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(Continuation. Please see the previous image and the beginning of the story at the Obniminsk album if you feel like that).
I could speak about this couple for a very long time. When we first met, I scared them with my wild music. Nevertheless, Mikhailich invited me to play at the big scientific celebration and to be a guest at his birthday. I from my side invited them both at my funeral: “It will be fun!”. Invitations have been mutually accepted. Mikhailich wanted me to spend the night on the regime object, where we drank and played and the head of which he is. He had heated debates about this with his wife Anna Vyacheslavovna (she drank with us as well, and the guard of that site, which is the big friend of Mikhailich and big fan of music, and one very good classical guitarist, and Yulia Ganja, of course (see about her at this album and previous post)). I decided that I’ll better stay in the tent at the forest. The day after Mikhailich didn’t wanted to call home: “What if she died?”. Fortunately, Anna Vyacheslavovna wasn’t. When Mikhailich and Yulia saw me off, I brought him my deepest apologies for my music. They were accepted, and after treating me and Yulia coffee and ice cream at the cafe he proposed to drink Horseradish moonshine on a bench (Obninsk is science city, town of the peaceful atom, high radioactivity, you know...). But there were kids. So, he decided that we’ll better go at his place. What we did. That way I had a chance to apologize to Anna Vyacheslavovna as well. The evening with the moonshine had been long and instructive. I should write a novel to retell all that was said at this event to you, so I’ll rather wouldn’t try. But you could imagine that evening, one of the warmest in my life…
(To be continued…)
"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see."
~C.S. Lewis
WEEK 7 – Church Road McDonald's
Last up for today, a close-up of the clock tower. As mentioned, the clock is only on one side, with the M logo on the other three. No small amount of golden arches to be found here, but thankfully no eyebrow in sight!
What is in sight is a blog post for this weekend, as well as a special photoset for President's Day on Monday. Hope you'll check those out, and that you enjoy your three-day weekend if you have one!
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SET 3 – Appling Kroger, Pre-Remodel
Here’s a close-up of the dairy sign and its accompanying illustration – I’ve gotta say, the illustrations have proven pretty timeless in my mind! What do y’all think? The art style doesn’t look that old or out of place at all, nor do any of the products depicted (absent, of course, the glass milk bottles, but those were out of style even when the décor was designed – and continue to show up even in newer packages, such as this store's replacement one! – so I don’t really count that as a negative). Not to mention, the fact that the illustrations haven’t faded at all from the spotlights is a great plus, too! (I’ve seen many terrible examples of that in other recent flickr and blog posts…)
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WEEK 26 – Southaven Gordmans Liquidation, Set III
As a matter of fact, the store's grand reopening is taking place right now, as you're reading these very descriptions (assuming you're reading them in real-time, on the day that they were posted, anyway; sorry, future album viewers!) – June 29th, 2017. A very quick turnaround for sure, given that the store only closed back on May 14th! So, if nothing else, the fact that the store is now open again will definitely result in a different perspective for my descriptions of these remaining closure photos...
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The ship is in a bad state of repair, hope they save or replace it.
The Hector Heritage Quay is one of Nova Scotia's major cultural tourist attractions. Through the depiction of the story of Scottish migration to the New World, the Hector Heritage Quay introduces visitors to the history and culture of the area. A series of imaginative and informative displays retell the story of the Ship Hector voyage in 1773. The centerpiece of the attraction is a full scale reproduction of the ship Hector. This three masted, fully rigged ship is found on Pictou's historic waterfront.
A full rigged Fluyt, the Hector (built in Holland before 1750) was employed in local trade in waters of the British Isles as well as the immigrant trade to North America, having made at least one trip ca. 1770 carrying Scottish emigrants to Boston, Massachusetts.
Her most famous voyage took place in 1773 with a departure date around July 1, carrying 170 Highlanders who were immigrating to Nova Scotia. The vessel's owner, Mr. Pagan, along with Dr. John Witherspoon, purchased three shares of land near Pictou, Nova Scotia. Pagan and Witherspoon hired John Ross as a recruiting agent for settlers willing to immigrate to Pictou with an offer of free passage, 1 year of free provisions, and a farm. The settlers (23 families, 25 single men) were recruited at Greenock and at Lochbroom (Rossshire) with the majority being from Lochbroom. The settlers that boarded the Hector were poor, "obscure, illiterate crofters and artisans from Northern Scotland, who only spoke Gaelic." The school teacher, William McKenzie was one of the few passengers on the Hector to speak both Gaelic and English.
The Hector was an old ship and in poor condition when she left Europe. The arduous voyage to Pictou took 11 weeks, with a gale off Newfoundland causing a 14 day delay. Dysentery and smallpox claimed 18 children among the passengers. The vessel arrived in Pictou Harbour on September 15, landing at Brown's Point, immediately west of the present-day town of Pictou.
The year's free provisions never materialized for the passengers of the Hector. They had to hurry to build shelter without those provisions before winter set in and starved them.
Year built: ca. 1770
Location: Holland
Length overall: 25.9 m (85 ft)
Beam: 6.7 m (22 ft)
Gross tonnage: 200
Number of masts: 3
Owner: Mr. Pagan, a merchant in Greenock, Scotland
The Way of Time is a poetic journey through time & space, a contemporary retelling of a very ancient story. Each page is illuminated with clarity and grace.
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Hello and Happy Good Friday to everyone,
Here is a build representing the day Jesus Christ, my personal Lord and Savior, died on the cross for everyone's sin, including mine.
The Crucifixion narrative is one not all may believe but it is in fact true. If there is anyone out there with questions or doubts please feel free to comment below and I would be happy to look into them/point you in the right direction.
Lastly, a representation of our person, of who we are can be found in the Gospel's retelling of Jesus being crucified. We see ourselves in Barrabas, the revolutionary murderer who was freed and proclaimed innocent while Jesus, a man actually innocent, took his place.
I leave you with these videos and the story of Jesus and Barabbas.
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Barrabas Story Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGOcLFqWtIE
Story:
“Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted. This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)...
Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!” Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!” “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!” Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!” And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!” So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.”
Matthew 27:15-31 NLT
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If you have made it to the end of this post it's most likely then that you are eager, whether eager and satisfied with Jesus or eager to find satisfaction.
If so, I encourage you to keep searching and keep looking… if you're asking yourself :
“What's so “Good” about “Good” Friday?”
Then check out this one last video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzxXvEtf9D0
-God Bless
WEEK 48 – Blytheville Kroger, Set I
For the reasons I’ve described to you already, that’s all I have from the deli-bakery-produce part of the store; now we’re moving on to the rear wall, beginning with this overview shot of the meat and seafood departments in the back right corner of the salesfloor. The good news is, should this store (hopefully!) remain unremodeled, it should (equally hopefully!) not be outside of the realm of possibility for me to come back up here again one day for more photos of the neon! And likewise, maybe some other local flickr folks like l_dawg2000, kingskip1, or Bradley_Memphis might be interested in seeing this place for themselves :)
A tiny bit of the checkered floor pattern from the deli-bakery-produce area is still visible wrapping around the corner on the left of this shot; better late than never to note here that it’s actually slightly different than the checkered tile we saw back at the Horn Lake store (which is thankfully still intact there, even if the rest of the store was remodeled!). Note how in that linked shot, Horn Lake’s tile is solid-colored and shiny, whereas the tile you can see here seems more dull or matte in finish, and salt-and-peppery in texture. Looks like this store has gotten some mismatched replacements over the years, too.
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WEEK 26 – Southaven Gordmans Liquidation, Set III
Across (...sorta, anyway!) from infants and toddlers was the closest white column display piece to the store's back right corner, home to swimwear. I showed it to you before from the side here; this shot is better angled so as to show it straight-on. The only problem is, the view is blocked by fixtures for sale!
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Across Death Valley and the adjacent mountain ranges are many historic mining camps and rustic cabins from the wild-west days. They are seldom on any map or in any book and you can stay there for free and with no reservations. A robust 4 wheel drive and a bone-jarring ride across the open desert is the price of admission.
Here three of us are scrambling up to the highest peak next to our cabin to enjoy "happy hour" while watching the shadows move across the valley below. After dark it's a well-earned meal cooked over the campfire and the retelling of old stories. The link below is from another group's adventures there and shows the lay of the land well.
www.drycyclist.com/hiking/index.php?/category/osborne-canyon
WEEK 26 – Southaven Gordmans Liquidation, Set III
However, a look from the girls' department (not pictured this time, sorry about that) into shoes shows that even more of the remaining unsold merchandise has been wiped out, leaving this poor shelf sitting idle :( Empty fixtures still in use are always sadder than discarded ones marked for sale, to me.
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The Life of Saint Julian the Hospitaller window—located in Bay 21 of the ambulatory in Chartres Cathedral—was created around 1215–1225, during the high point of Gothic stained-glass artistry. It forms part of the cathedral’s remarkable ensemble of narrative windows and is one of the few in the ambulatory to depict the life of a lesser-known saint. The window was commissioned by the corporation of wheelwrights (charrons), whose emblem appears in the base medallion, reflecting the common practice at Chartres of trade guilds sponsoring specific windows as acts of piety and civic participation.
The window portrays the life of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a nobleman who, after accidentally killing his parents, undertakes a life of penitence and self-sacrificial hospitality. He and his wife ultimately run a hospice for travelers, culminating in a mystical episode in which Julian unknowingly shelters Christ in the form of a leper and receives divine forgiveness.
The window has undergone major restoration efforts, most significantly in the 19th century under the direction of architect Jean-Baptiste Lassus and later in the 20th and 21st centuries as part of broader preservation campaigns led by the Centre International du Vitrail and the French Ministry of Culture. These restorations included cleaning, structural reinforcement, and re-leading to stabilize the glass and revive its vivid medieval colors. Today, Bay 21 stands as both an artistic treasure and a testament to the medieval ideals of repentance, charity, and divine grace.
Gustave Flaubert’s short story La Légende de Saint Julien l’Hospitalier (1877) was directly inspired by a stained-glass window he saw in his youth—not at Chartres, but at Rouen Cathedral, specifically Bay 23 in the north ambulatory. While both Chartres (Bay 21) and Rouen depict the legend of Saint Julian, the Rouen window aligns more closely with Flaubert’s vivid and dramatic retelling, including scenes of exotic travels, inner torment, demonic temptations, and a mystical vision of Christ. Unlike the more schematic and symbolic Chartres version, Rouen’s narrative sequence captures the emotional arc and spiritual transformation that Flaubert elaborates in prose. Scholars and Flaubert himself have confirmed Rouen, not Chartres, as the true visual source for his literary interpretation.
WEEK 7 – Church Road McDonald's
After a few more shots of the restaurant's half-profile view that I was too busy rambling in the descriptions to mention, here's a pic of the front of the store. Obviously I didn't go inside this visit, but I have in the past. This is the last classic McDonald's interior, not to mention exterior, remaining within a feasbile distance of where I live.
McDonald's // 4952 Pepper Chase Drive, Southaven, MS 38671
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The Southaven location of Tuesday Morning has one of these kiosks as well (seen here flic.kr/p/KDNgDh, photo by Retail Retell). While the kiosk is up by the front registers in Southaven, this one is along the left side wall in the Germantown location.
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Tuesday Morning, 1979-built (as Walgreens), Exeter Rd. near Farmington Blvd., Germantown TN
Albannach, Scottish Gaelic for "Scottish," is a band formed in 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. Their traditional music is heavily percussive, driven by bass drums, bodhráns, and a single bagpipe.
Albannach released their first album, the eponymous Albannach, in 2006. Since, the band has independently released four additional studio albums and frequently performs music at Highland games, Scottish festivals, and Celtic cultural events across North America and the United Kingdom. With little exception, Albannach's discography is instrumental, though several vocal songs are included in live shows.
The band championed the cause of Scottish independence during the 2014 independence referendum, releasing an EP titled Independence to support the "yes" vote.
Some songs, such as A'Maighdeann Bharrach (The Maiden of Barra), are sung in Scottish Gaelic.
The band has been used as extras in a Discovery Channel documentary retelling of ancient history. [Wikipedia]
This picture is from my #inktober (ink on paper, and a bit of digital post-processing).
I can't retell the story of it. Generally this Inktober for me was filled with monsters disguised like shadows or something else. Damaged or destructive ones, mostly. No depression though.
we lost adakias, but regained our science. our world was finally reunited. so, this is my cue of where to leave you. now it's your story to retell and pass on. because an idea is only relevant if it's being thought upon.
(lyrics credit: the end and the beginning by forgive durden.)
WEEK 38 – Horn Lake Walmart, Set III
The reverse-angle, daytime counterpart to this shot :) I liked how both turned out, but if I had to choose, I think this one has a slight edge over that other one! (It's my album cover now, too.) What's your opinion?
I've been writing down lots of tracks, but keep forgetting to share 'em with y'all (sorry!)... so let's change that!
Walmart Supercenter // 4150 Goodman Road W, Horn Lake, MS 38637
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Right now in school the eighth graders are doing Greek Mythology. We have to retell a myth and create a visual interpretation of it. I wanted to take a photo. This is actually taken during the day. I kept on wanting to retake it because I thought it was really bad, but my sister didn't want to dress up again, so I had to do with the photos I'd already taken.
Texture by Pareerica.
Last week I posted a photo of a scene from the backroads of the Palouse and compared the golden colors of the harvest to the green colors of spring. I won't retell that story. Instead, I'll take you to the number one destination in the Palouse of every serious photographer who visits -- Steptoe Butte State Park. It doesn't matter at all what season of the year it is, the views from the top of the butte are simply outstanding, particularly at sunrise and sunset. From the top of the butte, you get a 360° view of some of the most fertile farmland in the world. Your first temptation is to capture all of the scene that you can, going as wide as you can. In my opinion, the beauty of the surrounding landscape is lost shooting wide. Shooting a panorama is even worse. The best bet and my favorite way to shoot there is to put a long lens on the camera. Then pick out sections of the landscape, trying to capture the undulations and details of the scene using the golden hour light to accentuate them. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of compositions that can be captured that show the beauty of the Palouse. This is one of my favorite compositions, showing the Whitman County Growers building in the distance.
WEEK 21 – Summer 2017 Kickoff!
Turning to the right from the meat department, we happen upon the store's service departments: meat (stylized as “Butcher Block”) and seafood sharing a space in the foreground, with the deli just beyond that. I'd guess that the bakery is out of view beside the deli, too. And I guess this is one plus about the non-deluxe version of Industrial Circus: having the illustrations two-dimensionally printed onto the angled square pieces means that the store won't have to deal with peeling stickers as it ages!
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The first Willyama Hotel was an iron and timber structure with 20 rooms and separate stables, built on the same site in 1887 for Philip Harvey. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1905, and the Barrier Miner printed a dramatic retelling of the fire the next day, describing ‘a jumbled heap of charred remains, old iron, blackened bedsteads, and broken bottles’. It seems the licensee, Mr. Birdseye, heard crackling not long after retiring and before long all the lodgers in the hotel were standing outside ‘clothed in nothing but a quilt, a blanket, or just the nether garment of a pair of pyjamas.’
