and the Langdales with mist swirling over the water's surface with mirror perfect reflections to complete the scene.
Well worth the ridiculously early start and being at the tarn's shoreline from 0457.
Lake District, Cumbria
An abandoned Stanton Air Raid Shelter in young woodland near Alford, Lincolnshire, UK. This was probably part of the Air Base RAF Strubby during World War II.
The Raid - While driving through a very urban area, I noticed a large mass of birds descending into some Pyracantha bushes. I first thought they were starlings/robins, but a closer look at the stoplight revealed they were waxwings. I pulled into the parking lot and waited. The low temperatures and concentration of food drove the waxwings to feed in close proximity to pedestrians, so I seized the opportunity to document and photograph a stunning gathering of ~300-500 of these birds all feeding on low lying berry bushes. Isolating one bird at this proximity was impossible, so I tried to capture behavioral group shots. They were in such a feeding frenzy that berries were flying and they were even retrieving them from the road and flying just a few feet from where I was sitting. I suspect they were quite intoxicated as well. A Cooper's Hawk briefly disrupted their feeding, but they resumed to feed even in the heavy hail at which point I left.
A treat to observe these beautiful masked bandits up close and to finally capture images and footage of this species that do them justice!
Species: Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Location: Sacramento County, CA, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 + RF 100-500mm IS
Settings: 1/3200s, ISO: 4000, f/7.1 @472mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter
Le anatre si sono accalcate per accaparrarsi la loro parte del cibo che viene buttato in acqua da volenterosi pensionati. Improvvisamente ecco un attacco dal cielo da parte di decine di gabbiani pronti ad inserirsi nella spartizione.
I watched a jay raiding the nest of a blackbird. It systematically removed the moss that was hiding their chick...it then got the chick and went off with it. Fascinating to watch & it was being harassed by the blackbird parents throughout. Nature in all it's gory glory.
This is our local car wash facility that, a couple of days ago, was raided by immigration police. I am happy to see that it can continue to work. "Westminster", a term depicting the predilection of the government for central control and anti-immigration rhetoric, is far away here, and the regional immigration officers are not devoid of humanity. Fuji X-E2, a 2x tele converter, Helios 44M-7 at F8.
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Tweaked my back last night so rather than the walk I had planned for this morning, I sat in the back yard.
This Ladder-backed Woodpecker came along.
I was really surprised when it jumped from the tree to the hummingbird feeder and stayed there awhile.
It managed to get seated on the feeder's platform and stayed.
Today was the day I was going to replenish the sugar water in the feeder so when he left I checked it, thinking that he must have been feasting on ants. But there weren't any ants, he was just drinking.
Another constructive use for that needle nose bill, drinking from the hummer feeder!
I wish I had caught focus better.
Carnasserie Castle (also spelled Carnassarie) is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at The castle was built by reforming churchman John Carswell, who was Rector of Kilmartin, Chancellor of the Chapel Royal at Stirling, and later titular Bishop of the Isles. Carswell published the first book to be printed in Scottish Gaelic, a translation of John Knox's Book of Common Order.[1] Construction began in 1565 using masons brought from Stirling; although notionally built for Carswell's patron, the Earl of Argyll, he intended it as a personal residence for himself.
On Carswell's death in 1572, the castle passed to the Earl of Argyll and was sold in 1643 to Donald Campbell of Auchinleck. His successor Duncan Campbell was one of the few to actively support Argyll's Rising against James VII in 1685.[2] The Atholl Raid that followed the failure of the Rising devastated large parts of Argyllshire; despite recovering his estates in 1689, Duncan Campbell was financially ruined. In 1690, he petitioned Parliament claiming Maclean clansmen burnt Carnasserie Castle, stole 2,000 cattle and murdered his uncle Alexander Campbell of Strondour.[3] Although the outer walls remain largely undamaged, Carnasserie was never rebuilt and the Auchinbrecks eventually went bankrupt. In the 19th century the estate was sold to the Malcolms of Poltalloch, who also own nearby Duntrune Castle. Today the castle and its surroundings are protected as a scheduled monument.[4] The castle is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and is open to the public.[5]
Carnasserie has only ever been slightly altered, in the late 17th century, and so presents an accurate picture of 16th-century architecture. Although sited on raised ground close to a strategic pass at the head of Kilmartin Glen, it was designed more for domestic rather than military purposes.