The Miner’s story is also a glimpse at the social history of the time. The cook at the Willyama, Mrs Machul, lost her sewing machine that evening, worth £14 10s, and all her money: £3 10s in cash, kept always in a skirt pocket. The skirt was left hanging on the bedstead taken by the fire. Other boarders and guests also lost everything. The licensee himself was insured and much of his personal and business property was covered.
At midnight, the roof of the hotel went in ‘like a piecrust’ according to the Miner. Another detail noted was:
the ‘curious fate [that] met the bottles of whisky, rum and brandy on the bar shelves. The extreme heat gave the liquor an additional force of character, and the corks all blew out, leaving the bottles unbroken and the spirituous contents a little smoky, but still spirits.
The hotel was rebuilt in brick and stone after the fire, and then extensively remodelled in the 1960s.
Source: Visit Broken Hill (www.visitbrokenhill.com/Trails/Silver-Trail/6.-Willyama-H...)
WEEK 44 – Horn Lake Schnucks Kroger, Set III
(cont.) ...they did absolutely nothing with the actual outdoor garden center space! That space is exactly what you're taking a look at in this photo, thanks to the doors being conveniently left open. This and the previous shot are from my July 2017 visit; I also got some on my December 2015 visit, but these turned out better. (I would've even gone up here for a closer shot had I not been afraid the employee(s) working the pharmacy walk-up would have seen me go by!)
Kroger doesn't seem to be using the space for much more than storage. Personally, I think this is a bit of a waste of space. For example, they could have expanded the store's footprint a little over this area to gain a bit more square footage, or demolished it all and installed a true pharmacy drive-thru. Granted, maybe the square footage to be gained in the former scenario would've been too little to warrant the cost, and the vehicle navigation for the drive-thru window too difficult to finagle given the limited space here. But even if neither of those were feasible, it still seems to me that this could have been utilized better.
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Schweiz / Obwalden - Pilatus
Musflue
View back on the way from Schybach to Pilatus Esel
Rückblick auf dem Weg von Schybach zum Pilatus Esel
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.
Geography and transport
The whole mountain range stretches at least from the Lopper just opposite from Stansstad to the east as far as at least to the Mittaggüpfi (1,917 m [6,289 ft]) and the Risetestock (1,759 m [5,771 ft]) to the west on the border between LU and OW.
The highest peak, Tomlishorn (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]), and the other peaks, such as Widderfeld (2,076 m [6,811 ft]) even further west than the Tomlishorn on the border between LU and OW, Matthorn (2,040 m [6,690 ft]) to the south, the Klimsenhorn (1,906 m [6,253 ft]) to the north (UW), and Rosegg (1,974 m [6,476 ft]) and Windegg (1,673 m [5,489 ft]) to the east, both on the border of UW and OW, should only be approached with appropriate Alpine hiking equipment.
Jurisdiction over the massif is divided between the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), and Lucerne (LU). The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden.
The top can be reached with the Pilatus Railway, the world's steepest cogwheel railway, from Alpnachstad, operating from May to November (depending on snow conditions) and the whole year with the aerial panorama gondolas and aerial cableways from Kriens. Tomlishorn is located about 1.3 km (0.81 mi) to the southeast of the top cable car and cog railway station. Two other peaks, closer to the stations are called Esel (Donkey, 2,118 m [6,949 ft]), which lies just east over the railway station, the one on the west side is called Oberhaupt (Head-Leader, 2,105 m [6,906 ft]).
During the summer, the "Golden Round Trip" — a popular route for tourists — involves taking a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on the cogwheel railway, coming down on the aerial cableways and panorama gondolas, and taking a bus back to Lucerne.
History
A few different local legends about the origin of the name exist. One claims that Pilatus was named so because Pontius Pilate was buried there. However, a similar legend is told of Monte Vettore in Italy. Another is that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man, Pilate, lying on his back and was thus named for him. The name may also be derived from "pileatus," meaning "cloud-topped."
Numbered amongst those who have reached its summit are Conrad Gessner, Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur Schopenhauer (1804), Queen Victoria and Julia Ward Howe (1867).
The cog railway opened in 1889.
The mountain has fortified radar (part of the Swiss FLORAKO system) and weather stations on the Oberhaupt summit, not open to the public view and used all year round.
In literature
In The Chalet School Does It Again. (1955) Elinor Brent-Dyer retells the Pilate burial place legend.
Mount Pilatus plays a pivotal role in the conclusion of Brad Thor's fiction novel Lions of Lucerne.
(Wikipedia)
Der Pilatus ist ein Bergmassiv in der Schweiz südlich von Luzern. Er liegt im Grenzbereich der Kantone Luzern im Westen und Nidwalden und Obwalden im Bereich der höchsten Erhebungen, deren höchster Punkt das Tomlishorn mit einer Höhe von 2128 m ü. M. ist. Auf dem aussichtsreichen Hausberg von Luzern befinden sich die Bergstation Pilatus Kulm der Pilatusbahn mit Aussichtsterrasse, eine Panoramagalerie und zwei Berghotels.
Geographie
Das Massiv wird nach der Einteilung des Schweizer Alpen-Clubs zu den Luzerner Voralpen als Teil der Zentralschweizer Voralpen gezählt, nach einer anderen Einteilung auch zu den Emmentaler Alpen.
Der Pilatus ist kein Berg mit einem geschlossenen Gipfelaufbau. Das Bergmassiv besteht vielmehr aus einzelnen Gipfeln, bzw. einer Bergkette, wovon der Esel die markanteste Felsformation ist.
Die Bergkette zieht von Westen in Richtung Osten beginnend mit dem Risetestock (1759 m ü. M.) über die Stäfeliflue (1922,2 m ü. M.) zum Mittaggüpfi (1916,6 m ü. M., auch Gnepfstein), wo im oberen Eigental die Oberalp mit dem ehemaligen Pilatussee liegt. Nach dem Widderfeld (2075,2 m ü. M.) senkt sich der Grat in den Sattel des Gemsmättlis, in dessen Nähe die Grenze zwischen den Kantonen Luzern und Nidwalden nach Norden führt. Der Grat schwingt sich zum Tomlishorn (2128,5 m ü. M.) als höchster Erhebung auf, danach schliessen das Oberhaupt (2106 m ü. M.) und der Esel (2118,7 m ü. M.) die Kette ab. Etwas von der Bergkette südöstlich abgesetzt steht das Matthorn (2041,3 m ü. M.).
Dem Oberhaupt nordwestlich vorgelagert steht das Klimsenhorn (1907,2 m ü. M.) mit zwei Ausläufern, nordwestlich die Lauelenegg (1442 m ü. M.) und nordöstlich die Fräkmüntegg (1469 m ü. M.). Die Egg der Lauelen zieht über den Höchberg (1198 m ü. M.) nordwestwärts weiter bis zur Würzenegg (1173 m ü. M.) und begrenzt das Eigental, jene des Fräkmünt zieht in weitem Bogen ostwärts um das Einzugsgebiet des Steinibachs. Zwischen den nördlichen Eggen befindet sich im Einzugsgebiet des Ränggbachs die Krienseregg (1026 m ü. M.).
Dem Esel nordöstlich vorgelagert steht die Rosegg (1972 m ü. M.), der Grat verläuft weiter über das Steiglihorn (1968 m ü. M.) mit dem Galtigengrat sowie über die Windegg (1673 m ü. M.) und das Chrummhorn (1254 m ü. M.) vorbei am Renggpass (886 m ü. M.) bis zum Lopper (839 m ü. M.).
Nördlich vom Tomlishorn steht der Chastelendossen (1883 m ü. M.), auf der Südseite des Widderfeldes befindet sich das Mondmilchloch.
Pilatusgebiet
Als Pilatusgebiet kann gemäss Alfred Helfenstein das von der Grossen Schliere, der Sarner Aa, dem Alpnachersee, dem Vierwaldstättersee, der Reuss, der Kleinen Emme, dem Unterlauf des Rümlig, dem Fischenbach, dem Risetestock und der dortigen Kantonsgrenze zwischen Luzern und Obwalden bezeichnet werden. Der tiefste Tiefe des Pilatusgebiets ist mit 432 m ü. M. der Zusammenfluss von Kleiner Emme und Reuss.
Geologie
Das Pilatusmassiv gehört zur helvetischen Randkette und bildet den Stirnbereich der Drusberg-Decke, einer Teildecke des helvetischen Deckensystems. Nach Norden zu ruht der Pilatus mit einer Überschiebungsfläche (anormaler tektonischer Kontakt) auf dem subalpinen Flysch, der seinerseits die subalpine Molasse überfuhr.
Seine Gesteinsserie verteilt sich auf Bildungen der Kreide und der älteren Tertiärformationen. Die Kreideserie des Pilatus weist als Ältestes Ablagerungen aus dem Valanginium (Valangien) auf. Die drei erkennbaren Glieder sind Valang(in)ienmergel bzw. Valendis-Mergel («Vitznaumergel»), Valang(in)ienkalk bzw. Valendis-Kalk («Betliskalk») und der abschliessende Valangienglaukonit («Gemsmättlischicht»). Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Hauterivium, umfasst den mächtigen Kieselkalk, dessen basale Schichten meist schiefrig ausgebildet sind. Den oberen Abschluss des Hauterivium bildet eine weitverbreitete, grobspätige Echinodermata-Brekzie. Das darüberliegende Barremium gliedert sich in wenig mächtige, grünsandige (glaukonitführende) Altmannschichten, mergelige Drusbergschichten und unterem Schrattenkalk. Die Drusbergschichten stellen eine Wechsellagerung von schiefrigen, dunkelgrauen Mergeln mit kalkigeren, kompakten Lagen dar. Aufgrund ihrer relativen Weichheit sind sie entweder vorwiegend von Vegetation bedeckt oder aber an steilen Halden zwischen den Felswänden des Kiesel- und Schrattenkalks aufgeschlossen. Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Aptium, gliedert sich in das Rawil-Member[2], ehemals Orbitolinenschichten (dunkle, mergelige Zone mit zahlreichen Orbitolinen), den oberen Schrattenkalk und als Abschluss der Kreideserie den Gault (Obere Unterkreide) der Garschella-Formation.
Die Eozänbildungen sind vertreten durch Sandsteine und Nummulitenkalk (Lutetium), Pectinitenschiefer (unteres Bartonium bzw. Auversien – darin eingeschaltet der Hogantsandstein) und die Stadschiefer (Priabonium).
Tektonisch werden fünf Bauelemente unterschieden:
Klimsenhorn-Serie: Die Schichten tauchen gegen Südsüdost ab.
Tomlishorn-Gewölbe: Im östlichen Teil stellt es eine nach Norden überkippte Antiklinale dar, deren Faltenachse leicht nach Südwesten abtaucht.
Esel-Gewölbe: Geht aus der Laubalpmulde hervor. Die Faltenachse taucht gegen Süden ab.
Steigli-Gewölbe: Es beherrscht die Nord- und Ostseite des Berges. Die Faltenachse taucht ebenfalls gegen Süden ab.
Matthorn-Gewölbe: Baut den grössten Teil der Südseite auf. Die Faltenachse liegt praktisch horizontal.
Bei den Falten bilden die kompetenten (=harten) Kalkschichten oft das Gerüst, während die inkompetenten (=weichen) Mergelschichten oft durch den Faltungsdruck ausgepresst wurden.
Am Renggpass-Lopperbergbruch reisst der Faltenbau abrupt ab. An dieser Blattverschiebung blieb der Lopperberg gegenüber der Pilatus-Teildecke um ca. 500–700 Meter zurück.
Eine Gedächtnisplatte zwischen Pilatus Kulm und Esel erinnert an den Geologen Franz Joseph Kaufmann, der von 1863 bis 1866 das Pilatusmassiv grundlegend untersuchte. 1867 erschienen seine Beobachtungen als Beiträge zur geologischen Karte der Schweiz.
Klima
Für die Normalperiode 1991–2020 beträgt die Jahresmitteltemperatur 2,3 °C, wobei im Januar mit −4,4 °C die kältesten und im Juli mit 9,8 °C die wärmsten Monatsmitteltemperaturen gemessen werden. Die Messstation von MeteoSchweiz liegt auf einer Höhe von 2105 m ü. M.
Fauna
Der letzte von den früher dort vorkommenden Bären wurde 1726 erlegt. Nachdem bereits im 17. Jahrhundert der Alpensteinbock am Pilatus ausgerottet worden war, begann man im Jahr 1961 mit der Wiederansiedlung. Die Tiere wurden am Piz Albris eingefangen und dann auf der Mattalp ausgesetzt. Zu den ersten Wiederansiedlern gehörten drei Böcke (fünf- bis achtjährig) und drei Steingeissen (drei- bis vierjährig). Bis 1969 wurden 19 Stück Steinwild ausgesetzt. Bei der Zählung 2004 des Wildbestandes wurden 30 Böcke, 28 Geissen und 32 Jungtiere gesichtet. Im Juli 2012 zählte man 109 Exemplare, im Rahmen der Hegejagd wurden drei gesunde Steinböcke zur Jagd freigegeben. Der Steinbock gehört heute zu den grossen Attraktionen des Pilatus. Auf der Lauelenegg und der Fräkmüntegg befinden sich die Wildruhezonen. Der Pilatus steht unter Landschaftsschutz und gehört zum Bundesinventar der Landschaften und Naturdenkmäler von nationaler Bedeutung BLN.
Meteorologie
Die weit zurückreichende Berggeschichte des Pilatus begründet sich in seinem Charakter als berüchtigter «Wettermacher», der nach allen Seiten verheerende Wildbäche aussandte. Beispielsweise führten Hochwasser am Ränggbach westlich von Kriens immer wieder zu Überschwemmungen in Luzern. Mit Verbauungen bereits im 15. Jahrhundert und Erweiterungsarbeiten am Renggloch im 16. Jahrhundert versuchte man, diesen Bach zu bändigen, was aber erst im 18. Jahrhundert gelang. So ging lange ein übler Ruf vom Pilatus aus.
Wie an vielen alleinstehenden Bergen sammeln sich an seinen Hängen gerne Wolken. So vermochte er von jeher bei den Bewohnern der Region eine Rolle als Wetterprophet spielen. Die Wetterregel lautet:
«Hat der Pilatus einen Hut
bleibt im Land das Wetter gut.
Hat er einen Nebelkragen
darf man eine Tour wohl wagen.
Trägt er aber einen Degen,
bringt er uns gewiss bald Regen.»
Mit dem «Degen» ist dabei eine lange Wolkenfahne gemeint. Hintergrund ist, dass das am Berg sichtbare Kondensationsniveau auf den Feuchtegehalt der Luft und damit auf die Niederschlagswahrscheinlichkeit schliessen lässt.
Etymologie
Im Mittelalter hiess das Pilatusmassiv Mons fractus («gebrochener Berg»), Frakmont oder Fräkmünd. Der älteste Bezug stammt von etwa 1100 unter dem Namen fractus mons. Zwei Alpen auf beiden Seiten des Massivs tragen heute noch den Namen Fräkmüntegg und Fräkmünt. Das Pilatusmassiv wurde aber schon bald auch Mons pileatus, d. h. «der mit Felspfeilern durchsetzte Berg» (von lat. mons ‚Berg‘ und lat. pila ,Pfeiler/Strebe‘), Pylatus (1480), Mons Pilati (1555), Pilatusberg genannt.