The castle comprises a 5-storey tower house, with a longer three storey hall house, providing a substantial range of accommodation. At basement level are the remains of cellars and a kitchen with a large fireplace and water inlet. Above this is the large hall. This is connected to a large drawing room in the tower house, which retains its stone floor and large fireplace with finely carved stone decoration. A broad stair rises from the entrance to the hall, contained in a small tower to the north-west. A second smaller stair leads up from the hall to the parapet walk on three sides of the tower house. Upper rooms would have contained bedrooms.
The exterior displays numerous "double keyhole" gunloops, as well as decorative string courses and corbelling. Over the entrance are blank panels framed by carved supports, as well as the arms of the 5th Earl of Argyll with the Gaelic motto DIA LE UA NDUIBHNE, "God be with O'Duine", referring to the semi-legendary ancestors of Clan Campbell. At the top of the tower are the remains of open rounds along the parapet, and a cap-house above the stair. Fragments of carved drain spouts have been found, and are on display in the cellars.
To the south and west is a partially walled courtyard garden. An archway bears the inscription SDC LHL 1681, for Sir Duncan Campbell, 4th Baronet and Lady Henrietta Lindsay, whose support for Argyll's uprising led to the castle's destruction.
A group of samurai bandits raided a nearby town. Afterwards, they set camps by the waterfall to rest and regroup but they were pursued and ambushed by the general and his troops
My buddy gave me an idea for this scene so I couldn't resist not to take it. Thanks Adam! ;)
Hope you like it!
Reeuwijk Raid 2011 (sailing race on the 'Reeuwijkse plassen', The Netherlands).
This image was taken by a camera lofted by a kite. The weather was difficult: frequent strong wind gusts and heavy showers. The weather changed for the better at the end of the race, allowing this shot where the participants are moored to a small yellow buoy.
Best viewed large. The rest of this series can be viewed on www.fotovlieger.nl
This display is Brick to the Past's "Raid on Maracaibo" diorama detailing one of the events in the life of famed pirate/privateer Henry Morgan. It was shown at Bricktastic 2018 in Manchester.
The builders were James Pegrum, Dan Harris, Simon Pickard and myself.
A post-collapse Black Ops team is performing a raid on a rundown modern villa. While seemingly abandoned, the building was recently claimed by an armed civilian.
This was most notably inspired by diegoboy and modern architecture as a whole. While I have done damaged buildings multiple times already, it was definitely a fun experience to focus on a certain kind of architecture and to create a small modern villa.
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[ body ] eBody Reborn
[ boobs ] Soapberry + Bork – Mounds
[ skin ] Velour – Phoebe
[ crown ] Mug – Regina
[ hair ] Wings – ER0326
[ eyes ] Petrichor – Naiad
[ markings ] Nuuna – Ari
[ sleeves/crystal ] Aii – Frostbite / Crystal Implant
[ bikini ] Muse – Explicit Content
[ claws ] L’Emporio – Damned Claws
[ ooze ] Static – Hexxus Symbiote
[ outline ] Creatica – Animated Cell Shader
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The MAS 96 arrived at the Vittoriale in 1923 and was first anchored in Torre San Marco, then placed in the gardens of the Vittoriale, where it can still be admired today. The acronym MAS stands for anti-submarine motorboat, but d’Annunzio added Memento Audere Semper, meaning “always remember to dare”. In fact, with the MAS 96 the poet-soldier had “dared the unthinkable” being the protagonist, together with Costanzo Ciano and Rizzo, of the exploit remembered as the “Bukar mockery”, a military raid carried out during the night between the 10th and the 11th February 1918.
Le Raid 4L Trophy est un raid automobile solidaire destiné aux jeunes de moins de 28 ans et couru exclusivement en Renault 4. Créé par Jean-Jacques Rey en 1997, il est organisé par l'entreprise Desertours en partenariat avec l'École supérieure de commerce de Rennes.
Le Raid 4L Trophy a lieu chaque année, au mois de février. Les participants (environ 2 500 personnes âgés de 18 à 28 ans) disputent cette course d'orientation. Le parcours, d'environ 6 000 km, traverse la France, l’Espagne et le Maroc. Le départ a lieu à Biarritz, puis les équipages traversent librement l'Espagne jusqu'à Algésiras et prennent le ferry pour le Maroc, où les épreuves du raid commencent. Le parcours présente plusieurs étapes dont certaines autour des dunes de Merzouga et dans l'Atlas, pour mener jusqu'à Marrakech. Les participants roulent la journée, en se guidant avec un roadbook et une boussole. Ils se rassemblent le soir dans un bivouac prévu par l'organisation. Les deux derniers jours d'épreuves constituent l'étape « marathon », où les participants établissent leur bivouac en autonomie. Au cours de ce voyage, les participants transportent des fournitures scolaires et sportives, qui sont redistribuées aux enfants du sud marocain à l'arrivée. Chaque équipage est classé en fonction du nombre de kilomètres réalisés pour passer par chaque point de contrôle du parcours, l'objectif étant d'en parcourir le moins possible.
The Raid 4L Trophy is a solidarity automobile raid intended for young people under 28 and raced exclusively in Renault 4. Created by Jean-Jacques Rey in 1997, it is organized by the company Desertours in partnership with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Rennes. The Raid 4L Trophy takes place every year in February. The participants (about 2,500 people aged 18 to 28) compete in this orienteering race. The route, approximately 6,000 km, crosses France, Spain and Morocco. The start takes place in Biarritz, then the crews travel freely through Spain to Algeciras and take the ferry to Morocco, where the trials of the raid begin. The route presents several stages, some of which around the dunes of Merzouga and in the Atlas, to lead to Marrakech. Participants ride the day, guided by a roadbook and a compass. They gather in the evening in a bivouac provided by the organization. The last two days of events constitute the “marathon” stage, where the participants set up their bivouac independently. During this trip, participants carry school and sports supplies, which are redistributed to children in southern Morocco on arrival. Each crew is classified according to the number of kilometers made to pass through each checkpoint on the course, the objective being to cover as few as possible.
Nullement effarouché par le couple de goélands marins, le goéland argenté passe et repasse, menaçant, juste au dessus pour faire dégager les intrus de la place convoitée.
30º Baja Portalegre 500
Car: MINI X-RAID
Drivers: FERNANDO ALVAREZ & JUAN PABLO MONASTEROLO
Team: SOUTH RACING
Le Raid 4L Trophy est un raid automobile solidaire destiné aux jeunes de moins de 28 ans et couru exclusivement en Renault 4. Créé par Jean-Jacques Rey en 1997, il est organisé par l'entreprise Desertours en partenariat avec l'École supérieure de commerce de Rennes.
Le Raid 4L Trophy a lieu chaque année, au mois de février. Les participants (environ 2 500 personnes âgés de 18 à 28 ans) disputent cette course d'orientation. Le parcours, d'environ 6 000 km, traverse la France, l’Espagne et le Maroc. Le départ a lieu à Biarritz, puis les équipages traversent librement l'Espagne jusqu'à Algésiras et prennent le ferry pour le Maroc, où les épreuves du raid commencent. Le parcours présente plusieurs étapes dont certaines autour des dunes de Merzouga et dans l'Atlas, pour mener jusqu'à Marrakech. Les participants roulent la journée, en se guidant avec un roadbook et une boussole. Ils se rassemblent le soir dans un bivouac prévu par l'organisation. Les deux derniers jours d'épreuves constituent l'étape « marathon », où les participants établissent leur bivouac en autonomie. Au cours de ce voyage, les participants transportent des fournitures scolaires et sportives, qui sont redistribuées aux enfants du sud marocain à l'arrivée. Chaque équipage est classé en fonction du nombre de kilomètres réalisés pour passer par chaque point de contrôle du parcours, l'objectif étant d'en parcourir le moins possible.
The Raid 4L Trophy is a solidarity automobile raid intended for young people under 28 and raced exclusively in Renault 4. Created by Jean-Jacques Rey in 1997, it is organized by the company Desertours in partnership with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Rennes. The Raid 4L Trophy takes place every year in February. The participants (about 2,500 people aged 18 to 28) compete in this orienteering race. The route, approximately 6,000 km, crosses France, Spain and Morocco. The start takes place in Biarritz, then the crews travel freely through Spain to Algeciras and take the ferry to Morocco, where the trials of the raid begin. The route presents several stages, some of which around the dunes of Merzouga and in the Atlas, to lead to Marrakech. Participants ride the day, guided by a roadbook and a compass. They gather in the evening in a bivouac provided by the organization. The last two days of events constitute the “marathon” stage, where the participants set up their bivouac independently. During this trip, participants carry school and sports supplies, which are redistributed to children in southern Morocco on arrival. Each crew is classified according to the number of kilometers made to pass through each checkpoint on the course, the objective being to cover as few as possible.