Erst später wurde wohl der schon bestehende Name Pilatus mit dem Präfekten Roms in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilatus, in Verbindung gebracht. Es entwickelte sich die Sage, dass Pontius Pilatus in dem inzwischen verlandeten Bergsee Pilatussee bei der Oberalp seine letzte Ruhestätte fand. Überall, wo man seine Leiche zuvor bestatten wollte, traten heftige Stürme auf. Deshalb wurde ein hoher Berg wie der Frakmont ausgewählt, auf dem ohnehin fortwährend Unwetter toben. An jedem Karfreitag soll der römische Statthalter von Judäa aus seinem nassen Grab steigen und in vollem Ornat zu Gericht sitzen. Bis ins 16. Jahrhundert hatte der Stadtrat von Luzern das Besteigen des Berges unter Androhung von Strafen verboten. Pilatus sollte im Bergsee nicht gestört – und keine Unwetter heraufbeschworen – werden. Wenn es jemand wagte, etwa durch den Wurf eines Steines in das stille Wässerchen, den Pilatusgeist zu erzürnen, habe es furchtbare Unwetterschläge mit schweren Verwüstungen bis nach Kriens hinunter abgesetzt.
Diese Sage war schon im christlichen Altertum bekannt und im Mittelalter allgemein verbreitet. Ihre Popularität trug viel dazu bei, dass der herkömmliche Name «Fräkmünt» im 15. Jahrhundert allmählich verdrängt und durch den Namen «Pilatus» ersetzt wurde. Erstmals wurde er 1475 verurkundet.
Eine weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Deutung ist die Ableitung von pilleus (lat. für «Filzkappe»). Pilleatus wäre dann «der mit einer Kappe Versehene», womit auf die häufigen Wolken an der Bergspitze Bezug genommen wird.
Sagen und Geschichten
Die Sagenwelt im und um das Pilatusmassiv ist sehr vielfältig. Der Pilatus war den Luzernern früher nicht der erhabene Hausberg, sondern düsterer Sitz tückischer Unwetter und Wasserstürze, die sich zur Stadt hin wälzten. Er wurde zum Sitz von Drachen und Gewürm, von Hexen und Zauberern, aber auch zur Wohnung der kleinen guten Bergleute, die den Menschen wohl gesinnt waren, die Gämsen beschützten, aber Frevler und Hartherzige bestraften.
Zu den bekanntesten Sagen und Geschichten übers Pilatusgebiet (zwischen 653. und 670. Breiten- und 197. und 214. Längengrad) zählen:
Die Sage vom Präfekten Pontius Pilatus und seiner Bestattung im Pilatussee
Der Luzerner Drachenstein
Mondmilch vom Mondmilchloch
Das Geheimnis der Domini(k)höhle
In der steil aufragenden Nordwand des Widderfeldes kann man eine Felshöhle mit dem Namen Dominiloch (auch: Dominikhöhle) erkennen. Ein mit Kalk überzogener, freistehender Felsblock am Eingang der Höhle wurde als Mann gedeutet, der, dorthin verzaubert, mit gekreuzten Armen und Beinen an einem Tisch steht. Um diese erstarrte Figur bildeten sich ganze Reihe von Sagen:
Vor Jahren soll auf der Bründlen eine Kapelle gestanden haben, die durch einen Bergsturz verschüttet worden sei. Dabei sei die Statue des heiligen Dominikus durch ein Wunder in diese Höhle versetzt worden. Drei junge Burschen hätten einst der Figur verschiedene Namen zugerufen, sie habe aber nur auf den Namen Domini Antwort gegeben. Wer ihr jedoch einen anderen Namen zurufe, der sterbe noch im gleichen Jahr.
Nach einer anderen Sage habe einst in der Dominihöhle ein Riese gewohnt, der ein treuer Wächter über Land und Leute war. Als er aber einmal schlief und aufwachend sah, dass Schweizer gegen Schweizer kriegten, erstarrte sein Leib und wurde zu Stein.
Touristik
1860 wurde auf dem Pilatus das Hotel Bellevue eröffnet. Im Jahre 1868 weilte Königin Viktoria mit ihrem Gefolge im Hotel. Die Pilatusbahn, die steilste Zahnradbahn der Welt, führt seit 1889 mit einer maximalen Steigung von 48 % von Alpnachstad nach Pilatus-Kulm auf 2073 m ü. M.; ein Jahr nach der Eröffnung der Bahn folgte das Hotel Kulm. Die Hotels befinden sich, zusammen mit den Bergstationen der Bahnen nach Alpnach und nach Kriens, zwischen den Erhebungen Esel und Oberhaupt. Der erste Bau des Hotels Bellevue wurde ab 1963 durch den heute bekannten Rundbau ersetzt, wobei auch die Bergstation der Zahnradbahn erweitert wurde.
Von Luzern her ist der Berg seit 1956 mit der Gondelbahn Kriens–Krienseregg–Fräkmüntegg und einer Luftseilbahn Fräkmüntegg–Pilatus erschlossen, welche im April 2015 erneuert wurde. Dies ermöglicht eine Rundreise von Luzern auf den Pilatus, danach (allerdings nicht im Winter) mit der Zahnradbahn nach Alpnachstad und via Dampfschiff, Motorschiff oder S-Bahn zurück nach Luzern. Es ist auch der Zustieg vom Eigental her möglich mit der Überschreitung der Kette. Dabei können z. B. die sagenumwobenen Orte des ehemaligen Pilatussees oder das Mondmilchloch besichtigt werden.
Auf und am Pilatus können zahlreiche Sportarten ausgeübt werde, wie Gleitschirmfliegen, Schlitteln, Wandern, Klettern (im Fels und in einem Seilpark), Mountainbiken und Rodeln auf einer Sommerrodelbahn.
Die Spitze des Berges wird während einigen Nächten beleuchtet. So ist der Berg auch nachts eine Attraktion hoch über der Leuchtenstadt Luzern.
In den Jahren 2010 und 2011 wurde eine Panoramagalerie auf Pilatus Kulm zwischen der Bergstation der Pilatusbahn und dem Hotel Kulm nach Plänen des Luzerner Architekturbüros Graber & Steiger errichtet.
Technische Anlagen
Auf dem Gipfel des Esels ist eine 70-cm-Relaisstation für den Amateurfunk installiert.
Auf dem Bergkamm südwestlich des Oberhaupts (jenseits des Chriesilochs, einer langen, bereits um 1700 so benannten Felsspalte) befinden sich abgesperrte Installationen des Radarsystems Florako für die Militär- und Zivilluftfahrt (vgl. auch Skyguide). Weiterhin befindet sich eine Wetterstation auf dem Berg.
Trivia
Eine musikalische Beschreibung des Pilatus als Sitz von Drachen veröffentlichte im Jahre 2002 der US-amerikanische Komponist Steven Reineke mit der Komposition Pilatus – Mountain of Dragons für symphonisches Blasorchester.
Der Schweizer Künstler Hansjürg Buchmeier machte zwischen 1995 und 2005 über 35'000 Fotos des Pilatus. 100 Ansichten davon sind im 2005 erschienenen Werk Pilatus. Ein Berg. Hundert Ansichten. wiedergegeben. Buchmeier bezeichnet sein Buch als eine Hommage an den japanischen Maler Hokusai und dessen 36 Ansichten des Berges Fuji.
Obwohl die Gipfelhöhe 2128,5 m ü. M. beträgt, wird noch immer mit der früher fälschlicherweise publizierten Höhe von 2132 m ü. M. geworben.
(Wikipedia)
I have titled this series Romanesque England, and so far it does correspond fairly well to what we have seen. Today however, and for the last church in the series, we visit a truly pre-Romanesque wonder, which also claims to be the oldest wooden church in the world: Saint Andrew in the hamlet of Greensted-juxta-Ongar (isn’t that a delicious name in and of itself?) in Essex.
There have been various attempts at dendrochronology dating on the timbers, bringing back results ranging from 845 to 1055 (the latter with a margin of error of 10 to 55 years). The differing results are not surprising: even though the best oak wood was certainly selected for the walls, it is to be expected that a lesser specimen went undetected and had to be replaced a couple hundred years down the road. The oldest parts (the walls of the nave) indeed appear to be what we in Continental Europe would call Carolingian, and even though that church was subjected to a lot of later alterations (the chancel is 16th century and the wooden tower 17th), it retains a unique and enormously attractive atmosphere as an ancient place of worship. The southern porch and three dormer windows were also added during the 17th century, and unfortunately further remodeled during the extensive Victorian “restoration” this church had to undergo —or should I say withstand?
Archæologists even tell us that a previous, very basic church, probably existed here as early as the late 500s, as traces of it have been found under the present chancel, which replaced an earlier, timber-made one. It may even have succeeded a more ancient, and Pagan, place of worship: early Christianity is known for having so “appropriated” (or should I say “expropriated”?) temples and oratories of cults it sought to replace. Building a church over them was a convenient way to obliterate previous constructions, effectively wiping them from the sight of the next generation —and generational succession happened quickly in those times when life was terribly short. Memory often remained through spoken tradition, though, and sometimes still remains to this day, albeit deformed by the many retellings...
Most of the generations that came before, say, the second half of the 20th century, either didn’t care about maintaining old buildings they inherited from their forefathers, or didn’t know how to do the job properly. They razed and replaced, or they maimed and rent, however well-intentioned they may have been. Considering, it is kind of miraculous that this extremely old church, even more so as it is made of a material not as durable as stone, has managed to reach our times relatively unscathed, at least as far as the nave is concerned.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in the Middle Ages, a truly unique survivor of Carolingian times... even if finding it isn’t the easiest thing, even with a good satnav!
While some parts of the wood frame are period, most of it is late Middle Ages.
With a touch of editing here is a Gordian Knot with a join not knots between the images. Alexander the Great when either presented, or confronted a challenge he was often able to approach with directed focus that brought him success against all odds. When shown the knot of King Gordias that was said waited to be undone by the next ruler of Asia Alexander is said to have looked at the problem which might have been a knot of shrunken and matted fibres and decided not to let the impossible stand in his way to conquering Asia and either cut the knot, or removed a lynch pin. His approach is given different emphasis through the retelling with some telling of his impetuous and head strong charge to a quick victory with no limitations from rules and expectation, or he could be seen as successfully assessing the problem and correctly realising the answer had nothing to do with knot work, but rather creating a situation in which the knot no longer worked.
The unfathomable knot had been dedicated to the Phrygian God Sabazios. Alexander and his fellow Greeks recognised aspects of Sabazios that for them connected him to their God Zeus. Zeus was the all father and chief of the Greek Gods on Mount Olympus. In resolving the Gordian Knot that had been held sacred and guarded by the Priest of Sabazios, Alexander who became known as, “The Great,” showed that he would let nothing stand in his way, that he was determined to defeat any problem and to be victorious winning and so bringing the blessings of Priests and Gods with him on his vast military campaign. Other interpretations are made of this recorded incident and the Gordian Knot is a legendary feat that is taken as evidence of many different problems and solutions leading to the retelling being set to reveal almost whatever each tale teller wants you to see in their version of the story. Here my Gordian Knot has been the joining of the ropes in Photoshop to present loops at the harbour where the sea never stills and rather it rolls around in seasonal tides and so readily presents whatever aspect of the sea you wish to see.
© PHH Sykes 2022
phhsykes@gmail.com
Construction, Week 26
Last but not least, since it's a special week for the Hernando Kroger after all, I thought I'd share a special piece of Kroger's history :) With all the mentions of/photos from this store from Christmas, I wanted to share one of my Christmas 2015 gifts, this really neat stained glass Kroger sign from the chain's centenntial back in 1983. I have no reason to doubt its authenticity, but I can't say I know why this would've been produced... it's about the same size as (maybe a little smaller than) EDIT: way smaller than, I don't know what I was thinking! the Barney's Café stained glass piece seen at the Stateline Road greenhouse store in Southaven, and would have been produced around the same time. But the chain for hanging – which is indeed broken, I haven't hung this up yet partly due to that and partly out of fear that it will fall off the wall and break – implies that it wasn't built into the wall at a store like the Barney's sign. Whatever its history, I'm proud to be its new owner!
Stick around, there's a set for the Horn Lake Walmart opening on Wednesday, then more Kroger coming up Saturday – and then onto something completely different for a while, for a change!
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Many birds feature in legends and poems. However, it is exceedingly rare to have a whole ballet dedicated to them.
"The Nutcracker" is a classical ballet composed by Tchaikovsky that highlights the playful antics of colorful characters frolicking in a Christmas setting featuring Clara, our protagonist.
In a classic retelling of the "good vs evil" plot, The Nutcracker leads the gingerbread and tin solider army against the ferocious and despicable mouse forces. In victory, the Nutcracker is transformed into a beautiful prince who leads Clara to the Land of Sweets ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy. After much dancing, the Nutcracker and Clara head off into the sunset on a reindeer drawn sleigh.
As a source of creative inspiration, the nutcracker is indeed unparalleled.
This nutcracker seen in Montana.
I actually hit this milestone several months back, and had this graphic prepared and ready to go at that time, but ultimately just never got around to uploading it. So, I waited long enough that I figured it would work well as my annual New Year’s Eve photo, instead. Here you’re looking at a collage celebrating my accomplishment of having visited 50 different Kroger stores over the course of my retail photography career. Since the time I stitched this thing together, I’ve actually been to a few more locations, bringing the total up to 53. You’ll notice that there aren’t exactly 50 storefronts pictured – there are some I’ve been to that I haven’t yet photographed; they’re on my list to revisit later – but for the most part, the majority of the Krogers I’ve been to are represented on here. Bonus points to anyone who can identify any or even most without having to look them up!
Also, while we’re on the topic of “celebrating accomplishments” and “my retail photography career,” tonight marks my seventh flickrversary – I’ve been here long enough that I’ve lost count, and just now had to go and look up what number year this is XD I’ve definitely enjoyed it, though, and I continue to encourage anyone else who feels like they would enjoy being a part of this scene, either by taking photos themselves or simply by viewing and commenting on others’ content, to take the plunge and join us. I’ve had fun and while I’m sad that I’m not able to commit as much time to the hobby anymore, I’m still excited to continue to be around, and I greatly appreciate all of y’all for all of your support over the years; I hope you’ll stick with me going forward. For those who currently have a lot of time to give to this hobby, definitely don’t take that for granted! I’ve stockpiled a bunch of stuff over the past seven years (actually, that’s eight, photography-wise), and while it’s gonna take me a mighty long time to get through it all, I am glad to have the content hanging in my archives giving me stuff to post, especially given that I won’t be photographing as frequently as I used to.
Given that I was lurking on retail sites a few years before I joined flickr, I’m probably approaching a decade of being a retail fan, if I haven’t hit that mark already – wow! Hard to believe, and once again, I’m grateful to the community for welcoming me in and letting me become a part of it…
One more photo uploading tomorrow, teasing our next destination and detailing changes to come to my photostream in the year ahead. Happy New Year, all!
(c) 2021 (for about a day or so anyway) then 2022 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
I have titled this series Romanesque England, and so far it does correspond fairly well to what we have seen. Today however, and for the last church in the series, we visit a truly pre-Romanesque wonder, which also claims to be the oldest wooden church in the world: Saint Andrew in the hamlet of Greensted-juxta-Ongar (isn’t that a delicious name in and of itself?) in Essex.
There have been various attempts at dendrochronology dating on the timbers, bringing back results ranging from 845 to 1055 (the latter with a margin of error of 10 to 55 years). The differing results are not surprising: even though the best oak wood was certainly selected for the walls, it is to be expected that a lesser specimen went undetected and had to be replaced a couple hundred years down the road. The oldest parts (the walls of the nave) indeed appear to be what we in Continental Europe would call Carolingian, and even though that church was subjected to a lot of later alterations (the chancel is 16th century and the wooden tower 17th), it retains a unique and enormously attractive atmosphere as an ancient place of worship. The southern porch and three dormer windows were also added during the 17th century, and unfortunately further remodeled during the extensive Victorian “restoration” this church had to undergo —or should I say withstand?
Archæologists even tell us that a previous, very basic church, probably existed here as early as the late 500s, as traces of it have been found under the present chancel, which replaced an earlier, timber-made one. It may even have succeeded a more ancient, and Pagan, place of worship: early Christianity is known for having so “appropriated” (or should I say “expropriated”?) temples and oratories of cults it sought to replace. Building a church over them was a convenient way to obliterate previous constructions, effectively wiping them from the sight of the next generation —and generational succession happened quickly in those times when life was terribly short. Memory often remained through spoken tradition, though, and sometimes still remains to this day, albeit deformed by the many retellings...
Most of the generations that came before, say, the second half of the 20th century, either didn’t care about maintaining old buildings they inherited from their forefathers, or didn’t know how to do the job properly. They razed and replaced, or they maimed and rent, however well-intentioned they may have been. Considering, it is kind of miraculous that this extremely old church, even more so as it is made of a material not as durable as stone, has managed to reach our times relatively unscathed, at least as far as the nave is concerned.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in the Middle Ages, a truly unique survivor of Carolingian times... even if finding it isn’t the easiest thing, even with a good satnav!
Looking down the (modest) length of the nave to the West. As always, the abundance of wood makes for a very quaint and cozy atmosphere.
WEEK 7 – Church Road McDonald's
A less angled look at the right side. Note the McDonald's logo printed on that entryway window. l_dawg2000 got a cool look from inside the restaurant out of the east side duplicate of that window that you can see here – and while you're at it, check out his entire album!
McDonald's // 4952 Pepper Chase Drive, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
2019 års konstnär är Amara Por Dios.
Hidden / forgotten pictures and stories about women at Östra Orust
We carry a collective memory - a silent knowledge of our heritage and our past - hidden and forgotten by those who have taken the pen / brush / camera to write down and retell the story. This project explores the social and personal heritage of eastern Orust. With the help of murals on barns, guided tours and workshops, hidden and forgotten stories and people from our history, people and stories that often did not take up space, are made visible about women.
Medstugan
Kristina i Medstugan är gestaltad på gården Medstugan laduvägg av konstnär Amara Por Dios. Kristina Johansdotter var en vanlig bondkvinna som fick gå till tings för att få ha kvar sin gård.
SET 2 – HLT Remodel: 8-18-2023
Next door to the books/music/movies aisles is the double-wide aisle of flat-screen TVs. Surprisingly, though I’ve shown you what the back wall portion of this aisle looks like, this is the first time we’re seeing the aisle itself on my photostream! As you can guess, I went through a series of shots before finally arriving at the perfectly timed TV screens here XD Above those pokemon-looking bullseyes is the department sign for “Tech,” which is the modern term for Target’s electronics department (the aisles for which continue to stretch out of view to the right).
(c) 2024 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Schweiz / Obwalden - Pilatus
On the way from Tomlishorn to Mittaggüpfi.
Auf dem Weg vom Tomlishorn zum Mittaggüpfi.
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.
Geography and transport
The whole mountain range stretches at least from the Lopper just opposite from Stansstad to the east as far as at least to the Mittaggüpfi (1,917 m [6,289 ft]) and the Risetestock (1,759 m [5,771 ft]) to the west on the border between LU and OW.
The highest peak, Tomlishorn (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]), and the other peaks, such as Widderfeld (2,076 m [6,811 ft]) even further west than the Tomlishorn on the border between LU and OW, Matthorn (2,040 m [6,690 ft]) to the south, the Klimsenhorn (1,906 m [6,253 ft]) to the north (UW), and Rosegg (1,974 m [6,476 ft]) and Windegg (1,673 m [5,489 ft]) to the east, both on the border of UW and OW, should only be approached with appropriate Alpine hiking equipment.
Jurisdiction over the massif is divided between the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), and Lucerne (LU). The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden.
The top can be reached with the Pilatus Railway, the world's steepest cogwheel railway, from Alpnachstad, operating from May to November (depending on snow conditions) and the whole year with the aerial panorama gondolas and aerial cableways from Kriens. Tomlishorn is located about 1.3 km (0.81 mi) to the southeast of the top cable car and cog railway station. Two other peaks, closer to the stations are called Esel (Donkey, 2,118 m [6,949 ft]), which lies just east over the railway station, the one on the west side is called Oberhaupt (Head-Leader, 2,105 m [6,906 ft]).
During the summer, the "Golden Round Trip" — a popular route for tourists — involves taking a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on the cogwheel railway, coming down on the aerial cableways and panorama gondolas, and taking a bus back to Lucerne.
History
A few different local legends about the origin of the name exist. One claims that Pilatus was named so because Pontius Pilate was buried there. However, a similar legend is told of Monte Vettore in Italy. Another is that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man, Pilate, lying on his back and was thus named for him. The name may also be derived from "pileatus," meaning "cloud-topped."
Numbered amongst those who have reached its summit are Conrad Gessner, Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur Schopenhauer (1804), Queen Victoria and Julia Ward Howe (1867).
The cog railway opened in 1889.
The mountain has fortified radar (part of the Swiss FLORAKO system) and weather stations on the Oberhaupt summit, not open to the public view and used all year round.
In literature
In The Chalet School Does It Again. (1955) Elinor Brent-Dyer retells the Pilate burial place legend.
Mount Pilatus plays a pivotal role in the conclusion of Brad Thor's fiction novel Lions of Lucerne.
(Wikipedia)
Der Pilatus ist ein Bergmassiv in der Schweiz südlich von Luzern. Er liegt im Grenzbereich der Kantone Luzern im Westen und Nidwalden und Obwalden im Bereich der höchsten Erhebungen, deren höchster Punkt das Tomlishorn mit einer Höhe von 2128 m ü. M. ist. Auf dem aussichtsreichen Hausberg von Luzern befinden sich die Bergstation Pilatus Kulm der Pilatusbahn mit Aussichtsterrasse, eine Panoramagalerie und zwei Berghotels.
Geographie
Das Massiv wird nach der Einteilung des Schweizer Alpen-Clubs zu den Luzerner Voralpen als Teil der Zentralschweizer Voralpen gezählt, nach einer anderen Einteilung auch zu den Emmentaler Alpen.
Der Pilatus ist kein Berg mit einem geschlossenen Gipfelaufbau. Das Bergmassiv besteht vielmehr aus einzelnen Gipfeln, bzw. einer Bergkette, wovon der Esel die markanteste Felsformation ist.
Die Bergkette zieht von Westen in Richtung Osten beginnend mit dem Risetestock (1759 m ü. M.) über die Stäfeliflue (1922,2 m ü. M.) zum Mittaggüpfi (1916,6 m ü. M., auch Gnepfstein), wo im oberen Eigental die Oberalp mit dem ehemaligen Pilatussee liegt. Nach dem Widderfeld (2075,2 m ü. M.) senkt sich der Grat in den Sattel des Gemsmättlis, in dessen Nähe die Grenze zwischen den Kantonen Luzern und Nidwalden nach Norden führt. Der Grat schwingt sich zum Tomlishorn (2128,5 m ü. M.) als höchster Erhebung auf, danach schliessen das Oberhaupt (2106 m ü. M.) und der Esel (2118,7 m ü. M.) die Kette ab. Etwas von der Bergkette südöstlich abgesetzt steht das Matthorn (2041,3 m ü. M.).
Dem Oberhaupt nordwestlich vorgelagert steht das Klimsenhorn (1907,2 m ü. M.) mit zwei Ausläufern, nordwestlich die Lauelenegg (1442 m ü. M.) und nordöstlich die Fräkmüntegg (1469 m ü. M.). Die Egg der Lauelen zieht über den Höchberg (1198 m ü. M.) nordwestwärts weiter bis zur Würzenegg (1173 m ü. M.) und begrenzt das Eigental, jene des Fräkmünt zieht in weitem Bogen ostwärts um das Einzugsgebiet des Steinibachs. Zwischen den nördlichen Eggen befindet sich im Einzugsgebiet des Ränggbachs die Krienseregg (1026 m ü. M.).
Dem Esel nordöstlich vorgelagert steht die Rosegg (1972 m ü. M.), der Grat verläuft weiter über das Steiglihorn (1968 m ü. M.) mit dem Galtigengrat sowie über die Windegg (1673 m ü. M.) und das Chrummhorn (1254 m ü. M.) vorbei am Renggpass (886 m ü. M.) bis zum Lopper (839 m ü. M.).
Nördlich vom Tomlishorn steht der Chastelendossen (1883 m ü. M.), auf der Südseite des Widderfeldes befindet sich das Mondmilchloch.
Pilatusgebiet
Als Pilatusgebiet kann gemäss Alfred Helfenstein das von der Grossen Schliere, der Sarner Aa, dem Alpnachersee, dem Vierwaldstättersee, der Reuss, der Kleinen Emme, dem Unterlauf des Rümlig, dem Fischenbach, dem Risetestock und der dortigen Kantonsgrenze zwischen Luzern und Obwalden bezeichnet werden. Der tiefste Tiefe des Pilatusgebiets ist mit 432 m ü. M. der Zusammenfluss von Kleiner Emme und Reuss.
Geologie
Das Pilatusmassiv gehört zur helvetischen Randkette und bildet den Stirnbereich der Drusberg-Decke, einer Teildecke des helvetischen Deckensystems. Nach Norden zu ruht der Pilatus mit einer Überschiebungsfläche (anormaler tektonischer Kontakt) auf dem subalpinen Flysch, der seinerseits die subalpine Molasse überfuhr.
Seine Gesteinsserie verteilt sich auf Bildungen der Kreide und der älteren Tertiärformationen. Die Kreideserie des Pilatus weist als Ältestes Ablagerungen aus dem Valanginium (Valangien) auf. Die drei erkennbaren Glieder sind Valang(in)ienmergel bzw. Valendis-Mergel («Vitznaumergel»), Valang(in)ienkalk bzw. Valendis-Kalk («Betliskalk») und der abschliessende Valangienglaukonit («Gemsmättlischicht»). Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Hauterivium, umfasst den mächtigen Kieselkalk, dessen basale Schichten meist schiefrig ausgebildet sind. Den oberen Abschluss des Hauterivium bildet eine weitverbreitete, grobspätige Echinodermata-Brekzie. Das darüberliegende Barremium gliedert sich in wenig mächtige, grünsandige (glaukonitführende) Altmannschichten, mergelige Drusbergschichten und unterem Schrattenkalk. Die Drusbergschichten stellen eine Wechsellagerung von schiefrigen, dunkelgrauen Mergeln mit kalkigeren, kompakten Lagen dar. Aufgrund ihrer relativen Weichheit sind sie entweder vorwiegend von Vegetation bedeckt oder aber an steilen Halden zwischen den Felswänden des Kiesel- und Schrattenkalks aufgeschlossen. Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Aptium, gliedert sich in das Rawil-Member, ehemals Orbitolinenschichten (dunkle, mergelige Zone mit zahlreichen Orbitolinen), den oberen Schrattenkalk und als Abschluss der Kreideserie den Gault (Obere Unterkreide) der Garschella-Formation.
Die Eozänbildungen sind vertreten durch Sandsteine und Nummulitenkalk (Lutetium), Pectinitenschiefer (unteres Bartonium bzw. Auversien – darin eingeschaltet der Hogantsandstein) und die Stadschiefer (Priabonium).
Tektonisch werden fünf Bauelemente unterschieden:
Klimsenhorn-Serie: Die Schichten tauchen gegen Südsüdost ab.
Tomlishorn-Gewölbe: Im östlichen Teil stellt es eine nach Norden überkippte Antiklinale dar, deren Faltenachse leicht nach Südwesten abtaucht.
Esel-Gewölbe: Geht aus der Laubalpmulde hervor. Die Faltenachse taucht gegen Süden ab.
Steigli-Gewölbe: Es beherrscht die Nord- und Ostseite des Berges. Die Faltenachse taucht ebenfalls gegen Süden ab.
Matthorn-Gewölbe: Baut den grössten Teil der Südseite auf. Die Faltenachse liegt praktisch horizontal.
Bei den Falten bilden die kompetenten (=harten) Kalkschichten oft das Gerüst, während die inkompetenten (=weichen) Mergelschichten oft durch den Faltungsdruck ausgepresst wurden.
Am Renggpass-Lopperbergbruch reisst der Faltenbau abrupt ab. An dieser Blattverschiebung blieb der Lopperberg gegenüber der Pilatus-Teildecke um ca. 500–700 Meter zurück.
Eine Gedächtnisplatte zwischen Pilatus Kulm und Esel erinnert an den Geologen Franz Joseph Kaufmann, der von 1863 bis 1866 das Pilatusmassiv grundlegend untersuchte. 1867 erschienen seine Beobachtungen als Beiträge zur geologischen Karte der Schweiz.
Klima
Für die Normalperiode 1991–2020 beträgt die Jahresmitteltemperatur 2,3 °C, wobei im Januar mit −4,4 °C die kältesten und im Juli mit 9,8 °C die wärmsten Monatsmitteltemperaturen gemessen werden. Die Messstation von MeteoSchweiz liegt auf einer Höhe von 2105 m ü. M.
Fauna
Der letzte von den früher dort vorkommenden Bären wurde 1726 erlegt. Nachdem bereits im 17. Jahrhundert der Alpensteinbock am Pilatus ausgerottet worden war, begann man im Jahr 1961 mit der Wiederansiedlung. Die Tiere wurden am Piz Albris eingefangen und dann auf der Mattalp ausgesetzt. Zu den ersten Wiederansiedlern gehörten drei Böcke (fünf- bis achtjährig) und drei Steingeissen (drei- bis vierjährig). Bis 1969 wurden 19 Stück Steinwild ausgesetzt. Bei der Zählung 2004 des Wildbestandes wurden 30 Böcke, 28 Geissen und 32 Jungtiere gesichtet. Im Juli 2012 zählte man 109 Exemplare, im Rahmen der Hegejagd wurden drei gesunde Steinböcke zur Jagd freigegeben. Der Steinbock gehört heute zu den grossen Attraktionen des Pilatus. Auf der Lauelenegg und der Fräkmüntegg befinden sich die Wildruhezonen. Der Pilatus steht unter Landschaftsschutz und gehört zum Bundesinventar der Landschaften und Naturdenkmäler von nationaler Bedeutung BLN.