During World War II the Anhalter Bahnhof was one of three stations used to deport some 55,000 Berlin Jews between 1941 and 1945, about a third of the city's entire Jewish population (as of 1933). From the Anhalter alone 9,600 left, in groups of 50 to 100 at a time using 116 trains. In contrast to other deportations using freight wagons, here the Jews were taken away in ordinary passenger coaches which were coupled up to regular trains departing according to the normal timetable. All deportations went to Theresienstadt in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and from there to concentration camps.
Meanwhile, during World War II the Anhalter Bahnhof, like most of Berlin, was devastated by British and American bombs and Soviet artillery shells. A massive bombing raid on the night of 23 November 1943 badly affected the station, and caused so much damage to rail infrastructure further out that long-distance trains could no longer run, except for a few local services. Two further major raids on 3 February and 26 February 1945 left the terminus with large sections of its roof missing, the rest unsafe and tottering, and no trains running at all.
Done with scraps... first for the new year. I made it a Raid piece because last time I painted at the lab I had a 50 come down and do the best he could to make my life difficult. The best he could come up with was making me move my car 20 meters further away so I would have to work so much harder carrying all those empty paint tins back to the car. He was very pleased with himself so this was done in his honour... stupid asshole... Big ups RFK, FAL and MG.
After photographing the bridge at Hoddom I headed up the hill to "Repentance Tower" which commands some great 360 degrees views from the top.
Standing on Trailtrow Hill, Repentance Tower formed part of a chain of defense posts which warned against English raiding parties who crossed the border.
This three-storey tower house was founded by Sir John Maxwell of Terregles in the mid 16th century.
In 1548 an English force challenged the Douglases at Durisdeer, who were under the charge of Sir John. The night before the battle, he had been bribed to change sides in exchange for the hand of Agnes Herries and the title Lord Herries. His treachery, however, cost the lives of 12 of his kinsmen, who had been held at Carlisle Castle as hostages, one of which was his 12-year-old nephew. Maxwell was said to have built the tower as a sign of his remorse.
Another version of the tale has it that Repentance Tower was so-called because Lord Herries built Hoddom Castle out of stones from Trailtrow Chapel.
"Taken from the Visit Scotland website".
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Raid boats are a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing boat.
Powered by sail and oar (no use of engines allowed!) raiding allows you to enjoy a bit of light competition over a set course.
An example of an air-raid siren at Bristol's Aerospace Museum in Filton. The sound of this going off would send factory workers rushing for the air-raid shelter, I assume only during a war!
During the rule of Charles V, Emperor of Spain, Procida was granted to the D'Avalos family. Pirate raids continued during this period. Particularly notable was one in 1534, led by the infamous Turk admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Today, it is a haven of tranquility
On Monday 3rd January 2022 members of the Bath Tub Club drove from Warminster to Imber across Salisbury Plain.
Imber is an uninhabited village within the British Army's training area on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It remains under the control of the Ministry of Defence and non-military access is limited to several open days a year.
Last night Ned* & Dougal* & I went in search of the infamous Inverclyde WW2 air-raid shelter that was built for the workers of the local rope factory. After about 2yrs of wondering where on earth it was we recieved an unexpected tip-off as to its whereabouts. (*names changed to protect anonymity...)
Unbelievably we discovered another likely looking tunnel candidate in the vicinity 1st before Ned struck lucky and found the shelter...
At 600' long, 10' wide & 7' high it was considered the largest shelter in the UK when it was built in 1939. It was tunneled into the rock 45' below the surface- the government required shelters be 25' below surface so this one was considered literally bomb-proof...
Great info here about the Greenock Blitz in 1941
A post-collapse Black Ops team is performing a raid on a rundown modern villa. While seemingly abandoned, the building was recently claimed by an armed civilian.
This was most notably inspired by diegoboy and modern architecture as a whole. While I have done damaged buildings multiple times already, it was definitely a fun experience to focus on a certain kind of architecture and to create a small modern villa.
Sometime in the 17th century, there is an Imperial fort in the middle of the Caribbean where a pirate is being held prisoner. The fort is built on a rocky cove and some of the soldiers swear they have seen a mermaid calling out to them from the water. The Bluecoats think their fort is impenetrable, but a pirate captain is about to lead a raid on the fort to free his captured fellow pirate.
Thousands of years later, on a far away asteroid deep in space, history repeats itself as a space pirate is attacking a Galactic Imperial base to break out a fellow pirate from a high-security prison.
This is our entry for Category B of the Space Pirates contest on Eurobricks. The Classic Pirates version was built by just2good (see more pictures of it in his photostream) while the space version was built by me. Please check out my other pictures and be sure to vote on Eurobricks!