Meteorologie
Die weit zurückreichende Berggeschichte des Pilatus begründet sich in seinem Charakter als berüchtigter «Wettermacher», der nach allen Seiten verheerende Wildbäche aussandte. Beispielsweise führten Hochwasser am Ränggbach westlich von Kriens immer wieder zu Überschwemmungen in Luzern. Mit Verbauungen bereits im 15. Jahrhundert und Erweiterungsarbeiten am Renggloch im 16. Jahrhundert versuchte man, diesen Bach zu bändigen, was aber erst im 18. Jahrhundert gelang. So ging lange ein übler Ruf vom Pilatus aus.
Wie an vielen alleinstehenden Bergen sammeln sich an seinen Hängen gerne Wolken. So vermochte er von jeher bei den Bewohnern der Region eine Rolle als Wetterprophet spielen. Die Wetterregel lautet:
«Hat der Pilatus einen Hut
bleibt im Land das Wetter gut.
Hat er einen Nebelkragen
darf man eine Tour wohl wagen.
Trägt er aber einen Degen,
bringt er uns gewiss bald Regen.»
Mit dem «Degen» ist dabei eine lange Wolkenfahne gemeint. Hintergrund ist, dass das am Berg sichtbare Kondensationsniveau auf den Feuchtegehalt der Luft und damit auf die Niederschlagswahrscheinlichkeit schliessen lässt.
Etymologie
Im Mittelalter hiess das Pilatusmassiv Mons fractus («gebrochener Berg»), Frakmont oder Fräkmünd. Der älteste Bezug stammt von etwa 1100 unter dem Namen fractus mons. Zwei Alpen auf beiden Seiten des Massivs tragen heute noch den Namen Fräkmüntegg und Fräkmünt. Das Pilatusmassiv wurde aber schon bald auch Mons pileatus, d. h. «der mit Felspfeilern durchsetzte Berg» (von lat. mons ‚Berg‘ und lat. pila ,Pfeiler/Strebe‘), Pylatus (1480), Mons Pilati (1555), Pilatusberg genannt.
Erst später wurde wohl der schon bestehende Name Pilatus mit dem Präfekten Roms in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilatus, in Verbindung gebracht. Es entwickelte sich die Sage, dass Pontius Pilatus in dem inzwischen verlandeten Bergsee Pilatussee bei der Oberalp seine letzte Ruhestätte fand. Überall, wo man seine Leiche zuvor bestatten wollte, traten heftige Stürme auf. Deshalb wurde ein hoher Berg wie der Frakmont ausgewählt, auf dem ohnehin fortwährend Unwetter toben. An jedem Karfreitag soll der römische Statthalter von Judäa aus seinem nassen Grab steigen und in vollem Ornat zu Gericht sitzen. Bis ins 16. Jahrhundert hatte der Stadtrat von Luzern das Besteigen des Berges unter Androhung von Strafen verboten. Pilatus sollte im Bergsee nicht gestört – und keine Unwetter heraufbeschworen – werden. Wenn es jemand wagte, etwa durch den Wurf eines Steines in das stille Wässerchen, den Pilatusgeist zu erzürnen, habe es furchtbare Unwetterschläge mit schweren Verwüstungen bis nach Kriens hinunter abgesetzt.
Diese Sage war schon im christlichen Altertum bekannt und im Mittelalter allgemein verbreitet. Ihre Popularität trug viel dazu bei, dass der herkömmliche Name «Fräkmünt» im 15. Jahrhundert allmählich verdrängt und durch den Namen «Pilatus» ersetzt wurde. Erstmals wurde er 1475 verurkundet.
Eine weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Deutung ist die Ableitung von pilleus (lat. für «Filzkappe»). Pilleatus wäre dann «der mit einer Kappe Versehene», womit auf die häufigen Wolken an der Bergspitze Bezug genommen wird.
Sagen und Geschichten
Die Sagenwelt im und um das Pilatusmassiv ist sehr vielfältig. Der Pilatus war den Luzernern früher nicht der erhabene Hausberg, sondern düsterer Sitz tückischer Unwetter und Wasserstürze, die sich zur Stadt hin wälzten. Er wurde zum Sitz von Drachen und Gewürm, von Hexen und Zauberern, aber auch zur Wohnung der kleinen guten Bergleute, die den Menschen wohl gesinnt waren, die Gämsen beschützten, aber Frevler und Hartherzige bestraften.
Zu den bekanntesten Sagen und Geschichten übers Pilatusgebiet (zwischen 653. und 670. Breiten- und 197. und 214. Längengrad) zählen:
Die Sage vom Präfekten Pontius Pilatus und seiner Bestattung im Pilatussee
Der Luzerner Drachenstein
Mondmilch vom Mondmilchloch
Das Geheimnis der Domini(k)höhle
In der steil aufragenden Nordwand des Widderfeldes kann man eine Felshöhle mit dem Namen Dominiloch (auch: Dominikhöhle) erkennen. Ein mit Kalk überzogener, freistehender Felsblock am Eingang der Höhle wurde als Mann gedeutet, der, dorthin verzaubert, mit gekreuzten Armen und Beinen an einem Tisch steht. Um diese erstarrte Figur bildeten sich ganze Reihe von Sagen:
Vor Jahren soll auf der Bründlen eine Kapelle gestanden haben, die durch einen Bergsturz verschüttet worden sei. Dabei sei die Statue des heiligen Dominikus durch ein Wunder in diese Höhle versetzt worden. Drei junge Burschen hätten einst der Figur verschiedene Namen zugerufen, sie habe aber nur auf den Namen Domini Antwort gegeben. Wer ihr jedoch einen anderen Namen zurufe, der sterbe noch im gleichen Jahr.
Nach einer anderen Sage habe einst in der Dominihöhle ein Riese gewohnt, der ein treuer Wächter über Land und Leute war. Als er aber einmal schlief und aufwachend sah, dass Schweizer gegen Schweizer kriegten, erstarrte sein Leib und wurde zu Stein.
Touristik
1860 wurde auf dem Pilatus das Hotel Bellevue eröffnet. Im Jahre 1868 weilte Königin Viktoria mit ihrem Gefolge im Hotel. Die Pilatusbahn, die steilste Zahnradbahn der Welt, führt seit 1889 mit einer maximalen Steigung von 48 % von Alpnachstad nach Pilatus-Kulm auf 2073 m ü. M.; ein Jahr nach der Eröffnung der Bahn folgte das Hotel Kulm. Die Hotels befinden sich, zusammen mit den Bergstationen der Bahnen nach Alpnach und nach Kriens, zwischen den Erhebungen Esel und Oberhaupt. Der erste Bau des Hotels Bellevue wurde ab 1963 durch den heute bekannten Rundbau ersetzt, wobei auch die Bergstation der Zahnradbahn erweitert wurde.
Von Luzern her ist der Berg seit 1956 mit der Gondelbahn Kriens–Krienseregg–Fräkmüntegg und einer Luftseilbahn Fräkmüntegg–Pilatus erschlossen, welche im April 2015 erneuert wurde. Dies ermöglicht eine Rundreise von Luzern auf den Pilatus, danach (allerdings nicht im Winter) mit der Zahnradbahn nach Alpnachstad und via Dampfschiff, Motorschiff oder S-Bahn zurück nach Luzern. Es ist auch der Zustieg vom Eigental her möglich mit der Überschreitung der Kette. Dabei können z. B. die sagenumwobenen Orte des ehemaligen Pilatussees oder das Mondmilchloch besichtigt werden.
Auf und am Pilatus können zahlreiche Sportarten ausgeübt werde, wie Gleitschirmfliegen, Schlitteln, Wandern, Klettern (im Fels und in einem Seilpark), Mountainbiken und Rodeln auf einer Sommerrodelbahn.
Die Spitze des Berges wird während einigen Nächten beleuchtet. So ist der Berg auch nachts eine Attraktion hoch über der Leuchtenstadt Luzern.
In den Jahren 2010 und 2011 wurde eine Panoramagalerie auf Pilatus Kulm zwischen der Bergstation der Pilatusbahn und dem Hotel Kulm nach Plänen des Luzerner Architekturbüros Graber & Steiger errichtet.
Technische Anlagen
Auf dem Gipfel des Esels ist eine 70-cm-Relaisstation für den Amateurfunk installiert.
Auf dem Bergkamm südwestlich des Oberhaupts (jenseits des Chriesilochs, einer langen, bereits um 1700 so benannten Felsspalte) befinden sich abgesperrte Installationen des Radarsystems Florako für die Militär- und Zivilluftfahrt (vgl. auch Skyguide). Weiterhin befindet sich eine Wetterstation auf dem Berg.
Trivia
Eine musikalische Beschreibung des Pilatus als Sitz von Drachen veröffentlichte im Jahre 2002 der US-amerikanische Komponist Steven Reineke mit der Komposition Pilatus – Mountain of Dragons für symphonisches Blasorchester.
Der Schweizer Künstler Hansjürg Buchmeier machte zwischen 1995 und 2005 über 35'000 Fotos des Pilatus. 100 Ansichten davon sind im 2005 erschienenen Werk Pilatus. Ein Berg. Hundert Ansichten. wiedergegeben. Buchmeier bezeichnet sein Buch als eine Hommage an den japanischen Maler Hokusai und dessen 36 Ansichten des Berges Fuji.
Obwohl die Gipfelhöhe 2128,5 m ü. M. beträgt, wird noch immer mit der früher fälschlicherweise publizierten Höhe von 2132 m ü. M. geworben.
(Wikipedia)
The stories of the girl who pushed a baby carriage left on the tracks just in time to save it from a passing train. The story that the girl was killed but the baby survived? The stories of the girl's screams still heard by locals? The stories of, well, other things, like something that does not like anything stopping on the tracks.
Have you heard this particular story? A neighbor's daughter, Amber, grew up with my granddaughter Becca, spending much time playing at our house. Amber is an excellent student and is the kind of daughter any parents would love to have.
Amber and four other girls wanted to test the stories of Munger Road. After all, there is hardly a local teenager who hasn't wanted to. Last year, the girls drove to this crossing late at night, a little apprehensive because of the signs warning that low slung vehicles are in danger of being hung up on the tracks.
The girls reached this spot and stopped, putting the auto into neutral. One girl got out and sprinkled baby powder onto the trunk and bumper on the rear of the car, and returned inside. According to Amber, it then started, the shaking of the car, as is something (or someone) were trying to push it off the tracks. After a bit, the shaking stopped. The girls got out holding flashlights (torches to you Brits) and, looking at the back of the car, were amazed a what they saw - - human hand prints on the baby powder. Terrified, the girls piled into the vehicle and sped away.
To this day, Amber refuses to go anywhere near to Munger Road.
Have you heard the stories of......Munger Road?
Have you stopped on the tracks? Can you see the train? Can you hear the screams?
They are just stories. Right? What does Google tell you?
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WEEK 7 – Church Road McDonald's
(cont. again) My only thought as to why they haven't yet is that they're considering a new eyebrow location over on that side of Church on one of the several undeveloped lots near Tanger. Even disregarding the whole exterior-look factor, a location on busy Airways Boulevard would undoubtedly prove more of a draw than this one, located on quiet Pepper Chase Drive and basically blocked from view from I-55. (not cont. anymore :P )
McDonald's // 4952 Pepper Chase Drive, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
"Unhappy memories are persistent. They're specific, and it's the details that refuse to leave us alone. Though a happy memory may stay with you just as long as one that makes you miserable, what you remember softens over time. What you recall is simply that you were happy, not necessarily the individual moments that brought about your joy.
But the memory of something painful does just the opposite. It retains its original shape, all bony fingers and pointy elbows. Every time it returns, you get a quick poke in the eye or jab in the stomach. The memory of being unhappy has the power to hurt us long after the fact. We feel the injury anew each and every time we think of it.”
― Cameron Dokey, Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"
I have titled this series Romanesque England, and so far it does correspond fairly well to what we have seen. Today however, and for the last church in the series, we visit a truly pre-Romanesque wonder, which also claims to be the oldest wooden church in the world: Saint Andrew in the hamlet of Greensted-juxta-Ongar (isn’t that a delicious name in and of itself?) in Essex.
There have been various attempts at dendrochronology dating on the timbers, bringing back results ranging from 845 to 1055 (the latter with a margin of error of 10 to 55 years). The differing results are not surprising: even though the best oak wood was certainly selected for the walls, it is to be expected that a lesser specimen went undetected and had to be replaced a couple hundred years down the road. The oldest parts (the walls of the nave) indeed appear to be what we in Continental Europe would call Carolingian, and even though that church was subjected to a lot of later alterations (the chancel is 16th century and the wooden tower 17th), it retains a unique and enormously attractive atmosphere as an ancient place of worship. The southern porch and three dormer windows were also added during the 17th century, and unfortunately further remodeled during the extensive Victorian “restoration” this church had to undergo —or should I say withstand?
Archæologists even tell us that a previous, very basic church, probably existed here as early as the late 500s, as traces of it have been found under the present chancel, which replaced an earlier, timber-made one. It may even have succeeded a more ancient, and Pagan, place of worship: early Christianity is known for having so “appropriated” (or should I say “expropriated”?) temples and oratories of cults it sought to replace. Building a church over them was a convenient way to obliterate previous constructions, effectively wiping them from the sight of the next generation —and generational succession happened quickly in those times when life was terribly short. Memory often remained through spoken tradition, though, and sometimes still remains to this day, albeit deformed by the many retellings...
Most of the generations that came before, say, the second half of the 20th century, either didn’t care about maintaining old buildings they inherited from their forefathers, or didn’t know how to do the job properly. They razed and replaced, or they maimed and rent, however well-intentioned they may have been. Considering, it is kind of miraculous that this extremely old church, even more so as it is made of a material not as durable as stone, has managed to reach our times relatively unscathed, at least as far as the nave is concerned.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in the Middle Ages, a truly unique survivor of Carolingian times... even if finding it isn’t the easiest thing, even with a good satnav!
The little porch looks very nice but is an almost complete recreation from the 19th century.
I read 255 books last year and I tried to be as diverse as possible in what I read. Many of these books were not released in 2018 (some were) but just reflect what I did read in the past year. So far, I have read three books this year and hope to read 300 by the end of the year. The photograph of the above sculpture was taken by myself yesterday at The Cultural Center in Chicago and is entitled In the Center There Were Librarians and other Gestures. The artist for this photograph is Susan Giles. I worked on the following list for the last week so sorry I haven’t been as active lately. I hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s!
1.Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
I saw this Iranian American Author speak at Printer’s Row this year and talk about her journey writing this novel, a really strong sense of the beauty and power of words along with the loss of human life in this one. It has reminiscences of the honoring of literature that often come about in Rabih Alameddine and Salman Rushdie’s work.
www.azareenvandervlietoloomi.com/about/
2.Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life by Yiyun Li
This has been classified as an autobiographical nonfiction memoir but it is so much more than this. It is endlessly philosophical about depression and suicide and an examination of life fully lived as well. It is very different than her fiction and not for casual readers who don’t want to feel deeply. Still, she has given us a gift of insight not just into herself but into the nature of humanity and that cannot be taken for granted. In the few months that have followed, I have thought back on this book and what a strong presence it made on my psyche. Yiyun Li is a Chinese American and I’m so grateful for immigrants like her adding to the canon of books we have available in this country to help make us better Americans and, more importantly, better humans.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/59088/yiyun-li
3.We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I read all of Adichie’s books this year and they are all very worthwhile to read. So many tackle issues of racism within American as well as in Africa (you have to remember, what is mass marketed overseas to Africans are shows like COPS that reinforce racism against African Americans). There seems to be so many strong Nigerian authors emerging at the moment and Adichie is the best of the best. Though some might not consider this text to be a full nonfiction work, I still consider it the most important one I read. Adichie explores in such insightful ways how sexism hurts not only women but men also in our current world. It’s something I would recommend for everyone (male, female, or gender neutral) to read or watch the lecture of.
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_...
4.Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America by Nicole C. Mason
Ta-Nehisi Coates has so much to offer American in terms of understanding racism in all facets and the insights of someone who is an extremely intelligent man trying to raise a family in America. Nicole C. Mason does one thing better, though, which is to say she offers more solutions. As an African American woman, she has had to deal with her own challenges in terms of extreme poverty and racism and has overcome this to become a professor at Georgetown University and Executive Director of the Center for Research and Policy in the Public Interest at the New York Women's Foundation. Her insights into our current institutionalized racism and classism are something everyone should be educated on.
5. My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
I only read five graphic novels this year, which is somewhat surprising considering I read about ten the year before that. Although I am not opposed to the classic superhero type of graphic novels, I’d really rather read more autobiographical type of novels or those that explore the human psyche more than anything else. My favorite graphic novel of all time is by David B. called Epileptic (French). I tend to enjoy the really creepy Tim Lane, Daniel Clowes, or Black Hole by Charles Burns. Anyway, this is also somewhat creepy but, even more so, richly artistic. The way that the drawings match the words in terms of both content and quality is truly a wondrous experience. This is a book you’ll delve into and have a hard time putting down and it is thick and fulfilling. It also takes place in the 1960s in the north side neighborhood of Uptown, Chicago, which is really interesting to see depicted. I love the scenes from the streets and the Art Institute especially. Within the book, the protagonist grapples with disease, murder, racism, sexual identity, and even the Holocaust. Apparently, this is only Book One and there might possibly be Book Two to look forward to later on this year. In any case, a really rich delight.
6.Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
I read many books by Nnedi Okorafor this year but this one was by far my favorite…fantastical Nigerian Science Fiction at it’s finest. This book is intensely creative and extremely well written. It will make you wonder why Okorafor isn’t celebrated in every household in America but I think it’s well acknowledged that racism and sexism within the science fiction genre go hand in hand. Those who really pride themselves on appreciating the genre, however, better start getting woke fast. Reading this one might be a good place to begin.
7.We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
It isn’t enough to really consider yourself to be aware of racism in America and its history because, in order to be truly understanding of this, you have to know how racism has truly pervaded every aspect of America in an institutionalized way both historically and in modern times. I am pro-reparations and what I mean by that is that white people have stolen and oppressed people of color for so long that they are owed by us in so many ways. That is one reason why I don’t vote for white people any longer or donate to their campaigns. In any case, the racism that James Baldwin wrote about so eloquently in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s is still happening today and explored thoroughly and with in depth research by Coates. If you think racism is obsolete in America, you will have much to learn from this book of essays.
8.Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia is another African American science fiction author that should be a cherished household name. She passed away when she was only in her 50s but she gave the world some of the most imaginative texts. I read quite a few of her novels this year but I liked both Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents best. It takes place in an apocalyptic America and, in the second of the series is a “leader” who takes over who literally screams “Make America Great Again” as his mantra, which is super creepy in its prophetic warning. I also love this concept she explores as a “sharer” who feels extreme and even physical empathy and a development of a new religion. Also really interesting to note is that Octavia was diagnosed with Dyslexia as a child….what a strong author she became despite it!
www.cnn.com/2018/06/22/culture/octavia-e-butler/index.html
9.Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada/ Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen
I hate to put a white male author’s book on my list. I really do and, unfortunately, this is the first of three. But, in any case, Rabih Alameddine recommended this when I saw him at Printer’s Row Book Festival in Chicago and, as I love his novels, I felt I had to give it a chance. I admit, I didn’t regret it. This story is loosely based on the true story during the Holocaust of a man and a woman who decide they are going to write anti-fascism postcards against the Nazis. It was originally published in 1947 and takes place in Berlin. Fallada himself was not Jewish but led a really difficult life where quite early on, he was meant to die in a supposed duel, a suicide pact made with his male lover. His male lover died and he obviously did not. In any case, mainly this book is about the idea of resistance in any small or large way, even if it seems small, silly, or gets you killed. To resist fascism is to reaffirm your own humanity and the protagonists the Hampels can’t exist any other way. I have to admit, I found myself crying several times while reading this book, especially considering the relevance to modern day times. Alameddine commented on how silly and stupid it was for this couple in real life and in this book to do this…they knew they would be caught….but they managed to distribute hundreds of postcards that put in mind inklings of doubt into the German population about what Hitler was doing and that is extremely important. These days, we just tweet about how much we hate Trump but, back then, there were some who assumed the vast majority of the population approved of the human rights violations the Nazis were committing….which makes me wonder if perhaps social media could prevent another Holocaust.
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/books/review/Schillinger-t.html
10.Confessions by Kinae Minato
This is some grueling psychological craziness that you will go through but man is it ever worth it. Kinae Minato was an actual teacher in Japan before she decided to write the kind of horror that will haunt you. This one is mainly about the evil that children can commit and the parents that condone and/or encourage it…and, it’s about a society that subconsciously promotes it too or, as in American society, gives attention/press to those who harm and confuse others into thinking this is the best way to get noticed. It’s so much more than that, though, and it will mess you up for days. I read Haruki Murakami’s Killing Commendatore this year as well and this was far more effective in my opinion but this is also about vengeance and made me think of the Chan Wook Park series on the subject (though, he’s Korean vs. Japanese which is an important distinction).
www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-kanae-minato-20...
11. Jesse Ball: Census
There is no one who can write quite like Jesse Ball. It is almost as if it has been removed from time and space completely and exists in its own strange universe. And yet, it is not science fiction…it’s more like humanistic fiction…like a deep feeling realistic fiction. Though Census isn’t my favorite of his novels (my favorite is actually The Curfew followed by Silence Once Begun as a close second), it is as always well worth reading. There’s such a beautiful sense of this relationship of a father and son as they collect information about strangers…an almost fairy tale esque sort of feeling at times but not quite. It’s difficult to explain except to say that each moment of the story seems one in your life you’d cherish and therefore each word is a pleasure, which is odd considering that some categorize it as Dystopian Fiction. I guess one person’s Dystopia is another’s Utopia.
11.Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
Such a beautiful poetic and still realistic ode to a city that is always teeming with lives and energy. I’m originally from upstate NY (Rochester) and have visited NYC a few times…what exists there has changed over time but some things to remain more constant. Whitehead captures the essence in a way that is true and in a way that so many others have failed to. I’ve read quite a few of his books this year and have enjoyed all of them but none quite as much as this one. Although, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention he wrote an awesome zombie book, Zone One, that was excellent to read around Halloween.
13. Alice Walker
It’s very difficult to talk about Alice Walker at this time when there are so many accusations of anti-semitism. This is nothing new, in fact, as she’s supported Palestine and traveled there to learn about what has been happening to its people for a very long time. She has witnessed suffering and she has written poetry and accounts where she separates the beliefs of what she sees as radical Zionists and those who are Jewish who don’t advocate for suffering. Still, I don’t think it’s ok that she’s defending David Icke’s work and I am very concerned about that. Earlier this year, before all of the controversy surfaced, I had the chance to see Alice Walker as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival and so I read just about everything I possibly could beforehand from novels to poetry to essays. Alice Walker married a Jewish man and had a child with him in 1967…that’s probably important for people to consider. She has also done a ton of work to stop the practice of female genital mutilation in Africa. Her message is solidly one of peace and equality in the Middle East and I hope nothing has changed in that regard.
In any case, I am not going to devote multiple entries to Alice Walker but if you are interested in reading her work and deciding for yourself, your local library should have many selections without you needing to look any further. I greatly enjoyed the novels Meridian, By the Light of My Father’s Smile and the essay collections Cushion in the Road and Anything We Love Can Be Saved as my favorites. I’ll also remind people to realize that reading something objectively will not make you a harmful or hateful person. Be ready to learn from all perspectives, to reject some and consider others. That’s what being an intelligent human being is all about. Still, I don’t support anti-semitism or any other discrimination against humans and I hope the world continues to become a more accepting and loving place.
14.We Crossed a Bridge and it Trembled: A collection of the voices of Syrian Immigrants by Wendy Pearlman
Now more than ever it is very important to read about what is happening to this group of persecuted people and understand their perspectives…it is easy to see the anger and desperation, the sadness and sometimes bitterness in these lives but, at the same time, you connect with them on some small level. I can’t begin to imagine how it feels or how badly the US has messed up in this situation. I only know I care and am so very saddened and helpless by it all. Reading their thoughts and about their life experiences is the very least one can do.
www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/12/we-crossed-a-bridge...
15.Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Such an interesting book about hard working immigrants who are doubly affected by the economic crash in 2008 and who go to such great lengths to stay in America, a country which is basically ruining their very lives. This book really shows a strong sense of the immigrant struggle and the cluelessness of the white people around them in NYC but it has a strong storyline and sense of characters besides that which makes it all the more compelling.
16. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
This one is so much more than a coming of age story. It combines culture and criticism of contemporary society and has such a witty writing style and takes place in Chicago, which made it an even better read for me. I think there’s an interesting exploration of what is expected of immigrants and their children and also what immigrants are expected to like and the conflict that comes from when those aren’t in sync. Very interesting read and also a very engaging writing style.
17.Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
This book is really something…it’s a little about politics and family but it’s a great deal about love in this modern world, in all its messed up ways. It’s hard for me to talk about this book without giving away the ending, which has still stayed with me after many months but let’s just say it’s very effective and leaving a lasting image with you. Technically, this book is a reworking of Sophocles’ Antigone (it’s been too long since I read this actually) but with a modern retelling that includes the current political climate and ISIS. She won the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year for this book.
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/06/kamila-shamsie-wins...
18. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
This science fiction novel combines a little bit of everything-class struggle, race struggle, and sexual identity struggle along within the overarching power struggle of what is written as postmodern space based slavery with an incredibly strong female protagonist leading the revolution. Well written and a fantastic addition to the genre.
www.npr.org/2017/10/06/548665897/unkindness-of-ghosts-tra...
19. All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
This is an autobiographical novel based around Chung’s experience being adopted by a white family living in Oregon and explores both the nature of adoption and all of the difficulty that comes from that as well as racism and racial identity. It’s really interesting to see both an evolution of her thoughts and the way she interacts with her biological and adopted families. It’s possible that no one who was not adopted could understand how it feels just like it’s possible that a white person could never truly understand what it is like to be of another race. However, this book is quite honest, revealing, and a perspective that should be learned from.
20.Mischling by Affinity Konar
Affinity comes from a Jewish perspective with a Polish ancestry. This novel is based on some of the texts and non fictions surrounding the Holocaust based on twin studies and experiments. I’ve read quite a few books about the Holocaust but I didn’t realize myself the extend of these twin studies and ended up looking up a couple of the names of the most heinous individuals in this book. Affinity rightfully so pulls you into the characters, these two female twins in particular, and their unique bond as well as the overall bond of their family. Because the Nazis wanted to do scientific experiments on identical twins, parents were encouraged to give them up so that they wouldn’t be killed. However, the torture they endured (sometimes also leading to death) was worse than death in some instances. The worst of humanity can be found within these pages…it’s a harrowing read but I also learned from it and feel texts like this are important to remind us that we can never repeat this history.
21. One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni
I loved the concept of a group of people trapped in a situation where, though they are total strangers and come from very different backgrounds, must trust each other with their life stories. And, what really comes through is the richness of a life and of diverse experiences and the nature of their memories. This is so far the only thing I have read by Divajaruni but I look forward to reading more of her work this year!
22.Reality is Not What it Seems by Carlo Rovelli
Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and this book is a great deal about the history of the science evolving as well as about time and black holes. I have to admit, there was quite a bit I learned but also quite a bit I couldn’t quite wrap my head around. What the book left me feeling is oddly calm, however. Because, since Trump became president, I’ve had a real strong sense that we are all trapped in a black hole of some sort and this basically confirmed some of my suspicions. Now, if I could just get to a different alternative reality where someone like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is president….perhaps, we’re at least headed in the correct direction, though.
23.Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing
It was such an honor to see Ewing speak as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival this year and such a wonderful thing for Chicago that this extremely talented poet, graphic novelist, and nonfiction writer resides here. This collection of poetry really speaks to growing up on Chicago’s south side in the 1990s but it’s so much more than that. It’s an important collection of poetry not just because of Eve L. Ewing’s voice but because of the strength of her words and imagery. My only disappointment with this is that it wasn’t longer so I could keep reading.
Eve L. Ewing also just published a nonfiction work, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, covering the closure of 50 public schools that Rahm Emanuel imposed as one of his very first acts as mayor. This is probably one of the most important books that was written this year but I haven’t read it yet (which is horrible, I know). It’s a little too close to home for me as I remember with horror all of the striking and the aftermath from this from the fake community meetings (literally set up by Charter school profiteers to gather information) I attended to all of the marches in the streets. In one of the most horrible things, the “welcoming schools” that were taking in students from the closing schools had no information on the students with disabilities showing up. Working with students who are nonverbal and have severe autism, some of these students couldn’t even tell us their names and so we couldn’t look them up in the system to even know their allergies and medical precautions. Most people are familiar with making children cross gang lines, I realize, which is also horrific, but this was something that also haunts me still today. In any case, people need to realize how damaging to a community it is when public schools are not supported and kids are placed in danger.
24.Feel Free by Zadie Smith
I am really impressed by the range of topics these essays address, though I would have loved more political essays. Zadie Smith does have an insightful essay on Brexit but she also talks a great deal about her parents, Italy, and such a huge variety of art between paintings and films as well as meeting famous actors and musicians. Never before did I think I would come across a selection of essays about Anomalisa and Get Out for example and also she wrote an essay on Christian Marclay’s The Clock. There’s something here for everyone, basically.
25.Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada
I felt haunted and a dream like state reading this book written from the perspective of a polar bear. Between zoos and circuses and effortless wandering, it seems we are all, in some ways, polar bears, meditating on existence itself. I felt like I could be a human being and a polar bear at the same time.
www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/books/review/memoirs-of-a-pola...
26. Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
This novel is a thrilling mix of the personal and the political by this Turkish author. It really looks at the ideas behind religion and class struggle in an insightful way with a riveting plot that goes back and forth between present day and when the main protagonist was going to college.
27 .God Loves Haiti by Dimitry Elias Léger
I really hope we get more from Léger as this is story telling at its finest….an earthquake, a love story, a hideout, and a sense o heavy life choices with different protagonists each strong affected by the earthquake that occurs here. It’s interesting to use the earthquake that happens at the very beginning as the stimulus to drive the rest of the plot but it works well here. One senses that, earthquake or no, each life choice matters greatly.
observer.com/2015/01/on-the-page-god-loves-haiti-is-a-stu...
28.Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
This novel does such a good job of exploring white hypocrisy as well as highlighting the difficulties of being an immigrant in America and being gay in a culture that is homophobic. The male protagonist in this story is forced to go back to Nigeria in order to be freed from his homosexual “affliction” but has to deal with his own troubles back in America in terms of racial profiling and police brutality. This is a story that could happen today easily and we should all make sure it doesn’t.
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/20/speak-no-evil-uzodi...
29. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
This affected me more than I thought it would. I am vegan, sure, but I’ve never really been all that fascinated by marine life (nor have I ever wanted to eat any kind of seafood) and I really felt the strong sense of empathy between Sy and the octopuses she writes about as well as the journey she takes overall in terms of understanding them. The empathy she feels and the strong sense of personality and intelligence she senses should not be ignored. I found myself by the end of this wondering aloud how I often do when it comes to many animals…how could anyone eat such a lovely living creature?
symontgomery.com/soul-of-an-octopus/
30. The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
All of Umrigar’s books are fantastic and this isn’t even my favorite of hers to be honest-The World We Found is the one I like best. But, this is still a fantastic story set in India this time about making unlikely friends and survival, it’s about living under a rigid caste system as well and hints at some changes taking place slowly but surely with time and access to higher education. It’s also about apologies and redemption. Btw, Thrity is a wonderful speaker to see if you get the chance.
Honorable Mentions:
Short story collections I loved this year include Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others, N.K. Jemisin’s How Long ‘TIL Black Future Month? Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang, and Revenge by Yoko Ogawa. I also liked most of Carmen Maria Muchado’s Her Body and Other Parties. I also found Valeria Luiselli’s Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions informative and valuable but I thought it needed to be much longer. Hanif Abdurraqib’s They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us essays on music was also really well written and offered interesting insights into music and culture and W. Kamau Bell’s Awkward Thoughts had me thinking about race in a different way AND had me, at times laughing with his very geeky but cool sense of humor. I also really loved the graphic novel, Saga.
Schweiz / Obwalden - Pilatus
Kulm railway station seen from Esel
Bergstation Pilatus Kulm gesehen vom Esel
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.
Geography and transport
The whole mountain range stretches at least from the Lopper just opposite from Stansstad to the east as far as at least to the Mittaggüpfi (1,917 m [6,289 ft]) and the Risetestock (1,759 m [5,771 ft]) to the west on the border between LU and OW.
The highest peak, Tomlishorn (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]), and the other peaks, such as Widderfeld (2,076 m [6,811 ft]) even further west than the Tomlishorn on the border between LU and OW, Matthorn (2,040 m [6,690 ft]) to the south, the Klimsenhorn (1,906 m [6,253 ft]) to the north (UW), and Rosegg (1,974 m [6,476 ft]) and Windegg (1,673 m [5,489 ft]) to the east, both on the border of UW and OW, should only be approached with appropriate Alpine hiking equipment.
Jurisdiction over the massif is divided between the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), and Lucerne (LU). The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden.
The top can be reached with the Pilatus Railway, the world's steepest cogwheel railway, from Alpnachstad, operating from May to November (depending on snow conditions) and the whole year with the aerial panorama gondolas and aerial cableways from Kriens. Tomlishorn is located about 1.3 km (0.81 mi) to the southeast of the top cable car and cog railway station. Two other peaks, closer to the stations are called Esel (Donkey, 2,118 m [6,949 ft]), which lies just east over the railway station, the one on the west side is called Oberhaupt (Head-Leader, 2,105 m [6,906 ft]).
During the summer, the "Golden Round Trip" — a popular route for tourists — involves taking a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on the cogwheel railway, coming down on the aerial cableways and panorama gondolas, and taking a bus back to Lucerne.
History
A few different local legends about the origin of the name exist. One claims that Pilatus was named so because Pontius Pilate was buried there. However, a similar legend is told of Monte Vettore in Italy. Another is that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man, Pilate, lying on his back and was thus named for him. The name may also be derived from "pileatus," meaning "cloud-topped."
Numbered amongst those who have reached its summit are Conrad Gessner, Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur Schopenhauer (1804), Queen Victoria and Julia Ward Howe (1867).
The cog railway opened in 1889.
The mountain has fortified radar (part of the Swiss FLORAKO system) and weather stations on the Oberhaupt summit, not open to the public view and used all year round.
In literature
In The Chalet School Does It Again. (1955) Elinor Brent-Dyer retells the Pilate burial place legend.
Mount Pilatus plays a pivotal role in the conclusion of Brad Thor's fiction novel Lions of Lucerne.
(Wikipedia)
Der Pilatus ist ein Bergmassiv in der Schweiz südlich von Luzern. Er liegt im Grenzbereich der Kantone Luzern im Westen und Nidwalden und Obwalden im Bereich der höchsten Erhebungen, deren höchster Punkt das Tomlishorn mit einer Höhe von 2128 m ü. M. ist. Auf dem aussichtsreichen Hausberg von Luzern befinden sich die Bergstation Pilatus Kulm der Pilatusbahn mit Aussichtsterrasse, eine Panoramagalerie und zwei Berghotels.
Geographie
Das Massiv wird nach der Einteilung des Schweizer Alpen-Clubs zu den Luzerner Voralpen als Teil der Zentralschweizer Voralpen gezählt, nach einer anderen Einteilung auch zu den Emmentaler Alpen.
Der Pilatus ist kein Berg mit einem geschlossenen Gipfelaufbau. Das Bergmassiv besteht vielmehr aus einzelnen Gipfeln, bzw. einer Bergkette, wovon der Esel die markanteste Felsformation ist.
Die Bergkette zieht von Westen in Richtung Osten beginnend mit dem Risetestock (1759 m ü. M.) über die Stäfeliflue (1922,2 m ü. M.) zum Mittaggüpfi (1916,6 m ü. M., auch Gnepfstein), wo im oberen Eigental die Oberalp mit dem ehemaligen Pilatussee liegt. Nach dem Widderfeld (2075,2 m ü. M.) senkt sich der Grat in den Sattel des Gemsmättlis, in dessen Nähe die Grenze zwischen den Kantonen Luzern und Nidwalden nach Norden führt. Der Grat schwingt sich zum Tomlishorn (2128,5 m ü. M.) als höchster Erhebung auf, danach schliessen das Oberhaupt (2106 m ü. M.) und der Esel (2118,7 m ü. M.) die Kette ab. Etwas von der Bergkette südöstlich abgesetzt steht das Matthorn (2041,3 m ü. M.).
Dem Oberhaupt nordwestlich vorgelagert steht das Klimsenhorn (1907,2 m ü. M.) mit zwei Ausläufern, nordwestlich die Lauelenegg (1442 m ü. M.) und nordöstlich die Fräkmüntegg (1469 m ü. M.). Die Egg der Lauelen zieht über den Höchberg (1198 m ü. M.) nordwestwärts weiter bis zur Würzenegg (1173 m ü. M.) und begrenzt das Eigental, jene des Fräkmünt zieht in weitem Bogen ostwärts um das Einzugsgebiet des Steinibachs. Zwischen den nördlichen Eggen befindet sich im Einzugsgebiet des Ränggbachs die Krienseregg (1026 m ü. M.).
Dem Esel nordöstlich vorgelagert steht die Rosegg (1972 m ü. M.), der Grat verläuft weiter über das Steiglihorn (1968 m ü. M.) mit dem Galtigengrat sowie über die Windegg (1673 m ü. M.) und das Chrummhorn (1254 m ü. M.) vorbei am Renggpass (886 m ü. M.) bis zum Lopper (839 m ü. M.).
Nördlich vom Tomlishorn steht der Chastelendossen (1883 m ü. M.), auf der Südseite des Widderfeldes befindet sich das Mondmilchloch.
Pilatusgebiet
Als Pilatusgebiet kann gemäss Alfred Helfenstein das von der Grossen Schliere, der Sarner Aa, dem Alpnachersee, dem Vierwaldstättersee, der Reuss, der Kleinen Emme, dem Unterlauf des Rümlig, dem Fischenbach, dem Risetestock und der dortigen Kantonsgrenze zwischen Luzern und Obwalden bezeichnet werden. Der tiefste Tiefe des Pilatusgebiets ist mit 432 m ü. M. der Zusammenfluss von Kleiner Emme und Reuss.
Geologie
Das Pilatusmassiv gehört zur helvetischen Randkette und bildet den Stirnbereich der Drusberg-Decke, einer Teildecke des helvetischen Deckensystems. Nach Norden zu ruht der Pilatus mit einer Überschiebungsfläche (anormaler tektonischer Kontakt) auf dem subalpinen Flysch, der seinerseits die subalpine Molasse überfuhr.
Seine Gesteinsserie verteilt sich auf Bildungen der Kreide und der älteren Tertiärformationen. Die Kreideserie des Pilatus weist als Ältestes Ablagerungen aus dem Valanginium (Valangien) auf. Die drei erkennbaren Glieder sind Valang(in)ienmergel bzw. Valendis-Mergel («Vitznaumergel»), Valang(in)ienkalk bzw. Valendis-Kalk («Betliskalk») und der abschliessende Valangienglaukonit («Gemsmättlischicht»). Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Hauterivium, umfasst den mächtigen Kieselkalk, dessen basale Schichten meist schiefrig ausgebildet sind. Den oberen Abschluss des Hauterivium bildet eine weitverbreitete, grobspätige Echinodermata-Brekzie. Das darüberliegende Barremium gliedert sich in wenig mächtige, grünsandige (glaukonitführende) Altmannschichten, mergelige Drusbergschichten und unterem Schrattenkalk. Die Drusbergschichten stellen eine Wechsellagerung von schiefrigen, dunkelgrauen Mergeln mit kalkigeren, kompakten Lagen dar. Aufgrund ihrer relativen Weichheit sind sie entweder vorwiegend von Vegetation bedeckt oder aber an steilen Halden zwischen den Felswänden des Kiesel- und Schrattenkalks aufgeschlossen. Die nächstjüngere Stufe, das Aptium, gliedert sich in das Rawil-Member, ehemals Orbitolinenschichten (dunkle, mergelige Zone mit zahlreichen Orbitolinen), den oberen Schrattenkalk und als Abschluss der Kreideserie den Gault (Obere Unterkreide) der Garschella-Formation.
Die Eozänbildungen sind vertreten durch Sandsteine und Nummulitenkalk (Lutetium), Pectinitenschiefer (unteres Bartonium bzw. Auversien – darin eingeschaltet der Hogantsandstein) und die Stadschiefer (Priabonium).
Tektonisch werden fünf Bauelemente unterschieden:
Klimsenhorn-Serie: Die Schichten tauchen gegen Südsüdost ab.
Tomlishorn-Gewölbe: Im östlichen Teil stellt es eine nach Norden überkippte Antiklinale dar, deren Faltenachse leicht nach Südwesten abtaucht.
Esel-Gewölbe: Geht aus der Laubalpmulde hervor. Die Faltenachse taucht gegen Süden ab.
Steigli-Gewölbe: Es beherrscht die Nord- und Ostseite des Berges. Die Faltenachse taucht ebenfalls gegen Süden ab.
Matthorn-Gewölbe: Baut den grössten Teil der Südseite auf. Die Faltenachse liegt praktisch horizontal.
Bei den Falten bilden die kompetenten (=harten) Kalkschichten oft das Gerüst, während die inkompetenten (=weichen) Mergelschichten oft durch den Faltungsdruck ausgepresst wurden.
Am Renggpass-Lopperbergbruch reisst der Faltenbau abrupt ab. An dieser Blattverschiebung blieb der Lopperberg gegenüber der Pilatus-Teildecke um ca. 500–700 Meter zurück.
Eine Gedächtnisplatte zwischen Pilatus Kulm und Esel erinnert an den Geologen Franz Joseph Kaufmann, der von 1863 bis 1866 das Pilatusmassiv grundlegend untersuchte. 1867 erschienen seine Beobachtungen als Beiträge zur geologischen Karte der Schweiz.
Klima
Für die Normalperiode 1991–2020 beträgt die Jahresmitteltemperatur 2,3 °C, wobei im Januar mit −4,4 °C die kältesten und im Juli mit 9,8 °C die wärmsten Monatsmitteltemperaturen gemessen werden. Die Messstation von MeteoSchweiz liegt auf einer Höhe von 2105 m ü. M.
Fauna
Der letzte von den früher dort vorkommenden Bären wurde 1726 erlegt. Nachdem bereits im 17. Jahrhundert der Alpensteinbock am Pilatus ausgerottet worden war, begann man im Jahr 1961 mit der Wiederansiedlung. Die Tiere wurden am Piz Albris eingefangen und dann auf der Mattalp ausgesetzt. Zu den ersten Wiederansiedlern gehörten drei Böcke (fünf- bis achtjährig) und drei Steingeissen (drei- bis vierjährig). Bis 1969 wurden 19 Stück Steinwild ausgesetzt. Bei der Zählung 2004 des Wildbestandes wurden 30 Böcke, 28 Geissen und 32 Jungtiere gesichtet. Im Juli 2012 zählte man 109 Exemplare, im Rahmen der Hegejagd wurden drei gesunde Steinböcke zur Jagd freigegeben. Der Steinbock gehört heute zu den grossen Attraktionen des Pilatus. Auf der Lauelenegg und der Fräkmüntegg befinden sich die Wildruhezonen. Der Pilatus steht unter Landschaftsschutz und gehört zum Bundesinventar der Landschaften und Naturdenkmäler von nationaler Bedeutung BLN.
Meteorologie
Die weit zurückreichende Berggeschichte des Pilatus begründet sich in seinem Charakter als berüchtigter «Wettermacher», der nach allen Seiten verheerende Wildbäche aussandte. Beispielsweise führten Hochwasser am Ränggbach westlich von Kriens immer wieder zu Überschwemmungen in Luzern. Mit Verbauungen bereits im 15. Jahrhundert und Erweiterungsarbeiten am Renggloch im 16. Jahrhundert versuchte man, diesen Bach zu bändigen, was aber erst im 18. Jahrhundert gelang. So ging lange ein übler Ruf vom Pilatus aus.
Wie an vielen alleinstehenden Bergen sammeln sich an seinen Hängen gerne Wolken. So vermochte er von jeher bei den Bewohnern der Region eine Rolle als Wetterprophet spielen. Die Wetterregel lautet:
«Hat der Pilatus einen Hut
bleibt im Land das Wetter gut.
Hat er einen Nebelkragen
darf man eine Tour wohl wagen.
Trägt er aber einen Degen,
bringt er uns gewiss bald Regen.»
Mit dem «Degen» ist dabei eine lange Wolkenfahne gemeint. Hintergrund ist, dass das am Berg sichtbare Kondensationsniveau auf den Feuchtegehalt der Luft und damit auf die Niederschlagswahrscheinlichkeit schliessen lässt.
Etymologie
Im Mittelalter hiess das Pilatusmassiv Mons fractus («gebrochener Berg»), Frakmont oder Fräkmünd. Der älteste Bezug stammt von etwa 1100 unter dem Namen fractus mons. Zwei Alpen auf beiden Seiten des Massivs tragen heute noch den Namen Fräkmüntegg und Fräkmünt. Das Pilatusmassiv wurde aber schon bald auch Mons pileatus, d. h. «der mit Felspfeilern durchsetzte Berg» (von lat. mons ‚Berg‘ und lat. pila ,Pfeiler/Strebe‘), Pylatus (1480), Mons Pilati (1555), Pilatusberg genannt.
Erst später wurde wohl der schon bestehende Name Pilatus mit dem Präfekten Roms in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilatus, in Verbindung gebracht. Es entwickelte sich die Sage, dass Pontius Pilatus in dem inzwischen verlandeten Bergsee Pilatussee bei der Oberalp seine letzte Ruhestätte fand. Überall, wo man seine Leiche zuvor bestatten wollte, traten heftige Stürme auf. Deshalb wurde ein hoher Berg wie der Frakmont ausgewählt, auf dem ohnehin fortwährend Unwetter toben. An jedem Karfreitag soll der römische Statthalter von Judäa aus seinem nassen Grab steigen und in vollem Ornat zu Gericht sitzen. Bis ins 16. Jahrhundert hatte der Stadtrat von Luzern das Besteigen des Berges unter Androhung von Strafen verboten. Pilatus sollte im Bergsee nicht gestört – und keine Unwetter heraufbeschworen – werden. Wenn es jemand wagte, etwa durch den Wurf eines Steines in das stille Wässerchen, den Pilatusgeist zu erzürnen, habe es furchtbare Unwetterschläge mit schweren Verwüstungen bis nach Kriens hinunter abgesetzt.
Diese Sage war schon im christlichen Altertum bekannt und im Mittelalter allgemein verbreitet. Ihre Popularität trug viel dazu bei, dass der herkömmliche Name «Fräkmünt» im 15. Jahrhundert allmählich verdrängt und durch den Namen «Pilatus» ersetzt wurde. Erstmals wurde er 1475 verurkundet.
Eine weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Deutung ist die Ableitung von pilleus (lat. für «Filzkappe»). Pilleatus wäre dann «der mit einer Kappe Versehene», womit auf die häufigen Wolken an der Bergspitze Bezug genommen wird.
Sagen und Geschichten
Die Sagenwelt im und um das Pilatusmassiv ist sehr vielfältig. Der Pilatus war den Luzernern früher nicht der erhabene Hausberg, sondern düsterer Sitz tückischer Unwetter und Wasserstürze, die sich zur Stadt hin wälzten. Er wurde zum Sitz von Drachen und Gewürm, von Hexen und Zauberern, aber auch zur Wohnung der kleinen guten Bergleute, die den Menschen wohl gesinnt waren, die Gämsen beschützten, aber Frevler und Hartherzige bestraften.
Zu den bekanntesten Sagen und Geschichten übers Pilatusgebiet (zwischen 653. und 670. Breiten- und 197. und 214. Längengrad) zählen:
Die Sage vom Präfekten Pontius Pilatus und seiner Bestattung im Pilatussee
Der Luzerner Drachenstein
Mondmilch vom Mondmilchloch
Das Geheimnis der Domini(k)höhle
In der steil aufragenden Nordwand des Widderfeldes kann man eine Felshöhle mit dem Namen Dominiloch (auch: Dominikhöhle) erkennen. Ein mit Kalk überzogener, freistehender Felsblock am Eingang der Höhle wurde als Mann gedeutet, der, dorthin verzaubert, mit gekreuzten Armen und Beinen an einem Tisch steht. Um diese erstarrte Figur bildeten sich ganze Reihe von Sagen:
Vor Jahren soll auf der Bründlen eine Kapelle gestanden haben, die durch einen Bergsturz verschüttet worden sei. Dabei sei die Statue des heiligen Dominikus durch ein Wunder in diese Höhle versetzt worden. Drei junge Burschen hätten einst der Figur verschiedene Namen zugerufen, sie habe aber nur auf den Namen Domini Antwort gegeben. Wer ihr jedoch einen anderen Namen zurufe, der sterbe noch im gleichen Jahr.
Nach einer anderen Sage habe einst in der Dominihöhle ein Riese gewohnt, der ein treuer Wächter über Land und Leute war. Als er aber einmal schlief und aufwachend sah, dass Schweizer gegen Schweizer kriegten, erstarrte sein Leib und wurde zu Stein.
Touristik
1860 wurde auf dem Pilatus das Hotel Bellevue eröffnet. Im Jahre 1868 weilte Königin Viktoria mit ihrem Gefolge im Hotel. Die Pilatusbahn, die steilste Zahnradbahn der Welt, führt seit 1889 mit einer maximalen Steigung von 48 % von Alpnachstad nach Pilatus-Kulm auf 2073 m ü. M.; ein Jahr nach der Eröffnung der Bahn folgte das Hotel Kulm. Die Hotels befinden sich, zusammen mit den Bergstationen der Bahnen nach Alpnach und nach Kriens, zwischen den Erhebungen Esel und Oberhaupt. Der erste Bau des Hotels Bellevue wurde ab 1963 durch den heute bekannten Rundbau ersetzt, wobei auch die Bergstation der Zahnradbahn erweitert wurde.
Von Luzern her ist der Berg seit 1956 mit der Gondelbahn Kriens–Krienseregg–Fräkmüntegg und einer Luftseilbahn Fräkmüntegg–Pilatus erschlossen, welche im April 2015 erneuert wurde. Dies ermöglicht eine Rundreise von Luzern auf den Pilatus, danach (allerdings nicht im Winter) mit der Zahnradbahn nach Alpnachstad und via Dampfschiff, Motorschiff oder S-Bahn zurück nach Luzern. Es ist auch der Zustieg vom Eigental her möglich mit der Überschreitung der Kette. Dabei können z. B. die sagenumwobenen Orte des ehemaligen Pilatussees oder das Mondmilchloch besichtigt werden.
Auf und am Pilatus können zahlreiche Sportarten ausgeübt werde, wie Gleitschirmfliegen, Schlitteln, Wandern, Klettern (im Fels und in einem Seilpark), Mountainbiken und Rodeln auf einer Sommerrodelbahn.
Die Spitze des Berges wird während einigen Nächten beleuchtet. So ist der Berg auch nachts eine Attraktion hoch über der Leuchtenstadt Luzern.
In den Jahren 2010 und 2011 wurde eine Panoramagalerie auf Pilatus Kulm zwischen der Bergstation der Pilatusbahn und dem Hotel Kulm nach Plänen des Luzerner Architekturbüros Graber & Steiger errichtet.
Technische Anlagen
Auf dem Gipfel des Esels ist eine 70-cm-Relaisstation für den Amateurfunk installiert.
Auf dem Bergkamm südwestlich des Oberhaupts (jenseits des Chriesilochs, einer langen, bereits um 1700 so benannten Felsspalte) befinden sich abgesperrte Installationen des Radarsystems Florako für die Militär- und Zivilluftfahrt (vgl. auch Skyguide). Weiterhin befindet sich eine Wetterstation auf dem Berg.
Trivia
Eine musikalische Beschreibung des Pilatus als Sitz von Drachen veröffentlichte im Jahre 2002 der US-amerikanische Komponist Steven Reineke mit der Komposition Pilatus – Mountain of Dragons für symphonisches Blasorchester.
Der Schweizer Künstler Hansjürg Buchmeier machte zwischen 1995 und 2005 über 35'000 Fotos des Pilatus. 100 Ansichten davon sind im 2005 erschienenen Werk Pilatus. Ein Berg. Hundert Ansichten. wiedergegeben. Buchmeier bezeichnet sein Buch als eine Hommage an den japanischen Maler Hokusai und dessen 36 Ansichten des Berges Fuji.
Obwohl die Gipfelhöhe 2128,5 m ü. M. beträgt, wird noch immer mit der früher fälschlicherweise publizierten Höhe von 2132 m ü. M. geworben.
(Wikipedia)
Construction, Week 23
Last up for today, a look at a break I found in the fenceline on Christmas Day that is conveniently human-sized ;) Obviously the ground below is too muddy to have ventured onto, not to mention the drop to get there or the fact that I'd be trespassing, but I did manage to lean through the break and get some fence-free close-up shots! Look for those to be posted over the next several weeks, probably alternated intermittently with up-to-date shots of the construction as I take them.
Stick around, I've got more Kroger photos coming up on Saturday! :)
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
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I am no poet by any means and I don't feel words flow freely or beautifully when I sit down to write. I started writing notes to my daughter when she was a baby and three years later I am still writing. I retell stories to her of things she did or that I never want to forget. I tell her how much I love her and how I will always be proud of her and be there for her. I write all the things I think she will want to know one day. My words to my daughter are from the heart and filled with truth. Hopefully poetry to her ears one day!
M4H
I have titled this series Romanesque England, and so far it does correspond fairly well to what we have seen. Today however, and for the last church in the series, we visit a truly pre-Romanesque wonder, which also claims to be the oldest wooden church in the world: Saint Andrew in the hamlet of Greensted-juxta-Ongar (isn’t that a delicious name in and of itself?) in Essex.
There have been various attempts at dendrochronology dating on the timbers, bringing back results ranging from 845 to 1055 (the latter with a margin of error of 10 to 55 years). The differing results are not surprising: even though the best oak wood was certainly selected for the walls, it is to be expected that a lesser specimen went undetected and had to be replaced a couple hundred years down the road. The oldest parts (the walls of the nave) indeed appear to be what we in Continental Europe would call Carolingian, and even though that church was subjected to a lot of later alterations (the chancel is 16th century and the wooden tower 17th), it retains a unique and enormously attractive atmosphere as an ancient place of worship. The southern porch and three dormer windows were also added during the 17th century, and unfortunately further remodeled during the extensive Victorian “restoration” this church had to undergo —or should I say withstand?
Archæologists even tell us that a previous, very basic church, probably existed here as early as the late 500s, as traces of it have been found under the present chancel, which replaced an earlier, timber-made one. It may even have succeeded a more ancient, and Pagan, place of worship: early Christianity is known for having so “appropriated” (or should I say “expropriated”?) temples and oratories of cults it sought to replace. Building a church over them was a convenient way to obliterate previous constructions, effectively wiping them from the sight of the next generation —and generational succession happened quickly in those times when life was terribly short. Memory often remained through spoken tradition, though, and sometimes still remains to this day, albeit deformed by the many retellings...
Most of the generations that came before, say, the second half of the 20th century, either didn’t care about maintaining old buildings they inherited from their forefathers, or didn’t know how to do the job properly. They razed and replaced, or they maimed and rent, however well-intentioned they may have been. Considering, it is kind of miraculous that this extremely old church, even more so as it is made of a material not as durable as stone, has managed to reach our times relatively unscathed, at least as far as the nave is concerned.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in the Middle Ages, a truly unique survivor of Carolingian times... even if finding it isn’t the easiest thing, even with a good satnav!
Let’s get it over with, so we don’t have to go back to it: the brick-made 16th century chancel. Now that we’ve seen it, let’s move on!
This image came to me after the first Aquaman Movie Stills were released online a few weeks back. I've been pumped for this movie for a good long while now and, honestly, I had an itch to photograph something Aquaman! :P
This photo was a tinge inspired by George Probst's work with underwater photography with sharks in particular. He's actually got an account here on flickr if you're keen!
Now that the trailer is out (and I'm sure just like me, you've watched it plenty of times by now), so I just wanted to chat about it! :P
Boy that trailer was action packed to the brim and I loved every second of it! :D
Right of the bat, my initial thoughts are (along with SHAZAM!) is that Geoff Johns is taking over the movies after taking over the comics, and we're gonna get everything New 52 from here on out. I suppose that's a good thing. It'll be a decent jumping on point for new fans that were burned out by BvS and JL.
There seems to be a level of restriction in terms of where they're pulling source material now, and honestly I think that's a good thing. (Unlike trying to fit the two very different tones of TDKRII and Death of Superman into the same film)!
Like really though, this trailer indicated to me that we're gonna get the first twenty-or-so issues of N52 Aquaman as a live action movie and I'm totally on board for it! New 52 Aquaman was one of the better series to come out at the time anyway! :P
I have this anticipation that it’s gonna get really weird and crazy really fast, with everything from giant shark battles, to Black Manta’s crew being up to no good, to Orm and The Atlantians being crummy like they do, to then Mera and The Deluge from The Mariana Trench, and just... oof... there’s a lot to balance there and I can only hope it pays off without crumbling into itself like Spider-Man 3...
Also (maybe this is just a tangent) but it feels like those N52 Aqua-books only just came out! But thinking about it, 2011 was like seven years ago!
Since when did that time go by so fast?!
Idk, I'm just in the mindset that most of the current superhero movies are generally based around book titles anywhere from the early 80s into the early 00s and just like... sheesh this is all happening so fast!
But you know what?! I'm proud of you DC! You're growing up! (finally!)
Just... DUDE! I don't even know which movie I'm more excited for! Maybe this one, because it feels just a little bit more of an original take on a story, where as SHAZAM! Feels almost like a beat-for-beat retelling of John's run. But the fact that we've got two upcoming DC movies within the next year or so has me super hyped up! (and even more so for the Lego sets we'll inevitably get)!
I'm really keen to see where they take this universe now that Zach Snyder is out of the picture. I'm hoping that how the adjustments in the JL movie felt out of place, with a fully realized tonal direction, we should really start to see some cool shit in the coming films! :D
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For those wondering, Aquaman's torso and legs are from one of Onlinesailin's old BvS figs which I've photographed before with it's original custom head: flic.kr/p/JmgaPs (UV printed)
Patreon also has some great behind the scenes stuff too, including how the shoot was photographed and how I made the surface of the water!
It's only a buck, so what are you waiting for?! ;)
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This week I’d like to thank Jack from Jam Pot Studios! He’s my newest patron this week and deserves a big shout out and a follow from me and you! He’s been here on Flickr for a few years now, along with a great stop motion presence on YouTube (JampotAnimations)!
He’s a champ! Go check him out! flic.kr/ps/SDgFP
Thanks for your support Jack! :)
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Back in the late 2000s, several different "legacy" retailers decided to take their brands in a new direction by reinventing themselves for the younger generation. And, because pandering to younger people is a notoriously difficult task to undertake, they all failed pretty spectacularly. It's fun to look back and see how much they went wrong, so laugh along with me at my latest blog post: midsouthretail.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-hut-madison-ms.html
(c) 2022 Retail Retell
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WEEK 42 – Goodman/Getwell Kroger, Revisited (III)
Since that last description was so long, I’ll leave y’all with a short one for our last pic of the day today. Here we’re looking up with a nosebleed view at the Aisle 9 tri-sider, as we prepare to step back into the rear actionway. As I noted in Tuesday’s uploads, Aisle 9 is the very first aisle to have a tri-sider instead of just a number; but I anticipate that that will probably change with the remodel likely adding a few more grocery aisles over the former home of kitchenware, now that it’s moving into the old natural foods space. On the plus side, I do think all the existing tri-siders will remain, and simply be reskinned to match the new décor package!
(c) 2020 Retail Retell
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Like an oasis in the desert, the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona is a grand retreat in the middle of a somewhat sad little town. Rather that retell it's fascinating history, you can read about it here.
WEEK 48.2 – Olive Branch Crossing Post-Opening
Wait... if these shots are taken after Hobby Lobby opened for business, then why is it closed?! Turns out, Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays: like Chick-fil-A, except Chick-fil-A being closed on Sundays is common knowledge :P
Hobby Lobby // 5115 Goodman Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654
(c) 2015 Retail Retell
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